Practice as Usual
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Title
Practice as Usual
Description
A yogi asks, “I get enraged listening to [President] Donald Trump for even a few moments. His incompetence, lies, and complete lack of ethics is causing many people needlessly to die. How can I deal with the rage I feel towards him?” We know Donald Trump is not going to change. We can’t change him, but we can change the quality of our mind. When he comes on the TV or the Internet or wherever, just start watching your mind. Attend to your own mind, not to Trump. Get interested in how the mind is reacting, not in what Trump is saying or in the person of Trump. We need to be very clear that it is not Trump but our own judgments and thoughts of rage that are shattering our peace of mind. Rather than spend our precious moments of life on Trump, change the object of your awareness. Change it from thinking about Mr. Trump, to observing what’s happening in your mind, or watch your feelings so you don’t get pulled into the thoughts. When you see Trump talking on TV or wherever, go straight to the understanding that “This is just seeing” and “This is just hearing.” Instead of identifying with concepts like “This is Trump” or “Trump is so horrible,” instead, go straight to the reality which is, “This is seeing,” “This is hearing.” If peace comes to your mind even while Trump is talking, you’re a pretty good yogi. (By the way, Americans have had Trump for the past four years, but in some countries people have been living with this kind of thing for decades!)
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has community
Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Forest Meditation Center
Spatial Coverage
Yangon, Myanmar.
has denomination
Buddhism
Date Submitted
11/18/2020 0:39
