We are rarely our Self
We are victims of our feelings, of our perceptions, of our emotions
We are like something … like a leaf floating on the ocean and the waves push us
We don’t have our own sovereignty over the situation
We allow ourselves to be carried away, pulled away by our feelings, our perceptions, and our mental formations … our wrong perceptions
And that is why it is very important to come home to ourselves
And master the situation and be the master of our Self
We do not live our own life
We allow our life to be lived by the circumstances around us
When we have been victim of what is happening
We can rarely be ourselves and become master of our situation
Therefore it is very important to come home to ourselves
Thich Naht Hanh - Day 1 of 5 - Parts 2 & 3 of 11
I encourage anyone who wishes to "come home to their Self" to view these videos; I have found them such a joy.
I love this! Thank you! I may "steal" it for a post on my blog. ;-) I am feeling swept away recently, but I feel it's more a cleansing...it's like I've skipped over the human experience of fully feeling angry, sad, grief-stricken, about certain things, and now life experiences are cracking open some things that are causing this gushing release of negative emotions. Hmmm.....thanks again! Susannah
ReplyDeleteWelcome! Blessings to you as you flow through each moment of release and come home to your Self. (((BIG HUG)))
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