Thursday, June 02, 2011
TRY MEDITATION
You are not going to believe this, but I have discovered I am not universally loved, as one might brlieve to be the case. There I am, delusional, reserving the right to look down upon someone who has incurred my disfavor, only to find out that person is looking down upon me. That's fair.
What is to be done about it? Experience has taught me that no amount of reasoning can alter the entrenched views of some people not as insightful as I. Is it preferable to harbor ill will, and squander my disposable time on the matter? At a relatively advanced age, I have finally settled on a better solution.
The solution lies in meditation. Among the precepts of said nmeditation, are several concepts which I find useful:
having looked upon the problem in the manner of a new learner;
having gathered as much information as possible; and coming to the conclusion there is nothing I can change; I drop the matter from my consciousness once and for all. This unburdens me, and frees up my intellectual and emotional energies
for other use.
Actively disliking or resenting requires a lot of work and is unproductive. Try meditation, and you won't have to tell anyome to"Drop Dead!"
What is to be done about it? Experience has taught me that no amount of reasoning can alter the entrenched views of some people not as insightful as I. Is it preferable to harbor ill will, and squander my disposable time on the matter? At a relatively advanced age, I have finally settled on a better solution.
The solution lies in meditation. Among the precepts of said nmeditation, are several concepts which I find useful:
having looked upon the problem in the manner of a new learner;
having gathered as much information as possible; and coming to the conclusion there is nothing I can change; I drop the matter from my consciousness once and for all. This unburdens me, and frees up my intellectual and emotional energies
for other use.
Actively disliking or resenting requires a lot of work and is unproductive. Try meditation, and you won't have to tell anyome to"Drop Dead!"
# posted by Noonski @ 7:26 AM 
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Dad, I like that philosophy. Life is too short to harbor such negative feelings that really only hurt the one harboring. Easier said than done to overturn human nature.
Meditation or some anti-depressants just may do the trick (or be just what the Doctor ordered). I try to find humor in just about everything but that's not easy either!
Actually, telling someone to "drop dead" is probably the most therapeutic!!
We love you and can't wait to see you in just a couple of weeks.
Meditation or some anti-depressants just may do the trick (or be just what the Doctor ordered). I try to find humor in just about everything but that's not easy either!
Actually, telling someone to "drop dead" is probably the most therapeutic!!
We love you and can't wait to see you in just a couple of weeks.
Dad, I hear your hurt, and I can say Iv'e felt the same way both personally and professionally. My personal version of meditation is to daydream- no one can rain on that parade! Love you- Peggy
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