A Teacher, A Student
‘Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them.’
Confucius
When an individual expresses goodness and positivity in his/her speech and action, we learn from him/her; when an individual expresses
Confucius
When an individual expresses goodness and positivity in his/her speech and action, we learn from him/her; when an individual expresses
badness and negativity in his/her speech and action, we remind ourselves not to learn from him/her.
When an individual is in an unpleasant state, we learn to be (a) grateful for the comparatively better conditions that we have and (b) compassionate towards the individual who is suffering.
When an individual is in a joyous, happy state, we learn to be (a) happy for them (in the state of happiness) and (b) hope for happiness for all sentient beings.
When an individual is kind and positive towards us, we should be (a) grateful for the kindness and positivity and (b) reciprocate the kindness and positivity to the individual and spread the goodness to others.
When an individual is unkind and negative towards us, we should be (a) taking the opportunity to practice mindfulness, humility, compassion and loving-kindness towards the individual and (b) taking the opportunity to introspect our affect, cognitions and behavior (a priori and a posteriori).
There are divine messengers among us to remind ourselves constantly of the unsatisfactoriness and impermanence of life as mentioned in the Devaduta Sutta (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.130.than.html), and we should strive to live our lives as best as we can in the present moment.
This sutta helped me a lot especially in my introspections when I was dealing with my frustrations these few weeks, especially in the development and practice of my perspectives in life. I am also grateful for the good conditions to meet and learn from great monastic teachers and friends.
'When we see the world as our classroom and everyone as our classmates and teachers, we learn and progress on the road to perfection, realizing our existential potential as human beings.'
Simple Bear
May all be well and happy always.
With Love and Compassion,
Simple Bear 20.09.2012. #bearinthemirror
When an individual is in an unpleasant state, we learn to be (a) grateful for the comparatively better conditions that we have and (b) compassionate towards the individual who is suffering.
When an individual is in a joyous, happy state, we learn to be (a) happy for them (in the state of happiness) and (b) hope for happiness for all sentient beings.
When an individual is kind and positive towards us, we should be (a) grateful for the kindness and positivity and (b) reciprocate the kindness and positivity to the individual and spread the goodness to others.
When an individual is unkind and negative towards us, we should be (a) taking the opportunity to practice mindfulness, humility, compassion and loving-kindness towards the individual and (b) taking the opportunity to introspect our affect, cognitions and behavior (a priori and a posteriori).
There are divine messengers among us to remind ourselves constantly of the unsatisfactoriness and impermanence of life as mentioned in the Devaduta Sutta (http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.130.than.html), and we should strive to live our lives as best as we can in the present moment.
This sutta helped me a lot especially in my introspections when I was dealing with my frustrations these few weeks, especially in the development and practice of my perspectives in life. I am also grateful for the good conditions to meet and learn from great monastic teachers and friends.
'When we see the world as our classroom and everyone as our classmates and teachers, we learn and progress on the road to perfection, realizing our existential potential as human beings.'
Simple Bear
May all be well and happy always.
With Love and Compassion,
Simple Bear 20.09.2012. #bearinthemirror
