Balance

Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

Timber Hawkeye

Spirituality, Buddhism, Awareness, Calm, Society & Culture, Meditation, Mindful, Buddhist, Philosophy, Awake, Minimalist, Innerpeace, Selfhelp, Spiritual, Education, Aware, Mindfulness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The same way we filter-out harmful germs and chemicals from our drinking water, we need to install some sort of filter in our lives to keep out the harmful information that is found in our media. We need to limit how much negativity we are exposed to, and then balance it with some positive energy. Balance is something we create, not find. And by not being part of the pollution, we are automatically part of the solution.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast. Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life.
0:17.0	Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye.
0:30.0	I often hear people say they're trying to find balance in their lives, whether it be a balance between work and play, between excitement and relaxation, or between
0:36.3	companionship and solitude.
0:38.9	But a healthy balance isn't something we find one day, like loose change between the couch cushions, nor do we find balance and then maintain it forever.
0:46.6	Balance actually requires constant adjustment, flexible shifting, and sharp awareness.
0:52.4	We understand this concept when it applies to a balanced diet or
0:56.0	balancing a checkbook, right? You don't eat a salad one day and then your diet is magically
1:00.6	balanced. We've got to stick to a regular routine of maintaining balance
1:04.7	not of constantly losing it and then looking for it all over again. The most common
1:09.2	question I get about this is how to balance a spiritual life in this fast-paced and technology-driven world.
1:15.2	Well, making sure that you are in control of the technology in your life instead of it being in control of
1:21.6	view requires discipline and creative time management skills.
1:26.5	We, after all, are the ones responsible for the imbalances in our lives, so it's up to us to adjust
1:32.0	the scales.
1:33.0	From turning off your cell phone when you go to bed at night,
1:36.0	to limiting yourself to one hour on Facebook each day, for example.
1:40.0	The list of suggested boundaries is not only endless, but it varies greatly depending on your digital drug of choice, be it Instagram, the news, YouTube, Netflix, Twitter, and so on.
1:51.0	A few years ago I saw a bumper sticker that said if you're not outraged then you're not paying attention.
1:56.7	Does this mean we must stop paying attention if we want to remain calm?
2:00.4	Initially that's exactly what I thought it meant which is why I blocked all of my
2:04.8	exposure to media for many years. I don't think we need to completely unplug
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