To Be Human Is to Be a Mess - Yes, We Are a Bunch of Screw-Ups

 "Since we are all 'profoundly flawed,' does that mean that to be human is to be a 'mess.'" 

That's what I asked Zen Master Hye Mun Barry Briggs after our meditation practice this morning at Cochisezen Center. (That is available in-person in Bisbee, Arizona and on Zoom.



Essentially what Briggs answered was the same as in last week's talk: That we have to become satisfied in "just being human" and humans are, yes, profoundly flawed. 

Immediately that perception of what it means to be human gives us permission to forgive ourselves. So many clients come for a Tarot reading because they cannot accept the consequences of their decisions. A central precept of Zen is that life is jam-packed with delusion. Given that, another precept kicks in: having compassion for ourselves. To me as a Tarot reader "awakening" entails the willingness to self-forgive.

Eventually that will extend to others. that is, having compassion for their delusions and what that can trigger. 

All that can be framed more bluntly. After my formal education, which I did well in, I stumbled at the outset of my career path. A good friend from college put this way: "We are a bunch of screw-ups." 

Takeaway: Be less hard on yourself and others.

Tarot Card Reader. Intuitive Career Coach. Medium.

It’s not what happens. It’s how you handle it.

Empathy and compassion.

No-pressure complimentary consultation. Then, fees custom-made for your budget.

For an appointment, please contact janegenova374@gmail.com or text/phone 203-468-8579.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Painful Long Half-Life of Trauma: Did Prince William Marry His Mother?

Image
  It was September 6, 1997. A number of psychics such as myself entered a grief trance. We became one with the trauma of Princes William and Harry as they walked behind the coffin of their mother Diana. The pain, I keep picking up, likely hasn’t abated in substantive ways. (Currently, it is agreed, placing them in that forever visual of their personal histories was thoughtless and cruel.) Here we are. It is said that boys marry their mother and Harry seemed to do exactly that in choosing Meghan Markle. Like Diana, she was never going to fit in. There was going to be lots of hurt to go around.  The surprise, though, is that the supposedly less fragile William might also have married his mother in choosing Kate Middleton. We don’t know that, do we? But there is reason to speculate that’s might have been exactly what occurred. Amid the conspiracy theories circling about MIA Middleton (There has been a recent photo op of her mother driving her in car), is this one in the 03-11-24 edi
Read more

The Elite Psychics - Cassanda Vanzant Provides Solution for Getting Clarity, Finally

Image
  Ever since The New York Times saluted the Tarot in April 2021as a tool for self-awareness and introspection, there has been massive interest in psychic readings. More recently the media designated psychics as the new therapists. However, that left those seeking guidance in a pickle. The issue is: How to select a psychic who is 1) authentic 2) caring and 3) will provide the results you need.  Long-time psychic Cassandra Vanzant observed that confusion. Her Ah-Ha moment was to develop a fresh approach to the "delivery" of the psychic connection. That is The Elite Psychics.  Excited about this breakthrough development in psychic services, I requested an exclusive interview with Vanzant.  *************************************************** THE ELITE PSYCHICS Q: With all the internet psychic sites to choose from, what makes your site, The Elite Psychics, different? A: I’ve worked for quite a few of these psychic online companies. Most prefer quantity over quality. Out of the pla
Read more

J. Michael Cline's Pain

Image
"Fandango founder [J. Michael Cline] left heartbreaking suicide note before jumping from NYC luxury hotel: ‘I can’t explain the pain’" -  New York Post , July 18, 2024  Cline, a very successful serial entrepreneur, was not alone in being unable to articulate his pain. So many suffering human beings decide to have a Tarot reading because they are unable to tell even themselves 1) What hurts and 2) How overwhelming that pain is. Our society demands that its members always be in complete control. That's the face you have to present to the world. The Tarot reader and the client work together to bring the distress to the surface. The New York Times explained how the Tarot is a tool for awareness.  Sometimes the pain is rooted in the unreal, such as the ruminations of the clinically depressed. They experience themselves as failures, on every level.  It could be temporary. There are those setbacks such the loss of the job.  Or it could be long-term as with chronic health proble
Read more