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Time to think
Ficus_religiosa
Veteran
Hi again,
I'm back after a long period. I thought buddhism had slipped out of my life. Meditation almost also did, but I have practiced a few times during the past several months.
At some point I eventually saw, that I have been practicing the most buddhist lifestyle I've managed ever. While not being too good on the fifth precept - though drinking far less than my peers - I have been leading a very honest and precept-following life without noticing it as buddhism. My mind is so clear and I use mindfulness to avoid stress in stressful situations. After recognizing this pattern, I realized that buddhism has not slipped out - it has integrated. This both scares me and makes me want to "do better"...
Last I was on here, I was going down a wrong path which made me doubt buddhism. Some way or the other, my time away from "conscious" buddhism has strengthened my practice.
Much of what you older guys have said in earlier discussions now makes much more sense to me, as do aspects of buddhism - so I feel anyway.
I just felt I needed to share what I have experienced, as it perplexes me as much as it feels like I have the right thing going
I'm back after a long period. I thought buddhism had slipped out of my life. Meditation almost also did, but I have practiced a few times during the past several months.
At some point I eventually saw, that I have been practicing the most buddhist lifestyle I've managed ever. While not being too good on the fifth precept - though drinking far less than my peers - I have been leading a very honest and precept-following life without noticing it as buddhism. My mind is so clear and I use mindfulness to avoid stress in stressful situations. After recognizing this pattern, I realized that buddhism has not slipped out - it has integrated. This both scares me and makes me want to "do better"...
Last I was on here, I was going down a wrong path which made me doubt buddhism. Some way or the other, my time away from "conscious" buddhism has strengthened my practice.
Much of what you older guys have said in earlier discussions now makes much more sense to me, as do aspects of buddhism - so I feel anyway.
I just felt I needed to share what I have experienced, as it perplexes me as much as it feels like I have the right thing going
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