Yea, Buddha did say that desire was the root of all suffering. I've never heard the attachment spin on it, but nonetheless it fits just fine. I'm not sure if I'm completely buy the non-attachment deal myself - just like I'm not sure I buy into Hinduism on all levels because their caste system and reincarnation seem to be a GREAT method by which their priestly class can hold power over the proletariat...much like how Christian doctrines in many ways seem to be a great way to do the same.
You may have mentioned this in the other comment, but I'm not sure I've ever met anybody who would say matter-of-factly and without a doubt that magick is real. Just interesting, is all. I've always found it hard to prove because it seems to me that it operates on a synchronous, or coincidental level, if it operates at all. When coincidences start racking up in a short period of time, I often wonder what's going on spiritually for me, or what the message is.
I love the poem. I thought about trying to write one about the wooly bear, actually, but decided that I was far too exhausted to hold on to the feeling for long enough to do it any justice. I haven't written poetry since I was a very angsty teenager...admittedly, not much has changed besides my age and my tolerance for pain.
Life is worth the pain, sometimes I just wish things would ease up just a little bit and that I might make progress on some of these fronts that bother me the most. Hope things are well
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Date: 2014-04-10 11:55 am (UTC)You may have mentioned this in the other comment, but I'm not sure I've ever met anybody who would say matter-of-factly and without a doubt that magick is real. Just interesting, is all. I've always found it hard to prove because it seems to me that it operates on a synchronous, or coincidental level, if it operates at all. When coincidences start racking up in a short period of time, I often wonder what's going on spiritually for me, or what the message is.
I love the poem. I thought about trying to write one about the wooly bear, actually, but decided that I was far too exhausted to hold on to the feeling for long enough to do it any justice. I haven't written poetry since I was a very angsty teenager...admittedly, not much has changed besides my age and my tolerance for pain.
Life is worth the pain, sometimes I just wish things would ease up just a little bit and that I might make progress on some of these fronts that bother me the most. Hope things are well