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There's a new label describe people today . . . insiders. It's appropriate because we're spending more than 90 percent of our time inside. The Buddha, however, did most of his practice and work outside. Here are some records of this:
“On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans at Samagamaka near the lotus pond. Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Venerable Sariputta was dwelling at Rajagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary. . . . On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kusinara between the twin sal trees in the sal-tree grove of the Mallas at Upavattana, on the occasion of his final nibbana.”
Squirrels, trees, ponds. Those were his natural settings on a daily basis. Could it be that so much anxiety, anger, division among people is simply the result of being disconnected from nature?
Examine your lifestyle. Take an inventory. Are you an 'insider'? What could you do to make a shift?
“On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Sakyans at Samagamaka near the lotus pond. Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Venerable Sariputta was dwelling at Rajagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary. . . . On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kusinara between the twin sal trees in the sal-tree grove of the Mallas at Upavattana, on the occasion of his final nibbana.”
Squirrels, trees, ponds. Those were his natural settings on a daily basis. Could it be that so much anxiety, anger, division among people is simply the result of being disconnected from nature?
Examine your lifestyle. Take an inventory. Are you an 'insider'? What could you do to make a shift?
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