Friday, August 28, 2009

Technology and Breasts









-- Post From My iPhone


Linda-Sama said...

wow. my cellphone doesn't even have a camera. and I'm glad. why do I need a camera in my phone?

how old-fashioned I am.....

YogaforCynics said...

Can't quite relate to the boob analogy, but otherwise, I'm amazed by how I freak out when I'm unable to get on-line for a little while...and, actually, it occurred to me recently that the real reason I haven't been backpacking in years is not wanting to be too far from these technological marvels...ugh...

jackie j said...

I'm feeling a similar sickening feeling to my addiction to Facebook. I can't stop checking it. FB to me is a new distraction that I need to balance. Too much of a good thing is bad, like chocolate, etc. Getting in touch with old friends is good. BTW. Miss you and always thinking of you Brooks!

svasti said...

I don't need any of these things... I've proven that more than once when on extended retreats.

Don't watch much TV, though if I get a good series on DVD, I watch it obsessively.

Can live without the movies, without music, my phone and the internet. Can even sleep in a bamboo hut, no problems.

But when its around and available, yeah, I get the addiction.

Especially since I work in the digital media industry and for my job, I'm online all day. Then there's my home laptop, then there's my mobile (holding out on an iPhone for now although I know its inevitable).

And none of it makes sense. I mean, if I can go without all of that for weeks - no problem - then why do I feel the need to be constantly connected at any time?

I really do think in the end, these devices are just another way to numb out, detach and become less of a community.

Linda-Sama said...


right on, svasti.

for my last training at Spirit Rock in California, we did three 10 day (mostly) silent retreats.

by the last retreat, the registrars actually had to put up signs that basically said "be happy with what you get, don't have special requests", insofar as food, choice of roommates, etc.

it absolutely amazed me how people could not live without their special coffees or teas, or french coffee presses (seriously), or were sneaking off to try to use cell phones (which didn't work anyway where we were), or how totally attached people were to WHITE SUGAR (I know because my seva was working in the kitchen.)

had yoga taught them nothing about non-attachment?

Mandy said...

I am just impressed you did that whole post on your iphone.