Comments on: Detach for Contentment http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/ Teachings on Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Tom Stine Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:59:19 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1175 @isabella Marvelous comment. I think you've got it. When it's just movement toward something, just for the joy and curiosity, that's a yes for sure. Glad you like the site. @isabella Marvelous comment. I think you’ve got it. When it’s just movement toward something, just for the joy and curiosity, that’s a yes for sure. Glad you like the site.

]]> By: isabella mori http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1174 isabella mori Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:52:45 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1174 thanks for leading me to this interesting site, evan! "i would ask others to inquire into who it is that is going to be detached. can the who, the self, or whatever you call it, ever be detached? one might say, “yes,” but is that just the self throwing something out to make room for something else it believes to be better?" a possible reply to this: it depends on how the "yes" is said. is could be a salivating "yes, yes, yes, it's possible and i want it!" or a relaxed, smiling "sure, why not, and let's get up and see what happens when we walk towards it." thanks for leading me to this interesting site, evan!

“i would ask others to inquire into who it is that is going to be detached. can the who, the self, or whatever you call it, ever be detached? one might say, “yes,” but is that just the self throwing something out to make room for something else it believes to be better?”

a possible reply to this: it depends on how the “yes” is said. is could be a salivating “yes, yes, yes, it’s possible and i want it!” or a relaxed, smiling “sure, why not, and let’s get up and see what happens when we walk towards it.”

]]> By: Evan http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Evan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:41:58 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1132 Hi Jarrod, The question of value judgements and their worth (judging the judgements and so on) is a big question. At some level I affirm life, joy and so on as of greater value than their opposites. Many a discussion to be had about this I guess. Hi Jarrod,

The question of value judgements and their worth (judging the judgements and so on) is a big question. At some level I affirm life, joy and so on as of greater value than their opposites. Many a discussion to be had about this I guess.

]]> By: Evan http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Evan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:31 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1131 Thanks for the great comments folks. At the moment I am staying with, "My ground is authenticity" and seeing what follows. At the moment I feel calm and centred with it and I'm trying out some writing about authenticity for a membership course I want to do later this year. Thanks for the great comments folks.

At the moment I am staying with, “My ground is authenticity” and seeing what follows. At the moment I feel calm and centred with it and I’m trying out some writing about authenticity for a membership course I want to do later this year.

]]> By: Takuin http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Takuin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:40:47 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1130 Very nice article, Evan. And nice reply, Davidya. Does one have the idea or the desire to be free of attachment? We do such silly things in order to <em>free</em> ourselves. <em>Let's eat only certain types of food. Let's be chaste. Let's build a new and desirable system that will allow us to be free of the undesirable system</em>. And who is it that will enjoy the fruits of these labors? <em>Silly</em> might not be quite the right word, because to the person in that moment it may seem completely reasonable. In their working mind they might not be able to see the desire for detachment being the same as any other desire. After all, it does seem like the <em>Highest Goal</em>, if I may use that phrase. I would ask others to inquire into <b>who</b> it is that is going to be detached. Can the who, the self, or whatever you call it, ever be detached? One might say, "<em>Yes</em>," but is that just the self throwing something out to make room for something else it believes to be better? Nice things arise from your writing, Evan. Very nice article, Evan. And nice reply, Davidya.

Does one have the idea or the desire to be free of attachment? We do such silly things in order to free ourselves. Let’s eat only certain types of food. Let’s be chaste. Let’s build a new and desirable system that will allow us to be free of the undesirable system. And who is it that will enjoy the fruits of these labors?

Silly might not be quite the right word, because to the person in that moment it may seem completely reasonable. In their working mind they might not be able to see the desire for detachment being the same as any other desire. After all, it does seem like the Highest Goal, if I may use that phrase.

I would ask others to inquire into who it is that is going to be detached. Can the who, the self, or whatever you call it, ever be detached? One might say, “Yes,” but is that just the self throwing something out to make room for something else it believes to be better?

Nice things arise from your writing, Evan.

]]> By: Andrea Hess|Empowered Soul http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Andrea Hess|Empowered Soul Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:05:23 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1129 Davidya, what a great comment. Yes, we could get attached to "achieving" non-attachment, right? This was a great article, Evan. It's true that detachment leads not to apathy, but to the ability to playfully and curiously explore our creativity. Blessings, Andrea Davidya, what a great comment. Yes, we could get attached to “achieving” non-attachment, right?

This was a great article, Evan. It’s true that detachment leads not to apathy, but to the ability to playfully and curiously explore our creativity.

Blessings,
Andrea

]]> By: Davidya http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Davidya Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:44:22 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1128 Hi Evan Thanks for the article and nice blog! Action and it's attachment is said to be in 3 values. Attachment to the start of the action or the desire, attachment to the action itself underway, and attachment to the result or expectations of same. You touched on 2 of these. The last is the hardest attachment to let go of. And yet, it is easy. Once we are deeply enough established in silence within, attachments will fall away and contentment will arise. Indeed, a deep inner happiness will infuse everything in our lives. We just have to not be attached to this result (laughs) Hi Evan
Thanks for the article and nice blog! Action and it’s attachment is said to be in 3 values. Attachment to the start of the action or the desire, attachment to the action itself underway, and attachment to the result or expectations of same. You touched on 2 of these. The last is the hardest attachment to let go of. And yet, it is easy. Once we are deeply enough established in silence within, attachments will fall away and contentment will arise. Indeed, a deep inner happiness will infuse everything in our lives.

We just have to not be attached to this result (laughs)

]]> By: Harold Loomis http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Harold Loomis Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:20:38 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1126 Hi Evan, You might try focusing on the "desire" and get a feel of what is behind it, creating it. Is it a want, need, a feeling of "lack of" that is driving the desire? If so let those feelings go. Keep letting them go until you no longer feel that way. If your mind jumps in and says something like "You may have let those feelings go but. you still don't have it. Let that go also until the mind no longer brings that up. Now that you are "hootless" about it all, lets see what evolves. Hi Evan,
You might try focusing on the “desire” and get a feel of what is behind it, creating it.
Is it a want, need, a feeling of “lack of” that is driving the desire?
If so let those feelings go. Keep letting them go until you no longer feel that way. If your mind jumps in and says something like “You may have let those feelings go but. you still don’t have it. Let that go also until the mind no longer brings that up.
Now that you are “hootless” about it all, lets see what evolves.

]]> By: Tom Stine http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Tom Stine Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:24:23 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1121 @Jarrod Nice story. Very Zen, isn't it? @Jarrod Nice story. Very Zen, isn’t it?

]]> By: Jarrod - Warrior Development http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Jarrod - Warrior Development Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:11:55 +0000 http://tomstine.com/detach-for-contentment/#comment-1118 This reminds me of a zen-like story. When you are hungry, eat. When you are thirsty, drink. When you are sleepy, sleep. Why make a big deal of these? This reminds me of a zen-like story.

When you are hungry, eat. When you are thirsty, drink. When you are sleepy, sleep. Why make a big deal of these?

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