Jun 8·edited Jun 8Liked by Taishin Michael Augustin
“So ‘we open ourselves to Not Knowing,’ and from my point of view, we must act from that ever-present, limitless, and ceaseless confidence in ourselves, trust in the teachings, and faith in our communities.’” What a lovely way of framing the Three Jewels. Not as something to cling to, but as a kind of place to spring from, into the unknown. (Or perhaps you’d put it differently?)
Being a skier, you hooked me with - “getting too far out over one’s skis,”
Great discussion friend. Yeah, I kind of wondered about hope pulling us out of what is. However, I can also see the need for hope in extremely terrible or traumamatic events (think family members getting killed right in front of you type of trauma). It seems to be a psycological survival mechanism. But yes, in normal everyday living, I can see how it pulls my awareness or acceptance of the ‘now’.
Hah! Thank you, Chris. I had you in mind when I decided to write that line.
I can see the need for hope in specific circumstances, too. So, the conversation, the exploration, continues.
My Guiding Teacher often says, "Real questions do not have answers." It seems that the question of what the place of hope is in our lives is a real one. Thank goodness. 😅
“So ‘we open ourselves to Not Knowing,’ and from my point of view, we must act from that ever-present, limitless, and ceaseless confidence in ourselves, trust in the teachings, and faith in our communities.’” What a lovely way of framing the Three Jewels. Not as something to cling to, but as a kind of place to spring from, into the unknown. (Or perhaps you’d put it differently?)
That’s a wonderful way to put it! 🙏
Being a skier, you hooked me with - “getting too far out over one’s skis,”
Great discussion friend. Yeah, I kind of wondered about hope pulling us out of what is. However, I can also see the need for hope in extremely terrible or traumamatic events (think family members getting killed right in front of you type of trauma). It seems to be a psycological survival mechanism. But yes, in normal everyday living, I can see how it pulls my awareness or acceptance of the ‘now’.
Thank you for the hard work!!! 🙏
Hah! Thank you, Chris. I had you in mind when I decided to write that line.
I can see the need for hope in specific circumstances, too. So, the conversation, the exploration, continues.
My Guiding Teacher often says, "Real questions do not have answers." It seems that the question of what the place of hope is in our lives is a real one. Thank goodness. 😅