Some things annoy me a lot. Those Buddhist "inner peace" types are amongst the sorts that truly peeve me. Now, I am not against things like finding one's inner peace. It is a worthy pursuit, and I am (in a manner of speaking) at peace with myself and what I am. It is when one externalizes one's "inner peace" in a way that shows it as false that I start foaming at the mouth.
Take for example the semi-smug "wise man" who acts like an enlightened Buddhist type who confidently preaches about one's true nature as if he knows how one will be in the future. Indeed it may be true for the general case, and I believe he means well, but ultimately one never does know what another's life path will be like. If anything, it is condescending to think that others would follow the same path that one has trodden and will come to the same conclusions. Worse yet, it implies that the path is in some way more correct than others.
Interestingly, I come out of these engagements feeling that the person was in fact more naive and rather unenlightened. It is ironic, considering what their views are. Of course, there will be some who view my seemingly warlike ways as a form of inner conflict that is created rather than natural, but those who can only comprehend conventional wisdom in these forms will never truly understand what it is like to have order in chaos.
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