Thanks guys! Sorry I abandoned the thread.
If the rules weren't so strict, I would take the tips. But my employer made it clear that I would get fired. I don't think there are exceptions here.
Equanimity is the way to go! Whatever they do, that's their kamma.
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- Tue May 26, 2015 5:12 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Not breaking rules under pressure
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3490
- Wed May 20, 2015 9:18 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Not breaking rules under pressure
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3490
Not breaking rules under pressure
So I work at a grocery store; I bag groceries and bring carts back inside. Occasionally, a person with a disability will need help outside and I'll have to help them out — and they'll want to give me a tip for doing so. That's nice... but the company's policy is that accepting such tips is not allow...
- Wed May 20, 2015 9:07 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: How to respond without defending our view
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5796
Re: How to respond without defending our view
Depend on Right View! If somebody's telling you their view of the world, then that's just what they're doing. You don't necessarily have to talk about that. When you get attached to views (i.e. overcome with wrong-view), then that's when you start arguing or trying to "correct" them. The o...
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:05 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Quick Enlightenment
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1475
Re: Quick Enlightenment
Yes, I think the "parami argument" is a very valid one. If you think of people with a good "establishing" of parami as people with well-developed sila/samadhi/panna, then it's easy to understand how one can become enlightened with a simple teaching such as "all things arise ...
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:08 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: How can I deal with false compassion and kindness?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2131
Re: How can I deal with false compassion and kindness?
Being kind or compassionate doesn't necessarily require you to have a particular feeling or emotion. If something bad happens to someone and you wish that it hadn't happened to them, you are telling the truth when you say that you are sorry that happened to them. Don't be hard on yourself. Remember...
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:47 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: How can I deal with false compassion and kindness?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2131
How can I deal with false compassion and kindness?
Something I noticed in my practice is that, whenever somebody is acting unwholesomely or is suffering, I try to think of something I could say to help them or bring them on the "right track". It's hard for me to listen to the suffering of others or comfort them, easier for me to just analy...
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:59 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: The suffix "pi": jātipi, jarāpi, vyādhipi...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1818
Re: The suffix "pi": jātipi, jarāpi, vyādhipi...
Thank you both!
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:36 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: The suffix "pi": jātipi, jarāpi, vyādhipi...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1818
The suffix "pi": jātipi, jarāpi, vyādhipi...
I've tried googling it, but can't find anything about it! I'm not well-versed in Pāli grammar, so maybe it's not a suffix? Any way, I don't know what it means. I was on reddit earlier and someone made a thread about the four noble truths. He made a point that "life is suffering" is a bad t...
- Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:53 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2821
Re: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
Thank you. But in regards to acting "myself", it seems that my usual way of behaving is not appealing to employers.silver surfer wrote:---
- Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:31 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2821
Re: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
Hi, try to use your mental actions to help you, make a wish for success in your endeavor, like "May I find a job" or "May I get this job", the mind is a powerful tool don't let it run around in negligence since it can also hurt you. Smile all the time dhammarelax Thanks! I wasn'...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:11 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2821
Re: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
I think the first thing you may want to consider doing is to relax a little. Throughout your post you are very hard on yourself and seem to denigrate yourself at every turn. You an't change what you did in high-school (or didn't do for that matter) but is it really that big of a deal? I assume you ...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:15 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2821
How can I deal with the pressures of making a living?
I'm 19. After a recent visit with my sister and her fiance, both of which I feel very comfortable and supported with, I want to move in with them. They aren't Buddhists, but they're very wholesome people. They live in NY, and based on what I've heard from them, in a friendly tight-knit community whi...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:48 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: "Rain soddens what's covered..."
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8401
Re: "Rain soddens what's covered..."
Thanks a lot guys! It makes sense when you think of the story of the impure monk being caught in the community, a lot of noise being made when it rains on something hard, and wind/sun being able to dry something uncovered better than something covered. Trying to hide your impurities is difficult, es...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 2:24 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: "Rain soddens what's covered..."
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8401
"Rain soddens what's covered..."
Rain soddens what's covered & doesn't sodden what's exposed. So open up what's covered up, so that it won't get soddened by the rain. Sodden — adj — saturated, especially with water; soaked through Can somebody explain to me the meaning of this quote? How can rain not saturate that which is cov...
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:16 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Wet Dreams
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3032
Re: Wet Dreams
Cultivating dispassion has really helped calm down my dreams. They're also more simple, clear and closer to "reality". My behavior is also more restrained and heedful. It's pretty interesting to see how your daily way of going about (mentally) is tied to your dreams. Try to implement these...