> .i sought enlightenment for 20 years
> .i had many awakenings
> .layers of illusion fell away
> .along the way, it became apparent to me that my
>     continuing quest for enlightenment was a
>     self-indulgent vanity
> .there was plenty of work/play to be done that
>     didn't require me to be any more enlightened
>     than i already was
>
> .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective
> .i expect the process will continue
> .i will happily receive any grace that comes my way
>
> .in the meantime i have work to do debugging english
>
> heron
>
> -- ...

> I thought this was quite thought-provoking and yet
> not a single response...
>
>
> Why do you think that is?
>
>
>

>> .i sought enlightenment for 20 years
>> .i had many awakenings
>> .layers of illusion fell away
>> .along the way, it became apparent to me that my
>> continuing quest for enlightenment was a
>> self-indulgent vanity
>> .there was plenty of work/play to be done that
>> didn't require me to be any more enlightened
>> than i already was
>>
>> .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective ...

>
> O. Hendersen wrote:

>> I thought this was quite thought-provoking and yet
>> not a single response...
>> Why do you think that is?
>>

>>> .i sought enlightenment for 20 years
>>> .i had many awakenings
>>> .layers of illusion fell away
>>> .along the way, it became apparent to me that my
>>> continuing quest for enlightenment was a
>>> self-indulgent vanity
>>> .there was plenty of work/play to be done that
>>> didn't require me to be any more enlightened
>>> than i already was
>>>
>>> .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective
>>> .i expect the process will continue ...

> .i sought enlightenment for 20 years
> .i had many awakenings
> .layers of illusion fell away
> .along the way, it became apparent to me that my
> continuing quest for enlightenment was a
> self-indulgent vanity
> .there was plenty of work/play to be done that
> didn't require me to be any more enlightened
> than i already was
>
> .so enlightenment is no longer my prime objective
> .i expect the process will continue
> .i will happily receive any grace that comes my way

> .in the meantime i have work to do debugging english
>
> heron

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>
>
>

>> O. Hendersen wrote:

>>> I thought this was quite thought-provoking and yet
>>> not a single response...
>>> Why do you think that is?

>

>>>> .i sought enlightenment for 20 years
>>>> .i had many awakenings
>>>> .layers of illusion fell away
>>>> .along the way, it became apparent to me that my
>>>> continuing quest for enlightenment was a
>>>> self-indulgent vanity ...

>> .in the meantime i have work to do debugging english
>>
>> heron

>
> Words are for communication.

> People will always take what they want
> from it, so why make things special or
> difficult for them?

>>> .in the meantime i have work to do debugging english
>>>
>>> heron

>> Words are for communication.

>
> .that's one way to think about words/language
> .language is also about constructing the
> "meaning" of experience

> .most of what most people call "reality" is
> actually the story they have constructed
> out of language