BigSkyDiamond Posted Sunday at 09:33 PM (edited) i love that cartoon !!!! and that saying, "whoever points a finger, there are three more fingers pointing back at them" Edited Sunday at 09:34 PM by BigSkyDiamond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted Sunday at 10:14 PM Human madness is overwhelming, so I recommend becoming a kindness specialist. Maybe your heart feels an affinity for a particular issue -- poverty, environmental protection, racism...whatever it may be. I think it´s enough to concentrate one´s change-the-world efforts in that one area. Or perhaps you´re not drawn to big splashy issues at all, but you´re an excellent gardener: brighten the world with flowers. Or lets say you´re an artist or a cook or the neighborhood extrovert who smiles and says hi to people walking down the street. It all counts. So many ways to heighten the vibe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted Sunday at 11:52 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, liminal_luke said: Human madness is overwhelming, so I recommend becoming a kindness specialist. Maybe your heart feels an affinity for a particular issue -- poverty, environmental protection, racism...whatever it may be. I think it´s enough to concentrate one´s change-the-world efforts in that one area. Or perhaps you´re not drawn to big splashy issues at all, but you´re an excellent gardener: brighten the world with flowers. Or lets say you´re an artist or a cook or the neighborhood extrovert who smiles and says hi to people walking down the street. It all counts. So many ways to heighten the vibe. One of the most powerful transformative practices i ever came across was a single line to that effect. That by simply broadcasting qualities like joy and compassion and kindness, as I go about my day doing the things that i love (as I work in the garden for instance) then the kindness and the intelligence and the benevolence of the universe delivers that to people, places, situations where it is most needed and where it has the most benefit. In this way, one person really can and does make a difference in the world. This helps prevent a sense of overwhelm and what some people describe as feeling helpless to effect change. Edited Sunday at 11:54 PM by BigSkyDiamond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liminal_luke Posted Sunday at 11:56 PM 3 minutes ago, BigSkyDiamond said: That by simply broadcasting qualities like joy and compassion and kindness, as I go about my day doing the things that i love (as I work in the garden for instance) then the kindness and the intelligence and the benevolence of the universe delivers that to people, places, situations where it is most needed and where it has the most benefit. Brahma Viharas for the Win! (or something like that) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted yesterday at 10:03 AM 10 hours ago, BigSkyDiamond said: One of the most powerful transformative practices i ever came across was a single line to that effect. That by simply broadcasting qualities like joy and compassion and kindness, as I go about my day doing the things that i love (as I work in the garden for instance) then the kindness and the intelligence and the benevolence of the universe delivers that to people, places, situations where it is most needed and where it has the most benefit. In this way, one person really can and does make a difference in the world. This helps prevent a sense of overwhelm and what some people describe as feeling helpless to effect change. true, and if we can't do the so called little things right then we we wont do big things well either... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted yesterday at 03:18 PM 15 hours ago, liminal_luke said: Brahma Viharas for the Win! (or something like that) an iron fist (if needed) in a silk glove.... an indomitable will, wisdom and a heart of gold, these are also needed to deal with that which would corrupt or destroy the goodness mentioned by Brahma Viharas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted yesterday at 04:28 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, old3bob said: an iron fist (if needed) in a silk glove.... an indomitable will, wisdom and a heart of gold, these are also needed to deal with that which would corrupt or destroy the goodness mentioned by Brahma Viharas see that's the thing. there is a core within us that can not be destroyed. It remains pristine. no matter what. "nothing can withstand the light of pure consciousness." Edited yesterday at 04:29 PM by BigSkyDiamond 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted yesterday at 05:10 PM I'll see your bet and raise you two absolutes... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigSkyDiamond Posted yesterday at 05:24 PM (edited) unborn, unformed, uncreated, no beginning and no end, no time, no space, no form. Always was and always will be. that is the truth of who we are. Edited yesterday at 05:25 PM by BigSkyDiamond Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted yesterday at 05:26 PM Just now, BigSkyDiamond said: unborn, unformed, uncreated, no time, no space, no form, always was, always will be that is the truth of who we are. ok, then I'll raise you three absolutes 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lairg Posted 13 hours ago 14 hours ago, BigSkyDiamond said: unborn, unformed, uncreated, no beginning and no end, no time, no space, no form. Always was and always will be. that is the truth of who we are. Quite so! The challenge is controlling/refining/aligning the human structure so that the Uncreated can shine/transmit its Intent through the humanness. Currently human society is more interested in maintaining power and control Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 18 hours ago, BigSkyDiamond said: unborn, unformed, uncreated, no beginning and no end, no time, no space, no form. Always was and always will be. that is the truth of who we are. I'd also add that there is really no "we", as in multiple and different variations of the eternal Self, thus just one Self in the many of us which are only apparent or relative we ('s) - which may be a party pooper for some who want to build up and keep their hard won separate identity. "We" could say we is used as a relatable manner of speaking, or a handle. Edited 10 hours ago by old3bob 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zerostao Posted 9 hours ago O3b, Spiritual acuity for masses runs along a predictable measurable cycle? Is this correct? If so, how far out are we from re-arriving at a good time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, zerostao said: O3b, Spiritual acuity for masses runs along a predictable measurable cycle? Is this correct? If so, how far out are we from re-arriving at a good time? don't know...but there is that saying of "in the blink of an eye" depending upon how that eye is seeing. bringing up a tangent: the blink of an advanced or acute eye may see many earth years and events pass by more quickly than most humans would... (so who really knows the translation across scales for beings under different levels of universal law; and time) Edited 5 hours ago by old3bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
