Imagine that you had gone all your life without ever washing, and then one day you decide to take a shower. You start scrubbing away, but then watch in horror as the dirt begins to ooze out of the pores of your skin and stream down your body. Something must be wrong: you were supposed to be getting cleaner and all you can see is grime. You panic and fling yourself out of the shower, convinced that you should never have begun. But you only end up even more dirty than before. You have no way of knowing that the wisest thing to do is to be patient, and to finish the shower. It may look for a while as if you are getting even dirtier, but if you keep on washing, you will emerge fresh and clean. It's all a process, the process of purification. Whenever doubt arises then, see it just as an obstacle, recognize it as an understanding that is calling out to be clarified or unblocked, and know that it is not a fundamental problem, but simply a stage in the process of purification and learning. Allow the process to continue and complete itself, and never lose your trust or resolve. This is the way followed by all the great practitioners of the past, who used to say “there is no armour like perseveranceâ€. ~S. Rinpoche
Om! May my limbs, speech, vital air, eyes, ears, strength, And all the senses be fully developed. All that is revealed by the Upanishads is Brahman. May I never deny Brahman: May Brahman never disown me. Let there be no repudiation (from Brahman); Let there be no infidelity from my side. May all the Dharmas extolled by the Upanishads shine in me Who am intent on knowing the Self. May they shine in me! Om! Peace! Peace! Peace! ~Kena Upanishad and Chandogya Upanishad ^^^^ Spiritual Growth-Self discovery I'm back to the first page of the thread. To me it means you have to find your own path- whatever it maybe-not an uncommon thought by any means...but the thought has been realized for a long time.......sounds like 'Know thyself' too ....I think I've heard that somewhere........ http://youtu.be/3E3Uv4M1pYw Well, each beautiful thing I come across Tells me to stop moving And shake this riddle off, oh well And there was a time when all I wanted Was my ice cream colder And a little cream soda, oh well, oh well \nAnd a wooden box and a alley full of rocks Was all I had to care about Oh well, oh well, oh well Now my mind is filled with rubber tires And forest fires and whether I'm a liar And lots of other situations Where I don't know what to do At which time God screams to me "There's nothing left for me to tell you"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4nOH-yPHRY Start at 0:34 -- a Rap about dem certain spiritual healing unmentionable drugz Yo, you would not believe, if I told you a single - thing that ive seen what life really is, is all you need It aint nothin new, it aint nothin green If you could just see, what life can be you could see it glow, see it gleam listen here, listen to me Ill guide you along, the path of dreams This is a rap about a certain drug This is a rap about a certain thug this is a rap about you and me, listen in and take a peak Im gonna walk you through, how to take these things hopefuly you come out, a better being thats all I wish, is to see you smile With that lasting happiness for awhile When the suns shinin it lights me up, with a lotta love, and all that stuff Dont you wanna feel, the way I do so lit up, so in touch, can't get much better than the way it is Staring at the clouds, driftin away what do I see, what do I need it doesn't matter, it's there for a reasn Take it all, for what it is Meet yourself, meet your friends Feel the power, feel the beauty Of what this world, really inspires I guarantee, you won't believe Go with it, ride the wave don't fight it, be brave You'll get through, even if it's hell Don't worry, you're in a shell of hardened armor, and diamond plates love, in the skies, in the air all around, approach with care somethin new, somethin scarce anything you wanna do it's up to you, just be the good soul, like they taught you to These are my final words, aint nothin more my last bits of advice, goin' out the door come to me, anything you need i'll help you out, like a best friend, b. You know this life was meant for livin, cherish the moments, that are given That's how we progress, and think things through Lifes what your make it, and how you do Battle through the hard times Love through the great, its what made us the person we are to date don't listen to the haters, you're better than that You're bigger than life, you know thats a fact Nothing can crush you, down to your knees Your too strong willed, it's simple to see You will always stand strong, against the breeze Your love is shining bright, straight through the trees Your soul is delicate, handle with care I said that to all, and all bared it can shatter with a touch, or shine with love I just hope, that it's all good the final decision, is up to you which path you take, your dreams will too
Great insight-the entire song-esp. this I so be move, I so be go-This song=great lyrics-reminds me of what you wrote a little-also great groove http://youtu.be/4ZHU5XwEp5w
Not much into labels of beliefs-But to put a finger on what I've discovered on my journey is nice..I never realized something like that actually existed-It's only something I felt In philosophy, panpsychism is the view that mind or soul (Greek: ψυχή) is a universal feature of all things, and the primordial feature from which all others are derived. The panpsychist sees him or herself as a mind in a world of minds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am thinking that these go together^^^^-But need more thought on it- Transformation of Consciousness-Thoughts on the Eight Consciousnesses (Buddhist Thought) *I have cleaned this up..so as not to have words that represent the concepts. The first transformation is the variety of ideas of self and elements that prevails, it occurs in the transformation of consciousness. Such transformation is threefold. <blockquote> it is mentation, as well as the concept of the object. The consciousness with all its seeds, is the result. </blockquote>The alaya-vijnana therefore is not an eighth consciousness, but the resultant of the transformation of consciousness: <blockquote> Instead of being a completely distinct category, alaya-vijnana merely represents the normal flow of the stream of consciousness uninterrupted by the appearance of reflective self-awareness. It is no more than the unbroken stream of consciousness called the life-process by the Buddha. It is the cognitive process, containing both emotive and co-native aspects of human experience, but without the enlarged egoistic emotions and dogmatic graspings characteristic of the next two transformations. </blockquote>The second transformation is self-consciousness or "Self-view, self-confusion, self-esteem and self-love". It is the seventh consciousness. It is "thinking" about the various perceptions occurring in the stream of consciousness". It is defiled by self-interest. <blockquote> t can be purified by adopting a non-substantialist perspective and thereby allowing the attachment to dissipate, leaving consciousness or the function of being intact. </blockquote>\n<blockquote>The third transformation relates to the conception of an object, but because it generates grasping after a "real object", that combines experience and reflection. </blockquote><sup>-From Wiki</sup>
It could be that they fit together-in becoming a universal mind-a transformation of the 8 consciousnesses into No-thing. For instance, ŚūnyatÄ (emptiness), unlike "nothingness", is considered to be a state of mind in some forms of Buddhism (see Nirvana, mu, and Bodhi). Achieving 'nothing' as a state of mind in this tradition allows one to be totally focused on a thought or activity at a level of intensity that they would not be able to achieve if they were consciously thinking. A classic example of this is an archer attempting to erase the mind and clear the thoughts to better focus on the shot. Right now I'm just keeping track of this where I can think about it. The conclusions or posts will just be my opinion, of course..but feel free to give any feedback-My guess is DD, Esseff, and Little Jacob may give some thoughts? on if any of my conclusions makes any sense. *Good thoughts here-applies to what is above^^ [SIZE=10.5pt]"Monks, I will teach you the All. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak."[/SIZE] [SIZE=10.5pt]"As you say, lord," the monks responded. The Blessed One said, "What is the All? Simply the eye & forms, ear & sounds, nose & aromas, tongue & flavors, body & tactile sensations, intellect & ideas. This, monks, is called the All. [1] Anyone who would say, 'Repudiating this All, I will describe another,' if questioned on what exactly might be the grounds for his statement, would be unable to explain, and furthermore, would be put to grief. Why? Because it lies beyond range." [/SIZE]
I'll marinate more on that ^^ later Tesse I just wanted to stop by and drop this jewel for you guys. One of the best, deepest hip hop songs I've ever heard, thought you guys would enjoy it. Goes along with the theme of "spiritual growth" (More specifically spiritual/egoic/ignorance death and rebirth/enlightenment) perfectly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWvUHeYf6WQ
So, the OP told me to come here before actually reading the OP. As much as I fucking love Eyedea, what does he have to do with spiritual growth?
Did you actually listen to the songs and read/listen to the lyrics? Or read my post? The song "The Dive" is very specifically about spiritual growth and the spiritual journey. "Here for you" I consider a very spiritual song as well. It deals with the reality of life and finding peace and happiness with going along with the river of life and the Tao, the Way of reality instead of fighting it and being disappointed by life not matching up with your expectations and desires. Very much related to spiritual growth if you ask me.
I can dig it. I guess I just see spirituality as a more personal thing. @LJ, I read your last post as instructed by the OP and listened to those songs way before you thought about posting them here lol.
Music is personal -the most personal-It's amazing to connect that 'out of range' feeling with meaningful lyrics and sound-Stay Lifted *like your sig Thanks for putting those up LJ-I'll listen in the morning-I'm stuck on Neil Young right now as we speak... Damn-I loved his voice/playing when he was younger-and those lyrics tear me up..haha
Damn-I'm completely blown away-Thanks so much for posting that. It was like he had been living in my brain-haha-Seriously though-at the beginning of the thread and esp. all the later pages up to July 4th or thereabouts-was when I was going crazy with connections-a little too fast-but yes. When I was posting those videos-It was just a sense that other people had FOUND-what it was about. And this song expresses that. I have to get those lyrics Now for something completely different-Yet strangely related http://youtu.be/i_lryQvImwk
Hey thanks-Definitely not the traditional educator-that's for sure-Technically high level of Reading instruction-but with a great license to be creative and bring that out in the kids-Make them artists of their own lives-master their dyslexia/LD/ADHD-what ever it happens to be-More often that it's a combination of all those. I guess they benefit from my 'worldy' perspective-largely helped along with experiences w/ smoke and other items which shall remain unidentified