Of the First Four, "Right Thoughts" is perhaps the easiest to describe {and for some of us, to contort] . We must add the 'ing' suffix to aid us in assimilation which gives us 'Right Thinking' . I find it best to Romanticize 'Right Thinking' and offer this trope : "Live the Miracle" which I had-to devise to thwart "Samsara is Hell" . You may find it contradictory given The Essence of Zen Sword is [to] 'Cut Thinking' . I assure you it IS Contradictory but NOT 'Counter-Intuitive'. The Mind 'thinks' in the exact same way that the Body 'Breathes' .
It MAY be said that the First Thought SHOULD be : Life is a Miracle --- indeed, Dr. Joseph Campbell speaks of "The MAJESTY of BEING" . I LOVE that . The Problem is ---> It's SOOOOO FUCKING HARD to use The Majesty of Being when you are surrounded by Death and Destruction, Disease and Famine, Mental Pollution and Aggravated Malcontent .
I will address the Conditions of Suffering at a later date : for now I offer The Art of Zen Thinking as a vehicle to travel to "Reside in Beauty". When you actually HAVE a Choice to reside in either Ugliness or Beauty I suggest you choose to Reside in Beauty . The 'two' go "hand in hand" : To Live the Miracle [{by}] Residing in Beauty .
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