Energy and gifts.

[Midnight Blade 80]

Today a guy came up to me and asked if he could sit next to me, he is a buddhist. Me being the nice person I always am accepted. Then he told me a story about himself, I won't go into detail. But anyway he said that I had a lot of energy, but that I'm unable to release it because of gaming, eating fast food, no sporting etc. He also noted that he didn't feel that energy around anyone else.

 

He gave me a note on what I should improve in my life, and I should meditate. He also said I have gifts, gifts that I am unaware of because of my lifestyle, gifts that I will be able to get if I find inner peace. He gave me the name of a book that I should read, as well as the name of a writer.

 

I don't think he was lying about it, partially because I, as well as others, strongly felt his presence.

 

Now my question is, do any of you believe in things as gifts and should I listen to his advice(I will regardless of your anwser)?

[Scootalove 10,689]

I think you should listen to his advice, because not a lot of people believe in a lot of gifts but you can still find inner peace if you do meditate.

[caramba2654 602]

Well, everyone has their own potential. I, for example, have not fully discovered my potential, but I'm working towards it. If he saw potential in you, then you might wanna try and develop it. That's what I'd do in your place.

[The Elusive Cinder 1,328]

I believe (and I don't pretend for a second to be an expert on Buddhism) that terms such as 'releasing energy' are metaphors. I don't believe for a second that you can physically or spiritually 'give out' energy.
 
On that note though, meditation is something I have practiced for a while. It has amazing benefits if you have the patience to stick with it, and a Buddhist is probably the best person to listen to, considering meditation and enlightenment is a huge focus of the religion.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,742]

I don't know, I guess I do. We all have some type of energy around us, I guess it's how we represent ourselves. People feel possible or negative energy coming from you. We all have our gifts and I agree we might actually look past them because of our lifestyle I know I have. Hardly know what I'm doing with my life, I'd advise that you'll follow his advice at least for some time to see if it has any effects.