That was now, this is Zen
In the not too distant past, I was a Buddhist. I knelt. I chanted. I burned incense and I sought inner peace and enlightenment. It hurt my knees.Don't get me wrong. I appreciated the Buddhist philosophy and admire those who walk the path. But ultimately it didn't turn on the lightbulb for me. I think most of my friends and family were relieved when I stopped chanting (I became dis-en-chanted, so to speak).
Being a Buddhist was just one of the spiritual paths I experimented with. Having been raised a Christian Scientist, I'd been exposed to the philosophy of spiritual healing. That held my attention until I was 16. When New Age philosophy became popular, I tried crystals, Creative Guided Meditation, astrology, Tarot, Runes, palm readers, and floatation tanks. The Buddhist phase came after that.
Somewhere in there I went through several types of therapy with several counselors and psychologists to help me understand the relationships I drifted in and out as sought meaning out of my life. At various times, I took designer anti-depressants. I read self help books and books about Quantum physics. I listened to subliminal tapes and chanted self-affirmations as much in the same way I'd chanted as a Buddhist.
It was all part of my search for the truth or a truth. And did I find it? Nawwwww. But I did discover that much of the urgency and feeling of being lost that I experienced in my youth softened as I got older. I discovered that the easiest way to find something is stop looking so hard. That's when I just sat back in my recliner and relaxed.
I may have not found the truth, but somehow I've found a bit of peace (and my remote control).
3 Writing on the walls:
what was it we were supposed to post when we couldn't think of anything intelligent?? hell i don't remember.. but how about this:
i see canadians......... ??
just peeking in ..
morningstar
I will meditate on that morningstar. I realize you are from the other side of Canada. In BC they would say, I see Canadians, eh.
I tried many of those philosophies as well. I even remember taking lessons on seeing auras. Ohhhh and coincidentally I recently posted about also trying the anti-depressants. I was just trying to find an effective way of ignoring my problems.
The biggest lesson for me, I can't control the actions of another person. Many of my problems eventually have a way of working themselves out, whether I get all worked up about them, pray, talk to a shrink, complain to my friends, or take drugs or not.
I'm liking your "Easy Boy" philosophy. It may be the closest to the "TRUTH".
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