I guess the challenge is to feel and enjoy without clinging to the pleasurable sensations that develop an attachment to things that inevitably change and disintegrate, like us. Having said that, I just took a course in which a monk was suggesting a remedy to sensory attachments - mixing all types of food in one bowl. Things like chocolate would lose their appeal, he suggested. Not trying that, I thought… :)
Yes absolutely and that knowledge that everything will change / die can heighten the pleasure we feel at experiencing something beautiful. Your monk story reminds me of a childhood game when my friends and I would mix everything on the table from tomato ketchup to ice cream into a bowl and dare each other to eat it without a sound. Little did I know we were remedying sensory attachments! Could be an excellent instagram reel :)
I guess the challenge is to feel and enjoy without clinging to the pleasurable sensations that develop an attachment to things that inevitably change and disintegrate, like us. Having said that, I just took a course in which a monk was suggesting a remedy to sensory attachments - mixing all types of food in one bowl. Things like chocolate would lose their appeal, he suggested. Not trying that, I thought… :)
Yes absolutely and that knowledge that everything will change / die can heighten the pleasure we feel at experiencing something beautiful. Your monk story reminds me of a childhood game when my friends and I would mix everything on the table from tomato ketchup to ice cream into a bowl and dare each other to eat it without a sound. Little did I know we were remedying sensory attachments! Could be an excellent instagram reel :)
I dare you to film it :)