There is a thing called skillful means. I think it is an important skill. Those well studied and experienced and in addition have a well developed social nervous system may have a way to work with certain situations in some skillful way. Don't underestimate the latter - the well developed social nervous system. Some folk' s brains just are not like that. It is painful to watch it in others or to experience it in your own body and mind...the non-skillful ways.
What happens to those who basically are speechless and without skillful words...and even the words that were there earlier - did not matter?
How to proceed when someone else's work -actually, it's quite beautiful and efficient work-, whether through love, personal conviction, sheer obligation, with consent of others in the company or just giving in to those who cried the loudest - ends up undermining, or at least rendering useless and proving a waste of time what you considered your work of love? Inexplicably there was such energy there for it..until that moment you find out that no matter what you write now - it won't matter? You just happen to spend a good portion of your life and resources into a project - but you just work there and matters have already been handled.
How to carry on in the conviction that all is mutable and open, possibilities endless, working with inspiration and intuition - when things are already written in electronic stone? Where to take the energy from to continue working on the project? Or is this the Universe telling you - not that direction?
Sometimes I wonder if any of us here in Western culture ever have any reason to complain about anything - no, I don't think so. You have too much, it's too good, too many options, and the planet as it is needs too much to continue to provide us with an embodiment homestead. Having no reason to complain does not mean there is no pain - that is part of embodiment, part of being on the planet. This does not mean violence does not happen - however disguised it may have been...and well meaning ignorance and it's consequences can be most difficult things to endure.
Violence has various forms - the insidious, couched disguised violence is not one you see easily. It's not the one screaming in your face, not the one going loud and wild. It is way deeper....and it gets you deeper....but you can't prove it, especially in the midst of smart words and social skills you may not have.
It gets difficult. You get over it when you put things into perspective, you count your Blessings. You give thanks for all the good in your life, all the possibilities and wonders. Then you feel the next wave of pain, without obstructing it, and even there, grateful to be a feeling body for G-D, offering up this too on the altar of embodiment of love - expanding ever so momentarily, to touch the freedom and the knowing ..the sensing that there is no difference - this beingness of one and only. This is what THIS feels like.
And then you do something else. The energy just is no longer there for what you were doing. And who knows what is better and what anything is ultimately good for? Pretty much you can't see that far ahead. A very long time ago I came across a poem by Stephen K. Hayes: "Do not speak to me of that which could have been. All that was - is all that could have been. Let us level our gaze and move purposefully into today".
Love does not depend on having respect. Respect will effect trust. Trust had to be earned. Without a certain trust, some things are impossible to achieve between human beings. Ask yourself: is this the company you wish to keep? That world does go on without you just fine.
You can still offer what you do have to offer with openness and love. It just might look differently than what you thought it would look like. Ask yourself: who am I giving to - what is it I am giving and am I giving freely?
Being open means you feel stuff....
Years ago, a few months after I started a new life and work - something came across my desk. I do not remember now where I got it from, it went something like this:
"Just because it's futile, does not mean you should not be enthusiastic."
:) - well, I know some people who might benefit from putting it on their desk...but then again - who knows.
Life is such a mystery.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Conscious embodiment - creation life love
In a certain kind of a way - there is no real live unless we embody the divine.
you may say: but it's all embodiment of the divine - hm...it's all maya UNTIL it is brought to real life by conscious embodiment - of "it" "G-D", "Being" the Premordial Conscious Nothingness.
And walking through self, feeling love for "IT", full of love for it, perceiving oneself non separate from it, yet "other" - walking through many realities and situations all at once as if in a dream - and yet, at the central core of it - there isn't anything there - except "IT" - emptiness
....what to say - such moments are difficult to describe
and in a certain kind of a way - there is nothing else to do but to love and find ways to express love for this being, for god, which is non separate from anything and everything you see, hear, touch, sense, feel, intuit, image...
there really is only one thing to do
love love love
this does not imply to have to act stupidly ^^
you may say: but it's all embodiment of the divine - hm...it's all maya UNTIL it is brought to real life by conscious embodiment - of "it" "G-D", "Being" the Premordial Conscious Nothingness.
And walking through self, feeling love for "IT", full of love for it, perceiving oneself non separate from it, yet "other" - walking through many realities and situations all at once as if in a dream - and yet, at the central core of it - there isn't anything there - except "IT" - emptiness
....what to say - such moments are difficult to describe
and in a certain kind of a way - there is nothing else to do but to love and find ways to express love for this being, for god, which is non separate from anything and everything you see, hear, touch, sense, feel, intuit, image...
there really is only one thing to do
love love love
this does not imply to have to act stupidly ^^
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Bardo, death and moving on
"About 20 minutes into the Bardo flight you won't care who came to
the funeral . . . you'll be occupied working on a million things at
once . . . there is extreme acceleration . . . moving at light speed,
you try to balance and adjust; this keeps you very busy. By now you
have forgotten where you came from; you lose the specificity of the
recent life . . . language -- what language???" --E.J. Gold
"Dead is Dead--
The secret mentation which helps those in the work community remember
their aim to remain dead -- this is the specific remedy for personal
cravings -- say it over and over again; measure your activities,
moods and attitudes against its inexorable truth, and remain among
the ranks of those who are in the world but not of it." -- E.J. Gold
the funeral . . . you'll be occupied working on a million things at
once . . . there is extreme acceleration . . . moving at light speed,
you try to balance and adjust; this keeps you very busy. By now you
have forgotten where you came from; you lose the specificity of the
recent life . . . language -- what language???" --E.J. Gold
"Dead is Dead--
The secret mentation which helps those in the work community remember
their aim to remain dead -- this is the specific remedy for personal
cravings -- say it over and over again; measure your activities,
moods and attitudes against its inexorable truth, and remain among
the ranks of those who are in the world but not of it." -- E.J. Gold
Monday, August 16, 2010
Perfect moment - nowhere to go, nothing to do
The other day I was participating in the Martial Energetics class, a weekly class Thursday afternoon on gorebaggtv. It was really nice with the simple warm-up exercises which were easy to follow. Yet, about 1/2 way through the class, I got tired and wanted to sit down, but did not and continued as a gesture of respect and service for the class and the instructor.
Towards the end we did the short Tai Chi form - which I so far had only watched and never done, although once I tried it....too confusing. That day, for the first time, I participated and WOAH....not only could I follow it, it made sense. I could do it and it flowed kinda nice. Needless to say I was very surprised.
We then did an exercise sitting on a chair and it was suggested, after being shown a good way to sit, to visualize a place we'd like to be to relax, such as at the ocean, in a forest, someplace we'd like to be.
Normally I am extremely visual, that time not much would appear. Even as some images of places showed themselves, which I had to make myself come up with, they would not stick and what's more: there was a sense and feeling that there was no place else I'd rather be. I settled into that feeling. In that moment, sitting on that chair in the barn - there was no place I would rather be, nothing else I would rather do. It was one of those: "nowhere to go and nothing to do" moments.
It was quite remarkable to sense and it is a perfection of a certain kind. Stillness, contentment, breathing - difficult to explain. Very cool - just being there.
Towards the end we did the short Tai Chi form - which I so far had only watched and never done, although once I tried it....too confusing. That day, for the first time, I participated and WOAH....not only could I follow it, it made sense. I could do it and it flowed kinda nice. Needless to say I was very surprised.
We then did an exercise sitting on a chair and it was suggested, after being shown a good way to sit, to visualize a place we'd like to be to relax, such as at the ocean, in a forest, someplace we'd like to be.
Normally I am extremely visual, that time not much would appear. Even as some images of places showed themselves, which I had to make myself come up with, they would not stick and what's more: there was a sense and feeling that there was no place else I'd rather be. I settled into that feeling. In that moment, sitting on that chair in the barn - there was no place I would rather be, nothing else I would rather do. It was one of those: "nowhere to go and nothing to do" moments.
It was quite remarkable to sense and it is a perfection of a certain kind. Stillness, contentment, breathing - difficult to explain. Very cool - just being there.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Why Eat Sprouts
Sprouting anyone can do
For me, the answer is going to be fairly easy and short: I need calcium, it's easy, clean and does not require a lot of space - and - someone came up with a sprouting jar that may just be perfect for the space I have available.Organically sprouted foods are so simple and easy to make, are fresh, fast, toxin free, healthy and full of life foods for only pennies per serving - why on earth isn't everyone doing it?
It takes less than a minute per day to grow and prepare sprouts. One tablespoon of organic seeds will fill a quart jar with several ounces of sprouts. A 4-ounce package will yield several pounds of organic sprouts.
Here is a picture of a sprouting jar with a cover that allows water to run through easily and is well suited for even tiny size seeds. If you want to make your own sprouting jars, this is an excellent and detailed info-blog on how to make your own sprouting jarI think jars are much easier to use and rinse than trays and the metal does not repel water, so the jars accept the rinsing very well.
Sprouts will grow nearly anywhere indoors, in fact, don't expose them to direct sunlight. Sprouts require very little space and they travel well.
It only takes 3 to 7 days to a bountiful, nutrition-packed harvest. When stored in your refrigerator, they will stay fresh for days- even weeks if rinsed properly.
The right combination of sprouts contains everything needed for life and health.
Do you have any good sprout recipes you are willing to share?
Organic Sprouts are rich in antioxidants, protective for your cells from radiation and toxic chemicals. They are helping the body to cleanse, detox, rebuild and heal itself.
All sprouts are rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and fiber. When exposed to light, several become rich in chlorophyll. Highly nutritious and low calorie.
More on sprouting to come. Looking forward you any reports about your food garden in the kitchen.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
We all have our place to be and do our work - gracias
Outpost - It felt medieval alright. If I had any kind of romantic ideas or sentimental feelings about a medieval fair in Spain, it got replaced today by a sense of gratitude to those who go to an event that, judging by the impression of the photos I saw, looked and felt "medieval". To "boldly go" to display things like: The American Book of the Dead and Practical Work on Self, Brane-Power amulets and the Beacon - it totally reminded me of one of those outposts in the game WOW (World of Warcraft). Those of you who played the game will know what I mean.I like Spain, feel quite connected to Europe in general, being from there and I am convinced there are other sides and levels, in fact, this fair couldda been anywhere, but this evening an aspect presented itself in a felt sense I could not ignore: those images showed a place and space in a game, - sort of unreal, spaces as if in a video game... - and their stand reminds me of an "outpost" you see in WOW - only it is our 3d urth game.
And I realized once again: we all have our place of work.
Gracias to everyone doing the work out there that you do....glad there are outposts.
All photos by Eric Feingold.
The Outpost
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Magic Tricks and Effects on Mind, Belief and Conditioning
just something i wanted to say
being here for this magic show preparation and exploration is really
cool. what you may have not yet realized is that it really is not
about the tricks per se. it's not about figuring out how it is
done...and if perchance you do - you REALLY don't want to spoil it
for the others, in fact, you really should not.
keep quiet, send us a
note about an observation and if possible, drop any cynic
attitude....you're missing the point.
if you see something online that gives the "trick" away - let us
know but you don't have to necessarly tout it out. there are kids here
who are having fun!
and there is another reason to just listen, watch and allow the magic
to do it's work.
and here is why i felt it was important to say something
the message here may be a really deep one
i sum it up like this:
what you see is what you get - and what you see may not be what it is.
getting this beyond your mind into a deeper layer of your being is
totally amazing.
it is not the object to figure out how the trick works, and you not
only don't have to figure out how any trick works, it may work
against your awakening process.
lately, with the help of some of my facebook friends, i have come
across some articles that are mindboggling if what is said it true:
reality and physics are not at all defined. even the speed of light
may not be what has been assumed...and it makes sense that there is
no constant at all, not even the speed of light.
reading stuff like this of new "whacko" physics ideas, quantum
mechanics, the brain on meditation etc and listening to ej talk about
reality and perception and hallucination and allowing the "magic",
the trickery, the showmanship right in front of you to fool the eye
and senses and just be amazed and enjoying the show AND the lecture
interwoven into it - and be amazed in some kind of wonderment has a
very strong though subtle effect on something internal, some deep
structure.
reality is becoming fluid and it is totally amazing
ya, there some things are tricks, and some are not
and maya becomes apparent in a way that is really cool.
you don't get that analysing the trick
you don't get that spoiling it for others proving some point you
think you have to make.
i know some of the tricks and i am amazed anyway how it can be pulled
of because, ... just "knowing" how it gets done does not mean you can
do it.
it's about the whole thing about what is real, what is, what is
possible who you are
it's fun and it opens doors
if all the jugglers and magicians in medieval times had a lecture to
go with their act: maybe this world would have had another course.
magicians had many functions: i think one of them was to keep
humanities structures somewhat less crystallized...whether they knew
it or not.
what you see is what you get, and what you see may not be how it
really is.
so keep an open attitude and let the magic work on you a little, that is my
recommendation....
being here for this magic show preparation and exploration is really
cool. what you may have not yet realized is that it really is not
about the tricks per se. it's not about figuring out how it is
done...and if perchance you do - you REALLY don't want to spoil it
for the others, in fact, you really should not.
keep quiet, send us a
note about an observation and if possible, drop any cynic
attitude....you're missing the point.
if you see something online that gives the "trick" away - let us
know but you don't have to necessarly tout it out. there are kids here
who are having fun!
and there is another reason to just listen, watch and allow the magic
to do it's work.
and here is why i felt it was important to say something
the message here may be a really deep one
i sum it up like this:
what you see is what you get - and what you see may not be what it is.
getting this beyond your mind into a deeper layer of your being is
totally amazing.
it is not the object to figure out how the trick works, and you not
only don't have to figure out how any trick works, it may work
against your awakening process.
lately, with the help of some of my facebook friends, i have come
across some articles that are mindboggling if what is said it true:
reality and physics are not at all defined. even the speed of light
may not be what has been assumed...and it makes sense that there is
no constant at all, not even the speed of light.
reading stuff like this of new "whacko" physics ideas, quantum
mechanics, the brain on meditation etc and listening to ej talk about
reality and perception and hallucination and allowing the "magic",
the trickery, the showmanship right in front of you to fool the eye
and senses and just be amazed and enjoying the show AND the lecture
interwoven into it - and be amazed in some kind of wonderment has a
very strong though subtle effect on something internal, some deep
structure.
reality is becoming fluid and it is totally amazing
ya, there some things are tricks, and some are not
and maya becomes apparent in a way that is really cool.
you don't get that analysing the trick
you don't get that spoiling it for others proving some point you
think you have to make.
i know some of the tricks and i am amazed anyway how it can be pulled
of because, ... just "knowing" how it gets done does not mean you can
do it.
it's about the whole thing about what is real, what is, what is
possible who you are
it's fun and it opens doors
if all the jugglers and magicians in medieval times had a lecture to
go with their act: maybe this world would have had another course.
magicians had many functions: i think one of them was to keep
humanities structures somewhat less crystallized...whether they knew
it or not.
what you see is what you get, and what you see may not be how it
really is.
so keep an open attitude and let the magic work on you a little, that is my
recommendation....
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