tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post350345054457830655..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Reasons for Living in Australiazmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-21901744637645318652012-09-08T06:12:31.879+02:002012-09-08T06:12:31.879+02:00Buddhism is so often so comforting - which is why ...Buddhism is so often so comforting - which is why I distrust it, having been brought up with a goodly handful of Protestant killjoy sternness. zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-1534133650092626412012-09-08T06:10:45.241+02:002012-09-08T06:10:45.241+02:00Having never experienced a hangover, I couldn'...Having never experienced a hangover, I couldn't possibly comment (and if you believe that you'll believe anything)zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-77087592632095136352012-09-08T05:39:04.793+02:002012-09-08T05:39:04.793+02:00That was wonderfully Tristram Shandy-esque in part...That was wonderfully <i>Tristram Shandy</i>-esque in parts!<br /><br />I am always comforted by the Buddhist dictum: "Confusion is the beginning of enlightenment."<br /><br />I suspect the kookaburras are near-enlightened returnees who need to have another go, so you are wise to listen to them and not the so-called sages.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-57387435666377489572012-09-08T03:58:01.706+02:002012-09-08T03:58:01.706+02:00"It advocates tuning in to the moment, haltin..."It advocates tuning in to the moment, halting the never-ending torrent of thoughts and judgments that pour through one's mind in every conscious moment.I've been trying my best, (and I suspect therein lies my central problem - making an effort is probably not the route to being laid back), but without much genuine success."<br /><br />Hangovers work, don't they? Or is the book to prissy to advocate that route?Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com