DAY 8. REACTIONS.

Today is our 8 Day of the “Month of Conscious Life”. And this is the day for Reactions. There is a saying in Buddhist philosophy “Before enlightenment carry water, chop wood. After enlightenment carry water, chop wood”. But what is the difference? The difference lies in our reactions. The situation could be the same but our reactions are very different now, or better just absent.

Beginning from this day, please observe your reactions to each situation, not the reactions of others, but your reactions. Learn to firstly control them, and then secondly to let go of them. Your reaction is a source of losing your energy or keeping your energy, an instrument of negative life, or living with a smile. The situation is neither bad nor good; our mind through evaluating it as bad or wrong, stimulates a particular reaction. Despite that fact what is going on in the world, in society, and in your life, observe your reactions to each situation and challenge, and let go of it, changing your habits and old patterns. This is also very difficult, but it will help you to live a more happy and balanced life, and of course, live consciously.

I wish you good luck in your small journey.

November 8, 2023.