I just subscribed 😉...and in keeping with the minimalism concept, I unsubscribed to 4 other channels that I felt were not serving me anymore. Thank you for your hard work on my behalf🙏🏻
This is what I need to hear!! I feel like things are only a problem when they are a problem for you. I have an example in my life, as small and silly as it my sound but my housemate never squeegees the shower screen. Although it annoys me.. I have never asked her to do it because I know that’s how I like it.. so that’s how I should keep it and not expect people to do things how I like them done. After a while of accepting this, it doesn’t bother me nearly as much and I even sometimes don’t squeegee the screen myself... After all I had made this a issue in my mind.. and once I accepted that.. it no longer bothers me!
Hearing that passage from "Direct Truth..." by Kapil Gupta reminds me a lot of "Old Path, White Clouds" by Thích Nhất Hạnh, a fictional recounting of the life of the Buddha full of lots of simple lessons presented in a very Zen way. Minimalism and Zen truly go hand-in-hand.
Wow I love this one, guys! I recall encountering a very pretentious, condescending woman in line ahead of me at the post office. She stepped out of line and went to do something at the counter. She had said nothing so I moved up. She returned to the line upset at me, berating me and venting anger. I told her why I moved up but offered her a place behind me. She continued her insults, including calling me "ugly". I was not at all insulted. I remained cool and did not pay mind to anything she said, which only made her angrier. People in line were telling her to stop. I was not trying to practice some inner tranquility. But indeed it was there.🌄🌄
Long term « inner zen» don’t exist. That is this feeling come and go. Zen exist, but it is not perfect. And it don’t last « forever». Accepting change. And accepting that the only constant in the universe is change. Anger is natural, but it will never change the truth. The fact that « transience and impermanence» is constant. The need/craving for zen and « perfect minimalism» long term. Will be definition lead to suffering ( discomfort). Understanding/accepting that the feeling of zen/peace/joy/contentment will come and go. Is what is going to give more « zen».
