The Philosophy of Being

As I have trouble sleeping, "being" rather than "doing," fills me with the "homework" that threaten to steal, or at least, the poison of my peace. Bombarded by a "to do" list that is relentless and insistent, like an army marching through my mind, a sleeping pill and expect the best. Something has to put the "breaks" the wheels turning in my head constantly. Perhaps you've heard the saying, "I slept like a baby?" I'm envious of that innocent children the ability to fail in bed seconds after being asleep. Children do not "toss and turn" unless something is bothering them. As you begin to feel groggy and a little more relaxed thinking, "What bothers me I can not relax when I want?"

Being vs. Do

As adults, our days are jam-packed with work commitments, school, family and social life. So full that there is no drive-through restaurants so we can drink in the car while talking on speaker phone, all while driving (oh, come on, I've seen it!). Back to work, what kind of emails while talking on the speaker. In the supermarket, shopping and talking, because thanks to the handset. In the gym, which exercises while watching TV or enjoy your favorite music through headphones piping. The point is that we are a society of multi-taskers. Award of the American efficiency, as it leads to higher profits. The belief is: you get more and more. Our society is one of the "doers". Like ants, we had our morning coffee in a cup of nearby rushing to work so that we can produce, produce, produce, so we can quickly return home in time to gobble up something for dinner, so you can get to the next activity on our agenda. At night, though should be exhausted, he lay awake and rewind problems of the day, which increases our anxiety, until we have to resort to a sleep aid. Tomorrow morning, the cycle begins again. Our society believes to be unproductive (which I will from this point as "being") is a burden to society. The philosophy is: if you want to get ahead, do not get caught up. Therefore, running madly in ourselves and others. We strive and others. In seeking to produce, unless we see each other as human beings and more as "objects" to be manipulated. No malice is intended, we're just trying to get ahead of anyone else.

Equinimity

The Buddhists have a belief about how life should be lived, and is well encapsulated in one word: fairness. The word means: all the things that are kept in balance by a check and balance system. The dictionary defines it as: "Uniformity of mind, especially under pressure" (merrium-webster.com). The most simple synonym might be: fair. Imagine that the uniformity of balance perfectly on a balance beam, or floating in the water so they are floating. Maybe you've seen a person balancing a load on her head, seemingly without effort? These are the physical manifestations of equanimity. Equanimity is not a physical term. Refers to a mood or a "being-ness" versus a "do-be." The very word sounds like the word "equality", which means balance. Maintaining balance is a prerequisite to the way that equality of treatment to another. If I have an image of myself as a "doer" when those around me are "being" might envy him, or conversely, may denigrate it. Many people have no relation to "being-ness" and do not know how they feel or what to do when you are forced to simply "be."

A common practice in Buddhist meditation is to withdraw in silence for a weekend or a long period of time in which participants learn to appreciate quiet, yet their minds occupied by the practice of silent meditation. They greet each other in silence, eating together in silence and meditate in silence. They are training in being rather than doing. They are learning to accept and honor the serenity, and thus find its central location, its equanimity.

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