Well, I certainly have "let go" of blogging. While I was at Newsgator, I was a regular blogger, but find myself without a specific view these days. Let's rephrase that...I am no longer working in a position or company that affords me the opportunity to be an industry consultant, different than my days as a E2.0 "guru".
But as I deepen my Shambhala practice and study, a view is exactly what I am developing. We are currently studing Karma and the 12 Nidanas. Sounds kind of heady, eh? It is. While the term "karma" is bandied about frequently in our society, our view of the concept is a bit more complex than the idea that cutting someone off in traffic on Tuesday means someone will cut you off on Friday. That isn't karma, that is driving in Denver.
As a novice, I wouldn't dare attempt to explain the Shambhala view of karma, but I will say that the concept continues to support me as I let go of so many current habitual patterns and graspings. I've let go of being a manager, being in a strategic role, handing off the grunt work to others, gainig public recognition and so on and so on. That doesn't mean that any of those experiences will never arise again...likely, they will. But, for now, I am in a perfect place to contemplate the teachings and experience what is happening right this moment.
One of my favorite lines from one of our celebratory liturgies is "You will never get what you want." OK, that is taken out of context, but I find that line soothing. No matter how hard you grasp, no matter how much you try to protect your desire to be right, no matter how feverishly you try to bolster your ego...it will never work. Isn't that cause to rejoice? :'} Well, not for most of us, given how we are brought up in this world. But, embracing these concepts has certainly made my work and personal life a little saner and less rough around the edges.
That's all for now...I feel the desire for some yogurt.
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