June 2012
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“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a...”
– Rumi
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Back in NYC! Anyone going to radiohead tomorrow night in NJ?
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honenomori asked: You have a beautiful blog, and I was just wanting to know what got you so interested in dharmic philosophies and spirituality in general. Namaste, friend! :)
May 2012
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“You have to ask yourself the question `Who am I ?’ This investigation...”
– Ramana Maharshi
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the-samsara-blues asked: What are your views on Taoism, do you practice some of its teachings in your everyday life, or do you think of it as just a philosophy that helped developed chinese/zen buddhism and it has no benefits to be practice separately from buddhism?
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“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize...”
– Lao Tzu
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In Zen buddhism, specifically the Soto school, enlightenment is considered an inherent part of our nature. In fact, we have no identity of our own outside of enlightenment. This is what they call Buddha Nature.
This doesn’t mean that everything has its own buddha nature but rather all things are Buddha Nature.
Enlightenment, therefore, is something that remains ever-present in this...
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“Silence is the language of god,
all else is poor translation.”
– Rumi
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“The quicker you are in attaching verbal or mental labels to things, people, or...”
– Eckhart Tolle
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“Teachers there may be many, fearless disciples very few.”
– Nisargadatta Maharaj
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strangeratthegate asked: What are your thoughts on TV in the context of the spiritual path? It seems like a lot of people use it as a distraction from... well, everything else. And as I've learned more about ego and desire and stuff, for me the ego-based dramas of TV characters (i.e. "You stole my boyfriend!") have become almost painful to watch, haha. But at the same time, watching a really good episode of...
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litteringtheseeds asked: I've been meditating off and on for awhile. I know that to achieve oneness and useful unlayering you must practice it often, even every day, my problem is though, is that whenever I do meditate, it's almost as if it is for nothing. I know it's for Something, but when I do open my eyes after either 10, 40, or 60 minutes I just realize that all I've done is put myself in a dream...
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paranoidplasticcreep asked: I reject love every time it is expressed to me. I'm weird-ed out from it... I'm confused because I don't know how to react to it. I'm a bit scarred from things that the ones I loved have done to me, and in order to protect myself I buried the part of myself that is comfortable with love. Any advice?
Rereading Suzuki Roshi’s Zen Mind, Beginners Mind while my brother and his roommates prepare a massive memorial day BBQ.
Hope you all have a healthy and joyous holiday!
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“As soon as you see something, you already start to intellectualize it. As soon...”
– Suzuki Roshi
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“Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon...”
– Hafiz
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m3ditate-deactivated20120601 asked: Hey brother just wandering if you could dumb down the importance of Shivalingam for me?
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buddymemphis asked: Hello. I am tired of hating myself. How can I stop abusing myself both mentally and physically? How can I love myself?
“As you are now you are just a liquid phenomenon, changing every moment, nothing...”
– Osho (via emilyanneblogs)
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“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love...”
– The Dalai Lama
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seekenlightment89 asked: I have a hard time identifying myself. I am unsure of everything I do. I attempt to look at my past and see if that can better help me understand myself but every-time I attempt to do that it seems as though all the experiences I have/had was not me but instead it was someone else. Its quiet strange. I don't understand my emotions flooded with uncertainty and confusion. I tend to be anxious...
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homeisastepaway asked: Hello. I have been on a spiritual path for some time now. Your blog has been a very helpful guide for me. But I am still confused about ascension and 2012 and stuff like that. I feel so lost. But when I come to your blog, I can feel the stillness and the divine. I have been trying mantra meditation too and it's working very well. Thank you.
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innerchrist-deactivated20120826 asked: I noticed that you believe "God" to be an outdated word/concept. How, then, do you think is the best way of sharing the reality that is Brahman with those solely fixated on the concept of the personal God? Thanks. Namaste.
peacetreetea asked: Does time exist outside of the human mind?
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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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rolling down to manhattan’s lower east side for the evening, bound to leave a trail of OMs for the om project.
revelry!
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corporealvoid asked: first of all ive observed a lot of your answer and would like to say you do a good job of spreading the truth! what is your opinion of evil? do you think it has anything to do with what the bhagavad gita teaches in that we all dont die and life is like a constant movie of sorts, or do you think everything is just free and everyone actually dies? this is also a question regarding reincarnation
lions-everywhere-deactivated201 asked: Oook so this is kinda weird...but I'm not crazy I swear! Ever since I was a little kid, I found that at certain times, pointing at the my third eye with my finger just a little bit away, not touching, would cause a odd, pressing, uncomfortable, slightly painful sensation. I haven't experienced this strictly at spiritual moments or anything (lots of times at school), I don't...
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“All the things that truly matter, beauty, love, creativity, joy and inner peace...”
– Eckhart Tolle
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theballadofbrad asked: Hi. For some reason or another, I am scared to meditate. I feel fearful of finding stillness, like there is infinite possibility inside of me and when I think about contacting that infinite-ness it causes a great deal of anxiety. Is meditation the key to solving my anxiety issues? I have been going to acupuncture to try and help my anxiety, but when I asked the doctor questions about philosophy...
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To let go of attachment means making more room for...
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psychedelic-flowers asked: A friend gave me a copy of the Tao Te Ching, i have had it for quite a while now and i am not too sure how you are meant to approach it? It may sound a little ignorant, but it is a bit overwhelming, you can't just read it like a normal book, but at the same time there is no discussion on each page! So i am not too sure what i am meant to think/feel after each page?
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caughtunawares asked: So I've been reading The Power of Now and I'm almost done with. While I think it's a valuable book with a lot of insight, he doesn't really go into extraordinary detail about how to rid yourself of the ego. I mean, there's no right or wrong answer, I know. But he does give little tips to sort of help you along but it's not enough for me. Whenever I try these things, I...
bhagirathy asked: You like indian things. More of those kind of things that cant really be categorized, but could you describe the kind of things you blog? like probably round them off to a nearest category? I have a book suggestion for you - the enclopedia of Hinduism - 11 volumes by rupa publications. You'll like it. really.
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“To end the misery that has afflicted the human condition for thousands of years,...”
– Eckhart Tolle
I’m catching up on How I Met Your Mother while restringing a rare tibetan dzi bead that a dear friend gifted to me upon her return from Tibet!
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Living in the World: Motivation
If we desire enlightenment only for ourselves, then living in society will seem like a hindrance. Everything will be an obstacle keeping you from your spiritual lifestyle and practices. Then you will feel a drive to escape, perhaps to nature or to an ashram.
There is nothing wrong with this if you wish to go and do that. However, my aim is to live a rich and harmonious spiritual life while still...
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“The ‘here’ is everywhere, and the now always. Go beyond the...”
– Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Dakini Divinity
[Vajrayogini] is usually pictured as a beautiful woman, red in color, with long, flowing black hair. She dances in the sky, holds a skullcup filled with ambrosia, and expresses an uninhibited and passionate personality.
Vajrayogini is a symbol for the best qualities of womanhood. She encourages women to identify with her in order to discover their own divine qualities. In the Candamaharosana...
