"Jesus wanted his followers to turn on, tune in, and drop out of the monstrous imperial machine" Something like that ... but without detaching from actualities. I think those who take themselves away have a sort of "and the Devil take the hind-most" attitude.
To be in the world without being "of" it ... tricky.
FWIW in my tradition the monastic manner of life is considered, in a very real sense, the easiest ... and the extreme yogic manner easier still. Cuz it means leaving behind all the nasty dailiness that arises from life with others. The hardest, by far, is to be a house-holder ... always cutting against the grain and swimming against the current ... tiring, that is.
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I think you're on to something
Date: 2006-10-26 07:39 pm (UTC)Something like that ... but without detaching from actualities. I think those who take themselves away have a sort of "and the Devil take the hind-most" attitude.
To be in the world without being "of" it ... tricky.
FWIW in my tradition the monastic manner of life is considered, in a very real sense, the easiest ... and the extreme yogic manner easier still. Cuz it means leaving behind all the nasty dailiness that arises from life with others. The hardest, by far, is to be a house-holder ... always cutting against the grain and swimming against the current ... tiring, that is.