Part of My Personal Awakening Series
It Does Not Matter What I Do, It’s All About How I Do It
Buddhist insight for a new world spirituality.
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7 min readMar 11, 2021
CONTENTS
[1] A Lesson from Buddha
— [1.1] Things That We Should Not Worry About
— [1.2] Things That We Should Worry About
— [1.3] Buddha Teaches Us How to be Mindful
[2] A Contemporary Understanding
— [2.1] “What” We Do is Not Spiritual
— [2.2] “How” We Do What We Do is Spiritual
— [2.3] The Noble Eightfold Path
[3] How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
[1] A Lesson from Buddha
Buddha said that, in terms of awakening and enlightenment, there are things that we should be concerned about and there are things that we should not worry about.
[1.1] Things That We Should Not Worry About — are:
- Love and romance relationships
- Caring for one’s family
- Pursuing one’s career or a passion for a good project
- Desire to enjoy life (nice home, travel…