Alcohol is pleasurable? I disagree
Alcohol dulls dis-pleasure giving illusory pleasure Same with nicotine Not much happens when you have the first cigarette, it is the satisfaction of the craving for the next that gives the illusion of pleasure Like Zen, there is nothing to get in Zen The struggle is created by the master such that the student seeks (enlightenment) in desperation Eventually the master leads the student right back to where they started They get "there is nothing to get" Advaita? There really is NOTHING to get We are playing a mind game here that simply teaches us we can choose our emotional state at any given moment ANGRY, SAD So what! Enjoy it or give it up It is all the same Mark Sent from an iPhone On 28 Jul 2010, at 08:58, [email protected] wrote: > The water remain water no matter if bubbles arise. Bubbles are 'one with' > water. They appear, disappear. > It's the same here. You are 'one with' words. > Water remains water if it is muddy (suffering) or crystal clear(absence of > suffering). > Water remains water if there is alcohol dissolved in it (pleasure) or not > (absence of pleasure) > Water remains water no matter what. > > Just my daily metaphor... > > Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone
