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I took a short walk today, maybe 15 minutes. 3 minutes in, and a very nice and sleek eagle, white tail, white head, did 3 passes by me and let me see which tree he landed in. I've seen bigger eagle here, but this was probably the smoothest in flight. Nice aerial display. Just 25 feet up. My cats generally stay close to home, where they are safest

From Namkhai Norbu, dzogchen master There are the turnings of the wheel in Buddhism. As for any split, I don't see any, it is a matter of Destiny / affinity.

Overcome with sadness. Poor, poor kitty. But this also reminded me of something that happened to me a few years ago... I was doing taiji in the usual spot in the park one day and a hawk dropped a snake at my feet -- narrowly missing my head, it whooshed by my ear inches away. That hawk was in the habit of showing up for taiji almost every time, making a few circles over my head and then flying away. I guess that one time it decided to either deliver a gift or attempt murder --depending on whether it loved my taiji or hated it. The snake was a very large Garter. At first I thought it was dead, for a couple of minutes it didn't move -- then slowly started showing signs of life, and eventually slithered away. Sturdy creature -- no legs or arms or neck to break! The height it fell from must have been considerable (I don't know how high though since I wasn't looking up at the sky at the time) judging by the tremendous thud it landed with.

The illustration to the Head of Mystery Chapter 151 of the Book of the Dead is very similar to the picture we are studying:

Since when did voting establish reality? Did they not know about metaphysical experiments?

I get them a fair bit here .... 'Wedgies' * . Whirling high in the sky above the valley floor . But if you go to about 20km away and go to the top of 'Mount' (probably a hill, to you guys ) Killerkrankie , a high point around here , the north face drops off down a steep vertical cliff to nearly the valley floor below ; one can lie on the top of the rock and peer over and look down on the circling eagles . Some fly up level with you, sufing the wind as it is forced up the cliff face . Sometimes a gust will blow them into the cliff and they are so close you can see the fethers fan out , the wings flex... even the muscles under the feathers flex as the do manouvers to avoid smashing into the cliff .... they make noise in the wind as they do this too , sometimes coming so close you can see their eyeball turn and fix on you as their body tracks past .... rather magnificent ! * Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle

I´m reminded of the Breema Bodywork principle of No Extra. To manifest Breema, no extra is needed. What is extra? Anything that's not needed in this moment. Breema is not a technique, not something you learn. It's something you are. You have to learn a lot to let go of what you think you are and be what you are.Jon Schreiber"Waking Up to This Moment"

One very important, though subtle, difference is the presence of the one who is trying to get something, trying to realize something. The trying is effortful, it betrays a deep belief that we are not enough as we are and that something must be changed in us.. That sense of inadequacy is a formidable obstacle to the meaning and manifestation of enlightenment, in the dzogchen sense. The view of dzogchen, similar to that of Zen, is that enlightenment needs nothing to be added or taken away. This is also reflected in the practice, behavior, and ultimate fruition. The view is that we have everything we need already, we simply need to relax into the fullness. openness, and infinite potential that always is right here and right now. The Bönpos refer to the source of enlightenment as Kuntuzangpo which literally means all good, as in cannot be improved upon in any way.

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy..." John 10:10

What is the difference between trying to get enlightened and being enlightened and trying to realize that enlightenment?

This differentiation is most likely done by non- theravadins. I base my practice mostly on theravada texts, and no- self relates to reality, not to me as an isolated practitioner, since the idea of an isolated practitioner is conventional truth, not absolute truth. If the practice doesn't reflect that, it is inheritantly flawed. I still feel that mahayana rethoric is based on an hair-splitting attempt to prove spiritual superiority, while causing a split in the sangha. And intending to save all beings before one has realized reality and cleared the storehouse mind, isn't that just a bit arrogant?

This works ; I used google search site:thedaobums.com "exorcism" or any other eg . site:thedaobums.com " ( the subject ) "

Funny... I always think about it as simple and clean - unless we are enjoying the poetic presentation of Dogen.

'' Would you be willing to share links to your posts? I’d be very interested to read them '' I am not sure how this is going to unfold .... I am going through my profile > activity and selected > 'topics' - I have never looked through that before .... OMG ! This may take some time , especially when I come up against things I have supposedly written but have no memory of .... like this ; and being totally distracted ! Neurosis and 'illumination' ( vaguely related ) This one used to have great pics ... but now they are gone ; a very early one 2014 These are posts within other's subjects ; - I am finding it very hard to navigate through 'Topics' only has 10 pages .....my content only has 12 pages ( with an option to type a page number in .... less than 12 . 'posts' lists over 800 but shows all the text , not just the subject matter . Here is a link to a paper I mentioned https://www.theisticpsychology.org/books/w.vandusen/presence_spirits.htm Here is a new one that I am about to read ; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10912-018-9519-z#:~:text=And this actually does occur,is possessed by that spirit. All the rest .... you will have to try and figure out how to use the search engine or just ask questions ...... its all still in here ;

I actually looked up cognitive to make sure I was reading this correctly. Usually, people complain about it being too obtuse.

most of my 4 years in the military were during the Vietnam war era (but I remained stationed statewide) soon after I graduated from high school. I had a civilian like job which I liked and was pretty good at. (telecommunications which included being a telephone man which are mostly extinct now) The comradery among our guys was good, (there were no women in our unit) meeting new people, going to new places and learning new tasks was interesting and at times challenging to deal with. It was somewhat conflicting to me at times that we were under military rules while protecting civilian or democratically related freedoms, rules or laws.... As in civilian life with its whole gamut of human interactions (good and not so good) the military also has its whole gamut of things going on but with a command and rule structure from a 4 star general down to a new private that included orders being given and which must be followed or rather drastic consequences could follow! Also there are the dubious or dirty politicians and others deciding what would happen to and where our "boys" would be sent to carry out their political agendas which caused a lot of unnecessary suffering and deaths in war zones on all sides, along with riots taking place back in the states. (for example Kent state was a horrific one) As human beings there really is no free lunch for us; the saying, "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance" (thus certain sacrifices) has been proven though the ages and is universal, so if taken for granted it won't be there for those that come after us! There are many examples about what some people get wrong or do to our military forces, like them being dishonored, betrayed, misused, or being under very poor and insane like leadership !! . Alas as with all peoples whether military or not our better or worse angels may come into play.

Shocked US driver calls 911: ‘I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/21/bald-eagle-cat-windshield