Something I have come to realize in my life is that the more I have lost, the more I have become better at letting go of things that do not last. It's as if the experience of loss allows discernment to arise and choose more carefully which things in life do have lasting value to you as a person. For example, the one thing my father left behind for me as a gift before he passed away was a watch, and what stays with me is not the object itself, but the symbolic meaning behind that final gift of his regarding how fleeting life is without any words, as well as his love for me. The watch, which in this case is an object with sentimental value, can easily get lost or broken, but the deep realization I had through that gesture of his remains with me, guiding my judgment. So, if the watch disappears one day, I will be able to let go of it. I also remember Ajahn Chah speaking about how the Buddha saw the breakable in that which is not yet broken, so when the object finally broke he was not affected given he always saw it the way it was, breakable. Thank you for the talk!
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Something I have come to realize in my life is that the more I have lost, the more I have become better at letting go of things that do not last. It's as if the experience of loss allows discernment to arise and choose more carefully which things in life do have lasting value to you as a person. For example, the one thing my father left behind for me as a gift before he passed away was a watch, and what stays with me is not the object itself, but the symbolic meaning behind that final gift of his regarding how fleeting life is without any words, as well as his love for me. The watch, which in this case is an object with sentimental value, can easily get lost or broken, but the deep realization I had through that gesture of his remains with me, guiding my judgment. So, if the watch disappears one day, I will be able to let go of it. I also remember Ajahn Chah speaking about how the Buddha saw the breakable in that which is not yet broken, so when the object finally broke he was not affected given he always saw it the way it was, breakable. Thank you for the talk!
Wonderful, thanks for your story!