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Originally Posted by v3d4
yes and i have wondered why i dont, since i seem to keep slipping back into bad habits even tho i know i am doing it, and i do it anyway. i think that for most ppl it is a very slow process... well im not saying anything new.
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it's slow for us all collectively, too. society at large is only just now -- at least for the first time on a scale where some change could actually come about -- recognizing the need to use our behavior proactively and in harmony with our surroundings. that's the macro for our micro. . . and we each have a unique "scale" in use that, when tripped, awakens us into being motivated to seek something better.
given how comfortable we are in our old habits it only makes sense that we tend toward coursing through life along the deep grooves they've worn. i think it's enough that we are aware of this happening, and that we make an effort to shorten the time between slipping back and finding the motivation to pop out again. it seems like that's all we can do, and with that in mind life's definitely becoming a game of finding little reminders in everything to me.
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Originally Posted by v3d4
for me it all goes back to Jesus' instruction to overcome evil with goodness, and also what He says in the gita about "action without regard for the fruits of action" which i read as good for the sake of good rather than for any other reason.
therefore on the battlefield of your ear, i encourage you to fight
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i always remember luke ch 12:
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29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. . .
. . .31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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i feel that behaving in this way -- living beyond the ego and seeking something beyond its gross machinations, in a peace which only faith in our mindfulness can allow -- is the kingdom of god. it's found right here, in this moment, "hidden" in plain sight behind all the clutter of our life's distracting drama. so if you ask me it's more something to open ourselves up to or bring ourselves in sync with than something to be sought outwardly. it's living the life of a new wine bottle fit for the new wine which is flowing in abundance, and promises peace.