Reading your responses to other people's posts, I think you and I are actually in agreement that this is about being responsible not only for our actions but also our reactions to others. That is true and also very difficult for many to practice. Most people are very reactive and that sets them up for more suffering.
Reading your responses to other people's posts, I think you and I are actually in agreement that this is about being responsible not only for our actions but also our reactions to others. That is true and also very difficult for many to practice. Most people are very reactive and that sets them up for more suffering.
Yes, completely. And I say this as someone who has a history of being very emotionally reactive! I try to catch ´reaction’ before it gets out of my control (I don’t always succeed, still human) and process my feelings privately so I can respond more thoughtfully. And then there is that inner response too about how we decide to frame the event / other person (to ourselves and to others). I am still making plenty of mistakes but I take responsibility for them as soon as I can.
We all are human though - and human beings make mistakes - how are we to know when we have got it wrong?! Spiritually there is the idea of 'discernment' but this is not necessarily easily learnt or practised.
Reading your responses to other people's posts, I think you and I are actually in agreement that this is about being responsible not only for our actions but also our reactions to others. That is true and also very difficult for many to practice. Most people are very reactive and that sets them up for more suffering.
Yes, completely. And I say this as someone who has a history of being very emotionally reactive! I try to catch ´reaction’ before it gets out of my control (I don’t always succeed, still human) and process my feelings privately so I can respond more thoughtfully. And then there is that inner response too about how we decide to frame the event / other person (to ourselves and to others). I am still making plenty of mistakes but I take responsibility for them as soon as I can.
We all are human though - and human beings make mistakes - how are we to know when we have got it wrong?! Spiritually there is the idea of 'discernment' but this is not necessarily easily learnt or practised.