Some ancient Eastern thoughts on going your own way.

[Puffin StuffParticipant 24979]

Here we have a post from reddit and here are some quotes from Buddha and Lao-Tzu on going your own way and achieving a happy life without serving women or things.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil. -Gautama Buddha

Men are tied up to their families and possessions more helplessly than in a prison. There is an occasion for the prisoner to be released, but householders entertain no desire to be relieved from the ties of family. When a man’s passion is aroused nothing prevents him from ruining himself. Even into the jaws of a tiger will he jump. Those who are thus drowned in the filth of passion are called the ignorant. Those who are able to overcome it are saintly Arhats. -Gautama Buddha

The world is full of suffering. Birth is suffering, decrepitude is suffering, sickness and death are sufferings. To face a man of hatred is suffering, to be separated from a beloved one is suffering, to be vainly struggling to satisfy one’s needs is suffering. In fact, life that is not free from desire and passion is always involved with suffering. Gautama Buddha

Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. -Laozi

If the majority doesn’t laugh at you, beware that you must be saying something wrong. When the majority thinks you are a fool, only then is there some possibility of you being a wise man. -Laozi

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. -Laozi

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[MonkParticipant 17051]

The Hindu Bhagavad-gita – which predates the advent of Buddhism – says much the same thing. It also makes the all too accurate observation that ‘when the women of a society become corrupt, that society falls’.

[SpiderHerderParticipant 3793]

99.9% of people don’t understand when you tell them that you don’t want anything.

No gifts, no fancy cars, no expensive clothes: all gasoline on the fire of desire.

Letting go is one of my main goals. I do have a somewhat expensive hobby, and even if I do everything to keep it small and simple, it still brings a bit of suffering with it.

That’s the duality within.

[iMickey503Participant 12466]

Monk wrote:

The Hindu Bhagavad-gita – which predates the advent of Buddhism – says much the same thing. It also makes the all too accurate observation that ‘when the women of a society become corrupt, that society falls’.

Always makes me laugh that some of the smartest people around happen to s~~~ on the street. Humans I tell ya.

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