tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post8036959478900170921..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: Horror vacuiPeter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-5625971609066683322011-04-06T12:41:02.613-07:002011-04-06T12:41:02.613-07:00I know exactly how you feel. So often I will simp...I know exactly how you feel. So often I will simply relax, or spend time playing a game and feel guilty for not having "achieved" anything. A close friend pokes gentle fun at me for doing just this and thanks to her I've started to break the habit.<br /><br />I have read it's cultural, that other cultures consider us restless. I also think, from a Buddhist perspective, it's a bad thing.<br /><br />Where I can, I've actually started to resist the urge to multitask, I must admit that it feels good!Richardhttp://quietwatercourse.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-9974267082967622222011-04-06T07:57:50.557-07:002011-04-06T07:57:50.557-07:00When I participate in retreats, there are sometime...When I participate in retreats, there are sometimes times at which no meditation, no meal, nothing is scheduled. I then sit in a chair, and try to realize that nothing bad will happen if I just sit in that chair for two hours, doing nothing. But the feeling that something bad must happen if I don't do anything is very ingrained, as you say. After worrying for a while, I typically come to enjoy the experience of doing nothing. Nonetheless, I don't give myself the freedom to do nothing in my everyday life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com