Thanks Gardner. It's on there. Kind of an early birthday present to myself, celebration of life, and a "...once in a while do something to scare yourself" thing.
Maybe that's why I'm all revved up today.
Good For YOU!
I'm a Christian who has been "studying" familiarizing and "practicing" Buddhism little over a year. Found I'm a natural at meditating. Go deep. Sometimes come out and it's 10 minutes later, sometimes it's 90 minutes.
It all started with my Depression, when a book entitled The Zen Path Through Depression caught my eye. Especially the choice of the word "through" rather than "out of". It helped a lot.
Read Lao Tsu's Tao Te Ching. Too deep. Maybe another time.
I consider myself a seeker and actually began my nascent journey years ago after seeing the movie "Oh God" with George Burns (God) and Joh Denver (go figure) as his Chosen messenger. At one point, John Denver asks"
"Was Jesus Your Son?" Loong pause. George Burns/God then replies, "Yes. And Buddha was my son. And Loa Tsu. And Moses. And Vishnu." Kinda paraphrasing here, but you get my drift.
Of all things - a movie comedy - to challenge my Bronx Irish Catholic paradigm and set me off investigating.
Going on and on and on, as usual. Take care.
Gardener
"My soul, be satisfied with flowers, With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them In the one garden you may call your own." Cyrano deBergerac
