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I saw a birthday card at the store that had a picture of two buddhist monks, one of them opening a present, which was an empty box. The giving monk said to the receiving monk, for your birthday I got you what you always wanted-- nothing!
Which is perhaps compelling. How do you live without wanting? It seems like it would be easier. No expectations meaning no disappointments. But it's not compelling, to me, when I think of how it's so great to know what your heart wants, to say this is what I want near.
Not nearly into eastern philosophy enough to understand how ecstasy can be experienced without agony, unless we're talking about finding the ecstasy within the agony (and I'm not talking about s&m although I could see how that could fit in).
I am pondering what to do with feelings of criticism. Acceptance being the simple answer and not as simple to practice, and sometimes impractical or not in the best interest of others. How do you promote change without criticism? And it seems that the answer has to be just to be an example. It all has to come from some kind of good intention.
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Posted by randomname on 2008-06-02 00:08:33 | Rating: | Views: 48
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