When we think of the Buddha, we often imagine silent meditation, eyes closed in peaceful detachment.
But his silence was not mere withdrawal.
It was sovereignty.
But his silence was not mere withdrawal.
It was sovereignty.
🕊 What Does That Mean?
Buddha wasn’t teaching us to suppress our emotions.
He wasn’t telling us to deny pain, anger, sadness, or joy.
He wasn’t telling us to deny pain, anger, sadness, or joy.
He was teaching us that:
You don’t have to carry what others throw at you.
⚡️ You Don’t Have to:
- Respond to every insult.
- Fix every emotion.
- Absorb every storm.
🌌 You Are Not a Sponge. You Are a Sky.
Imagine this:
🌩 Anger comes like a passing thundercloud.
🌧 Sadness comes like fleeting rain.
🌤 Praise comes like the sun breaking through.
🌫 Blame comes like morning fog.
🌧 Sadness comes like fleeting rain.
🌤 Praise comes like the sun breaking through.
🌫 Blame comes like morning fog.
But none of these change the sky itself.
The sky does not hold on to any weather pattern.
It simply allows them to pass through, remaining vast, open, and unbroken.
It simply allows them to pass through, remaining vast, open, and unbroken.
🏺 Be Like the Empty Bowl
In Zen, there is a teaching: “The usefulness of a bowl is in its emptiness.”
Emotional freedom is not about becoming numb.
It is about being so empty of attachment that emotions can flow through you without residue.
It is about being so empty of attachment that emotions can flow through you without residue.
✨ This Is True Freedom
- Not suppressing your emotions — feeling them fully.
- Not clinging to your emotions — letting them pass.
- Not identifying with your emotions — remembering you are not them.
They arise.
They peak.
They dissolve.
They peak.
They dissolve.
🧘♀️ You Remain
Still.
Vast.
Unshaken.
Vast.
Unshaken.
This is what the Buddha meant by sovereignty.
Not ruling over others, but ruling over your own inner kingdom with wisdom and presence.
Not ruling over others, but ruling over your own inner kingdom with wisdom and presence.
🌺 Final Reflection
Next time an emotion storms through, pause and remember:
🌌 “I am the sky. This too shall pass.”
And in that remembering, you awaken to the peace that was always yours.
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