Bill in Co wrote:
> Erin wrote:
> > Michaela wrote:
> >> http://www.endlesshumanpotential.com/buddhist-monk-story.html
> >>
> >> Two Buddhist Monks were on a journey, one was
> >> a senior monk, the other a junior. During their
> >> journey they approached a raging river and on
> >> the river bank stood a young lady. She was
> >> clearly concerned about how she would get to
> >> the other side of the river without drowning.
> >>
> >> The junior monk walked straight past her without
> >> giving it a thought and he crossed the river. The
> >> senior monk picked up the woman and carried her
> >> across the river. He placed her down, they parted
> >> ways with the woman and on they went with the
> >> journey.
> >>
> >> As the journey went on, the senior monk could see
> >> some concern on the junior monk's mind, he asked
> >> what was wrong. The junior monk replied, "how could
> >> you carry her like that? You know we can't touch
> >> women, it's against our way of life". The senior
> >> monk answered, "I left the woman at the river's
> >> edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?"
> >>
> >> The moral of that buddhist monk story: The senior monk
> >> had broken rules but for good reason. Once the purpose
> >> was fulfilled he put her down and continued on. He never
> >> gave it a further thought. The junior monk however did
> >> not touch the woman but he had brought up the actions of
> >> the senior monk when it was an action of the past.
> >> Therefore the junior monk was carrying the burden of what
> >> the senior monk had done as emotional baggage.
> >>
> >> We have little use for the past except for the purpose of
> >> learning from our experiences, good and bad. Just like in
> >> the Buddhist monk story, we need to let go of any burden
> >> the past may place on us. It's happened, it's over, it
> >> cannot be changed, we can only move forward and create a
> >> compelling future.
> >>
> >> ~ ~ ~
> >>
> >> - Michaela
> >
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> > "What we do in life echoes in eternity."
> >
> > -Maximus Decimus Meridius
> >
> > "GLADIATOR"
>
> Does it really? Nah, I don't think so. (see my other post)
What do we know about time? We live in it; it's a
category of our thinking; we know nothing about its
metaphysical status; but even within this subjectivity,
those who forget the events of the past, and the mistakes of the past,
are likely to repeat them.
We think that events somehow eva****ate because we only live in the
present, remember the past, and guess at the future events. It's
beyond human understanding.
Erin
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