Zen and Our Beliefs About How We Should Be

I had the following exchange with a friend who read my book Kill Your Self: Life After Ego. With their permission, I decided to post it here, as it may be useful to others. My friend’s remarks are in in bold type, mine in regular type.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to appreciate and enjoy the strawberries in my bowl without worrying/wondering about if and when I’ll get more…

Just notice that thought and don’t attach to it.

Working on it. :-)

It’s difficult not to want more of somethin...