a friend over in the next town sent me a link to an upcoming tantrika gathering. it falls within the next week so naturally, i will be unable to attend.
however, it lent some information in the researching of the tradition involved that turned up some interesting parallels between my own thoughts on things and the theories of another (preceded yet again. hah. i don’t at all mind).
i am finding it quite interesting how it would seem that the adventure of sectarianism leads away from the branches and to the trunk of things. i am continuing the ‘falling into’ practice and it would seem i’m reaching the indian core. ironic, amusing, and enjoyable for several reasons. the sheer unlikelihood of it being among the primary ones.
i suppose with the bohemian slant of ‘love is the only law’, it is all but inevitable that i wind up somewhere in the indian traditions. i just find it curious that there are no overt choices outside these i most recently find.
i’m still somewhat of the ‘buffet’ mindset on it all, which is well supported but for certain sectarian tendencies here and there along the way. i liked the way the buddha put it:
Do not believe because you heard it.
Do not believe because it is spoken or rumored.
Do not believe because it is found written in religious books.
Do not believe on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for generations.
But, if after observation and analysis, when YOU find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, THEN accept and live up to it.
this tends to be my natural way of doing things, for all i am regularly set upon by those trying to ‘save me’ from the path of self-realization. i find it quite amusing most times, since self-realization is all that any human on this world can ever manage.
anyway. woke up and can’t get back to sleep, so spent some time on the research, thanked my friend and advised that i would not be able to attend, posting this, then going to cuddle Daka, who is behind me demonstrating that simplicity brings bliss by having more fun than you can imagine rolling around behind my curtains with a small, fabric ball.
heh. i am very glad he is here. it is good to have another living being in this place.