anatman

a interesting place to vist.just don't look for answers to everything said here tho,it will confuse you.

the only practice i am aware of with that has nothing to do with medicine in any form,nor any other type of meditation i am familer with.however,i am no expert,and wil be interested in hearing more about this.

regardless of what school of buddhism you chose to follow(or in the case of some western practitioners,trying to follow them all)i think a good overview of buddhism is"old paths,white clouds"by tich naht hahn.then go deeper into the philosophy if you feel the need to do so.there are quite a few good books out there(and alot of garbadge),so be careful.alot of the current writings on zen are misleading concerning zen,and taoism. i have several books i use for reference,and a few more i would like to get someday.i wish you well on your journey.

someone arrived at that conculsion before i did.i too found humor within it.

not sure what to say(and those who know me also know i have never been at a loss for words). i guess to start,i am a buddhist(theravadin)who also finds himself influenced by the tao.not as strange as it sounds,and for me,it works.i am looking forword to discussions(i will not get into arguements),and mabye "answers"to questions that come up.

thank you.i am going to hazard a guess here and think i know marble head in another incarnation.he may joke with me ,but we agree more than we disagree. apepch7,i also thank you for your warm welcome.i grow very tired of being refered to as the "cult of the empty mind"(or when they want to be nasty,brainless).i find philosophical taoism(daoism for those who have a hang up about spelling)to compliment my own personal path.no philosophy(or belief system for that matter)has all the answers,but i believe i have found a good start.