Yes, I agree that joy can be experienced in unpleasant situations. Recently, at the dentist, I practiced Tonglen, taking on the suffering others while the dentist was drilling! It's very uplifting to recognize true joy! 😊🙏
I might have had a glimpse of this as a young boy when after five minutes playing with the toys I was given for my birthday, I realized they didn’t bring me real joy. I wasn’t just spoiled or bored, this realization hit me on a deep level and stayed with me onwards.
Yes, I agree that joy can be experienced in unpleasant situations. Recently, at the dentist, I practiced Tonglen, taking on the suffering others while the dentist was drilling! It's very uplifting to recognize true joy! 😊🙏
Yes! Joy IS. Except, no, not in the dentist chair. Nope.
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“The belief that I am a separate self blocks it.” Yes. 🙏
I might have had a glimpse of this as a young boy when after five minutes playing with the toys I was given for my birthday, I realized they didn’t bring me real joy. I wasn’t just spoiled or bored, this realization hit me on a deep level and stayed with me onwards.
So true in my direct experience!
Love this one today - what the ego calls joy never fully arrives 😉
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