Nothing is mine WITH WORRIES THE GATE SPEAKS: "MY MONEY AND MY CHILDREN!" "HIS" IS NOT EVEN HIMSELF, BUT CHILD AND MONEY EVEN LESS. - BUDDHA- Nothing belongs to us, even the dirt under our nails is not ours. We will perish, crumble into shreds, our bones will turn to dust, coming from nothingness, the journey for our body will go back to the lack of content, to emptiness. And then we say: "My son, my daughter, my money, my house, my car, mine, mine, mine"! Nothing is mine! And nothing is yours either! We can use things, share our time with people, walk part of the way together, make friends, have a partner, father children, keep animals, but they are not ours. The sooner we understand this, the quicker we can turn to the deeper understanding of our own self, take care of our badly neglected self. Does the idea frighten you, do you fear the end of your existence, the all-encompassing aloneness, the infinity of the universe? If your answer is a "yes", a spiritual approach to your own self can be an important step towards the awakening described by the historical Buddha as the salvation of all suffering. Enlightenment as a way out of the cycle of all being. Are you interested in the Buddha's teachings? The concept of awakening seems unusual to us at first, but can the answer to our questions be so simple? Yes, it is even much simpler. The journey towards "enlightenment" starts with a decision, with the decision to get involved in this thing, to try it. And honestly, what do you have to lose? If you don't like the journey, you can always turn back, decide anew each day. Buddhism is not a faith, it is a philosophy, Buddha was not a god and did not want to be worshipped. You don't have to make a profession of faith to become a Buddhist, you have to deal with a worldview, contemplate the teachings of Buddha. Think about it, nothing belongs to us, everything is transient. Just the journey to "enlightenment" can be incredibly satisfying, provide deep peace, make life significantly easier. It would be worth a try, don't you think? Property is theft - Pierre Joseph Proudhon - French Economist and Sociologist - 1809 to 1865 Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana - Bill Gates - US entrepreneur, programmer and patron of the arts - born 1955 The appearance of property is an effect of the institution of the state - Thomas Hobbes - English mathematician, state theorist and philosopher – 1588 Copyright: https://shaolin-rainer.de (Please also download my app "Buddha-Blog English" from the Apple and Android stores) Please rate us on Apple, Google, or Spotify podcast to help us promote the show