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escapism in indian thought
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| read the writings of the old indian masters.
they are afraid of life. of thought. of women. of responsibility. of
mortality.
that is why they love stuff like stopping of thoughts. they are afraid
of the world. they want a sanctuary of bliss. they don't want to
return. nirvana!
they'll do anything for a one way ticket.
if this really is a joke, then why be afraid to play your part?
at the root of all this is a deep dissatisfaction. not satisfied here
and now they invent all kind of myths, or pure land, or swarga, of
vaikuntha, and then of permanent cessation of life itself.
do you see that there is no delight in the teachings? even the
squirrel is delighted in being a squirrel.
better a happy buffoon than a frustrated yogi be.
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| anon wrote:
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> better a happy buffoon than a frustrated yogi be.
Evidently those are not our only choices, because I've known quite a
number of happy yogis, and not a few frustrated buffoons.
--Don
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yogabare
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"Don" <lalladas@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> anon wrote:
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> Evidently those are not our only choices, because I've known quite a
> number of happy yogis, and not a few frustrated buffoons.
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the problem is not in being a yogi, but in being frustrated.
there's at least one frustrated yogi on this board.
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| Dave ©¿©¬ 2005-06-08, 8:54 am |
| "anon" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Don" <lalladas@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> the problem is not in being a yogi, but in being frustrated.
> there's at least one frustrated yogi on this board.
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Howdy!
I was sort of under the impression that a person could either be
"frustrated" or be "a yogi" but that "frustrated yogi" was an oxymoron!
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Dave ©¿©¬
http://www.howdydave.com
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"Dave ©¿©¬" <dave@_nospam_howdydave.com> wrote in message
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> I was sort of under the impression that a person could either be
> "frustrated" or be "a yogi" but that "frustrated yogi" was an oxymoron!
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indeed. one can pretend to be the king of england if one wants. its a free
world.
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