The by now famous "Obama Glance" is typical sensationalization by press. Ofcourse you know the one i'm talking about..the one on the staircase in which the Prez was 'caught' stealing a glance of the rear endowments of a Brazilian girl.
My take? Two positions for consideration:
1. So long as the look/glance/stare does not discomfort the 'object' (in this case, it happens to be the Brazilian girl) &
2. So long as the subject's karmic mind doesn't get into overdrive, meaning, in this case, it doesn't engage thoughts arising from passion, craving & desire...
Iff (meaning: if and only if)the above essentially dont happen simultaneously, then leave alone cursory glance, one can even meditate observing such & other beautiful forms of nature, the human body and everthing beautiful around us!
Observation Mindfulness! Getting the mind to a state of Awareness without Clinging.
Entertaining a thought without accepting it, is a realized mind, said Voltaire.
About Me
- urban lama
- Pune born & bred. BE, MBA, GDMM. Opted for alternate career after multi-national jobs sucked for 12 years! Dint play by the 'worldly' rule book of life & living. Still don't quite do that. Avidly trekked the Indo-Tibetan Himalayas. Lived with and trained under Tibetan monks and Masters for months on end. Ran a premium destination tour company, Moving Clouds, for 6years. Wife and two grown up kids. All of us at peace with life. Presently dedicate time to Tibetan Buddhist study, practice and teaching. Write for ToI's Speaking Tree. Active in issues pertaining to Local Governance in Pune. Convenor of G.O.O.D a group in Pune that outreaches Buddha's teachings thru Tibetan Buddhist Masters under the Mind Transformation Series. An ordained Ngakpa of the Palyul school of the Nyingmapa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism since March 2016. Also, faculty and resource person at Padma Mani Translation Committee, Namdroling Monastery (Golden Temple- Coorg), S.India, since 2015.
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