deci belle Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) This is a space for ALL your creative writing, dear. Whenever I inspire you to write wonderful things… PUT THEM HERE.❤ edit note: rename thread and give it to Songtsan Edited January 25, 2014 by deci belle 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) You are the equal to that which you seek Buddha nature True Dharma Eye Seeker is the same as the sought The reality you see is you So remember: "This is made of me!" As you discover the discoverer And forget the difference Between that and you Edited January 24, 2014 by Songtsan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) I'd prefer not to be caged and segregated thank you. And thanks a lot for your snobbish and disdainful treatment of what is basically my first real attempt at poetry - you have such a beautiful heart - I just hope you can find it someday. Your thread was about reality - I am a part of reality - you say that you find wonder in this reality, but seemingly you find more wonder in your own reality than anyone else's reality. My post was about reality, and was in line with the threads topic. It was how I was seeing reality at the time. By trying to invalidate where I am at, you merely show where you are at. I told you I could help you see yourself. Remember that it's not all about you. You are attached. If you want people to respond in a certain way in threads you start in general forums, perhaps instead start your posts in your own private practice forum, where you can edit to your hearts delight. However, without being in the real world, where you have no authoritarian control, your refinement process will certainly slow down. Find humbleness if you can. You would make such a teacher if you weren't so full of pride and arrogance. This is image-consciousness at its worst and unworthy of you. You will likely try to play some kind of spin on this to make it seem as if you are in some higher place, but it has been noted too many times by too many members for it to be anything other than a weakness on your part. Please take my name out of the title of this thread, as it really is not mine. I think you might need some remedial study - you seem to have forgotten some important basics...I went and did the work for you: The wise Teach without telling, Allow without commanding, Have without possessing, Care without claiming. The Great Integrity, having had no birth, Expresses its immortality Without pronouncements. The wise are heard Through their silence, Always self-full through selflessness. The highest good is like water, Nourishing life effortlessly, Flowing without prejudice To the lowliest places. Can our affairs of the heart, And our affairs of state Be so unconditional That we grant unqualified permissibility? Can our reasoning mind be purged of coercion, Allowing our heart its unfettered joy? Can we act like every other species, Seeing no reward, Taking no pride, Guiding without enslaving? When knowledge and teachers appeared, Hypocrisy was their inevitable accompaniment. Because the wise observe the world Through the Tao, They know they are not knowledgeable. Because they do not perceive Only through their perceptions, They do not judge this right and that wrong. Because they do not delight in boasting, They are appreciated. Because they do not announce their superiority, They are acclaimed. Because they never compete, No one can compete with them. Standing on tiptoe will only make you tipsy, Walking with long strides will not allow a long walk. Shining the light on yourself will never enlighten you. Being self-righteous precludes you from being right. Boasting about yourself will never boost your eminence. Parading yourself parodies leadership. Tao consciousness avoids The cultivation of all these ego bloated voids. These are the paths to enlightenment. Those who arrive at their destination Teach those who are still on the path. While those still on the path Are sources of wisdom for the teachers. All attempts to control the world Can only lead to its decimation And to our own demise Since we are an inseparable part Of what we are senselessly trying to coerce. When attacked, those on the path of the Tao Defend themselves benevolently, Never revenging. Achieve success without arrogance, Without seeking glory, And without violating others. The wise hold steady on the passive yin path. Those who are aggressive prefer the active yang path. What is overexpanded becomes diminished. What is too strong becomes weakened. What is too high is cut down. What is overpossessed becomes impoverished. You can readily recognize the highest virtuousness Because it never places itself on display You can readily recognize the lowest virtuousness Because it is always announcing itself Those on the path To the Great Integrity Flow without forcing, Leaving no space for disasters. Wise people are not absorbed In their own needs. They take the needs of all people as their own. Wise people merge with all others Rather than stand apart judgmentally. In this way, all begin to open their ears and hearts, More prepared to return to the innocence of childhood. Those who know don’t lecture. Those who lecture don’t know. The more taboos and prohibitions there are, The poorer the people become, The more deadly weapons there are, The more our fears turn us numb. When craftiness spreads far, The more bizarre what is done, The stricter the laws there are, The less the robbers run. Therefore, the wise know To make no one a foe. The less coercing we do, The more tranquilities grow. When harmony reigns, And we rule ourselves with felicity, Everyone gains, And we’ll all live in simplicity. When a government is more benign, The people are more productive. When a government is more tyrannical, The people are more rebellious. Be firm and armed, but do not harm! Be sharp as a knife, but do not cut! Be ready to transform, but do not provoke! Illuminate the darkness of ignorance, but do not blind! To serve humanity, There is nothing more important Than to be moderate. In ancient times, Before there were those who were governed, And those who governed over, The sage blended with others, And all was done through the Primal Simplicity. People lived in innocence. When the Great Fragmentation Replaced the Great Integrity, Cleverness defeated wisdom. Even some enlightened sages Became victims of the rulers Commanding the highest intrigue. When are thousands of people attracted to a sage? When she positions herself below them, Always listening, tirelessly responding to their needs. Never commanding. Never coercing. Never manipulating. Such a sage is forever adored. Since she treats everyone with love and respect, Everyone loves and respects her. Edited January 26, 2014 by Songtsan 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted January 26, 2014 lol, did you just write both those last posts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 lol, did you just write both those last posts? Indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) This is a space for ALL your creative writing, dear. Whenever I inspire you to write wonderful things… PUT THEM HERE.❤ edit note: rename thread and give it to Songtsan Deci said, "Whenever I inspire you to write wonderful things…" Deci, "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You?" By Carly Simon Edited January 26, 2014 by 3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 Deci said, "Whenever I inspire you to write wonderful things…" Deci, You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you Don't you? Don't You? By Carly I knew you would show up! lol This isn't anything new....I am simply being a mirror for Deci. Vanity understands vanity like none other. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted January 26, 2014 ok Songtsan ;-) I thought you might chew my ass somewhat for my additional intrusion in post 6 but you are a good sport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 ok Songtsan ;-) I thought you might chew my ass somewhat for my additional intrusion in post 6 but you are a good sport. of course! Even when I do take things seriously here - I also don't! Personas are amusing - even my own. They are just as much a part of reality as anything - I have an avid interest in egos and why they work like they do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 26, 2014 This is a space for ALL your creative writing, dear. Whenever I inspire you to write wonderful things… PUT THEM HERE.❤ edit note: rename thread and give it to Songtsan If you could please rename it as you are the OP that would be cool. Also no one owns thraeds, it is based on who the OP is for who can edit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 You know what - this is probably not worth worrying about - I should save my energy....if I can! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 26, 2014 If everyone who has posted in this thread agrees, I can move it on over to Songtsan's PPF? All in favor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) If everyone who has posted in this thread agrees, I can move it on over to Songtsan's PPF? All in favor? No - don't bother. I already have topic areas for my own articles, etc. The title should not have had my name in it in the first place. DB is just being selfish and supercilious. Maybe I should create a few threads with her name in them, such as "Deci Belle's pedestal," or "Deci Belle's thread where if I don't like what you post I will derail the thread and try to make you look bad, just because it irritates me that you think your expressions could possibly have any kind of wisdom in them that could even exist in the same dimension as what I write." - although that would be a really long title...probably wouldn't fit. Edited January 26, 2014 by Songtsan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 26, 2014 Folks, chill out, or I'm going to rename it to "the passive aggressive pick at each other thread" . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yascra Posted January 26, 2014 No - don't bother. I already have topic areas for my own articles, etc. *giveyouahug Might you just let go off your negative emotions. You're really not stupid. I like your strange thoughts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Let us name this, the "People who think that they are enlightening beings trying to school each other thread" ...but we can only lecture each other by using quotes!!!!!! Anything else will just degenerate into psychological warfare, which it will still be, but it will be more controlled if we use the words of others. I will start: "If, when giving a spiritual lesson you can hear yourself talking, sit down." There is a difference between telling a story and the story telling itself. To be a lover is to passionately enter the inside of reality. On the inside of things all is aflame. "Life is what you do with your emptiness." Fulfillment comes not from escaping, but from engaging. So watch carefully and you will see that a millisecond before you are moved to casual slander you touched a moment of emptiness in yourself. We exaggerate our accomplishments because we are afraid that our real story is insufficient to fill the void. Self-aggrandizement is pseudo-eros. A 'position' is something a Tathagata has done away with. This disciple of the noble ones considers this: "I am not anyone's anything anywhere; nor is anything of mine in anyone anywhere." And he remains independent, unsustained by [not clinging to] anything in the world. Objectification: The tendency of the mind to proliferate issues from the sense of "self." This term can also be translated as self-reflexive thinking, reification, falsification, complication, elaboration, or exaggeration. The categories of objectification stem from the self-reflexive thought,"I am the thinker," and include the categories of inappropriate attention: being/not-being, me/not-me, mine/not-mine, doer/done-to. The perceptions of objectification include such thoughts as "This is me. This is mine. This is my self." Just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare, there are no constant conditions. Have no invariable seat. Life is not suffering; it's just that you will suffer it, rather than enjoy it, until you let go of your mind's attachments and just go along for the ride freely, no matter what happens. God is in the wealth that you enjoy. Edited January 26, 2014 by Songtsan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaguaKicksAss Posted January 26, 2014 OK everyone must first go outside, take a photo of said outdoors to prove you were outdoors, before you post in this thread again . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) *giveyouahug Might you just let go off your negative emotions. You're really not stupid. I like your strange thoughts I enjoy my darker sides, unlike some people, who pretend not to lol...I am partially evil and for love of evil (and good), I do not pretend! OK everyone must first go outside, take a photo of said outdoors to prove you were outdoors, before you post in this thread again . It's too cold out - seriously, it's like 15 degrees out and I dont have a camera anyways - besides, its been kind of slow around here lately, I am sure we could all use some drama to warm up things in our cold cold hearts - but I will take a break for now. Edited January 26, 2014 by Songtsan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yascra Posted January 26, 2014 Tadaa.. And yes, it is as wet and cold as it looks like ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yascra Posted January 26, 2014 I enjoy my darker sides, unlike some people, who pretend not to lol...I am partially evil and for love of evil (and good), I do not pretend! Aye, shall I read some Sutra for you? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 Aye, shall I read some Sutra for you? yes, please! kisses... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 I am eating strawberries with pancakes and syrup and I dont care what anyone says! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yascra Posted January 26, 2014 Oki I'll find a nice one for you And I'm eating chocolate cookies, which is for sure not as healthy as strawberries, and I also don't care what people might say Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Songtsan Posted January 26, 2014 Oki I'll find a nice one for you And I'm eating chocolate cookies, which is for sure not as healthy as strawberries, and I also don't care what people might say ...with milk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
