[MD] Ham & swiss cheese

[Heather Perella]

Dan Glover,
    

     Did you ever here of the caste system?  Arlo has
been statistically stating in 'Unreality of Equality'
that people generally retain the class their parents
were in, in this culture.  So do you really think
everybody can be materially rich?  Don't you think
some people no matter how much they try and want to be
materially rich will not be?  
     We could use the 'Moment on the Mountain' in our
workplace and government.  Those times when the
government is the cause of such and such situation
that I could avoid if the government or culture was
more in my hands not in its' habit doing,
bureaucratic, static caste, machinery.  I agree with
Arlo when he said we need a balance since I would note
there are a number of people who would still not
exercise their intellect (which does need exercised
just as the waist line does to stay fit) and thus, we
as a society come across these people who gain
influence, yet, influence without the 'Moment on the
Mountain' to help them.  I would notice their
influence as dimly blind and more habit than conscious
kind of behavior.  We all can't be materially rich as
you state Dan.  It would not be possible.  I don't
think we have to be materially rich to be happy.  My
focus is not on the $.  My focus is what I value in
life such as I have been stating, my wife, dog,
family, earth/sky, philosophic discussion, cutting
wood, fishing, walking in the woods, camping, and
etc... (I know the list has grown but I value much
within the etc...).  My focus is not on how much $ I
can make.  It is on when will I see my wife again, and
we can go fishing, walking in the woods, and
comforting each other with hugs.  This is constantly
on my mind.  That is why I meditate to alleve these
desires that cannot attach to what they want at times.
 Yet, does meditation rid these desires?  Of course
not.  And why not if meditation is so helpful? 
Because I believe meditation is helpful in staying on
course with this undefinable reality, and when this
reality is defined I keep coming back to those
'things' I value.  
     
     To keep myself calm and focused upon what I am
doing so I don't become too distracted.  To take that
moment to breath with a clear skull so I am living and
valuing the simple bliss of life as much as practice
allows.

Zazen!

SA  

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