At its deepest level, awakening is not a “process” - not like acquiring a skill or climbing a ladder. No one becomes awakened, because awakening does not exist within time. There is no before or after.
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Growing up is not a milestone. It doesn’t happen the day we turn 18, or 30, or 60. It doesn’t come with degrees, titles, assets, or even years of experience. To me, growing up is a quiet journey - A process of slowly learning not to be startled by every little thing that life brings. Learning to accept. And then, learning something even harder: to receive. To receive things as they are, without adding expectations, without pushing back, without trying to reshape them.
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This morning, JVevermind - one of the earliest Vietnamese vloggers I used to admire - shared a long video about how social media no longer brings him joy, along with all the emotional exhaustion it comes with. Like JVevermind, since 2019 - especially after the pandemic and along with my own journey of self-awareness and spiritual growth - I stopped using social media altogether.
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We are generators of energy, yet often forget this truth, inadvertently turning ourselves into waste bins. Instead of sitting quietly, radiating joy from within, we strain our ears and eyes to absorb everything around us, filling ourselves with mixed emotions, irritations, and even resentment from what we consume.
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