Comments on: The Greatest Teacher http://blog.samadhicushions.com/the-greatest-teacher/ Blogging From Samadhi Cushion's Staff Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:42:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven Daniels http://blog.samadhicushions.com/the-greatest-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Steven Daniels Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:46:45 +0000 http://blog.samadhicushions.com/?p=1248#comment-1707 Hello Michael, I hope that you and Jeanine are doing well. Thank you so much for writing about your experience. It's a profound reminder of both our fragility and our powers of endurance. I passed this blog along to Becky, Jigme and Tashi. I think that Becky went through something similar when Bruce had a heart attack a few months ago. You are in my thoughts. Thank you again. Steven Daniels Hello Michael,

I hope that you and Jeanine are doing well.
Thank you so much for writing about your experience. It’s
a profound reminder of both our fragility and our powers
of endurance.
I passed this blog along to Becky, Jigme and Tashi.
I think that Becky went through something similar when
Bruce had a heart attack a few months ago.
You are in my thoughts.
Thank you again.

Steven Daniels

]]> By: Christine http://blog.samadhicushions.com/the-greatest-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 Christine Fri, 27 May 2011 12:33:18 +0000 http://blog.samadhicushions.com/?p=1248#comment-1601 Thank you so much sharing your terrifying yet so real adventure into the unknown with us. Don Juan (ala Carlos Castaneda) said: "Death is your greatest advisor." and reminded Carlos that death was always at his left shoulder an arms length away. I thought I understood this and thought I lived it until 4 summers ago I was given the report that my elevated liver enzymes had a cause and I was the effect. Hepatitis C -- contracted 40 years earlier and still active. I had only been sitting for 3 years and although I KNEW what Castaneda said and KNEW what the Buddha says about impermanence -- all I could think and say was OMG I'm going to die. Yet here I still am. Without symptoms and so I forget most days that I have a life threatening disease. Unless I get a tinge in the liver area. I'm still not able to "remember" that I too will die. As will my friends, my family, my pets. It all seems so happy and permanent. And I fall easily to the delusion that "everything cares" and is somehow on my side. (that was a FABULOUS line - thank you) Especially if I am a good buddhist and sit often. And then I remember -- wait -- The Buddha never said I wasn't going to DIE! It's easy to forget, especially in the spring. Thank you so much. And please give your wife my love. I'm thrilled to hear she's noticing those too skinny jeans. It IS a good sign. Love, Christine Thank you so much sharing your terrifying yet so real adventure into the unknown with us.

Don Juan (ala Carlos Castaneda) said: “Death is your greatest advisor.” and reminded Carlos that death was always at his left shoulder an arms length away.

I thought I understood this and thought I lived it until 4 summers ago I was given the report that my elevated liver enzymes had a cause and I was the effect. Hepatitis C — contracted 40 years earlier and still active.

I had only been sitting for 3 years and although I KNEW what Castaneda said and KNEW what the Buddha says about impermanence — all I could think and say was OMG I’m going to die.

Yet here I still am. Without symptoms and so I forget most days that I have a life threatening disease. Unless I get a tinge in the liver area.

I’m still not able to “remember” that I too will die. As will my friends, my family, my pets. It all seems so happy and permanent. And I fall easily to the delusion that “everything cares” and is somehow on my side. (that was a FABULOUS line – thank you)

Especially if I am a good buddhist and sit often.

And then I remember — wait — The Buddha never said I wasn’t going to DIE!

It’s easy to forget, especially in the spring.

Thank you so much.

And please give your wife my love. I’m thrilled to hear she’s noticing those too skinny jeans. It IS a good sign.

Love,
Christine

]]> By: Susan Taney http://blog.samadhicushions.com/the-greatest-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1600 Susan Taney Thu, 26 May 2011 02:21:10 +0000 http://blog.samadhicushions.com/?p=1248#comment-1600 Thank you for this poignant post. Such a teacher this life and all it's richness. Thank you for this poignant post. Such a teacher this life and all it’s richness.

]]> By: Ric Walte http://blog.samadhicushions.com/the-greatest-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Ric Walte Tue, 24 May 2011 23:01:25 +0000 http://blog.samadhicushions.com/?p=1248#comment-1598 Michael, my light, warmth, understanding and any help I might offer are extended to you and Jeanine. You were a bright candle in my darkest hour. Please allow me to shine for you if you need it. With gobs of love, Ric Michael, my light, warmth, understanding and any help I might offer are extended to you and Jeanine. You were a bright candle in my darkest hour. Please allow me to shine for you if you need it.

With gobs of love,
Ric

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