02-19-2015, 08:11 AM
"he backed up every inch of it." His hard drive?
"This perceived Cartesian mind body split..."
I became enlightened a number of years ago. It wasn't any fun so I gave it up. Do you know how much community service work comes with being enlightened? To top it all off, you become completely responsible for the fullest extent of your actions. It was spiritually incongruous to have to do community service and not be able to move. Infinite responsibility is no keg party.
Attachment should only be given up if you want to as much as wanting to breath when you run out of air. Other wise you'll begrudge the fact that you "had" to give it up. Siddhārtha told me that a long time ago. So far I haven't given up shit (which can get a little smelly) and I don't intend to give up anything until it quits being fun. At that time Gautama had already been reincarnated around 2000 times (did you know you can get reincarnated off the planet? Wild, eh?), at that time I had only been incarnated, of course the same is true today. Anyway Gautama had a lot more time wearing things out and getting tired of them. For me, everything was fresh and new and I wanted to try everything...well not goats!
Anyway, I heard I heard this joke you might like.
Question: what would it be if everyone drove a pink Volkswagen?
Answer: a Pink Car Nation. Ha! Put that on your lapel.
dale
"This perceived Cartesian mind body split..."
I became enlightened a number of years ago. It wasn't any fun so I gave it up. Do you know how much community service work comes with being enlightened? To top it all off, you become completely responsible for the fullest extent of your actions. It was spiritually incongruous to have to do community service and not be able to move. Infinite responsibility is no keg party.
Attachment should only be given up if you want to as much as wanting to breath when you run out of air. Other wise you'll begrudge the fact that you "had" to give it up. Siddhārtha told me that a long time ago. So far I haven't given up shit (which can get a little smelly) and I don't intend to give up anything until it quits being fun. At that time Gautama had already been reincarnated around 2000 times (did you know you can get reincarnated off the planet? Wild, eh?), at that time I had only been incarnated, of course the same is true today. Anyway Gautama had a lot more time wearing things out and getting tired of them. For me, everything was fresh and new and I wanted to try everything...well not goats!
Anyway, I heard I heard this joke you might like.
Question: what would it be if everyone drove a pink Volkswagen?
Answer: a Pink Car Nation. Ha! Put that on your lapel.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.