Comments on: Facing Oneself With Honesty

By: rgl

rgl — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:51:36 +0000

Dearest friend, I do receive hope in these times, especially knowing that I have a good container of “friends” who give more than just reading of my blog posts to me. The depth of friendship allows for more to flow below the surface of outer life. And it is there where I am held with hope. Thank you for this.

By: rgl

rgl — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:49:18 +0000

Hi Aphrodite. I must say I love your new blog site. I will continue to share both Buddhist and Jungian thoughts here as well as the words of others with regards to both these themes. Trungpa is a very important source for me, mostly because he talks with a voice that resonates to a western world mind such as mine.

By: Opa Bear

Opa Bear — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:47:45 +0000

Dear Robert,
Thank you for this Post of honesty, to share your fear, frustration and solitude with us.
As far as I have experiences in my life, I agree with what Trungpa writes, that we have to give up the notion of a divine (human)savior.
I don’t know what Trungpa means by “something”.

But I know from my life experience that when I found myself overwhelmed with the darkness of fear, frustration and utmost loneliness, and I could not find the strength to fight any longer, my battle was lost, I must give up.
In this climax, my psyche uttered a desperate plea for help – and suddenly all of the darkness was driven away by the feeling of peace and harmony, as I was comforted.
As I know now, this probably was the interference of my Self.
In this moment of peace, I became aware that everything I was fighting against was in fact unimportant in the total scheme of the Great Force.
The feeling of peace lasted long enough for me to gather myself, to get my breath so too say.
I realized then that I was so desperately obsessed in every mean of fighting (in order to survive), that I lost sight of what the battle was really about.

I understand that we are all individuals, so my experience could be total different of how somebody else would experience.

The reason of my writing is meant with the intention that you will receive “HOPE” in these desperate times.

By: Aphrodite

Aphrodite — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:54:10 +0000

I love this post! I have also recently discovered some Trunpa quotes and sayings. And yes…very much rings deeply for me. Thank-you for supplying me with a reading list! Trungpa is my next book purchase!