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Mar 1·edited Mar 1Liked by KSC Hatch

"Whether any of us are striving for Buddhahood […] doesn’t change the fact that how we practice today, in the moment, will determine how we receive the next moment, and the next, right up until our last.

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Like anyone else, I have no idea what awaits when this body dies. I do know that I will die one day, and how I conduct myself in this life, knowing it is finite, matters. I know that I am more awake than I was even six months ago."

Yes. That is my credo as well. I would add: we are here for a reason, in this world of beauty. Not appreciating what we are given (there is no other planet like Earth) is a sin (or mistake, if one doesn't like the word "sin"). We have a body made for this world full of sounds and colors and smells and tastes and textures. We have a heart, made for love. We have skin, made for caresses. I am convinced that we are made to savor what is given to us, not to beat ourselves up because we like chocolate or have fallen in love. That would be ungrateful towards the big unknown that has provided us with these gifts.

I think the problem with attachment is not that we form an attachment (to a person or anything), it is that we can't let go when the time comes to move on, or that we even want to possess for ever and ever. How to let go is something we have to learn. Religions have been very good at forbidding and cultivating a guilty conscience in their flocks, but restrictions don't teach you anything apart from self-hatred.

I think we are most of all made to love and by loving we benefit the world more than by denying us love and companionship because of some precept. So, good for you that you found your beloved. 😊

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