Siddhartha came to the conclusion: you need to develop awareness of your own emotions. If you are able to be even slightly aware of emotions as they arise, you limit their activity, and they become like teenagers being looked after by a teacher. You watch and Mara's power decreases. The poisoned arrows did not harm Siddhartha, since he understood that they were just an illusion. In the same way, our own violent emotions will become no more dangerous than flower petals. And when the apsaras approached Siddhartha, he clearly saw that they were simply composite phenomena, like a ring of fire, as a result of which they lost their spell. They could not disturb his peace. In the same way, we are freed from temptation by seeing that the objects of our desire are actually just composite phenomena.
When you begin to pay attention to the harm emotions can cause, you develop awareness. If you have awareness - for example, you understand that you are on the edge of an abyss - you are aware of the danger that threatens
When you begin to pay attention to the harm emotions can cause, you develop awareness. If you have awareness - for example, you understand that you are on the edge of an abyss - you are aware of the danger that threatens
you. You can still continue to move forward and do what you were doing: walk along the edge of the cliff with the awareness “It’s no longer so scary, but even exciting.” The true source of fear is ignorance. Mindfulness does not mean that you are no longer living; in fact, it makes your life much more fulfilling. If, when you bring a cup of tea to your lips, you understand the bitterness and sweetness of everything that is transitory, then you are truly enjoying this cup of tea.
🍀 Khyentse Norbu “Why are you not a Buddhist”
🍀 Khyentse Norbu “Why are you not a Buddhist”
How many years have you been “dealing with childhood traumas”, “working through your dad” and looking for the underlying reasons for your failures?
You've read dozens of books, taken a bunch of tests, know all the terms - from avoidance patterns to Ego projections. It seems to you that you have done colossal spiritual work.
But let's be honest, without self-deception. What has changed in your real world during this time?
“Your constant soul-searching is not the path to awareness. This is a disguise for a banal fear of taking action.”
The mind is a brilliant manipulator. When you are faced with a real, uncomfortable step (release a project, quit, set strict boundaries, start training), your mind instantly offers you a safe alternative: “Wait, let’s first figure out WHY you’re so scared!”
And you find yourself in an endless loop.
Anatomy of this trap:
• Illusion of progress. Spending an evening analyzing your fears feels like “working on yourself.” But in reality you haven’t moved a millimeter.
You've read dozens of books, taken a bunch of tests, know all the terms - from avoidance patterns to Ego projections. It seems to you that you have done colossal spiritual work.
But let's be honest, without self-deception. What has changed in your real world during this time?
“Your constant soul-searching is not the path to awareness. This is a disguise for a banal fear of taking action.”
The mind is a brilliant manipulator. When you are faced with a real, uncomfortable step (release a project, quit, set strict boundaries, start training), your mind instantly offers you a safe alternative: “Wait, let’s first figure out WHY you’re so scared!”
And you find yourself in an endless loop.
Anatomy of this trap:
• Illusion of progress. Spending an evening analyzing your fears feels like “working on yourself.” But in reality you haven’t moved a millimeter.
• Search for the ideal state. You have convinced yourself that you can act only when there is not a single doubt or anxiety left inside. But this moment will never come.
• Self-examination as an alibi. By constantly picking at old wounds, you give yourself the legal right to stay where you are. “I’m not ready yet, I’m in the process of healing.”
In the Buddhist tradition there is a parable about a poisoned arrow: if a person is hit by an arrow, there is no need for years to find out what kind of wood it was made of, who the archer was and what the caliber of the tip was. There is only one necessary reaction - to pull out the arrow.
Mindfulness is not endless reflection. This is the ability to notice your fear, acknowledge it with respect... and take a step DESPITE it.
How to get out of an intellectual dead end?
1. Declare a moratorium on analysis. Ban yourself from “looking for reasons” for at least one week.
2. Replace the question “Why?” to the question “What?” Instead of “Why am I afraid?” ask, “What exactly do I need to do right now, despite this fear?”
3. Take a physical action. A slight discomfort from a real step cures neuroses better than tons of literature read.
Stop dissecting your fears. Allow yourself to act imperfectly, with doubts and anxiety in your chest. Real awakening occurs not in thoughts, but in actions.
• Self-examination as an alibi. By constantly picking at old wounds, you give yourself the legal right to stay where you are. “I’m not ready yet, I’m in the process of healing.”
In the Buddhist tradition there is a parable about a poisoned arrow: if a person is hit by an arrow, there is no need for years to find out what kind of wood it was made of, who the archer was and what the caliber of the tip was. There is only one necessary reaction - to pull out the arrow.
Mindfulness is not endless reflection. This is the ability to notice your fear, acknowledge it with respect... and take a step DESPITE it.
How to get out of an intellectual dead end?
1. Declare a moratorium on analysis. Ban yourself from “looking for reasons” for at least one week.
2. Replace the question “Why?” to the question “What?” Instead of “Why am I afraid?” ask, “What exactly do I need to do right now, despite this fear?”
3. Take a physical action. A slight discomfort from a real step cures neuroses better than tons of literature read.
Stop dissecting your fears. Allow yourself to act imperfectly, with doubts and anxiety in your chest. Real awakening occurs not in thoughts, but in actions.
12 Signs of Spiritual Awakening
1. A progressive tendency to accept what is happening rather than constantly trying to influence it.
2. Frequent bouts of smiling.
3. A sense of belonging to nature and other people.
4. A huge feeling of gratitude.
5. The tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than out of fear caused by past negative experiences.
6. An unwavering ability to enjoy every moment.
7. Loss of the ability to worry.
8. Loss of interest in any conflict situations.
9. Loss of interest in interpreting the actions and words of other people.
10. Loss of interest in judging others.
11. Loss of interest in judging yourself.
12. Gaining the ability to love and give love without expecting anything in return.
1. A progressive tendency to accept what is happening rather than constantly trying to influence it.
2. Frequent bouts of smiling.
3. A sense of belonging to nature and other people.
4. A huge feeling of gratitude.
5. The tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than out of fear caused by past negative experiences.
6. An unwavering ability to enjoy every moment.
7. Loss of the ability to worry.
8. Loss of interest in any conflict situations.
9. Loss of interest in interpreting the actions and words of other people.
10. Loss of interest in judging others.
11. Loss of interest in judging yourself.
12. Gaining the ability to love and give love without expecting anything in return.
Each person must pave his own path, since the acquisition of truth is a purely individual comprehension and individual experience; therefore, you cannot follow the path of another person, no matter how great and wise he may be. No prophet can guide you. To understand the truth, a person must grow completely independently and uniquely.
🍀 Jiddu Krishnamurti
🍀 Jiddu Krishnamurti
If you have not realized the potential of your physical body in this life,
you haven't lost anything...
If you have not realized the potential of your mind, you are lost,
but not very much...
If you haven't realized your heart's potential, you are lost.
and lost a lot...
If you haven't realized your soul's potential
– you have lost EVERYTHING.
🍀 Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
you haven't lost anything...
If you have not realized the potential of your mind, you are lost,
but not very much...
If you haven't realized your heart's potential, you are lost.
and lost a lot...
If you haven't realized your soul's potential
– you have lost EVERYTHING.
🍀 Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
You carry the reasons for your misery or bliss, heaven or hell, within you. Whatever happens to you, it happens because of you. External causes are secondary, internal causes are primary. And until you understand this, inner transformation is impossible. If the cause is external, then you will be forever in bondage because you cannot change the external causes. If you make one change, millions will follow. Reasons are inside, outside are just excuses.
You can change your entire outer environment, but nothing will change if your inner world remains the same. Internal attitudes will create the same model again and again, because a person lives from internal to external. You always carry your hell or heaven within yourself. Like a spider carries a web. Wherever the spider goes, it immediately spreads its web around itself. And when the spider wants to move on, it absorbs the web into itself. Wherever you go, you immediately create your own pattern around you.
Understand that everything depends on you.
You can change your entire outer environment, but nothing will change if your inner world remains the same. Internal attitudes will create the same model again and again, because a person lives from internal to external. You always carry your hell or heaven within yourself. Like a spider carries a web. Wherever the spider goes, it immediately spreads its web around itself. And when the spider wants to move on, it absorbs the web into itself. Wherever you go, you immediately create your own pattern around you.
Understand that everything depends on you.
Understand, because your transformation depends on it. If you have hell, then wherever you go, you always create hell around you. Hell and heaven are not geographical concepts; they do not exist in external space. They exist in inner space.
🍀 Osho
🍀 Osho
These days, many people are very attracted only to external things. We only look from the outside. There has been so much development in external things that we have been deceived by their attractiveness.
We have such strong impressions of external things that we see the accumulation of virtue as an external quality, when in fact it is internal. As a result, we hope that good results will come from outside.
Karmapa compared the accumulation of virtue to planting an apple tree: it depends on your motivation. If this happens only because we want to eat the fruit, then what happens to our mental state of waiting for the fruit to ripen so that we can finally eat it? We are constantly looking outward to see if eating the apple will bring us the result. If we plant it because we like apple trees, and we plant it not in our own yard, but in a public park, then one day when the fruits are ripe, we will be able to enjoy them, and everyone else who goes to the park will be able to enjoy the fruits. Then we should
We have such strong impressions of external things that we see the accumulation of virtue as an external quality, when in fact it is internal. As a result, we hope that good results will come from outside.
Karmapa compared the accumulation of virtue to planting an apple tree: it depends on your motivation. If this happens only because we want to eat the fruit, then what happens to our mental state of waiting for the fruit to ripen so that we can finally eat it? We are constantly looking outward to see if eating the apple will bring us the result. If we plant it because we like apple trees, and we plant it not in our own yard, but in a public park, then one day when the fruits are ripe, we will be able to enjoy them, and everyone else who goes to the park will be able to enjoy the fruits. Then we should
be satisfied that everyone who goes to this park can enjoy its fruits and be happy. We should not think that this is only for ourselves. We should practice like this. It is also important to remember that when we practice virtue, the results do not come immediately. You have to believe that someday the fruit will ripen.
We must believe in karmic cause and effect, thinking, “One day the result will ripen.” We shouldn't expect results every day. We should not have the worldly thought: “I did something good for them, so they have no choice but to do something good for me in return. I wonder when they will do something good for me.” This is not the accumulation of virtue.
🍀 Gyalwang Karmapa
We must believe in karmic cause and effect, thinking, “One day the result will ripen.” We shouldn't expect results every day. We should not have the worldly thought: “I did something good for them, so they have no choice but to do something good for me in return. I wonder when they will do something good for me.” This is not the accumulation of virtue.
🍀 Gyalwang Karmapa
If in a small family, even without children, its members have good feelings for each other, peace will reign in it. However, if someone is filled with anger, then immediately the atmosphere in the house will become tense. Then, in spite of good food and pleasant TV programs, you will lose peace and quiet. Thus, everything depends more on mind than on matter. Material things are important, we must have them, use them well, but in this age we need to combine real brain, intelligence with a good heart.
🍀 Dalai Lama XIV
🍀 Dalai Lama XIV
You are always looking at the same reality through different states of consciousness.
The ego looks for those to blame, notices mistakes and convinces you that life is happening to you.
The Higher Self looks deeper: accepts responsibility, sees the lesson even in difficulties and notices what to be grateful for.
Reality in many ways begins not with what is happening around you, but with from what state you look at it.
When your view changes, your life gradually changes.
The ego looks for those to blame, notices mistakes and convinces you that life is happening to you.
The Higher Self looks deeper: accepts responsibility, sees the lesson even in difficulties and notices what to be grateful for.
Reality in many ways begins not with what is happening around you, but with from what state you look at it.
When your view changes, your life gradually changes.