As a person of faith, whose religious tradition is Christianity, and one who grew up in the West, with a Western education, and frankly, Western bias -- the possibility and goal of being grounded is a key part of my belief system and life experience.
So -- when Pema Chodron says this "Looking deeper, we could say that the real cause of suffering is not being able to tolerate uncertainty and thinking that it's perfectly sane, perfectly normal, to deny the fundamental groundlessness of being human," I am invited to consider a new way, an additional way to looked at being grounded at the same time of being groundlessness as a human being in a constantly changing world. At this writing, it feels like a both/and to me, and not an either/or. Still reflecting...
With more clarity and increased personal and surrounding suffering, I'm shedding my armor, finding myself closer to what matters and what is the truth. It's a novel experience when an unprecedented environment pressures you bitterly.
As a person of faith, whose religious tradition is Christianity, and one who grew up in the West, with a Western education, and frankly, Western bias -- the possibility and goal of being grounded is a key part of my belief system and life experience.
So -- when Pema Chodron says this "Looking deeper, we could say that the real cause of suffering is not being able to tolerate uncertainty and thinking that it's perfectly sane, perfectly normal, to deny the fundamental groundlessness of being human," I am invited to consider a new way, an additional way to looked at being grounded at the same time of being groundlessness as a human being in a constantly changing world. At this writing, it feels like a both/and to me, and not an either/or. Still reflecting...
So grateful for you every day Michael
With more clarity and increased personal and surrounding suffering, I'm shedding my armor, finding myself closer to what matters and what is the truth. It's a novel experience when an unprecedented environment pressures you bitterly.