Rev. Odessa Cathode Ray :vepi: on Nostr: In high-demand spiritual practice with many restrictions and rules, made to feel ...

In high-demand spiritual practice with many restrictions and rules, made to feel guilty if one wished to listen to Led Zeppelin instead of kirtan, or to read a fantasy novel instead of scripture, there comes a real sense that if we are having fun, we are not doing the work correctly.

That's a large part of what created the Chaos Buddha. When we give ourselves permission to be silly, to let go of our pretensions and embrace the absurdity of life, then the work can really begin.