Peter Hunter, Excerpt #2: Right View
Excerpt #2: Right View “Most people look to something outside themselves in order to be happy,” Rob said. “How many times have you heard someone say that they’ll be happy when they get enough money or when they get a girlfriend or boyfriend? How many of those people are actually happy when they get what they want?” Peter considered that while he started drumming an absent-minded rhythm on the mats. “See, the world of our senses, of physical things, is impermanent,” Sensei continued. “It’s constantly changing, so it can’t bring us lasting joy. True, lasting satisfaction has to come from somewhere else.” “Okay, I’ll buy that,” Peter agreed, bobbing his head to the rhythm of his drumming. Sensei reached out and placed a hand on Peter’s to stop his movement. “Now, the way of Buddhism,” he lectured, “is called the eightfold path. Today, we’re just going to discuss the first of the eight steps, which is called Right View, sometimes called Right Understanding. It means getti