When I had a chill, stable life, I fantasized about living a wild one. Now that I have a wild life, I fantasize about having a chill, stable one.
At this point, I don’t even know.
When I had a chill, stable life, I fantasized about living a wild one. Now that I have a wild life, I fantasize about having a chill, stable one.
At this point, I don’t even know.
Go to a local used book store and get a beginner book on Buddhism. Contentment is a state of mind.
Chan/Zen to be specific. Honestly there’s a lot of crazy shit out there calling itself Buddhism, but starting with philosophy heavy texts is probably the best way to distill those practices and ideals.
Yes. Thich Nhat Hanh was a
goodrespected teacher. I alsolikerecommend Joseph Goldstein.The four noble truths and the eightfold path are the solution.
As a kid, I thought Buddhism was stupid and made no sense. As an adult, I discovered many life philosophies due to severe hardship and suffering, and thought I was smart. Later still, I looked at it again, and it turns out I just reinvented Buddhism the hard way. But I was never a book learner