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48 - My gift to you! Flowers on the Scrapyard: On Being Nobody and Compassion
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I have decided to give you a gift; the e-book "Flowers at the Scrapyard: On Being Nobody and Compassion". You can download the translated portion of the book as a PDF here. [https://www.patreon.com/posts/159036920] May it inspire you! Please note that I could never have written this book without the help of many generous people. Therefore, it is not only my book, but also the work of many wise individuals. Much love, Oleg (Excerpt) The Art of Mindfulness One day, an eager visitor arrived at a Zen monastery, hoping to achieve a carefree state of mind. He was a father of three who had decided to make the journey because his wife had been successfully meditating for some time, while he himself had reached a dead end. The monastery cook greeted the visitor warmly, led him into the kitchen, and asked him to take a seat. Then he said, "When I started living in the monastery about thirty years ago, I weighed significantly more because I ate more than my body needed. At the time, this didn't seem like a problem to me; I knew nothing about cause and effect, so I had no idea that excess body fat reduces life expectancy; I was also unaware of how my behavior affected the well-being of the community." One evening, after I had been responsible for the temple meals for a year, our Zen master entered the kitchen with a casual stride. He kindly asked me to stop cutting and stirring for a moment, sat down next to me and said, "Our body and mind are subject to constant change; neither of them is ever the same, not even for a moment. The more we view both as processes, the more the idea of a rock-solid self dissolves—and the more suffering is alleviated! If we fixate on the idea that "I am this body," we will experience suffering; among other reasons, it's because we'll have a limited understanding of why our body causes us problems on some days and not on others. This can lead to pain, eating disorders, and obesity, all of which have negative consequences. Meditation, on the other hand, allows us to experience the autonomy of the body through breathing, movement, and healing wounds.'
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