YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
0 to 10: Just me
10-16: Decidedly atheistic. I never bought into Christianity, in the slightest.
17-21: Shamanistic. Through the haze of external agents, I began to see the world as my own projection. Also started Transcendental Marination in 1974 and have simply got rather good at it, lol. (To this day, I still meditate... so I am just getting past the superficial "neophyte" stage.)
22-25: Adopted the role of a teacher and took on two pupils. Both did extremely well though they taught me that I wasn't terribly interested in being a teacher.
23-30: Became entranced by ISKCON... you know, those crazy Hare Krsna's. I wonder how many understand why they are jumping up and down so ecstatically. Eventually I understood that I am not a follower as I grasped that I already had all ISKCON had to offer. Why go over old ground?
30-48: My period of self-imposed silence on any matters of consequence. This was my deep "undercover" period of mastering the art of blending in seamlessly with other human animals, all the while fully conscious of what I was and who I am.
49-current: I found my voice about three years ago now. It simply hit me one day, "What if you ARE right? It would be unthinkable to keep it all to yourself. If you are ultimately wrong, if you are honest, you ought to see how and where soon enough."
So, I prattle and bully my way, as needed. It all works for me and I do have another 52 years (minimum) to state my claims with clarity, evocative imagery and perhaps something approaching panache. The thing that makes it all work is that I am always cognizant of the simple fact that I could be wrong. It helps to keep my hat size down and my feet planted firmly on the ground.
Right now and for the forseeable future: Just "me".
10-16: Decidedly atheistic. I never bought into Christianity, in the slightest.
17-21: Shamanistic. Through the haze of external agents, I began to see the world as my own projection. Also started Transcendental Marination in 1974 and have simply got rather good at it, lol. (To this day, I still meditate... so I am just getting past the superficial "neophyte" stage.)
22-25: Adopted the role of a teacher and took on two pupils. Both did extremely well though they taught me that I wasn't terribly interested in being a teacher.
23-30: Became entranced by ISKCON... you know, those crazy Hare Krsna's. I wonder how many understand why they are jumping up and down so ecstatically. Eventually I understood that I am not a follower as I grasped that I already had all ISKCON had to offer. Why go over old ground?
30-48: My period of self-imposed silence on any matters of consequence. This was my deep "undercover" period of mastering the art of blending in seamlessly with other human animals, all the while fully conscious of what I was and who I am.
49-current: I found my voice about three years ago now. It simply hit me one day, "What if you ARE right? It would be unthinkable to keep it all to yourself. If you are ultimately wrong, if you are honest, you ought to see how and where soon enough."
So, I prattle and bully my way, as needed. It all works for me and I do have another 52 years (minimum) to state my claims with clarity, evocative imagery and perhaps something approaching panache. The thing that makes it all work is that I am always cognizant of the simple fact that I could be wrong. It helps to keep my hat size down and my feet planted firmly on the ground.
Right now and for the forseeable future: Just "me".
