Secular Buddhism 101 - What's Your Sideshow?
Jun 25, 2019
Exploring distractions and the importance of wise understanding in Buddhism. Mistaking infatuation for love and finding comfort in beliefs. Reflecting on personal growth and a move to Mexico. Reflecting on strong emotions and showing empathy. Embracing fear and letting go of the sideshow.
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See Past The Sideshow
- Skillful view means seeing past the distracting sideshow to the important show behind it.
- Recognizing the sideshow is the first step toward understanding your own motives and reactions.
Middle School Lesson On Being In Love
- In middle school Noah questioned whether a girl's professed love was real or just the idea of being in love.
- He uses this to show how we confuse genuine feelings with attachment to an idea or image.
Comfort Comes From Believing, Not Truth
- People often find comfort not in a specific belief but in having any belief to hold onto.
- The comfort comes from the illusion of certainty, not from the truth of the belief itself.