Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Jenci]

Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
Mooji speaks for 11 seconds in a span of 1:20. The silence is as powerful the as his words. (perhaps, even more so for some)

"Everyone is ... "

I'm always moved when I watch teachers speak from the silence, rather than the mind. I see their words arise spontaneously from that place. To me, it has a different movement and flavour to words spoken from the mind.


reminds me of ......."It's the silence between the notes which makes the music"



Jeanette

[another bob]

Posted by ulli (here)
Without women they'd still be in the caves.

It takes two to tango (more or less) . . . .




Speaking about paying for crap (er, household acoutrements), there was an unusually large number of people standing in lines at the local K-mart today. I suspect the subliminal herd mind-control transmissions have been amped up recently . . .

I go there as a cultural anthropologist, while Mazie finds stuff for me to pay for, so that I don't have the burden of an excess bank balance when the grid goes down...

[ulli]

Posted by another bob (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
Without women they'd still be in the caves.

It takes two to tango (more or less) . . . .




Speaking about paying for crap (er, household acoutrements), there was an unusually large number of people standing in lines at the local K-mart today. I suspect the subliminal herd mind-control transmissions have been amped up recently . . .

I go there as a cultural anthropologist, while Mazie finds stuff for me to pay for, so that I don't have the burden of an excess bank balance when the grid goes down...

Ask Mazie if she wants assistance. Finding the right store, I mean.
Although according to the website www.peopleofwalmart.com Wal-mart is a far better option for your cultural anthropology pursuits.
Happy her dentist did a good job, too, and she is healing well.

[another bob]

Posted by ulli (here)
Ask Mazie if she wants assistance. Finding the right store, I mean.

Well, I got her a lap top recently, and she discovered Amazon Prime (which accounts for the mysterious accumulations on my credit card, and the people showing up at our door-step regularly bearing . . .ummm. . .gifts.

Happy her dentist did a good job, too, and she is healing well.

Thanks, she's now back to making popsicles. Recently, she's been mixing yogurt with the fruit and then freezing them. My favorite is Blueberry. We had to buy a spare freezer, so she could use the refrigerator's freezer to house all her variations.

[Eram]

Posted by Dennis Leahy (here)
Right here, right now... sipping the first bottle from the first batch of kombucha I have made. "To your health!"

Dennis

That is so cool Dennis. indeed!

It is one of my dreams to make kombucha myself one time.

[PurpleLama]

General comments:

I freakin love me some Kombucha.

And

What's so bad about living in caves?

[another bob]

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
What's so bad about living in caves?

I read that Webster's Dictionary recently added "man cave" to its selections, so I looked up the term, and found this:

"A man cave, sometimes a mantuary[1] or manspace,[2] is a male sanctuary,[3] such as a specially equipped garage,[4] spare bedroom,[3] media room,[5] den,[6] or basement.[6][7] It is not a cave but rather a metaphor describing a room inside the house, such as the basement or garage or attic or office, or outside the house such as a wood shed or tool room, where "guys can do as they please" without fear of upsetting any female sensibility about house decor or design.[8] Paula Aymer of Tufts University calls it the "last bastion of masculinity".[8]

While a wife may have substantial authority over a whole house in terms of design and decoration, she generally has no say about what gets "mounted on the walls" of a man's personal space.[8] Since it may be accepted that a woman has input on the decoration of the rest of the house, a man cave or man space is in some sense a reaction to feminine domestic power.[8]

Man caves have multiple purposes: they're a place to be alone, to be away from women and from female sensibilities, to indulge in hobbies, and to hang out with male friends and/or lesbians, who may also maintain spaces similar to a man cave. It is, loosely, a male-only space to retreat to,[9] Man Caves,[10] watch sports matches,[11] or play video games.[6] According to psychiatrist and author Scott Haltzman, it is important for a man to have a place to call his own, referring to a male area to which to retreat. Some psychologists claim that a man cave can provide refuge from stressful surroundings and be beneficial to marriage.[1] Rules are relaxed; it is a place where other people's sensibilities about standards of cleanliness are not necessarily observed; as one man said, "You spill a beer there or leave a hamburger overnight, who cares?"[2]

To read more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_cave

[eaglespirit]

Posted by Wakytweaky (here)

Posted by eaglespirit (here)
OK Here and Nowers...asking for suggestions, advice, personal experience please.

My oldest Daughter has Hashimoto's Disease (hypothyroidism) and it is coming on strong with Her lately...in this disease the immune system attacks/degenerates the thyroid.

We will be getting some MMS and I have taken note of Onawah's "aloe vera" gel drink in prior post, thank you.

Thank You beforehand to anyone that is familiar with this and has knowledge to offer : )

I am looking at natural remedies online also.

While we're on the subject of sun gazing...

This is an account that I ran into while searching info about it.

[... When I first began Sun Gazing in 2005, I lived on the beach in San Diego, and got up to 25 minutes - I felt the best physically and mentally in years, and had phenomenal physical strength (I was 59 yo). I moved to Colorado, and encountered trees and snow, so I ended my gazing at 30 minutes. My physical and mental health totally deteriorated in Colorado! Artificial light did not "do it" for me! There I was finally diagnosed with lifelong, mis-diagnosed Celiac Disease that has destroyed my ability to absorb B vitamins and lipids from my foods.

6 years later, I have moved to Arizona - the land of the sun - and have started up Sun Gazing again. I had to stay on 5 SECONDS for an entire week until I could add another 5 SECONDS per day! Then I began to add the normal 10 seconds/day, and I am up to 2 minutes of gazing -NOT STARING - into the new sun each morning.

I cannot begin to tell you how "whole" I now feel! My endocrine system is coming back into balance, even at this beginning stage! I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is primarily a disorder of the ADRENAL glands, which severely unbalances the thyroid and sex hormones, the endocrine triad. When it is cloudy, I go outside and practice my gazing, but I do not add more time after - I only add time after finishing the SUN gazing, and ONLY if I feel that I can move on to more time! HRM and others who successfully practice REAL Sun Gazing write and tell, over and over, that it is up to the individual to feel comfortable with this practice, to slowly add 5-10 seconds per day, and to STOP if it does not feel right; that it is a SPIRITUAL practice that will OPEN up a person to using the other parts of their brain that lie dormant; that it is about SLOWLY releasing the emotional content stored within us, cleansing, revitalizing with the energy of the sun, and becoming a whole new person. It is not a race, not a fad, not something to take on as a whim. ...]

source

I have some problems with the adrenal glands, or so it seems and I'm going to try sun gazing too.
I have a good feeling about it.

Thank You on that Wakytweaky...I have never pushed or pulled Tara to Sungaze Meditate...She is fully aware of my path in a very Personal Way...She gets out in Nature regularly and the Sun too...but She does not meditate with it but will probably spend some time with me while I do it before I leave this area...we shall see : )
Thank You again for this post and sharing : )

[eaglespirit]

Posted by another bob (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by another bob (here)
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

~Albert Einstein


Without wisdom, that is . . .

Saw a good line earlier

Wisdom without action is just as bad as action without wisdom.

View & Conduct

“There were two aspects for practitioners. The first is to develop a spacious mind or view - limitless, open, free, and released. Secondly, one's physical actions with body, speech and mind must be perfect - ethical down to the minuetest detail. In the beginning, the latter is very important and then as one's view gradually develops, conduct takes care of itself automatically without effort, just by merely having the profound view. Conduct is the ideal of loving kindness and compassion towards all beings equally. Without conduct, the highest view can be harmful because people think they have the view and that everything will be alright without paying attention to conduct. But they are only thinking that; it is not a true realization, so their reasoning is faulty. Patrul Rinpoche said that if someone says to you that they have the view but they don't show loving kindness - you should stuff their mouths with the sh*t of one hundred towns. So we don't emphasize only the view and neglect behavior; but also the opposite is incorrect - not trying to understand the view but examining conduct. If you practice only virtuous conduct for hundreds of aeons, enlightenment is never reached. We also need the wisdom of the view - pure buddha mind view. If you only practice only from the outer point of view - you are like a chicken -- you are a bird, but you can't fly; but if you practice conduct and view, you are like a soaring garuda and everything unfolds very quickly in a single lifetime.”

~Tharchin Rinpoche


“To lose the conduct in the view means that the view, which is emptiness, is superimposed upon all one's actions. One might say "Good is empty, evil is also empty, everything is emptiness, so what does it matter." Then one becomes uncaring & frivolous & doesn't discriminate between help & harm, good & evil. That is losing the conduct in the view. Please be careful to avoid this mistake!

The other extreme is to lose the view in the conduct, to only think in terms of good & evil, what is virtuous & unvirtuous. It is through the view that one is liberated. If you lose the view in the conduct, you will never have the opportunity to be free.

Padmasambhava said: "Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour." Don't confuse one with the other. When training in the view, you can be as unbiased, as impartial, as vast, immense, & unlimited as the sky. Your behaviour, on the other hand, should be as careful as possible in discriminating what is beneficial or harmful, what is good or evil. One can combine the view & conduct, but don't mix them or lose one in the other. That is very important.

'View like the sky' means that nothing is held onto in any way whatsoever. You are not stuck anywhere at all. In other words, there is no discrimination as to what to accept & what to reject; no line is drawn separating one thing from another. 'Conduct as fine as barley flour' means that there is good & evil, & one needs to differentiate between the two. Give up negative deeds; practice the Dharma. In your behaviour, in your conduct, it is necessary to accept & reject."

~The View & the Conduct
"As It Is: Vol. II" by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Thanks Another Bob,

Limitless Purity : )

[PurpleLama]

I am grandly fortunate, we have a man/woman cave. No division anywhere, it's the whole house.

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Posted by eaglespirit (here)

Posted by another bob (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

Posted by another bob (here)
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

~Albert Einstein


Without wisdom, that is . . .

Saw a good line earlier

Wisdom without action is just as bad as action without wisdom.

View & Conduct

“There were two aspects for practitioners. The first is to develop a spacious mind or view - limitless, open, free, and released. Secondly, one's physical actions with body, speech and mind must be perfect - ethical down to the minuetest detail. In the beginning, the latter is very important and then as one's view gradually develops, conduct takes care of itself automatically without effort, just by merely having the profound view. Conduct is the ideal of loving kindness and compassion towards all beings equally. Without conduct, the highest view can be harmful because people think they have the view and that everything will be alright without paying attention to conduct. But they are only thinking that; it is not a true realization, so their reasoning is faulty. Patrul Rinpoche said that if someone says to you that they have the view but they don't show loving kindness - you should stuff their mouths with the sh*t of one hundred towns. So we don't emphasize only the view and neglect behavior; but also the opposite is incorrect - not trying to understand the view but examining conduct. If you practice only virtuous conduct for hundreds of aeons, enlightenment is never reached. We also need the wisdom of the view - pure buddha mind view. If you only practice only from the outer point of view - you are like a chicken -- you are a bird, but you can't fly; but if you practice conduct and view, you are like a soaring garuda and everything unfolds very quickly in a single lifetime.”

~Tharchin Rinpoche


“To lose the conduct in the view means that the view, which is emptiness, is superimposed upon all one's actions. One might say "Good is empty, evil is also empty, everything is emptiness, so what does it matter." Then one becomes uncaring & frivolous & doesn't discriminate between help & harm, good & evil. That is losing the conduct in the view. Please be careful to avoid this mistake!

The other extreme is to lose the view in the conduct, to only think in terms of good & evil, what is virtuous & unvirtuous. It is through the view that one is liberated. If you lose the view in the conduct, you will never have the opportunity to be free.

Padmasambhava said: "Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour." Don't confuse one with the other. When training in the view, you can be as unbiased, as impartial, as vast, immense, & unlimited as the sky. Your behaviour, on the other hand, should be as careful as possible in discriminating what is beneficial or harmful, what is good or evil. One can combine the view & conduct, but don't mix them or lose one in the other. That is very important.

'View like the sky' means that nothing is held onto in any way whatsoever. You are not stuck anywhere at all. In other words, there is no discrimination as to what to accept & what to reject; no line is drawn separating one thing from another. 'Conduct as fine as barley flour' means that there is good & evil, & one needs to differentiate between the two. Give up negative deeds; practice the Dharma. In your behaviour, in your conduct, it is necessary to accept & reject."

~The View & the Conduct
"As It Is: Vol. II" by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Thanks Another Bob,

Limitless Purity : )

Yep.

[ulli]

This one is for you PurpleLama
(Don't tell the mods about the bad language part)

[ulli]

...and this one is really really awesome:

(and so Avalonian)

[Calz]

Posted by ulli (here)

(Don't tell the mods about the bad language part)

[ulli]

Posted by Calz (here)

Posted by ulli (here)

(Don't tell the mods about the bad language part)

Ooooooh...I LOVE masked strangers who can be discreet.
And he even has a DOGGIE!!!!

[1inMany]

Hi all,

Em and I went to the city one last time yesterday, came back today. Learned my lesson last time with that long stay. I don't think I'll be going back for awhile, it is too chaotic. Finally found Em a pair of boots, and they are true shtkickers, yep. They are real by-god Texas boots. Man, am I glad that is done. Used to love retail therapy, now I simply loathe it.

If we had not had an appointment to get her hair cut, we would not have gone. Devin went out to play with his friends at 7 or 8am, and wasn't back by 2pm. He has never done that before. Scared us to death. He did not come back before we left. The whole time we were gone, we were worried sick. You could tell it in everyone's faces... We were all thinking the same thing...about the coyotes, or water mocassins...and Devin with only a couple of back teeth...all gums he his.

Came back today, and he was in the yard. Just fine. No injuries. I just about flipped, though, because he and MamaDog brought home another freaking dog! What is going on??? This new dog is HUGE. He has the strangest eyes. They are golden brown with a blue outer ring, and one is half covered with white. I wonder if he is partly blind, or if he has an eye issue. He is sweet enough, eegads, flinches when we pet him so he has probably been shoo-ed away quite a bit. And these dogs...grrrr...would not eat out of the bowls. We had to hand feed them. Okay, enough!!! Heavens to Betsy, how many dogs are we going to end up with? If they would get into the car, I might take them to the shelter since it is a no-kill shelter. But they are not even close to being trained, trust me here. They would probably eat the inside of the car.

It's dark outside, and warm. Sitting by the fan on the porch, and it is peaceful. Taking a deep breath.....and.....exhaling....

Much Love,

[1inMany]

Why can't these dogs come with really cool names like Ishtar and Isis and White Tail? We have Devin, Mama, and Mr. Cuddlepants.

*sigh*

[Calz]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
Why can't these dogs come with really cool names like Ishtar and Isis and White Tail? We have Devin, Mama, and Mr. Cuddlepants.

*sigh*

I dunno ... Mr. Cuddlepants kinda works for me ...

[Playdo of Ataraxas]

Lately, I have begun a greater understanding of astrology, among other various topics, via Joseph Farrell during his interviews on the Byte Show with GeorgeAnne Hughes. This interview is form 2008, I gather. No commercials, just dialogue. Superb material that I recommend for everyone. I know that many of you, Ulli and Carmody, et al, in particular, have this knowledge under the belt already. However, this is an area at which I am a novice. From what I have listened to, it jives right long with the Law Of One verbiage on astrology. Cool stuff!

He goes in to detail about astrology in several episodes but the one I just listened to is in this episode starting around the 36 minute mark.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=E2bH9FBb8fw

There are 14 episodes in the series and I highly recommend this for everyone. J. Farrell"s research resonates with me , backed by research and even his speculation blows my mind. Check the entire series out.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by 1inMany (here)
how many dogs are we going to end up with?

Much Love,

Pretty soon you'll have enough for free transportation if you ever relocate to Alaska. And they'll make warm, cuddly blankets up there, too.

[Dennis Leahy]

Posted by Wakytweaky (here)

Posted by Dennis Leahy (here)
Right here, right now... sipping the first bottle from the first batch of kombucha I have made. "To your health!"

Dennis

That is so cool Dennis. indeed!

It is one of my dreams to make kombucha myself one time.

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
...I freakin love me some Kombucha.

I was not difficult to make (though it did take more than 2 weeks to ferment), but it had a surprise side benefit:

It relaxed my concerns/"fears" about food poisoning from food left out of refrigeration.

I have never really had a problem eating fresh produce right out of the garden, without washing it. Hey, what's a little bug footprints, bug saliva and bug poop gonna hurt, right? But, probably from growing up in a medical household, I have always been meticulous and picky about food that sat around for too long, unrefrigerated. I don't think I've ever really stopped to examine that this is leftover baggage from my childhood, but now I'm sure it is. Anything in the gray zone of "questionable" immediately was relegated to the compost pile.

To ferment kombucha, a cheesecloth is draped over a gallon jar (or other suitable ceramic or glass crock or vessel) and the cheesecloth is secured with a rubber band. Day after day, the blend of sweet tea, bacteria, and yeast sits and the living components consume the sugar... and breathe. Normally, after the first day, and certainly the second day, I would never have eaten any food left open to the air. On about day 3 or 4, I started to really examine this old, learned behavior.

I bought a book, The Art of Fermentation, after examining the book at a friend's house. This was an important part of the process for me, because I had never fermented anything. Beer and wine fermentation is a relatively closed process in comparison, and I have never liked sauerkraut, so I stayed away from the mysterious crocks a few friends had in their kitchens. I asked no questions, and remained ignorant.

After a week, once the film floating on top of the liquid started to appear to be integrating into either an alien life form, a small Frisbee, or a SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast), I relaxed a bit, seeing that the process was progressing just as had been described to me. A few days later, I sneaked a straw around the SCOBY, plugged the end of the straw with a fingertip, and drew out a few milliliters of the amber liquid. I sipped the fermented potion... ...and...did...not...immediately...die. I took this as a good sign.

Nor did I die in the ensuing hours. Hours became days, and at approximately the two week mark - that's 14 days of a liquid being in contact with air, 14 days of watching a film form and turn into a rubbery life-raft in the jar - I plunged the straw in, extracted liquid, and gulped it with no trepidation, certain that this would not be my "last call", my final quench. It tasted like... kombucha!

The book is a feast of information, not just a recipe book or even a how-to guide (this video was a nice how-to-guide) as much as it is an introduction to the history and concepts behind the various fermentation processes. It helped me to have a mindset breakthrough. Might just come in handy if I ever have to do and 'dumpster-diving' - that's where the fermented foods are, because others haven't caught-on yet.

:~)

Dennis