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Mar 27, 2006 23:32

"The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which; he simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or ( Read more... )

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sweetdecay March 28 2006, 04:45:17 UTC
The more I read on Buddhism - the stronger my interest in it becomes. I've been studying it in depth. I find that it's an extension of my personal philosophies and the principles that I already try to live around. It's ironic that you posted something about Buddha, because I just posted a blog on myspace about the principles of Buddhism. You should check it out if you haven't already. I think you'll find it interesting.

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mercougar95 March 28 2006, 05:16:31 UTC
Karl Marx said that man should be at his best while he works. He believed that the ability to create was what separated man from beast. According to Marx in a perfect world man would be at peace while laboring.

The idea of leaving others to decide whether you are working or playing is a nice thought, but not very realistic. If you're a musician or an artist it's just fine, but if this were true of everyone nothing constructive would ever get done. I don't think there are people who fully embrace picking up garbage, nor will there ever be.

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