Chris,
Thanks for the clarification - it makes more sense to my rather plodding brain
now. A couple of points, however.
>As for how the action is performed, action is action, how can it be
performed by thought?<
Well, of course an action can't be performed by thought (Uri Geller proved that
point), but it usually has its genesis in that thought, and the thought process
continues making observations and judgements during and after the particular
action.
>but to postpone
responding to the people around you until you climb some mountain of
enlightenment seems like another form of placing an idea above your
actual life.<
I certainly empathise with the 'everyday lifeness' (I think that's a new
phrase)
sentiment of your point, but I find the opposite to be true. When I
equivocate or second guess myself in a situation where an immediate response
would be preferrable, I usually end up making a mess, or regreting, a situation
that might have been better dealt with spontaneously and intuitively. This is
not to suggest, however, that some decisions shouldn't be made thru careful
consideration of the facts, it's just that we often do this quite needlessly.
Mike
