A simple life.
To be in peace with life we have to let go of the
things that are disturbing for us, the things that take our time and
energy but are in the end completely empty. The things we spend
time thinking and worrying about. Superficial things such as the
clothes we wear, the places we go, the friends we should see.
And
so the Dhamma path encourages a simple life.
Look at how you
live and how complicated you have made your life. So many decisions
to make every day and and every moment of every day. What to eat,
where to eat, who to call, who to see, what to watch on TV and what
to eat whilst watching TV. It never ends and so we feel
exhausted.
Even choosing what clothes to wear becomes an ordeal, "does this go with that, and what about those? Help, I need
help!"
Happily, Dhamma exists only to help you.
Simplify your
life and make space for peace.
Make space in your decision making
by making space in your material, emotional and spiritual
world.
Unclutter the mind and release yourself from the
painful world of attachment to people and possessions.
Only a
foolish person lets go of the simple life of the disciple
to return to the complicated life of the world.
to return to the complicated life of the world.
(Dhammapada vs. 344)
May
all beings be happy
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