闲人

We dedicate much of our lives to sensual pleasure, even if the pleasure just means the lack of discomfort. We obtain this pleasure by stimulating one or several of our sense organs, creating electrical impulses that culminate in the activation of our pleasure centres in the brain.

In principle, having a 'massage' is the same as having a massage is the same as having a nice meal is the same as playing with a new toy. When we enjoy ourselves we call it recreation, as it is an attempt to re-create past experiences that we found to be enjoyable.

Often we don't think of the mind as a sense organ. It is somehow different, a class above physical stimulation. Love is somehow more noble than sex, ambition is somehow more admirable than gluttony. Yet other than the ego involved in thinking people valuing thinking, it is all the same. Just another organ to stimulate.

The difference is we often don't realize all this is happening. The 'mind' is not an actual physical organ and people might argue whether or not such a thing exists, but whether or not it exists, the experience is there. The experience of a mind that perceives and understands, and craves for satisfaction. In addition, when one is physically satisfied it is clear that a physical organ has been satisfied which led to a mental pleasure. But as mind and mental activity are both non-physical it is difficult to separate. One feels pleasure without necessarily realizing it is the result of the satisfaction of mind as a sensual organ. We feel proud or happy or in love without realizing it is the result of the contact between mind and the proud/happy/love object. Yet it is the same.