> I'm thinking salami instead of pepperoni on my pizza.

> RaaN wrote:

>> I'm thinking salami instead of pepperoni on my pizza.

>
> Ask the pizza maker to make you one with everything.
>
> Tang Huyen

> Tang Huyen:
>

>> RaaN:

>

>>> I'm thinking salami instead of pepperoni on my pizza.

>

>> Ask the pizza maker to make you one with everything.

>
> All toppings and no crust.

> RaaN wrote:

>> Tang Huyen:

>

>>> RaaN:

>

>>>> I'm thinking salami instead of pepperoni on my pizza.

>

>>> Ask the pizza maker to make you one with everything.

>

>> All toppings and no crust.

>
> The richer the better. Pile it on.
>
> Tang Huyen

> pseudomodo wrote:

>> Oh Bullsh**. Don't sweat it if you can't sit & meditate. Do what
>> works. If you'd rather do Tai Chi, go do that instead. Sitting around
>> getting frustrated with meditation is for the birds.

>

>> You know what meditation is for most people, it's good mind training,
>> that's what!? But so is Tai Chi, Kung Fu, ballet & piano.

>

>> Unless we're bent on doing deep meditation tricks all the time (at
>> which point it's counterproductive) I don't think there's a helluva
>> lotta point in fussing over it. Ten minutes a day is as much as I
>> think most people can manage. And meditation ain't for everybody ...

>

>> I can meditate til I get that uber-samadhi god-head chakra-hat kilo-
>> petal brain-glow but it won't cure what's wrong with *ME*. When I said
>> fuck enlightenment, fuck meditation and fuck nibbana I gave myself
>> permission to be the sorry fuckup that I really am, down deep inside.

> ...

> Yup, that's the gig. The most important person we have to live with is
> myself. Getting to know our inner jackass is a start. Laughing at it,
> OTOH, not to take it too seriously. The smarts of mindfulness isn't
> pulling on the reigns of that old mule but putting a carrot in front
> of the sonuvabitch. Esp. when it's prone to letting events steer it.
> It might be a dumb jackass but'll only go where I want it to go if I
> convince it that it'll like what's in that direction.
>
> So, Tang. Howzit hangin'?

> pseudomodo wrote:

>> Yup, that's the gig. The most important person we have to live with is
>> myself. Getting to know our inner jackass is a start. Laughing at it,
>> OTOH, not to take it too seriously. The smarts of mindfulness isn't
>> pulling on the reigns of that old mule but putting a carrot in front
>> of the sonuvabitch. Esp. when it's prone to letting events steer it.
>> It might be a dumb jackass but'll only go where I want it to go if I
>> convince it that it'll like what's in that direction.

>

>> So, Tang. Howzit hangin'?

>
> Fine, thank you.
>
> As to that "just being" of Tolle, I don't know
> what he means because I haven't read him,
> but if one can "just be" the way one is, however
> sorry or glorious that is, one is all set. Many
> mental culture people, after half a century of ...

> On Feb 24, 7:56 am, Tang Huyen gmail.com[remove]>
> wrote:
>
>
>

>> pseudomodo wrote:

>>> Yup, that's the gig. The most important person we have to live with is
>>> myself. Getting to know our inner jackass is a start. Laughing at it,
>>> OTOH, not to take it too seriously. The smarts of mindfulness isn't
>>> pulling on the reigns of that old mule but putting a carrot in front
>>> of the sonuvabitch. Esp. when it's prone to letting events steer it.
>>> It might be a dumb jackass but'll only go where I want it to go if I
>>> convince it that it'll like what's in that direction.

>

>>> So, Tang. Howzit hangin'?

>

>> Fine, thank you.

>

>> As to that "just being" of Tolle, I don't know ...

> pseudomodo:
>

>> "Just being" ain't nothing new. I like seeing those old dudes out on
>> the bridge fishing by themselves w/ a beer can & I've decided most of
>> them are actually doing just that.
>>
>> After WWII trout fishing was a big thing... guys came back from the
>> war & wanted to smoke a pipe & wade in rivers by themselves - erm -
>> pretending to fish.
>>
>> Many things are inherently competitive at some level but fishing for
>> lost shoes with a bamboo pole is about as serene and relaxed as anyone
>> can get.

>
> And beautifully pointless :). Ever had an overwhelming urge to do
> nothing?

> As to that "just being" of Tolle, I don't know
> what he means because I haven't read him,
> but if one can "just be" the way one is, however
> sorry or glorious that is, one is all set.

> mental culture people, after half a century of
> industrial-strength, heavy-weight effort, are
> nowhere near there.