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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8" /><title>Four reminders, Six paramitas, and One universe - The Terminal Programmer</title><meta content="2013-02-17T12:00:07-08:00" name="DCTERMS.created" /><meta content="2013-02-17T12:00:07-08:00" name="DCTERMS.modified" /><meta content="Suraj N. Kurapati" name="author" /><meta content="life, wisdom, philosophy, buddhism, astronomy" name="keywords" /><meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" name="viewport" /><meta content="Readably https://github.com/sunaku/readably" name="generator" /><link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><link href="index.atom" rel="alternate" title="feed" type="application/atom+xml" /><script src="js/jquery.slim.min.js"></script></head><body><article data-entry-id="4-reminders-6-paramitas-1-universe" id="body"><header><div class="navigation"><a class="rootlink" href="index.html#4-reminders-6-paramitas-1-universe" title="The Terminal Programmer"><span>The Terminal Programmer</span></a></div><h1 class="title">Four reminders, Six paramitas, and One universe</h1><div class="author">Suraj N. Kurapati</div><time class="date" datetime="2013-02-17T12:00:07-08:00">17 February 2013</time></header><hr /><div class="description"></div><div class="content"><ol class="table-of-contents"><li><a id="__four-reminders__" href="#four-reminders" class="downlink">Four reminders</a><ol><li><a id="__life-is-precious__" href="#life-is-precious" class="downlink">Life is precious</a><ol></ol></li><li><a id="__impermanence__" href="#impermanence" class="downlink">Impermanence</a><ol></ol></li><li><a id="__samsara__" href="#samsara" class="downlink">Samsara</a><ol></ol></li><li><a id="__karma__" href="#karma" class="downlink">Karma</a><ol></ol></li></ol></li><li><a id="__six-paramitas__" href="#six-paramitas" class="downlink">Six paramitas</a><ol></ol></li><li><a id="__one-universe__" href="#one-universe" class="downlink">One universe</a><ol></ol></li></ol><p>Charged with responsibilities, bound by commitments, and consumed by
troubles, all the while <em>racing</em> to meet the incessant march of time, we
often lose sight of what life really is and what is important within it.</p>
<p>The following videos helped me see the life <em>beyond</em> that race. First, <a href="#four-reminders">the
four reminders</a> taught me how to <em>distinguish</em> between the life and the
race. Second, <a href="#six-paramitas">the six paramitas</a> taught me how to <em>develop</em> the life
while still staying in the race. Finally, <a href="#one-universe">the one universe</a> put the
life, the race, and the self into <em>perspective</em> on the grandest of scales.</p>
<p>Thus I invite you to watch them (they are <em>short</em> videos: not longer than
ten minutes each) at your convenience if you wish to develop yourself
further while keeping the life, the race, the self, and the universe all
in perspective. :-)</p>

<div id="four-reminders" class="section"></div><h2 class="heading">Four reminders<a href="#four-reminders" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__four-reminders__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h2>
<p>Reminded by Ringu Tulku:</p>

<ol>
<li>Life is precious</li>
<li>Impermanence</li>
<li>Samsara</li>
<li>Karma</li>
</ol>

<blockquote>
<p><a class="embed_youtube_video" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7T6T1nYDWDQ?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1&modestbranding=1"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7T6T1nYDWDQ/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Click to watch video" width="480" height="360"></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>If we are reminded of these four things, and if we really integrate these four
understandings or change our attitudes along these four ways, that alone can
transform our life: we can each become a more responsible/joyful/understanding
person. Therefore, these four reminders are said to be the first thing we try
to reflect on, if we want to transform ourselves.</p>

<div id="life-is-precious" class="section"></div><h3 class="heading">Life is precious<a href="#life-is-precious" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__life-is-precious__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h3>
<p>How happy/satisfied we are depends on how much we appreciate what we have.
It&rsquo;s not about the problems that we have, but <em>how much we concentrate</em> on the
problems that makes us unhappy, sad, and depressed. Therefore, one of the main
reminders is that <strong>we need to appreciate what we have</strong>.</p>
<p>That is the first principle to transform our life. And if we really work on
this, this alone can also transform our way of feeling.</p>

<div id="impermanence" class="section"></div><h3 class="heading">Impermanence<a href="#impermanence" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__impermanence__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h3>
<p><strong>Everything changes</strong>: there&rsquo;s nothing that doesn&rsquo;t change. Good times can
change, but bad times can also change. So even when I go through the most
difficult times, I need to remind myself that there&rsquo;s nothing which doesn&rsquo;t
change.</p>
<p>Everything changes: that&rsquo;s the nature of the life/phenomenon. The more we see
this clearly, the more we know that <strong>nothing really exists</strong>&hellip; in the same
way all the time, and the more we can <strong>let things be</strong>.</p>
<p>And we also understand that <strong>life is change</strong>: if there&rsquo;s no change, there&rsquo;s
no life/development/living. Therefore, we need to let things happen:
<strong>there&rsquo;s no use holding on</strong> too much to <em>either</em> negative/bad/hurtful things
that happened to us <em>or</em> good/positive things that might be with us sometimes.</p>
<p>If we really understand this deeply (the impermanence: that everything is
changing) and really integrate it with our life, this could also transform our
life. That&rsquo;s the second reminder.</p>

<div id="samsara" class="section"></div><h3 class="heading">Samsara<a href="#samsara" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__samsara__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h3>
<p>Samsara means that all of us, human beings, have weaknesses/problems and we
need to understand that nobody is perfect. There&rsquo;s lots of
pain/suffering/problems around us in the world. When we understand that
deeply, we <strong>don&rsquo;t need to expect everything to be perfect</strong>.</p>
<p>The more we understand that, the more we appreciate the little good things
that people do for us: if we find someone being a little nicer/kinder, we can
appreciate it <em>more</em> because we know that people can be mean, have problems,
and carry lots of negative feelings. So the more we understand these
weaknesses (the Samsaric state of mind: that there are the
problems/pain/weaknesses in people), the more we can understand <strong>how to
appreciate</strong> the positive things.</p>
<p>Also, if people do negative things, we can <em>still</em> be compassionate/forgiving
to them because of the Samsaric way of being <em>we all</em> have (with all the
negative emotions/ignorance/selfishness). We all have
greed/aggression/ignorance and that allow us to feel more compassionate to
people, even those who are doing not-so-positive things.</p>
<p>The more we understand Samsara, the more we <strong>feel at ease living with other
people</strong> because we don&rsquo;t expect too much from everybody and <em>also</em> because we
don&rsquo;t expect too much from ourselves. This is the third reminder.</p>

<div id="karma" class="section"></div><h3 class="heading">Karma<a href="#karma" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__karma__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h3>
<p>Everything has causes/conditions and happens interdependently/relatively: what
I am now is because of my past and what I will be in the future is because of
my present so <strong>my future is, in a way, in my hands</strong>. Therefore, I have to
take responsibility for myself and think/act in a proper/careful way because
<strong>how I act with my body, speech, and mind</strong> is very important not only for my
own future but also because it affects the world/people around me.</p>

<div id="six-paramitas" class="section"></div><h2 class="heading">Six paramitas<a href="#six-paramitas" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__six-paramitas__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h2>
<p>Explained by Ringu Tulku:</p>

<ol>
<li>Giving</li>
<li>Conduct</li>
<li>Patience</li>
<li>Diligence</li>
<li>Meditation</li>
<li>Wisdom</li>
</ol>

<blockquote>
<p><a class="embed_youtube_video" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WpfE-6JtrfQ?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1&modestbranding=1&list=PL79B991D1DBD6F3E8"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WpfE-6JtrfQ/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Click to watch video" width="480" height="360"></a></p>
</blockquote>

<div id="one-universe" class="section"></div><h2 class="heading">One universe<a href="#one-universe" class="permalink" title="Permalink"></a><a href="#__one-universe__" class="uplink" title="Contents"></a></h2>

<blockquote>
<p><a class="embed_youtube_video" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJGBr1E6JR4?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1&modestbranding=1"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XJGBr1E6JR4/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Click to watch video" width="480" height="360"></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote>
<p><a class="embed_youtube_video" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_2wEcKSM3Cg?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1&modestbranding=1"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_2wEcKSM3Cg/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Click to watch video" width="480" height="360"></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

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<p><a class="embed_youtube_video" href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tTP9WQJBIXA?autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=1&modestbranding=1&list=SPDE65D78966FEC465"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tTP9WQJBIXA/hqdefault.jpg" alt="Click to watch video" width="480" height="360"></a></p>
</blockquote>
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