Getting Off The Treadmill: Seeking More Through Less
Newer, better, more… Newer, better, more…
On and on the circle goes. But when you begin to see through such delusions and self-limiting, self-imprisoning patterns, then the door to true wisdom opens.
First, however, you must get off the treadmill of always seeking newer, better, more. If it doesn’t exhaust you, make you sick, or drive you crazy, it will leave you hollow and disillusioned in the end.
Get off the treadmill now. There is more to life than status, money, possessions, peer recognition, materialism and entertainment – much, much more.
Where to begin? Look for ways to reconnect with others, with nature, and above all, with your deeper self. The last and most important point requires at least some time spent in solitude.
But to summarize the beginning most succinctly, I don’t think it can be put any better than by the words of Henry David Thoreau, America’s own Taoist, ecologist, philosopher Zen master:
“Simplify, simplify.”
Enjoy the path. And never give up.
See you on the mountain top.
J. Todd Ring,
November 9, 2020
Beautiful, wise words here, from a Shaolin master:
Seldom in the modern world do you find the real deal, the real thing, unless you are very lucky (good karma) or know where to look. 99.99999% of what is out there is mundane, mediocre, or else far below that: illusion, delusion, propaganda, poison, or just plain garbage. Choose wisely. Shaolin, Wudang and Tibetan teachers are certainly one good place to turn for something better and higher.
Writings of J. Todd Ring
Getting Off The Treadmill: Seeking More Through Less
Newer, better, more… Newer, better, more…
On and on the circle goes. But when you begin to see through such delusions and self-limiting, self-imprisoning patterns, then the door to true wisdom opens.
First, however, you must get off the treadmill of always seeking newer, better, more. If it doesn’t exhaust you, make you sick, or drive you crazy, it will leave you hollow and disillusioned in the end.
Get off the treadmill now. There is more to life than status, money, possessions, peer recognition, materialism and entertainment – much, much more.
Where to begin? Look for ways to reconnect with others, with nature, and above all, with your deeper self. The last and most important point requires at least some time spent in solitude.
But to summarize the beginning most succinctly, I don’t think it can be put any better than by the words of Henry David Thoreau, America’s own Taoist, ecologist, philosopher Zen master:
“Simplify, simplify.”
Enjoy the path. And never give up.
See you on the mountain top.
J. Todd Ring,
November 9, 2020
Beautiful, wise words here, from a Shaolin master:
Seldom in the modern world do you find the real deal, the real thing, unless you are very lucky (good karma) or know where to look. 99.99999% of what is out there is mundane, mediocre, or else far below that: illusion, delusion, propaganda, poison, or just plain garbage. Choose wisely. Shaolin, Wudang and Tibetan teachers are certainly one good place to turn for something better and higher.
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