I was literally out all day yesterday, first at Buddhist study group then at lunch and a movie with our younger son. We saw Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master", and we both thought it was terrific. The idea was ambitious and the acting phenomenal. It explores what makes a cult and who is attracted to it and why, and some of the techniques used. There is such contempt, underneath, from the manipulator, and such hunger in the person willing to give up his will to be humiliated and controlled. It gave us a lot to think about.
I then went home and talked to a few friends on the phone - old fashioned, I grant you, but I am no texter. Finally, I watched a favorite film of mine: "The Mission". So I had another double feature yesterday. I think I need different activities today. I am going to meditation and dharma talk, and afterwards a walk is in order. It's another crisp fall day, and no dogs to yank me around, so I could walk in an orderly manner, without sudden stops for "pee mail" and finding disgusting food possibilities on the ground. Might as well go for it, before my husband and the dogs return tomorrow.
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