Shambhala practitioners

there isnt an icon for serenity... so i choose the heart as my symbol of compassion. i bought a gift for my T... Tibertan prayer flags which have the green Tara on them... hand raised in compassion and the other lowered in generosity. i got them because he has been so compassionate to me.. they aren't overtly spiritual and they will beautifully deteriorate so that he isnt stuck with some gift from a client forever.

In any event.. i am returning to my meditation practice. i had stopped because of two things: one being the flood of the subconscious during prolonged meditation.. it was like free association and i did not have psychological support to handle the trauma issues... and two, the concept of ultmiate aloneness was overwhelming to me... i retreated from it.

i am ready to go back. Meditation will give me back some of the mindfulness, compassion for myself and calmness which had been reduced in my life.

i am very interested to know if some of you also see psychologists or psychiatrists.

that was nice of you and good luck on your meditation process some day this world will find happiness with out imitation made things

ty crazybones... it's a tough road. T was very quick to point out the break in my beliefs when it comes to my own self... ie, the lack of compassion, etc. He is a very good person... a good spirit and such good energy for me.

he has been very interested in my beliefs, very curious about the ideas within Buddhism and Shambhala both.

namaste

UR WELCOM evry1 has there own believes and such i figure if it makes you happy or even a better person spirtualy then there is nothing wrong at all i never personally practice meditation but i hear it can be pretty relaxing i am always willing to respond to your writings

i read your poem.. write more of them. Poetry has been lost to western society as a means of expression really... very few people i run into have ever read any outside of what they were forced to read in high school.