Namaste I appreciate all your sharing of stories, teachings, and openness of Heart. I listen within and it helps the Heart to remember I Am That. Namaste
This is a brief explanation for "LIFE": Everything, both visible and invisible, is what most persons call "God". God is One Reality but just as a knife cannot cut itself, God cannot know itself (or at least EXPERIENCE Himself) and so has manifested this phenomenal universe within Himself. Therefore, this world of duality is really just a play of consciousness within Consciousness. Apparently, this phenomenal universe was "created" (within Consciousness) with the initial act (the so-called "Big Bang") and from that first deed, every action that has occurred has been a direct or indirect result of it. Therefore, each of us humans were the result of that initial manifestation. That is the real explanation for "karma" - everything was preordained from the initial spark (or to be more precise, preordained in ETERNITY). Whatever state in which we currently find ourselves is the result of two factors alone - our genetic make-up at conception and our present-life conditioning. Because we are temporarily residing within this dualistic universe, we experience both pain and pleasure, BOTH of which can (and usually does) cause us suffering. Suffering and pain are not the same. There are five kinds of suffering: 1. Guilt 2. Blame 3. Pride 4. Worry/Anxiety 5. Regrets about the past and expectations for the future/Attachment to outcomes These types of suffering are the result of not properly understanding what was explained above, that life is a series of happenings and NOT caused by the individual living beings. No living creature, including us humans, has individual free-will. There is only the Universal, Divine Will at play, acting through every body. The body/mind is simply a biological machine. So now that you understand life and why we are suffering here in this (supposedly) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all forms of suffering, RIGHT? WRONG! It is imperative to find an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Even if you follow a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life (all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course). Peace! 🙏
Sending gratitude from a Daoist monastery near Seattle (USA)!
After forty years of hearing your voice, I remain grateful.
Massaging the heart for all loving listeners!💛
Namaste I appreciate all your sharing of stories, teachings, and openness of Heart. I listen within and it helps the Heart to remember I Am That. Namaste
Greetings from Canada. May the peace stay in our hearts and minds no matter where we travel and go
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The Julie Child story is so funny I keep laughing!! :)
Thank you for these teachings Jack Kornfield. I love the stories. And the beautiful paintings...who is the artist?
Pamela Fowler Lordi is the artist (check online)
I like the comment, 'Allow ourself to be with our anxiety about nonperfection !'.
What or who, exactly, does the allowing?
Pure Consciousness is the doer of allowing.
This is a brief explanation for "LIFE":
Everything, both visible and invisible, is what most persons call "God".
God is One Reality but just as a knife cannot cut itself, God cannot know itself (or at least EXPERIENCE Himself) and so has manifested this phenomenal universe within Himself. Therefore, this world of duality is really just a play of consciousness within Consciousness.
Apparently, this phenomenal universe was "created" (within Consciousness) with the initial act (the so-called "Big Bang") and from that first deed, every action that has occurred has been a direct or indirect result of it.
Therefore, each of us humans were the result of that initial manifestation. That is the real explanation for "karma" - everything was preordained from the initial spark (or to be more precise, preordained in ETERNITY).
Whatever state in which we currently find ourselves is the result of two factors alone - our genetic make-up at conception and our present-life conditioning.
Because we are temporarily residing within this dualistic universe, we experience both pain and pleasure, BOTH of which can (and usually does) cause us suffering.
Suffering and pain are not the same.
There are five kinds of suffering:
1. Guilt
2. Blame
3. Pride
4. Worry/Anxiety
5. Regrets about the past and expectations for the future/Attachment to outcomes
These types of suffering are the result of not properly understanding what was explained above, that life is a series of happenings and NOT caused by the individual living beings. No living creature, including us humans, has individual free-will. There is only the Universal, Divine Will at play, acting through every body.
The body/mind is simply a biological machine.
So now that you understand life and why we are suffering here in this (supposedly) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all forms of suffering, RIGHT?
WRONG! It is imperative to find an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning.
Even if you follow a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life (all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course).
Peace!
🙏
25.minutes in.. listen again
Can’t use the Buddha to seek the Buddha 🙂