--- In [email protected], "mackkup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i dont > get the feeling that he was preeching that the ego is "divine" but > the opposite that people need to rid themselves of their egos for > this is the cause of their miseries. also, thru stories and quotes he > shows that we are responsible for our feelings and nothing dictates > the way we feel, we do.
i wonder about this notion of us taking (total?) responsibility for our actions/feelings. it's not that i disagree necessarily - it's actually what i taught my children when raising them... but, when reading this i had a sense that for me to take responsibility for my own feelings in a complete a way, seems to imply that i'm seperate from all those causes that go into creating the feelings & i don't believe we are seperate entities. for example, i feel that if we want to reduce violence in our society, then we have to make some effort at creating a humane environment for people to live in. at the same time i recognize that no matter how unfairly i feel i've been treated, it is my responsibility (at least to try) not to echo that cruelty back into the world. i guess this comes back to the notion that "our only real possessions are our actions". so, i would agree that we are responsible for how we respond to our feelings (including shaping new feelings). but that feelings may arise from an environment which is beyond my control. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/hjtSRD/3MnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
