21:04] farahp3000: like a leaky vase...you have cracks that you need to mend
[21:05] farahp3000: when they are mended, you won't worry about it
[21:05] zamsky1999: ?
[21:05] zamsky1999: not sure what you mean
[21:05] farahp3000: there 3 vases- cracked leaky and normal
[21:06] farahp3000: the water respresents a sort of capacity to hold water or hold something important
[21:06] farahp3000: whe you are cracked, you worry
[21:07] farahp3000: no?
[21:07] zamsky1999: I don't get it
[21:07] zamsky1999: I don't see the analogy
[21:08] farahp3000: no?
[21:09] zamsky1999: how is a leaking vase analogous to worrying?
[21:13] farahp3000: we are complex beings
[21:14] farahp3000: it is an analogy to ourselves and our ability to hold the truth
[21:15] zamsky1999: what do you mean by "holding the truth"?
[21:16] farahp3000: out capacity to hold the dharma - the true teaching
[21:16] zamsky1999: still not following...
[21:17] farahp3000: when we receive advice from others it is because they represent a jar that does not leak
[21:17] farahp3000: we will ultimately follow the vase that does not leak
[21:18] zamsky1999: what do you mean by a jar that doesn't leak?
[21:19] farahp3000: a jar that does not leak is the person capable of holding on to the true dharma and passing it in its truest form
[21:19] zamsky1999: and now, tell me what dharma is again?
[21:19] farahp3000: the dharma is the water
[21:20] farahp3000: holding onto the dharma means holding onto truth
[21:20] zamsky1999: I still don't know what "holding onto the truth" means
[21:21] farahp3000: when dharma flows through us we are more cpabla eof passing it on to others and saving others
[21:21] zamsky1999: what's dharma?
[21:22] farahp3000: its one of the 3 jewels - along with the Buddha and the Sangha
[21:22] zamsky1999: can you be more specific?
[21:22] farahp3000: literally its the words of the Buddha but can be expressed by his disciples
[21:23] farahp3000: when one belongs to a Sangha- you are saved by the Dharma
[21:23] zamsky1999: so it's the teaching of the buddha?
[21:23] farahp3000: yes!
[21:24] zamsky1999: so what does that have to do with advice seeking?
[21:24] farahp3000: hmm
[21:25] zamsky1999: and my situation?
[21:25] farahp3000: I think perhaps you have a few minor issues at hand, but you can resolve them-
[21:26] farahp3000: it is possible your feelings are related to ancestral spirits
[21:27] farahp3000: that they may be suffering more during the holidays season- i not sure completely