Did you ever do TM, EST, or become a Hare Krishna? Or maybe joined a commune?,

Butterfly said:
Hey Phil -- Chinese medicine, Tai-Chi and acupuncture are pretty mainstream among people I know (including me). Nothing "hippie" about them that I see. Alternative, maybe, but not hippie. I've had wonderful results with several things with TCM and acupuncture.
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You must know the right kind of people. I've been accused of being everything from a Communist to a Satanist. ;)

I'm glad you've had such good results. :D
 

Once upon a time Chinese medicine, Tai Chi, Yoga, Vegetarianism, Meditation, acupuncture, etc. were pursuits that the hippies practised - hippies were the forerunners and pioneers of alternative lifestyle choices around the late 60's and early 70's and looked upon by mainstream society with suspicion. Now, of course anything goes - alternative lifestyle choices aren't so alternative any more and health food stores and yoga centers are big business. Things change - someone has to stick their neck out and it's usually the young and the reckless that are eager to try new things, but at least they are the instruments of change when it's needed or wanted. It wasn't all sex drugs and rock & roll.
 
Debby said:
So are you still a practising Buddhist? Or did you back-slide? Hmmm, do Buddhists 'back-slide' or is that strictly a Christian term?
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I can't really call myself Buddhist, but I do try to do Buddhist practices. Meditation, mindfulness techniques, etc. That's the good thing about Buddhism, you can just take what you need from it. It's not a religion. Unless you are a Buddhist monk or nun you don't have to adhere to the 'rules'. You can be a catholic or any religion and still practice buddhism.

Hoping this upcoming trip to Thailand will inspire me to be more consistent.
 

I was a belated hippy..I did smoke dope..and once someone spiked a glass of water with LSD..I drank it, not knowing..I knew there was something wrong when the carpet started rippling like the sea...fortunately, I was with some good friends who looked after me..

I saw monks..giants fighting..and my pillow kept flying away!!:(
 
Twixie said:
I was a belated hippy..I did smoke dope..and once someone spiked a glass of water with LSD..I drank it, not knowing..I knew there was something wrong when the carpet started rippling like the sea...fortunately, I was with some good friends who looked after me..

I saw monks..giants fighting..and my pillow kept flying away!!:(
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I was very rebellious as a teen. Wanted to do everything I was told not to. Smoked pot, drank, smoked cigarettes, etc. I would have tried LSD but there was a girl in school who had a bad trip and ended up in the psychiatric hospital.
 
Ameriscot said:
I was very rebellious as a teen. Wanted to do everything I was told not to. Smoked pot, drank, smoked cigarettes, etc. I would have tried LSD but there was a girl in school who had a bad trip and ended up in the psychiatric hospital.
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I didn't do it willingly..I would have been too scared...
 
Well, does it count that I wore frayed bell-bottom jeans and ponchos in college, had bangs down to my eyelashes and long pressed-on-the-ironing-board hair, and carried a guitar everywhere with me? I could play three chords, which could get you through all the Peter Paul & Mary, Chad Mitchell Trio, and Guthrie songs. If I could have played four chords, I would be down with Dylan, too. I'd sit out on the steps of the dorm with all the other wannabe folksingers, strumming away, pretending to smoke cigarettes to show how truly cool we were and sneering at the greeks in their Bobbie Brooks and Weejuns. It was the mid-60's, after all. Anyone want to join in on a rousing chorus of Michael Row the Boat Ashore? No? OK.
 
jujube said:
Well, does it count that I wore frayed bell-bottom jeans and ponchos in college, had bangs down to my eyelashes and long pressed-on-the-ironing-board hair, and carried a guitar everywhere with me? I could play three chords, which could get you through all the Peter Paul & Mary, Chad Mitchell Trio, and Guthrie songs. If I could have played four chords, I would be down with Dylan, too. I'd sit out on the steps of the dorm with all the other wannabe folksingers, strumming away, pretending to smoke cigarettes to show how truly cool we were and sneering at the greeks in their Bobbie Brooks and Weejuns. It was the mid-60's, after all. Anyone want to join in on a rousing chorus of Michael Row the Boat Ashore? No? OK.
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I liked some folk back then, but I was a die hard Beatles fan.
 

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