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Lazy bones
In Budhism, being lazy is almost a sin. You won't rot in hell for it, but you'll suffer in life for it.
Yesterday, the head monk at my temple was talking about laziness. There are so many things I put off and don't do because of laziness. And if I don't acknowledge this habit now, I will forever be that way. I've started jogging a bit nowadays. I came back from work, put my rice cooker on, got changed and flew out the door. After running for about 10 minutes I started to give up and headed for the supermarket. Then a few seconds later I realized I was being lazy. I did a u-turn and headed up a hill. I jogged for 10 more minutes before heading to the supermarket. I can see why laziness is so frowned upon in Budhism, more so than taking drugs or whacking people. Maybe not more than whacking people, but at least equal to: If you're lazy, you're mind is unwilling to live and it sleeps.
No-one is happy to sit and watch TV for 6 hours. Unless it's the Office. But with a bit of laziness, you can do it easily.
In every choice we have, there is a route of laziness and a route of will. The first leads to the supermarket at 7pm. The second arrives 10 minutes later. It's up to us...
posted by PA on Monday, April 04, 2005
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