"Foolishness is loud. It demands engagement and it feeds on reaction." - This reminded me of that Mark Twain quote: “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
"And the more energy it receives, the more it multiplies." - That too but it may also be beneficial to think where we are directing our prana to. How exhausting is it when we spend a lot of time online, scrolling through nonsense? We just drain ourselves in the end.
I like Nisargadatta Maharaj and in particular that energy he had of not "suffering fools". Even his tone of voice expresses it. I recently watched a documentary about him on Youtube, titled "Windfall of Grace". It was quite a treat.
Well, thank You for this piece of writing. I appreciate it.
Beautifully said… I too think that underneath all the pain being expressed is grief. I’ve been aware for a very long time that ‘we don’t grieve well’…The resistance to grieving creates havoc. I clearly remember the first days of 9/11… there was a tenderness amongst people and then it turned into rage….
Grief is now a daily spiritual practice for me …. It opens me to love & gratitude EVERY time… I mostly grieve the loss & forgetfulness of the sacred…. And am grateful I still witness the sacred in life!!
Thank you Frankie - You may find great resonance with the writer Laura Lentz and this was the last sentence from her FB post today “I am reminded, again as I get ready to teach the Hero’s Journey that Joseph Campbell missed the fact that Grief is the portal - it’s a doorway to a wild and glorious life - in spite of the losses, and maybe even because of them.”
"Foolishness is loud. It demands engagement and it feeds on reaction." - This reminded me of that Mark Twain quote: “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
"And the more energy it receives, the more it multiplies." - That too but it may also be beneficial to think where we are directing our prana to. How exhausting is it when we spend a lot of time online, scrolling through nonsense? We just drain ourselves in the end.
I like Nisargadatta Maharaj and in particular that energy he had of not "suffering fools". Even his tone of voice expresses it. I recently watched a documentary about him on Youtube, titled "Windfall of Grace". It was quite a treat.
Well, thank You for this piece of writing. I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this Johannes and for the mention of the YouTube documentary. I look forward to viewing it.
Beautifully said… I too think that underneath all the pain being expressed is grief. I’ve been aware for a very long time that ‘we don’t grieve well’…The resistance to grieving creates havoc. I clearly remember the first days of 9/11… there was a tenderness amongst people and then it turned into rage….
Grief is now a daily spiritual practice for me …. It opens me to love & gratitude EVERY time… I mostly grieve the loss & forgetfulness of the sacred…. And am grateful I still witness the sacred in life!!
Thank you Frankie - You may find great resonance with the writer Laura Lentz and this was the last sentence from her FB post today “I am reminded, again as I get ready to teach the Hero’s Journey that Joseph Campbell missed the fact that Grief is the portal - it’s a doorway to a wild and glorious life - in spite of the losses, and maybe even because of them.”
Spot on and beautifully written
You are such a skilled writer David. Thanks for this!
As you - perhaps there was something in that Beaumont water after all.