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not stoppingFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2009-09-30 15:29:26
Remote IP: 76.251.213.191
Message>>>In a dynamic process, things can never really "stop",
>>>they only transform into other forms and non-forms.
I don't disagree, and don't believe I said they do.
>>>Suppose you are standing in the middle of a highway...
>>>you have to take responsibility for being there in the
>>>first place, and wouldn't that be asking to be run over?
It was a hypothetical. There could be any number of reasons
you were there. Something could have flown off the roof of your
car, you pulled over, and then ran out to get it. Then you
see the truck coming at you. Whatever. The point is that you
can just flow with the action by stepping aside--not trying to
stop the truck or sheepishly standing there resigned to your
fate of being run over. That was my point. Of course, if
you really want to leave this mortal coil and you want to let
it hit you, that's your right as well.
>>>My intention is not to maintain joy, but
>>>balance which is a dynamic process.
OK, but that's not my intention.
See my post on the NONusefulness of anger for more clarification.
I don't believe that balance of any form needs to be maintained.
Balance gets along just fine without a maintenance man.
Everything is already balanced--both cosmically AND on an individual
soul level. All that remains is what to do with your free time.
My feeling is to use that time to create, explore, and discover--
all from a state of joy--with the intent to encourage and accelerate
the growth process that is already happening within, at a faster pace.
S
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