“Samadhi!” , answers Simple Jack but in his eyes is no enlightenment. He does not understand the full meaning of the teisho. “I only get it intellectually, but I don`t feel it.” , he says.
He has read all about Schopenhauer`s Philosophy and this did no enlighten him either.
He once asked a monk what the meaning of Buddha was.
"Mu" the monk replied.
Simple Jack realized that he could never understand "Mu" and this did certainly not enlighten him either...
Maybe I am weird but I don`t want to seem like a cynic.
How long does a depression usually last? Is it a matter of weeks or months? Depression really creates a game of chess (not in a cynical sense). Does oneself run into it, or is it in one`s genes?
It really slows down one
s capabilities to keep going one
s daily routine. Sometimes "stupid teenagers" are sad for no particular reason. Sometimes "stupid teenagers" are sad because of particular reasons.I was not bluffing with that "earthjump", if someone supports this project with ... (read more)