Past No Relish
“Don’t deny the past, but don’t relish its existence.”
Photo by A. Void, Words Whispered by a Tree Friend.
Message whispered from a Tree friend.
Past events did occur and cannot be denied.
Yet they need not to be food for obsession,
or bagged excuses that encourage weight-bearing.
Questions for Introspection, Reflection & Meditation
The commentary doesn’t add much to the quote, yet key words like “obsession” and “excuses” seem to indicate there is a “weight” to the quote. Why cannot past events be denied? Do people often deny what happened in the past?
Do people accurately remember past events or do they remember as they want to remember them?
Why can past events be “food for obsession?” Is the past a way that people use to make excuses for themselves?
What does the quote say about the nature of the mind? Is the mind in the present moment or is it always found in the past and future?
The word “existence” is used to describe the past. Is the past part of existence?
If I am in the present moment, can I revisit the past or is it happening now?
If I am not to deny but to accept the past, as the quote says, can I undo the past e.g. like with past traumas? What about karma?
If past and future are part of time, yet time (and space) do not exist, then why does the quote say not to deny the past?
