posted June 28, 2010 09:27 AM         

Yes!

posted June 28, 2010 03:01 PM         

Who among us,
even in ideal circumstances,
has reached the highest planes?

Something holds us back.
We have no need of the hubbub.

It's like wearing ankle weights
to train yourself to run a marathon.
It's better just to run as far as you can.

The legs become heavy of themselves,
and we have no need for encumbrances,
when pushing ourselves to the limit.

But, yes, it's been said,
"It is easy to be a holy man
on a mountaintop."

In the same way, I suppose,
it's easy not to upset people
when you keep your views to yourself.

But is a man really any kinder,
just because he keeps to himself?

What of the man who involves himself
in order to test his patience?

Now I'm not sure which side
of the argument I'm on, lol.

You?

Perhaps it can be resolved
if we consider what's at stake.

Meditating in a crowded place can test us,
and also bring something to the crowd, but
it presents more hinderances to the Spirit.

Naturally, group meditation
would be a different experience
than meditating amid the masses.

Just as it is a different experience
to share one's views with like-minds
than to share them with disputants.

I'm going to have to think about this more.

Certainly, as it pertains to diet,
it seems foolish to make things
more difficult than they need to be.

Are we proposing to "test" our immune systems
by flooding them with chaotic elements?

At what point do we give ourselves a rest?

And let ourselves attain
the higher states of health?