deci belle

In the battle of evermore It is sensuality's sky Filled with good and bad Only mortals know it All along and alone In the valley hollow The Queen of light …Turns it The Eastern glow In the Western Court Bringing it back Mortals never know There is no thing to know Bringing it back …turning it Mortals never know

Mmmmmmm!!❤

❤!! Ain't timing the shit! Apech said: That's right— and the ancient Egyptians have that amazing vocabulary for the elements that was introduced a little bit in your thread about the Eye of Horus. That thread lay fallow for quite a while, but I did add something to it after something you said crystalized a thought for me (which I noted in my last post there). Could you please illustrate the way you found to relate self/Self that assists in a more honest introspective posture, Apech? That'd be cool!❤ (ed: added Apech's quote and my question)

And a tasty post it is, HE!❤ That impulse or compulsion does get fried in the process. It is like that circuit is a toaster that gets the proverbial butterknife~ heehee!! It is the big boon that makes self-refinement easier after the stream of conscious knowledge is interrupted by the sudden realization of selflessness. Just an observation on true darkness and how we do in fact partake in it when we do not damage its potential with mental distinctions: Silent still darkness is just the light itself, shining back on the source of awareness. Innocence is the silent stillness of nondiscursive observation~is this not hidden light? So by not turning the light around it naturally becomes manifestation. (ed: delete typo "it" in 3rd-to-last paragraph)

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What clothes, mon ami!!❤ hahahhaa!! The realm of selfless nonorigination is laughing its ass off right now, as it always has without beginning. it's humming in a void forever at the brink without ever overflowing and without ever knowing.❤

Apech said: Exactly! Desire is our guiding light! Following desire without stepping over the line (craving) is naturally fulfilling one's destiny. Desire tells us what it is we must engage fully and then pass through spiritually transformed within the context of the firing process of a creative cycle of yin and yang. Recognizing our desires is the time of firmly advancing the fire. Within sincere openness there is no bias or inclination— So within the context of real situations, nothing inside comes out and nothing outside goes in. By seeing through the matrix of created energy cycles one enters (the tiger's lair), potential evolution sealed within spontaneity is preserved wholly by innocent sincere openness. Innocence frees potential by being unminding in all situations; this is flexibly withdrawing the fire. Through endless transformations of energy cycles one passes through without lagging or rushing or committing the slightest slip-up, the buildup of nonpsychological potential fuels one's spiritual refinement. Taoists call this "taking over creation and stealing potential". Buddhists call this "gaining energy by saving energy". But one must have the power to avail oneself of this energy. That is why energy saving techniques to quell anger and cupidity are so crucial to spontaneous ignition of the firing within one's being. The ignition depends on the timing of heaven. The process depends on you. That is the meaning behind the taoist saying that one must refine the self and await the time. It is talking about the quality of readiness and fluidity that is essential to carrying out the work. The firing process of spiritual alchemy is simply complete awareness of ordinary affairs without entertaining feelings and opinions. Even if you have feelings and opinions, you do not entertain them, much less act on them. Therein is the fine line one does not cross in following the heart's desire. All I endeavor to clarify in my descriptions is the firing process of spiritual alchemy. It is a natural process. It isn't taoist. It is the way to clean up residual karmic trappings in order to follow the way in order to enter the way in order to learn the way of selfless nonorigination. There is no end to refinement. Within refinement is mystery upon mystery in endless transformations. The way isn't taoist— it's just a description of an authentic teaching adapted to here and now. The true teachings of the world are embedded in awareness itself. No one tradition has a leg-up on any other. The teachings of the world are precious and give a time-honored vocabulary to those who would keep the knowledge alive. (ed: fixed spacing in 4th paragraph)

Home is where it is found. Who needs a door? I was so happy to read your post starting this thread, on the path— it felt like home!❤ (ed: added second line)

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Dang! my reply is waaay up there!!

ahahahhahaha!!❤❤❤

When one courts the inevitable, it is like tuning pages at one's leisure.❤

hi Lux! When it's open you will know it. Just do the work without concerns for results. What is most important is the emergence of sincerity and openness in your moment to moment demeanor. This is good advice for spiritual practice and living in general.❤

hi Lux! When it's open you will know it. Just do the work without concerns for results. This is good advice for spiritual practice and living in general.❤