Move it , move it … ( 12 / 11 / 2013 )
Move it , move it … ( 12 / 11 / 2013 )
“ You want me to play hide and seek with Lemmy ? … I can show you my seeking technique , and I can also show you my counting technique . I invented a few new numbers I think you will like .” ~ King Julien ( of “ Madagascar ” fame )
Whn it gets right down to it , most of us spend so much time “ looking for happiness ” that we keep ourselves from ever finding it … We desire pleasure & we yearn for power & we pine for comfort -- and we expend enormous amounts of energy not only in striving to attain these things , but also in rationalizing our pursuit of them .
Of course , despite what we have been taught & told — despite our parents telling us that we need to “ take care of ourselves ”, despite our politicians telling us to be “ responsible citizens ” & despite our culture in general telling us to “ work hard ” for our own wealth and safety , the fact remains that the more desires we entertain , the more misery we create for ourselves and those around us .
Misery is clearly a direct consequence of our desiring — and yet go on desiring , we do . Just like King Julien , we think that once our desires are fulfilled , our miseries will disappear … And so we keep defending & hiding & protecting & accumulating & wanting & striving — all to no productive end ; indeed , all to our own immense & deep-seated dissatisfaction .
In bodies that are steadily aging towards death and in a world that is always shifting & fading & falling apart , it is literally impossible for any desire to ever be steadfastly fulfilled . And , much more importantly , even in those fleeting instants when our wants are seemingly fulfilled , nothing is fulfilled by their fulfillment . For it is desire itself that makes us brittle & hollow , and no amount of “ wealth ” or “ success ” or “ health ” or “ glee ” can ever hope to fill the massive void of such a raw & self-centered isolation … Living under this still-popular mindset , no matter how many goals you attain and no matter how many dreams you realize , you will always remain as fundamentally empty as you have always been .
“ Masters ” and “ Wise Ones ” from more than few religious traditions & spiritual sects have told us that the solution to this quandry is an elusive state of mind called “ desirelessness ” -- that all we have to do is sit quietly and “ still the mind ” to then be able to “ sink into the now ” and attain the Bliss that we so desperately seek .
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