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Posted by Butch on 8/1/2008, 5:29 pm, in reply to "another, one that resonates with me"
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josef,
It can be argued that everyone is happy. Even those that are miserable. That is, we find what we are looking for. We create our reality.
Can people meditate for different reasons. Of course. Are some reasons more profound, or dare I say it--better, than others. Some people lose weight to look better in their bathing suit. Others lose weight for health reasons. And yet both goals are attained to a degree as side effects of each other. We look better and feel better when we lose unnecessary weight. Obviously, the anorexic motive is neither appealing nor healthy. All extremes are extreme.
A little introspection is good for me. Too much can lead to solipsism and other disorders under the rubric of self-centeredness.
So, maybe it is a good thing, a balanced thing, to meditate for different reasons. Not just enlightenment for example. All enlightenment and not pulling Nina's pony tail makes Butch a dull adept. Maybe we should make up a list of reasons to meditate and then before we meditate say to ourselves today I am going to meditate for this reason or that. Or for no reason at all. No Reason at all.
Butch
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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