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Pereira, Colombia - Edición: 13.763-1343 Fecha: Lunes 09-03-2026 |
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EL SENDERO DEL DHARMA
Por: Gongpa
Rabsel Rinpoché
La Trampa del Pensamiento: El Arte de Crear Problemas
A menudo bromeamos diciendo que la
mente es una excelente herramienta pero un amo terrible. Sin embargo, en el
mundo moderno, nos hemos convertido en esclavos de un proceso mental que ya no
nos sirve: el pensar demasiado. Como practicante del camino Budhista, veo esta
tendencia no solo como un hábito estresante, sino como una distorsión
fundamental de la realidad. Hemos perfeccionado el arte de crear problemas que
simplemente no existen.
The Thought Trap: The Art of Creating Problems
We often joke that the mind is an excellent tool but a terrible master. However, in the modern world, we have become slaves to a mental process that no longer serves us: overthinking. As a practitioner of the Budhista path, I see this tendency not merely as a stressful habit, but as a fundamental distortion of reality. We have perfected the art of creating problems that simply do not exist.
The human mind is a simulation machine. It is designed to predict danger, plan the future, and analyze the past. But when this function spins out of control, we begin to construct architectures of anxiety. We obsess over the
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tone of an email, project failure before even starting, or dissect a conversation from three years ago. In búdhica psychology, this is akin to a person being struck by an arrow and, instead of removing it, standing still to wonder what wood the arrow is made of or who fired it. The actual pain is the arrow; the additional suffering is the thinking.
The Budha taught that the root of suffering is attachment, and
overthinking is a fierce attachment to our own projections. We believe that if
we think long and hard enough, we will gain control. But control is an illusion.
Clarity does not come from stirring the water harder, but from letting it settle.
When we stop feeding the fire of rumination, we realize that 90% of our worries
were ghosts: mental constructs that vanish in the face of mindful presence.
GOTAS DE SABIDURÍA
Por: Pabhassara Sammasati
El Sagrado Arte de la Distancia
En el bullicio de nuestra existencia moderna, a menudo
confundimos el compromiso con la resistencia. Creemos que ser fuertes significa
soportar cada tormenta, responder a cada crítica y permanecer en espacios que
fracturan nuestra serenidad. Sin embargo, la sabiduría búdhica nos enseña una
lección más sutil y poderosa: la paz no es algo que se encuentra, es algo que se
protege. Existe una máxima simple que puede transformar nuestra salud mental: a
todo lo que te reste paz, súmale distancia.
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cosas de forma
personal, estamos sumando distancia. Cuando dejamos de intentar cambiar a
quienes no desean cambiar, estamos sumando distancia. Al hacerlo, recuperamos
nuestra energía para lo que realmente importa: nuestro propio despertar.
The Sacred Art of Distance
In the relentless bustle of our modern existence, we often mistake engagement for strength. We believe that being resilient means enduring every storm, responding to every critique, and remaining in spaces that fracture our serenity. However, búdhica wisdom teaches us a more subtle and powerful lesson: peace is not something you find; it is something you protect. There is a simple, transformative maxim for our mental health: to everything that subtracts from your peace, add distance.
This distance is not an act of cowardice or coldness; it is an act of profound self-compassion. The Budha understood deeply that our environment and our associations mold our consciousness. If we spend our days immersed in chaos, conflict, or constant negativity, our minds will inevitably reflect that disorder. Budhismo does not ask us to hate what disturbs us, but rather to recognize with absolute clarity when something no longer serves our spiritual evolution or our internal balance.
Sometimes, distance is physical, such as walking away from a
toxic work environment or an unhealthy relationship. Other times, it is digital,
silencing the cacophony of social media notifications. Yet, the most profound
form of distance is internal. It is the space we consciously create between an
external stimulus and our immediate reaction. When we stop taking things
personally, we are adding distance. When we stop trying to fix those who do not
wish to change, we are adding distance. By doing so, we reclaim our energy for
what truly matters: our own awakening.
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