Feeling Jaded?

Jaded: bored and lacking enthusiasm; had too much of something.

Spiritually speaking, we can feel a bit jaded after too many lectures, words and rituals where we hope that, by attending, we’d understand more, we’d note an improvement, we’d see it’s worthwhile. But after a time, we may feel jaded – we’ve heard it all before!

This gets us to the heart of the matter.
We should feel jaded!
This is how we ascend the levels of realisation.

If we don’t feel jaded, we’re wrapped up in dogma. When the Buddha said, “Do not take my words for the truth; test them for yourself, and then you know”, he recognised that lectures, words and rituals make us reliant, and will only take us so far. 

We have to go out into the world and test the words, seeing our reactions, and allowing wisdom to arise by letting go. The practice is in our conduct of being an empathetic diplomat – a person who  can deal with others in a sensitive and tactful way.

In the everydayness of pure awareness – which cannot be improved upon – we can’t feel jaded because it is our natural state. We know how to let go in any situation. We also know the difference between empathy and sympathy.