It is very repetitive saying this.... but the same problem comes up time after time. People don't seem to be interested in this ........ but for myself, I found that understanding how the DMN ruminative brain system ties me up into a downward spiral, and how learning to do a simple breath counting practice can… Continue reading Escaping the ruminative process prison of our brain
Category: Daily Thoughts by Uncle Bucky
Wisdom
"The important thing to keep in mind in our daily lives is:1.) There are always two sides of the coin in every given situation2.) Carefully considering the pro's and con's of the decision that needs to be made3.) Using our past decisions to inform our future decisions.4.) in a word: Wisdom" Everyone these days is… Continue reading Wisdom
Wisdom and decision making
Human ingenuity is both the hope of humanity and the biggest threat to humanity. The problem with decision making is that there is always two sides of the coin, and it takes wisdom to make a choice that is best in the current situation. But we have to make a decision each time. That is… Continue reading Wisdom and decision making
A Broader Scheme of Things
"Using a Road as a symbol of life, it isn't that difficult to see that being mired in either a right ideology, or a left ideology, creates a situation that cannot lead to the peaceful, productive life we dream of. Both one sided ideologies are ditches (extremism)" At the end of the year 2024 AD,… Continue reading A Broader Scheme of Things
Distrust
Our world creates a deep deep distrust of anything outside ourselves. It is so deep, I am not sure that it can ever be healed. I think that is not the point anyways. We point at everything outside ourselves as the perpetrator, but it isn't an assumed perpetrator that is the problem. Ultimately, the problem… Continue reading Distrust
Where do we go to find inner strength?
Everything we need to experience the "living water springing up from within" is found within us. It has been given freely by the Creator. If we nurture our inner connection with the Creator, there is no conditions on this, but if we allow our mind and heart to be blackened by negativity (like the belief… Continue reading Where do we go to find inner strength?
Attention and Scatteredness
"It is the relaxed focusing of our attention, to where our attention and its object disappear, that makes our moment by moment experiencing vibrant. Scatteredness is the enemy of this experience." This is done using the breath as the center of focus.In essence, this is the beginning, the path, and the end of the journey.
Present space, present moment.
If there is one thing we all can do for our mental and emotional health and for ourselves .... each and every moment: Pay full attention to this present physical activity. Right here and right now. Just stay in the present physical moment.Pay attention to what is actually in the room (space)... if it isn't… Continue reading Present space, present moment.
One Life?
We struggle with this because we are aware of being a separate temporal entity. We make narratives to make us feel better. In the end, we should not waste this one life thinking about, or putting things off for a next life. Reality is, yes, one life..... then back to the ocean that created our… Continue reading One Life?
Literalism as a Fixation
Literalism is a problem exists in all religious and ideological beliefs. Literalism (the refusal to recognize nuance in the books they hold in blind respect) breeds extremist attitudes. Resolving this issue is a case of growing mentally and emotionally past the black and white fixation thinking of a teenager. Reality is far more colourful than… Continue reading Literalism as a Fixation
Reality is Dharma 