In our last picnic meeting of the year, December 18th at 10.30, we’ll be working on: “Confusion, being confused”
Just to start thinking about this interesting topic:
We live within a particular version of reality. We are fascinated with maintining familiar surroundings, familiar desires, and longings, so as not to give in to a spacious state of mind. We cling to our habitual patterns because confusion provides a tremendously familiar ground to sink intoas well as a wayof occupying ourselves. We are afraid to give up this security and entertainment, afraid to step into open space, into a meditaive sate of mind. The prospect of the awakened state is very irritating because we are uncertain how to handle it. Confusion and suffering become an occupation, often quite secure and delightful.
(from: “The Sanity We Are Born With” bychogyam Trungpa)
Just to start thinking about this interesting topic:
We live within a particular version of reality. We are fascinated with maintining familiar surroundings, familiar desires, and longings, so as not to give in to a spacious state of mind. We cling to our habitual patterns because confusion provides a tremendously familiar ground to sink intoas well as a wayof occupying ourselves. We are afraid to give up this security and entertainment, afraid to step into open space, into a meditaive sate of mind. The prospect of the awakened state is very irritating because we are uncertain how to handle it. Confusion and suffering become an occupation, often quite secure and delightful.
(from: “The Sanity We Are Born With” bychogyam Trungpa)
If anything of this sounds familiar to you, go on to the next step and answer these questions for yourself.
1- Do you usually feel confused in your every day life?
2- How does it manifest?
3- Are you aware of it?
4- What’s the advantage you get out of being confused?
5- Where do you think confusion has its roots?
6- Would you like to know about the different kinds of confusion human beings dwell with?
2- How does it manifest?
3- Are you aware of it?
4- What’s the advantage you get out of being confused?
5- Where do you think confusion has its roots?
6- Would you like to know about the different kinds of confusion human beings dwell with?
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