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| (Emily Dickinson, another 'nobody') |
There’s a lot going on at Lama Marut’s website: photos,
podcasts, advertisements, tweets, videos, likes and followers (all presumably of, by and for no one).
That being said, there’s also a lot to think about (and perhaps agree with) within these offerings.
For example, one podcast advises listeners on how to be “a little less somebody, and a little more nobody” (i.e., how to be a little less egocentric).
One such tip involves going to the Salvation Army for wardrobe items.
In this way, you’re consciously wearing somebody else’s clothing rather than your “own.”
Next, take the money you’ve saved by shopping at the SA, and pop it into somebody else’s parking meter. If no one’s
watching while you do this, all the better.
Lama Marut explains that you have to train yourself to be ordinary because “we all want to be special.”
Therefore, try tailoring your conversation and style to blend in with people you’re fraternizing with, and try fraternizing with people who seem different from what you think you are.
Marut claims that we’re all fundamentally alike: all beings
just want to be happy and avoid suffering. “There’s a
common equality for all of us… [which is] much more important than the superficial differences.”
So why try so hard to be special?
Resources
http://lamamarut.org/
Copyright October 8, 2014 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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