Keep These Things Private About Your Life | Buddhism

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privacy should not be misunderstood and mixed up with exclusion. there are 2 types of privacy. external and internal. the latter is more valid, but it is not so easy to obtain. needs a lot of practice. external privacy is valid too, and sometimes needed, as long as it doesn't lead to isolation and making a boundaries/borders. It really depends on personal development and personal preferences. privacy is a space, where you can be yourself, free of all the masks and roles you need to play in the world. privacy is not an escape. it is a way to learn how to be alone, but not lonely. privacy comes next to silence. you can engage with the world as much as you like, you can share as much as you like and still remain private and silent. But that is an inner part of privacy. external privacy is easy: listen more, speak less. be selective off what you share and with whom you share. Don't build walls, build mirrors. internal/inner privacy comes from being grounded and centered in your own being. It means, nothing coming from the outside world can really touch you, no matter how close to your skin it is, because your point of reference has shifted. any spiritual practice, if affective for some people, needs to be shared. that is the difference between these days and the past. The days of occult/hidden knowledge are gone. Even though most of of these practices are and will be misunderstood and misused, all the secrets must be reviled. It is up to individual being to navigate through the fluff, and get and practice the core. All are invited, few will answer the call. I don't care about Buddhism, but I deeply love Buddha. There is nothing in his teachings that is secret or private. He reviled it all. The question is - is your awareness on the level to understand? practice and execute? 99,9% the answer is no. and it has nothing to do with privacy or secrecy, it has all to do with how open your eyes are and how comfortable it is to keep them shut.

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Meditation is not a practice! Meditation techniques are! Meditation is not an experience, meditation techniques can be. there are 2 misconceptions that make me sick every time I come across those. One is Yoga as a wellness/therapy program and the other is meditation. Meditation is like flowering. How do you practice flowering? it is a quality, that can happen, but there is no way of practicing it. Your practice ends with Dharana - concentration, which includes all 112 meditation techniques.