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coldcanna · 03-10-2018, 04:02 AM

The world today is crazy. If you're not at work you thinking about it, or something you have to do around the house, etc. The news is depressing.

Everyday I walk my dog through the woods behind our house for at least an hour. It was snowing today which made it particularly quiet and beautiful. I dont know if anything in the world can provide me the peace that a long walk in the woods can. Sometimes I'll just sit on a stump or rock and listen to the wilderness. Sometimes I wonder if the wildlife has a better life than us. They just live every second as it comes without worry. Literally in the moment.

So that is where I find my heavan on earth. Just wondering about everyone else here.

mean mr.mustard · 03-10-2018, 05:06 AM

More than a few places really.

Underneath open sky.

Inside a grow room.

All alone.

With one I love.

On a porch with a bottle.

In the woods on mushrooms.

On a beach stone sober.

Under the stars.

Over a river.

The world is what we make it.

It isn't aware that it owes us anything.

I really respect that.

Zen could be anywhere.

Finding it isn't a matter of circumstance or locale.

It seems more of a matter of attitude.

Mick · 03-10-2018, 05:40 AM

Blissing out in nature does it for me too, especially walking with dog or riding my bike up in the mountains around here. I've been reading a bit of the latest science on the relationships of plants, which suggests that it's not all survival of the fittist up there, but that the trees and plants are all connected and in communication with each other through their root systems via mycelium. Kinda the neural networks of the forest. Crazy stuff. Knowing I'm part of that connection deepens the experience.
Being present is always a buzz.
Contemplating space instead of what's in it. Example, when in the forest, instead of concentrating on the trees and plants, focusing on the space between them. It kind of brings it alive.

Stoner4Life · 03-10-2018, 06:25 AM

Right here where I've chosen to live, early on in life I knew that I had to live in the country; however it only became a reality as I fled NY and my life spiraling down the drain, an 8.5 year cocaine habit, most of it freebasing or crack.

This was my out, northern MN, as far away from any temptations as possible, I landed here on Aug 1st '88 and although I was sober for about 45 days before that date, I celebrate Aug 1st as my sobriety date, of course cannabis has helped carry me along the way both spiritually & medically.

30 years of keepin' my nose clean coming up, it's no doubt that I've found my Zen here.......

coldcanna · 03-10-2018, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mean mr.mustard

Zen could be anywhere.

Finding it isn't a matter of circumstance or locale.

It seems more of a matter of attitude.

I agree that attitude is everything. That's been something I've been working on as a person as I go through the years. Trying to find joy in all the small things.

Its funny, life is so new and exciting and every day is an adventure when you're young. As you mature and settle into "adulthood" you kind of have this routine. Less exciting, but you start to appreciate small things like a summer drive down a dirt road drinking a beer with your spouse. Really listening to people and respecting them as humans. I've learned that most if not all people have some shit going on in their lives and constant stressors so I try not to pass judgment why they do what they do.

St. Phatty · 03-10-2018, 04:51 PM

Doing a bon-fire.

I usually burn about a 1000 pounds (if it were dry) at a time.

It's exhausting. I'm getting better at avoiding the smoke.

Basically, a 3 or 4 hour workout carrying wood up and down a steep hill.

It starts with carrying a sled of tools up the hill. Then it gets loaded with wood and tools for the trip down.

Soon the trick will be to not get run over by the sled when it's LOADED with wood.

Anyway, afterwards, there's nothing to do but take a hot bath, eat, watch the fire's ashes through a rifle scope or binoculars, eat some more.

Very Zen. Too tired to think !

EsterEssence · 03-10-2018, 04:55 PM

In my mind... or after some raw-zen...

HOPS5K · 03-11-2018, 01:18 AM

I find my Zen out in nature. I go camping up in the mountains by lakes and trees. I hike trails with good views.

Stoner4Life · 03-11-2018, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by HOPS5K

I find my Zen out in nature. I go camping up in the mountains by lakes and trees. I hike trails with good views.

I coulda sworn that you'd have said it was open mike night @ the comedy club.......

Mikell · 03-11-2018, 01:58 AM

Beer, joint, repeat as necessary.

I am most at peace reading (rare these days) or hiking (even more scarce).

03-10-2018, 04:02 AM	#1
coldcanna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: high on a cold mountain Posts: 1,016	Where do you find your Zen? The world today is crazy. If you're not at work you thinking about it, or something you have to do around the house, etc. The news is depressing. Everyday I walk my dog through the woods behind our house for at least an hour. It was snowing today which made it particularly quiet and beautiful. I dont know if anything in the world can provide me the peace that a long walk in the woods can. Sometimes I'll just sit on a stump or rock and listen to the wilderness. Sometimes I wonder if the wildlife has a better life than us. They just live every second as it comes without worry. Literally in the moment. So that is where I find my heavan on earth. Just wondering about everyone else here. __________________ "I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious." Thomas Jefferson "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all"" Freedom begins between the ears
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03-10-2018, 05:06 AM	#2
mean mr.mustard I Pass Satellites Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overturning Pebbles and Upending All the Animals Alight Posts: 6,418	More than a few places really. Underneath open sky. Inside a grow room. All alone. With one I love. On a porch with a bottle. In the woods on mushrooms. On a beach stone sober. Under the stars. Over a river. The world is what we make it. It isn't aware that it owes us anything. I really respect that. Zen could be anywhere. Finding it isn't a matter of circumstance or locale. It seems more of a matter of attitude.
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03-10-2018, 05:40 AM	#3
Mick Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 403	Blissing out in nature does it for me too, especially walking with dog or riding my bike up in the mountains around here. I've been reading a bit of the latest science on the relationships of plants, which suggests that it's not all survival of the fittist up there, but that the trees and plants are all connected and in communication with each other through their root systems via mycelium. Kinda the neural networks of the forest. Crazy stuff. Knowing I'm part of that connection deepens the experience. Being present is always a buzz. Contemplating space instead of what's in it. Example, when in the forest, instead of concentrating on the trees and plants, focusing on the space between them. It kind of brings it alive.
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03-10-2018, 06:25 AM	#4
Stoner4Life Medicinal Advocate Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wandering further down the path less travelled Posts: 24,474	Right here where I've chosen to live, early on in life I knew that I had to live in the country; however it only became a reality as I fled NY and my life spiraling down the drain, an 8.5 year cocaine habit, most of it freebasing or crack. This was my out, northern MN, as far away from any temptations as possible, I landed here on Aug 1st '88 and although I was sober for about 45 days before that date, I celebrate Aug 1st as my sobriety date, of course cannabis has helped carry me along the way both spiritually & medically. 30 years of keepin' my nose clean coming up, it's no doubt that I've found my Zen here.......
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03-10-2018, 04:51 PM	#6
St. Phatty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,376	Doing a bon-fire. I usually burn about a 1000 pounds (if it were dry) at a time. It's exhausting. I'm getting better at avoiding the smoke. Basically, a 3 or 4 hour workout carrying wood up and down a steep hill. It starts with carrying a sled of tools up the hill. Then it gets loaded with wood and tools for the trip down. Soon the trick will be to not get run over by the sled when it's LOADED with wood. Anyway, afterwards, there's nothing to do but take a hot bath, eat, watch the fire's ashes through a rifle scope or binoculars, eat some more. Very Zen. Too tired to think !
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03-10-2018, 04:55 PM	#7
EsterEssence Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wherever I go there I am Posts: 1,066	In my mind... or after some raw-zen... __________________ Prop 215 compliant. Don't panic it's ORGANIC...
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03-11-2018, 01:18 AM	#8
HOPS5K Lover of Life Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: On the Colorado Trail Posts: 2,288	I find my Zen out in nature. I go camping up in the mountains by lakes and trees. I hike trails with good views.
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03-11-2018, 01:58 AM	#10
Mikell Dipshit Know-Nothing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Van Isle, BC Posts: 4,971	Beer, joint, repeat as necessary. I am most at peace reading (rare these days) or hiking (even more scarce).
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