Sunday, November 1, 2009

Do not squander your life . . .

“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken.  Take heed. Do not squander your life.”

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I have already spent twenty nine years of this life,  mostly time squandered.

The brutal truth is that life is short.       Time is a finite resource.

I am interested in using this space to explore how my own fullest potential can be fulfilled both in practical matters such as nutrition, fitness, and personal finance and in terms of my spiritual walk.     As a Buddhist that walk would be according the Noble Eightfold Path, the pursuit of awakening.

Admittedly,  claiming awakening as a goal does sound pretentious.   However, in reality it’s a simple goal.    It’s about living an examined life, one lived with eyes open to reality as opposed to a life driven by delusion.

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