"I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But, if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the worlds am I? Ah THAT's the great puzzle.
Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. "No, I give up," Alice replied; "what's the answer?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," said the Hatter.
-- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. "No, I give up," Alice replied; "what's the answer?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," said the Hatter.
-- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
My mother, who was considered by some to be psychic, told me when I was 11 that I would probably adopt Catholicism because they had cool rituals and shiny instruments. I apparently chose Tibetan Bon for many of the same reasons. Believe me, they have enough ritual and shiny instruments - mostly in saturated primary colors. Mantras and chants galore. Somehow amid all the ... stuff, they manage to hold onto a non-materialistic, non-dualistic viewpoint. Lot's of memorization, though. Not my strong point, see?