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| solstice A poem and Free Audio Meditation |
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lotusmoon wrote on the
07 December 2010 |
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 A poem, an audio talk, and a breathing meditation for the winter solstice. by Martin Jones
Journeying around the sun,
at Yule, she turns furthest from the light.
Here In the dark of the long night she is veiled,
and here she comes to the fullness of her union with creation.
To enter is to hold Death closest to our hearts.
And as we do, Death has her sensuous way.
Slowly, we come to a clearing, and the solstice.
And in deep stillness, we enter.
Our journey from the sun has come to its full,
and we wait in a rare quality of quietness.
Time is no more.
Here in this place, we gently slip into the emptiness, and depth of the void,
and bathe in the energies of creation.
when we are cleansed, and fully drunken from the cup,
she continues on her journey around, and we edge back closer to the light.
slipping out through her veils in birth, we are new, and journeying to the sun.
The audio talk takes this principle of the Winter solstice, and creation to a greater depth. Also we expand how it reflects in holographic Breathing, the moon, the female cycle and all around.
The second seminar in Holographic Breathing is a breathing meditation where we discover and experience this principle in our selves.
Seminar One, is also free.
Its all free. Enjoy,
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| The universe |
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Ogan responded on the
25 November 2010 |
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"We must believe, and know, dear daughter, that there is One Source, One Life, or One Hidden and Unknowable Supreme Deity; although IT has no existence. From IT all springs, without diminishing IT, and to IT all returns, without adding to IT, when it has done away with the Illusions of Being and having 'existence'. This is the One Truth, and there is no other. Yet, in that inconceivable non-existence and non-being lies hidden such an Ineffable Glory that Man would be truly equal to the One Deity, or the One Life, if his mind could attune with that Divine State and fully understand."
(Master Li Wang Ho) |
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| The universe |
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Ogan responded on the
25 November 2010 |
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"We must believe, and know, dear daughter, that there is One Source, One Life, or One Hidden and Unknowable Supreme Deity; although IT has no existence. From IT all springs, without diminishing IT, and to IT all returns, without adding to IT, when it has done away with the Illusions of Being and having 'existence'. This is the One Truth, and there is no other. Yet, in that inconceivable non-existence and non-being lies hidden such an Ineffable Glory that Man would be truly equal to the One Deity, or the One Life, if his mind could attune with that Divine State and fully understand."
(Master Li Wang Ho) |
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| the sound of one hand clapping |
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piperfection wrote on the
18 November 2010 |
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I would suggest that this concept was well discussed during the time of Gautama Buddah, but has been altered into a mystery of some sort. I believe the “sound of one hand clapping” as the later koan puts it, describes the fundamental concept of living as cause, as responsible, as observing that which is and basing one’s decisions on this, and not succumbing to the many invitations in life to merely react automatically, to be “not responsible”, to observe what is not really there.
That the left hand moves towards the right, does not mean the right must automatically react in kind. The right remains motionless. The left then becomes “the sound of one hand clapping”. If someone becomes angry with you, must you fight back? Must you “resist” becoming angry? Perhaps all you do is ask about the upset. Perhaps you simply listen and understand. The other becomes “the sound of one hand clapping”. The other comes to observe what is (you), not what is not (the “threat). Socrates was artful and purposeful in turning those bent on “debating” him into “the sound of one hand clapping”, so that their heated rhetoric and argumentation, unopposed, might dissipate or dissolve, leaving to be viewed only that which is.
The mind, stimulated by the noise of the world (and not all sound is noise, of course) puts forth an endless stream of invitations to react, or to resist reacting. (No reaction is different from resisting reaction, yes?) Such reactions can become automatic. With no automatic reaction or response the mind may become “the sound of one hand clapping” and then no sound at all.
No automatic motion/sound in the body. No automatic motion/sound in the mind. All that is left is you. And if you CHOOSE to, clap!
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| the sound of one hand clapping |
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James responded on the
23 November 2010 |
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Very interesting; from what I've read, I understand the question "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" to come from Zen Buddhism and acts as an aid to push through the 'normal' thought process and see the truth of the world: there is no noise, there is no single hand clapping, there is no single hand, there is no single person there to clap one hand; there is no separation, we are all one and together.
So, when asked, what is the sound of one hand clapping, there is no answer, the same as if you were asked, what is the sound of two hands clapping? It's purely an aid to seeking enlightenment, by helping a person move away from thoughts of the mundane. Very profound...
...of course, if you've seen a certain Simpson's episode, Bart demonstrates, when asked the same question, that indeed, one hand can clap, by rapidly bending his hand at the first knuckle very quickly, so that his fingers tap / clap his palm., Updated 23/11/2010 23:52:13. |
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| Meditation How to Experience Formlessness |
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Kip Mazuy wrote on the
07 October 2008 |
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When you learn
to witness thoughts
and stop the action
of identifying with them,
there comes a point
where the individual 'you'
with a memory, personality and a body
temporarily disappears.
It feels freeing
but at the same time
quite strange.
Although there is this incredibly
blissful flow of energy,
there is nothing to hold onto
nothing to define yourself by,
there is just witnessing without form.
The tendency is to always
jump back into identification
with your thinking
where everything is familiar
and known.
Even if you are unhappy,
you are familiar with it,
it feels like home.
So it is a huge jump
to move into witness consciousness
and requires your complete focus,
to give every thought away as it arises.
But once you make the jump,
and you are without form,
let your focus rest
on the flow of energy,
let yourself rest in the bliss that is there.
This will help you remain
in this state for longer periods of time.
Even a few seconds in this state
is incredibly transforming.
It is not that you are
jumping out of yourself
and into something completely different,
but simply you are letting go
of the limited perception you are used to
and experiencing what is always there
behind it.
You can have all the drama of your life
back in an instant if you want it,
but you have to have the courage
to let go and venture beyond
what is comfortable and known
if you want to experience the bliss
that is your true nature.
Blessings,
Kip |
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| How to Be Free From a Busy Mind |
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Kip Mazuy wrote on the
10 May 2008 |
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If you can learn
to allow thoughts
to come and go
without identifying with them,
without getting involved with them,
then you see thoughts
come and go
all by themselves.
In this
you are not
engaging the mind.
Be very present
and see the thought arise.
The instant you see
the thought arising,
let go of it.
Don't push it away,
just let go of it.
The tendency
is to "jump" into the thought,
to get involved with it.
But it is possible
to let the thought go
without ever
getting involved with it.
When the television is on,
images and sounds
flash before you.
If you get involved with those images,
they become linear.
You link the images and sounds
together to create a story
and then you are engrossed.
Witnessing would be
to let go of each image and sound
as soon as they flash before you.
Each image and sound
never turn into a story
because you are letting them go
as soon as they arise.
More and more
you will simply experience
the essence of thought,
which is energy.
Energy moving,
as consciousness
and that is blissful.
Over time,
you will be able
to let go of the thought
before it even
fully manifests
in your consciousness.
Then a whole new world
opens up.
Blessings,
Kip |
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| How to Be free From Cause And Effect |
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Kip Mazuy wrote on the
15 November 2007 |
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"Peace, bliss & love
are the very source of life.
In truth, you cannot be separate
from happiness.
It is what you are.
But in duality,
you believe things outside
of yourself
are the source of happiness.
You believe money
is the source of happiness,
your girlfriend is the source of love,
wine is the source of your bliss.
And on the opposite end
you believe
that person is the cause of your suffering,
that incident is the cause of your pain.
In this constant projecting
outside of yourself,
you become dependent on the outer.
And as the outer is always changing,
arising and disappearing,
you suffer.
Nothing wrong with loving another,
but if you make them the source
of your happiness,
then you suffer.
You eat an ice cream
and there is the bliss
that you get from eating the ice cream.
But in truth,
you are eating the ice cream
and there is bliss.
That bliss simply is,
it is what you are.
But because you believe
it only comes from ice cream,
you only get it from the ice cream.
Meditation
is when you stop
projecting cause and effect
and simply experience what is.
You experience yourself
in this moment,
without the whys and hows and wheres.
In this,
your attachment to your beliefs
about cause and effect
are burned away
and the unconditional peace, love and bliss
that you are
underneath it all
is revealed.
Blessings,
Kip |
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| Poem |
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Tim wrote on the
25 October 2007 |
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Cross The Dessert
I’ve screamed.
Oh, how I’ve screamed.
I’ve unleashed and been destructive
Tore the sound straight down the seams.
I’ve talked.
My God how I’ve talked.
Everyone knows more than me,
But the scenery’s the same, oh how I’ve walked.
Nothing makes it home.
Oh my friends, I‘ve driven hard.
Been called all the names there are, I think.
No part of me is left unscarred.
And who are you?
Who are you to tell me what?
I follow voices in the maze,
Warm, then cool, then cold, then hot.
I’ve cried.
Oh, for all that I have cried.
For things that you could never bear,
I’ve lived for more than you’ll have died.
But what’s it mean?
Is the depths of it illusion?.
The sand beyond my outstretched toes.
Barely stirs from my intrusion.
I have feared.
You could not know how I’ve feared.
To feel your insides, inside out.
And a mind that’s never cleared.
You cannot imagine.
You look at me and doubt.
I’ve crossed the dessert more than once.
Though not the same, I’ll make it out.
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| Concept of God and Hell |
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dattaswami wrote on the
21 July 2007 |
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Concept of God and Hell
People think that Nivrutti (Loving practical serive to Lord in Human form) is different from Pravrutti( Path of Justice). Politicians feel that they are doing the practical service to humanity. They feel that the spiritual preachers are confined to some theoretical concepts like God, hell, heaven etc. This is the climax of their foolishness. Without Nivrutti, the Pravrutti will crumble into pieces. In India, today, if some justice is still remaining, the only reason is the concept of God and hell. Lord Krishna preached Bhagavat Gita in the war, which is a fight to change the bad government (Kauravas) to good government (Pandavas). The main issue is only political administration of the country. The very purpose of Gita is only make Arjuna to fight for Pravrutti only. Gita goes to the deep foundation of Pravrutti, which is Nivrutti only. Similarly, Jesus was always speaking of Kingdom of God every where. People misunderstood that He was planning to change the Roman Government by a new Government. But, His issue was not limited to a particular Government of a country. He was aiming at the total reformation of the Governments of all the countries. The Bible (Nivrutti) thus stands as a deep foundation for the political administration (Pravrutti).
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OOPS!
Who care who wrote it, it's got meaning to some, none to others and was written a long time ago, most say it was an "anonymous offering" which spread rapidly.
These poems are really great! Thanks a lot. Carry on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcJuBtPcm8Y
believe and you will recieve
For me this question is very important. I see that belief in a higher-power is vital if one is to grow spiritually. Many religious, and so called spiritual people have so they believe this belief.
