silent thunder

My response to refinding this thread says it's time to revisit Druidic Lore. It's been a good long soak in the shadows. Time to open the oven tree and see what's been cooking been seeded.

No apologies needed mate, I delete and edit routinely to accomodate my inner space's needs. And while I don't have many answers these days, in their place there's empathy, love and plenty of time to listen. Peace.

Wife's birthday today. Got myself a slice of Black Forest Cherry and then... reached for the spoon.

there are no accidents...

and those who were seen dancing were considered mad, by those who could not hear the music.

I use humor playfulness and absurdity to get a feel for the level of absolute certainty exhibited. Absolute certainty for me is a barometer for foolishness. They seem to have a direct proportional relationship... as one rises, so does the other. Then I remember that all of this is my own interpretations about them made by my mind, out of the partial information received from my senses, which reminds me that this renders almost all input utterly self projected assumptions based on subconscious behavioral conditioning models... then I throw the entire thing out and go about my day.

In my experience it takes about half the time that the relationship was maintained, for the connection to dissolve naturally... for the waters to clear so to speak. Although this varies depending on the depth of the connection and the process and approach of the one walking away, versus the one being walked away from (sometimes this is maintained indefinitely)... each dynamic can have drastically different results for each involved. Residual echoes of the other person's influence will persist long after this... memory triggers arise, though with time, the impact of the recall does seem 'lose its teeth' and the memories no longer carry the sting and substantiality and ability to influence the current moment they when they arise later in the process. I find it good to reassess when memory triggers arise, where I was, where I am and reassert my intentions and then when my bearings are set again clearly, let go again.

May you live in interesting times... ~ Old Chinese Curse

"I'd rather take shit from a smart ass, than clean it up after a dumb one..." Me at work.

true story!

Me: Wow great view... (seven minutes into flight) so... is this fucking beepbeep... is it going to be beepbeeping the entire flight? Him: ye pritty much... Me: turn around Him: na mate, we gonn long way round about Me: (silent) Him: ye got yer astronaut panties on right? Me: *big eyes* um... no Him: ya mate, seven howrz... na loo in 'is one. eitha hald it, er shit ya'self.

Welcome back!

the center is everywhere...

I don't know. I've always found it odd that science claims to know how other creatures perceive. Perception is vastly intriguing to me. How it varies over a lifetime, how it varies within a species and between them... Humans see colors differently. Dichromats are what we call color blind, they have the fewest types of rods and cones and perceive fewer colors than Trichromats who make up the majority of humans who see 'normal' color ranges, (whatever that means). Tetrachromats having more varied rods and cones can detect subtle variances of shades of colors that Tri and Di Chromats do not perceive. Though I can't imagine how they know, it yet seems plausible to me when scientists claim bees see in ultraviolet spectrum and that flowers are infused with colors we can't perceive, which aids in knowing which flowers possess the most potential food. Also read that fish and underwater realms are rife with ultraviolet perceiving eyes and colors. Fascinating stuff. Useful? no idea... not that it matters, it's part of the process.

It seems a fundamental aspect of our consciousness, to perceive the universe as at its core, inherently friendly and cooperative, or hostile and predatory. Some say it's our fundamental choice for how we relate to life. Einstein was one of them. "The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe." he's quoted as saying. If you've spent time around infants and very young babies/pre-toddlers. It seems to be deeper than choice to me. There are babies in two basic camps, those that innately lean in and reach out to the new and strange and those who flinch, pull back and withdraw from the unfamiliar. This seems to be the impetus to me for our deepest notions of the nature of the universe, or our place in the dance of maya. Choice or not aside, it's intriguing to observe my self reactions to life in light of this question and gain a glimpse into some aspects of my deep-seeded behavior patterns and approaches to life.

processed wheat and processed sugar have existed for how long? the concept of ownership of land has existed for how long? the concept of banking theft has existed for how long? digital music/information has existed for how long? wireless communication has existed for how long? age of information has existed for how long? awareness has existed for how long? doomsday is -_always happening now for someone_-? when oh when is it my turn?

I remember when Ma Bell was broken up when it became apparent they exherted too much influence on their overall market.

well said. and even more troubling both seem utterly saturated in absolute certainty, and a pervading sense of Naive Realism.

The Secret Oral Teachings In Tibetan Buddhist Sects: Alexandra David-Neel and Lama Yongden

crazy? crazy? of course I'm crazy! but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Incidentally, I just recalled I know a guy who translates Greek, Latin and Sanskrit for fun, in his spare time. It's relaxing and good mental exercise simultaneously. For him anyway. There are people who translate for the joy, for the process, not profit. They can be found on the interwebs should you have something you really desire to have crossed over. Also incidentally, regarding paid translations... exchange of money does not imply quality and professional does not always imply more accurate or better, it can just mean 'i get paid for this', or 'i charge money when i do this'.

The word that arises when trying to share my experience of it is unfolding. The sense is of unfolding in Dao. Continual opening, non grasping, non seeking, simplest raw presence that is never static, yet never traveling anywhere. Simple effortless unfolding. Thanks for sharing your insights and experiences in this thread. The way you express yourself resonates familiarity and is appreciated. Your words really rang the bell when they passed through awareness. Thanks mate.

Sadly true. It seems that while the industry that is American healthcare will do what it can to treat you, it will extract as much cash as possible in the process. The American healthcare industry to me seems financially predatory in nature.