"How to live life to the fullest AND keep your Buddhist faith!" 19.95 + S+H
lol just kidding, I hope things go well with Paige, I heard she IS pretty smart, and all that other good stuff a-forementioned, and I say Go for living life b/c you can only talk-the-talk if you walk-the-walk =P
Buddhism! Imagine that. some have theorized that the only reason that you seek to have an emotional connection/attatchment to anyone is to subconsciously confirm beliefs that you are unsure of in yourself. i likely could have said it better so that it would make more sense. but basically, if you are looking to be devoid of attatchment, then self exploration and clarification sounds like a good idea indeed.
PS. does it make you feel weird that i'm reading your stuff?
Yes, non-attachment is the eventual goal. But right now, I am merely working on non-OVERattachment. I mean, non-attachment is the theory you sit around and philosophize over. But there are very few who can regard both positive and negative experiences equally. This is the goal- but in reality, all you can do is attempt to live the goal. As in relationships- how can you love someone, but not care at all whether they leave you or not. You can't. But does that mean that loving someone can bring nothing but pain and should be avoided? No.But you can love someone, and not become over-attached to them. If they leave you, you will miss them, but not to the point where the grief negatively affects you. That would be over-attachment- attachment to the point where it is harmful should the object your attached to cease to exist.
Sorry I rambled on so much. And yes, go ahead and read my posts.
Additional comments- I like that idea on emotional connections- that's why when we friend people, we have something in common. This has two sides- one, that we need a base connection in order to adequately relate to someone. But also, we have a need for confirmation that we're not the only wierdos out there. That's why people have a desire that people confirm their beliefs. If I come up with a new line of thought, what is part of the reason I want to share it with others? So other people will be like, "yea man, that makes sense." Humans are dependant on the confirmations of others.
I should seriously restrict philosophical discussion/comments to when I actually think over what I'm saying. I'm definately n ot in any sort of mood to be philosophizing in, and I really hope that I don't look back and go,"wow that thought was retarded....and I sounded like it expressing it"
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"How to live life to the fullest AND keep your Buddhist faith!" 19.95 + S+H
lol just kidding, I hope things go well with Paige, I heard she IS pretty smart, and all that other good stuff a-forementioned, and I say Go for living life b/c you can only talk-the-talk if you walk-the-walk =P
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PS. does it make you feel weird that i'm reading your stuff?
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Sorry I rambled on so much.
And yes, go ahead and read my posts.
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I like that idea on emotional connections- that's why when we friend people, we have something in common. This has two sides- one, that we need a base connection in order to adequately relate to someone. But also, we have a need for confirmation that we're not the only wierdos out there. That's why people have a desire that people confirm their beliefs. If I come up with a new line of thought, what is part of the reason I want to share it with others? So other people will be like, "yea man, that makes sense." Humans are dependant on the confirmations of others.
I should seriously restrict philosophical discussion/comments to when I actually think over what I'm saying. I'm definately n ot in any sort of mood to be philosophizing in, and I really hope that I don't look back and go,"wow that thought was retarded....and I sounded like it expressing it"
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