Dear Ian, > You obviously have no difficulty thinking, and thinking clearly. Your > writing is clear and lucid. Were you having this frustrating experience > right when you were writing this email?
LOL, touche... I know, I know, and yet... Is it possible to LIVE in that state, relaxed and free (even if free to be frustrated, angry, and so on)... or is "satori" doomed to fleeting moments of magic? I realize a well-placed Koan (verbal or otherwise) can spark it, as can forcing the issue through extreme activity (I like driving cars for instance, where I can melt into the experience of Just Driving). But sooner or later, the laughter fades, or someone cuts me off, and I'm back in the Real World again, full of conflict, doubts, second-guessing, self-reflecting, and so on. Satori seems to be a temporary fiction (as is the self), supported by a fragile delusion of grandeur or grace, which collapses at the first hint of conflict. Melting into the experience is one thing when meditating in a peaceful meadow... and quite another in rush-hour traffic. So I'm asking: can satori be sustained in the modern world of daily life? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi 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/
