29 The Boredom of Mountains and Waterfalls BOREDOM IS IMPORTANT in meditation practice; it increases the psychological sophistication of the practitioners. They begin to appreciate boredom and they develop their sophistication until the boredom begins to become cool boredom, like a mountain river. It flows and flows and flows, methodically and repetitiously, but it is very cooling, very refreshing. Mountains never get tired of being mountains, and waterfalls never get tired of being waterfalls. Because of their patience we begin to appreciate them. There is something in that. If we are to save ourselves from spiritual materialism and from buddhadharma with credentials, or dogma, if we are to become the dharma without credentials, the introduction of boredom and repetitiousness is extremely important.
BOREDOM IS IMPORTANT in meditation practice; it increases the
psychological sophistication of the practitioners.They begin to
appreciate boredom and they develop their sophistication until the
boredom begins tobecome cool boredom, like a mountain river. It
flows and flows and flows, methodically andrepetitiously, but it is
very cooling, very refreshing. Mountains never get tired of being
mountains, andwaterfalls never get tired of being waterfalls.
Because of their patience we begin to appreciate them.There is
something in that. If we are to save ourselves from spiritual
materialism and frombuddhadharma with credentials, or dogma, if we
are to become the dharma without credentials, theintroduction of
boredom and repetitiousness is extremely important.
