why do we feel the need to connect? and reach out to those similar to us?
so called soul-mates or soul-vibrations ...
when we feel in sync, totally understood.
That is the separation we feel as human beings; first from the womb, taken from the mother, and then in the wider world, as an individual entity, an adult playing out their dramas.
and yet ... this need to connect ... to feel some connection ...
to know that our stories mean something, that our lives have played out to a purpose.
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I've been sleeping well of late.
Like 10-12 hour sleeps; a pleasant exit from this reality :-)
There are 4-5 distinct dream periods, where I am sort of conscious and aware, and have a vague memory of the dream activity. Then it blanks out, until the next dreaming phase. Some of it is reconstituted memories, other times, entirely new material, the imagination at full play. Nothing scary :-) but at times, a playing out of certain fears and trepidations, almost to exorcise these from my life. And when I do wake up, it is a slow, multi-stage process, almost like being reborn into the physical world, the spirit refamiliarising itself with the senses; first the hearing turns back on (I usually listen to my own music on endless loop at nights. vain, vain composer!), and then I feel aware of my arms, legs ... I fade in and out of awareness, the most relevant memories return, one by one, and I seem to be programmed for the day's events to come (as best as I know what will come, that is).
It's a fascinating process to observe in my own mind; and this particular sequence of long sleeps and dream cycles has repeated itself for a little while now. Which, by the way, has been blessed sleep; I removed caffeine from my intake about 18 months now; and the quality of sleep has drastically improved.
Sleep, Blessed Sleep
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I spent many years at university. Probably too many :-)
I studied in the sciences, dabbled in the arts, and just roamed free where my mind chose to go.
What did I value most from this period in my life?
it was the time to think. To be free from the constraints of the workforce; having the long breaks between semesters; the freedom to mix with different groups of students, see their perspective on things.
Time to Think. Reflect on this society that we are in, how dominant a role economics plays in our decision making, how all the parts of this world slot together to grind out what we call "human existence".
I know a lot of people these days combine their studies with a heavy load of part-time work (sometimes through necessity) ... but to me, that negates the advantages of being able to study; ie having time away from the System.
This Matrix that surrounds us; the media, the work system, economic consumption, housing stress; all these things bring us down, suppress the spirit.
For the time we are at University, we are free for a while. Time enough to Think, Ponder, Reflect. Ask some Big Questions of yourself and others.
To me, that is the whole point to taking those few years off.
Time to Think.
A Blessing Indeed.
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1. Know your Myers-Briggs type; for example, I'm an INTJ.
2. Understand what experiences have SHAPED your OPINIONS. ie analyse your OWN MEMORIES.
3. Understand that HABIT is the key construct of Personality. That which you do over and over again becomes you.
4. Watch what words you use; they indicate your DEEPSET ATTITUDES towards things. eg someone who uses "should" a lot indicates lack of personal power; ie someone else 'should' do this, I 'should' to that, etc, etc.
5. Ask your siblings what they think of you. They KNOW YOU the best of ALL.
6. Look at your FACE in the mirror.
7. Read books on Psychology.
my throw-in for the day :-)
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one can interpret the KARMA CONCEPT in many different ways:
1) an end of life summary, that then plays out the entire 'next life'. (one has to accept reincarnation to follow this line)
2) a simple cause and effect, with no spiritual element (basically, act poorly, and others will respond in kind, out of their own will, be loving, and others return that freely)
3) a karma approach with a Law of Attraction SPIN to it (just a note: the law of attraction can refer to many things, and I may be using a version that is different from yours :-) ... basically if you put out positive energies and actions, these will loop back to you, and ditto with the negative side of things. This notion of karma works within your own lifetime, and can have very quick effects. It is also susceptible to long-term buildup; if you focus all your efforts and thinking into a field over the long term, one will eventually become known for that. This version of karma may look like number 2 version of karma, but this one is more intelligent, and rewards and returns EVERYTHING. Not a simple mechanical approach.
My understanding of 'karma' has refined over the years; seeing how certain lives have played out, and realising that there is always one thing we have control of, even if all else is lost; OUR MINDS. With that, we can create the circumstances for positive change. Tap into a spiritual CAUSE and EFFECT.
Truly, destiny is in our own hands.
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anyone else get the feeling that something's going to happen soon?
like oil running out, or some new war, or food shortages, or drought, or some disaster?
maybe the big political event, like Obama getting elected at the end of the year.
or some new development in tech, or the web?
something to really shift our consciousness, shake us into a new space; focus the attention of society and the world.
I don't know about you, but something's due to change. And it's not just 2012 :-) It seems MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE than that.
Like weeks, or months away ... something big's going to change ...
love and light
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things have changed a lot since I was growing up.
Back then (this is in Australia), everyone was pretty much white. Even the immigrants we had (Italians, Greeks) could be considered white. There were a few Asians around (legacy of the gold mining days, in the 1800's, just like in San Francisco), but the number of NEW ASIAN migrants was minuscule. A tiny number. My parents were one of those few. Not refugees from Vietnam, but a married couple from Hong Kong and Southern China.
how things have changed. Now there are Koreans, Indonesians, Chinese, Malaysians just counting those with asian heritage. Amongst the Arabic races, there are Iranians, Iraqis, Lebanese, etc. And there is a growing influx from the African continent.
I see this change happening globally. As we become more interconnected as a planet through air travel and communications, the spread of people follows suit. I read of it in London, and throughout Europe. In the US. Flocks of cultural groups spreading their way across the world; engendering new streams of creativity and alternative viewpoints.
not all integrate easily. But where there is willingness on both sides; the transitions for the children happen much more easily.
How things have changed.
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what really stops us moving forward in life? achieving all our dreams, and more?
Energy Blockages.
we think we can't; whether it be a memory, something someone once said to us, a past failure, a feeling of inferiority. Half of success is just trying, and turning up; you don't do that, and no wonder you can't succeed!
energy blockages ... little traces left in the mind, little traumas that have never been resolved.
when we are ready, we just power straight through these, and emerge on the other side as a new person; someone no longer inhibited or restrained by this trap; we have gone beyond.
Energy Blockages. Because you know, it all starts in the mind.
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I feel my happiest when ...
1) starting something new (like a new blog, or website)
2) listening to Bach (almost anything, but especially the Well Tempered and the Brandenburgs)
3) eating well
4) connecting with new and interesting people (of which gaia has been a glorious source; but now the wonders of youtube are opening up too ...)
5) thinking about 2012, and how much better things will be then; for everyone!
love and light
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so what are we doing here? we wake up each morning, look around, and here we are, in the flesh, the same old body as yesterday, when we went to sleep. So what's going on? what is this matter plane, the physical existence?
the fact the we drop off the earth for 8 hours a day, in sleep, effectively dead to everyone (and even yourself!) should give you a clue. We go 'missing', AWOL, are absent from earth. We sleep, and while we do, we no longer interact, have no consciousness, have nothing (except, perhaps, for a few dreams). Sleep is a mini-death. And this is a third of our lives!
what is going on here? We sleep, and while we do, matter ceases to have meaning to us. There is a body, but we are no longer there.
you see, this is a descent into the physical form, from the more ethereal planes. When we sleep, we effectively 're-ascend', and leave physicality behind, just for a while. This is a spiritual re-charge; we can only handle so much of the physical world (in fact, only usually 16 hours at a time) before we find it too taxing and strenuous; we need a break from harsh matter reality. So, for 8 hours we dis-appear, go back to spirit; reunite with the Godhead, get refilled with emotions, inspirations, fantasies, and wonders; things we can bring back down to earth the next time we wake up. We learn from the spirit world, and manifest it here; in real 3d physical reality.
think about it, what REALLY HAPPENS when you sleep? and think about it, people go PSYCHOTIC when they are sleep-deprived (personal experience here :-), too too much caffeine in my time). Sleep is one of the great mysteries; one third of your life, my friends; truly think about what happens in that time.
love and light,
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is there any real need to learn a foreign language these days?
I mean, if you already know English, then everyone else has to learn it, right? So the native-English speaker has an advantage; he doesn't need to struggle with a foreign tongue.
it sounds like sheer arrogance given the diversity and range of languages on this planet, but I think this may be the case in reality. It seems everywhere in schools around the globe, English is taught, by standard, as the second language. it goes along with their maths and science studies.
So, what an advantage for the person born in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Everyone speaks YOUR LANGUAGE!
even though this may be the case, I still harbour a love for languages other than the Dominant One. In my university days (among other things) I used to dabble with foreign scripts (arabic, hindi, japanese); just learning the alphabet, and going through dictionaries. I never learnt to read these fluently, let alone speak them. But just seeing the different forms of expression dazzled me.
I guess for many US citizens learning a working knowledge of Spanish is almost de rigeur these days; so the trend is not all one way. But for the moment, it looks like the Latin Dream has been reborn; a universal, global language. And that would be English. So, I guess the Brits did end up with their global worldwide empire; French recedes, and the Anglo-tongue is heard everywhere.
here's to language, and the artistic use of it.
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do you feel more lucid some days than others? what are the factors that go into determining Quality of Consciousness?
here's some steps to de-cloud -
1) sleep - the one eternal restorative. Sometimes when you are running down, getting strained and worried, it is just due to lack of sleep. With coffee and a hectic work-life, accumulation of a sleep debt is an easy thing to let slip by. And as the days and weeks roll on, the toll mounts. A 10 hour sleep can do wonders.
2) purging / fasting - parasites and other ickies can sap one's strength from inside. Don't believe me? look at our common pets (cats and dogs) and see how plagued they are. Granted we don't roll around in the dirt (or at least not as regularly as they do) but we can only monitor our foods so closely. Once they get in, worms can destroy us from inside. Worth checking out for cases of chronic fatigue.
3) week off work - taking a 7 day break from your normal routine can help put things into better perspective. Seemingly large and insurmountable problems get reduced back to their true state; that is, trivial on the scale of cosmic existence. It really don't matter; that work project, that angry boss; it's just water washing away on the sands of time. You are eternal; these things are NOTHING. Taking a break will let you see this truth.
4) no more pill-popping - get off meds and any of the other pharmaceutical poisons you may be imbibing. And get rid of artificial sweeteners at the same time. Small things can cause big damage; and pills and sweets are amongst the true Destroyers of Mankind. Consciousness will thank you once you decide to stop poisoning yourself.
5) chiropractic visit - our backs get strained through too much sitting. Throw in unseemly laptop postures, and one's neck and shoulders get continually strained. A quick visit to get your back hammered out can do wonders for the mind. One can stand tall once more!
feel free to share any of your own tips.
love and light
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are there people in this world you really dislike?
and they hate you too?
there's a lesson to be learnt here. Much of that which we find distasteful is often an unintegrated component of ourselves, the so-called Shadow that we cast, without ever knowing it. Granted, there are things that genuinely do not 'vibe' with you, are a different part of the world, but that which generates the active emotion of 'hate' and 'disgust' points at something deeper; something within yourself, rather than solely 'out there'.
Examine those reactions ... see how certain things you once 'disliked' when younger, have now become common-place friends; as you learnt to appreciate them and integrate these 'elements' into your life.
your enemies are often your best teachers; they get in your face, and shout out: "hey, you've got something to learn!" ... and they do it day after day :-)
what diligence!
love and light
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yeah I was 15, in high school, just naive. So I got a job at McDonalds. It would take me to the end of my school days (about 2 years plus) ... kind of amazing to think I spent THAT much time at that place.
It started off under $5 an hour ... yeah, wow, that was low. But this was in the early 1990's, so maybe it wasn't THAT bad. Anyway, the pay scales were based on age (not seniority), so I can at least claim I got 2 payrises out of them :-) I still remember the first time i got a $100 payslip ... I worked all weekend, and the better part of a weekday evening to earn that ... just slaved my guts out ... and wow, a hundred bucks! for a teenage kid, with an interest in comics and fantasy novels, this was GOLD! real money!
so yeah, real naive :-) I did meet some interesting people in my time there. This Maccas wasn't particularly local, so all the school kids working there came from different schools to me ... so I bumped into a few Catholic School students, plus the add Private School student. Was fun talking with them, learning about their different backgrounds and the like.
I didn't particularly mind my time there ... when you do prove that you can carry out a particular duty, they leave you to it, and don't watch over you all the time. That sort of micro-management in any workplace just bugs me. So I got to sweat it out on the hotplate laying out a dozen 10:1 meat patties at a time, prepping the buns, and running the McNugget / Chicken / Fish Burger section. wow, I can still remember all that terminology. I seriously thought I would have blanked that out by now.
ah jeez, life was carefree back them. Naive, but carefree :-)
love and light
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otherwise known as being in the right place, at the right time.
One's Calling isn't a fixed purpose; it is only a temporary state, as are all things in our existence.
One's Calling may be to be a pro-athlete (in baseball, football) but that will only last till you are 40. Then you move on, and the call draws you elsewhere (maybe to stay in the same sport, in an auxiliary field, or changing 'fields' altogether).
and so it is with us, mere mortals. A Calling to Here, A Calling to There; maybe for a day, a week, or a year. We go where the cosmos needs us most. There, our abilities and talents are maximised, we can draw upon our unique rich pool of experiences, to bring a solution to bear. Or we may even be the trouble-maker, stirring up a stagnant pond to promote the conditions for positive-change; after all, there are many catalysts in this world, not all of them savoury and sweet.
So always observe; watch your mind, your dreams, your faint intentions; where might you be called next?
love and light, and all things bright :-)
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I think it was Krishnamurti who was one of the first "anti-guru gurus".
he wanted no school, no religion, no group, forming around him. Alas (given his history, and previous 'big-billing' by the Theosophical Society) he became a 'brand', and so lives on today through his followers.
the True Teacher (aka guru) doesn't want to concentrate the energy around him. His sole purpose is to give. if any Light is directed his way, he just puts it back into circulation, straight away. Only the cult leader wants to dominate and become a magnet.
so how does this 'teacher' do his work?
primarily in anonymity. Like Lao Tzu (the person who embodied the Tao) he would be most glad if his presence, his personality was erased from the record. It is of no import. No ego.
there are many who want fame, want the spotlight. They are probably the ones to best avoid.
The True Teacher (aka guru) is probably the one you've never heard of; they go about spreading the seeds of Light and Truth quite unobtrusively, sort of like a gorgeous plant growing when you're not looking :-)
I know we are all inclined to 'hero-worship' at times; but if there is one thing that is true, it is this:
"you are your own master; no one but you"
don't give your power away. To any one.
love and light,
wanderer7
ps this blog is a little disjointed, in two parts. There are 2 aspects at play in the guru / hero-worship dilemma.
1) the 'teacher' should not 'want' to attract followers in the first place
and 2) you shouldn't 'want' to be a follower in the 'first place'
the whole problem gets created when you combine the two sides; and thus religions and control structures become formed, and perpetuate through time.
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routine has it's place in life. For one, it keeps us generally sane. Just knowing what's coming up, how to approach certain things; this is a boon to the conscious mind.
routine, in a way, plans out our future for us.
But it can also be a groove that we become too comfortable in; like walking the same old path to work, meeting and greeting the same people, seeing the same sort of movies and tv shows.
when this happens, routine has become our mental straightjacket; limiting movement, and potential new thoughts.
I find the best example of this is our Information Sources. Where we go to to get new data on the world. Now, we have the traditional 3 big Media Sources (the radio, tv, and newspaper), but now the web opens up the whole vast spectrum of data sources to us. If one is multilingual, what a place to dwell in!
but even so, with the Web out there, each person can only sample of small slice; and even there, we usually move in Information Routines; certain sites that we have come to know, to trust, and rely on.
Part of the problem is just 'finding' new sources. Ventures start up, often quite promising, but how do they get known? Most often, it is just a fortuitous link that falls one way, and here we rely on friends and social networks to keep us informed of 'new sources' or 'new finds'. Rather happenchance, no?
But one thing I have noticed with myself is that I have these so-called Information Routines. And once you recognise it's there, one can maybe branch out a bit more, try and explore and discover Alternative Voices; some that may be Beacons of Hidden Wisdom.
Keeping Oneself Open to New Sources
love and light, wanderer7
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when we start TO EXPECT a lot from the world, that is when we can get REALLY FRUSTRATED.
after all, the world and all its people, aren't here to SERVE US.
everyone else has their own agenda, their own plans, their own special purpose, and they go about their business. The stars spin, the plants reach high, the waves come crashing down. Everything moves in its own way, follows its own path. It's NOT DESIGNED to fulfill all YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
so, don't EXPECT TOO MUCH from things, or you're bound to get disappointed.
of course, that doesn't mean one should do NOTHING :-) one should always do the BEST YOU CAN to get the desired outcome; strive hard, study, plan, and work for what you WANT to achieve. But if it doesn't eventuate, DON'T GET MAD. If it didn't work out, just move on, and try again.
make your efforts, and be grateful for ANYTHING you receive. And know what? when you start moving into that state of grace and GRATITUDE, some really amazing, astonishing things start to happen.
blessings, love and light,
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what a liberating thought to have!
YOU ARE NOT YOUR BODY
all it's ills, all it's pains, all the angst ... this is nothing.
It is just an experience, for a time.
That is not to deny the existence of physical reality (after all, that brick wall is there, right?) but when we understand the TEMPORARY nature of things, the transience, the vehicle that is our body and the world, we aren't dragged down by our circumstances.
Sure, there is no perfect life. As the Buddha says, you can accumulate wealth, health, and favourable circumstances, but that can fall apart at any time. Those things are just temporary measures, temporary distractions.
YOU ARE NOT YOUR BODY
what a thought!
the truth will set you free, wanderer7
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