Insight: Our focus pulls inward, and then, as predictably as the sunrise, we’re pulled into our minds, there to tell ourselves stories and distract ourselves outward. We bring ourselves back by dedicating ourselves to insight.
4 Descriptors of the Way Life Is–the Buddha’s age-old wisdom (the Four Noble Truths) is perfect for helping us see through the clouds of the last few years. Language Structure & Change, pg. 47) Let’s have a look at the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, which I prefer to call the 4 Descriptors of the Way Life Is.
We get cling static whenever we find ourselves grasping onto something (or pushing it away–in which case we’re clinging on to not having it.) Today’s topic is addressed more fully in my book, Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall. One of the earliest teachings of the Buddha concerns the nature of life, and is often called the Four
Wise Intention is the bedrock of both elegant communication and grounded living. This topic is addressed in two of my books, Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall and The. Best. Relationship. Ever. I want to give a shout out to Lion’s Roar, and to the article How to Practice Wise Intention, written by Sylvia Boorstein.
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