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. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:00:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 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.

]]> By: Sara http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Sara Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:35:08 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-520 I loved this. Wonderfully cyclical. And to be honest, I'm kind of thrilled at the idea of not really existing. There's a hell of a lot of freedom in not being real. I loved this. Wonderfully cyclical. And to be honest, I’m kind of thrilled at the idea of not really existing. There’s a hell of a lot of freedom in not being real.

]]> By: Joan http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Joan Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:55:56 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-519 Oh my God this was such a good article!!! I adopted the same outlook on life recently after reading "Conversations With God" series by Neale Donald Walsch. Your author is latching onto something that is HUGE. In fact, there's a lot more to it that could be said, but he made excellent points. For instance, the point I have to make here is that instead of seeking validation outside of oneself, which has been a struggle for me for ages, BECOME THE SOURCE OF WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO FULFILL. As an author who has come up with myriad ideas, I have always looked to others who are considered experts in order to substantiate my non-fiction assertions. Well, this new way of looking at life, I.e. BECOMING THE SOURCE, allows one the opportunity to have others experience themselves through YOU instead of the other way around. It completely changed my life, though the process has taken awhile. I realized that I know a lot more than I think - and this goes for everyone. Sounds nuts? Read the book, if you haven't already, particularly Communion With God, where this point is made and you may have to re-read it to let it sink in. I promise you, if you have struggled like me with validation, you won't too much longer. Oh my God this was such a good article!!! I adopted the same outlook on life recently after reading “Conversations With God” series by Neale Donald Walsch. Your author is latching onto something that is HUGE. In fact, there’s a lot more to it that could be said, but he made excellent points. For instance, the point I have to make here is that instead of seeking validation outside of oneself, which has been a struggle for me for ages, BECOME THE SOURCE OF WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO FULFILL. As an author who has come up with myriad ideas, I have always looked to others who are considered experts in order to substantiate my non-fiction assertions. Well, this new way of looking at life, I.e. BECOMING THE SOURCE, allows one the opportunity to have others experience themselves through YOU instead of the other way around. It completely changed my life, though the process has taken awhile. I realized that I know a lot more than I think – and this goes for everyone. Sounds nuts? Read the book, if you haven’t already, particularly Communion With God, where this point is made and you may have to re-read it to let it sink in. I promise you, if you have struggled like me with validation, you won’t too much longer.

]]> By: catherine http://www.soulshelter.com/fulfillment/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/comment-page-1/#comment-494 catherine Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:12:45 +0000 http://www.soulshelter.com/2008/07/02/twenty-seven-years-of-zen-destroyed-my-life/#comment-494 gotta just accept it....i'm laughing and acknowledging the momentary humor...moving on... gotta just accept it….i’m laughing and acknowledging the momentary humor…moving on…

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