St. Ignatius describes something similar: holy equipoise. Holy equipoise is the ability to detach oneself from any particular outcome in order to see the options of a given moment more clearly. In essence, loving deeply can often best achieve right relationship through detachment.
With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 6:51:09 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > > Chris, > > You nailed it! I have noticed you are an insightful and curious individual > and enjoy your wit. > > With regards to impermanence and attachment I practice an Eastern > Philosophy and admire the Buddha' wisdom. > > Looking forward to meeting you this coming Summer. > > ~Hugh > > “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep > moving.” ― Albert Einstein > > http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Christopher Chen > <cc...@nougat.org<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Hugh: >> >> Regarding mortality and passing: In a buddhist way of thinking, there's >> always the concept of impermanence, and of attachment, the desire for >> permanence and the suffering that occurs when things pass, people pass, >> friends and beloved animals pass. >> >> One natural reaction is to grab tighter, to become more afraid of loss, >> but I can see from your post that you've come to live in the moment and >> look with clear eyes and an open heart. >> >> And that makes me glad. >> >> cc >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 3:35 PM, hsmitham <hughs...@gmail.com<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Sort of off topic...not so much about specific Rivendell bikes, parts or >>> RBW HQ doings but there were two Hilsen's involved isn't that enough? >>> >>> So read a rambling report about a recent ramble >>> here<http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/> >>> . >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >>> “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep >>> moving.” ― Albert Einstein >>> >>> http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>> . >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/tsfVRBZHqo8/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
