Not at all. The “why not” wasn’t meant rhetorically. (It was lazy, but not defensive.) I’m just not sure what I’m missing. There seems to be a presumption that I should value some other thing above or more fundamentally than my mind / body. Perhaps, I should, but I’m not sure what it is. If you have a suggestion, I’d be happy to hear it.
I understand; I tend to use the word ‘defensive’ the Germanic way, sorry. – can’t give your answers for you though. Let me share this: I recently enjoyed a talk by a Dutch/Japanese shaman women with strong roots in Buddhism (which I don’t share) and she spoke of the need to both return to self and to make a contribution to our world in transition… that resonates with me, urging me on to be more authentically present and fight off all forces trying to stop me, right now…)
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yogi -what is ‘better’?
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More capable of using body / mind for whatever task might be put to it.
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mmh more effective – is that the only/dominant value?
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Probably not the only, but probably the dominant. Why not?
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you digress…
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Do I?
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well ‘why not’ seems to be on the route to getting just a little defensive? ☺
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Not at all. The “why not” wasn’t meant rhetorically. (It was lazy, but not defensive.) I’m just not sure what I’m missing. There seems to be a presumption that I should value some other thing above or more fundamentally than my mind / body. Perhaps, I should, but I’m not sure what it is. If you have a suggestion, I’d be happy to hear it.
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I understand; I tend to use the word ‘defensive’ the Germanic way, sorry. – can’t give your answers for you though. Let me share this: I recently enjoyed a talk by a Dutch/Japanese shaman women with strong roots in Buddhism (which I don’t share) and she spoke of the need to both return to self and to make a contribution to our world in transition… that resonates with me, urging me on to be more authentically present and fight off all forces trying to stop me, right now…)
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Great answer.
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