21/04/2025
From the Youtube channel "Quiet Wisdom", a good Buddhist perspective on how to age gracefully. Instead of suffering the loss of youth unnecessarily these 5 Buddhist Truths help you without excessive resistance, to mindfully and gracefully adapt to perhaps our biggest push hands opponent....
From the video the 5 Truths are:
1/ We will be forgotten sooner than we think (impermanence) so our goal should be to be fully present in each moment and not to be remembered. Share your kindness it lives on in the fabric of existence.
2/ Your body will betray you so be a friend to it instead. It is your oldest companion be grateful to this wise old friend, take care of it & listen to your body.
3/ You cannot keep everyone in your life. Relationships are impermanent, it's not necessarily your doing & Love does not mean ownership, it remains in your heart, so learn to gracefully let go, stay open and cherish those who remain.
4/ You no longer look young. Beauty doesn't fade it transforms into wisdom, resilience, confidence, kindness & presence.
5/ You will see more people you love die. Love does not die, their love lives on in you.
Paralleling many of the Taiji principles, ageing is not the enemy nor punishment. It is not to be resisted or feared like we are told to by societal expectations, fear of change is the real enemy which leads to our suffering.
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