From: Colin Hales (colin@versalog.com.au)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 19:47:27 MDT
Anders Sandberg
> description of his encounters with buddhism. Congratulations! I look
> forward to hear your results with your resolutions; even if only half
> work out that is still plenty to build on.
Well done. Ye seeked and ye found - not the end but a beginning. So many
don't know that they don't know.
Like Anders I find the 'retreat' and 'suffering' aspects of Buddhism a bit
less than useful. Yes it's nice to hide in a cosy contemplative world. If
you recognise that all is suffering then you can manufacture 'feel good' in
some relative sense.
Unfortunately such folks would last as long as the next extinction event.
You can be very sane and very happy and very doomed. Sorry - the last option
is not for this camper. The export of the 'calm' concept within active role
in the world seems a little more productive and participatory.
Gor for it, Enjoy! and be calm.
Colin
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