Pride

“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.”

“Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there.”

According to Buddism, Buddha was able to destroy the four "Maras". The four "Maras" are death, distraction, pride, and emotional obscurations. These are very powerful things and it takes an even more powerful person to overcome them. I'm sure that all the Maras are extremely important but the one that stuck out at me most was pride.

In today's society it seems that everyone is ran by their ego which handicaps our experience of life. How can you live to the fullest when you shut down great opportunities in order to protect our pride? I know that if I wasn't so fearful of getting humiliated or being rejected it, life is a never ending hallway. Sure we may meet some dead ends but we'll also discover amazing opportunities and people.

As human's we cannot be perfect and it is easy to fall into the trap of sheilding our pride but we can ease our learned habit and allow our walls to lower. For example instead of staying to yourself in a place you don't know anyone, dare to introduce yourself and spark a conversation with someone (better yet do it with someone you wouldn't usually talk to).

Question: What are you scared socially?

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” - Walter Winchell

“No one ever choked to death swallowing his pride”

What is Mind Seeds?

Mind seeds are ideas or concepts that can grow in your mind, thought being the sunshine and experience being the water that allow it to transform into action, habit, or belief. I would like to note here that just like with anything else in life some things die before they even have a chance to grow and that isn't necessarily bad. Everything I put up on this blog is up for discussion, interpretation, acceptance, or even rejection. It is ultimately up to you and the last thing I wish is to force an idea on anyone or for them to even have the faintest feeling of such (this may seem ridiculous but if any line makes you feel uncomfortable please contact me about it and I will try my best to put it in a more nonthreatening way).

My purpose for this blog is to write about things that could ultimately help change people for the better or give motivation to live life in a better way. For example sometimes I live my life mindlessly but after I read a book about how love and compassion can change the world I suddenly feel motivated to incorporate it into my everyday attitude and actions more then I currently do. I hope that readers will feel the same after reading some if not all of these blog posts and maybe even adapt a new perspective on life.

If you have any questions don't be afraid to speak up because no matter what it is I'm willing to help in any way that I'm able.

Just as a note I would like to add that I will be trying to write more posts and my goal is to have at least one a week if not more.

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