How The Buddha Grieved

How the Buddha grieved:

it’s how the Buddha grieved, a purity of response that held no suffering attached to it, an appearance of utter sadness that left nothing in its wake. This is our grief as well, just as pure in its experience but we attach beliefs to its engagement, clinging to memories of how life used to be in sacrifice of every present moment. Grief is meant to flow, to wash over us in cleansing ritual and leave us ready to let go and continue with the process of life, living with the honor of having known, loved, and now grieved for such a cherish aspect of our lives.

it’s how the Buddha grieved.

we are meant to experience our loss with kindness and respect through however it arises, not to force a false response of how we believe the process should be. The anguish of loss is pure, even beautiful in the depths of its display, such love coming to the surface through the tears of letting go. There is no proper way to grieve but to just surrender to this natural response, allowing all that cares to show up, whatever emotion or response, all the time and respect its due. Grief has its own duration, no rules to its length of stay, and our only true role is to honor it through its visit in whatever way each moment calls for, to simply be present to our own brokenness and sorrow — without need of anything being fixed, or for our grief to pass…