Journal Entry Date: 24 Oct 2004
Thought for the Day:
"As a plant sheds its withered flowers, so you must shed your desires and hatred. Be at peace in thought, word and deed, and let go of all attachment. This is the way of a truly holy person." --The Holy Person, verses 377 & 378 (Crosweller, Buddhist Wisdom Daily Reflections, p.309)
Brought to eye/mind today:
What make us lonely is consciousness of self (awareness of self apart and distinct from all else which it perceives). The more conscious we become, the more lonely.
To alleviate this loneliness, we reach for experiences in which we can "drown" ourselves. But this rarely works, because drowning eventually causes loss of consciousness. And one's own sense of self preservation cannot allow it.
So we step back and and reach for "acceptable," half-drowning experiences that are half-felt and leave us half-hungry; but in which we can maintain some control. And we live half-lives.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for a new bed.
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