Hahahaha!

So, no sooner than I put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) on those last couple posts... Ajahn Sumedho reaches out (via Twitter) with a virtual (or digital) slap in the face... in the following quote: "I am somebody who has to become something that I am not, and has to get rid of my bad traits, my faults, my defilements... If never we see through that, liberation will be a hopeless task". Irritating grammar aside (I'm pretty sure he practices the Queen's English, so we'll cut him some slack)... that quote is in direct competition with the theme or flavor of my recent writings... and points out some fundamental flaws. Namely a desire to change AND a sense of self... and while I grasp the wisdom and meaning of that quote both conceptually and intellectually... it's not something that I know at my core... it's not something I've directly, and personally experienced... as such, it's not something that I've adopted. That said, I'll definitely be contemplating it... and doing my best to "change direction" so to speak. Thanks Ajahn Sumedho! *grins*