I am quite certain that by now you guys have a fair idea about my admiration and affection of Buddhist principles of simplifying life and making life more meaningful. Oh, btw Buddhism for me, has nothing to do with "Saffron" or any other religious connotation - I live in India and trust me, I have had enough of Saffron preachers and fake Godmen.
Rather Buddhism is like the common denominator of religions and at it's very core the belief and purpose of every religion is the same - just the way it is achieved differs. I find this topic to be immensely interesting!
For me, the following phrase sums it all up pretty nicely - "Religions are like the colors of tradition and culture on the blank canvas of spirituality"
Coming back to languages, I am an avid reader and what I seek most from books are ways to make meaningful addition and changes to my life, to explore the possibilities of improvement. To live more with what I have - that's good enough a pursuit for me.
I am obviously frustrated by the slow progress I am making with languages this year, especially with Japanese - the one language which I truly want to master. Perhaps, my motivation isn't high enough. Yesterday, I was just surfing the net for some documentaries regarding Buddhism - Zen always comes up as one of the most prominent "sects". I have decided that if I am ever to learn more about Buddhism it's going to be in Asian languages or not at all. Perhaps this is the push that I need to really get going.
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