Zen: noun; a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition. (OED)Meditation: a mental discipline by which the practitioner attempts to get beyond the reflexive "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness. (Wikipedia)
Intuition: noun; the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. (OED)
I suppose my New Year's resolution for the year Twenty-Ten is to maintain an aura of Zen throughout the year. I have recently embarked on an introspective journey which has unsettled all of the dark spaces in my mind, and yes, I have located truth in the midst of the chaos, but the feeling that has permeated my waking existence since September has been tension, enmity within my soul. What I wonder in this whirly girl world, is whether it is possible to achieve rest...can one feel tranquility on a roller coaster or repose in the midst of a meteor shower? Christ died so I can live. Such is the pinnacle of all paradoxical thinking, but therein lies truth. Thus, I believe it is manageable to achieve Zen in this hasty, pell-mell century.
It's possible.
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