manitou
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don't touch your face
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I seem to have an elemental attachment to dirt, or earth (I guess us Taurus's do). Red earth immediately makes me think of clay pottery, and I have a body memory of molding and stretching clay in my hands that can get a little tingly. This could be interpreted as a spiritual event as well. Think of who we really are. We are the creator. Feel the squishy clay now?
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For some reason I sense that it's not in the Americas, but more like India.
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So wonderful. Thank you! Some years back my Apache husband (now deceased) and I did a ceremony at the top of the Tuzigoot ruins in Arizona, flute and drums. We had an audience of a group of school children who were visiting the ruins. This reminds me of it, and of him. That red earth is so incredibly beautiful. I have, deep in the recesses of my memory, a snippet of a memory where I was apparently a young brown-skinned child, barefoot, standing in the red earth. I can only see from my knees to my feet - This little image has been with me forever. I must have lived in a red-earthed area in a prior existence.
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Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
You just gave me spiritual covid. Aah, but yes, it was worth it. Tantric, almost.- 317 replies
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Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
I guess a french kiss is out of the question- 317 replies
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Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
Wow. Panama just came up with a novel approach to isolation. Women can go out on Monday, Wed. & Friday. Men, on Tues, Thurs, Sat. When you think about it, I think it's kind of brilliant. If they're having cops watch for violators, how easy is that? The news said the cops are giving out tickets or in some cases, arresting. It's drastic, but it'll be interesting to see how this works out.- 317 replies
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LOL. Apparently your baby is expressing displeasure with kfc -
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I made it to 999. I just couldn't do it for another second.
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No. Not senior bongers. (Spellcheck wanted me to say senior bangers) We are - The Original Hippies!!
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Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential
manitou replied to C T's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
Yes! It seems like we default to old conditioned responses - thinking it's freedom. The 'wise attention' referred to is to question our own actions - to see that we have so many options - and not to just do it the way we've always done it. A wonderful quote, IMO. But the inner change to more freedom of action requires lessening of fear of doing it differently. And to trust the universe - that there really is an alignment or pattern that knows what it is doing. When we pin down our actions and opinions to deliver the same results continually, we are truly in continued bondage. -
My hair's short and spiky, but I must admit there is a bit of a likeness
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@manitou is right here. I await the party.
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I just got it. you are rolling on the floor laughing. It took me a while....I thought maybe you were wanting to bowl....
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Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential
manitou replied to C T's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
The quote is biblical, but speaks to that place within. 'Be still and know that I Am God.' I do believe that it was the Nazarene that said this, but I think it has gotten lost in the translations, and so do other scholars I've read or heard. "Be still and know that I Am God" is what he was communication as a mantra for all humankind, not just him. Sure, you can call it the I Am Not consciousness. But the God I believe it refers to, is the incredible mathematics and brilliant intelligence contained within phenomena, ourselves included. I think you're rightfully pointing to the flaw of duality - but there is no duality if it is seen as self contained intelligence. The intelligence that tells the embryonic cells how to line up. No wizard. Just silent knowing what to do. That, to me, is the I Am. In native American cultures, it can be referred to as manitou, which is the 'spirit which underlies everything'. I just see it as cosmic intelligence, to which we can tap into when we kick ego to the side. To stay in consciousness of this intelligence is to...well....stay in Consciousness. Self realization is a funny thing. It never stops. It doesn't seem that you ever really get 'there'. But there is a 'gnowing' that was never there before. -
Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential
manitou replied to C T's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
The I Am consciousness is as a result of inner work - removal of the things inside us that get in the way of clarity. Looking to all the mistakes we've made and trying to correct them by making amends and straightening out our behavior. It's crucial for long term recovery, and the removal process continues through life. Once the inner self is found, the true self, that is the I Am. It's not the result of a particular path or religion, it is self-correction and removal of emotional blockages, reversal of old imprints. And that place seems quite understanding of any dogma that leads to that place, regardless of where in the world it comes from. It is staying in consciousness and knowing that humanity is One, and aligning our wants and desires to the good of all. Basically, it's discovering Who we really are. -
Speaking of 'getting away with having feathers' - I saw a guy drive up a freeway onramp, and there was a dead eagle at the top of the onramp. That guy rushed out and picked up the bird and put it in his car. Can you imagine how much those feathers were worth, money wise??
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Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
Thanks, good buddy Incredible that Sweden still has social trust.- 317 replies
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Rump nuggetry. Is this truly a euphemism for what I think it is? If so....you are a marvelous and creative thinker.
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Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
Thanks for the link to the article. It started out real interesting. Do you have $15.99 so I can finish reading it? -
That guy has his own brand of brilliance
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Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential
manitou replied to C T's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
Yes, that makes perfect sense. I see that joinder of elements as the I Am consciousness. The void. The undifferentiated. Am I getting close? -
Seeing, Recognising & Maintaining One's Enlightening Potential
manitou replied to C T's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
CT - not being a Buddhist per se, could you tell me what the 'dharma of sound' actually means? Or 'in hearing, only the heard?' What a fabulous video. The huge gongs deliver an unearthly sound. Is this a way of saying the performer and the performed are the same? -
Pandemic Panic - Transcending the Fear
manitou replied to Michael Sternbach's topic in General Discussion
OMG. He is adorable. So many groins, so little time... And I loved the tupperware hints.- 317 replies
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