We should live in our mind, where the (supposed) boogeyman is outside the house, and can only harm us if we allow him in. Then our mind is quiet, and we can see the world clearly. In fact, there is no boogeyman, only life and its ups and downs. Seeing the world thru afraid and… Continue reading What attitude should we carry about life?
Category: Daily Thoughts by Uncle Bucky
What causes Unhappiness and Suffering?
Unhappiness and suffering is caused when we are not happy with the wayour life circumstances are going: that some part of our life circumstancesare not measuring up with the way we would like them to be. This causes a "traffic jam" in our mind, and we become fixated on the downside of life, by blocking… Continue reading What causes Unhappiness and Suffering?
“Oh, that is SO unfair”
The more we start to think that life is "fair", the more dissatisfied we will be..... why? because Life simply IS WHAT IT IS. It is only our human mind that starts to make comparisons of "better and worse", " Fair or not fair", "like and dislike". When we begin to mistake our comparisons with… Continue reading “Oh, that is SO unfair”
The Meaning of Life
The meaning of life is only to be found by being fully immersed in this present moment. As soon as you try to do a takeaway and start to ruminate on what you found, it vaporizes....that is because it is no longer a present active thing anywhere than in the present moment/breath. (Its a bit… Continue reading The Meaning of Life
Anxiety and Dis-satisfaction
If anxiety arises, ask why. Anxiety is always caused by something we are dis-satisfied with in this present moment. Find what that thing is, and be thankful for it. Thankfulness vapourizes dis-satisfaction. If the anxiety returns, then look into it using a simple self-inquiry method. THis can eliminate subconscious self-destructive processes in our lives, and… Continue reading Anxiety and Dis-satisfaction
Thankfulness and Metanoia
Saying thank you for all things that happen to us is useful for the present moments anxiety, but it only is truly useful in our lives, when we choose to personally take responsibility for what we have done to create the less than perfect situations we find ourselves in, and resolve (metanoia – a turning… Continue reading Thankfulness and Metanoia
Mental quietness and sleep
The concept of "returning to the breath" or "returning to a mentally neutral place", is something that we can practice while we are awake, but it does not help us much when we are sleeping. I am not an expert in neuroscience, but I am sure there are studies that show what happens when we… Continue reading Mental quietness and sleep
“Living in the moment” a purposeful misunderstanding.
I remember when I was young, the concept of “living in the moment and for the moment”, was like a battle-cry for doing whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted, and not caring about the outcome or what others thought. It was considered a release from the norms of the 50’s. That concept continued to grow,… Continue reading “Living in the moment” a purposeful misunderstanding.
Unwinding
At any given moment, we can stop and look inside ourselves and check whether or not there is a sense of “need”. By need, I mean a sense that “I am waiting for something to happen, and then everything will be satisfactory.” So, because of this, this present moment is not “perfect just as it… Continue reading Unwinding
A Sense of Completeness
A sense of completeness emerges when we simply focus on the breath going in and out of our nostrils, and realize that for any given moment, that is all we need. There is actually nothing to let go of ...... Breath is all you need. Breath puts everything in its place. Everything else is "contents"… Continue reading A Sense of Completeness
Reality is Dharma 