Coronavirus means we're all equal

The coronavirus has shown some people that we're all equal. We all have the capacity to get sick, and so we're all in it together. Now stay the hell away from me. That may be an extreme way to learn that lesson, but that's OK.

A line squared is a circle. A circle squared is a sphere.

A line squared is a circle. A circle squared is a sphere. There, I've done it.

Zen starts when you give up Zen

Zen starts when you give up Zen.

Overcome the Idea of Enlightenment

One thing all good Zen teachers and other mystics have in common is to overcome the idea of enlightenment. They all say drop the idea of attainment. I never believed this, until someone I believed to be enlightened said the same exact thing. Now I'm a believer in non-belief, if you will. The only thing I believe is to trust myself. There is no such thing as enlightenment.

Traversing the waves of insanity

It is possible to experience the waves of madness and sail through them rather than be drowned by them. I did it this time. Probably I'll have to deal with these waves again in the future, but this time was definitely a success.

You can be content even while you're sad

All the emotions are acceptable, and the important thing is contentment even despite them. Discontent is something to be discontended about, but once you've figured this out then you can be content even when troubling emotions happen. Anger is OK. Grief is OK. Embarrassment is OK. Guilt is OK. Sadness is OK.

Everyone is superior to me (Even though I'm the One)

The Dalai Lama said that one should regard all others as superior.  How do we do this if we think we ourselves are great? Even if you are very grandiose is in the case of my bipolar disorder, it is possible.

I regard myself as the Chosen One, but I regard you and all others as Bigger than Jesus (Like the Beatles). It takes a lot of time and hard work, but that shift can happen. Then no matter how much of a man of destiny tone (as the BBC put it about someone) you happen to take, there will always be a Higher Power around you.

To put it a million times less mildly, you should reflect on the qualities others have that outmatch you. That is a humbling experience. You don't need to say, "I'm terrible," but you can say, "my father is better than me at making people laugh," or "My best friend is better than me at helping his fellow man." This is inspiring rather than humiliating. It may even boost your own self-esteem  because it won't waver as much .

Maybe we should accept our own grandiosity rather than fight it all the time. I don't know.