Lovely Merle.
K
On 7/14/2012 11:54 PM, Merle Lester wrote:
no i am not into the formal.
..at the end of the day: it's about experience
it's about understanding as you are..as you can and as you will.
..back to origins
..back to the beginning.
.fresh insight.
..freshness
the sunlight of zen..
. reading and listening to others is fine however to climb the
mountain one must do it oneself..
. and if that means being out of breath and returning to base camp be
it so..
.one then attempts again, and again..and the realisation is you have
to do it alone.
.. a hard lesson for me
..i wanted a guru..i wanted a firm set of rules
however there are no rules no gurus greater than oneself..
once you finally reach the mountain top..you realise there is was
mountain to climb..it's an illusion.
.. you've been "there" all the time... simple as that... and your
still breathing.
..breathing the breath of life living and experiencing it as YOU
i am not having a funeral..
. my preference is for a traditional mongolian event..but since that
would not be permitted in our society.
.i opted to donate my body to medical research...
weddings..silly events..the wedding..as i believed at 21 was it needs
to be after you've done the hard yards..maybe at 30 years of slogging
at it.
.after all what a feat to be knotted to one person...is it love, was
it love?..till death do us part....?
knotted to one person...can have it's draw backs.
..they can overpower you with their mind set.
.you leave the family nest..and as r.d. laing says that is an
institution in itself..
.you break loose.
.then you have society ramming down your neck the rules and regulations
as if freedom is it a dirty word.
.the question is..freedom to do what?
sandals..
. no foot wear required..what does it matter
..most my days are spent in slippers..love em..love a bit of slipper
and dressing gown attire..
. mornings at computer are with the slipper and dressing gown...(well
i am retired..don't have to run out the door at 100 miles an hour to
go do the treadmill run)
hell's bells
enjoy your training..
for?
above all have fun..merle
