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Before enlightenment; chop wood, haul water. After enlightenment; chop wood, haul water. ... Does this really apply now when vanishingly few people do either
by h2odragon 5y ago
Before enlightenment; chop wood, haul water.
After enlightenment; chop wood, haul water.
... Does this really apply now when vanishingly few people do either of these ever, much less daily?
the "Mexican Fisherman" story fits in here too.
- raelmiu 5y agoI think the purpose of the metaphor is that external activity and internal state are non-correlated. With great intensity and interest chopping wood (or coding or whatever) can be really fascinating. Without interest most activities are chores.