Boy is this man wise or what!!! I finished reading "The Art of Living" today and I wish it was easy to just automatically feel joy and contentment. He talks a lot about human compassion and that to lead a fulfilling life it is one of the essential things humans must always feel. My question to you His Holiness is this, how can you feel compassion towards people who seem to have none for you? How do you get to such a state of enlightenment that you can always be so forgiving and empathetic towards others? Actually he answers this in his book, but his way takes a long time I want to know how to do it quickly so that I can stop feeling this anger and angst towards certain aspects of my life.
As I read his book I could pin point exactly all the area's of my mind that needed improvement and change. Tonight I had my first test as to whether or not I could feel compassion for a situation that I despise. I failed, I blew up, I let my anger control my every thought. I wasn't able to stay calm and collected and as a result I broke my cell phone and am regretting it deeply... Why do I allow this to happen? I am fully aware that only I can control my actions and thoughts, but I constantly feel let down by so many around me that I find it difficult to focus on being calm, happy, and relaxed. Am I too immature to be in the situation I have placed myself in? Can my mind not yet grasp what it needs to do to achieve ultimate contentment?
I have so many questions, but who do I turn to for answers? I think the real problem is I already know the answers but I'm having a hard time breaking these old habits and letting life take me where it will. I feel the need to constantly control situations and feel pity for myself when things do not turn out as I plan. Why can't life be easy? The thing is, that it can, the real question is why can't we as humans allow it to be easy? I feel constantly uneasy and unrest, like I'm always waiting for that next bomb to drop. My nerves are actually beginning to act up as a result, and this is all because I allow it to happen.
But what am I supposed to do, stop trusting everyone and live in solitude for the rest of my life? To be honest I've contemplated that... However I have a child and that little ray of sunshine deserves better than what I have given her. I need to be happy so that she can be happy. I only want her to be surrounded by people who always want to surround her! I don't want her to be burdened by my anger and watch me sit in constant dissatisfaction because that is all she will know. She is too beautiful to be turned ugly by my unhappiness. I truly wish I could sit with the Dalai Lama and feed off of the positive energy he emits and just see that all will be revealed through love and compassion...
As I read his book I could pin point exactly all the area's of my mind that needed improvement and change. Tonight I had my first test as to whether or not I could feel compassion for a situation that I despise. I failed, I blew up, I let my anger control my every thought. I wasn't able to stay calm and collected and as a result I broke my cell phone and am regretting it deeply... Why do I allow this to happen? I am fully aware that only I can control my actions and thoughts, but I constantly feel let down by so many around me that I find it difficult to focus on being calm, happy, and relaxed. Am I too immature to be in the situation I have placed myself in? Can my mind not yet grasp what it needs to do to achieve ultimate contentment?
I have so many questions, but who do I turn to for answers? I think the real problem is I already know the answers but I'm having a hard time breaking these old habits and letting life take me where it will. I feel the need to constantly control situations and feel pity for myself when things do not turn out as I plan. Why can't life be easy? The thing is, that it can, the real question is why can't we as humans allow it to be easy? I feel constantly uneasy and unrest, like I'm always waiting for that next bomb to drop. My nerves are actually beginning to act up as a result, and this is all because I allow it to happen.
But what am I supposed to do, stop trusting everyone and live in solitude for the rest of my life? To be honest I've contemplated that... However I have a child and that little ray of sunshine deserves better than what I have given her. I need to be happy so that she can be happy. I only want her to be surrounded by people who always want to surround her! I don't want her to be burdened by my anger and watch me sit in constant dissatisfaction because that is all she will know. She is too beautiful to be turned ugly by my unhappiness. I truly wish I could sit with the Dalai Lama and feed off of the positive energy he emits and just see that all will be revealed through love and compassion...
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