Tao Speaks: Re: Secret of my success

Re: Secret of my success

Posted by Lian Dao on 6/22/2009, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Secret of Happiness"
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--Previous Message--
:
:
: ####'s sake!!! i'm not thinking about death
: and decay. Why are you trying to portray me
: as some maudlin goth adolescent with black
: fingernails?
:
: i'm just saying that all phenomena are
: subject to certain conditions that make them
: temporary. Wouldn't you rather have
: non-temporal bliss and joy that is innate to
: the mind and accessible to all as our noble
: birth-right?
:
: Why accept second best? Why make do?
:
:
:
: I don't think I'm "accepting second
: best", Lian Dao. I like most things
: being temporary - just as they are.
: Accepting the temporariness of stuff makes
: me much happier. It's only when I didn't
: want to let go of something that I felt all
: sorts of angst.
:
: Why would I want to look for something that
: might not be there when I already have such
: precious and beautiful things in my hand
: right now? When it's gone...... It's gone.
: And it's nice to feel a bit of the sting
: when something I feel is precious is taken
: away from me...... Reminds me I'm human and
: still of this world.
:
: Are you trying to lose the enjoyment of
: what's temporary?
:

Maybe i am. As the enjoyment is entirely bound up in the temporal the former depends entirely upon the latter.

Like being bound to a rack and having ones gizzards ripped out and devoured daily by carrion, when the ordeal is over, then the enjoyment of relief may be savoured.

Personally, i would rather boot the doors of the heavens in and steal its thunder.

But maybe that's just me.

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Message Thread:

An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/17/2009, 5:24 pm
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Nina 6/17/2009, 6:59 pm
  - Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - gar 6/17/2009, 7:19 pm
    - An Unforced Smile Has Occurred. - Nina 6/17/2009, 8:06 pm
      - Re: An Unforced Smile Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/17/2009, 9:25 pm
        
        swinging smile - yijing qian dragon on 4th leve 6/18/2009, 1:01 am
        
        Re: swinging smile - Butcho 6/18/2009, 6:45 am
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - gar 6/18/2009, 7:21 am
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 10:44 am
  - An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Nina 6/18/2009, 11:07 am
    - a recurrent force of nature - Lian Dao 6/18/2009, 3:16 pm
    - Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 3:48 pm
      - TTC 16 - Lian Dao 6/18/2009, 5:06 pm
        
        Re: TTC 16 - gar 6/18/2009, 5:27 pm
        
        reason is treason - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 4:02 pm
        
        Re: TTC 16 - Nina 6/18/2009, 7:21 pm
        
        subject to conditions - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 3:55 pm
        
        Re: subject to conditions - Nina 6/19/2009, 6:36 pm
        
        nobody likes a smartarse - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:37 am
        
        Re: TTC 16 - Steve 6/18/2009, 8:45 pm
        
        secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 3:47 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Steve 6/19/2009, 4:38 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:46 am
        
        Secret of Happiness - Nina 6/19/2009, 7:09 pm
        
        Re: Secret of Happiness - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:51 am
        
        Re: Secret of Happiness - Nina 6/21/2009, 6:23 pm
        
        Re: Secret of my success - Lian Dao 6/22/2009, 2:43 pm
        
        Re: Secret of my success - Nina 6/22/2009, 7:32 pm
        
        helter skelter - Lian Dao 6/23/2009, 10:24 am
        
        Re: helter skelter - Nina 6/23/2009, 8:16 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - ren ying 6/20/2009, 2:12 am
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:56 am
      - Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Nina 6/18/2009, 7:02 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 8:10 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/18/2009, 9:21 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 8:38 am
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 10:27 am
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 1:32 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 2:34 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 3:12 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 9:16 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 10:03 pm
        
        An Unforced Scream Has Occurred. - Nina 6/19/2009, 6:50 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : : ####'s sake!!! i'm not thinking about death : and decay. Why are you trying to portray me : as some maudlin goth adolescent with black : fingernails? : : i'm just saying that all phenomena are : subject to certain conditions that make them : temporary. Wouldn't you rather have : non-temporal bliss and joy that is innate to : the mind and accessible to all as our noble : birth-right? : : Why accept second best? Why make do? : : : : I don't think I'm "accepting second : best", Lian Dao. I like most things : being temporary - just as they are. : Accepting the temporariness of stuff makes : me much happier. It's only when I didn't : want to let go of something that I felt all : sorts of angst. : : Why would I want to look for something that : might not be there when I already have such : precious and beautiful things in my hand : right now? When it's gone...... It's gone. : And it's nice to feel a bit of the sting : when something I feel is precious is taken : away from me...... Reminds me I'm human and : still of this world. : : Are you trying to lose the enjoyment of : what's temporary? : : : Maybe i am. As the enjoyment is entirely : bound up in the temporal the former depends : entirely upon the latter. : : Like being bound to a rack and having ones : gizzards ripped out and devoured daily by : carrion, when the ordeal is over, then the : enjoyment of relief may be savoured. : : Personally, i would rather boot the doors of : the heavens in and steal its thunder. : : But maybe that's just me. :

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