e enough, attainable enough; but i'm not so sure it's still here. It seems to me, that the American Dream has gone from success, freedom, and happiness to having lots of money and dying with the most toys. It has been said that Americans are no longer trying to keep up with the Joneses, we're instead trying to keep up with Bill Gates. We all wanna make our million. We've got dukkha coming out our ears. 5 years ago my dad owned a 86 Jeep Cherokee. Today, my garage has a 1969 stingray corvette in it. American Dream? I think not. Ridiculous? Indeed. Now maybe i only feel this way because i'm not allowed to breathe on it.....but i think i'm on to something here. It seems almost embarassing to consider that the Buddhists are over there trying to achieve enlightenment, and we're over here spending $85 a week to have someone clean our house because we'd rather be golfing. They're over there renouncing all their material posessions to find the meaning of life, and we still think the meaning of life is material posessions. The Buddha sat in the woods for 6 years to reach nirvana, and we spend $65,000 on a SUV so we can drive through the woods listening to Nirvana on our cd player. The so-called American Dream that got discarded as soon as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" started airing could use a heavy dose of the Buddha nature, and at least find some happy meduim. America could sure use a 'middle path' about now....
