[Buddha-l] The arrow: its removal and examination

[curt]

Richard Hayes wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 June 2007 10:11, Jackhat1 at aol.com wrote:
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>> To me, there is a gap (often a very large gap) between intellectual
>> understanding and doing the right thing.
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> Fortunately the gap is very easy to fill. The filler is called life.
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The gap is also artificial and requires an active effort to maintain. 
The original intent of philosophy is simply to ask, and to the extent 
possible answer, the question "how should I live?"

- Curt