Posted by mattdds on June 10, 2003, at 17:16:11
In reply to Re: CBT and metacognition » mattdds, posted by habbyshabit on June 8, 2003, at 22:56:05
>>Your writing is impressive. I haven't read much of this thread. I am new here, but I just needed to comment on your discovery of "secular buddhism". That's what I feel like in my life mostly, a secular jewish/buddhist. Mindfullness meditation and practice has really changed my world. I've delt with manic-depression for over almost 30 years, so I had a lot to work with!
Habby,
Thank you for your comments! Sometimes I feel alone in my spiritual path, but it's good to know there are others who think alike. I was raised in a religious Mormon family, but am pretty much agnostic now in my late 20's. Perhaps leaving formal religion left a void that I've been attempting to fill with psychotherapy!
For me, being secular / agnostic gives me the chance to take all the pearls of wisdom from religion (Buddhism, Christianity, Mormonism) and leave behind all the guilty baggage I used to carry around from extreme religiousness. Psychotherapy is my breed of "spiritual" growth, but now I guess "spritual" has a different meaning. It is not an ethereal, amorphous or intangible concept. It has to do with tangible growth, e.g. learning, relationships, love, self-acceptance.
But interstingly, I still go to church sometimes, even thought I'm a non-believer. Go figure!
Best,
Matt
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