Thracian, David, Matt, everyone else,
first off i really liked Thracian's post. i think it was the Zen monk Osho
who compared enlightenment to an island only reachable by boat; many types of
boats, ie, different methods. He said the problem was when too many people
burdened themselves with their boats after they had been enlightened,
ignorant of the fact that the boat is meaningless when enlightenment is
reached. Ive never used drugs before and im also pretty sure i haven't been
enlightened yet, tho i have lots of time left (that sounds a little too
anti-Buddha, doesn't it?). However, im still against drugs as gateway to the
essence of existence simply because i see enlightenment as a goal to be
struggled for for years, not just something to be experienced in an instant
thru a pill or injection. well, maybe David wasnt necessarily talking about
enlightenment, but it's still a personal belief that meditation and prayer
can better bring about lasting satori as well as clearer perceptions of
reality. and that's not to say that i think drug users are bad and misled; i
have absolutely no problem with it at all (half my friends do it) and im
definitely not the preachy type, as i hope im not sounding in this post.
Drug use to me, however, seems kind of like an explosion of DQ with no static
latch with which to progress. It seems like this euphoric experience for a
few hours before reality hits and then one finds he is back where he started.
but who knows, maybe i need to try some drugs to actually have any grounds
to talk about this stuff.
Rasheed
PS. Thracian, im in the middle of the I-Ching right now- #50, The Cauldron-
and i want to ask how you can incorporate most of that stuff into a
practical, day-to-day context. i know that's a general question, and a
general answer will do. it's very insightful, i just struggle with
statements like 'preserve the yin energy, while advancing the yang' (that's
not an actual excerpt) and while i understand their meaning, i dont know how
to practically use them.
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