Myrrhmade Broken Things Buddhism and things already being broken

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The cup is already broken. The van could run out of fuel. I may not reach eighty. (I may not reach seventy!) But when I accept that the beautiful cup I was gifted this past Christmas will one day be broken, I enjoy its presence in my life to the full now. When we accepted that the van could run out of fuel before we reached town, we appreciated.

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But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, 'Of course.'. When I understand that the glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious.". "'One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup, "To me this cup is already.

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When you understand that this glass is already broken," Chah says, "every minute with it is precious." That's what I try to remind myself with all of these things, especially the ones that really mean something to me: that the cup is already broken. The ring is already lost. The screen on the phone is already cracked.

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Realizing the cup is already broken. The word "attachment" was only recently used for a Buddhist idea that there is no direct equivalent to in the English language.

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But every morning, he held the cup in his hand for a few seconds and reminded himself: "This glass is already broken." One day a clumsy visitor toppled the glass on its shelf. The cup fell down. When it hit the floor, it was smashed into thousands of tiny pieces. The other visitors gasped in shock, but the Zen master remained calm.

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But in my mind the teacup is already broken.' You'll find this on a lot of blogs (although no books — yet) and I suspect it came from Heartbeats , where Camille introduces the story and then says "This is a story I first heard a few years ago and I refer to it whenever I feel the pull towards becoming too attached to anything or anyone."

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A monk had a beautiful, delicate tea cup. His student asked him about the cup. And much to the student's surprise he replied that the cup is already broken. "What do you mean?" - asked the student. The monk said - "To me this glass is already broken.". "I enjoy it. I drink from it.

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It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on the shelf and the wind knocks it over or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say, 'Of course.'. When I understand that the glass is.

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One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup, “To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it fully here and now. And when it’s gone, it’s gone.â€Â When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax, we become free. The broken cup helps us see beyond our illusion of control. When we

The Cup is Already Broken

The Wisdom Of Uncertainty. One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup, "To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it fully here and now. And when it's gone, it's gone.". When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax, we become free. The broken cup helps us see beyond our illusion of control.

Myrrhmade Broken Things Buddhism and things already being broken

"The cup is already broken" has become a mantra in my life now, encapsulating the truth of impermanence and the value of presence. It is an inevitable reality that everyone and everything we love will someday die, including ourselves. We have no way of knowing when or how, but it is the only thing we can truly know..

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The best way to practice this is before it breaks. You can't wait until it breaks and then say, "The cup is already broken!" You have to do that years in advance. 15 years ago you hold the cup up and say, "This cup is already broken," then you use it for 15 years until it breaks. Then, when it breaks, you say, "Anicca," shrug and move on.

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The Five Remembrances. I am subject to aging. There is no way to avoid aging. I am subject to ill health. There is no way to avoid illness. I am going to die. There is no way to avoid death. Everyone and everything that I love will change, and I will be separated from them. My only true possessions are my actions, and I cannot escape their.