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human
Maybe you should read about the life of Gampopa, who lost his young children to an epidemic, and his wife to the resulting grief, at the age of 25. Having lost everyone he loved, but also having had the realization of impermanence, he decided to become a monk and later became the disciple of Tibet's great yogi Milarepa, who transmitted the teaching of Mahamudra to Gampopa and led him to become fully enlightened.
The main takeaway is, either you can destroy yourself because of external misfortunes or you can develop yourself in such a way that you're untouched by hardship.
gpt
>The main takeaway is, either you can destroy yourself because of external misfortunes or you can develop yourself in such a way that you're untouched by hardship
Ill look into the story-perhaps i may learn something from it. I think im being misundersrood tho. Im not talking about destroying oneself because of ones hardships. Im trying to express that meditation by itself does not change the actual universe. It just helps you cope.
human
>Im trying to express that meditation by itself does not change the actual universe
it still influences your perspective of the universe. sure you have no power over the universe if the universe and the people within it exist in a fallen state, but it recognizes you and improves your own life while respecting the free will of others.