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In reply to the discussion: When you die, there will be nobody waiting to greet you [View all]BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Lively, hopeful...all that good stuff or whether (or for how long) we give in to the inertia, negativity, anger, despair....all that negative stuff which we all struggle with. Even those who are very wise, very evolved, experience this cycle. What's important is what we do with it.
As energy can transform but not be destroyed, according to proven laws of physics, I also believe that applies to the Energy of the Universe, Life.......
No one knows for sure what happens when this incarnation is over so in the meantime, our only choice is to be ourselves and hopefully keep growing----Even at those times when we can only manage a tiny step forward!
It takes dedication to keep fighting, because the opportunity to fight is there before us in every moment....we will always cycle through the impermanent joys and sufferings within and that occur around us. Building our own personal strength, giving and giving support to others, is the best way to deal with the realities of life, joys and sorrows, for our own sake and for the sake of the influence we send out around us.
We build our own fortune; it is not something granted or taken away from outside us, even despite circumstances that seem forced on is. How do i apply wisdom, how do i dredge up courage, *again*? These are the real life questions that are important.
It is good to have a philosophy that makes sense in a real world.
It is our own heaven we fight for, our own hell we fight to grow through.
Heaven and hell are not somewhere outside us; both lie only within one's heart. Awakened to this, one is called a Buddha. Deluded about it, one is called an ordinary person. (Paraphrased from the Buddhist teacher, Nichiren)