Saturday, December 27, 2008

Dan vs. Inner Peace

I'm pretty good at inner peace...as long as I'm in my room or just reading about it.

As soon as I start dealing with other people and the realities of life, my sense of enlightenment and one-ness with the universe is rudely awakened.

As the saying goes, "If you think you're enlightened, spend time with your parents."

SOmetimes I think that's why those monks retreat in the first place. Because they're smart enough to realize the demands of the world make it hard to maintain inner quiet.

The trouble is, what good do you do the world by retreating from it?

I would probably be more enlightened if I lived on a mountain top somewhere.

But I wouldn't have nearly as much fun.

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