> I noticed that no matter what I do, I can't fit in in a > spiritual community. There is always something with them that > rubs me the wrong way. Like, it can feel cultish, snobbish, > or on paper you're allowed to be yourself and it's inclusive, > but if you're not vegan or involved in politics or think the > way they do, it's basically impossible to feel close to them. > > ...
The notion/idea/concept/model of being an free-willed, individual self is seemingly incompatible with peace.
And by "peace", I mean peace of mind.
And by "peace of mind", I mean absence of mind.
Because... (says the mind convinced it's housed in a body whose fingers are enjoying the fuck out of typing this..) the very thought of an "I" is apparently what gives birth to all the rest of duality-based discrimination of horrific not-I-ishness generally referred to as "mind"....
BUT, that doesn't mean we seeming free-willed, individual selves can't have fun volleying words skating in and around the madness!
;-)
(Damn... the end of that last sentence has me remembering Tonya Harding again....)