should we do hard things for a balanced lifestyle
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human has natural tendacy to indulge in fun and enjoyable stuff .
should we do things that involve harship to have a well rounded life ?
like do volunteer work ...... -
Life as a human is tough if you wanna be some1 important dude...
To be someone important or achieve your goal.. u need a stricly careful plan..
one wrong move.. u need to start over again...
Discpline nad perserverance is needed -
Volunteer work need not be hard wad.... it can be enjoyable tooy'know......Originally posted by goldevil:human has natural tendacy to indulge in fun and enjoyable stuff .
should we do things that involve harship to have a well rounded life ?
like do volunteer work ......
Certainly is a good way to balance our lives by focussing on others than on ourselves all the time for a change!
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but is cleaning my house toilet and house work gd ?
most ppl dowan do this stuff . -
that's y if u overindulge in enjoyment .Originally posted by Zarks:Life as a human is tough if you wanna be some1 important dude...
To be someone important or achieve your goal.. u need a stricly careful plan..
one wrong move.. u need to start over again...
Discpline nad perserverance is needed
if u face setbacks , u will fall harder than normal ppl .
have to understand hard side of life .
pampered child never go far . -
but some voulnteer work is physically tired .Originally posted by :Volunteer work need not be hard wad.... it can be enjoyable tooy'know......
Certainly is a good way to balance our lives by focussing on others than on ourselves all the time for a change!
even if u feel happy or satisfied doing it , the physical effects r still there .
i think do at young age better , old liao i think health dun permit . -
Yes, to do these things and train one's 'cheng dan li' as well as patience is very good..Originally posted by goldevil:that's y if u overindulge in enjoyment .
if u face setbacks , u will fall harder than normal ppl .
have to understand hard side of life .
pampered child never go far . -
why not ?
Hardship can be enjoyable too.
It depends on how you see it.
Avoid the extreme of both ends for a balanced lifestyle.. -
Ah, the Buddhist middle way...Originally posted by Isis:why not ?
Hardship can be enjoyable too.
It depends on how you see it.
Avoid the extreme of both ends for a balanced lifestyle..
But how about Zen living? -
What is ur definition's of Zen living?Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Ah, the Buddhist middle way...
But how about Zen living? -
Direct experience of one's true nature.Originally posted by Isis:What is ur definition's of Zen living?
If you do not experience true nature, then that is not your true nature. -
???Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:If you do not experience true nature, then that is not your true nature.
Your true nature is your true nature, whether you realised it or not.
Nobody can tell you who you are. It would just be another concept, so it would not change you. Who you are requires no beliefs. In fact, every belief is an obstacle. It does not even require your realization, since you already are who you are. But without realization, who you are does not shine forth into the world. It remains in the unmanifested, which is, of course, your true home. You are then like an apparently poor person who does not know he has a bank account with $100 million in it and so his wealth remains an unexpressed potential. ~ Eckhart Tolle -
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
So if you do something that is not your true nature, then obviously you won't fit in. In the end, the only thing not manifested is your own stupidity.
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Your true nature is your true nature, whether you realised it or not.
[b]Nobody can tell you who you are. It would just be another concept, so it would not change you. Who you are requires no beliefs. In fact, every belief is an obstacle. It does not even require your realization, since you already are who you are. But without realization, who you are does not shine forth into the world. It remains in the unmanifested, which is, of course, your true home. You are then like an apparently poor person who does not know he has a bank account with $100 million in it and so his wealth remains an unexpressed potential. ~ Eckhart Tolle[/b] -
ironiclly learning from nature helps us find ur true nature .
zen buddhist gt many relevence to nature .
buddhist painting also .
nature is in harmony .
some dharma can be found in nature .
nothing lasts forever , wind can errode rock .
nature is constanly changing .
suffering arises when u go against nature . -
Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:
Fit in what? Whatever you do, your true nature is your true nature, whether it is obscured or not.
So if you do something that is not your true nature, then obviously you won't fit in.In the end, the only thing not manifested is your own stupidity.
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