[MD] doing nothing

[MarshaV]

FYI.  This interview says some interesting things about the Eastern 
perspective from a Western point-of-view:   



Rosenberg:   Yes, I think Westerners lack respect for their own 
spiritual maturity. It’s as though Asia owns spirituality, and we’re 
these barbarians, beseeching, “Oh, Bhante, please come over 
and tell us how to live.” But I’ve been to Asia, and they’re just as 
screwed up as we are. And there’s some real wisdom in our 
culture; the West has a tradition, too, of compassion and wisdom. 
And some people who aren’t even religious have it. When I was i
n Asia I totally did whatever an Asian lay person would do - I have 
the deepest respect for this tradition - but Asia does not have a 
monopoly on kindness. In Asia, being a lay person is - from the 
point of view of meditational practice - considered second-class. 
I personally think that the monastic life does optimize your possibilities 
for breaking through to awakening. But it’s by no means a guarantee. 
Most monasteries are hardly crammed full of enlightened people.



http://www.tricycle.com/feature/the-art-of-doing-nothing?offer=dharma  



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