this is my life tip, from a Tibetan Lama. --------------------------------------------------- Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go. Don't strain yourself: there is nothing to do nor undo. Whatever momentarily arises in the body mind has no real importance at all, has little reality whatsoever. Why identify with, and become attached to it, passing judgement upon it and ourselves? Far better to simply let the entire game happen on its own, springing up and falling back like waves - without changing or manipulating anything - and notice how everything vanishes and reappears, magically, again and again, time without end. Only our searching for happiness prevents us from seeing it. It's like a vivid rainbow which you pursue without ever catching, or a dog chasing its own tail. Although peace and happiness do not exist as an actual thing or place, it is always available and accompanies you every instant. Don't believe in the reality of good and bad experiences; they are like today's ephemeral weather, like rainbows in the sky. Wanting to grasp the ungraspable, you exhaust yourself in vain. As soon as you open and relax this tight fist of grasping, infinite space is there - open, inviting and comfortable. Make use of this spaciousness, this freedom and natural ease. Don't search any further. Don't go into the entangled jungle looking for the great awakened elephant who is already resting quietly at home in front of your own hearth. Nothing to do or undo. Nothing to force, nothing to want and nothing missing - Emaho! Marvellous! Everything happens by itself
I believe it would work on anything that the owner would sell him/herself---especially in this recovery period. I would start with asking, "How much..." so that he/she knows I am budget-minded, and just wanted to get a quick bargain. If he/she won't back down, I'll just walk away and politely tell him/her that I'll be back with more money next time. PA
Life is a series of rooms. Who we get stuck in those rooms with adds up to what our lives will be... isn't that the truth?? clever and profound~!