I will state this first, this may be very long winded and might even take two comments. For that forgive me.
I watched this video yesterday and thought to myself, "How sad that this country would celebrate such a thing!" And it stuck with me, gnawing at my mind. I sat through half the night in deep meditative contemplation, replaying your words, thinking on them. After hours of meditation, I came to this conclusion... *cont.*
@m1k3z0r2 I thought about Thanksgiving. The time I am able to spend with my family. A time when we all set differences aside and share in a common meal. Then I thought again of your words, and I thought, "How sad, to see such a one who still holds on to the past with a grip as sure as his." We were not there at the time of this mass murder, in this lifetime at least. That responsibility does not fall on our shoulders. But if I had it my way, there would be 365 days of REAL giving thanks. *cont*
@m1k3z0r2 The day should not matter. And nor should the past. With acceptance, comes moving forward. We do not take on the burdens of another person, or even our own nation. One of my favorite quotes from the Dalai Lama says this;
"If you cannot change something, why worry about it? If you can change something, even still, why worry? Get to changing it."
We cannot change the past. But that should not affect our views on the now. Change your reason for celebrating this holiday, *cont*
@m1k3z0r2 just as Buddha teaches us when he says, "reality is shaped by our mind, we become what we think." Thanksgiving does not have to be a day that hearkens back to the past. It can be a day focused on the now. We are alive. We are loved. And for this, I am thankful.
Forgive me for my multiple comments, but I really do respect your wisdom, as I have watched many of your videos. I simply wanted to state to you what your words prompted in me.
@m1k3z0r2 Well, Michael, you can always, I suppose, live in a delusional world of denial and pretend that the historic record is not what it is. I took vows as a monk to never cower to injustice and to always do what was right to correct the wrongs against humanity.
@m1k3z0r2 No one is holding on to the past. I am simply reflecting on the lies and attempts by people like yourself to whitewash the murders that took place, that are well documented and factual, so that people will stop and think before celebrating such a disgusting "holiday".
You can choose to live your life in ignorance. My students do not.
@m1k3z0r2 The blood that was shed on that day was the blood of innocents. It would be disgraceful for me not to respond by raising people's awareness that this day, no matter what you want to pretend, was decreed as a day in which the scum of Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrated the murder of 700 men, women and children.
That is not acceptable, nor is it cause to celebrate.
@fsalvato But are WE not innocent of that blood? Do WE not have a choice? You stated in the video that followed this that we must transmute the negativity into positivity. But to transmute, you must first transcend. Rise above so that you can change it. It's not that we pretend it didn't happen, but that we choose to move on from the past to make a better future for ourselves and the generations to come.
I will state this first, this may be very long winded and might even take two comments. For that forgive me.
I watched this video yesterday and thought to myself, "How sad that this country would celebrate such a thing!" And it stuck with me, gnawing at my mind. I sat through half the night in deep meditative contemplation, replaying your words, thinking on them. After hours of meditation, I came to this conclusion... *cont.*
m1k3z0r2 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 I thought about Thanksgiving. The time I am able to spend with my family. A time when we all set differences aside and share in a common meal. Then I thought again of your words, and I thought, "How sad, to see such a one who still holds on to the past with a grip as sure as his." We were not there at the time of this mass murder, in this lifetime at least. That responsibility does not fall on our shoulders. But if I had it my way, there would be 365 days of REAL giving thanks. *cont*
m1k3z0r2 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 The day should not matter. And nor should the past. With acceptance, comes moving forward. We do not take on the burdens of another person, or even our own nation. One of my favorite quotes from the Dalai Lama says this;
"If you cannot change something, why worry about it? If you can change something, even still, why worry? Get to changing it."
We cannot change the past. But that should not affect our views on the now. Change your reason for celebrating this holiday, *cont*
m1k3z0r2 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 just as Buddha teaches us when he says, "reality is shaped by our mind, we become what we think." Thanksgiving does not have to be a day that hearkens back to the past. It can be a day focused on the now. We are alive. We are loved. And for this, I am thankful.
Forgive me for my multiple comments, but I really do respect your wisdom, as I have watched many of your videos. I simply wanted to state to you what your words prompted in me.
Namaskar, my brother.
~Michael
m1k3z0r2 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 Well, Michael, you can always, I suppose, live in a delusional world of denial and pretend that the historic record is not what it is. I took vows as a monk to never cower to injustice and to always do what was right to correct the wrongs against humanity.
So your diatribe is without merit.
fsalvato 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 No one is holding on to the past. I am simply reflecting on the lies and attempts by people like yourself to whitewash the murders that took place, that are well documented and factual, so that people will stop and think before celebrating such a disgusting "holiday".
You can choose to live your life in ignorance. My students do not.
fsalvato 3 months ago
@m1k3z0r2 The blood that was shed on that day was the blood of innocents. It would be disgraceful for me not to respond by raising people's awareness that this day, no matter what you want to pretend, was decreed as a day in which the scum of Massachusetts Bay Colony celebrated the murder of 700 men, women and children.
That is not acceptable, nor is it cause to celebrate.
fsalvato 3 months ago
@fsalvato But are WE not innocent of that blood? Do WE not have a choice? You stated in the video that followed this that we must transmute the negativity into positivity. But to transmute, you must first transcend. Rise above so that you can change it. It's not that we pretend it didn't happen, but that we choose to move on from the past to make a better future for ourselves and the generations to come.
Happiness and good fortune to you,
~Michael
m1k3z0r2 3 months ago
Really well said!
docstar77 3 months ago
@docstar77 Thanks, Doc! Much love and peace to you and yours!
fsalvato 3 months ago