Second Arrow

I don’t want to be fearful of fear
I don’t want to be happy about happiness
I don’t want to be sad about sadness
I don’t want to be joyous about joy
I don’t want to regret regret

Buddha spoke about two arrows –
The first that life throws at us
The second which we inflict on ourselves

There is experience.
Then there is
“thinking” about it.

The second arrow is avoidable.

Wisdom is –
Living through the crests & troughs
In equanimity.

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