Buddhism
In reply to the discussion: Any meditators here? [View all]leftyladyfrommo
(18,815 posts)I love Pema and have read a lot of her stuff. It's been very helpful. I also love Thich Nhat Hanh. Pema is Tibetan Buddhist and Thich Nhat Hanh is Zen. Pema really helps on dealing with emotions. And emotions are the key to the whole thing.
I also read the dharma and the Dalai Lama. I read everything I can get my hands on. It helps me stay on track. And it's interesting.
Mindfulness takes a lifetime to learn, too. The human brain just doesn't work that way and you have to reprogram it.
The whole thing is a way of life. With Zen there is no goal. You just do what you do for no reason. Even that is a really hard concept to get ahold of. Breathe in, breathe out.
40 years later you look back and realize you are a completely different person and you don't really know how you got there.