255-The devil and the angel on our shoulder....- Buddhism in daily life

The devil and the angel on our shoulder....

........ we are, we are angels and devils in human form

Do the figures on your shoulders often talk to you?

And anyway, who are these figures that talk to us?

Well, the answer is very simple: we are ourselves, the characters do not exist, our ego designs the characters; it is our ego that "whispers" nonsense into our ears (by means of the characters), because the thoughts that the ego designs, it hides quite excellently.

There are two kinds of thoughts. First, we think when it is necessary. Like, "I have to make breakfast for my children now, then do the dishes, drive them to school, and then maybe I'll get to work on time." Then, however, the ego blithely chattering away further thoughts all day long UNMINDFULLY, sometimes useful things, but mostly complete nonsense.

In order to come to rest and perhaps begin the journey to "enlightenment" we must "discipline" the ego, "get a grip on it"; the ego is our servant, we are the master of our ego, not the other way around.

If you find this so for yourself, it is important to first of all "look" attentively at your own thoughts; to separate, between the "important" thoughts and the chatter of our ego. Follow your train of thought, don't let the ego get away with every "thought", ask yourself, where does this thought come from now, what does it bring me, does it perhaps come from my ego?

Are you able to distinguish and separate thoughts? What is chatter from the figures on our shoulder, what is important, useful and purposeful thinking? Don't let the ego get away with the chatter!

Do you want to live a life without "angels and devils"?

When you realize that thoughts can be considered separately, the figures on your shoulders will disappear!

The journey to "enlightenment" begins within us, not outside. No God will help us, no master will start the journey for us, we have to start the journey ourselves.

The decision to set out on this path is the first step.

Even a great journey begins with a small step.

WHOEVER LOOKS FOR AN ANGEL AND ONLY LOOKS AT THE WINGS COULD BRING HOME A GOOSE

- GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG - FIRST GERMAN PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS - 1742 TO 1799

EACH ONE OF US IS HIS OWN DEVIL, AND WE MAKE THIS WORLD A HELL FOR OURSELVES

- OSCAR WILDE - IRISH WRITER - 1854 TO 1900

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