Complain less. Idk if not complaining at all is possible for me. Sigh. I guess I’m in the right place?

I am not able to teach others anything as I am not a Master. I would be ashamed to assert my ego so far as to try and teach (surely I have made this folly in the past) when I have not achieved utterly complete and irreversible self-mastery.

Such is my path.

Ajahn Siripañño. A laser cut heavenly diamond of a muni gem hidden in the Triple Gem. Hidden if you don’t know his name that is.

I like this interpretation of comfort.

Lately I have come to view personal comfort as an enemy to my spiritual path.

But bestowing comfort upon others is glorious.

I think this quote of the Buddha’s teachings says how I feel towards this question as it relates to where I am:

“To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.”

~ Shakyamuni Buddha ☸️ ~

The love of my family. And the living, breathing teachings available by modern day Masters that I will approach in the flesh when the time is the right.

I have no idea. By remaining non-judgmental. I don’t think I am going to actively go around looking for people to include, as I don’t feel I am deliberately excluding anyone I guess is the way I feel about this.

Time is illusory. Money even more so. And yet this world beckons you to think they are real and substantial. So from a worldly standpoint, indeed, ⌚ is ????

Thank you for this.

Get used to these. Lol, I know what you mean. Some days I just don’t answer them as they imply you must be a certain way…

Ed your answers never fail to make me think, deeply.

I like it. I know for me, clinging to a strong sense of self = suffering.

And thank you for the encouragement!!

There is always room for growth. Inside and out. In this world, cultivation of virtue and compassion never ceases.

I strive to do this too. Sharing with someone in need is always more rewarding than keeping something for yourself.

Even sharing freely just to make others smile is more rewarding than hoarding.

You might be surprised how many people hoard things, or even energy and non-material goodnesses, that they could easily offer to others without living deprived of having ‘enough’.

Nailed it.

I allow the universe to exclude those I should not come in contact with. I think if we come into contact with someone, it is because we are meant to. As for creating a boundary, I’m fine with trusting the nation’s system of law to do that for me if it needs be done. How can I willingly create a boundary excluding a fellow human being otherwise?

Isn’t that the truth.