What are your thoughts on this blog entry?

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Answer 1

This is not an earth shaking realisation.

You can ask any one who has retired from the rat race. he/she will tell you exactly this minus the four letter words. Such thoughts have been relegated to the background and are attributed to old age or insanity.

But all of you... who are young today.... will come to that point later in life. I am glad you realise this at this age and this awareness alone will keep you different from the other "also rans" . The more you try to simplify your life the more enjoyable life will be . Contrary to the belief that modern gadgets are happiness giving , simple living is more enjoyable. You donot have to run into the woods for this. you can be amidst the attractions and still be away mentally. First stop the credit card use. Use debit card that will restrict you to your income.

One thing. Donot try to change anyone to your thoughts. Keep to yourself. You cannot change the world but you can change yourself.

Answer 2

I like it and agree to a certain extent, because of our advancements in life we've forgotten who we truly are and how to truly live.

If the system ever fails leaving us to take care of ourselves most people would starve to death because they wouldn't know how to do anything for themselves.

I also feel the average human was smarter 2000 years than they are today. Just two hundred years ago a man and a woman in a wagon could travel for thousands of miles into nowhere and live off the land, give birth and educate their children without any outside help.

Answer 3

Swami Sukhabodhananda
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A man with eight PhDs - he was proud of his achievement - met a monk. The monk asked him, "Why have you been so foolish in life?" The man said: "But I have eight PhDs!"

"I have understood you; it is foolish to spend the best part of life reading instead of enjoying the birds, stars and the moon", said the monk.

"You may have knowledge but not clarity; you may know a lot and yet understand nothing".

What does one have to understand about life?

You have many centres: Intellectual centre, an emotional centre and a body centre. In each centre, there is a mechanical and magnetic part. The mechanical part acts like a machine while the magnetic part acts with ore awareness.

You have to transform yourself. Your mechanical movements and thinking have to change. Your mechanical emotions like jea- lousy and hatred have to be overcome. You can do this by bringing in more awareness.

Then a complete being will emerge. When you increase awareness, even poison can turn into medicine; and with no awareness, medicine can become poison.

Why are we so mechanical?

A king dreamt that he was a beggar. His guru, in his dreams, told him the truth that he was a king and not a beggar. Now was he to argue with his guru or just wake up?

The question of "why" cannot be answered. When did time begin? You cannot answer such a question. Which came first, egg or hen? There is a logical fallacy in the very question. Realise that we are mechanical. Bring in more awareness and see the life-transformation.

Even inert objects have life. Treat any object with loving awareness and it will guide you mysteriously. Your intuition and purity have to increase to receive this message. When you bathe, lovingly talk to water.

In a relationship, is it not necessary to judge? >>

In a relationship, is it not necessary to judge?

Keep yourself relaxed. Increase your awareness and love. Not to judge should not be a conclusion. Don't make it a demand or compulsion. Let there be a choice. There is a difference between "should' and "choice'.

"Should' creates stress; it limits you to only one option. Choose not to judge. It is not a demand but a wise choice.

The danger of judgment is that you stop seeing the object of judgment and you are more in your judgment.

In life, you have to make judgments, but don't be a victim of your judgments. Suppose a thief enters your house, you have to judge him but then, be open to the possibility that he could change.

Suppose you meet him after 10 years, see if he has changed or not. Do you still judge from the memory that he has been a thief? If you do not have this awareness, you will not see the change in a person even if he has changed.

What should one be really aware of?

Negative emotions poison. Like avoiding poisonous food, avoid negative emotions. Don't identify with them. Don't participate in them. Choose to create a new will, not be driven by negative emotions.

They deplete your energy. They keep you asleep. They are harmful and heavy. They make your life complicated. For example somebody's success should not be your failure. We define our failure by somebody's success.

We feel jealous seeing someone successful. Jealousy is a great poison.

Compete with your potential. Even if you compete with others, enjoy it. See beauty all around. Do not define your success and failure by someone's success and failure.

Answer 4

There's some things I agree with, but not to that extreme...you could always move to a natural commune for a while. My teacher's friend did that.

Oh, and your pink background made my eyes hurt when I went back to the white page. :P

Answer 5

While I applaud your sentiments, there is also something in it that makes me want to shake you up. True, the daily human grind nowadays is so revolting at times but I believe that being truly human is learning to coexist and to understand that while we are all victims of our own circumstances, we should not blame it for not being truly ourselves. There is more to being human than discarding the techonologies and the entrapments of society.

Answer 6

Interesting. Not terribly insightful, but interesting.