[Buddha-l] Course of Nature (1)

[jkirk]

Hi Jim

"Time, you old gypsy man, will you not stay
Put up your caravan just for one day........."

Time to me is only perceived as from here to there, as moving,
because our normal reality framework decrees that we perceive
things as either static (unchanging) or changing--when I suspect
neither perception is accurate. Things must be moving or
unfolding constantly, but whether there is a telos in it beats
me.

How are things in the mountains? I imagine you are back at your
cabin by now---did you get any snow recently--the Cascades got
about 2-3 inches last night--
Was able to get rid of my lovely gold-stripe bamboo --put it on
craig's list--2 free plants if you dig and cart it off--got 10 or
more hits--first guy who contacted me came and got it
yesterday--it was the running kind so it had become more than I
could manage, to prevent it from invading neighbor's yard--sad to
see it go but a big relief not to have to continually dig up
roots. 



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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Peavler
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Course of Nature (1)


On Jun 8, 2008, at 1:10 PM, jkirk wrote:

> Thanks for posting 1 & 2--they seem to have got the aryavedans
off my 
> back.
> Joanna

Glad I could be of service. I'm working on a paragraph or two
about how time does go along (from our point of view at least)
and things do chance (since these kinds of changes are apparent
to most folks going through the trauma of living). There seems to
be some "direction" to it all, but predicting what that direction
is, and attaching some meaning to that idea of direction has
alway been dangerous in the extreme. I might someday post it as
Course of Nature 3.

I'll bet folks will be waiting around for that!


Jim Peavler
jmp at peavler.org



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