"The end must justify the means." ~ Matthew Prior
Have you heard about him? A boy who does not eat, sleep, make a living, socialize or blog. A boy who lives solely on meditation and worship. For months!!
Some folks are just born with it.
Isn’t it odd that the core of religious templates, emphasize on worldly detachment? Yes, eat, drink and be merry, but do not indluge. Remember that your soul will one day get an eviction note. Remember that your body, will someday be restored back to where it came from. And your soul will have to find a new place to
Religious templates, as much as they advise on the maintenance of our mortal vessels, emphasize on worldly detachment. Fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage and meditation. They remind us not to hold on too tightly.
Without really making any other promises, we can never be sure if these things we do in worship can secure a better afterlife. Judgment remains the Afterlife Keeper's ultimate right.
Perhaps, in familiarizing with detachment, improves our chances of a dignified eviction.
thought about that for ages.. only answer i could reach is that detachment means less luggage and thus an easier eviction. not wanting to linger here much longer than we're supposed to and submitting to our fate easier.
ReplyDeletescares me what once i detach myself from one thing, then another, and another i'd end up detaching myself from me.
i get carried away.
don't worry, you won't. not you.
ReplyDelete*hug* u'll make sure i dont?
ReplyDeleteHave I ever?
ReplyDeleteDetachment? I know of some people who did that and ended up clueless about everything! Maybe that's why some religious orders now emphasize going out instead of being holed up in their cells.
ReplyDeleteHow do you do it?
ReplyDeleteHow? I've been doing it for a long time dear, and somehow I've struck a balance between being there and being not there (at home).
ReplyDeleteBalance is everything, I agree with coralbead, you can easily detach, but you can't have any decent knowledge of anything by detachment, detachment can be good and can be dangerous, it's a common trait of philosophers and lunatics, depends on how you perceive it...
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ReplyDeleteMan, I wish I could be where you comfortably are...
halah,
a) how does your name pronounce? is it arabic or indonesian?
b) lunacy is highly recommended around here hihi
c) I swing between detachment and obsessive according to the time of the month. Haha. How about you?
d) Welcome to my blog!!!
Halah is Hala, but I'm logged as my google name, I've commented before on your blog, and I admire your respect for all emotional states, keep up blogging...
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