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We are preoccupied with the past, which has already happened, and we are pre-occupied about the future, which does not yet exist. While we are so preoccupied, our awareness of the here-and-now slips by and we hardly notice its passing. We eat without tasting, we look without seeing and live without ever perceiving what is real.
— Sep 17, 2016 03:35PM
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Essam Munir
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We create goals towards which we are travelling. We hope to
achieve ultimate everlasting security and this keeps us continually
preoccupied. We are constantly swimming towards what we think is the
shore, what we think will be the answer to the problem, whether it be a
new love affair, the cure for an illness, a way to stay young or the reward
of heaven.we think this is the answer, but it is the cause of our suffering
— Sep 17, 2016 03:22PM
achieve ultimate everlasting security and this keeps us continually
preoccupied. We are constantly swimming towards what we think is the
shore, what we think will be the answer to the problem, whether it be a
new love affair, the cure for an illness, a way to stay young or the reward
of heaven.we think this is the answer, but it is the cause of our suffering
Essam Munir
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We suffer from the anxiety of losing, not deserving happiness...
— Sep 17, 2016 03:19PM
Essam Munir
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The knowledge is passed down, like a recipe... Buddha's teachings are not thought of as "ancient wisdom" but as experiences.
— Sep 17, 2016 02:52PM
