måndag, januari 08, 2007
The Esssentials
As as student of 20th century philosophy I've been warned against speaking in essentials, yet I find myself resturning to them again and again. With the move to Sweden becoming more and more real I cannot help but consider what it is a I really seek and what it is I really need. These do not center around my move to Stockholm per se; it's more that as I approach 35 years old, I can't help but wonder what I really want out of life with it nearing half over. Which brings me to another subject... how should it be about what I want and how much do I need to include those I love. Here I'm feeling torn between the individualism I've developed as an American and my need for others and by who I want to get those needs fullfilled. What needs do I really have? What are merely distractions from where life truly takes place for me? Apparently I'm not feeling it right now, hence the move to Sweden. Yet even if I find myself at home there in the long run, these questions will remain if I should choose to recognize them. That's part of living a philosophical life, yet desire draws them out like a net and every time I catch something new. Is the questioning desire itself? If so, how can so many people go through life not asking? They seem so happy and pleased with themselves in a less reflective life. Considering these folks, I can see why that guy—forgot his name—the character from the Matrix who wants to go back and give up his questioning conscious life outside of the Matrix. More often than I care to admit all this thought is starting to bug the shit out of me. I could do with a little less thinking... but desire, nonetheless.
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How do you calm yourself when you are caught in your thinking? Do you feel trapped sometimes with all the questions? Eckhart Tolle in "The Power of Now" writes of "addiction to thinking" as a habit that keeps one from being fully present in the moment. Have you ever considered or practiced meditation? Do you think it would make a difference for someone who obviously wrestles with tough questions as relentlessly as you (and I) do?
I have tried meditation, yet I'm not sure if it made the situation better. It did help for a period of time but then when after the meditation "wore off," it came back twice or three times as bad. My mind works almost all of the time. I'm not sure if I can shut it off, maybe just quell it now and again through exercise.
My main reason for writing is to find out where you got this modified template.
I read your post and would also recommend meditation. And cut down on sugar, wheat and caffeine. And Self. Self is a biggy.
dave
thedavesdaily.blogger.com
Dave: I got this template from the new and improved options that the site offered. I've experimented with some html script which allowed me to plunk down the image. It's pretty easy. I can't remember where I got it all from. Peace.
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