way 7 we should at various times and in various ways accept something from all other paths of life but give no one our exclusive allegiance at one moment one of them is the more appropriate at another moment another is the most appropriate life should contain enjoyment and action and contemplation in about equal amounts when either is carried to extremes we lose something important for our life so we must cultivate flexibility admit diversity in ourselves accept the tension which this diversity produces find a place for detachment in the midst of enjoyment and activity the goal of life is found in the dynamic integration of enjoyment action and contemplation and so in the dynamic interaction of the various paths of life one should use all of them in building a life and no one alone
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WAY 7: We should at various times and in various ways accept something from all other paths of life, but give no one our exclusive allegiance. At one moment one of them is the more appropriate; at another moment another is the most appropriate. Life should contain enjoyment and action and contemplation in about equal amounts. When either is carried to extremes we lose something important for our life. So we must cultivate flexibility, admit diversity in ourselves, accept the tension which this diversity produces, find a place for detachment in the midst of enjoyment and activity. The goal of life is found in the dynamic integration of enjoyment, action, and contemplation, and so in the dynamic interaction of the various paths of life. One should use all of them in building a life, and no one alone.
“WAY 7: We should at various times and in various ways accept something from all other paths of life, but give no one our exclusive allegiance. At one moment one of them is the more appropriate; at another moment another is the most appropriate. Life should contain enjoyment and action and contemplation in about equal amounts. When either is carried to extremes we lose something important for our life. So we must cultivate flexibility, admit diversity in ourselves, accept the tension which this diversity produces, find a place for detachment in the midst of enjoyment and activity. The goal of life is found in the dynamic integration of enjoyment, action, and contemplation, and so in the dynamic interaction of the various paths of life. One should use all of them in building a life, and no one alone.”
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