tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post2656267563702868684..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): how things workgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-64906485025590007622010-01-12T22:34:46.043-05:002010-01-12T22:34:46.043-05:00Thanks for taking the trouble to comment Kitewood....Thanks for taking the trouble to comment Kitewood. FWIW, and I'm not trying to sell it to you, if you study Buddhism a little more closely, I think you will find that, as you say, we cannot grasp the past or the future -- they are gone or have not yet arrived. But the fact is that the present is exactly the same -- there is no grasping it, so "living in the present" is both something we cannot avoid and cannot grasp: By the time the word "now" escapes your lips or mine, it has already become "then." This is not some airy-fairy philosophy or religion. It is just a fact. And in Buddhist practice -- that's "practice," not theory -- students come to realize and be at peace with a past, present and future that cannot be separated. It's nothing special, but it does take some practice.<br /><br />Best wishes and again, thanks.genkakuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-818474406884745702010-01-12T22:15:20.965-05:002010-01-12T22:15:20.965-05:00You have expressed, IMHO, exactly what I find lack...You have expressed, IMHO, exactly what I find lacking in most "relgions" or "spiritual paths." I think that is why I am so taken by Buddhism, at least what little I understand about it. Just live in the moment and not worry about the past or the future.<br /><br />Thank youKitewoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08177711929876166248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-61347069505431560762010-01-12T08:25:01.664-05:002010-01-12T08:25:01.664-05:00Excellent post. You've expressed what I have e...Excellent post. You've expressed what I have experienced...while searching for meaning in life, you can miss a lot of living. And that the search can become a distraction to paying attention. Thank you Adam.LuzdelaLunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500461952356020385noreply@blogger.com