#buddhisn

[catmigliano7]

#TheFourDictates #ShengYen #Buddhisn #buddhagroove #Buddhadoodles

[headphone-hedonist]

“Problem” means that you are dwelling on a situation mentally without there being a true intention or possibility of taking action now and that you are unconsciously making it part of your sense of self.

Eckhart Tolle

[alienbuddhism]

[headstoneplaster-blog]

#adhd and daimoku

At the SGI-centre I decided to be a team-lead and challenge the idea that add/adhd people have a hard time managing priorities. I chanted to the gohonzon for wisdom and strength as I usually take 20 to 60 mg methylphenidad a day. As a result, some people commented on how well organised I am. Given my sensitivities, I wanted to protect our team and communicated our keibies's needs very clearly. Moreover, I realised that even when I am tired and #hypoactive I am still benefiting my environment. Most importantly, I noticed that everyone has mood swings and needs a break. At the end of the day, everything went well and I feel that I can do both: Stay on task and notice the squirrels✨.

[zentaku]

Time is to be valued! You just try to learn Zen or Tao on the surface as something outside yourself, learning to recognize terms and slogans, seeking “buddhahood,” seeking “mastery,” seeking “teachers,” considering them conceptually. Make no mistake about it; you have but one mother and father, so what more are you seeking? Turn your attention back upon yourself and observe

Lin-Chi

[cyclopean]

It’s funny when you hear someone talking about ego death and you assume they’re talking about thelema but instead they’re taking about Buddhism.

[casslotus]

I love the Buddha's simple definition of enlightenment as "the end of suffering." There is nothing superhuman in that, is there? Of course, as a definition, it is incomplete. It only tells you what enlightenment is not: no suffering. But what's left when there is no more suffering? The Buddha is silent on that, and his silence implies that you'll have to find out for yourself. He uses a negative definition so that the mind cannot make it into something to believe in or into a superhuman accomplishment, a goal that is impossible for you to attain. Despite this precaution, the majority of Buddhists still believe that enlightenment is for the Buddha, not for them, at least not in this lifetime.

-Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

[zenmister]

Everpresent

If you feel like you are having difficulty being present in the moment, just try to be anywhere else. The minute you try to get out of the present, there you are in the present. If you try to be present, that works too. Try and there you are. If you don't even think about the present, then you are still in the present. There's no getting around it.

Finding happiness through being in the present moment is different from just being in the present moment. Finding happiness through the present moment requires your attention. If you are not feeling happy, you are thinking about something else. Pay attention to what it is that you are thinking. If you are being sucked into a rage, notice that. Usually anger is at another person. If there is no other person, then you are angry at yourself. We don't tend to get angry at the moon. Whoever is the object of your anger, you and they can benefit from compassion. If it is only you then you will reap all the benefit. Because compassion does not come naturally with anger, you have to summon it. You have to practice summoning it. It could start with, I wish I could be compassionate, or I know I should be compassionate, that would help. That works  not only with anger, but with any type of suffering.

Just being in the present doesn't make you happy. Being aware in the present will help you find happiness. Being aware helps you notice suffering, noticing suffering helps you summon compassion, compassion invites happiness. Over time, awareness comes naturally, compassion comes naturally, happiness comes naturally. When that happens, being constantly in the present can be delightful.