About
I am 26 years old and my habit has always been to think about things to the point of over-thinking. I enjoy it to a degree. It has helped me understand many things, but when I take thinking too far it just gets confusing. Over the past 14 years or so there have been times when I have felt overwhelmed by the prospect of life, confused by our reason for being and dissatisfied with every meta-narrative that I probe into. I have sometimes felt that there is NO answer, perhaps there is NO reality. Thinking in this way has never helped. Some of the things that HAVE helped me to enjoy life and find inspiration for living include yoga, literature and laughter. Basically, staying mentally positive and going with the flow. So my new philosophy is Flowology. It’s an attempt to go with the flow (with due respect to the law of karma), and consider metaphysical possibilities to a REASONABLE degree but not get obsessed with it all.
I love to contemplate, consider and wonder. I am not against possibilities, only against rigidity. I love to hear people talking about their convictions with passion, because it amazes me that such belief CAN and DOES exist in a world that is so random and chaotic. I practise yoga because it nurtures my spiritual side and is essentially about spiritual union with Universal Consciousness (for me, that means the Source of everything, or God). Yoga, for me, does not take account of religion or background and does not subscribe to any fundamental structure. Ricky Gervais said that he used to be a happy-clappy Christian before he realised that he didn’t need God to be happy; he realised that good food, friends, music, sports and life were enough to live for. I agree. But for me, that SAME awareness that allows me to really enjoy music, food, love, friends and sports comes through an awareness of God. By God I mean the conscious source of creation, not a patriarchal dictator. I don’t believe God wants anything from us or judges us. We do all that ourselves. I can’t explain or fully comprehend what God is; it’s an experience beyond rational thought. I love the wonder of life, and that’s what yogic meditation gives me. It allows me to be HERE, NOW.
I try be to open-minded all the time, and do secretly believe that what goes around comes around in one way or another. Meditation and contemplation have led me to some wonderful experiences, although I am not a rigid spiritualist and am just learning about life as much as anyone else. I have also experienced being out-of-body on occasion…
It’s a real pleasure for me to hear (or read) other people’s ideas, share my own and discuss the wonder (or madness) of life. Sharing is a two-way thing, so I’m open to insights from anyone who has inspiration or knowledge. We are all here together on the face of this earth, so we may as well share a few things.
I grew up in a culturally varied environment, which taught me the value of diversity and gave me an inclination for musing on cultural identity. I graduated from a prestigious university, where I met my other half. We travelled overseas together (to Asia) where I am now working as a teacher. My partner is very different from me: logical, easy-going, capable.
Objectively speaking, I love my life. But sometimes I think too much and it begins to overwhelm me. My three greatest interests are literature, spiritual-physical yoga, and philosophy.
