tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639302409548221442.post547685243175533664..comments2015-04-30T02:06:11.723-07:00Comments on Meditate to liberate: High interest ratesAlan P. McAllisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019428846690413579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639302409548221442.post-38922945269908649752013-12-25T10:50:54.055-08:002013-12-25T10:50:54.055-08:00This is very true. I know someone who lost a son i...This is very true. I know someone who lost a son in a car accident. He was alone in his car on a road with a history of accidents where others have died, the police investigated it and determined from the skid marks a deer probably ran out and he tried to avoid it, causing the crash. There was no alcohol or other factors to contribute to it. His parent however, cannot seem to accept it for what it is. It seems as if she keeps trying to fit a "round peg in a square hole" by rethinking it over and over again, looking for reasons like he tried to commit suicide, or that someone else was involved, etc., looking for any inconsistency to support these conclusions other than to accept that is was simply an accident. Being stuck in this cycle has caused a secondary and needless form of suffering. She is stuck in this trap, I suggested she try meditation just to take her mind off the focus of these things and I hope it helps. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639302409548221442.post-7625445427191416832012-08-16T11:27:10.964-07:002012-08-16T11:27:10.964-07:00Anonymous H:
The realization of how much time we ...Anonymous H:<br /><br />The realization of how much time we waste is truly sobering. You might want to read (if you have not already done so) the essay by Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher, on the subject. Even though it was written some 2000 years ago, it is just as true now as it was then. The trouble is, what to do with all that time if you are not wasting it. Seneca suggests that the study of philosophy is the way to go. Buddhist teachers might recommend meditation or good works. <br /><br />If you are interested, there is a good modern translation of Seneca's Dialogues and Essays by John Davie published by Oxford University Press. The essay is entitled, "On the Shortness of Life."Alan P. McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019428846690413579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6639302409548221442.post-5228443320144860052012-07-31T17:53:17.414-07:002012-07-31T17:53:17.414-07:00Trust me ...I am only too well of the cost. I once...Trust me ...I am only too well of the cost. I once figured out on a train trip home from Toronto the number of minutes I might have left to live..averaging the ages of my two parent's deaths..<br />I am only too aware of the 10 minutes spent in confusion, spent in regret, spent in inappropriate situations of my choice, spent in saying all that I have always said...etc. etc. ad nauseum..<br />I subtracted and subracted and then though" Holy shit!"...but that was on a sane day..smile..<br />Once again...I get it..thanks to this new direction and difficult but incredibly challenging learning.<br />H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com