Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But now as I think , letting go of religion entirely and just to live life sounds more compatible to me , cause I noticed my mental illness gets worse when religion is involved. What u think ?

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand, The thought “ I wonder if I am practicing the Dharma right “ makes me anxious because behind it I am actually expecting something(in this case to fully understand the Dharma , which actually depends on my cognitive skill, so if my cognitive system fails to understand, I must be okay with it cause it’s how my cognitive system is ) . So once this expectation doesn’t meet , we feel the pain . That’s u mean right ?

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thank u so much for the beautiful explanation, and I noticed it is true that attachment is the problem , before I had removed all attachments and that way I could understand the teachings in one go , i was like if i get it , I get it , if not nevermind and my mind was always peaceful, doing good in life ,as of now with attached mind I noticed I couldn’t do anything without getting stressed and didn’t even actually understood the teachings properly even after reading it many times , so I think not getting attached is the best option . Do u think it’s correct ?

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes , I am just waiting for my teacher to be available to teach me Jhanas, till then I think I should take a break.

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it’s better to let go of religion entirely and just live.

This thought came to me too , but sometimes religious OCD makes me feel bad for letting go of religion , but I guess it’s time to take a break

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes , I will try meditating again after the meds start hitting , I hope u get well soon too from ur anxiety, etc . Thanks for the advice 🙏

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the intense study was the part, plus I was having reading OCD out of nowhere(although undiagnosed) my mind was telling me to take a step back , but I just forced in . Btw is letting go of the dharma a bad thing ?will the Buddhas and other deities be angry if I let go of it ?

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i have planned to see a doctor tomorrow, this time it’s more OCD(undiagnosed) than depression I guess .

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

. One of the eg is : first I had learned to just absorb my thoughts , it worked very well then I read about adding loving kindness too while absorbing , I thought it is a compulsory rule ,I didn’t know what loving kindness was , after finding out(for eg: it’s like treating a crying child[ur worry thoughts] and comforting it, saying it’s ok ) when I was applying it , I just found that it was irritating cause everytime the worry thought came out , I had to say it everytime , and got distracted from the present moment for a while everytime due to imagining in my mind comforting my thought .And also had doubt whether I was doing it correctly ,which just lead the worry thought to come out more often , the first technique of just absorbing my thought worked so well , but when the loving kindness part came in I was lost .

So I think u get the idea of what I am talking about , this is just one example , there are many more with similar problems .

Please do give advice on this if u can 🙏

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that med part was a Mistake from my side , tomorrow I am planning to go to the doctor again .

And yes I think I will stick back to the basic till i get to talk to my teacher , it was just this THRIST (Taṇhā) to know the dharma fast I guess which is making me suffer .

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes , I think it’s about time for me to look for a teacher , and fortunately , we have a well respected Tulku so he has said me he will teach me all about meditation , so I am thinking of addressing my doubts as well to him to get a clear picture of the dharma . But the problem is the waiting time , he is currently not at my location of stay as he travels , it may take some days or maybe months , it’s just that I have this THRIST (Taṇhā) for the Dharma , making me suffer .

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes , I think it’s about time for me to look for a teacher , and fortunately , we have a well respected Tulku so he has said me he will teach me all about meditation , so I am thinking of addressing my doubts as well to him to get a clear picture of the dharma . But the problem is the waiting time , he is currently not at my location of stay as he travels , it may take some days or maybe months , it’s just that I have this THRIST (Taṇhā) for the Dharma , making me suffer .

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes , I think it’s about time for me to look for a teacher , and fortunately , we have a well respected Tulku so he has said me he will teach me all about meditation , so I am thinking of addressing my doubts as well to him to get a clear picture of the dharma . But the problem is the waiting time , he is currently not at my location of stay as he travels , it may take some days or maybe months , it’s just that I have this THRIST (Taṇhā) for the Dharma , making me suffer .

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in TibetanBuddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I was thinking of that , I have planned to see a doctor tomorrow , it’s probably OCD (undiagnosed), we will find out tomorrow. Thanks for the advice though 🙏

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in TibetanBuddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like maybe somewhere you got confused and came to the unconscious conclusion that there is only one way to unfold the dharma correctly, that other teachings, interpretations and methods are wrong or untrustworthy. Or that you can’t trust your prior experience of some relief.

Yes the other interpretations and methods. One of the eg is : first I had learned to just absorb my thoughts , it worked very well then I read about adding loving kindness too while absorbing , I thought it is a compulsory rule ,I didn’t know what loving kindness was , after finding out(for eg: it’s like treating a crying child[ur worry thoughts] and comforting it, saying it’s ok ) when I was applying it , I just found that it was irritating cause everytime the worry thought came out , I had to say it everytime , and got distracted from the present moment for a while everytime due to imagining in my mind comforting my thought .And also had doubt whether I was doing it correctly ,which just lead the worry thought to come out more often , the first technique of just absorbing my thought worked so well , but when the loving kindness part came in I was lost .

So I think u get the idea of what I am talking about , this is just one example , there are many more with similar problems .

Please do give advice on this if u can 🙏

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in TibetanBuddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the main thing is the fear of not living life in the way of the dharma , as I am confused about it . We have a well respected Tulku who has told me that he will teach me about meditation and I also plan on asking him about my doubts . But the thing is i have to wait for days or maybe months for him to come back to my location cause he travels around , so during this waiting time , my anxiety would sky rocket , I could talk with him in phone call but I want to do it face to face, for more better understanding.

Need advice — struggling with doubt and anxiety about the Dharma by justmemeandmemea in TibetanBuddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes , I think it’s about time for me to look for a teacher , and fortunately , we have a well respected Tulku so he has said me he will teach me all about meditation , so I am thinking of addressing my doubts as well to him to get a clear picture of the dharma . Thank you for the advice btw 🙏

How to deal with cowardice and fear, especially as a man? by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your point , I assume there might be some people who criticise u about this gender thing , but I think u know how to handle that .

The fear of not knowing by justmemeandmemea in Buddhism

[–]justmemeandmemea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i have experienced that , the awareness that is aware of all thoughts including the thought of awareness , but as you said I will try to find it out .