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Tiny Revolutions №76: Poking Holes in Our Stories
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There is a story about a disciple who goes to the master and the master says, “What have you come here for?” And the man says, “Moksha.” Moksha is the Sanskrit word for “freedom.” “I’ve come for freedom.” “Oh, freedom,” says the master. “Mm-hmm. Go and find out who has bound you.” So the guy goes back and meditates for a week, and he comes back and
... See moreThe whole of the ancient, master teachings on suffering come down to this: Suffering is the notion “This isn’t it,” and it’s variants such as, “I can’t bear this, it shouldn’t be happening,” and “I have to know how this will turn out” and “What if it gets worse?”
Freedom, waking up and fearlessness come down to the simplicity of, “Wait a minute, wha
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