Land of the Living / Dead

Land of the Living

The common belief is that it’s easy to criticize, that it’s easy to hate, but the truth is that it is not effortless to be negative: it takes work. It may in fact be even more tiring than being positive, though the scientific data on that is still inconclusive. At the biological level, there is no judgment, energy consumption doesn’t differentiate between good and bad, so waste is merely waste, for good or ill. So the Buddha espouses the Middle Way, which is not to say in between Yes and No, an indifferent Maybe, but rather more akin to the point of a triangle, a high ground connected to, but removed from, extremes, be they monkish or lavish.

Make no mistake, reaching this goal is work. It too expends energy. Ensconced in diamonds or wrapped in rags, as long as you are reaching for something in the dark, why not reach intelligently, rather than flailing about.

Tokyo - Land of the Dead

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  • http://itllallendintears.wordpress.com/ Jon

    It's so much easier to rage, so much easier to wallow. Walking the knife edge between empathy and misanthropy.

    To know all this, and still be flailing around, like a drunk at knife fight…

  • http://sugardisaster.com/wharehouse Manny Santiago

    Sounds like a song lyric we should all be drunkenly wailing at some pub, or were you a British rockstar hero in your former life an didn't tell us? But actually, while giving in to the rage may seem easier, as it would be more effortless to say, allow fascism to reign and have people dictate the rules of life and what it is you are to do, it still tires you out, only more so, it leaves you empty at the end of the day. So having that in mind beforehand, you can rage, just don't do it without complete control.