Reminds me of Jesus chasing the money lenders out of the temple. We are indeed living in interesting times as the Internet has given a whole new generation a voice and we take action to the streets. Oh brother where art thou?
Life is too good…
…to be wasted on mortals clinging to to the form that is ever so transient slipping through fingers that are dancing in the mud trying to make something ever lasting in a transient dream that is timeless, and so easily forgotten once awakened by a gentle shove from reality beckoning through the dimensionless stream of consciousness. Is it bliss or is it joy or ignorance just waving in the dance, a silent trance that is truly remarkable if one just stops and listens.
For all is well….
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Some reflections on love…
Some reflections on love…
When heart break opens up the soul free and easily casting one’s fate to the four winds of the world. It is time for renewal of spirit in the cool breeze as the electrical currents of life flow ever so easily through my being making it easy to live and breathe again. Also to think and reflect on what true love is. For it is apparent from a deeper understanding of what the break through was here to teach me; that is what love is NOT.
If love has conditions then it is merely a form of manipulation, masquerading as love.
Pure love is unconditional and is contaminated by expectations, hopes and above all fear.
Pure love is absent of all fear for there is the ever present sense of providence providing for its children, not in what they want but what they want to learn; love is the teacher of teachers.
When the teacher falls short do we run away and hide or embrace the teachers flaws unconditionally as they have taught us to embrace our own flaws.
I have had glimpses of this unconditional love that takes me to the edge of my world, looking down into the abyss it says: JUMP! Having recently jumped into the abyss and embracing a new glorious life that is truly mine to share for a change. Then I am made free and whole, as the only restrictions in life are those that we impose on it and this too must end. For humanity as a whole is on the in the throes of a new birth, as people take the technology handed down to them by sages now past. Remember, no individual person is separate from this whole, unless he embraces the illusion of separation losing himself in that terrible prison that was.
When I take this new found unconditional state of grace and wear it like a sadhu’s cloth it fits me well, so well I can wear it in the temple or the marketplace – since it is unconditional then it cannot be judged. All judgment is the so called individual isolating itself into a little cell or compartment – hence the carpenter’s words:
“judge ye not…”
~ to turn the phrase what goes around comes around and around the mulberry bush we go! Paradise is at hand can you taste it?
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Greek forms of love (from Wikipedia):
• Agápe (ἀγάπη agápē[1]) means “love” (unconditional love) in modern day Greek, such as in the term s’agapo (Σ’αγαπώ), which means “I love you”. In Ancient Greek, it often refers to a general affection or deeper sense of “true love” rather than the attraction suggested by “eros”. Agape is used in the biblical passage known as the “love chapter”, 1 Corinthians 13, and is described there and throughout the New Testament as sacrificial love. Agape is also used in ancient texts to denote feelings for a good meal, one’s children, and the feelings for a spouse. It can be described as the feeling of being content or holding one in high regard. Agape was specifically designed and created to express the love of God. Before agape love there was no other word to express such great love.
• Éros (ἔρως érōs[2]) is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing. The Modern Greek word “erotas” means “intimate love;” however, eros does not have to be sexual in nature. Eros can be interpreted as a love for someone whom you love more than the philia, love of friendship. It can also apply to dating relationships as well as marriage. Plato refined his own definition: Although eros is initially felt for a person, with contemplation it becomes an appreciation of the beauty within that person, or even becomes appreciation of beauty itself. Plato does not talk of physical attraction as a necessary part of love, hence the use of the word platonic to mean, “without physical attraction.” In the Symposium, the most famous ancient work on the subject, Plato has the middle-aged Athenian philosopher, Socrates argue to aristocratic intellectuals and a young male acolyte in sexual pursuit of him, that eros helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty, and contributes to an understanding of spiritual truth, the ideal “Form” of youthful beauty that leads us humans to feel erotic desire — thus suggesting that even that sensually-based love aspires to the non-corporeal, spiritual plane of existence; that is, finding its truth, just like finding any truth, leads to transcendence. Lovers and philosophers are all inspired to seek truth through the means of eros.”
• Philia (φιλία philía[3]) means friendship or affectionate love in modern Greek. It is a dispassionate virtuous love, a concept developed by Aristotle. It includes loyalty to friends, family, and community, and requires virtue, equality and familiarity. In ancient texts, philos denoted a general type of love, used for love between family, between friends, a desire or enjoyment of an activity, as well as between lovers.
• Storge (στοργή storgē[4]) means “affection” in ancient and modern Greek. It is natural affection, like that felt by parents for offspring. Rarely used in ancient works, and then almost exclusively as a descriptor of relationships within the family. It is also known to express mere acceptance or putting up with situations, as in “loving” the tyrant.
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from the oracle…
In consulting the Oracle a positive confirmation received.
Taking the necessary steps to rebuild life anew is a daily effort and joy, as it reminds me how young the spirit always is in its core. Ever reaching the stars the basic affirmation is made that all is good as long as freedom from the basic ego trappings that seeks to keep me hostage from my true self. Once the cutting through process is begins there is no stopping the stream of light that beacons out onto the planet.
These little invocations are offered in love to humanity in these interesting times. Life is good and God is great!
heart ache into the morning
It has been said that we are all “traveling at the speed of love.” ** Heartache or heartbreak is a doorway into the soul, which exists outside of time and space. If this is true then love is a method of 4th dimensional travel across the universe. It has been my experience there are many entrance points within we may enter ourselves and each other. Such as breath, friction of skin and psyche that stimulates and inspires us to go for what we want in life. Reach for the stars if you will and it all starts with that first kiss calling us home.
Then when the heart is broken open and all the king’s men and minions cannot put it back together again we are forlorn only to find ourselves once more were we complete or incomplete ~ that is:
* Did we seek completion in someone else’s dreams?
* Looking for fulfillment not found within in another?
* Would or could we just allow ourselves to be still and know that I AM?
These are all questions I find myself asking that curious inner voice that radiates inward and outward a peace that is beyond words, so I find myself stopping here and now and going inside for a walk into my being.
~~~ Come on in the door is always open…
[** ~ Robert Coon]
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Knowing or un-knowing?
The debate will always be what is more powerful – knowing or not knowing. To know can also be closed minded or rigid form of thinking. To not know is to be open and the universe will fill it by the divine law which abhors a vacuum. Embracing the empty space within us is the heart and soul of meditation. Avoiding the emptiness is the core modus operandi of capitalism; to escape the void that is ever present we constantly seek something outside ourselves – which takes us away from who we truly are. The journey home can be an arduous walk out of the woods and the mall.
In the new film by Werner Herzog; “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” – the point is made, by one of the scientists interviewed, that homo sapien (from the Latin: knowing man) is a misnomer for we truly do not know. The term homo spiritus – is suggested as a better name for our species, for it is spirit that animates us and causes us to create. What is so moving about the early Chauvet cave paintings is the drive to create art and express what is present in our world and eventually in our beings as we become more self aware.
So it brings me back do I truly want to know, or not know and live in a state of awe and wonder that is this great universe and world we live in. May I always be open to know possibilities and ways of being…
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St. Coincidence is beckoning
There is a magic in the Internet guided by St. Coincidence, who seeks to remind us that we are all intrinsically interconnected with each other and that hidden unseen force that is ever guiding us to a better world and humanity. I see this when someone from my past resurfaces shortly after someone brings to mind his presence. This once occurred shortly after a person’s name was mentioned – who I had not thought of in years – and voila he reached out across the ocean inquiring the whereabouts of a mutual friend of the person & I who I was chatting with. It is these moments I cherish for it shows the thread of light that connects us all – if I am willing to embrace it.
All that is required is to see beyond the futility of separation, integrate with the world in a more harmonious way, which our tribal ancestors, and for-bearers once knew. For this is the divine experiment that is the world everything hangs in the balance of oppression of tyranny and liberation from the pain of the past and the ecstatic dance that is our future if we allow it.
In the company of men is the common ritual of hazing and ego-sacrifice, which is that bittersweet reality that all brothers may have to meet on the battlefield of life. Even those of us that have escaped military duty may see it in corporate ladder that defines worldly success to some; which is essentially modeled after the military. I once attended an open men’s workshop that is led by someone that generally leads workshops for men but was open to women. He laid out the socialization schema for men, and asked women how that would make them feel. It was revealing for it showed the men in the room the intimacy they may be missing in life.
Now it must be noted there is a hidden competition among women, which is even more covert – for it is guided by nature to find the best seed for their offspring. Plus the reality of the modern world for women who choose to make their way into a world that was once primarily dominated by the opposite sex.
When the two polarities of our humanity meet in partnership it yields a guiding force that is grounded in nature – as much as one allows natural way of being beyond the warring oligarchies seeking to rule humanity. The natural partnership in service of our friends and offspring is always welcomed by the universal laws of harmony and grace – that yield the magnetic loving presence that holds the fabric of the universe and humanity together. Yield and the abundant laws of love and prosperity may open up…
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A Gnostic in the 21st Century
Gnosis has been associated with the dawn of Christendom, existing before the Council of Nicaea; where early bishops gathered to help create the bible as we know it today to benefit to the rulers of the day; primarily Constantine. The Gospel According to Thomas was removed, along with other texts and it has also been suggested by some that the idea of Christ’s return was inserted as a way to pacify the populous and keep them easily subdued in a spiritual holding pattern. Do not world about finding happiness in this world wait for the next. The Gnostics were declared heretics for they threatened the emerging world order, by their direct connection to the spirit – bypassing the emerging hierarchy to create a new established order of civilization; that was more nuclear and less tribal. The early cave dwelling Christians lived in a tribal way out of necessity for survival in a hostile climate. This was no longer necessary as the family structure was sanctioned by the ruling body of Church and state.
How does this fit in with the 21st century Gnostic?
Civilization is at a turning point as it does periodically as hysteria mounts about the coming global super storms. End of the world in 2012, or even later this month. The Gnostic knows this is just another period of transition as he is aware of the cycles of his own life and how he fits into the bigger picture. The Gnostic is of the world but not of it; equally at home in Eastern traditions as in the Western traditions of esoterica and seeking the inner light. The journey is a delight as peace is created in ourselves and shared with the world. Gnosis arises within people to fill a need that established traditions are no longer fulfilling.
I recently visited a town that was a place of refuge to me in my youth; Woodstock, NY was built around Meade Mountain. We took the main road up to the highest point you can drive to visit the Karma Triyana Temple, home to the Dalai Lama when he is in the United States. The temple is a venerable fortress, where workshops and open meditations are offered to the people. Sitting alongside the monastery is a humble Russian Orthodox Church; presided over by a local priest in the Orthodox Tradition. It has been said that the Orthodox Churches go back to a time that predates the Council of Nicaea. Since the editing of the bible such traditions can only be accessed orally and transmitted in word or the divine source of energy transmission that simultaneously embodies and transcends all traditions.
The two temples to two different orders are symbolic to me for both the temple and the church embody traditions that transcend the world order of politics. The Tibetans created a feudal religious society that lived quite peacefully, until Western influence over China took hold in the form of Communism. The Chinese then knew it was time to claim a land that they always considered their own. The current Dalai Lama was even born in the Chinese territory, across the established border from Tibet – as a harbinger of things to come. The exile of the religious order brought Tibetan Buddhism off the mountains and into the Western world, as it sought refuge. This the cycle of Dharma spiraled to a new level of influence in the world.
The humble Russian Orthodox Church with a lineage that goes back to the time of Tsar Nicholas and Rasputin is also from another era that beckons to a spiritually bankrupt society. For me this is synthesis as both traditions are equally at home with this simple prayer: “be still and know that I am”. It is this state of knowing that is present in the awakening to an inner wisdom, or simply intuition.
As stated in earlier entries on this blog, I also see similarities to the Gnostic and the Bodhisattva – who vows to keep reincarnating, as an aid to those in need, until all are able to reach nirvana. The words are different but the actualization is similar – for we are all in this together.
May tragedy be matched with hope…
As a hole is burnt through the earth
praise gives birth to a body electric
full of fire dancing on the wire crossing
Equator and tepid zones of Capricorn.
Alas it is heard another great word
tepid and free as the land turns to dust
water to gas – darkness to light
a new dawn – breaks the silence.
May this moment bring peace to all!
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Thoughts on the new revolutions —
With the revolutions going on in Tunisia, Egypt, leading to further uprisings. It reminds me of seeing the Israeli Band Merkava play and talk about feeding the Palestinians during Ramadan. Then attending the Israeli Palestinian discussion groups in Berkeley. According to the facilitator the Palestinians were not showing up and discussion degenerated into an Israeli support group. The two events represent two important factors in overcoming years of conflict. The need for creativity to think outside the box. An innocent vision that is required to usher in the consciousness that will give freedom to the Bodhisattva’s to stop incarnating over and over. How ideology without right action is just a stalemate; stagnating the psyche and body politic for generations.
In that tone I offer this invocation:
Arise, oh children of Zion
may you see what is real
so simply what is not
the true voice becomes
a generation of hope
opposing despair
as the shackles of
your grandparents
shame and guilt
upon which a nation built
dissolve into dust light
forever beyond the
never ending cycle
that passes a cyclical
storm melts into
the hurricanes eye
fire catches in the heaven
releasing all willing
to take on the karma
direct forthright true
all that has been wrought
facing the true two faces of
God – Allah – Yahweh – Amen.
Listen to your Moslem brothers for they are showing you the way to a new freedom if pride can be shed and a new courageous light is growing in the center of the middle eastern chessboard. The game can end when you want it to end. The true leaders lead the people where they want to go. If there is no fire in the hearts and minds of a nation, then the coals are merely fanned.
We see this in America, as we fund the Taliban through Pakistani channels and supply the arms to the leaders in strategic locations. While our people are lulled to sleep by sit-coms and ersatz dramatic news, all designed to keep people distracted from who they truly are.
May all beings be peaceful happy and true, for delight is at hand, always.