[Buddha-l] Question answered

[Jim Peavler]

> Chris Finn wrote:
>
>> What puzzled him was th attitude of western dharma students whom he  
>> saw
>> as not being fully committed to one thing or the other. He thought  
>> this
>> attitude would inevitably result in a person succeeding neither
>> spiritually nor materially.

What does it mean to be successful either materially or spiritually. A  
miserable billionaire can hardly be said to be materially successful  
if she doesn't feel successful. Nor can some starving monk feel  
spiritually successful if he is filled with envy and rage. I don't  
think we can look at another and tell if that person is successful at  
something or another. I imagine that people who feel successful  
probably are. The rest of us have to wait until we achieve total  
surcease and try not to waste too much time thinking about ourselves  
between now and then.

Restfully

Jim Peavler
jmp at peavler.org