Very nice, Marsha. As the resident expert on doing nothing, I highly reccomend it!
On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 4:40 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > FYI. This interview says some interesting things about the Eastern > perspective from a Western point-of-view: > > > > Rosenberg: Yes, I think Westerners lack respect for their own > spiritual maturity. It’s as though Asia owns spirituality, and we’re > these barbarians, beseeching, “Oh, Bhante, please come over > and tell us how to live.” But I’ve been to Asia, and they’re just as > screwed up as we are. And there’s some real wisdom in our > culture; the West has a tradition, too, of compassion and wisdom. > And some people who aren’t even religious have it. When I was i > n Asia I totally did whatever an Asian lay person would do - I have > the deepest respect for this tradition - but Asia does not have a > monopoly on kindness. In Asia, being a lay person is - from the > point of view of meditational practice - considered second-class. > I personally think that the monastic life does optimize your possibilities > for breaking through to awakening. But it’s by no means a guarantee. > Most monasteries are hardly crammed full of enlightened people. > > > > http://www.tricycle.com/feature/the-art-of-doing-nothing?offer=dharma > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
