CURRENT MISSION

To end life as a seed and begin growth as a tree, stretching tall and branching wide!

ABOUT ME

There isn't much about me. I love Zen and it's way of life. I've recently sold all my belongings in favor of a backpack, tent, bag, and toothbrush. Good friends are the only things worth keeping.
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PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is that you must drop ALL philosophies!!! In fact, my philosophy is not a philosophy at all! The word "Philosophy" comes from the Greek word "Philosophia," meaning "A love for knowledge." I do not have a love for knowledge. I have a love for life. A life cannot be lived through knowledge. Knowledge may only interpret the past, and assume the future. It is helpless in the current moment. In the current moment, all you can do is see. All you can do is appreciate what is around you. For that reason, I am NOT a Philosopher. I am a Philoseer- for I have a love of SIGHT!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The only experience I've had was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where I met this young man who had many stories of traveling on the back of cargo trains. I was fascinated by his words, and invited him to stay the night- which became a two week long experience!

Interests

I am interested in all things, really. I'm most interested in the things that other people are most interested in. I love hearing passionate people speak about what they love!

• birds
• beauty
• flowers
• traveling
• backpacking
• philosophy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have eaten when hungry,
I have drank when thirsty,
And I have slept when tired.

Teach, Learn, Share

Seeds. Seeds are born. A tree is not born. It is the seed that is born. The tree cannot be born. The tree must grow. The seed is born, and the tree is grown. The tree grows from the seed. And it is up to the seed whether or not the tree grows. Because the seed is born. The seed is living. The tree is not born. The tree must wait. The tree waits for the seed. Once the seed is finished being a seed, then the tree begins to grow. If the seed is never finished, then the tree never grows. The seed must come to rest. It must be planted. There, in darkness, in silence, in solitude, the seed may lose it's shell. Only then can the tree begin to grow.

The tree grows because the seed is in darkness, in silence, in solitude. The tree grows upward, returning to the light. The tree needs the light. A seed cannot use light. A seed cannot understand light. The tree cannot live without light, so it grows. It grows toward the light. The tree grows tall and the branches grow wide. The silence of the seed is replaced by the whistling of the wind. And the solitude is transformed by dozens and dozens of beautiful, blossoming flowers.

People are no different. We are born seeds. If we do not come to rest, our tree can never grow. So many seeds, so many people, go on constantly in search of something in this world. Sadly, many never find it until death. Because when they are laying there in bed- Old, tired, worn out from searching... They finally come to rest. Their beliefs and their knowledge mean less and less; they find darkness. Their thoughts calm and quiet themselves; they find silence. They become in touch with who they truly are inside; they find solitude. And in those last few weeks or days, they transform. The seed is no more. The shell is lost, and the tree is growing.

All you need do is nothing at all. Throw away your flashlights, your hand-me-down beliefs, and accept the fact that you are in darkness. Real truth is light. It is like a tea candle far off in the distance. If the light you carry is too bright, you will pass it by.

All you need do is nothing at all. If your thoughts are too loud, they become a distraction. If your thoughts are too many, they become a hindrance. They are distracting and hindering because you get caught up in them. "One thought leads to another." Consider your mind to be Time Square. You can get caught up in the rushing traffic, blaring horns, flashing signs, and crowded sidewalks. OR, you can choose to OBSERVE the traffic, and the horns, and the signs, and the crowds. You haven't stopped anything, but you aren't allowing yourself to be a part of it either. Just hear your thoughts. Watch them rush on by, without getting involved.

All you need do is nothing at all. A tree must grow alone. It can grow around other trees, or next to other trees, but never WITH other trees. A forest is a whole group of trees, but each tree is growing alone. To be alone does not mean to be by yourself. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. Loneliness is a condition in which you are missing. You are lonely because you are missing something. Aloneness is a condition in which you are NOT missing. You are alone because you have found yourself. To be alone, you must go deep within your own soul. The more you have learned, the harder this becomes. The more attached you are to the outside, the harder it is to stay within.

Once you learn that you know nothing. Once you let your thoughts just be thoughts. Once you come to grasp who it is you truly are. Then your tree will begin to grow. You will not miss your flashlights, because now the sun is always shining. You will not need your thoughts, because the wind will whistle and the birds will serenade. You will not need the others, because you have become self-sustaining. Your branches will begin to blossom and bloom, bringing beauty to everything you see. And, with any luck, you may offer some shade to wandering seeds that come and rest beneath you.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States