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Hey! Someone's karma ran over my dogma!

Solaris was my first experience of his work. I went into it utterly blind, just chose it based on the title and was fortunate to catch a rerelease of it at an Art house on a big screen. I was rapt, absolutely drawn in from the opening sequence, and as the scope of it slowly expanded and the process played out throughout the entire story... it was a unique experience. For many hours after, the influence it had on my perception was intense. He was truly gifted at perceptual manipulation. He posits deeply penetrating questions in his work. I deeply appreciate that. Tarkovsky's style reminds me of and seems to have a similarity with Stanley Kubrick's approach, particularly in shot length and editing and in tackling deeply philosophical topics. They both weave in their control of perception and their pacing of shot length and editing that for me, crafts a deeper experience than more traditional 'quick shot' films. Walking out of the theater, and back into my world after viewing one of their films is often surreal. I adore that.

Solaris is a fantastic film! It was like a bolt of lightning from a clear sky to me. Have you also seen his film Stalker? It's my favorite sci-fi/philosophy film of all time, also based on a book, written by the Strugatsky Brothers called 'Roadside Picnic'. It addresses a deeply penetrating philosophical question. "if you were able to acquire what you most deeply want out of life... could you survive it? More deeply it posits that we don't really know what our deepest desire is, but if it were revealed to you, by some force, would you be able to live with yourself knowing what it is?" I highly recommend it. Tarkovsky was a magnificent film maker. I recently picked up the box set of his films, I'm rationing them to stretch out the experience. His control of perception and his use of long shots in timing out moments, crafting tension and drawing one into the world of the film is second to none in my opinion.

wait... what is Mind again?

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Agreed. Functionally, our hard wiring is geared to respond to it. Find avenues of focus that minimize its influence. When first waking, i realized as you did, the vital importance of eating natural, whole and unprocessed food and haven't eaten processed food since. Shortly after that, i realized the soaps i use to clean my hands and body, dishes and clothes, also should be from whole and unprocessed sources. And most gratefully, although quite a while after the others, it finally settled within awareness for me that far more crucial to my health than what i select to put in and on my body... is what i consume in mind. What i think, and most importantly what i allow myself to spend energy ruminating on daily, hour by hour, month by year by decade. That realization about mind and health, was the day i got rid of television in our home.

When I wanted to use my bicycle through the winter in Minnesota, I made winter tires by installing alternating rows of 1/4" panhead bolts through the tires, from the inside out. Rubber cement on the heads so they didn't tear the inner tube. Lock washers on the outside. Worked perfectly... and they made a great sound on ice, hard=pack and asphalt.

That's fantastic! Congratulations my friend.

hmm... not sure that's how it happens. I'm guessing it's more akin to...

Clearly that is Evora, great130 grandmother of Elvira...

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Thanks luke! So appreciate you!

okay enought to follow her around for the last... 32 years or so

What could be more potent and direct, than to be present and abide as is, now... raw awareness abiding. this is it

My partner has been meditating lying down for the last seven years now... to deep and abiding benefit.

chop wood, carry water

Wow. So grateful for the group modding this place at this time. This... seems a very elegant solution. Bravo and well done. *deep bow edit to add:

What a treasure he is and was to me! Thanks for sharing this... and at this time... synchronistically resonant. *bow “I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” ~ L Cohen

Literally fell off the shelf into my left hand.

Though still listed as endangered, the Iberian Lynx is making a steady comeback in recent years due in large part to a breeding program there. edit to add: Iberian Lynx article

wabi-sabi

Cows are incredible creatures with strong and widely varied personalities. Much like most mammals, many breeds of reptile and every single bird I've ever had the joy to get to know personally.