...I reemphasize the point, I am not preaching, im not saying this is what you ought to do. I am simply pointing out a state of affairs that is so. There is no moralism in this whatsoever, its simply pointing out like if you put your hand into the fire youll get burned, you can get burned if you want to, its okay. But if it so happens that you dont want to get burned, you dont put your hand in the fire. So in the same way, if you do not want to be in a state of anxiety all the time, and again i emphasize if you like to be anxious its perfectly alright. See, Buddhism never hurries anyone on, they say, Youve got all eternity to live in various forms, and therefore you do not have just one life in which got to avoid eternal damnation. You can go running around the wheel in the rat race and play that game just as long as your want to, so long as you think its fun. But if there comes a time when you dont think its fun, you dont have to do it. So I wouldnt say to anyone who disagrees with me and who says, Well I think we ought to engage the forces of evil in battle and put this world to right and so on and so forth, and arrange everything in this world so its all up. Try it, please! Its perfectly okay, go on doing that!...But if you see that its futile, then you can then let go. Dont try to cling, relax, and if you do that youre in the state of nirvana, and you become a Buddha. ~Alan Watts...
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 23:40:34 +0000
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