Sunday, November 27, 2011

How to be Happy

In The Art of Happiness, the Dalai Lama tells a story about a guy taking a nap in a boat. Suddenly, a bump awakens him. He looks up and sees another boat. He becomes very angry with the person in this boat for deliberately waking him from his nap. When he arises to confront this jerk, he realizes the other boat is empty. When he understands it was only the current pushing the other boat into his, the anger dissolves. That is why I like to think of people as boats.

10 comments:

  1. 35jupeNovember 27, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    But what's the current?

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  2. LGalavizNovember 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    I didn't think it through that far, I guess.

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  3. 35jupeNovember 27, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    It's actually a rather cool metaphor that you have going. You've got me thinking.

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  4. Karen MaebyNovember 27, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    The current could be that random ghost that's there just to piss you off to see how you would react. Mysterious act from the universe...teaching you a lesson.

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  5. GigiNovember 27, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    I'm with Karen - it WOULD be random ghost just trying to piss me off.

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  6. UnknownNovember 27, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Get your damned boats away from mine.

    I'm trying to sleep over here.

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  7. DebihenNovember 28, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    Great, now you have me pondering all philosophical. I'll be contemplating what, exactly, the current role is in all this. This is a lot on my plate at 6:19 am on a Monday morning.

    Somehow, I am surprised Mr Miyagi didn't have something to do with this. Wax on, Wax off....

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  8. LucidLotusDecember 12, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    How did I ever live without your blogs? You get me. Wait, does that put me #onthespectrum too? Because, if so, I demand SERVICES. Hopefully those involving helper monkeys.

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