It’s not so hard to extend ourselves to others… but ego, selfishness and fear get in the way.
I’m guilty of being less friendly to those who don’t fit into my model of people I want to surround myself around… pointing to what it is that makes these people seem so different than me is so hard to nail down. So intangible considering that we are not so different after all.
Sometimes I feel like I’m stuck in a repeat episode of 90210 or The OC. The stuff that isn’t important takes such a precidence to what should really matter. TV can be so much more interesting than practice. Gossip is more juicy than being nurturing. Being lazy feels much more fulfilling than applying the Dharma.
I know my pressure points, my weak spots. I could fill a book with them. I guess I need to approach my practice and my life from a new angle. Anyone know of any Buddhist life coaches to kick me in the arse? I find it hard to get motivated- I struggle with this on the path. Is it time to run off and join the nunnery?
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