Cinder on Twitter: "@euvieivanova @Failed_Buddhist Yes. I have merely accepted my feathery, fluttery, flapping form. Prancing, preening pride in pecking is its own awakening." / Twitter

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Sep 23, 2018

I'm with the Zen guys on this. Come to think of it, I'm probably a crypto Zen Buddhist in more ways than one. Not, mind, because thoughts are so dangerous. They're mostly just annoying and distracting. #NotAllThoughts, though.

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Cinder

@Triquetrea

Sep 23, 2018

I don't know. This discussion is sort of circumspect and theoretical, I feel. Thoughts are objects, like particles. But just like I don't want too much dust on my windshield, I don't want too many thoughts in my consciousness.

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Yes. It would have been more accurate for me to start with: "If you are bothered by incessant mental chatter, try this practice. It worked for me."

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Yes. But then, that would not sound as cool! I'm all for sounding cool. I mean, I'm a rooster, so don't take my advice on that. Crowing impressively is sort of half the job.

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