Guest guest Posted May 5, 1999 Report Share Posted May 5, 1999 On Tue, 04 May 1999 19:40:08 Tim Gerchmez wrote: >I was watching a video last night of a speech presented by the 14th Dalai >Lama. Occasionally the camera panned out into the audience. Many people >there seemed to be wearing something interesting. One woman was wearing a >string of beautiful green stones in different shapes and colors, another a >symbol of some sort cast in gold on a necklace. I began to wonder, do >these people feel like they "own" these objects? Would they scream and >yell if someone tried to take them away? An interesting question. They probably would. Ppl are usually very possessive of their belongings... >The key for me is this: Neither cling to anything if it comes, nor push it >away if it comes. Remembering this, the way is always clear. This is the path of simplicity, and as all simple things, hard to put into action. But well worth trying. It is a beautiful statement. Thank you very much for sharing your insight with us. Best regards, Amanda. Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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