It is wonderful when we have someone we can trust, taking care of us, scratching our back, and making sure we are as good as we possibly could be in the present moment. It is that sense of care about life that is present in Buddha's teachings, which is expressed by the moment we seek refuge in the Sangha, the community sharing the similar care about life than we do. Sometimes we have no possibility to seek such refuge in Sangha, as we could be in either a situation or place achieving community is not possible, configuring a move we could not count on. Buddha, the enlightened one, has made sure to transmit the amazing teaching that says our consciousness has alternatives to compensate for the impermanent absence of Sangha, during our mind training. The moment we realise not having someone on our back is astonishing to enhance our peace of mind, it is the moment we understand why understanding suffering is a personal, and not transferable, duty.


Buddha, the enlightened one, has embraced the duty to understand his own suffering, eventually reaching enlightenment during his path towards a meaningful life. During the path of enlightenment, Buddha has acquired a huge amount of knowledge from the experiences he has had. Part of the knowledge he has obtained indicates that the entity we call Sangha, the community we are able to seek refuge, is an external fortress we could enter to feel safe, and protected, from anything we are afraid of, in and out our own self. Sangha is composed by people who share similar values of kindness and compassion, which are as close as possible to our own love nature.

The more we seek refuge in Sangha, however, the less we could put our mind training in practise to a real test of facing challenging situations, where negativity dominates the scene. Having someone to scratch our back is a wonderful time of relaxing, and having someone that could possibly stick a knife on our back, anytime, is an opportunity of reaching unlimited, and unimaginable levels of endurance, strength, and resilience, while achieving peace of mind remains the ultimate goal. It does not mean we have to abandon Sangha, and the purpose it serves. It does mean we could not count [sometimes] on its presence, mainly if we are inserted in situations we are dealing with difficult challenges, no matter whether we are besieged by darkness itself.


The moment we realise we have to tap into our unlimited mind power on our own, it is the moment we understand why there is no safer place than a mind in peace.


Namaste 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓



Written by Jeferson Souza (thejefecomp).


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