tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post3028647532901429969..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: The One SeatNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-38896611421355127612009-06-21T12:36:23.567-07:002009-06-21T12:36:23.567-07:00"The "need for someone else to be of fun..."The "need for someone else to be of function or value" rises out of the fear that we, ourselves are without function or value..." Hmm, yes, I can see this. <br /><br />And definite, this kind of need is based on a craving mind, and is different, for example, from a need for water or food when thirsty or hungry. <br /><br />Thanks for the comments Kris. Hope you're doing Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-25672669749442263002009-06-21T07:32:53.587-07:002009-06-21T07:32:53.587-07:00Perhaps by investigating our interconnectedness, i...Perhaps by investigating our interconnectedness, interdependence, by realizing self and other are one whole. The "need for someone else to be of function or value" rises out of the fear that we, ourselves are without function or value— it's the prick of the thistle, a cry for communion with the ultimate. "Need" is desire, dukka showing the wholeness of duality, showing us Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518981252382574336noreply@blogger.com