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WindsomKid t1_j5v5g8f wrote

Most of the zen is found on the climb.

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SonicLoverDS t1_j5v6fvk wrote

I'd rather leave my Zen at home. It's too bulky to carry with me on a mountain climb.

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SonicLoverDS t1_j5v6hev wrote

I'd rather leave my Zen at home. It's too bulky to carry with me on a mountain climb.

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Alexandertheape t1_j5vbm2q wrote

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tell that to the people waiting in line to reach the summit

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adsfew t1_j5viv0c wrote

I forgot to fring my Zen

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Gravytrain467 t1_j5vjti5 wrote

Not true. Best part about hiking is feeling small, realizing you are infentismal in the sceme of the earth, and being grateful to be a part.

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evasote OP t1_j5vkgyf wrote

Replying to Gravytrain467 (#1,492,573)

Agreed! I think it’s metaphorical - from “Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance” by Robert Pirsig. That peace & zen does not come externally, but something we must cultivate inside ourselves individually

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Alohagrown t1_j5vt11m wrote

This reminds me of the Adam Sandler snl skit where he is a travel agent and he keeps saying “if you are sad now, you will still be the same sad person on vacation”

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Yzerman_19 t1_j5vu0ff wrote

I beg to differ. I went to Colorado to ski a few weeks back. I got off the gondola, queued up the Foo Fighters and sailed down…I’ve wanted to do that for about 40 years. There was plenty of zen up there.

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wj9eh t1_j5vvs4k wrote

Replying to Yzerman_19 (#1,493,810)

It was that you wanted that and that you achieved it, through your own effort. If you'd gone up there hoping to find that want, hoping to find the Foo Fighters, you would've been disappointed. But you brought that with you.

What songs did you play?

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Xlren t1_j5vw3io wrote

Who is Zen?

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exiliand t1_j5w3b1m wrote

Instructions unclear. Brought a Buddhist monk instead of supplies, help.

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kendonch t1_j5we1uc wrote

Bring up the or realizing you made it to zen

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slinkysuki t1_j5wosy2 wrote

Uh, i find my zen gets bigger as it gets further away from other people. So yeah, top of some random peak works great.

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Dman_Vancity t1_j5x5wfc wrote

Not true we have plenty of Zen here in beautiful Vancouver BC!

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grondotter t1_j5x7ijt wrote

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Pr0gger t1_j5y993m wrote

Replying to WindsomKid (#1,490,860)

Yep, the best mountain climb I've ever done I had 5m vision at the top and it was basically worthless, but I'll always remember it because of the experiences and friend (singular in this case) I made along the way, and the downclimb in the middle of a storm which was hell at the time but now one of my fondest memories. It's all about the experience and what you take from it

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Lioness- t1_j5yfnfu wrote

Zen is everywhere. But not everyone recognize it. What we have inside, we find outside.

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HollyDams t1_j5yn3yk wrote

Madeline & Badeline would like a word.

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Reaper_Messiah t1_j5ynttv wrote

Replying to InformalPenguinz (#1,490,733)

That’s kind of the point. Or rather, don’t expect climbing the mountain to fix your problems. If you climb the mountains IN ORDER TO find zen, then don’t bother climbing the mountain. Climb the mountain to climb the mountain, and find your zen separately.

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GuerrierBleuJesney t1_j5yp4eg wrote

And it's merely then that you will fully understand the true meaning of the string of present moment in this instance of eternity! Have a good 2023

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jerzd00d t1_j6a5lo5 wrote

Hopefully in addition to the zen that they will "bring" up there they will also take some grammar as well.

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