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Blogs > JaniceJanes > Jan's Thoughts

Transexual Buddhism  

JaniceJanes 49T  
707 posts
8/25/2018 10:39 am
Transexual Buddhism

This Blog post was triggered by conversations I had last night.

Richard called and asked if he could bring a couple guys from work home after Happy Hour/s. He said he would bring food so I didn’t need to do anything for them. I said I had started an Asian Stir Fry for us so he said he would bring Chinese. OK, great, see you when you get here!

They got here about 10 PM with huge orders of Chicken Fried Rice, Chicken Chow Mein and Egg Rolls. I opened some white wine and we started a late night dinner.

I had met one of Richard’s friends before but not the other one. Both nice guys that work with Richard but not in the same department. Richard being in the IT area, meets everyone at one time or another.

One of them asked me about the small statue of the Buddha I have in the living room so I explained that I followed the teaching of the Buddha but not devoutly. This started them asking a lot of questions about Buddhism which started me to think about how little people know about the<b> philosophy </font></b>of Buddhism.

Let me start by saying these are my own thoughts on the meaning of Buddhism and that they may be adjusted a little for the current world and the dilemma I was going through before my Transition.

First, I don’t see Buddhism not as a Religion but as a Philosophy for a happy Life. I don’t attend a Buddhist Temple, I don’t celebrate Buddhist Holidays or Festivals, I have never shaved my head or worn an orange robe but I do prescribe to the Buddhist Philosophy of Life.

The best way to understand Buddhism is to know the foundation of Buddhism as told in The Four Great Truths;

In Life there is suffering. You must accept this. No human life is without some form of difficulty.
You must identify your suffering. Break it down to it simplest form and think of it as an obstacle to true happiness,
Think of what you can do to end this sadness. How can I overcome this blockage to the happiness I desire.
Accepting the answer is the only way to Happiness. Even if the answer is that the desire can not be eliminated the answer opens the way to peace in your life. Not everything in your life can be resolved but understanding why not can bring you Peace.

I applied these concepts to my own life in this manner;

I, like so many others, suffered dealing with my Biological self and the Emotional desire.
Being a full time male would not end my Emotional needs. I tried putting my mental wants behind my physical presence but my emotional desire could not be suppressed.
I decided, after much deep thought (meditation so to speak) and fully understanding all the consequences, to become a Woman.
I accepted this answer as the only way to end my Suffering and committed to this path.

I guess I felt the need to say this because I couldn’t say it all last night to Richards friends.They were interested in learning about Buddhism, not my personal story.

Maybe they can apply the Four Great Truths to their own life and coming to understand and deal with whatever personal struggles they may have.

I hope Everyone can find True Happiness. I have.

Jan

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