Envy
ENVY
This afternoon
I came across these fine words
Of Gary Shneider’s
“Your thoughts do not care about you
They only want to perpetuate themselves”
Envy arose as I read them
But I did not allow it
To perpetuate itself
Posted on September 26, 2013, in Poetry, Writing and tagged Emotion, Mindfulness, Self-management, Thoughts, Writing. Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
Ben Naga 
A delight, as ever.
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What a sweet thing to say, Simon. I am very grateful for your kind words.
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It reminds us I suppose to keep control of our feelings; acknowledge them and then move on. Nice.
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Perhaps we control feelings best by simply not doing anything beyond observing as they move on in time and of their own accord.
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Spoken like a true Buddhist.
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🙂
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I strongly disagree with the quote.
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Are you willing to expand?
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true ,. and it’s up to ourselves to keep our thoughts in line . me think.
I second the thought that it’s a delight to read your poem.
groetjes, Francina
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Then you too are sweet, Francina. 🙂
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I believe our thoughts guide us, utimately in the “right” direction. And sometimes even thoughts can come from others and not be essentially our own.
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Everything you say is correct. I think we are looking at different aspects of experience, and from a different viewpoint. A drawback when trying to express the abstract. 🙂 Thank you for expanding your point for me.
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So you are human . . . . like me. 🙂
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You thought to doubt it?! 😉
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I wondered sometimes 😉
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I’m wondering what I might be if not human. But I am too afraid to ask … 😉
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Yes! Great poem,perfect close
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You are very kind. Thank you. 🙂
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