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Originally Posted by Xan
In Tibet, large proportions of the population sat in caves and watched their minds for a thousand year period. They hardly developed any technology.
An old guru of mine used to say, "The East walks with a bigger spiritual foot and the West walks with a bigger material foot. Both have been limping, but now's the time for both coming into balance."
Xan
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Yes that's right. The material foot is to make the dream of life a happier dream. The spiritual foot is to wake up from the dream. True Gurus are those who have woken up, and can therefore guide us. At the same time, we also need to make efforts to make this dream of life more pleasant.