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.

  • glibg@lemmy.ca
    9·
    2 days ago

    Go to a local used book store and get a beginner book on Buddhism. Contentment is a state of mind.

    • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 day ago

      Yes. Thich Nhat Hanh was a good respected teacher. I also like recommend Joseph Goldstein.

      The four noble truths and the eightfold path are the solution.

    • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      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

    • iltoroargento@startrek.website
      42·
      2 days ago

      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.