[MD] How to experience Dynamic Quality

[David Harding]

Hi Dan,

I wish you would respond to my post because then we can at least determine exactly what it is that we disagree about because I must say I'm still not entirely sure. If not, so be it..

-David.


On 30/04/2011, at 2:29 PM, Dan Glover wrote:

> Hello everyone
> 
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:02 PM, 118 <ununoctiums at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Dan,
>> 
>> The way I interpreted David, was that work was needed to become aware
>> of dynamic quality.  Sure, it is all pervasive, but many are not
>> personally aware of this.  Thus the discipline.
> 
> Hi Mark
> 
> Yes, I understood what David Harding was getting at, and perhaps on
> account of my own personal history of sitting (or walking) zazen I
> tend to discount the work. Work to me is just work. Sitting is just
> sitting. Whatever you do, just do. But do it right.
> 
> And of course many who are not aware of this... that's why I walk into
> a place today to get the oil changed in my Jeep (which I never do... I
> always change it myself but I've been so busy and it got away from me
> so I thought, well, I'll stop into this Quick Lube place) and the
> radio is blaring some kind of head-banging acid rock and a goofy
> looking teenage kid with purple hair and a nose ring comes up to me
> covered with grease and dripping oil from his clothes and wonders if
> he can help me.
> 
> Ummm, no thanks, I said, and turned around and walked right back out.
> Now, that kid looked like he was working, of that I have no doubt. But
> all the work in the world isn't going to get him even a little bit
> closer to Dynamic Quality. I can pretty much guarantee that.
> 
> That was my point to David Harding, and I stand by it.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Dan
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