01-19-2015, 04:46 PM
+1 to mindfulness in life, and not just in art. Jeanne is right. Meditation is a great practice to get into as well, I can attest to that.
Alan Watts, Jiddu Krishnamurty, even Eckhart Tolle are all to be found on YouTube and are a good westerner's intro to Eastern philosophy, mindfullness and zen practice.
Why they don't teach this stuff in all schools just boggles my mind.
We don't really get it as a species yet, do we? Even though much of this wisdom of old has been there for millennia. But no, consumerism, money, beauty and youth, external success, and all the shallow things that don't mean a damn are promoted as the way to a good life. *sighs
Alan Watts, Jiddu Krishnamurty, even Eckhart Tolle are all to be found on YouTube and are a good westerner's intro to Eastern philosophy, mindfullness and zen practice.
Why they don't teach this stuff in all schools just boggles my mind.
We don't really get it as a species yet, do we? Even though much of this wisdom of old has been there for millennia. But no, consumerism, money, beauty and youth, external success, and all the shallow things that don't mean a damn are promoted as the way to a good life. *sighs