Conditioning - subtle and pervasive. We can call it belief or ideas, mental constructs, habits, it really doesn't matter. The point is that it appears to be there, points upon which we fixate. We believe we ARE or we are NOT enlightened. We believe that there can only be one or ten or fifty enlightened people on the planet at any given time. We believe that everyone is already enlightened. It doesn't really matter what the fixation, whether it is a 'good' one or a 'bad' one - in some way it is still holding us to an angle of vision, a perspective. The question is, "Who the hell said it had to be this way or that way???" People are constantly quoting someone or some scripture to me to prove their point, as if I give a damn! Sure, I love quotes as much or more than the next person. I collect them like stamps or coins, but I also recognize that they give a flavor, they point a direction. I never take them as unalterable Truths. "It takes three mill...
It's only just begun, a bare smattering in relation to the whole, yet I am already overwhelmed by the enthusiasm people are responding with. I'm going to try and make a conscious effort (so to speak) to make sure I keep blogging as so many ideas are coming through (both myself and others) and for each idea that is implemented, 10 more come pouring through: emails to send, bumper stickers to make, people to contact, and on and on. As almost overwhelming as it feels, it's amazing! We want to see this as a world wide meme. If you don't know about memes, they are sort of the mental equivalent of genes - self replicating ideas based on a human host. If you consider the power and ramifications of actually having at least 1,000,000 Awakened people in the world, it's quite beautiful. So if you have ideas, please feel free to send them to us, OR implement them yourselves. Everyone should be involved in this. Download our smiley earth logo from the website and start sending i...
Ryokan, an 18th century Zen monk wrote: " Without a bit of ambition left , I let my nature flow where it will. There are ten days of rice in my bag, and by the fireplace a bundle of wood Who prattles of illusion or nirvana? Forgetting the equal dusts of name & fortune, listening to the night rain on the roof of my hut, I sit, at ease, both legs stretched out." So, the other day I was musing how it might be easier if we just got euthanized at 50 (I'm 52) - you know, something like Soilent Green is People! I mean, a few thousand years ago, (and in some places, much more recently) I would most likely be dead by now anyway. But as humans we have this incredible attachment to living. I'm not sure why, really. We tend to treat death as if it's something to be avoided. You do know it's inevitable don't you. In fact, much of the difficulty is the great struggle to resist death in all its forms. Much of this looks like "There's something wrong!" O...
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