Written by Mathew
Naismith
William
Shakespeare's, "To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune, or to take
arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them? To die: to
sleep;"
A
Western minds dramatisation of life; to go on suffering or to cease the
suffering by death or to cause death onto what is causing the suffering, in
actuality it's the same thing. To abandon life and human existence for a better
existence is the death of suffering; of course it is well known to the Eastern
mind we cause our own suffering. To commit suicide or to cause the
death to what is causing the suffering is the same thing. So to desire to
create a better existence than an existence of suffering is suicidal; for one
has to cause death onto one's own dramatisation of suffering, we would in fact
kill a part of ourselves off. Is this the answer?
The
answer to the Western mind is to separate itself from what it no longer desires
to be a part of, to separate itself from the undesired for the desired. The
desired is to suffer no more, even though to stop suffering one has to commit
suicide, to cause death to what is causing the suffering which is ourselves. In
a reality of variable polarities, we have a choice to either suffer with these
variables, thus focus on suffering, or to let these variables pass without
attaching ourselves to the suffering they may or may not create. To
be, or not to be!!
So
how does this help the people who are really suffering, the victims of war and
civilian depravation? As I have done myself, you stop focusing on
the suffering of variables for the only part of us that is able to suffer is
the ego. The more the ego is in control, the more suffering we will
suffer with thus creating a world that is destructive onto itself and chaotic
within it's environment. Yes, our
environment, in actuality the universe itself, can be destructive and chaotic
but as of ourselves it can also be constructive and passive.
I
came across something recently I found interesting, the first part is my reply
to what I found so interesting. A heavenly state of being is simply a state
where the ego has no control; even in an existence of opposing variables
this state is accessible to us.
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Very well articulated. It's not easy for the Western
mind to comprehend what is written here sunday ivy.
The reason for this is the lack of control as the Western mind in all of us desires control. To control takes the abuse of energy, be it physical and/or mental. What will be will be is not acceptable to the Western mind in any of us.
Is it a wonderful life no matter what goes on? It is what it is as man is no more destructive or chaotic than the natural environment can be, however, we can also be as constructive and passive as the natural environment can be as well, the choice is ours.
The Western mind in all of us needs more of this, in my mind anyway.
The reason for this is the lack of control as the Western mind in all of us desires control. To control takes the abuse of energy, be it physical and/or mental. What will be will be is not acceptable to the Western mind in any of us.
Is it a wonderful life no matter what goes on? It is what it is as man is no more destructive or chaotic than the natural environment can be, however, we can also be as constructive and passive as the natural environment can be as well, the choice is ours.
The Western mind in all of us needs more of this, in my mind anyway.
Persistent Motivation Comes from the Longing and
Pursuit of a Wonderful Life
Xuefeng
(Translated by Tongxin and Edited by Kaer)
What promotes everyone to live day by day?
It is the Tathaga (nature) which has been the designed program ever since LIFE was originally created during the beginning of creation. For each LIFE, whether they like it or not, must run around in circles to survive for several decades after being born, and this is not controllable by anyone. As people, we must run around solving the problems of eating, clothing, shelter, transportation, birth, aging, sickness, and death, although these are reluctant choices which lead to tragic lives.
These are reluctant and tragic lives within the realms of necessity. If people cannot escape from the bondages of the realms of necessity, then no matter how they may live, trouble, pain, worry, anxiety, and fear will follow them forever. Life will rise and fall, set in sorrow and joy, and bloom and fade like flowers, until one reincarnation of LIFE is finished and a new one begins anew.
Coming back to the original point, after several years, many decades, or even centuries, these are the reincarnations of the realm of necessity. If we do not escape from the bondage of the realm of necessity and enter into the realm of freedom, then whatever we do and however glorious a state we can reach, everything is as futile and transitory as passing clouds. Nothing is worthy of being pursued or owned.
Although the road leading forward is tortuous, it is only by targeting an eternal direction and goal and by walking firmly towards it, that we can ever hope to walk out of the realm of necessity, out of the rises and falls, and out of the reincarnations of life, that we might taste and enjoy the scenery and joys along the road.
Everything we pursue and own in the human world will eventually melt into emptiness or burst like bubbles. They are absolutely illusions and dreams. If everything in the human world eventually disappears, then what is worthy of being pursued? What is worthy of being owned? What is worthy of being strived for by consuming the energy of LIFE?
Either swim with the tide and do not care about truth or falsehood, sincerity or deception, beauty or ugliness, kindness or cruelty, good or evil, or what is yours or mine, because everything will disappear into silence when one eventually disappears from the world; or move forward, firmly toward the realm of freedom which exceeds this human world, and exceeds space and time.
Where is the realm of freedom? Where is the way leading to the realm of freedom?
The human world is not the realm of freedom because our bodies push us to run for survival. The realm of freedom is heaven, and the ultimate realm of freedom is theCelestial Islands
The road leading to the realm of freedom is the longing and pursuit of a wonderful life, and this is the source of persistent motivation.
What are wonderful lives?
They are states of no death, no pain and sorrow, no worry and fear, no trouble and misfortune, and no fighting and deprivation, but there is always joy, happiness, sunny life like beautiful springs, eternally green mountains and clear rivers, and one has the freedom to do whatever they want to do forever. What is fortunate is that we have found the way that directs us forward to the realm of freedom in which a broad, beautiful world is already waiting for us. The question is how can we reach it? Can we keep going? Did we delay too much on the road, feel powerless like sighing before the sea, and get pulled back into the realm of necessity because of sluggishness?
So many people have fallen down because they lost, do you still have the motivation to move ahead?
As long as you strive for and pursue the good life continuously, you will have persistent motivation, and can overcome all difficulties and finally reach the destination. But if your pursuit and longing are reduced or stopped, then you will stay in the same place and miss your opportunity to enjoy a truly beautiful life.
Xuefeng
(Translated by Tongxin and Edited by Kaer)
What promotes everyone to live day by day?
It is the Tathaga (nature) which has been the designed program ever since LIFE was originally created during the beginning of creation. For each LIFE, whether they like it or not, must run around in circles to survive for several decades after being born, and this is not controllable by anyone. As people, we must run around solving the problems of eating, clothing, shelter, transportation, birth, aging, sickness, and death, although these are reluctant choices which lead to tragic lives.
These are reluctant and tragic lives within the realms of necessity. If people cannot escape from the bondages of the realms of necessity, then no matter how they may live, trouble, pain, worry, anxiety, and fear will follow them forever. Life will rise and fall, set in sorrow and joy, and bloom and fade like flowers, until one reincarnation of LIFE is finished and a new one begins anew.
Coming back to the original point, after several years, many decades, or even centuries, these are the reincarnations of the realm of necessity. If we do not escape from the bondage of the realm of necessity and enter into the realm of freedom, then whatever we do and however glorious a state we can reach, everything is as futile and transitory as passing clouds. Nothing is worthy of being pursued or owned.
Although the road leading forward is tortuous, it is only by targeting an eternal direction and goal and by walking firmly towards it, that we can ever hope to walk out of the realm of necessity, out of the rises and falls, and out of the reincarnations of life, that we might taste and enjoy the scenery and joys along the road.
Everything we pursue and own in the human world will eventually melt into emptiness or burst like bubbles. They are absolutely illusions and dreams. If everything in the human world eventually disappears, then what is worthy of being pursued? What is worthy of being owned? What is worthy of being strived for by consuming the energy of LIFE?
Either swim with the tide and do not care about truth or falsehood, sincerity or deception, beauty or ugliness, kindness or cruelty, good or evil, or what is yours or mine, because everything will disappear into silence when one eventually disappears from the world; or move forward, firmly toward the realm of freedom which exceeds this human world, and exceeds space and time.
Where is the realm of freedom? Where is the way leading to the realm of freedom?
The human world is not the realm of freedom because our bodies push us to run for survival. The realm of freedom is heaven, and the ultimate realm of freedom is the
The road leading to the realm of freedom is the longing and pursuit of a wonderful life, and this is the source of persistent motivation.
What are wonderful lives?
They are states of no death, no pain and sorrow, no worry and fear, no trouble and misfortune, and no fighting and deprivation, but there is always joy, happiness, sunny life like beautiful springs, eternally green mountains and clear rivers, and one has the freedom to do whatever they want to do forever. What is fortunate is that we have found the way that directs us forward to the realm of freedom in which a broad, beautiful world is already waiting for us. The question is how can we reach it? Can we keep going? Did we delay too much on the road, feel powerless like sighing before the sea, and get pulled back into the realm of necessity because of sluggishness?
So many people have fallen down because they lost, do you still have the motivation to move ahead?
As long as you strive for and pursue the good life continuously, you will have persistent motivation, and can overcome all difficulties and finally reach the destination. But if your pursuit and longing are reduced or stopped, then you will stay in the same place and miss your opportunity to enjoy a truly beautiful life.
