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This reminded me of mindfulness meditation. Like you said, it leads to passivity, which means that I'll be less motivated to change things because "i should be

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• jodrellblank 17y ago
  It isn't telling you to just be happy with the way things are, it's telling you to see the way things are before you decide what to do - be present and aware of your surroundings and thoughts, otherwise when you act it will be based on what you wanted to see, or what you imagine you saw, or on a habit, an unknown desire or fear or prejudice, or a lesson you learned via advertising or an idea you unwittingly picked up from a friend. It wont be acting, it will be reacting, and you wont even know it. You are done with mindfulness meditation because of a fear that it will ruin a desire, which comes from an interpretation. Isn't that a perfect example of where it could be helpful?
  • endlessvoid94 17y ago
    You're right, except that some of those desires are what drive me to excel in certain areas. If I take those desires away, I won't even want to do those things anymore. Coding, for example, comes from my desire to create and mold ideas. If I no longer have that desire, something I cherish very much will be gone. It seems to unfeeling for me. Basically I understand that desires are wasteful but I don't care. I like them. I'd rather have the highs and the lows.