Comments on: Twenty-Seven Years of Zen Destroyed My Life http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/ Live. Work. Thrive. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: John http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3775 John Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:54:26 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-3775 Please Go read what reddit says about your article. r/buddhism. Humility sir- humility. Please Go read what reddit says about your article. r/buddhism. Humility sir- humility.

]]> By: You http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 You Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:49:52 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-3774 Let even the dust crush you. 27 years and not humble Let even the dust crush you. 27 years and not humble

]]> By: Brandon fuson http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3605 Brandon fuson Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:11:20 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-3605 I liked this article enough to link it in my blog. Well done I liked this article enough to link it in my blog. Well done

]]> By: Luke Buhagiar http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3408 Luke Buhagiar Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:19:50 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-3408 It doesn't matter that it doesn't matter. It doesn’t matter that it doesn’t matter.

]]> By: T T http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 T T Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:32:04 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-2138 Camus. The Stranger. This is a book the author should read, and a writer the author could do well to understand. Camus. The Stranger. This is a book the author should read, and a writer the author could do well to understand.

]]> By: Agni Parbon http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 Agni Parbon Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:22:31 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-2112 I found it less interesting than I expected. This was someone-else's-cup-of-tea. I found it less interesting than I expected. This was someone-else’s-cup-of-tea.

]]> By: Fernando http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Fernando Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:30 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-2110 So-sew, speaking english to my mute and dumb ESL self. Knowing, without self distraction. May the gods smile upon me May I keep my sanity May I keep natha So-sew, speaking english to my mute and dumb ESL self.
Knowing, without self distraction.
May the gods smile upon me
May I keep my sanity
May I keep natha

]]> By: matthew bennett http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-573 matthew bennett Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:46:42 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-573 I know what you're saying! I made the mistake of studying zen at the tender age of 20, after reading a book called Zen to Go. Once you try to live under zen ideology, everything gets stripped away to nothing. Material possessions are not worth perusing, personal gain/growth is viewed as pointless, even the diet can be striped to bare essentials. I found that I wasn't any happier once these things were stripped away. That you need SOMETHING in life to get excited about. Zen equates humans to being no different than a rock or the river, but humans are different. We can visualize the unknown, and work towards an end. My zen "studies" have allowed me to view others troubles in a new light, as well as reframe my own troubles. It's very clear to me when others get angry at a situation, but take it out on themselves or others. Zen has a great sense of humor, and it's laughing at all of us right now. Zen takes a while to fully get your head (or more likely, your upbringing) wrapped around it. But I find zen ways of thinking useful, if nothing else to ignore that which you cannot control. That's my review in three paragraphs. : ) Thanks for the great post! I know what you’re saying! I made the mistake of studying zen at the tender age of 20, after reading a book called Zen to Go. Once you try to live under zen ideology, everything gets stripped away to nothing. Material possessions are not worth perusing, personal gain/growth is viewed as pointless, even the diet can be striped to bare essentials.

I found that I wasn’t any happier once these things were stripped away. That you need SOMETHING in life to get excited about. Zen equates humans to being no different than a rock or the river, but humans are different. We can visualize the unknown, and work towards an end.

My zen “studies” have allowed me to view others troubles in a new light, as well as reframe my own troubles. It’s very clear to me when others get angry at a situation, but take it out on themselves or others. Zen has a great sense of humor, and it’s laughing at all of us right now. Zen takes a while to fully get your head (or more likely, your upbringing) wrapped around it. But I find zen ways of thinking useful, if nothing else to ignore that which you cannot control.

That’s my review in three paragraphs. : ) Thanks for the great post!

]]> By: LadyKenai http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-550 LadyKenai Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:04:57 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-550 Well in reality, I think we are all just memories, well when we leave our skin and bones vehicle to go on the next journey :) Well in reality, I think we are all just memories, well when we leave our skin and bones vehicle to go on the next journey :)

]]> By: John http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-521 John Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:32:32 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-521 I'm sorry I can't comment right now as I am busy concentrating on not existing. Therefore any comments I make would cease to exist once I get this right. I’m sorry I can’t comment right now as I am busy concentrating on not existing. Therefore any comments I make would cease to exist once I get this right.

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