Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Black Swan V 1.0
its almost unfathomable what is going on.
for instance, when i see the photo in the post below and think (among many many other things_political and otherwise) about all the saber rattling with iran_the etiology is a progressive colonial intrusion. its so obvious to me that the reason these guys are taking down the first sign which says "Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Ltd" and replacing it with "The British Petroleum Company Ltd" sign is because there was a very corporate action/purge on the part of the British that blew the Iranian involvement in their very own petroleum resources away! Why? One can only imagine_ but if one reads Buckminster Fuller's book, Critical Path, one can imagine it all had to do with lawyers and legalese_Bucky called it "Law Cap" in Critical Path_ short for Lawyer Capitalism. Its an astounding book really. He talks about how the picture of George Washington in Cambridge, in front of what appears to be the original Colonial flag of Stars and Stripes, is in fact the East India Company's company Flag! The US Revolution was financed by the East India Company as a Corporate venture!
Here is the astounding snip from the book_the point is_corporatism has been around North America since the Native Americans were given the boot!
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Black Swan V.9 File under_picture is worth a thousand words
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/06/photo-of-the-day/
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
How an Icelandic volcano helped spark the French Revolution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/15/iceland-volcano-weather-french-revolution
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The "four ends" of conditioned things _Guru Rinpoche and Bob Dylan
The end of being together is parting; the end of accumulation is exhaustion; the end of being high is being low; the end of birth is certainly dying.
http://natsok.blogspot.com/2010/02/guru-rinpoche-and-bob-dylan-are-like.html
http://natsok.blogspot.com/2010/02/guru-rinpoche-and-bob-dylan-are-like.html
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Important distinction to be made between religion and spirituality
"I believe there is an important distinction to be made between religion and spirituality. Religion I take to be concerned with belief in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another--an aspect of which is acceptance of some form of metaphysical or philosophical reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or hell. Connected with this are religious teachings or dogma, ritual, prayers and so on.
Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit--such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others. While ritual and prayer, along with questions of nirvana and salvation are directly connected with religious faith, these inner qualities need not be, however. There is thus no reason why the individual should not develop them, even to a high degree, without recourse to any religious or metaphysical belief system. This is why I sometimes say religion is something we can perhaps do without. What we cannot do without are these basic spiritual qualities." dalai lama quote
Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit--such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others. While ritual and prayer, along with questions of nirvana and salvation are directly connected with religious faith, these inner qualities need not be, however. There is thus no reason why the individual should not develop them, even to a high degree, without recourse to any religious or metaphysical belief system. This is why I sometimes say religion is something we can perhaps do without. What we cannot do without are these basic spiritual qualities." dalai lama quote
Monday, January 11, 2010
FAITH IS BEING AWAKE
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January 11, 2010
FAITH IS BEING AWAKE
Buddha in your heart is a symbol of faith: you could be immaculate and perfect, as perfect as Shakyamuni Buddha himself. That possibility already exists in you....In this case, faith has nothing to do with praying to somebody. Faith is a sense of dignity.The Christian mystic Meister Eckhart talks about faith in the sense of being awake: being present and mindful and aware of the situation. Faith is seeing things as they are -- whatever that might be -- precisely, directly, and without any hesitation.
From "The Charnel Ground," in The Sadhana of Mahamudra Sourcebook, page 67.
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January 11, 2010
FAITH IS BEING AWAKE
Buddha in your heart is a symbol of faith: you could be immaculate and perfect, as perfect as Shakyamuni Buddha himself. That possibility already exists in you....In this case, faith has nothing to do with praying to somebody. Faith is a sense of dignity.The Christian mystic Meister Eckhart talks about faith in the sense of being awake: being present and mindful and aware of the situation. Faith is seeing things as they are -- whatever that might be -- precisely, directly, and without any hesitation.
From "The Charnel Ground," in The Sadhana of Mahamudra Sourcebook, page 67.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
100 Faces of War Experience
AP article_ 100 Faces of War Experience http://news.aol.com/article/portrait-of-burned-soldier-richard/722436, Site:http://www.100facesofwarexperience.org/index.php
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Kevin Kelly_Not Since Stewart Brand
http://www.kk.org/newrules/blog/
http://www.asiagrace.com/
"His name is Kevin Kelly, and not since Stewart Brand have we had such an inspired visionary. He has formulated what he calls the New Rules for the New Economy, and I think everyone should read them. In keeping with our post on Yvon Chouinard, I want to mention that Kelly is another person whose worldview has been profoundly shaped by late 20th century Buddhism in America. He also has quite a love affair going with Asia, chronicled on a state-of-the-art blog you just have to see. Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired. We expect no less."
thanks to
http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.com/2009/09/kevin-kelly-not-since-stewart-brand.html
http://www.asiagrace.com/
"His name is Kevin Kelly, and not since Stewart Brand have we had such an inspired visionary. He has formulated what he calls the New Rules for the New Economy, and I think everyone should read them. In keeping with our post on Yvon Chouinard, I want to mention that Kelly is another person whose worldview has been profoundly shaped by late 20th century Buddhism in America. He also has quite a love affair going with Asia, chronicled on a state-of-the-art blog you just have to see. Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired. We expect no less."
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http://tibetanaltar.blogspot.com/2009/09/kevin-kelly-not-since-stewart-brand.html
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
MEDITATION AS SACRIFICE
The practice of meditation is largely based on some kind of sacrifice
and openness. Such sacrifice is necessary and has to be personally
experienced. Ordinarily, we might sacrifice something for the sake of
developing goodness, or because we are willing to suffer on behalf of
humanity. However, the sacrifice that has been recommended in the
Buddhist tradition is to sacrifice something without any
purpose....Sacrificing something without a purpose is outrageous and
precisely heroic and fantastic; it is very beautiful. The practice of
meditation is sacrifice and openness without techniques, without
means, without gloves, pliers or hammers. You have to use your bare
hands, bare feet, bare head, to relate with the whole thing.
From "Is Meditation Therapy?" in THE SANITY WE ARE BORN WITH,
condensed from pages 183-184.
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and openness. Such sacrifice is necessary and has to be personally
experienced. Ordinarily, we might sacrifice something for the sake of
developing goodness, or because we are willing to suffer on behalf of
humanity. However, the sacrifice that has been recommended in the
Buddhist tradition is to sacrifice something without any
purpose....Sacrificing something without a purpose is outrageous and
precisely heroic and fantastic; it is very beautiful. The practice of
meditation is sacrifice and openness without techniques, without
means, without gloves, pliers or hammers. You have to use your bare
hands, bare feet, bare head, to relate with the whole thing.
From "Is Meditation Therapy?" in THE SANITY WE ARE BORN WITH,
condensed from pages 183-184.
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
THE PING PONG BALL HAS A GAP
It is possible to undo the mythical, fictional aspect of the
cessation of suffering and to experience a glimpse of cessation as
reality, although it may be only a very short, small glimpse. The
first step is to realize you are in the samsaric mess, the mess of
confused existence. Although many people have heard this for years,
they still do not actually recognize that they are being Ping-Pong
balled. That is precisely why you are in samsara, confusion --
because you know what you are doing, but you still keep doing it.
However, in being a Ping Pong ball there are still gaps of not being
one. There are gaps in which something else is experienced. In fact,
during that Ping-Pong-Balling, another experience takes place
constantly: the experience of awareness. You being to realize what
you are, who you are, and what you are doing.
From "Awakening and Blossoming," in THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING: and the
Path of Liberation, Page 66.
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cessation of suffering and to experience a glimpse of cessation as
reality, although it may be only a very short, small glimpse. The
first step is to realize you are in the samsaric mess, the mess of
confused existence. Although many people have heard this for years,
they still do not actually recognize that they are being Ping-Pong
balled. That is precisely why you are in samsara, confusion --
because you know what you are doing, but you still keep doing it.
However, in being a Ping Pong ball there are still gaps of not being
one. There are gaps in which something else is experienced. In fact,
during that Ping-Pong-Balling, another experience takes place
constantly: the experience of awareness. You being to realize what
you are, who you are, and what you are doing.
From "Awakening and Blossoming," in THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING: and the
Path of Liberation, Page 66.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
RECYCLE THE LEFTOVERS
The setting-sun approach is that you have a giant vision, which you
can't consume, and you end up throwing most of the it away. There is
not even a program to recycle the leftovers. Everything goes to the
dump. It is no wonder we have such big problems disposing of our
garbage. Some people have even thought of sending our garbage into
outer space: we can let the rest of the universe take care of our
leftovers, instead of cleaning up our earth....As long as we have a
pleasurable situation, we forget about the leftovers or the greasy
spoons and plates. We leave the job of cleaning up to somebody
else....In contrast to that, Great Eastern Sun vision is a very
ecological approach. The way of the Great Eastern Sun is based on
seeing what is needed and how things happen organically.
From "The Dawn of the Great Eastern Sun," in SHAMBHALA: THE SACRED
PATH OF THE WARRIOR, pages 56 to 58.
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can't consume, and you end up throwing most of the it away. There is
not even a program to recycle the leftovers. Everything goes to the
dump. It is no wonder we have such big problems disposing of our
garbage. Some people have even thought of sending our garbage into
outer space: we can let the rest of the universe take care of our
leftovers, instead of cleaning up our earth....As long as we have a
pleasurable situation, we forget about the leftovers or the greasy
spoons and plates. We leave the job of cleaning up to somebody
else....In contrast to that, Great Eastern Sun vision is a very
ecological approach. The way of the Great Eastern Sun is based on
seeing what is needed and how things happen organically.
From "The Dawn of the Great Eastern Sun," in SHAMBHALA: THE SACRED
PATH OF THE WARRIOR, pages 56 to 58.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Purusha Is Sanskrit For: Human Being
The Sanskrit word for "human being" is purusha,
which basically means "something that possesses power."
Being human means having power; specifically,
the power to accomplish whatever we want.
And what we want goes back to the basic biological urge
to be happy and to avoid pain.
âYongey Mingyur Rinpoche, The Joy Of Living, Pg. 179, Harmony Books,
2007.
which basically means "something that possesses power."
Being human means having power; specifically,
the power to accomplish whatever we want.
And what we want goes back to the basic biological urge
to be happy and to avoid pain.
âYongey Mingyur Rinpoche, The Joy Of Living, Pg. 179, Harmony Books,
2007.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
EGOLESSNESS IS LETTING GO
"Egolessness" does not mean that nothing exists, as some have
thought, a kind of nihilism. Instead, it means that you can let go of
your habitual patterns and then when you let do, you genuinely let
go. You do not re-create or rebuild another shell immediately
afterward. Once you let go, you do not just start all over again.
Egolessness is having the trust to not rebuild again at all and
experiencing the psychological healthiness and freshness that goes
with not rebuilding. The truth of egolessness can only be experienced
fully through meditation practice.
From "The Meeting of Buddhist and Western Psychology," in THE SANITY
WE ARE BORN WITH: A BUDDHIST APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY, page 10.
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thought, a kind of nihilism. Instead, it means that you can let go of
your habitual patterns and then when you let do, you genuinely let
go. You do not re-create or rebuild another shell immediately
afterward. Once you let go, you do not just start all over again.
Egolessness is having the trust to not rebuild again at all and
experiencing the psychological healthiness and freshness that goes
with not rebuilding. The truth of egolessness can only be experienced
fully through meditation practice.
From "The Meeting of Buddhist and Western Psychology," in THE SANITY
WE ARE BORN WITH: A BUDDHIST APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGY, page 10.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
REALIZING CHAOS
No one can save us from the state of chaos or samsara unless we
understand the meaning of chaos and confusion, unless we have
experienced it and suffered from it. Otherwise, although we may be in
the midst of chaos, we don't notice it. You don't begin to notice
chaos until you are already on the path. Then you begin to feel
uncomfortable. You feel that something is a nuisance. Something's
bugging you constantly. You realize the chaos when you are already
making the journey.
From "The Fourth Moment," in THE SHAMBHALA SUN, March 2006, page 46
understand the meaning of chaos and confusion, unless we have
experienced it and suffered from it. Otherwise, although we may be in
the midst of chaos, we don't notice it. You don't begin to notice
chaos until you are already on the path. Then you begin to feel
uncomfortable. You feel that something is a nuisance. Something's
bugging you constantly. You realize the chaos when you are already
making the journey.
From "The Fourth Moment," in THE SHAMBHALA SUN, March 2006, page 46
Saturday, July 11, 2009
LIFE JUST IS
Life on the practical level does not contain any subtle philosophy or
subtle mystical experience. It just is. If we are able to see that
isness, so to speak, then there is a sense of realization. We
experience sudden enlightenment. Without a sense of hopelessness,
there is no way to give birth to sudden enlightenment. Only giving up
our projects brings about the ultimate, definite, positive state of
being, which is the realization that we are already enlightened
beings here and now.
From "Hopelessness and the Trikaya," in CRAZY WISDOM page 95.
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subtle mystical experience. It just is. If we are able to see that
isness, so to speak, then there is a sense of realization. We
experience sudden enlightenment. Without a sense of hopelessness,
there is no way to give birth to sudden enlightenment. Only giving up
our projects brings about the ultimate, definite, positive state of
being, which is the realization that we are already enlightened
beings here and now.
From "Hopelessness and the Trikaya," in CRAZY WISDOM page 95.
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