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Embracing life is to say you want more of itFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2010-03-12 13:00:59
Remote IP: 76.247.152.202
Message>>>"I am in no way interested in immortality,
>>>but only in the taste of tea."
>>>...the 400 year-old Lu T'ung, (b. 755 A.D.)
Amusing :)
>>>Aline says it is all about learning to enjoy her self.
Pema Chodron (American Tibetan Buddhist Nun) likes to say
you can help accomplish this by trying to notice the
"subtle sweetnesses" in life. The million little things
we enjoy every day, but don't acknowledge . . . the gentle
breeze, the sight of a sunny blue sky, the smell of lilacs,
the warmth from a warm shower, the taste of the food we are
eating, the company of friends, etc.
Part of the cultivation we do toward integration of the shen
is help the shen stop bickering amongst themselves, get
them to recognize that they are working toward the same
goal (they just don't realize it), and stop the internal
argument that distracts us from the joy of life.
I think this is what immortality is really about.
If you can integrate and get the internal argument to die down
so that each moment becomes joyful and you can live in
the present in open-hearted happiness, then your shen and
core essence will want to continue on in the same way
upon physical death. If, on the other hand, life is
filled with internal struggle and conflict, then upon
physical death, the shen and core essence will say
"I'm not interested in any more of this. Can't I rest already?"
And in that case, you will. Game over.
Steven
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