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Being ultra spiritual
Mingle
Veteran
in Philosophy
Have any of you seen this guy?
He is my new sensei
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Yeah, we've met him. He's a riot!, hahaha
@lobster usually brings him to parties....
haha That's great. Subscribed. I should take notes. I'll get around to it. It's not laziness; it's nonattachment.
Thanks @Mingle
Good to see this guy again.
In many ways we do indeed 'play the game' of spirituality. It is why as well as learning from our demons and impediments ... and others, we can transcend our fake selves. Iz plan.
It is why I have so much time for the broken, comedic, false seeker etc. It helps to discern and respect the genuine. The real ultra spiritual inspirers, Boddhisattvas and alarm clock Buddhas ...
Here is one of my favourite sensei ...
I hesitate to mention it, but ... oh what the hell!
Once upon a time, in what I then imagined was my trip to the corporate spiritual board room, I mentioned casually to my mother that I was going to try to give up cussing. She looked at me with something like real alarm on her face: "Oh, please don't do that!" she said. "I wouldn't know who you are."
I love guys like the above who take a shot at pulling the rug out from under the posings that I think are natural to spiritual adventure. At least this guy has a sense of humor and I like humor ... a lot. I like it not least because, obviously, it points to something serious -- the longing to corral the Dharma or spiritual brass ring or whatever. If you don't know what you're doing just yet, well, fake it. Ah the sweet smells of solemnity ... even when they are camouflaged by ersatz humor. I'll play serious ... why? ... because I am serious ... not just some feather merchant on the spiritual way. If all my training up until now has trained me to climb the ladder, learn the lingo, quote the quotes, contradict the contradictions, out-serious the most serious ... well, hey, that's my training and the spiritual board room is where I want a place. Look ma, no cussing! Look ma, serenity. Look ma, goodness, kindness ... oh bloody yum!
But the fact is, I just don't know any better. I sure hope this spiritual stuff isn't a crock of shit, but the fact is, I'm not quite sure yet. And if I'm going to devote so much time and effort, I'd like to get some bang for my personal buck.
This is where practice kicks in and proves its worth. Practice puts doubts to rest. Practice eases the need to giggle, or wax ever-more-subtle-y understanding. Practice gives doubt a rest in whatever form it takes. But it's slow. And often a pain in the ass. And those fireworks I kept waiting for are more often than not a tip-off that it's time for a serious giggle ... even a phony one if necessary.
Jackass and show-off and poseur? Sure, that's the way I was brought up. I have the skill set. Of course the skills don't really apply in Buddhism, but that too takes some practice. Hey! Wasn't Buddhism built for jackasses like me?
I'm inclined to say "you betcha."
Frequently. If you were a more regular visitor, you might have seen him sooner...
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/458311699569102039/
He is a student of the Dairy Lama actually.
Tee hee.
Too true. Great post from the hesitant/thoughtful/jackass
The First Noble Truth - life is a duck
The Second Noble Truth - why did the chicken cross the road
The Third Noble Truth - we haz plan
The Fourth Noble Truth - behave yourself, don't be a turkey
OK that is quite a loose translation/update
... but essentially correct.
If you have any doubts, disFaith, questions on a postcard, place them on a cushion till well cooked ...
Ah dharma ... so simple (theory only).
... and now back to the ultras ...