An Independent Nature... Success or Suffering?
As a result of being forced to make many choices too early, children can become over stimulated and learn positive associations with feelings of separation from their family before it is safe enough for them to be on their own. A sign of completion of this, is when the young person no longer wishes to have anything to do with their family, because their choices take them into further separation. As an adult, choices you might have already made during your own childhood might mean that you have deliberately cultivated more differences than similarities with others choices. Individuality becomes the goal rather than being an expression of unique qualities. Major problems encountered later, could be a lack of trust of others, unresolved issues of security or aggressively held personal views. Buddhism needs new methods to help overcome these disabling suffering attitudes so prevalent in Western modern culture. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ ""Kinder, die gezwungen werden, zu viele Ent...