Classic example of the desires of some that everyone be equally poor. Either that or this is merely what financially insecure and/or impulsive people say to themselves to rationalize their financial situation or try to find happiness in spite of it.
Because that is a personal trait (as well as a personal 'state.') and I am not, nor do I desire to be. I am an avid reader and always looking for new things, new places, new experiences, new information. I am certainly not ignorant in the general sense, altho of course in areas.
Being an avid reader and looking for new things are merely states as well and actually have nothing to do with the self.
An example of frog philosophy. There was a big frog who inhabited a well. One smaller frog had by chance gone to the Pacific ocean. When he informed the big fog at the well about the unimaginable size of the Pacific ocean, the ignorant big frog could not believe it. He began to inflate himself saying, "Is it twice as big as my well?" The little frog responded, "No it is much bigger than that." The frog then inflated himself some more and said, "it is four times as big as my my well?" The little frog said, "no, you don't understand, it's an ocean." The big frog then attempted to inflate himself some more, but then he burst. We should not be frog philosophers.
You are welcome to your opinion.
My desire to build wealth is based on the following:
1) My desire to provide my son every opportunity I can
2) My desire to not rely on the goodwill (or political motivations) of others to meet my own basic needs
3) My desire to cease to need income (I do not enjoy needing someone else's willingness to employ me on a perpetual basis)
If I build enough wealth, these desires will be realized, and I will be happy about them.
Nonsensical question. If you have knowledge, then you can make wealth.
You can make wealth, doesn't mean you will. I know a ****ton of useless information about Australian reptiles, but I'm pretty broke.
An example of frog philosophy. There was a big frog who inhabited a well. One smaller frog had by chance gone to the Pacific ocean. When he informed the big fog at the well about the unimaginable size of the Pacific ocean, the ignorant big frog could not believe it. He began to inflate himself saying, "Is it twice as big as my well?" The little frog responded, "No it is much bigger than that." The frog then inflated himself some more and said, "it is four times as big as my my well?" The little frog said, "no, you don't understand, it's an ocean." The big frog then attempted to inflate himself some more, but then he burst. We should not be frog philosophers.
People who claim so tend to be ridiculously stupid.
People who claim so tend to be ridiculously stupid.
I want to be ignorant but understand the truth.
Nope.
Ok. Well, I guess I didn't read them with the depth that you intended.
The point is that wealth cannot make one happy.
I am sure that since he did not go to jail and he got treatment for his addiction he is a very happy man.
No problem ocean. Actually I thought about you for a while yesterday when I was at work. I am pulling for you. I really wish you well in your spiritual endeavors. I'm very serious when I say that.
Bless you.
Like I said to someone else, a person who has been subjected to waterboarding my feel some relief when such conditions are removed. However, that relief cannot be said to be substantial happiness. It is merely relief from a particular type of suffering. The person will be subjected to unpleasant conditions in other ways.
Everyone poor or rich has had some bad times.The difference is that the rich person has money to help him through those hard times.Money pays the bills and pays for things to be repaired or replaced.If you are rich then those things are easy.If you are poor then those things are a lot harder.Being wealthy means you can send your kids to the best schools.
Everyone poor or rich has had some bad times.The difference is that the rich person has money to help him through those hard times.Money pays the bills and pays for things to be repaired or replaced.If you are rich then those things are easy.If you are poor then those things are a lot harder.Being wealthy means you can send your kids to the best schools.
"Knowing the truth" , in whose opinion ?
The word 'Brahman' denotes the hightest Person (purushottama), who is essentially free from all imperfections and possesses numberless classes of auspicious qualities of unsurpassable excellence. The term 'Brahman' is applied to any things which possess the quality of greatness (brihattva, from the root 'brih'); but primarily denotes that which possesses greatness, of essential nature as well as of qualities, in unlimited fullness; and such is only the Lord of all. Hence the word 'Brahman' primarily denotes him alone, and in a secondary derivative sense only those things which possess some small part of the Lord's qualities; for it would be improper to assume several meanings for the word (so that it would denote primarily or directly more than one thing). The case is analogous to that of the term 'bhagavat 1.' The Lord only is enquired into, for the sake of immortality, by all those who are afflicted with the triad of pain. Hence the Lord of all is that Brahman which, according to the Sûtra, constitutes the object of enquiry.
The expression 'the origin', &c., means 'creation, subsistence, and reabsorption'. The 'this' (in 'of this') denotes this entire world with its manifold wonderful arrangements, not to be fathomed by thought, and comprising within itself the aggregate of living souls from Brahmâ down to blades of grass, all of which experience the fruits (of their former actions) in definite places and at definite times. 'That from which,' i.e. that highest Person who is the ruler of all; whose nature is antagonistic to all evil; whose purposes come true; who possesses infinite auspicious qualities, such as knowledge, blessedness, and so on; who is omniscient, omnipotent, supremely merciful; from whom the creation, subsistence, and reabsorption of this world proceed--he is Brahman: such is the meaning of the Sûtra.
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