End of Grasping

[James123]

Seeking ended when the seeker vanished. Now there is only what Is — moving, still, loving. Not seeking… just Being.

The end of seeking is not the end of life - it’s the beginning of real living.

Much love. 

[Sugarcoat]

Maybe you can end seeking but how about ending the avoidance of suffering? That’s where I feel I am. I feel my entire life revolves around me avoiding suffering. But I don’t really seek any pleasure

[James123]

9 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

Maybe you can end seeking but how about ending the avoidance of suffering? That’s where I feel I am. I feel my entire life revolves around me avoiding suffering. But I don’t really seek any pleasure

"You" is trying to end suffering, therefore taking action, therefore, there is a you suffers from the pain, which is an attachment.

Be effortless or just be. Even pain arises, actually there is no you to suffer. And when one deeply witness of pain, and closely look at it, actually, there is nothing there.

 

[Sugarcoat]

7 minutes ago, James123 said:

"You" is trying to end suffering, therefore taking action, therefore, there is a you suffers from the pain, which is an attachment.

Be effortless or just be. Even pain arises, actually there is no you to suffer. And when one deeply witness of pain, and closely look at it, actually, there is nothing there.

It seems as long as there is self there will be suffering

But as long as we are here maybe we could practice mindfulness on the suffering, as you say “witness”

[James123]

3 minutes ago, Sugarcoat said:

But as long as we are here maybe we could practice mindfulness on the suffering, as you say “witness”

Just be witness and be conscious of where and what You already are. Not even move nor began.

After that being conscious of going and coming back belongs to the self. Not You.

[Breakingthewall]

1 hour ago, Sugarcoat said:

Maybe you can end seeking but how about ending the avoidance of suffering? That’s where I feel I am. I feel my entire life revolves around me avoiding suffering. But I don’t really seek any pleasure

Fear of suffering means fear of  depth. Jebe wounded Genghis Khan with an arrow, and when Gengis was about to boil the enemy leaders in oil, Jebe stepped forward and said that he was the one who shot the arrow and that he requested the honor of being the first to be boiled in oil. At this gesture, Genghis named him general.

We are reality, and reality expands in consciousness and beauty. Suffering is only the pain of childbirth, nothing, irrelevant. We must open ourselves to it with joy, since the beauty of depth deserves that price. Trying to evade it, like those who take refuge in the idea of illusion, only serves to dry up the mind. And when suffering comes, houses of cards fall. The only way to face real suffering is like Jebe: Give me more. The problem is that there is no choice , then it's the only wise option because the other option kills the beauty and doesn't avoid the suffering 

Edited Saturday at 11:52 AM by Breakingthewall