--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, new.morning <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > Tying to Danas post, he ask cogently, the same sorts of questions / > > > observations of Dr Tart (Charlie to many on campus). Jim may be > > > eternally free -- Rory plays with his particles, Tom has his > > hardrive > > > loaded every morning by the cosmic computer. All of which is good > > and > > > fine. > > > > > > But there is nothing either in their descriptions of their > > states, or > > > their manifest behavior, insights, cognitive and logical > > capabilities > > > etc that appeal much to me, inspire me to do anything to move in > > the > > > direction of their attainments. Nor does it fit my evolving view > > of a > > > "meaningful" life. See my adjacent post. > > > > > Good stuff, and thanks for bringing this up. It sounds like you have > > some expectation of an enlightened person's behavior that is not > > being met; the enlightened person's life isn't inspiring, or > > meaningful, or insightful...Or at least Rory, Tom's and mine isn't, > > to you. > > No thats not really my point. I have abondoned any expectations about > enlightenment and behavioral component some time ago. And based on the > slim response to my 32 potential points of "enlightened behavior" it > seems not many are willing to take it that far. And as you may know > from my prior posts, stretching back several years, I don't place much > value in the label itself. > > ... > > And this creates then an endlessly meaningful life. Meaning is > > derived from experiencing something deeply, and once we have the > > potential to see and experience anything to any desired depth, from > > every possible point of view, meaning is truly everywhere. > > Thats a possibility. Thanks for the perspective. > > > Perhaps that is inspiration enough; your desire for enlightenment, > > so that you can actually see it, touch it, hear it, smell it, taste > > it, always.:-) > > The desire is gone. > Its not an expectation. > Its not a goal. > If anything, loving what IS here and now is more interesting.
Glad to hear it! Anyway, thanks for the discussion.:-) >
