Hey Dave,
DMB: Who was it that said, "it is
easier for a camel to slip through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich
man to enter the kindgom of heaven."? I suspect you can find some version of
this assertion in every culture, certainly in every religion. If one doen't
take it too literally, its still true.
No, I'm not suggesting you give away your things and join a church. Well,
you can if you like, but I'm just saying that the "idea" is very old and
persistent and suspect there is something to it. Care to speculate anyone?
ERIN: To be honest I never liked that biblical quote--- too easy to use to
manipulate people in becoming content with being screwed over.
We are all privy to heaven with the right attitude.
I want to point to three sources that discuss this idea
1) the movie Howard's End
2)the part in in LILA where Phaedrus is talking to Redford. He was talking
about riding his bike and the little boy in the limousine and how he was more
free. (I thought that said it all)
3)Another Rob Brezny quote
"Maybe you've seen a bumper sticker that says, "He who dies with the most
toys, wins." It carries two implications about how to be victorious in the
game of life. First, it suggests, you should retain the playful spirit you had
as a kid. Second, you should build up your self-worth by accumulating
possessions. Here's a slightly different formula for success, borrowed from
Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai's poem "1924": "Whoever remembers his childhood
best / is the winner. . . ." As you begin a new search for the fountain of
youth this is a far better keynote than the bumper sticker slogan. What can
you do to rouse more of the fresh, spontaneous, innocent love of life you had
when you were four years old?
**I also wanted to include this Tom Robbins quote but couldn't find it.
He talked about this boom-boom idea that the reason why there is all these
movies in America with everything getting blown up had to the joy in being
released from material objects. I doubt that the Daili Lama gets as much joy
in seeing things blown up but he probably doesn't have an attachment problem.
I hope I am not distorting this too much- it is really hazy. Anybody have
it-it was in FIHFHC.
So in conclusion I think it has to do with the attachment then the number of
possessions. Possessions can help freedom too.
It's all in the attitude,
Erin
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