Morphing

Change. Inside out or outside in? Some Buddhists say, "Man and environment, one."

I have often used the outside-in approach to supplement a fairly constant inside-out approach to changing my life. This entails more than geographical cures, though I have found those useful too.

Buddha's Pillow is leaving soon. I am staying for now. I will be writing another blog. Watch this space.

To those of you who have followed Buddha's Pillow or just dropped by occasionally, I convey my appreciation for your willingness to read my thoughts, so to speak. To those of you who have commented on Buddha's Pillow over time, I convey my heartfelt gratitude for letting me know you are there, letting my thoughts in and sharing yours.

Buddhist?

It may come as a surprise to the reader that I do not consider myself to be a Buddhist. I do not consider myself to be 'GLBT' either. I do not consider myself to be 'white'. I do not consider myself to be 'Liberal'. I do not consider myself to be 'spiritual'.

I do consider myself to be the bane of all those who seek to capture and use followers for a movement, a trend or a religion. I consider myself to be 'one-being-striving-to-become-consciously-truthfully-responsibly'. Some would call me a 'free-thinker', but I do more than just think.

I do not deprive myself of the right to make judgments, decisions, evaluations, criticisms, or bad jokes. I do take responsibility for my words and actions to the best of my ability.

There is a common misconception that those who are non-violent, direct, optimistic, socialistic, intelligent and responsible are easily confronted by violence, mocking, chiding, cynicism, gangsterism. This is high-school thinking. And, unfortunately, many people in the general population do not evolve socially, emotionally or psychologically after high school. This is the price they pay for conforming to the identity that has been handed to them by society.

The title of this blog, "Buddha's Pillow", is a riddle, a provocative play on words, which, I would hope, those who have seriously studied Buddhism and other bodies of thought will understand with a smile. To those who are looking for their own Truth in my words, I simply suggest you are looking in the wrong place. If this blog has any worth, it will simply be a spark in a combustible mind.