Be mindful of the moment.
Is your thought compassionate? If your thought was realized, would the result of it likely be suffering? How much does your thought center on your own ego, and can you set that aside?
Before you speak have you considered the effect it will have on those who listen? Are your words carelessly broadcast? What do you really mean to say, and did you choose the right way to say it? Are you responding too quickly to what is said? Are your words going to cause anyone to suffer?
Why are you going? Or staying? Should you spend your time doing whatever it is that you are doing? Is your time well spent? Sleep too much; work too much? Is the result of your activity likely to be suffering for yourself, or others?
Past and future are phantoms. We learn from the past, but must leave the past behind. Let that which has caused you suffering to fade away. From your errors, learn to be cautious. The past is only preparation for the now, this moment. What you will thnk, say and do is determined by two things: you past experiences, and how well you are able to rise above it. Continue, with little thought, the causality chain of the past and suffering will doubtless be the future. Be mindful of the moment, careful of your thoughts and words and actions, and the future will contain less
CerealKiller wasn't the one who wrote:Be mindful of the moment.
Is your thought compassionate? If your thought was realized, would the result of it likely be suffering? How much does your thought center on your own ego, and can you set that aside?
Before you speak have you considered the effect it will have on those who listen? Are your words carelessly broadcast? What do you really mean to say, and did you choose the right way to say it? Are you responding too quickly to what is said? Are your words going to cause anyone to suffer?
Why are you going? Or staying? Should you spend your time doing whatever it is that you are doing? Is your time well spent? Sleep too much; work too much? Is the result of your activity likely to be suffering for yourself, or others?
Past and future are phantoms. We learn from the past, but must leave the past behind. Let that which has caused you suffering to fade away. From your errors, learn to be cautious. The past is only preparation for the now, this moment. What you will thnk, say and do is determined by two things: you past experiences, and how well you are able to rise above it. Continue, with little thought, the causality chain of the past and suffering will doubtless be the future. Be mindful of the moment, careful of your thoughts and words and actions, and the future will contain less
CerealKiller, when you copy and paste someone else's work, you should make sure you haven't cut it short (the last word was "suffering") and properly attribute it. The quote above, typos and all, was posted by
Asherman on Tues April 27.
I don't think that we are predestined to become a particular person. Although much of our personality is genetically determined, our experiences in life do shape our growth. Children tend to grow into the roles assigned to them by their peer group, and teachers' expectations have a significant influence on student achievement.
Personality I believe that is the one thing that comes into the world with us and cannot be changed it just is.
Behavior I believe can be modifified if one chooses to take the time a trouble to do so.
I believe Irving Goffman's book is titled "The Presentation of Self in Every Day Life."
ESSENCE precedes existence. Traditional philosophy. We do what we do because of who we are. We are born with original sin. We do not ceate our own destiny. "Like flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods. They kill us for their sport."
EXISTENTIALISM. Existence precedes Essence. We are the sum total of all of our actions. Therefore we are responsible for our actions.
I don't know if that is existentialism.....
Certainly, essense preceeds existence, but not in the form of personality. Personality is made, but there are things that are the same about every human being - kind of like, several computers with the same hardware and different software.
Re: Are you who you become or do you become who you are?
Thalion wrote:Are you who you become or do you become who you are ?
Both, if you know what you're doing.
