113-The lottery win - Buddhism in daily life

The lottery win

Imagine that a friend of yours had won the jackpot in the lottery without knowing about it, perhaps because the ticket can no longer be found or he has simply forgotten about it.

Now your friend would be a millionaire without having the slightest idea of the process, without wasting a thought on it, he would not have to think about it, he would not have to tell anyone about it, he would not have to conceal it, NOTHING would change for your friend, at least not as long as he does not know about it.

The situation is completely different when your friend knows about the winnings, now hundreds of considerations arise, the mind palace really gets going, what to do, who to ask, will life as a millionaire still be the same? Questions upon questions suddenly burst out of your friend, everything has to be put in order, has to be brought under control.

Or is it not?

Let's compare the two hypothetical states of said friend. The only difference is that in the first case he knows nothing, but in the second he does. Only his emotional state has completely changed for him, he is otherwise still the same guy, outwardly in any case, inwardly it is a different situation.

A Buddhist would (theoretically) behave like in the first scenario if he won the lottery, he wouldn't change just because he won (something), but he would be the person he was before.

If you think about it like this, once you were the friend, put yourself in his shoes. Imagine that you were the big winner, only you didn't know it yet. Now a certain security radiates through you, because financial prosperity brings independence, everyday worries become smaller. Now you think through the scenario, but now you "know" about the win.

This duality of events is also the right way of thinking for all lifetimes. Does she love me, or does she not? Does it really make a difference? After all, what is important is your feelings without asking for anything in return.

If you love, if you feel like a winner, no matter if you have won, then you are following the Buddha on his path.

What is important is not how things are, but how your attitude towards them is, how you look at things, which subsequently makes up your emotions.

Every new day is a real lottery win, the big jackpot is your inner attitude, nothing else.

The path is the goal!

Fight hatred by not hating, by kindness the wicked, win the miser by your sacrifices and the liar by your love of truth.

- Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero

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