08-16-2021, 07:10 AM
(08-15-2021, 08:53 PM)Patrick Wrote: No. I just look at our provincial prime minister and I see a loving entity and a fatherly figure. Same thing with our minister of health.
The cold uncaring reality you described does not exists. It's just an illusion.
Reality very much reacts magically to optimism. I have seen this in operation and not just within my own experience.
Look Patrick I am not trying to stir up conflict here, but you made a prediction for this autum, that things would be very much better, and how has it turned out?
exactly the opposite, we speak about mandatory and people not even being able to take a train unvaccinated.
All I am saying is - both optimism and pessimism are attachments because they are expectations. You expected things to get much better, and if they don't this usually creates some kind of disappointment.
I listened to some nonduality buddhist monk who got asked about the momentary situation with Corona and what if things get a lot worse etc.
This monk said - in order to look at the future of your world - just look at the past . And what do you see? you see wars, famines, plagues etc.
why would you think the future would change in that regard?
so the solution is (as always) to turn inward and try to find the inner self - god self - source whatever you may call it. And be unconcerned with the outer circumstances.
That is all I was trying to say
but optimism creates a false image imo. And this optimism is not the same as "remaining unswept by the maelstrom of this life" as you put it imo...
bc remaining unswept you would just be fine with whatever comes and not create some kind of optimistic outlook for the near future which were unrealistic to begin with.
So please - I hope you dont take offense, it just came to my mind because it seems to be a recurring theme in what you wrote
And of course you are free to disregard and maybe I am completely wrong etc. I was just trying to explain what I meant.
Have a lovely day everyone