Dear Reader: It is not often that I acknowledge you. While I know you are there, I try to mostly write for myself, keeping a record of my thoughts. At this time, I am following Storm’s bus analogy, that 1) we might not all be going to the same destination and 2) many people are riding the wrong bus. Also, I still do not have a firm grasp of what Being is (I am getting closer and have experienced Being). With a Christian background, I understand Christian metaphors and have know the Christian God. I very much agree with the core principles of Buddhism but I don’t think that is the bus for me. I have learned there is more that I do not kno about Buddhism than what I do know. The bus I am on now is not the one with open windows and people singing “Onward Christian soldiers…”. My current bus is using the symbolism, i.e. searching for Being through God. If my destination is God, then I will not shrink away but right now, the Christian God that I have known is my bus.
Hey Adams,
Sorry you felt you needed to say this. I remember our talk in PaB once about different paths available to people, as many as all the beings in the world. Think you’re doing the right thing by doing what’s right for you and not feeling bad about it.
G
Thank you for your comment. Hmmmm. Maybe I was writing to myself more than to any reader. There has been a big shift in my thinking and I am still adjusting to it. Maybe I projected this uncertainty on to any readers, now or in the future.You are correct to point it out. thank you, Gaya