--- In [email protected], Michael Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 12/23/05, dkotschessa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > At 03:54 PM 12/22/2005 +0000, you wrote: > > > >--- In [email protected], Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree with this, it's just that the ability to be in every > > moment > > > > >with those qualities, is just the development of non- attachment > > = non- > > > > >grasping awareness. > > > > > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > > >Just curious: How many of us are attached to non-attached > > awareness? > > > > > > I don't know but that's one I'm not going to worry about. If there > > is such > > > an attachment, then I think it works to it's own end eventually. > > > > > > Ian > > > > Good answer. I may indulge in my meditation sometimes but it's still > > a zillion times better than doing it chemically. (Yes, a zillion!) > > There are worse attachments to worry about. > > > > > I must respectfully disagree with this statement. An attachment is an > attachment is an attachment... Who are we to judge one "worse" or "better" > than another? In fact, I've actually heard it said that "spiritual" > attachments are among the "worst" in that they are the hardest to overcome > because we actually believe this type of attachment is doing us some "good."
I don't think I need to be any one special in order to make the judgement that addiction to a chemical substance is more harmful than an addiction to something like meditation. If I had the ability to take a cocaine or heroin addict and get them addicted to meditation instead, I would do it in a heartbeat. > > > Mike > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/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/
