What good is a life of meditation without action?

Wouldn't it be a complete waste of one's life to sit like the Buddha and meditate all the time? Where's the fun in that?

 

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That may be someone's idea of fun.

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He didn't meditate all of the time, they just depict him that way. Many times he is lying down,standing up or leaning against a lovely lady!

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Well once you achieve enlightenment you'll be free from fear, anger, sorrow, misery, etc...and be able to do whatever you desire freely, you'd have unalloyed enjoyment, that's a lot more fun...

 

Yes, in theory, I guess that's true. I don't buy the theory, however.

 

It's good for nothing! ....and it's not fun!

 

I find it fun, but thats just me. If you don´t like sitting like the Buddha, meditation can mean dancing consciently, eating consciently, playing consciently, making love consciently...

Krishna was enlightened, and He used to sing and dance.

 

Well it's really simple, when you meditate and control your senses, etc...you get rid of your insecurities, defiling impulses, etc...and if your insecurities and defliing impulses are gone, how can anger, fear, sorrow, disatisfaction, misery, boredom, frustration, or any degree of misery exist anymore?

Everyone is (unconsciously) seeking pleasure, but material pleasure is temporary, even the heavenly worlds are temporary, the reason the enjoyment is temporary is because the pleasure actually comes from within you, it has no other cause...

 

Meditation is an exercise, not a way of life.

 

the buddhas did not meditate all of the time. but when they did meditate it was not a waste of time, because it had its rewards.

i meditate alot and it has helped me dispose of emotions that are not needed. like fear, greed and jelousy.


peace.

 

But I like fear, greed and jealousy! They are what make me get up and go to work in the morning. Fear of no money. Greed for money. And jealousy of others who have money.

 

Suit yourself. Why should we care?

 

Is anything wrong in meditation.

 

No you don't, you like the happiness you gain from them, not the fear, greed, or jealousy itself...

 

No. I do like those negative emotions. They motivate me - not the happiness. I don't get up and go to work because it will later make me feel happy. I go to work because I am scared not to.

 

Right, so you like the motivation, not the negative emotions...you derive some form of happiness, pleasure, or enjoyment from the emotions, but it's not the emotions itself you like...but the pleasure, enjoyment, happiness, motivation, high-energy, sense of fulfillment, etc...

 

Well, obviously you can't literally like a negative emotion - otherwise it wouldn't be negative. Nevertheless, I like what they do for me.

 

You NEED plenty of exercise!
You never see Buddha meditating while doing press-ups.
I bet he ended up with diabetes.

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Kinda, the universe is a medium of 'doing' essentially, so meditation is only of use if you want to bypass the universe altother and seek out 'non-doing' as a form of existance.

 

Couldn't you have another motivational system?