Coming full enso...

I started my trek into the Buddhist world after a short pit stop in Taoism.  My first sitting experience was with a Zen center in California.  It was the most liberating (and extremely painful) experience of my life.

I somehow found my way to Tibetan Buddhism.  I really liked the teachings and the cultural aspects of it.  I eventually became turned off by the ritual aspects, though I believe that it was my problem, and not a problem with the traditions.

I now find myself coming back to Zen, the simplicity of it.  Now to just get myself to sit on that darn cushion…