tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post4820247842159975956..comments2024-02-06T22:19:13.028-08:00Comments on Mining Aśvaghoṣa's Gold: BUDDHACARITA 4.78: Never Too Old?Mike Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-56441062429893869032013-02-18T10:59:38.403-08:002013-02-18T10:59:38.403-08:00BTW, I came up with a new theory there, didn't...BTW, I came up with a new theory there, didn't I?<br /><br />It just never ends...and the joke is on me.<br /><br />gnizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043750358888135458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-73431919392980746512013-02-18T10:58:55.010-08:002013-02-18T10:58:55.010-08:00Agreed, Mike. My mind loves to come up with theor...Agreed, Mike. My mind loves to come up with theories and explanations for things, even as I tell myself that no theory can ever do justice to the thing it tries to account for.<br /><br />Mostly, I just like to hear myself talk. I enjoy it, I seem to want to engage with people like yourself on these topics.<br /><br />However, what I truly get from your words, I think--maybe--is the spirit behind your words. The discipline of your every day approach is always what has drawn me back. The same discipline I sense in my teacher.<br /><br />It is the spirit behind the words that I feel appreciation for, more so than any explanation I've been given or come up with on my own.gnizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043750358888135458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-11557030309098348782013-02-18T10:43:39.752-08:002013-02-18T10:43:39.752-08:00Dear Aaron,
Speaking from bitter experience, the...Dear Aaron, <br /><br />Speaking from bitter experience, the most excellent theory in the world does not make for a simple life, any more than sexual and financial greed or vaulting personal ambition do. <br /><br />It may be wise to be careful what we wish for. Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-40224650237444999492013-02-18T08:45:00.946-08:002013-02-18T08:45:00.946-08:00I don't know if I was suggesting (maybe I was)...I don't know if I was suggesting (maybe I was). I really did want your opinion, so thanks for that.<br /><br />I suppose, if I'm being honest, I can't say anything has been simple for me. I've been at it for over a decade and many times it has felt harder and more complex than anything I could ever imagine.<br /><br />On another level, there seems to be a simplicity involved when I'm actually engaged in it on a visceral level.<br /><br />A baby walking is doing a complex series of movements and there is a lot involved (you know more about this area than me). However, once the baby walks, and then becomes older and walks even more fluidly, it seems effortless.<br /><br />Perhaps that is what I am getting at (but really, it is just a theory and not a "view" at all). As such, I'm sure it's far from correct.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to reply.gnizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043750358888135458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-35965358684897225382013-02-18T00:58:47.437-08:002013-02-18T00:58:47.437-08:00Hi Aaron,
If you are suggesting that really it is...Hi Aaron,<br /><br />If you are suggesting that really it is simple, I totally disagree with your view. Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-90173573153862311122013-02-17T17:48:36.530-08:002013-02-17T17:48:36.530-08:00Mike,
How simple do you think it really is?
Thi...Mike,<br /><br />How simple do you think it really is?<br /><br /><br />This is not a trick question :)gnizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043750358888135458noreply@blogger.com