"The [animal] is much more content with mere existence than man; the plant is wholly so. . . ." Arthur Schopenhauer
Saturday, November 2, 2024
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I'm going to tweak slightly the ancient dharma (Four Noble Truths and Noble Eight Fold Path) based upon my own experiences.
Life is indeed fraught with suffering; suffering is baked in to this life, so to speak. Suffering most certainly has a cause. Here's where I have to insert some things. Though the cause (singular) is Desire, according to the sutras, it is not the only cause when it come to East Fourth North Street. So, I supplement Desire with Hatred and its minions, Anger, Ill Will, and Resentment. The fourth truth is that there exists a cure for suffering, and that is the eight fold path: Right View, Right Thougts, Right Expression, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Dillegence, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration, remembering the each is to be considered in tandem with their counterballast: No Wrong View, No thoughts, No Expression (silence), and inaction. Right Dilligence is enormously important, because it escorts me 24/7 and stands at the ready to keep me from fucking up. Thank you, RD.
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Great cover of Walking on the Moon, by one of my favorite bands, the Police. This is a great song about falling in love.
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NPR did a piece called "This I Believe" a few years back. Listeners were invited to recite their core beliefs about anything...