I have been studying the Four Noble Truths of the Buddhist faith and I have found them to be simple, yet powerful. Since I began embracing some of these teachings I have become more relaxed and able to focus my energy on important goals while letting go of some of the small things. Last night I skipped drill with the cadet group and had dinner at home with D and B. Later I actually went downstairs to my office and got some work done instead of spacing out in Clickerville!
With knowledge come decisions, sometimes difficult ones. The second Noble Truth essentially says that suffering is due to ones attachment to transient things. Now that I am reflecting more on my thoughts I see that when I am out and about I spend a lot of time thinking about whatever attractive woman happens to catch my eye. I steal furtive glances at her as well as attempt to make eye contact in some cases. Depending on how she responds this thought process often includes some notion that I could be intimate with this woman, maybe even start a life with her, but always ends with the realization that I am an idiot and I just wasted a lot of brain power stuck in the primordial cave of my club-wielding ancestors. I love my wife and I would never trade a few moments of sloppy sex for a lifetime of guilt. So now that I know that this attachment is stupid and pointless, how do I rewire my brain so that when I encounter an attractive woman I can appreciate her beauty for what it is and not get swept up in man’s ancient instinct to procreate?
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