I just wonder whether Buddha say anything about why we cry.
We cry when we are happy, sad, with fear, sometimes without apparent reason,sometimes we cry inside.
Is crying unwholesome?
Why do we cry?
Why do we cry?
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: Why do we cry?
I don't think it is a choice - it is a reaction that occurs spontaneously.
With metta,
Chris
With metta,
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: Why do we cry?
This quote from the Buddha in paragraph 58 may be of interest
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... ples09.htm
With metta,
Chris
http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... ples09.htm
With metta,
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: Why do we cry?
I don't think labelling crying unwholesome is skillful. It might lead to emotional repression for some.
Re: Why do we cry?
heard that crying changes body chemistry...for the better
Re: Why do we cry?
And from my experience, some quite contrived too, hence the ancient phrase 'crocodile tears'...I don't think it is a choice - it is a reaction that occurs spontaneously.
Re: Why do we cry?
Indeed. Good actors can virtually cry on demand.plwk wrote:And from my experience, some quite contrived too, hence the ancient phrase 'crocodile tears'...
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Re: Why do we cry?
Crying is the result of excessive emotion and in the practice devotion to that extent would be detrimental to the balance necessary. In the five spiritual faculties, faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom, faith does have a devotional aspect which strengthens beliefs but only until they are confirmed by experience (wisdom).