From: "ventouxboy" But why work on being happy? Why not just be? Isn't that what Zen's all about? Peace, Guy.>
Why not work on being happy? What do you have against happiness? The fact that there are a few people on this list whose goal in life is to be a piece of cardboard makes me happy. I chuckle when I consider that there is someone on earth who thinks enlightenment is to have no feelings or sensations or opinions. It makes me happy to know that whenever anyone mentions that they are happy, there are a couple of folks who jump out of the woodwork to warn against being happy. Why not just be? Indeed! Why don't you commit suicide? Why live? What are you living for? What is the point of your existence? Certainly living so that you can imitate a wooden plank is a waste of resources. A wooden plank has already achieved the realization that you seek. So has a cardboard box. Kill yourself, and you will achieve the total void that you seek. You will "just be" a decomposing pile, instead of living to become one. In fact, the total nothingness that you strive for is probably what you will feel when a bullet is exploding through your brain. Don't just pretend to be nothing when you can be nothing. Don't just stand a step away from living when you can embrace what you really want. Become one with the compost. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/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/
