Stories that seem comforting on the surface can lead to suffering for ourselves and others. Stories that make us uncomfortable lead to suffering for ourselves and others. No stories, no suffering. Stop narrating and enjoy the show.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
(Taking a break from taking the piss.) Stories gon' tell. I think the main thing is just to pay attention. Stories come and go, and they're not very special. Much like you, they're not worth the effort of putting them down. (It was a short break.)
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Replying to @Triquetrea
Yes, the key is to drop the identification with stories, which happens when one pays attention. Then it's no longer "me" narrating. It's more just the primate brain throwing a bunch of gibberish into consciousness, and I can take it or leave it. Kinda like your replies.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
Maybe I'm revealing my lack of initiation, but I feel these instructions only work when tied to practice. For instance, you say "when one pays attention." I can temporarily drop identification, but that came out of maintaining this equipoise *while meditating*.
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Replying to @Triquetrea
Oh I agree! If you want to get good at paying attention, you have to practice paying attention. That's meditation. The difference between attachment and non-attachment is largely a matter of how you're using your attention. Controlling your attention is a learn-able skill.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
My point was more specific: the instructions can contradict themselves if they're taken in aggregate. They are situational. When people don't do the work, they get confused about this and attack others instead of, you know, actually learning anything from the instructions.
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Replying to @Triquetrea
Failed Buddhist Retweeted Failed Buddhist
Yeah, no disagreement there. As I said to
@chagmed, this wasn't intended to literally be a practical instruction. It was pretty much virtue signaling and preaching to the converted.https://twitter.com/Failed_Buddhist/status/979749190099185664 …Failed Buddhist added,
Failed Buddhist @Failed_BuddhistFollow-up: "Stop narrating" is not practical instruction. Meditation can help you stop narrating, or at least lower the volume significantly. Want experiential evidence of how your stories cause suffering, and how to stop being a slave to them? You have to sit and do the work. https://twitter.com/Failed_Buddhist/status/979731454799351809 …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
I was gonna remove the tweet because it's pretty much serves no function, but I do think that it sparked an informative conversation as to why these kinds of sound-bytes aren't useful. (Along with some entertaining banter.)
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