thinking too much
So I initially started this thought as an IM to Divideby0, what with the philosophy degree and all but seeing as I couldn't send it, I figured I would open it up to the whole lot of you.
So as all of you monkeys know (or at least all of you that matter.. just kidding, kind of) I have been reading up on Zen and Taoism. For the most part, I understand what they are saying... The hardest part for me is the idea of non-attachment to people. It's challenging for me and perhaps that is why I am creating doubts in my head about it because it seems to be impossible in certain settings. I partially feel like people will not build as strong possitive relationships if they do not have any sort of attachment... also if there is this need for non attachment then how do they handle marriage? Isn't that attachment? or having a child? no attachment there?
Doesn't any symbiotic relationship lend toward attachment? I know that I am intellectualizing something that shouldn't be intellectualized, but its just one of those thoughts that just keeps finding its way to the surface and I thought maybe if I gave voice to it, it would leave me alone!
What do you think? No "mu" allowed! ha
So as all of you monkeys know (or at least all of you that matter.. just kidding, kind of) I have been reading up on Zen and Taoism. For the most part, I understand what they are saying... The hardest part for me is the idea of non-attachment to people. It's challenging for me and perhaps that is why I am creating doubts in my head about it because it seems to be impossible in certain settings. I partially feel like people will not build as strong possitive relationships if they do not have any sort of attachment... also if there is this need for non attachment then how do they handle marriage? Isn't that attachment? or having a child? no attachment there?
Doesn't any symbiotic relationship lend toward attachment? I know that I am intellectualizing something that shouldn't be intellectualized, but its just one of those thoughts that just keeps finding its way to the surface and I thought maybe if I gave voice to it, it would leave me alone!
What do you think? No "mu" allowed! ha