Saturday, November 8, 2008

Who Am I Again?

"If you don't remember your first time, are you still a virgin?"
The Buddhists try to approach every moment with 'beginner's mind' or as if they've never done it before, so they see it fresh. There were plenty of events The Chemical Buddha didn't remember. Like women he had slept with. Or how he ended up in the front yard covered in puke. So he constantly had what he called 'The Chemical Buddha mind'. In fact, he had TCB mind when it came to tying his shoes, using a spoon or even going to the bathroom. (I can't remember how many times yours truly had to clean him up after he'd soiled himself. For future reference, a garden hose with a high-pressure nozzle works wonders.) Which led The Chemical Buddha to wonder, if he didn't remember an event, did it happen? For example, he didn't remember much of his childhood, but he knew he wasn't a child. Or at least he was pretty sure he wasn't a child.
What from your life are you trying to forget?
How might approaching a routine situation with beginner's mind, help you see it anew?

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