I'm Sad Because I Want To Be Sad
A Buddhist monk was once told that his mother had died, and he began weeping.
Another monk, witnessing this display of emotion, reproached him:
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for showing such worldly attachment.”
The first monk looked up, tears still streaming down his face, and replied softly:
“Don’t be silly,” he said. “I’m crying because I... See more
Another monk, witnessing this display of emotion, reproached him:
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for showing such worldly attachment.”
The first monk looked up, tears still streaming down his face, and replied softly:
“Don’t be silly,” he said. “I’m crying because I... See more
Aamer Janbey • I'm Sad Because I Want To Be Sad
Allowing emotion to move through with openness and not identifying with the emotion, just allowing. Enlightenment does not exclude humanity
The Tao Te Ching tells us:
“Woman, at her birth, is subtle and tender.
In death, she is rigid and hard.
Plants, when they are young, are pliant and soft.
But when dead, they are brittle and dry.
Thus, tenderness and softness are the companions of life.
But rigidity and hardness are the companions of death.