Will your anchor hold?

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky

You reminded me of when I was 16 with a 1969 MGB Roadster Convertible with Dual Carbs and my bad friends, Mark and Lenard raced each other to get into the shotgun seat and one of them kicked my side panel and put a huge dent in it. I did not scream or swear revenge but I sure felt sad that cherried out classic car now had a huge dent in the door.

And I had a '71 red MGB.."Friends don't let friends buy British sports cars" Ever see that bumper sticker? Shhh. Talk about anchors?!
See on topic!!!

[The Cobbler's Apprentice]

Originally Posted by Gem

Nice username.

Thank you. Most assume, after reading a few of my posts, that it is Cobblers in the sense of "load of old"........but no! I have high regard for the words of the Pure Land myokonin (saint) Saichi, a cobbler by trade.

[sky]

Originally Posted by Gem

Nice username.
Take a step back and it's all theatrics.

There are certain well know Vipassana Retreat Centres who actually have their Teachers elevated on a small Stage while having one to one talks with their Students, that's definitely Theatric
In our Sangha the Teachers are on an elevated stage during Teaching so those at the back of the Hall can see and hear them easily, one to one is done around a Table with whatever refreshment you choose if required....

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

EXCERPTNow, picture a practicing Buddhist. He sees it, looks up, smiles and says - ''What a beautiful cloud.''
Think about his head space; frame of mind.
YOU can also be in that very same head space, I tell them.

Nice example.

Everybody reacts differently....... or should I say, generally the same?

We could react less explosively with a little bit more compassion.

Thanks for the reminder,

[BigJohn]

Welcome to the Forum ...... The Cobbler's Apprentice.

[The Cobbler's Apprentice]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Welcome to the Forum ...... The Cobbler's Apprentice.

Thank you (just saw this)

[BigJohn]

֍        I WELCOME YOU TO THE SPIRITUAL FORUMS!             ֎

Originally Posted by The Cobbler's Apprentice

if given a wife, children, job and mortgage, would be hard pressed to maintain any degree of equanimity; in fact, would their anchor hold?

that would be the best equanimity, one not dependent on any external circumstances for it to be

[The Cobbler's Apprentice]

Originally Posted by AbodhiSky

that would be the best equanimity, one not dependent on any external circumstances for it to be

Given the past couple of months, I give thanks that my own anchor has so far held.....

(Whoever said retirement would be easy?)

i would add though seems to me a strict discipline, self control, is needed for equanimity. i heard a talk by Tolle once and he said he could not stay in a room full of gossiping types, you know talking at a million miles an hour about the most trivial things, he had to get out of that room, out of that energy. it was affecting him.

some might think, "oh enlightened people can be anywhere and maintain this inner and outer peace" and that really is not the case. that's why monks and nuns and saints often withdraw from the world into monasteries or deserts or caves or forests. away from crowds of unconscious people.

as we become more spiritual, we become more sensitive, to the feelings and moods and energies of others. so we need refuge from lower negative energies. we withdraw our attention from such things. don't entertain them with our attention.

periods of silence is big for monastics.