tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658851962042353534.post3993111692507522061..comments2023-02-11T13:36:09.726-08:00Comments on Life is beautiful: [Book] The Power of Nowrosanna =]http://www.blogger.com/profile/14138214915018165863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658851962042353534.post-25885411383668574692014-07-05T22:17:14.575-07:002014-07-05T22:17:14.575-07:00Also, why is there a need for comparison? By think...Also, why is there a need for comparison? By thinking that not every moment is the best (I'm not saying that it is), and always thinking there might be something better, isn't the dissatisfaction another form of pain? Even if the current moment brings you suffering, you have the choice to rise above it, and accept that this is the best you have now (because that's the reality), but you can do something about it yet not be tied down by the suffering. Note that the will to improve your life situation and dissatisfaction can be two different things, but often mixed together as one. Even if life wasn't giving you suffering, you can still strive to improve your life situation, because you have the ability to, but accept that this moment is what you have now, instead of being limited by your expectations and desires for something better in the future, which stops you from enjoying the moment. And I say 'limited' because you really cannot control the future, it is unpredictable, so just accept what is, and what happens. When you do that, you will be better equipped to tune your actions according to what's real, instead of what's happening (or supposed to happen) in your head. Please also read the previous post on expectations.rosanna =]https://www.blogger.com/profile/14138214915018165863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658851962042353534.post-78179102277848347482014-07-05T22:04:00.615-07:002014-07-05T22:04:00.615-07:00I can see your point about how contrasting feeling...I can see your point about how contrasting feelings can let us appreciate the 'good' feelings better, but the question is, do you truly need to experience pain to understand pleasure? For example, do you only laugh at a good joke because you had heard a bad one before? Or do you laugh at a joke anyway because it is funny? Likewise, does a baby laugh when tickled because it has been spanked before, or does it laugh because it is happy? <br />While pain lets us appreciate happiness more, it is not the reason why we may feel happy. It is true though that as humans, we do take good things for granted, things that make us happy, and only when we lose them (and feel pain), do we fully appreciate and enjoy them when they return. However, if you practice gratefulness and treat each moment in life as a miracle that is a gift and full of wonder, why do you need pain to remind you of the joys in life? <br />Eckhart Tolle and I are not advocating the total elimination of pain. That is not possible, and unrealistic, because to feel is only human. <br />But to be controlled by your emotions is not wise, don't you agree? When you react according to your emotions (and that's usually an unconscious, instinctive reaction), don't you often regret it afterward? Pain can allow you to be aware of what's 'wrong' or sub-optimal in your life, so that you can take the necessary action (with a calm mind). But if you let your pain occupy your mind such that you remain living in the past without seeing the present (ie. what is TRULY going on?), it hinders progress, does it not? Why not accept that you feel pain and acknowledge the source of the pain, and do something about it? This is surrendering to the moment -- not letting the past define you, and accepting that the present moment is all you have to live your life in the way you consciously choose. This is what I mean by accepting every moment to be the best. Because the past is just an illusion that you can hold on to, but no longer exists.<br />Have you read my other posts, especially the one about letting go? There is more explanation there.rosanna =]https://www.blogger.com/profile/14138214915018165863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658851962042353534.post-7364944077965639602014-07-05T17:37:45.799-07:002014-07-05T17:37:45.799-07:00Is accepting every moment to be the best a wise th...Is accepting every moment to be the best a wise thing? Perhaps the more we know pain, in all it’s varying flavors, the more we can appreciate the sensations and the feelings that we like. It’s the nature of contrast. If we never felt bitterness or anger, then we wouldn’t deeply appreciate our happiness. And if we never knew fear, then we couldn’t admire courage. So, maybe to fully enjoy the beauty in our lives, we must fully acknowledge and embrace the painful momentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com