A Night With Mary Louise Parker vs. Enlightenment
Is this scenario, she loves you and thinks you are a god.
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- DWLyle
- Date Created: 07.21.08
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huh, ok knowing everything (even how to get to her to think I AM GOD) or just one girl... obvious answer.
Keep in mind that different people meditate in different ways, and the trick is to find something that works for you. For me, I can't sit zazen, I fall asleep. I often try to have a spoken mantra or something to keep me focused.
I'm recommitted to meditation, and it is very hard work, particularly given what I'm trying to get out of it. But it works, that I know. Meds are needed and all that shit, too, but meditation is efficacious for many forms of mental illness and addiction. That can't be denied.
Sex can work on so many levels, as we all know. It can be the closest thing to a religious experience an atheist can have. I don't mean that in a humorous or crass way.
Buddhism keeps coming back to me in life, in times like this. The meditation and Zen mindfulness and thought discipline. I don't believe in Karma or anything supernatural, but I do believe that the mind, especially for the mentally ill, can benefit vastly from Buddhist teachings. And the religion itself is unspeakably beautiful. It's elegant and intellectual and fundamentally based on kindness and compassion. It makes Christianity and Islam look primitive by comparison.
I'm "detoxed" now, just waiting for some meds to help with unbearable withdrawal.
no boring things here, bro. whats boring is the playstation/xbox bttles. or the acdc battles. stuff like that. your battles are unique, funny, and damn thoughtful. this one in specific is good. ive learned that sex isnt everything. its nice to have, but there are, in fact, other things better than sex. like enlightenment. this buddhist meditation is extremely hard yet extremely useful, especially in this country. dont be discouraged if you cannot do it right. keep trying, youll get better at it. its hard with all the distractions in the world like tv's, computers, video games, neighbors stripping down to her underwear right next to an open window knowing im are looking at her yet doing it anyways because she ikes it, mmmm... er.. anyways... sex good, enlightenment gooder.
Isn't this stuff boring as hell, though? I feel like I'm boring everyone. But it's the biggest thing going in my life for a long time. And I'm writing a lot for my blog, about the last event.
I'm in a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) program that includes the use of meditation. But I've used meditation for years, probably poorly, and primarily for the reason you mentioned. In my experience, it is extremely difficult to practice "mindfulness" and repetitive thought altering as a way of compelling better and more reasonable behavior. But it works, I know that (I've tried everything at one time or another).
Right now, I'm crippled with fear over people thinking I'm dangerous because I'm crazy. My girlfriend's family doesn't know I've had this breakdown. My beloved is afraid her family will think I'm a potential danger to her, even though I've never touched a soul out of anger in my life, and have no inclination to do so.
They call that the "stigma" of mental illness.
Medication is absolutely key, too. Critical. I'll be starting Suboxone soon for the narcotic addiction. I'm sort of in twilight right now.
Id be lying if I said that meditation doesn't keep me sane. I would have recommended it long ago for you, but I wasn't sure because many people who have self-image problems tend to listen to the negative self-talk in their head, and it makes things worse. Glad you're finding something that works for you!
I'm in an outpatient, daily hospital psych program and am re-reading "Buddhism without Beliefs." Dialectical Behavioral Therapy emphasizes "mindfullness" and a many meditation techniques. Very cool, and effective.
door number #1 would be totally nice, but, enlightenment would be priceless in this day and age.
To me, a laughing Buddha is what its all about. He's saying "Sure I'm fat, and I've got these weird earlobes, but hell, I'm having fun and enjoying life, come join me!" Yes, I know the real symbolism behind the various aspects of Buddha, but I like to simplify shit now and again. Combine that with my love of cosmology, and I have come to the conclusion that we are very very very very very very small in the universe, but mean very much to those around us. In other words, our lives will make little difference to history, but a smile to a elderly person might make their day. Rejoice in your life, and your life will be full of joy.
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