[MD] dharma, the way, zazen, path, the morning fog, etc...

[kgt83dr at yahoo.com]

Hello Peter,
  
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> you said 'We can facilitate the flow and the quality or we can choose to do
> something else'. I don't think that being human is anywhere near so simple
> as that.
  
And I would agree with you.  Choices can be damn difficult.  There is nothing
simple about difficult choices.
  
> If I'm wrong then how do you explain all the lower quality forms of
> life that go about as humans, paedophiles for instance? Every human being
> follows the fundamental pattern of behaviour of doing what they think is
> good for them, but for most, if not all of us, our notion of what is good
> for us is distorted. I recognise the value of inner-work but that avenue is
> either closed to or rejected by the vast majority of people who are too busy
> with their lives. For those people, and I would say also for those who
> meditate, choice is largely a semi-conscious act and yet we are doing it all
> out waking lives!
  
I find it helpful to stick to my own knitting...and respect my relationships.  It
ain't easy.  The best I can do sometimes is simply be aware.  C'est la vie.
  
> Perhaps only after enlightenment is it possible to make a real choice ;)
  
What do they say?  Death and taxes!  Everyting else is a choice.  I find wisdom
in this.
  
Some also say the kingdom of heaven is right here and right now.  I find wisdom
in this too.
  
I believe we're ultimately responsible for our own heaven or our own hell.
  
> Peter
   
  
Kevin

		
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