#inquistive

[gaustin00]

Psalm 73 Asaph and His Questions

Psalm 73 Asaph and His Questions

Are you inquisitive? Do you want answers? You are not alone! You wouldn’t think that Asaph, a court musician would be one of them but he is! King David appointed him to be in charge of the cymbals. When you watch an orchestra you will see only a few who carry that distinction. I mean how much training do you need to bang two cymbals together? Or so I thought! But, realistically there is a fair…

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[lifewriter20]

When Small Rocks!

“Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise: Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces. Proverbs 30:24-28 NIV

There are four things…

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[random-bookquotes]

It doesn't matter what anyone says. There's no holding back an inquisitive mind.

Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan Volume 1

[rainbowtwo]

A Different Kind of Day

'Seeing the newborn quality of life has nothing to do with our experiences being positive or negative. Not every experience is like a nice cup of English tea - but we could look forward to it anyway. Fighters entering the ring are not looking forward to pleasant experiences; they're looking for a fight. In the same way, we can look forward to whatever our karma presents. This outlook dissolves the stale attitudes and habitual programming of mind.

Much of this programming - with all of its information and survival skills - is based on fear. We're sent to kindergarten, school, college, or vocational school to learn to survive in the mainstream culture. As we learn survival skills, we develop definitive conclusions about the world and how to move about in it. In this way, ego-mind becomes programmed to support our survival.

To free ourselves from this programming, we must experience the unchanging, true nature of mind. Mind's basic nature has a clear, discerning intelligence that is open, inquisitive, and free of fixation. Because it's not stuck in programmed preconceptions, this intelligence has the agility to adapt to any and all change. It is the open, inquisitive mind we had as a child.

Inquisitiveness provides the spark of fundamental truth in our experience. As we begin to encounter life as it is, instead of the way we habitually see it, we come to recognize its original nature. Then waking up in the morning becomes a very different experience. We wake up to a day that unfolds by itself. Because we don't rush to any conclusions about our new day, we have more room to relax.

This doesn't mean we can't function in the world because we're so busy observing impermanence or strengthening our practice of mindfulness. It means that mindfulness is all pervasive. Whether we're working, cooking, walking or socializing, we bring an open, fresh attitude to everything we do. And this brings us what we have wanted all along - a different kind of day.'

- Dzigar Kongtrul, It's Up to You, The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path.

[j-ealousies]

Where in Australia are you from? :)

melbourne xx

[mysearchforwisdom]

Questions

I will wait with

Words,

And mounds of ash

Till I find,

the answers

Or I have nothing

ells to ask.