So, one of the worst days of my life this week (16th Mar). I was on sick leave for a second day. And the regret was enormous. Regret of missing out I guess. So deep was the regret and so tormented the mind that I considered quitting and leaving. For no particular reason, but I just wanted to escape the mind and this life and this personality. The energy of regret is very intense and strong. But it has no direction and nothing to utilize. So it just gets overwhelming.
The mind is truly most dangerous. The mind is the world. They say you are not your mind. But when the mind is talking, there seems to be nothing else. Opportunities lost. Learnings thrown away.
The mind itself rises and falls. During a fall, if you can remain balanced, victory is assured.
The way out is to create space between you and the mind.
"We may think that our suffering is caused by other people, by poor material conditions, or by society, but in reality it all comes from our own deluded states of mind. The essence of spiritual practice is to reduce and eventually to eradicate altogether our delusions, and to replace them with permanent inner peace. This is the real meaning of our human life." ~ excerpt (Kelsang Gyatso)
The mind is truly most dangerous. The mind is the world. They say you are not your mind. But when the mind is talking, there seems to be nothing else. Opportunities lost. Learnings thrown away.
The mind itself rises and falls. During a fall, if you can remain balanced, victory is assured.
The way out is to create space between you and the mind.
"We may think that our suffering is caused by other people, by poor material conditions, or by society, but in reality it all comes from our own deluded states of mind. The essence of spiritual practice is to reduce and eventually to eradicate altogether our delusions, and to replace them with permanent inner peace. This is the real meaning of our human life." ~ excerpt (Kelsang Gyatso)
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