tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post3430218786168278804..comments2023-08-06T00:55:44.689-04:00Comments on Kevin's Walk: perle de sagesseKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-62267539288228832062009-11-30T04:48:27.786-05:002009-11-30T04:48:27.786-05:00I don't know if it's worth the energy to t...I don't know if it's worth the energy to try and take "ultimate reality" seriously. Why?<br /><br />Because (I believe) it's essentially impossible for us to see, comprehend, and understand. For us, it basically doesn't exist.<br /><br />If we cannot truly know it, then it follows that all we'll ever know is some subjective form of reality- and if that's the case, and (as you say) we should take that with a grain of salt (which I agree with!) then is there really any point in getting TOO overly serious with the search or notion?<br /><br />It seems to me that the biggest jerks in the world always take ultimate reality far, far too seriously... or at least they take their own declarations about it too seriously.<br /><br />The most mellow guys in the world, on the other hand, the holy men, are willing to make their declarations about ultimate reality. They do seem to have a grasp on it. <br /><br />But they also seem to have a sense of humor, they're non-judgemental, and you almost always get the sense (when reading or hearing about them) that if you disagreed with them about ultimate reality, they'd still be perfectly happy having you hang with them, and they'd be gracious and kind and caring anyway.<br /><br />This probably explains why the David Koreshes of the world wind up discredited and with nobody ever following them, and the Jesuses and Buddhas wind up with hundreds of millions of people following and living their teachings, thousands of years later.<br /><br />Thus, a pretty good criteria for deciding whether some particular religious leader is worth listening to is whether or not they take themselves and "ultimate reality" too seriously.<br /><br />The pompous ones with sticks up their butts? Don't give them the time of day. The kindly ones who maybe have very firm ideas on what's right/wrong but who treat everyone (whether believer or not) kindly and who don't act as though their poop doesn't stink? Pay attention to those guys- they're on to something!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713913651375624497noreply@blogger.com