I think too much. There are too much words floating in my head and I tend to worry about things that are too far beyond my control. Questions keep popping out from my head and these questions that lead to other questions, like a chain reaction. I find that my anxiety often stems from questions that I think too much about. In searching for answers, I decided to join a buddhist study group in Elsternwick. It is a religious group based on the teachings of Nichiren, a Japanese buddhist from the thirteenth century. This is a complete different religion in that there is no God or Buddha for people to worship on and one of their beliefs is that although we have many challenges, it is still possible to accept it and deal with it in a positive manner. I like this belief because that means that cannot escape from reality and we can also learn how to viewour problems in a philosophical way. However there are also things that I don’t believe in. Chanting for example. I don’t understand how Nichiren Buddhists chant prayers and it would give them faith and hope. And I don’t get the mirror thing. Maybe I am not religious enough. Wherever this discussion group leads me, I have no intention of converting. I am going just to learn, not to chant and not to force myself to believe in something that I disagree with.