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Story 97 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' by Ian McCrorie
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How long will it take to be enlightened? This is such a firstworld
question. We want the truth and we want it now,
to paraphrase Jim Morrison. There is no answer to that
question, because it is the wrong question. And what’s more,
enlightenment is not simply an answer, similar to the woman
in Saks Fifth Avenue who asked how much the fur coat cost
in the window who was told, “Madam, if you have to ask, you
can’t afford it.” Nevertheless, let’s respond with the truth rather
than attempting an answer to the wrong question....
narrated by Ian McCrorie
2023
4 minutes 41 seconds
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Story 97 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' by Ian McCrorie
.
How long will it take to be enlightened? This is such a firstworld
question. We want the truth and we want it now,
to paraphrase Jim Morrison. There is no answer to that
question, because it is the wrong question. And what’s more,
enlightenment is not simply an answer, similar to the woman
in Saks Fifth Avenue who asked how much the fur coat cost
in the window who was told, “Madam, if you have to ask, you
can’t afford it.” Nevertheless, let’s respond with the truth rather
than attempting an answer to the wrong question....
narrated by Ian McCrorie
2023
4 minutes 41 seconds
Listen to Streaming Audio
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Download Audio (2.7MB)
Audio copyright, 2023 Pariyatti
'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' as a book and eBook can be found at https://store.pariyatti.org/a-lifetime-doing-nothing.
More by Ian McCrorie.
View more books and audio resources available in the Pariyatti bookstore.
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