No Choice

Quite often, I hear people mentioned the word "No Choice" as if he is resigned to fate, circumstantial limitations and something that they cannot get out.

When asked further, to these people, it is like "the fishes must be in the water" ; "that birds must learn to fly" ; "that termites will have to eat up all the books"... No Choice, that's life.

I took a different look recently on my life and the things that I can do. Actually, if we think carefully, we have a lot of choices. But we shut ourselves and resign to fate.

The whole medical profession is about choices, the type of food you eat is about choices, and the way you lead your life and your next action is about choices too. Then when it is "No Choice'?

It comes back to our GHI;

Greed and desire already limits our choice, we want the best but lose out on all the second best or better; Hatred completely close our minds and stop any incoming of new information where we can make better decision with a means to an end; and

Ignorance sums up all our stupidity and laziness to move forward.

Someone told me that this is intrinsic in Buddhism, the belief in Karma, the lost of action (as we are always sitting and meditating), and our belief of rebirth. But this is not the correct understanding (8NP).

The belief in Karma makes us do the right things right; meditation is not about just sitting down and watch your mind at a retreat centre - but it is a daily practice every minute in our mind to understand the true nature of our issues and how we can handle our suffering better; and rebirth is a choice, and we can control it through our understanding of the four noble truth (4NT) and our practice of the eightfold noble path (8NP).

So try it. You have choices, just because you choose to close your eyes, it doesn't mean the choices are not there.

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May you be well, happy, peaceful.

With Gratitude,
ROBIN