Scottish Ground Crew

[vipassana]

Originally Posted by greybeard

Hi Helen and welcome.
Like you becoming sober some years back-- over thity as far as I can remember, started the quest within me, hard going at first but well worth while. I had to hit rock bottom in order to be ready to grow and am still in that process.
Im up in Inveness and agree whole heartedly that we are where we are supposed to be. Eckhart Tolle who wrote the Power of Now is one of my main influences and I do my best to remain in the present moment.

Best wishes Chris

Yes Chris I found putting the cork in the bottle and keeping it closed tough at first but well worthwhile....a fascinating journey. I had a major down in 2005 when I came aware that the world/universe wasn't as I thought and for a while I thought I'd gone completely mad. Gradually I discovered I was not alone with my thoughts due to sites like this.

I haven't read Echart Tolle but have an idea of the gist of his work...it's on my to read list. I'm a fan of Buddhist Philosophy which is also a lot about the present moment. It was doing a Psychology Degree through the Open University which got me very interested in Philosophy and set me on the path to becoming an independant thinker. When I started out on the degree I intended to become a Psychologist but that plan has been abandoned due to an aversion to mainstream scientific psychology. I prefer trying to support and help people in the real world as they cross my path not over a desk during a pre arranged appointment under a paradigm that aims to "fix" people so they can fit into a broken world. Just my view.
Kind Regards
Helen