tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post7091046101667678533..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: The Art of Resting/The Gospel of RelaxationAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-34593730165120113342013-01-19T14:24:42.259-05:002013-01-19T14:24:42.259-05:00I guess relaxing the mind isn't easy, but I wo...I guess relaxing the mind isn't easy, but I wouldn't call it work. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-7509116823789227392013-01-19T13:23:26.469-05:002013-01-19T13:23:26.469-05:00You picked some great James quotes, Altoon.
But I...You picked some great James quotes, Altoon. <br />But I thought Buddhist meditation was work! Relaxation is a hot bath. Sam Thurstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-90494483640746331552013-01-19T12:26:49.691-05:002013-01-19T12:26:49.691-05:00Yes, as James said, we'd like them to be "...Yes, as James said, we'd like them to be "copious and varied and effective" but we have to separate them from the ego. I think the Buddhist monks would agree. <br />May we all succeed in this!Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-63424363196656345482013-01-19T11:08:50.508-05:002013-01-19T11:08:50.508-05:00Thank you. I very much enjoyed the pragmatist-Budd...Thank you. I very much enjoyed the pragmatist-Buddhist comparison. And actually its interesting that many of the Buddhist monks I listen to advocate allowing trains of ideation and volition rather than seeking to be without them. Anyway, that's what I'm trying to do!NatashaPedersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843260253891304421noreply@blogger.com