Oh yeah. Ego, in it's pure form is what keeps us alive. It's uncontrolled ego that gets us in trouble.
Read your post, and found it interesting. There are two basic types of Buddhism (I could be wrong... Tim is better at this than me). One is Zen, which follows the stream of life, taking what life brings us. Zen teaches to 'go with the flow', to recognize the wonder and miracle of all of it and accept it for what it is. Tao teaches that, while life is indeed a miracle and we should accept it, Right Action is sometimes required to move the flow of life in the direction needed.
It sounds as if you have stepped on the path of Right Action. Might I suggest, if you can find it, the 'Tao of Pooh' written by Benjamin Hoff? I believe you can even read a number of it's passages online.
Yay you, and may your path always be of Right Action!
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Date: 2009-01-12 05:15 pm (UTC)Read your post, and found it interesting. There are two basic types of Buddhism (I could be wrong... Tim is better at this than me). One is Zen, which follows the stream of life, taking what life brings us. Zen teaches to 'go with the flow', to recognize the wonder and miracle of all of it and accept it for what it is. Tao teaches that, while life is indeed a miracle and we should accept it, Right Action is sometimes required to move the flow of life in the direction needed.
It sounds as if you have stepped on the path of Right Action. Might I suggest, if you can find it, the 'Tao of Pooh' written by Benjamin Hoff? I believe you can even read a number of it's passages online.
Yay you, and may your path always be of Right Action!