Buddhism is not for the faint of heart, weak of soul, or short of tongue. Meditating without drooling is grueling.

As a Buddhist, I sometimesoftenconstantly perpetually-even-in-my-sleep have to make some challengingdifficultimpossible unspeakable (because I don’t talk in my sleep, although I have been told I moan sometimes) decisions.

Perhaps some examples will help you understand. Or maybe just writing better sentences will help.

When I see/hear something/someone that I feel/think is wrong/hurtful, I’m stumped/stuck between chiding/reminding myself about being nonjudgmental and wanting to intervene/correct the situation/cluster fudge pie maker. The only clear thing to do is stop using all those slashes while trying to explain Buddhist principles to you. Buddhism is both simple and complex enough, and slashes are kind of aggressive for such a pacifist practice.

Lorna. Tut, tut. You’re an editor. You know better than to slash your way through a sentence.  

So, anyway, back…