old3bob

you might give us an idea about that?

very nice job!

just get there before all the ice melts or it will be underwater like in Water-world....with people growing gills.

that is hard to imagine in the Tomb Thumb, they must of had fairly calm waters? I like that song, "wooden boats and iron men".

evil in multiple forms is attacking the earth and its decent people in every way possible... "Resist not evil" only works so far, so then where is your cutoff point?

not the "Peace that passes understanding" Btw some made it with jazzy class....

or a rabid wolf in sheep's clothing

Besides being built like a tank those Kirby vacs really suck which is a good thing... (also talk them way down from their asking price or one may need to take out a loan to pay for it!)

well if Ernest Shackleton can do it so can you; btw, a few more mates could help with that boat...

Indeed, Garden Island looks like its a tough place to be!

on the human level its not so easy to say...as for a Buddhist or Bon Dharma (wrathful) guardian deity or temple guardians I think you have a good idea... I appreciate the teachings of a proportional response, (traditions) maybe with a little extra thrown in. Some of our martial artists may have something to say about that from their practice? Btw. in some cases there could be kick first and maybe ask questions later scenario.

not to worry I think I heard hell is also empty....

so some seem to see no difference (or a cut off or on point so to speak) between just verbal/non-verbal interaction and interaction at much stronger levels of energy that can have far more serious results. I'd say that idea is bogus as it can be !

hmm, not so in the sense of magnitudes, I'd say "resist not evil" is coping via spiritual phycological methods whereas in more violent situations different means are rightly called for. That is unless one is a 100% pacifist no matter what and is prepared to suffer whatever is dished out. (?) Examples: a verbal confrontation that starts and ends that way compared to a life or death fight that also starts and ends that way. (there are also progressions, namely escalations or de-escalations that start and end in one way or another)

Well that saying is along the lines of not getting caught up in or being reactive too evil which I'd say works to a point, but the point can also come when being a pacifist, "turning the other cheek", ignoring, or acting above it all during developing and dire situations no longer works. (or is applicable)

philosophy on a matter can be interesting but is not exactly a personal cut off point... (so to speak)

Praying for them to visit and making an offering, that might work. On a different subject I loved watching "Sea Hunt" with Lloyd Bridges when I was a kid. Great scuba diving episodes! Also like the work of his sons Jeff and Beau.

Oh happy whale , Have been real close to a gray whale in the water on my surfboard in southern Cal; btw. being near their big back flipper is not where one wants to be! Surfers like it when dolphins are around since they tend to keep sharks away.

hell, I don't know maybe I was older then I'm younger than that now...

if you run into heavy seas along the way I hear there is a yellow submarine out there somewhere (which people live on) that could safely take you beneath the waves....

or I'd say incomplete perception as the "genius" of Buddhism points out...

Best wishes Bindi on what you are dealing with and going through...I'm not a qualified member of a Saivite school but have studied some of their teachings and have been fortunate (guest) to have met qualified members/teachers. Considering your interest and studies of Shiva/Shakti have you met members or teachers of any of the 6 main Saivite schools for further information, help or involvement therein? I'd say these powerful forces you are experiencing can come across in multiple ways for instance in a fierce Rudra aspect (like you describe) or in a benevolent and revealing grace aspect depending on where a person is at. "Fear not" is a key and bottom line saying of the higher force but that is easier heard than done for many of us struggling as human beings to take in. Something or ego has to give - so to speak, since it won't be Supreme Being or whatever term one relates to... I'd also say that for me the Lord Nataraja (cosmic dancer) related Saivite teachings cover the bases very well ! Om Shanti Om Peace

well to me there is conscious mind that works like a computer with hardware and software, which Spirit can see through. there is also conscious mind identity as human ego which sounds more like what you mean, (?) along with it surrendering to higher Self thus knowing its place as servant and not as master as it would like to be.

its not that big of a biggy and I've also done my share of it, but is still something to consider about interjecting.