Whether we are feeling loneliness, fear, boredom, out-of-balance, or whatever is troubling us, who is it that is feeling that way? When we do a careful investigation, it is hard to point precisely to who it is that is experiencing that difficulty. Is the person (me) experiencing the difficulty the same as my body? Same as my voice? Same as my thinking or feeling mind? Where am I located? In my body, outside of my body? Then who am I? With thorough examination, it is difficult to be clear. Why? Maybe because the appearance of who I am, is not really who I am. Maybe it is just an appearance. Then who am I? Maybe I am just a name, given to my body and my mind. Does that mean there is NO SOLID, INDEPENDENT ME?! WOW! So, I don’t need to get upset, since there is no solid me to get upset!? YES, YES, YES!!!
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Please do not judge people by their exterior.
Yesterday I walked by a homeless man near the Ohio River. He asked if I was a monk, starting an amazing conversation. I often have wonderful conversations with homeless people. Pushing his chest-length dreadlocks behind […]
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Like the tracks of bird flying in the sky
Today is the first day of your life. It is also the last day of your life. Everything, including our life, is in flux. Nothing stays the same. Everything exists as a continuum, changing moment […]