old3bob

it says a lot of different things, where does it say that?

the higher one goes the more instantaneously karma can kick in; btw with the flood gates for evil overflowing lately here on earth one may wonder when its karma will give it a kick? ""God" does not interfere with human events", except when or for instance....?

met a guy who swore he saw a bunch of little gray aliens close by when as he was outside late one night! (near a small town in southern Utah) Btw, there was a report of technical problems taking place at underground U.S. ballistic missile site at the same time of UFO sightings.... "Public claims by Robert Salas In August 13, 1996, the Great Falls Tribune published an article about Robert Salas and his story of a UFO report associated with the Echo Flight malfunction.[6] Robert Salas had been a 26 year old Air Force Lieutenant during the 1967 malfunction.[6] According to Salas, on the night of the malfunction, he was assigned to the underground capsule at the complex.[6] According to Salas, a security guard on the surface contacted him to report flying objects in the distance doing strange maneuvers; Later, guards reported seeing a glowing red object hovering above the front gate.[6] According to Salas, minutes later the complex's ten Minutemen nuclear missiles went offline.[6] The red object reportedly disappeared and maintenance crews took a full day to restore the system to operational status.[6] In the August 1996 piece, Salas denies being a "UFO junkie" and doesn't suggest extra-terrestrial involvement; He further says he wants to find answers to the mystery, requesting anyone with information to contact him.[6]"

I see there are kits for adding a riding mower to one's boat, could help for long trips like yours

umm, many Buddhists not unlike many humans have various vested interests and will not give such up, even if leading to battles or wars. interestingly somewhere in Buddhist doctrine (i don't recall at the moment) the historic Buddha spoke of even giving up Buddhism (after it served its purpose) anyone out there have examples of that happening ? Same deal for most all religions under the sun....

more description's for things of the past: (a few we may have never heard of) Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance antique retro historic historical traditional antiquated old-time old-world old-school old-fashioned quaint old-timey former ancient retrograde past aged obsolete late oldfangled olden outdated outmoded out-of-date dated old hat forgotten moldy superannuated outworn venerable bygone fusty hoary fossilized antediluvian timeless stodgy musty age-old atavistic erstwhile anachronistic rinky-dink ageless passé anachronic remote moth-eaten anachronous dateless

there are more cars painted in various shades of gray these days, he didn't say anything about black which I've seen painted on the exterior of modern homes which to me seems to give a prison compound like vib. while black cars have a bad ass vib.

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I keep seeing chess pieces and moves in my head and they don't want to stop, so I've been playing the game too much... there are also song loops we sometimes get in our heads that don't want to stop. (or other kinds of loops) how about for you?

I'm not up on a lot of that stuff you've mentioned, I would say that any fine teaching and or pointers do not expect or encourage blind faith as a replacement for growing first hand experience that takes one beyond gnawing doubts! I'd say chapter 21 below of the T.T.C. is more than just handed down rote repetition but a shared witness that we can also appreciate on whatever level we can feel or relate to it (especially the last line) and or that which are also found in other fine teachings: "IT lies in the nature of Grand Virtue To follow the Tao and the Tao alone. Now what is the Tao? It is Something elusive and evasive. Evasive and elusive! And yet It contains within Itself a Form. Elusive and evasive! And yet It contains within Itself a Substance. Shadowy and dim! And yet It contains within Itself a Core of Vitality. The Core of Vitality is very real, It contains within Itself an unfailing Sincerity. Throughout the ages Its Name has been preserved In order to recall the Beginning of all things. How do I know the ways of all things at the Beginning? By what is within me." btw I'm not the enemy here to disprove and neither are you, if something I mention is of use fine, if not then we should agree to disagree...

Well I'd say again that Source or Self is not a particular this or that thing going through gain or loss, Prana/Light springs from the Self and then all follows in multiple levels of manifestation...btw such is not my philosophy but to me that alluded to by realized Sages/Masters down through the ages. Their unbound realization ultimately matches a knowing beyond regular knowing that they are not just a particular this or that thing with designs of its own (ego) or limited to whatever local form or matrix that has taken shape in comings or goings in time(s) and space(s). Why, well I'd say "why" can not really give or get an answer beyond speculations....while the power of Unconditional Love needs no conditions or a 'why' that can be nailed down by mental means. Good day Bindi.

an oldie but goodie, here is another one:

its not all bad, the subconscious can sometimes sort out and or solve problems when the conscious mind can not. (which can be part of what is going on with loops)

and that one will go hungry if they don't get busy and scramble the eggs and then eat them.

speaking of sand dunes I've been in an of area of dunes that has compacted clay underneath its sand, thus water can't seep through that resulting in surprisingly nice pools of water (from whatever rain fell) in parts of the dunes that you would never see in other dunes! Don't know if Lawrence ever bumped into such....

right, but were morphing anywhere form A-Z aren't we?

the dark hunger of malice, greed and fear will devour whatever it can but in the end it runs out of that and self destructs! The Earth/soul/Mother is not broken and prevails with the Golden ones...we fly in wonder among her pure silver forests that sing with never ending harmony, for no unclean thing can take root or be here...

Btw, did you bump into Lawrence somewhere out there? if so watch out for his knife...

They want a snack....btw they must (?) be able to drink salt water even though they are warm blooded mammals.... oops just checked Ai and it said no they get hydration from their food...

a short follow up: I agree with your idea of possible spiritual GAIN or benefit for most all realms (earthly, astral and causal) and that the Beings dwelling therein may progress, (including earth bound souls who may have little or no knowledge of more subtle states) . Anyway with the potential for or an or actual gain there is then also the potential for or an actual loss. Thus if "Source" were also under that law it would be in a similar boat as all things are that change in time(s) and space(s) and thus never come to, or realizes ultimate rest/peace in unconditioned Beingness - which I'd say is an underlying spiritual motive/essence built into all souls to know and attain via us finally putting away internal doubts, conundrums, debates, conflicts, various types of gains or losses, separation, etc.. so coming to understanding with what It's all about in ultimate meaning.

Even by the Beatles?

and then there are the more or less accepted forms of evil, black magic or violence practiced and cheered on in international and national politics that cause great harm to individuals and many people... (such is very obvious but the pretenses related to its uses and getting away with it are legion) countless are the numbers of indigenous and other people suppressed or murdered in the name of "manifest destiny" via all of its forms (with roots in malice, greed, racism fear, lust for power, etc...) while various heads of state smile and shake hands in gaudy public displays of absolute hypocrisy and propaganda used to try and gloss over their crimes! (and they are often successful with such mass hypnosis) thankfully many are speaking out and fighting the good fight against such forces...

How are you with heights, for some there is a strange kind of fascination with such...for others not so much. For instance: "hey man, get this my fortune cookie says beware of high places"... but for some that strange fascination can be deadly! (like taking a selfie on cliff edge)