--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote: > > Its kind of paradoxical, and fucked up and sad too, that Buddha was such a > great figure - Even looking at his form, enlivens our dignity and inner peace > - yet, somehow his truth has become lost, other than that simple > representation of Self, in his form. >
Yeah, Interesting how things goe round and round. Christians (Trappists) look to the East for method to obtain spiritual experience they read about, Buddhists look to David Lynch Foundation for method stripped down of religion. Old TM'ers look to other teachings for more method to supplement where they are at with transcending. They all support each other and evidently are not in their experience exclusive. -Buck > I have four Buddhas in my home. The largest is in the garden, ceramic with a > stucco covering, lotus position, on a three-sided granite pedestal, a > Japanese style bird bath at his feet. Then two in my studio/workshop, one > palm sized ivory and the other larger, carved from wood. The fourth one is in > the living room. I visited the magnificent Buddhist Temple, Borobudur, as a > young child, and have never forgotten its immensity and magic (Yes, I did > touch the heel of a Buddha there). > > I also went to the temple of ten thousand Buddhas, in the New Territories of > Hong Kong, or as we used to say, "Kowloon side". It is an amazing place. A > huge, ornate golden statue of the Buddha, flanked by two more, and on shelves > encircling all of this, is the balance of the ten thousand Buddhas, each > about 16 inches high, perfectly finished, in either brass or gold plate, a > brilliant gold color, and each one, holding a different position. > > The last time I encountered an image of the Buddha was at San Francisco's > Asian Art Museum, where I witnessed Buddhist monks and nuns creating an > ethereal, beautiful portrait of a celestial figure, from colored sand. > > The art inspired by Buddha is truly nourishing and unbelievably beautiful. It > is a shame that there is no accessible technique within the Buddhist > tradition, to accompany it. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > " Jimbo will keep claiming he's in CC" > > > > > > I missed this misinformation earlier. I used to claim to be in CC, which > > > I was. Man, was that painful! Just as it grew from TC, CC also supports > > > higher states of consciousness. It must, just like a dirt pile supports a > > > mountain. > > > > > > Wake up, and catch up, please. I have been climbing for awhile, now, > > > since my proclamation of CC. It is no fun trying to run in place with > > > you. > > > > > > Recognize that static awareness is not in the interest of someone making > > > progress spiritually. There is nothing to defend in looking backwards, or > > > remaining steadfastly in place. > > > > > > You however, with your denial of your subjective reality, your own > > > emotional awareness, what is sometimes called the shadow, or the > > > subconscious, continue to be stuck. > > > > > > The bad stuff, and the good stuff, sadly, for you, is always outside of > > > you. You hide from your subjective reality, as many seekers do, believing > > > that if the world would simply change to their liking, they would be > > > happy. > > > > > > You cherry pick the highlights of your outside life, while continuing to > > > not recognize that these are not highlights. These are expressions of > > > this creation, available 24/7. > > > > > > *Unless you think you know better*. In that case, the creation graciously > > > allows your denial of the gifts that could be yours, and allows you the > > > continued existence of a childish life. > > > > > > A childish life is hallmarked by the refusal to face one's shadow, living > > > superstitiously as you do, with your senseless beliefs. I call them > > > senseless, because they are not direct, they are not innocent. They are > > > merely in place to hold YOU in place, to hold you down. > > > > > > A person living a childish life pays a great price for their web of > > > beliefs in themselves. It is a self centered existence, which it has to > > > be, having fear at its core. The lack of ability to see one's subjective > > > self, one's emotions as they paint one's thoughts, the shadow, the > > > subconscious, causes such a warping of life, that one lives crippled by > > > that which they refuse to see within themselves. > > > > > > So you can say anything you like about me, though I really, really > > > appreciate those who operate in the NOW, the present. Chasing down and > > > dealing with your particularly moldly ideas is a drag. Thanks. > > > > > > > > The Turq is becoming stranger and stranger by the day. Take the rant he > > posted a few days ago when he went on and on about how OLD and irrelevant > > the TM'ers have become, written by someone who is OLD :-) > > > > I suspect the recent success of the TMO in Central- and South-America where > > thousands of YOUNG people are learning the Sidhis upsets him. Not to > > mention all those Buddhist monks in South-East-Asia who are learning TM in > > their monestaries because their own meditation doesn't seem to work very > > well. > > > > Everyone sees the direction where this is going, and it's not good news for > > his OLD, stale religion. > > >
