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Keith Temperton's avatar

Dark times indeed Alex...but I agree. We shall prevail. Absolutely

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Jeanpierre's avatar

Nicely put Alex, I feel the passion with which you write, but I do not share it. In the end, we get what we deserve. It is pain, but without pain there is no change. A chicken in the egg must use all its power to break the shell, otherwise it has no future. There are many more such like kind of proverbs, but basically we have to face the result of our own greed and luxury. It was offered to us and we took it with pleasure. In Russia there are still villages with muddy roads, and perhaps sanitation we would abhor, but the people are happy and healthy. However, having to leave a comfortable life and much luxury, we may find some more time to read some esoteric literature that will show us we cannot ever be killed. O yes, our bodies can, but than we find freedom, real freedom, without anxiety, without pain, without longings. When our body is killed (but not by ourselves, mind you! great difference) the chapter for this life is closed and we are ready to start a new chapter after we have enjoyed much better circumstances. Remember, we are more spiritual than physical. We are here for 1% of our whole existence, if we are not too attached to this dismal Earth life. So we as eternal pilgrims are more at home in the spiritual universe than here on Earth. Can you imagine that?! There is absolutely nothing horrible about death. In fact, all buddhist and other spiritual sources claim that death is our natural place to be, which we visit each night at sleep. The years we wander around here on Earth are the unnatural ones. We are here to fulfill our karmic debt, we are here to learn how nothing is lasting, that everything is passing before our eyes. So, forget all anxiety and meditate about how to live well. Take the Dhammapada, (the real teachings of the Buddha https://www.amazon.com/Dhammapada-Wisdom-Buddha-English-Pali/dp/0911500405/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3C0G8BANPKSTM&keywords=dhammapada+kaviratna&qid=1676810239&sprefix=dhammapada+kaviratna%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1) and learn how to live well, and find your way out of this hostile place. As Buddha once said, one cannot hide anywhere for what is to come, not in a cave, not on an island, not in a tree. If karma is there, you have to face it. So be strong, be healthy, and watch your senses. Know what you are thinking and how you respond to what you see and feel. Again, this world is a place to learn, not for fun.

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