Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958)

Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by alanwatts on Monday August 29, 2016 @09:35AM (#12381710)

There's an old Zen saying that goes:

"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water."

And another which reads:

"Miraculous power, marvelous activity. Drawing water, chopping wood."

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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by AstralStorm on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:55PM (#12383226)

Worthless but happy is not a worthy goal.

Verify any approach to life by generalisation: what would happen if everyone followed it?

The Buddhist approach leads to stagnation.

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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by alanwatts on Monday August 29, 2016 @01:55PM (#12383737)

>Worthless but happy is not a worthy goal.

How should one measure self worth?

>Verify any approach to life by generalisation: what would happen if everyone followed it? The Buddhist approach leads to stagnation.

Who said everyone should follow any given approach? If everyone followed any particular approach to life it would lead to stagnation, extinction.

On the contrary, Buddhism emphasizes change, as opposed to stagnation.

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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by k-mcgrady on Monday August 29, 2016 @01:36PM (#12383586)

> "The Buddhist approach leads to stagnation."

And that's a problem why?

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Re:Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose (1958) by hv23 on Monday August 29, 2016 @02:17PM (#12383912)

Stagnation in what sense?

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