Buddha, a historic person, is a symbol of wisdom. Many other wise teachers have spoken or written through the ages. Bret Primack's wisdom makes great sense, and is written in a colloquial vein that I like. Another I like is that of Richard Rohr, who has written of The Wisdom Pattern. It says that you get a choice of what do do when change hurts you. (Why fuss if the change pleases you?) The Rohr schema is "Order-Disorder-Reorder." This means a bad change from satisfactory stability down into chaos or disappointment and then--not back to the old ways. but--forward or upward to a different and better, wiser, more realistic way. It includes recognizing that you need to lose or shed some things that made you comfortable or happy in the past. You can do without them now. Maybe you also learn that depending too much on yourself can deprive of some beneficial human company. You discover that travelling lighter, living more simply, even humbly, you're not golden any more but you're OK with whatever works. You get a sense of having learned wisdom.
Buddha, a historic person, is a symbol of wisdom. Many other wise teachers have spoken or written through the ages. Bret Primack's wisdom makes great sense, and is written in a colloquial vein that I like. Another I like is that of Richard Rohr, who has written of The Wisdom Pattern. It says that you get a choice of what do do when change hurts you. (Why fuss if the change pleases you?) The Rohr schema is "Order-Disorder-Reorder." This means a bad change from satisfactory stability down into chaos or disappointment and then--not back to the old ways. but--forward or upward to a different and better, wiser, more realistic way. It includes recognizing that you need to lose or shed some things that made you comfortable or happy in the past. You can do without them now. Maybe you also learn that depending too much on yourself can deprive of some beneficial human company. You discover that travelling lighter, living more simply, even humbly, you're not golden any more but you're OK with whatever works. You get a sense of having learned wisdom.
Amen.
Breathe……