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Life is easy, why make it hard?
9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #151365
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21j_OCNLuYg
I came across the above video. I imagine he's Buddhist (he's from Thailand) but his insights are Epicureanism by another name, so this video is quite popular among the Epicureans. It's basically a sermon elaborating Philodemus' Third Cure: "the good is easy to attain". I think his arguments are very easy to follow and his insights are deep.
I came across the above video. I imagine he's Buddhist (he's from Thailand) but his insights are Epicureanism by another name, so this video is quite popular among the Epicureans. It's basically a sermon elaborating Philodemus' Third Cure: "the good is easy to attain". I think his arguments are very easy to follow and his insights are deep.
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9 years 2 months ago #151368
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The life he wants for himself is not the life others want themselves.
Fairly simple.
Fairly simple.
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9 years 2 months ago #151474
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Life is easy, why make it hard?
Yes. I agree. We have a sense of validation with "taking the challenge" and working through hardness. Its our "shadow" or "darkside" that enjoys our hardness.
It fuels all of our excuses. If life is "hard" then we can excuse anything. If life is easy, then I have no excusing and no suffering.
We are focused and bound by our "compassion" - take that away - how would we connect? Through the ease of the surrender to the Force?
Yes. I agree. We have a sense of validation with "taking the challenge" and working through hardness. Its our "shadow" or "darkside" that enjoys our hardness.
It fuels all of our excuses. If life is "hard" then we can excuse anything. If life is easy, then I have no excusing and no suffering.
We are focused and bound by our "compassion" - take that away - how would we connect? Through the ease of the surrender to the Force?
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9 years 2 months ago #151492
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I've often wanted to live like that, but have no idea where to start. I know I can make it work for me, but I don't know how to make it work for my family. C'est la vie. :laugh:
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9 years 2 months ago #151494
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Hence, you answered the question most aptly.
Sounds more like a case for justifying that the grapes are sour in the video anyway.
Sounds more like a case for justifying that the grapes are sour in the video anyway.
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9 years 2 months ago - 9 years 2 months ago #151516
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In his example he preferred a more natural and rustic lifestyle but I don't think his experience is the point, just the context of the point.
I think he was talking about mindful action, being to align ones intention and action. Pointing out that when action occurs without healthy intention, the result will generally be unhealthy result. The relevance beyond his example is responsibility for ones action's are most rewarding when best aligned to that intention, and that responsibility in 'the West' is now perceived as a burden, yet responsibility can also, should, be rewarding.
So for fun, perhaps consider his use of the word 'light' better means the resonance between intention and action, instead of the 'low weight' interpretation which we carry from our 'western' interpretation of having less responsibility.
I think he was talking about mindful action, being to align ones intention and action. Pointing out that when action occurs without healthy intention, the result will generally be unhealthy result. The relevance beyond his example is responsibility for ones action's are most rewarding when best aligned to that intention, and that responsibility in 'the West' is now perceived as a burden, yet responsibility can also, should, be rewarding.
So for fun, perhaps consider his use of the word 'light' better means the resonance between intention and action, instead of the 'low weight' interpretation which we carry from our 'western' interpretation of having less responsibility.
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