tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177746415243064344.post619781270129746046..comments2023-09-04T15:52:42.525+05:30Comments on The Journey is Home: The Essence of Presence, by kelly kleinKelly Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802830823903043153noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177746415243064344.post-67253833328553128422013-10-04T05:08:50.136+05:302013-10-04T05:08:50.136+05:30Dear Kelly, ...a moment can be much more than a s...Dear Kelly, ...a moment can be much more than a second in a measurement in time...like the saying of "life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away"...what you have witnessed and experienced in your journey is wonderful and contains so many elements...and by you sharing and expressing in your unique way it's like you are shining through and like you are taking a concept and refining its meaning...your writing is insightful and describes not only what has encompassed you but portrays a way of how you commune with it all. As human beings we all experience sufferings and there always arises moments when thoughts relating to sufferings seem almost inferior and then our minds will almost instinctively want to dismiss them and blocking them out really doesn't work. So, what do we do? Well, the mind can do many things...you mention accept them for what they are and that is precise. But, I actually had to look up the word sublime: a verb meaning to convert something inferior into something of higher worth...a friend of mine recently posted on facebook this statement: "...suffering is the currency in life...what you purchase for yourself with what you earn defines your spirit..." (and if you're wondering, yes, I left a lengthy comment LOL)...so, in this light, though, suffering has value or merit especially when the suffering leads us on the path or journey...for without suffering we may not find the path...and along the journey we may find many things of importance including balance via composure...so thus arise harmony...and when you feel in harmony with other living things, with others, and even with yourself, it is a realization that happiness is ' a way of being for experiencing life"...like a deep fulfillment that can permeate every moment...thus the word -endure: to continue to exist in the same state or condition even while pacifying inner conflicts or inevitable setbacks as they may arise...so, as you asked what we think about: "what do you truly need to be happy?"...well, I recently read this: "I WANT HAPPINESS"...so remove the "I" for that is ego...then remove "WANT" for that is desire and see now what is left is just happiness!! says the Buddha...then there is a way of looking at it like this: happiness is 'what we make of things' vs. 'things that make us happy'...happiness can be a state of mind ~equanimity ~ ...and there is a 'potential path' to happiness....and perhaps when the 'idea' of happiness is no longer an issue then it becomes 'clearer' that by practicing loving kindness and like cultivating the garden of our thoughts that will bring about a state of well-being to realize we have happiness after all...Peace and Love, @}--}-- Marysealassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022053785569017494noreply@blogger.com