tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917127477828021679.post8702138545493028482..comments2023-05-06T01:54:57.677-07:00Comments on Blathering Nonsense: Bullshit...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161590790218391743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917127477828021679.post-76287472475096596112011-02-11T01:57:53.132-08:002011-02-11T01:57:53.132-08:00hi Ant, thanks for your thoughts. i think where i ...hi Ant, thanks for your thoughts. i think where i feel the tension, or "push 'n pull" if you will, is that i seem to form an ideal to aspire to and then project it onto others, expecting them to live up to it as well. then when i fall short of it (which is inevitable really, as an ideal it's really just ephemeral, like chasing after a phantom) i become angry and myself and at Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161590790218391743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917127477828021679.post-78281750156992774312011-02-08T07:43:11.936-08:002011-02-08T07:43:11.936-08:00Being accepted as you are by others is a very powe...Being accepted as you are by others is a very powerful thing, a lot of my suffering in life in the past, has come about by spending my time with people who want you to be how they want. I guess in all kinds of relationships this is a cause of great tension. The world of encounter through Amida Buddha, can be a place of trust and ease and deep friendship through this deep acceptance, where we can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com