We adore science and think that it brings many good things into the life of humans and Mother Nature.
We consider that arts and literature are of matchless importance in our lives.
We believe many animals are contracted before they are born.
We believe the Christ continues to shine his light on earth.
We believe Judaism or Hinduism are hidden gifts like angels who wait for us to ask them as they cannot intervene with our free will.
Nevertheless, all the three gems we will recommend today come from Buddhism:
Pay attention to the context. We use the words like energy every time but the adjective before it we will see here is the intention of this article, which is to boost our presence and resilience in this rapidly changing world.
1. Great Determination
As a psychological fact, when our emotions are terrorized, we review the system of our values. It is simply what is called “doubt.”
Depending on the terrorization, we might experience huge depressions and be prescribed with medication (which maybe a psychotic one in the case of doubts if they are huge) in order to reorder our minds and erase our doubts.
If we already have vast system of values, like beliefs, our doubts my cover the entire universe.
In the end? Hear from Koun Yamada below:
"When the great root of faith and the great ball of doubt are present, great determination will arise. Great determination is a strong resolve that wells up from the bottom of our gut and spurs us on. We already believe that we ourselves are intrinsically awake; we only need discover what is within us."
Koun Yamada *
2. Pure Motivation
Have you ever cancelled or postponed a project just because of the mere fact that others will criticize it or belittle you?
Have you caught yourself in procrastination as you think things will not end?
Have you thought that your endeavors will never be exalted as much as they deserve?
It may be a bit of illusion. Hear what H. H. the Dalai Lama says:
"Whether we receive praise or criticism is of no account. The only important thing is that we have a pure motivation, and let the law of cause and effect be our witness."
H. H. the Dalai Lama **
3. Tremendous Energy
You work hard. You get things done quickly and you have energy and necessary sources to use when you feel down. How about tremendous energy to keep up with the changing world to increase your vibes?
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a Buddhist monk who always writes free books with respectable merit, and he finds it meaningful to deal with people’s suffering, like other people of faith, or medical experts and assistants. We might not feel the same way in our lives as our raison d'etre may not be the same but his words are still wonderful:
"Pure compassion is a mind that finds the suffering of others unbearable, but it does not make us depressed. In fact, it gives us tremendous energy to work for others and to complete the spiritual path for their sake... If there were no suffering beings left for us to help, Buddhas would have to emanate them for us!
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso ***
Plus:
All paths lead to same destination and we wanted to determine these three gems as the means that fuels us in these challenging times. We can still understand if no one agrees with us. In that case, we can recommend one another, which is the great "first word" of the Koran, the holly book of Islam:
"Read!"
Sūrat Iqrā -The Koran
We believe the Koran says it not only in view of itself but also for every source of knowledge, in order to be learned and to expand one's views.
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References:
* Koun Yamada, “Great Faith, Great Doubt, Great Determination”
**H. H. the Dalai Lama, “Bad Reputation”
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