The Great Book of Commentarial Treasures
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The Great Book of Commentarial Treasures
TheGreatBookofCommentarial Treasures —MystifiedInterlocutionandDiscursive IntercoursesintheLandofCyberversia— [CompiledbyLamæParseBitshitLopön∫ StardateRange:s12.2014-n02.2015] *2* Editor'sNote:Nopreferenceorconsiderationwhatsoeverhas beeninvestedintotheorderofthehostturfsonwhichthe documentedexchangeshaveunfolded.Thehostturfsarelisted alphabetically;thethreadsandpoststhereinarepresentedin futurewards-fallingorder.Itwasdeemedunnecessaryto referencelocationsorrelations,sincethecontentcaneminently *3* standonitsownfourfeetasajoyouslyeminentisolate.Mayall beingsbehappyorsadorneutral.Flowingonwards... ThisistheRevised2ndEditionwithsomeadditionallinebreaks, verboselinknamesandanextendedbunchofabsolutely fabulousartist'simpressions.Wededicateitlogicallytothefond andradiantmemoryoflateMr.Spock.Mayhelivelongand prosperwherenomanhasboldlygonebeforeandreturned. Finally,we'rehonoredtoconcludethisprologuewitha complimentaryfreequotefromtheauthor. "Indeedandthejobisnowdone.Enjoythemadcrackersandpopa triparoundwiththerandombuttonifyoucan'tdealwiththe linearity.800linesofcodeforaparserandproducerscripty.God dameIjustwroteabook."~Mr.Author;Stardatef03.2015 *4* TABLEOFCONTENTSAKA.TURFINDEXREPOSITORY TheGreatBookofCommentarialTreasures 1.OnceUponaTimeatAlex'sBackyard 2.SixTimesUponaTimeatAnanda'sBackyard 3.OnceUponaTimeatAngelo'sBackyard 4.OnceUponaTimeatAnna'sBackyard 5.OnceUponaTimeatCalvin'sBackyard 6.OnceUponaTimeatChani'sBackyard 7.OnceUponaTimeatChristopher'sBackyard 8.OnceUponaTimeatCloudground'sBackyard 9.Thirty-oneTimesUponaTimeatEgo'sBackyard 10.OnceUponaTimeatEric'sBackyard 11.SixteenTimesUponaTimeatExpanded'sBackyard 12.OnceUponaTimeatHari'sBackyard 13.OnceUponaTimeatHarsha'sBackyard 14.OnceUponaTimeatHendra'sBackyard 15.OnceUponaTimeatHigher'sBackyard 16.OnceUponaTimeatIFucking'sBackyard 17.TenTimesUponaTimeatJagadananda'sBackyard 18.OnceUponaTimeatJames'sBackyard 19.OnceUponaTimeatJane'sBackyard 20.ThriceUponaTimeatJani'sBackyard *5* 21.TwiceUponaTimeatJi'sBackyard 22.OnceUponaTimeatJulia'sBackyard 23.OnceUponaTimeatKatha'sBackyard 24.OnceUponaTimeatKrishnamoyee'sBackyard 25.TwiceUponaTimeatKristine'sBackyard 26.TwiceUponaTimeatKristopher'sBackyard 27.ThriceUponaTimeatLuna'sBackyard 28.OnceUponaTimeatMahakala'sBackyard 29.OnceUponaTimeatMarkus'sBackyard 30.OnceUponaTimeatMatilda'sBackyard 31.OnceUponaTimeatMischka'sBackyard 32.TwiceUponaTimeatNala'sBackyard 33.NineTimesUponaTimeatNandini'sBackyard 34.SixTimesUponaTimeatOrder'sBackyard 35.OnceUponaTimeatPatricia'sBackyard 36.OnceUponaTimeatPatrick'sBackyard 37.ThriceUponaTimeatPhaedra'sBackyard 38.OnceUponaTimeatPrahladesh'sBackyard 39.ThriceUponaTimeatPreman'sBackyard 40.ThriceUponaTimeatPurnananda'sBackyard 41.OnceUponaTimeatPushkaraksha'sBackyard 42.FiveTimesUponaTimeatRamiro'sBackyard 43.OnceUponaTimeatRamkrishna'sBackyard 44.OnceUponaTimeatRasta'sBackyard *6* 45.OnceUponaTimeatRyan'sBackyard 46.TwiceUponaTimeatSakhicharan'sBackyard 47.OnceUponaTimeatSpencer'sBackyard 48.OnceUponaTimeatVisionary'sBackyard 49.Twenty-oneTimesUponaTimeatZijazo'sBackyard *7* 1.ONCEU PONATIMEATALEX'SBACKYARD αλε μιξ *8* 1.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand20Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Randomizationistheepitomeofthesuccessfulquantumlife.· RandomDeepakChopraQuoteGenerator» ✽✽✽ Semanticmultivalenceistheunintrusiveandnon-potentiveaxis ofneo-spiritualbestsellers. ✽✽✽ *9* 2.SIXTIMESU PONATIMEATANANDA'SBACKYARD ανα γοπ *10* 2.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand66Words Hey,you'retalkingfluentUniversaleseagain.There'sthe OnenessoftheAllness,theIsnessoftheLovingness,the SuchnessoftheWhateverness;andthenthere'sthatsuggestive silhouetteofthemuch-sought-afterLochNessentityinthe vernacularvillageofDialect'icon,thatever-elusivemystery castingsignsofsomethingfabulousrightbelowthesurface,yet alwaysjustslightlyoutsidethereachoftheinstru-mentationof ourmatrix-tunedorchestra. ✽✽✽ *11* 2.2~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand58Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Thereisnoexcusefor"tamingtheinitiate'sego"unlessfor totaldismantlinganddissolutioninthefinalalchemicalmelt, "syntheticgold"...The"pliableenough"approachsimplymakes wayforagenda-rootedmanipulation;whilethetotalmeltleaves nothingthatwouldrespondtosuchconstrictiveimpositions. Liketheexpression,"psychodramaticmethods",veryaptlyput. :D ✽✽✽ Gooddamewithyouextremists. ✽✽✽ *12* 2.3~ALengthyEncounterin3Turnsand980Words Ifindthat,asidetheresultofbecomingwell-versedand gaininginsightonvariouslevels,thestudyofscriptures providesanunderestimatedlatentmeritofvastpotential— oftenlosttothosewhoshunsuchstudyoverreasonssuchas "intellectualization"etc.Thatis,intheconfused,deludedand conditionedstate,whereconsciousnessisyettocrisplyand directlytouchbasewiththerealitiesapproximated,depicted andmirroredinthescriptures,wemostlyhaveindistinctand ambiguoussensationsandconceptstorefertoinourinner databankofwell-structuredandwholesomereflexes,inthat indexofconscienceand/or"gutresponses"thatprovidesour primetieroftrans-logicalreflectivityanddirection,an autonomicsynapticgridrarely(re)cognizedoridentifiedin operation. However,apersonwhohascommittedtostudying, rememberingandinternalizingscripturewillhavearesulting uncommonassetembeddeddeepintotheconscioussystem,like aresourcematrixofwholesomearchetypalresponsesthatthe intuitivesensecanconnectwith,outsidethechannelsand processesofvolitionalandconsciousreasoning,toprovide guidanceinanyandallemergentsituations.Muchlikeproviding theinnervoiceorthepromptingsofthe"super-soul"witha phrasedictionaryandalanguagesynthesizer,areflective repositorywithon-demandmessagesofinstantclarity.Further, thebenefitsofsuchabsorptioncarryonintotheunforeseeable *13* future,withembeddedpatternsofwisdommakingthemselves spontaneouslyavailableevenyearsordecadesafterthelast consciousencounterfortimelyinsight,guidanceandinspiration. Needlesstosay,inmakingthemostoutofthatlatentmatrix,in theprocessofinternalization,it'smostbeneficialtoabsorbfrom sourcesthatareofundilutedwisdom,therein"tagging"or highlighting"thisisofthehighestessence"forpassagesdesired forimprinting;orinthecaseofmixedsources,identifyingsuch passagesthatinvokeawholesomeblendofwisdomand/orrasa, andcontrastingthemas"thisispristine,thisshouldremain".In bothcases,identifyingthemintoaseparatetop-levelmnemonic indexof"highpriorityrecalls"abovetherestofthememory banks,topreventtheformationofaneedlesslyconvolutedor unevenrecallmatrix.(Althoughasubsequentevolutionand fusionofintuition-and-spiritwillretroactivelydosomeofthe sortingandfilteringautomaticallyonthebackground,awell- leveledbasefor"insightmining"isgoodtoestablishfromthe outset.) Then,ourattimesstumblingandattimeswaltzing consciousnessbecomesequippedwithasupporting, inspirationalandguardinginsightorchestratoaccompanythe journey,availableforplayingthesweettunesorhammeringin thepercussionintimesofneed,forflavoringthecoursewith rasa,orfortemperingthecoursewithwisdom.(Iamtemptedto continueabouttaggingthe"goodsourcecode"intomulti-tiered polaritymatrixesforpairedrecall,spectralcascadesand *14* relationalobjectswithmethods,butthisislongenoughasitis.) Studyyedeep,andcarrythegoodburdenforpro-visionsonthe path.Tangentiallyrelated,hopefullyrelevant. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Whentheunconditionalandpurelypolarizedmatrixof extendingenergeticobject-entitiesattainsastateofsupersymmetryandspontaneouslyformsintosynchronized concentriccircles;withtherootattractor-operator simultaneouslyinterfacingwiththesourcepurpose-emanatrix andalltheextension-permutationemanationsinperfectly *15* reflectiveandsynergeticsyzygies;andwhentheresultantstate overfloodsthewholesystemwithinfiniteloopsofself-extending flavor-essencesandmakesitlostuntoitselfwithoutseveringthe integralreflectivityofthetwo-as-one-as-twooscillation;it's calledsomethinglikethatforshortandsweet. Awhirlingdervishproperreadsthesurasandtheasuraswhilst spinningclockwiseandanticlockwiseatonce;knowinghowthe ebbandflowofexpanseinthesurataranginiissubjecttothe influenceoflunarmansionsintheayatzodiacofarchetypal signification;andthepoorspinningscholarislostintheblissof go-ranicwisdom;are-verberatingstateofmadnessmayensue whenthestrokesofthecalligraphyspiralinwardandoutwardin syncwithintheoctagonalgoldenlotusinamansionoffour gates.Whoeversaid,ilAhlAdinIilAllA("ilA:Flows;AhlAdinI: Delight;ila:Below;allA:Omother"),musthavebeenaconduit ofsomethingfromaworldyonderhigh,cascadingfromthe transcendentrustictotheimmanentmystic;downthe kaleidoscopicchannelofmanifestationfromfullportionsto plenarypartitions.Pleaseforgetaboutthisparagraph,possibly outsidetheranchofthego-cara. ✽✽✽ Theprocessofverbalizationiscertainlythe"highest"form ofexpression(inoneendofthespectrum),inthatitisthemost completemeansofexplicitexternalizationofexperience.(Called vaikhari-shabda;tttheotherendofthespectrumthereispara*16* shabdaormula-shabda;kindaliketheultravioletandthe infraredofsound;beingthe"absoluteexternalization"and "absoluteinternalization"endsofthepolarizedwaveformsof creation;somerelevantnotesontheshabda-spectruminthe commentsbelow,incaseinterested:· https://www.facebook.com/jagadananda/posts/10204498741621550). Onelevelofbenefitfromthestudiesisthe"taggables"thatare likeingredientsorcomponentnodesfortheprocessof refactoringconsciousness.Thatinitselfisveryworthyof pursuingandofsubstantialbenefits.Deeperthanthatthough, andthelevelIfindmostinterestingto"hack",isusingthe characteristicsofthese"peakstatements"totriangulatethe referencematrixofconsciousnessoftheoriginalauthors;and withthattheveryprocessofformationthatgaverisetotheir expressions;whichisreallyanavenueforwitnessingthe author'sinterplaywiththedivineonamoreelementallevel;but withthescripturaloutputasthereferencewegainthedual benefitof"structuredspontaneity"astheinsight,wherethere's lessneedfortheprocessofsortingoutthechaoticandthe mystic(whichisofcourseasportinitsownright)andmore availabilityofplug-and-playframesofcognitivereference. Bestofsuccessandlotsofdaringforyourwordypursuitsforthe essenceandtheelixir;bitterattheoutsetyetrejuvenatinginthe end! ✽✽✽ *17* 2.4~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand142Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Sovereigntystartingwithdissociatingfromsubmissionto, andidentificationwith,thespectrumofurges. vAcovegaMmanasaHkrodha-vegaM jihvA-vegamudaropastha-vegam| etAnvegAnyoviSahetadhIraH sarvAmapImAMpRthivIMsaziSyAt||1|| “Theurgeofthespeech,theurgesofthemindandtheanger, theurgeofthetongue,theurgesofthebellyandthegenitals– Theonewhowithstandstheseurgesissober; Thewholeworldis[subduedas]hisstudentindeed.” Thatoneisafree-rangesovereign;havingtamedthebattlesof themicrocosm,theassaultsandchallengersofthemacrocosm holdlittlepowertocompromisethekingdom(ofGodwithin). Whiletheurgesseemrelativelybasal,theproperabsenceof theirinterferingandobscuringcapacityisindicativeofarather highattainmentandinnerintegrity. ·GeeVees:UP1-Introduction-Theproperapplicationofrenunciationwith bhakti»...noticedtherearesomerelevantmaterialsthere. ✽✽✽ *18* 2.5~AModestEncounterin1Turnand164Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Andwithunwholesomeambition,there'sthecatch-22...Got some,gonnagetsometoseeyourreflection.Gotnone,gonna seetheoriginalguru.Atthemostfortunateoftimes,onemay encounteralocalizedformoftheoriginalguruwhilststillina convolutedstateofintention;andinanothercatch(catch-33?), insuchcasesthepretenseofambitionetc.isfeignedbythe *19* universe(embodied)togeneratethepurifying"on-your-face" reflection. Thedifferencebetween"mirage"taintsandactualtaintsisseen bythefewofsubtlediscernment,anditdeludesthemanyand turnsthemaway;andonlythoseofpenetratinginsightcan deductthetestoffeignedobscurationbysensingandidentifying theunrealcontrastbetweenthepurecurrentofpowerandthe veilapparentthatcouldnotexistasaclung-on-to-realityinthe faceofsuchradiance.Whenthuspenetrated,thepure-of-spirit trickstergoesLOLandthatphantasmagoricalveilofobscuration fallsatonce,withoutatracethatiteverwas. ✽✽✽ *20* 2.6~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand115Words Ifcomplexityoflanguageisasignof"impersonal",thenthe acharyaswhowroteinSanskritwithsomesubstantial complexity,JivaGoswamispringstomindfirst,musthavebeen abunchofverydedicatednirvisesa-shunyavadis.Whaddayo say?Itsoundstomeliketheywereprettyscholarlyand impersonalthere,allthatwritingquiteoutofreachforthe commonfolks!Esp.commentariesonGitaandBhagavatamare soorobotic!!Theyrejustdefiningwordstechnically,itslike readingdictionary. [That'swhyNarottama&hisbuddiesdecidedtosingitoutin realsimpleBengalisongs,butIdon'tthinktheysaidanything abouttheGoswamisbeingimpersonalistsbecausetheywroteso compex.Gofigurecows?] ✽✽✽ *21* 3.ONCEU PONATIMEATANGELO'SBACKYARD αγγ πυγ *22* 3.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand19Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Itseemstomethatthearticlesaystheopposite?Inthatit'sin factbeneficialforyourliver.·ThisIsWhat3CupsOfCoffeeADayDo ToYourLiver» ✽✽✽ *23* 4.ONCEU PONATIMEATANNA'SBACKYARD ανν φαχ *24* 4.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand122Words —AnArtist'sImpression— FirstIwaslike,"Lifegetsrealhey.Destructionandrebirth. Phoenixandthetormentsofregeneration."ThenIgoogledand waslike,"That'ssoEatPrayLove". ✽✽✽ Yesit'sdefinitelyagoodlinetonotedown—andto rememberwhenshitgetsreal.Gratitudefordestruction, especiallyofthingswe'reattachedto,isararebutprecioustrait, andusuallyonlyfoundinthosewho'vedoneacoupleofrounds ofit.Everseensomeonebeamwithsmileanddancejubilant overhoweverythingintheirlifejustwentstraighttohell?Well *25* that'sthatrightthere,adegreeofliberation.Makestheburdens oflifealotlightertobearwhenthere'snofearofthearrivalof endings. ✽✽✽ *26* 5.ONCEU PONATIMEATCALVIN'SBACKYARD καλ μιλ *27* 5.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand10Words HowIFilmedSharkEating16GodsandGotDirtyRich ✽✽✽ *28* 6.ONCEU PONATIMEATCHANI'SBACKYARD χα λεα *29* 6.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand22Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ChaniI'mstillinYogyaandIbelieveLunawouldbewithher familyupinthenorth...Thanksfortheinvite! ✽✽✽ *30* 7.ONCEU PONATIMEATCHRISTOPHER'SBACKYARD χρ μπρι *31* 7.1~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand173Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Idriveahummeruptheivorytower.Datwatkewl.Isbitter inthebeginningthough.Folksneedtolearnhowtorevealtheir latentflatulenceintheopenbeforetheycanhopetopullthat soul-stiffeningpoleofunnecesselfseriousnessoutoftheirbums. InthesacredlanguageofSamskritamit'scalledthespiritual processofadho-vāyu-pāvanaor"liberationofthenetherwind", knowntotheyogisasafunctionoftheapāna-vāyuorthedown- flowingvitalairthateliminatesaccumulatedexcretorymaterials fromthesystem.It'svirtuoustobeexhilaratedbywhateverthat isextremelyhilarious,aka.allofthisandthat,totally,:poop:. Hardtoboogieinfullspiritswhilstanal-retentiveonmultiple levels.Goodbhaktasstartwithaseminaronbasicpottytraining. ✽✽✽ Beholdthechildren. ✽✽✽ *32* Ramiroit'dbelargelyunintelligibleifyouarenotadequately anal-retentive.Acoupleofseriesofmula-bandhaswouldsurely help,aslongastheuprisingenergyismixedwithresidualfeces andtransmutedforusebythespiritualahamkara. ✽✽✽ *33* 8.ONCEU PONATIMEATCLOUDGROUND'SBACKYARD κλο υνδ *34* 8.1~AModestEncounterin1Turnand153Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ThestrengthoftheEtiäinen(lit."Distantling")would naturallybecognatewiththeclarityofintentionoftheonewho caststhe"futureshadow".Ireckonthemechanismismuchthe sameaswithBuddhistmeditatorswhoforeseetheirfuturelives onthebasisofthepresentstateofaccumulation;wherethe matrixofkarma,whenlucidenough,pre-generatesthefuture forms,andinsomecases,caninterfacewiththereckoningof others. Anadeptcouldalsouseittoconjurefakepremonitions(nota nicethingtodoinnormalcircumstances),tocastintotheether aspectrumofpotentialsasacautionarymeasureforanother,or evenfuture-castoperativemulti-formsofhimselftoproactively *35* pavetheroadahead.Musttamethepresentself-entitybefore volitionalfuture-castingcanhappen,though.Aswellaslearnto controlthecastingofinvoluntaryfuturesprites,too! #EtherPokerFaceThanksforbringingthisup,goodstuff.· Nirvikalpa-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ *36* 9.THIRTY-ONETIMESU PONATIMEATEGO'SBACKYARD εγο σελ *37* 9.1~ABriefEncounterin3Turnsand75Words —AnArtist'sImpression— :D ✽✽✽ Jotaivaasäädetääpäiväkerrallaajatajukankaalla.Tajuun takertuminensyönirvanaa.Tajunvapahdustuohyväntuulen. ✽✽✽ SpencerIusedtohearRasputinmorethanPan;theJesusIDis nowfortunatelylessheard.FoundthisoldPangenatorshotfrom atimebeforetheoldworldorderwentdownwiththehelpof thegoodBabalonharlot.Strangedays.· https://www.facebook.com/photo.php? fbid=4175941792697&set=a.1620275102627.2083607.1108906794&type=3 ✽✽✽ *38* 9.2~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand109Words Inothernews,theGeminidmeteorshowerpeaksbetween 13-14December,ie.tomorrowandthedayafter,withupto120 meteorsperhour.Ifyougetaclearsky,thereshouldbeaction. Gazeup. ✽✽✽ Calvin,alwaysmindtheants,lestthedesertswallowthetroops. Antsarethetelepathiclordsofthesubterraneanhighway. ...AndbeforeSolomonweremarshalledhishosts,ofJinnsand menandbirds,andtheywereallkeptinorderandranks.At length,whentheycametoavalleyofants,oneoftheantssaid: "Oyeants,getintoyourhabitations,lestSolomonandhishosts crushyouwithoutknowingit." ✽✽✽ *39* 9.3~ALengthyEncounterin5Turnsand906Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Freedownloadofin-depthmeditationmanualsfromthePa AukMonastery.(Goodreads:"BreakthroughinSamatha MeditationandVipassanaMeditation"—foranoverviewof methodology;and"KnowingandSeeing"—forthoroughand technicalreference.) ·EnglishDhammaeBooks-PA-AUKTAWYAVIPASSANADHURA HERMITAGE» ✽✽✽ *40* —AnArtist'sImpression— Scienceonthe"Degeneratestatesofmatter": "Degeneratematterinphysicsisacollectionoffree,noninteractingparticleswithapressureandotherphysical characteristicsdeterminedbyquantummechanicaleffects.Itis theanalogueofanidealgasinclassicalmechanics.The degeneratestateofmatter,inthesenseofdeviantfromanideal gas,arisesatextraordinarilyhighdensity(incompactstars)or atextremelylowtemperaturesinlaboratories.Itoccursfor matterparticlessuchaselectrons,neutrons,protons,and fermionsingeneralandisreferredtoaselectron-degenerate matter,neutron-degeneratematter,etc. "Imaginethataplasmaiscooledandcompressedrepeatedly. Eventually,itwillnotbepossibletocompresstheplasmaany further,becausethePauliexclusionprinciplestatesthattwo *41* fermionscannotsharethesamequantumstate.Wheninthis state,sincethereisnoextraspaceforanyparticles,wecanalso saythataparticle'slocationisextremelydefined.Therefore... theirmomentumisextremelyuncertainsincetheparticlesare locatedinaveryconfinedspace.Therefore,eventhoughthe plasmaiscold,theparticlesmustbemovingveryfaston average.Thisleadstotheconclusionthatinordertocompress anobjectintoaverysmallspace,tremendousforceisrequired tocontrolitsparticles'momentum. ·Degeneratematter-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— KalapasorsubatomicconstituentsinBuddhistmeditation: "InTheravadaBuddhistphenomenology,Kalapasaredefinedas thesmallestunitsofphysicalmatter.Kalapasaredescribedas tinyunitsofmateriality,“tensofthousandsoftimessmallerthan aparticleofdust,”comingintoexistenceanddisappearinginas *42* littleasabillionthofasecondoratrillionthoftheblinkofan eye.KalapasareunderstoodbysomeTherevadathinkersas actualsubatomicparticlesandthesmallestunitsofmateriality. ...IncontemporaryBuddhistmeditationpractice,the observationandanalysisofkalapasisatypeofvipassana practicethataimstoallowdirectobservationofimpermanence andnon-self." ·Kalapas-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Mayalsoleadtointerestinginsightsonthedynamicsof wave-particleduality;wheretheapparentcontinuumandthe momentaryburstsoftherealityofmind-matter(nama-rupa) *43* becomeexpressedasasingletwo-potentialdomainofwaveparticlegradiencesubjectto,andreflectiveof,cognitive conditionsthatsubjectivelysuspendthequantumrealityinto apparentstaticdualities. Subjectiveassertionofconcretenessintomultivalentholograms canreallymessupone'sexperienceofreality,lockingthe awarenessintoabinary-reactiveparadigm,preventingthefree flowofas-isrealityandforcingitintoanendlesscascadeof moribundcompositionthroughinterpretiveattachmentand clinging.Self-sourcedprojectionsmustdissolve;theyrepresent aneedlessinfringementon,andsubjectivefracturingof,the impersonalandinterdependentcontinuumofself-manifesting reality. ·http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave–particle_duality ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— GroovystuffinthesePaAukmeditationguidetexts... Simultaneousperceptionoftwelve-foldelementalproperties, *44* baseelementsexplodingintorapidlyfluctuatingelemental particlesbeforethemind'sinsighteye..."Whenhecontinuesto discernthefourelementsintheclearmass[ofrefined materiality],themassbreaksintoverytinyparticlesofmaterial groups(rūpa-kalāpas)whichariseanddissolveveryrapidly.":D =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Theyogifirstdevelopstherightconcentrationthathehas attained,andthendefinesthefourprimaryelements.[Earth: hardness,roughness,heaviness;softness,smoothnessand lightness.Water:cohesion,fluidity.Fire:heat,cold.Air:motion, support.] "Startingfromaplaceofhisbodywherehardnessisdistinct,he reflectsonthenatureofhardnessineverypartofhiswhole body.Hedoesthesamefortheremainingelevenqualities.He practisestodiscernallthetwelvequalitiesonebyoneinorder repeatedlyuntilhecandiscernallofthemalmost simultaneously.Hethenconcentrateshismindonthetwelve qualities,thatrepresentthefourelements,untilthe neighbourhoodconcentration(upacārasamādhi)arises. "Atthistimeheisawareofonlythefourelementsandnothis body.Ashekeepsonfocusinghismindontheelements,agrey colour,andthenawhitecolour,andthenaclearmasslikeglass oricegenerallyappear.Thisclearmassrepresentspasāda rūpas.Whenhecontinuestodiscernthefourelementsinthe clearmass,themassbreaksintoverytinyparticlesofmaterial groups(rūpa-kalāpas)whichariseanddissolveveryrapidly.He *45* continuestodiscernthefourelementsinthetinyparticleswith hiswisdomashehasdiscernedtheminhisbody.Afterthathe shoulddiscernthederivedmaterialityintheparticles.Heshould analyzetheparticlesinaccordancewiththefivesense-doors (pañca-dvāras). "Hecandefineinthesameway54rūpaseachintheear-door,in thenose-doorandinthetongue-door,replacingeye-sensitivity withear-sensitivity,nose-sensitivityandtongue-sensitivity, respectively.Inthebody-doorthereareonly44rūpasasonly5 kindsofrūpa-kalāpas,namely,body-decad,sex-decadand3 kindsofoctads,arepresent.Theparticlescontainingsensitive matter(pasāda-rūpa)areclearwhereastheothersarenot clear." [From"BreakthroughinSamatha&VipassanaMeditation;PDF: ·http://www.dhammatalks.net/Books14/Pa-Auk-Sayadaw_Breakthroughin-samatha-meditation-and-vipassana-meditation.pdf ]·AnInterviewWith Sayadaw:TheLightofWisdomandConcentrationMeditationinSubatomic Discernment» ✽✽✽ *46* 9.4~ABriefEncounterin3Turnsand58Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Addingabunchofbookstomylibrary,foundthislittlegem amongthelots.Canhazforfreedownload*purrrhhh*here:· BuddhainBlueJeans–AnExtremelyShortSimpleZenGuideToSittingQuietly andBeingBuddha:...» ✽✽✽ Sittingdownquietandwatchingthebreathflowisoneofthe bestthingseverinventedsincenirvana. ✽✽✽ *47* B| ✽✽✽ *48* 9.5~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand85Words —AnArtist'sImpression— YESANDAREYOUINNEEDOFHOEORHAMMERORSCYTHETO FIXTHEUPYOURCAPSLOCKBUTTON?:D ✽✽✽ Booyah...theshapeoftheTaoGardenisinplace,afewmore layerstocoatonandit'sreadytostaybrewingoverour imminentroad-triptoWestJawa,awaitingnewseeds(anda chuckfence)onourreturn.ThanksverymuchNyomanWenfor theguidanceandallthehardworkinestablishingthisgemofa fertilefoundationonouryard!^_^ *49* ✽✽✽ *50* 9.6~AModestEncounterin4Turnsand263Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Nyomancanyouspotourgarden?:DWillbeinterestingtosee howthingslooktomorrow,I'veneverseenthewaterscomethis high—andthewholemassofwaterbuiltupinlessthantwo hours.Gonnahavetodosomeseriousreconfigofthecontours, havealreadydugupafewcubicmetersbutthesoilisyettobe transplanted.Gottafinnishingoodformtomorrow,we'rehitting theroadonMondayforamonthplus... ✽✽✽ Gotaparticularlyscenicyellowlightingwiththesunsetand rains!Andyupitgotprettybrownattheendofthedownpour. *51* ✽✽✽ Nyomaningoodnewsthegardenwastotallyintact!Giveortake ahandfuloftilesafewcentimeterstilted.Sturdyworkthere!Did asecondembankmentaroundthebeds,it'sturningintoadome. Alsodugdownsomeofthehigherareastocontainwater,meant todomuchmorebutIgaveinwhenthehoebrokethefifthtime andtheclockstruckfiveo'clockfifteenintherain.Needtofixit uptonightandcontinueearlytomorrowmorning,needtowrap upingoodformbeforewehittheroad... ✽✽✽ NyomantheTaomustbeprotectedatallcost.IftheTaowereto cease,heavenandearthwouldexpire.Therefore,Iwillstayback forsevendaysandnights,forgingaflowmatrixandlevelingthe mountains,ensuringthesafetyandlongevityoftheearth-bound Taoimperative.Fearnotyemortals,theendoftheworldcomes notwiththisseason'srains.~MaoZig ✽✽✽ *52* 9.7~ALengthyEncounterin11Turnsand668Words —AnArtist'sImpression— RastaJimmy@_@ ✽✽✽ Anybodyknowofgoodandisolatedtree-stumpsIcanpitch mytentunderforaweekorsoofmeditation?Somewhere south-westofBandung;orotherwisetowardsthenorth;within somethinglike50-100kmrangemax?Accesstocleanwater wouldbecoolbutnotnecessary,aslongastheplaceisquiet andfreeofhumaninvaders.Dandy,Dave,suggestions? ✽✽✽ Phaedrathosetwowouldbeabitmoreontheresortsidetho, no?Woulddigbestafreecampingzone(asin"gratis"andasin *53* "don'tyoutellmewheretoputmytent")—andifitshouldbe bothnaturallygorgeousANDanancientsacredsite,bonus combo!Andfreefromgigalomanicmosquitos,hordesof alligatorsandman-eatingmidgetsandstuff,thoughhaunted sitesingeneralgetbonusfortheextendedhumanisolation factor. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— *54* LunayaImightgoforafarmermindfuckstrategy,straightinthe middleofsomeone'sfield,keepapartofmyheadabovethe surfaceinarowofcabbagesandgo"PickabooSemedi!"every timeafarmerpassesby.OrIcouldjustgrabmyhoe,wouldneed itforthediganyways,anddoaKakekCangkulreplayon meditativebreakstogeneratesomenewrurallegends.They alreadydidaposterofmedoingjustthat,see. Wait.Here'swhatI'lldo.I'mgonnaburymyselfunderground withacamelsomewhereontheoutskirtsofyourvillage,and rideoutinthemorningoftheeighthmorningwithgreatpomp anduproar,chantingBedouinsongswithTibetanaccentand viceversa,wavingablackbanneranddeclaringthattheDayof ReckoningisnighforeverygoodMuslim.Andwavemyhoe vigorouslyinalldirections,declaring"Mountainsshallbe leveled!ThefinalpromiseofAllahshallatlastbefulfilled!"I'm sureyourfaith-lovingfamilywillapproveofmeonceandforall afterIdothat.Deal? ✽✽✽ Sadlythecappingoffoftheforeskininyourreligiondoesn't seemtoweanthemindfromusingtheremainderoftheorganin everyconceivableway.Ofcoursethedesert-dwellingpeople wouldfailtoappreciatetheneedofaveryfunctionalnatural raincoatforthemini-me.ButthisisIndonesiababy,notsome aridSaharanwastelandorwhereverthatthecustomoriginated. Otherwise,Isuspectthatthe"KnoweroftheUnseen"knows *55* what'sunderthereevenwithouttheclippage.Itotallysupport cranialcircumcisionthough.Lobotomies,even,fortheelectfew. ✽✽✽ Ishouldliketorecommendcangkulforthoseabouttochop. (KakekCangkulprovidefreeservice.)Phaedrawe'llcomeand hauntyourfront-yardforsureonceLunaisback,butmeanwhile Ineee...eeedtohaveaweekoftotalsolitarysolitaritude somewheresouthofnowhere,it'sbeenawhilesincethelatest. Solidarityandsolitudeareintegralpartners. ✽✽✽ That'scoolbuttheroom'snotroundandthebed'snot roundeither,oruniformlypadded!It'snotthatanything'stoo muchassuch,ratherthatsometimesIneedtosetthebaseline whereanythingwhateverisnecessarilytoomuchcomparedto sweetnothingemptiness,freeofcorners,orcorner-making linearlinesforthatmatter,orcompositematterforthatmatter. ✽✽✽ *56* —AnArtist'sImpression— RastaJimmynabagofhomeychips! ✽✽✽ FYIthere'spotato,onion,tahu,mini-corn,eggplant,basil leaves,riceflour,oatflakes,wheatflour,sesameoil,oliveoil, palmoil,mustardseeds,methileaves,turmeric,whitepepper, saltandwater.Ifyou'reJesusyoucanmixthemupandcreatea chicken. ✽✽✽ Poorchaps,neverdawnedtothemthatsaidvirginsmight bevirginsforeverforareason...AndwhatdoyoucallaFinn whodreamsofbeingaterrorist?Uni-bomber,ofcourse. ✽✽✽ PhaedraI'llbecomingabitlater,notbailingout...Willbechop*57* choppingabunchmoreoftheyardtogether,andtheniftime permitsstopbyforacoupleofdaysofsolitarysomewhereon theroadbeforeIcatchupwithLunaandtherestofy'all. ✽✽✽ *58* 9.8~ALengthyEncounterin7Turnsand722Words —AnArtist'sImpression— NowthatLunaissafelyonatraintoBandung,I'mpreparingfor aspectacularbachelorweek.I'mgoingtoreadwaytoomuch andmeditateatveryrandomhours.I'malsogoingtodoallsorts ofradicalanddaringthingslikeleavingthebathroomlighton forrandomdurations,leavingtheemptycoffeesachetsonthe kitchentableforatleastforawhile,andleavingthesoapinthe bathroomtosillyplacesthatareeasytoreach.AlsoI'mthinking Imighttotallynotmeetanyoneorgoanywhere.Probablyend upinacaveforacoupleofdaysafterfixingthehoeanddigging theyardupsidedown.Iamsowild.#SemaineCélibataire ✽✽✽ *59* NandiniImixitwithforksandthenstiritwithspoons.Ifind thatforkstastebetterwithcoffee.Alsoforksaresuperhandyfor thestirringprocessthateffectstheadmixture(sometimesaka. "mixing")fromtheunmixedandpartiallymutuallyundissolved ingredients.Andwhyisthat?Becausetherearemorespacious in-betweensinaforkthanthereareinaspoonorakitchenknife thatconvenientlygratethroughthebulkysubstanceatthe bottomandmaketheprocessmoreexpedient,andalsobecause it'smoreconvenientfornailingdownandfishingoutthehouse elvesthatoccasionallyliketoswimatthebottomofmyregular pintofcoffee.It'sespeciallysuperconvenientifonemixesinand mixesup(andalsostirsvigorouslyifmixinginandupusingthe utensilisn'tenough)chunksofjaggeryinthejug,especiallyfor morereasonsthanIcaretoitemizerightnow,reasonsthatwill becomeself-evidentfortheacuteobserverbentonempiric observationinthescientificprocessofexperimentation,and evenforthecunninghypotheistbentonusingthepowerof projectiveimagination. ✽✽✽ Surprisinglyit'sfasterandalsoreachestheedgesofa90degree-angle-bottomed-cupmorenativelythanaspoon.Either wayit'sprettydanghotafterthemixandstir(withboiling water),needtoletitcoolafairlongwhilebeforeIdareingest some.Iseemtobewellenroutetounserioussamadhiatthe moment.Let'sseewhereitgoes.It's4:20nowandtimeto concludewiththefactbook.Sayonari! *60* ✽✽✽ SpencerhereinIndowe'vealsogotthelargereditions,like1520cmonagoodday,andtheyare...Real.Fucking.Loud. Especiallywhenonegetstriggeredinthepastmidnighthours rightaboveyourhead.Usefulelvestho,munchawayastheydo plentyofinsectoids.OaHumIdohavealid,thisonejumped intothepitsofafinishedcuppacoffee... ✽✽✽ Forkcanalsobeusedfortheverticallyseparationofthings, e.g."Icutitwithaforkforknife",orforduplicatingproduce,e.g. "Iforkedthesource-codeintoanewrepo". ✽✽✽ DIDIJUSTTALKABOUTHOUSEELVESSWIMMINGINTHE PITSOFMYPINTOFCOFFEEORNOT??YesImostdouble-dogdamned-assuredlydid.AndthereyouwerequietlythinkingI waseitherdoggonenutsorjustwritingforthelaffs.I.WAS. NOT!#thisIsAllTooReal ✽✽✽ *61* —AnArtist'sImpression— Inthisparticularcase,you'llseeayoungspecimenchilling ontheedgeattheterminusofariteofpassagetohouse-elf- hoodmaturity.Theliturgyfortheelvenascenttomaturityreads asfollows; [ElderElves:]"Youdarenotjumpintothatsludgeinthecrystal vase;noyoudon't,noyoudon't!Youdarenotfallfromtheroof tothesludgyvase,nonono!" [ElflingInitiate:]"Yessirs,Isurelycan,Isurelywill,Isurelydo!I amnowussylizzyoh-no-no;butlikethelizardkingthatcrossed thesludge,soshallI!" [ElderElves:]"Thenletgoyourfeetoftheroofandfallthrough spaceintothesludgeofimmortalityandlandintheworldofthe *62* upsidedownatonce!" [ElflingInitiate:]"Ifearnotsludge,Ifearnotdeath!Watchme fallandwatchmeriseonthethirdhourwhentheholderofthe crystalvaseshallreturnfromtheyonderandirrigatethegreat plateauwiththesludgeagain!Tok-gek-aaaa...." [ElflingInitiatefalls.Eldersapplaud.Elflinglivestotell,forthe fateswereinhisfavortoday.Noteveryelflingsurvivesthistrial, noteveryelflingdares...] ✽✽✽ *63* 9.9~ALengthyEncounterin4Turnsand565Words OKI'vejustspilledabottleofcokeandmadeitgovolcanic allover,revisedabunchofstuffonoldaccounts(incl. CodeSatori),anddecidedtoleavetakingnotesoftheMuwave, DeltawaveandBasalgangliapagesandtheirpalsforlater. Timetocrackthesepatternthingies.Sorryit'stakingamoment Helene,gotalatestarttodaywitharapidpolarshiftinthe biologicalclockworks.MaybeIshouldconsultoneofthosenewagepeepswhounderstandbipolarDNAascensionandthe influenceofcosmicraysonholographiclife-forms.Momento... ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— *64* Heleneincaseyou'reupandrunningalready;I'mstillwriting andreviewingthesevenpagesofgobbledygookIcookedup sincelastnight.Gonnamakeonemorepintofcoffeeandread throughthisonemoretime,andthenmailitin.Herearetoday's headlinesfromplanetAbstraC.T.andjustonemoreacademic quartertogo...:D BASESTRUCTURES Addressingthegeneralconstructionandstructuringofthe language. OnPatterns,ObjectsandObject-Instances *Ontheformation,constituentsandbasictypesoffunctional pattern-objects. ElementaryPrimitivesandGenericComponents *Onthenatureanddefinitionofelementaryprimitivesand genericcomponents,thebasicbuildingblocksoftheobject matrix. OntologyandTaxonomy;SpectrumofAbstraction *Rolesofontologyandtaxonomy.Ontiersofabstractioninthe pattern-objectontologyforoptimizingandmaximizingavailable patterns. Object-OrientedProgramming:Class–,Method–,andExtension Logic *Onapplicabilityofprogrammaticparadigmsunderlyingthe language,specificallyinlightofpatternscommonlyemployedin OOP. *65* PATTERNINTEGRITY Addressingmethodsforverifyingthequalityandintegrityof patterns. Subjective,RelationalandCausalCoverage *Onthefieldsofcoverageinwell-roundedpatternsandobjects. PatternValidationLogic *Onthefactorsofvalidatingpatterninputandassessmentof patternvalue. EXPRESSIONVARIANCE Addressingthepotentialsandproblemsinvariantdescription languages. MethodandLanguageVariantNegotiationGateways *Ontheconversiongatewaysbywhichvariantmodesof expressionscanlosslesslyinterfaceandintegrate. ModernandClassicPatternMatching *Ontheincorporationofpatternsfromacrosstheagesand culturesforcomplementaryout-of-the-boxperspectives. SEMANTICS&INTERFACES Addressingmethodsofinput,outputandinterpretation. Input/OutputMethods&LevelsofAccessibility *Onthemodesandmethodsofinputandoutputandthe baselinelanguage. Auto-GeneratedProcessNarratives&Exercises *Ontheautomaticalgenerationofillustrativenarrativesand *66* games/exercises. TECHNOLOGYPLATFORM Addressingthetechnicalplatform(s)employedforoperating withpatterns. PatternRepositoryFunctionalityandAccess *Onensuringtheopennessandunfetteredaccessibilityofthe patternlanguagestoredatthehostplatform. ReplicablePatternRepositorySoftware *Onthebenefitsofhavingfreelyreplicablepatternhost platformsoftware. ProgrammingLanguagesforImplementation *Ontheprogramminglanguagesthatimplementtheprocessing ofpatterns. ✽✽✽ Gotcoffee,wrappingupshortly.Inoticeadifferenceinthe levelofoutputwhenIuseNotepad++andwhenIuseaword processor.WhenIuseawordprocessor,Ifirstbecome preoccupiedbythelayouttemplatethatshouldlookfineand dandy,andwhenthat'sinplace,I'mcompelledtoproduce somethingthatlookslikesomesortofapresentation. ✽✽✽ Beforethat,though,needtogetonwiththepattern *67* languageandsocialobjectworks...HeleneI'monit,expectmail overthecominghours.B|Beforethat,though,Ineedtocook andfuelupthebio-matrix...andgetsomegoddamnedmosquito coils.#SayNoToBugs ✽✽✽ *68* 9.10~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand103Words —AnArtist'sImpression— YoucansaythatagainSpencer.Torideintothedarknessofthe storminthepitsoftheabysswell-preparedandwell-armed, passingvictoriousthroughtheveilsofobfuscationand dispersionwithabigbangthatreleasesthecongestedand appropriatedelementsbackintotheirsourcematrix.Butalas thegravityofthepathandthetaskathandisrarelyfathomed... *69* "Who'safraidofthebigbadwolf?Trolololoo..."Notthefiddlers andthefifers,nothey'renot...#OneDayRealityDawns· www.quickmeme.com» ✽✽✽ *70* 9.11~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand52Words —AnArtist'sImpression— (Hadtowriteatweet-lengthdescriptionofmyself.) ✽✽✽ Whatisliberating?BeforeaskingifXcanbewithinL,need toidentifythedefiningcharacteristiccommontoallthings withinL,andalsodecipherwhethertherightinquiryintothe "what"isoverits"how",ratherthanthe"where"orthe"withwhat". ✽✽✽ *71* 9.12~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand42Words PatriciaactuallyIwasn'ttryingtoanalyzeanythingin particular.Iamlookingattheanalyticalmethodingeneral, exploringtheprosandconsofdifferentdepthsandrangesof abstractnessandprecisionintheanalysisofanycomplex systemwhatever.#MetaInquiry. ✽✽✽ *72* 9.13~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand47Words —AnArtist'sImpression— 3:38am.Gonnamahmeditatenowandfeedtheextrasto myfavoritedream-catcher.Buddygotabigbellylikeablack hole.Mahakalaisafirst-classportaltoabsolutelynothingatall. #SunyaMahaKalaHum...gonnagetabellyfullofcacophonic prayercallsandroostersinabout40minutes... ✽✽✽ *73* 9.14~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand138Words —AnArtist'sImpression— IfIplantodirectlyandphysicallyinterfacewiththefungi. Insteadofjustmeditativeinterlinksandastralplantandfungus spiritcommunication.Iknowthatmynosehairscangetlong, butstillIthinkI'dratherburymybeardthanmynoseinthesoil. OfcourseIcouldalsoburymyassinthesoil.Thatwould facilitateboththedirectbio-linkandameditativeposture,but I'mnotsosureIcaretohavefungigrowingonmypubichairjust yet.Onedayforsurerootswillbegrowingfrommyass,whenI goforthatfinalsittingofintegration.Myspiritwillbeimmortal onceuploadedintotheworld-widefungalnetwork.The possibilitiesareendless..Itwillbethedawnofaneweracalled "NatureBecameVeryBizarre".Hominidsbeware.·Plantstalkto eachotherusinganinternetoffungus» *74* ✽✽✽ *75* 9.15~ALengthyEncounterin7Turnsand665Words —AnArtist'sImpression— I'dgoforitbuttheywantpermanentUSresidentsonly. Whoknowstheymightevenhireyouforanastronaut.Orenroll youintoastudyontheeffectsofsmokingpotwithaspace helmetontoalleviatethesymptomsoflong-termstasisand boredom.Ifnotforyourselfandyourwallet,doitforadventure andAmericadude!#IdontAlwaysTrollButWhenIdoIdoItWithJames ·NASAWillPay$18,000ToWatchYouRestInBed—Really» ✽✽✽ *76* —AnArtist'sImpression— Soundsgroovy.We'vebeentalkingaboutdoingsome serioustimeatthePaAukForestMonasteryinBurmawhenour timeinIndonesiaisthrough.Worksgreatforzerobudgethobos, freelodgingandfoodaslongasyouapplyyourselftomastering theeightjhanas,penetratingsub-atomicmaterialityand observingcittacascadesatthegroundofbeingoftheheart-gate andparsingthroughyourpastandfuturelivesandstuff.Idon't knowiftheyteachlevitatingunimpededthroughwallsorbodily influencingtheSunandMoonandtheBrahma-world,butfrom whatI'vegraspedsofartheyseemtobedealingwithserious levelsofdookiethere.Maybecheckitoutwhenyoueventually hittheAsiasegmentofthejourney. ✽✽✽ ThailandisonestepfromBurma,kindaneedtopassthrough there.WealsowannavisitCambodia.Abitunsurehowmuchof *77* ThailandIneedtoseethough,fromwhatIunderstandthe dharma-scapetherehasgonedownthedrainasfarasthe mainstreams.HowcomeIneversawapicofyourdog?Oughta findgoodcaresoyoucanbedogzen,Idon'tthinkyoucanbring him/heralong... ✽✽✽ AsfarassecretBuddhisms.Ifindthatalittlespliceofthunderdiamondmagickhelpsagoodlongwayinestablishingaterrain wheretheplainnessofthe"littlevehicle"methodscanlaunchoff intospheres.Supposeit'sa"don'taskdon'ttell"kindathing.As longasyoucankeeptheyidamsfrominvadingthespheresof plainness(thatseemtoworkwondersinpenetratinginto deeperlayersofphowaer),shouldbeallgroovy.Inarecent GoenkaretreatIhadtomapandzipalegionofthemtomy nostrilstokeepfocusonplainAnapana-satiwhilstretainingthe essence;thefolksintheorgwerequiteinsistentonthe"no otherpractice"policy,presumablyforpurposesofguardingand shepherdingthosewhoarebestleavingskillfulimprovisation foratimeofmoreclarity.Completionandregenerationfromthe baseofbeingafteritemizingconcentration,soundslikeagood combotome... ✽✽✽ *78* —AnArtist'sImpression— Awwdoggydog! ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Ifthegenerationofyidamsdoesn'tleadtoinner embodimentandthencompletionthroughabsorptionofthe *79* wisdom-beingandtheessence-being;ifthe"characters",having servedtheirpurposeanddeliveredtheirflavoredcoreof suchness,failtoreturntotheroleanddomainoftheillustrative, thepoeticandthesymbolic,dissolvingas"realhuman-like entities";weendupwithaspectrumofdistractionsnotmuch differentfromclassicHindupolytheismwithpatrondeitiesfor diversedesiresandattachments.Notunlikewhathashappened inmuchofmainstreamChineseBuddhismwithitspatron Buddhasoftheastrologicalzodiac,oneforyouperyouryearof birth,plustrinkets;andIsupposealsoinpopularapproachesto TibetanBuddhism,whereemptinessandsuchnessfailto prevail.Iftheyidamsbecomeclinging-objectsandsupportsfor materialityandbeliefsinself-hood,whetherembodiedor externalized,itseemstomelikeanepicfailandamissingofthe originalandpurpose-givingpointonaveryfundamentallevel... ✽✽✽ SothereIwaslike,"YoManjushriandAvalokitesvara, you'rewelcometojoininforthesessionanytime,butyougotta justsitstillalongsideorinside,whereveryoufit,andwatchyour breaththoughtlessandmotionless...":D...thoughtherewas somethingofadramaticmandalaexplosiononthelasttwo days;blamemenot,Ihadtoemploysomedrasticmeasuresto exorcizeGoenka'srepeatedchantingsoutofmyhead,theywere becomingprettydisruptive,asin"youcannotunhearthistrack" levelintrusive. *80* ✽✽✽ *81* 9.16~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand30Words —AnArtist'sImpression— RyanperchanceItoowillboogieinmyyonderyears,letthe wheelsturnafewchurnsmore.MethinksI'llbewritingmore alongthelinesof"NeverBecomeAnywhere-thing". ✽✽✽ *82* 9.17~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand60Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Robertyup,amhere.NeedtovisitSingapore14th-18thfora visarun,thenback.Againoutbetween22/12-02/01,Luna'sout foranothervipassanaandI'mtakingtheopportunitytobury myselfinwhatevercavefortheduration.OtherwiseI'maround, ifyou'reinthehoodpleasedropmeanoteforsure!Wouldbe goodtomeetagain. ✽✽✽ *83* 9.18~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand373Words —AnArtist'sImpression— OmAhAhAhHum... ☸ONTHATEPICDAYOFEMPTINESS; ☸ZEROFUCKSWEREGIVEN! ·www.quickmeme.com» *84* ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Alsointoday'sgoodreads,"MarapasaSutta:Mara'sPower". "Thereareformscognizableviatheeye... "Therearesoundscognizableviatheear... "Therearearomascognizableviathenose... "Thereareflavorscognizableviathetongue... "Therearesensationscognizableviathebody... "Thereareideascognizableviatheintellect... ...allagreeable,pleasing,charming,endearing,fosteringdesire, enticing.Ifonerelishesthem,welcomesthem,andremains fastenedtothem,heissaidtobeonewhoisshackled.Hehas goneovertoMara'scamp;hehascomeunderMara'spower. TheEvilOnecandowithhimashewills. "Ifonedoesnotrelishthem,welcomethem,orremainfastened tothem,heissaidtobeonefreedfromthesix-foldshacklesof thesensesandthemind.HehasnotgoneovertoMara'scamp; hehasnotcomeunderMara'spower.TheEvilOnecannotdo withhimashewills." ~MarapasaSutta:Mara'sPower ~·MarapasaSutta:Mara'sPower» *85* ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Alsointoday'sdigest:"PadhanaSutta:TheGreatStruggle". "Youwhoarethefriendofthenegligent,OEvilOne,forwhat reasonhaveyoucomehere?... "Sensualdesireisyourfirstarmy; Thesecondiscalleddiscontent; Thethirdishungerandthirst; Thefourthcraving; Thefifthsluggishnessandlaziness; Thesixthfear; Theseventhindecision; Theeighthmaliceandstubbornness. Gain,fame,honor,prestigewronglyacquired, Andwhoeverpraiseshimselfanddespisesothers; —These,Namuci,areyourarmies,theDarkOne'sstriking forces.Alazy,cowardlypersoncannotovercomethem,butby conqueringthemonegainsbliss. ..."SeeingthesurroundingarmyreadyandMaramounted(on hiselephant),Iamgoingouttofightsothathemaynotshiftme frommyposition.Thisarmyofyourswhichtheworldtogether withthedevasisunabletosubdue,thatIwilldestroywith wisdom,likeanunbakedclay-bowlwithastone." *86* ~PadhanaSutta:TheGreatStruggle ~·PadhanaSutta:TheGreatStruggle» ✽✽✽ *87* 9.19~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand11Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Täälläonjoylikeksiyön,sulletulileipomatetuajassa. ✽✽✽ *88* 9.20~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand49Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ^Bubbling.*GobblesBubbleBobbleDribbletoNobble QuibblyGabbling,SquabblingRabblesandtoNibblethe WobblingKnobblesintheirHobblestoPebbleandRubble.* Incasethebubblesaretoothicktoseethroughandx-rayvision islacking,here'sthebath-housekeeperominouslyoscillatingin thetub'spits. ✽✽✽ *89* 9.21~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand8Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Noaseagullshatonmynose.:D ✽✽✽ *90* 9.22~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand326Words "Furthermore,whencognizinganideawiththeintellect, therearisesinamonkwhatisagreeable,whatisdisagreeable, whatisagreeableanddisagreeable.Hediscernsthat'This agreeablethinghasariseninme,thisdisagreeablething...this agreeable&disagreeablethinghasariseninme.Andthatis compounded,gross,dependentlyco-arisen.Butthisispeaceful, thisisexquisite,i.e.,equanimity.Withthat,thearisenagreeable thing...disagreeablething...agreeableanddisagreeablething ceases,andequanimitytakesitsstance. "Justasastrongmanmightlettwoorthreedropsofwaterfall ontoanironpanheatedallday:Slowwouldbethefallingofthe dropsofwater,buttheyquicklywouldvanish&disappear.That ishowquickly,howrapidly,howeasily,nomatterwhatitrefers to,thearisenagreeablething...disagreeablething...agreeable& disagreeablethingceases,andequanimitytakesitsstance.In thedisciplineofanobleone,thisiscalledtheunexcelled developmentofthefacultieswithregardtoideascognizableby theintellect." ·Indriya-bhavanaSutta:TheDevelopmentoftheFaculties» ✽✽✽ *91* —AnArtist'sImpression— ""Indeedforanybody,Sisters,whethermonkornun,who abideswithamindwellestablishedinthefourfoundationsof mindfulness(Satipatthana*)—itistobeexpectedthattheir understandingbecomesevergreaterandmoreexcellent." ... "Andwhatisundirectedmeditation?Notdirectinghismind outward,amonkunderstands:"Mymindisnotdirected outward."Heunderstands:"Notfocusedonbeforeorafter;free; *92* undirected."Andheunderstands:"Iabideobservingbodyas body—ardent,fullyaware,mindful—Iamcontent."Thisis undirectedmeditation." ·BhikkhunupassayaSutta:DirectedandUndirectedMeditation» *Thefourfoundationsofmindfulnessare: 1.Mindfulnessofthebody; 2.Mindfulnessoffeelingsorsensations(vedanā); 3.Mindfulnessofmindorconsciousness(citta);and 4.Mindfulnessofmentalphenomenaormentalobjects (dhammā). TheBuddhareferredtothefourfoundationsforestablishing mindfulnessasa"direct"or"one-waypath"totherealisationof nirvana. ✽✽✽ *93* 9.23~ARelentlessEncounterin12Turnsand1965Words Nowthere'sfreedomofspeech;andthenthere'sskillful speech...There'salsoconsideration,there'sresponsibility,and therestoftheworthyvaluesweholdinesteemalongside freedom.Youmayhavethefreedomtobehavelikeanannoying dick-head,butthereislittlemeritinmindlesslymisusingthat freedom,norwillanannoyingdick-headeverbeconsidereda noblechampionforthecauseofthatpreciousfreedombythe wise.Thereisneverfreedomfromresponsibility;forour thoughts,wordsandactionsleaveanimpactbothinternaland external,whetherwegetfined,suedorjailedforitbyan authority,ornot. "Astatementendowedwithfivefactorsiswell-spoken,notillspoken.Itisblamelessandunfaultedbywisepeople.Which five? "Itisspokenattherighttime.Itisspokenintruth.Itisspoken affectionately.Itisspokenbeneficially.Itisspokenwithamind ofgood-will." "Othersmayaddressyouinatimelywayoranuntimelyway. Theymayaddressyouwithwhatistrueorwhatisfalse.They mayaddressyouinanaffectionatewayoraharshway.They mayaddressyouinabeneficialwayoranunbeneficialway. Theymayaddressyouwithamindofgood-willorwithinner hate. "Inanyevent,youshouldtrainyourselves:'Ourmindswillbe *94* unaffectedandwewillsaynoevilwords.Wewillremain sympathetictothatperson'swelfare,withamindofgoodwill, andwithnoinnerhate.Wewillkeeppervadinghimwithan awarenessimbuedwithgoodwilland,beginningwithhim,we willkeeppervadingtheall-encompassingworldwithan awarenessimbuedwithgoodwillequaltothegreatearth— abundant,expansive,immeasurable,freefromhostility,free fromillwill.'That'showyoushouldtrainyourselves." ·KakacupamaSutta:TheSimileoftheSaw» ✽✽✽ Ingoodreadsfromthechief,"OnSubduingHatred": "Therearethesefivewaysofsubduinghatredbywhich,when hatredarisesinamonk,heshouldwipeitoutcompletely.Which five? "Whenonegivesbirthtohatredforanindividual,oneshould developgoodwillforthatindividual.Thusthehatredforthat individualshouldbesubdued. "Whenonegivesbirthtohatredforanindividual,oneshould developcompassionforthatindividual.Thusthehatredforthat individualshouldbesubdued. "Whenonegivesbirthtohatredforanindividual,oneshould developequanimitytowardthatindividual.Thusthehatredfor thatindividualshouldbesubdued. *95* "Whenonegivesbirthtohatredforanindividual,oneshould payhimnomind&payhimnoattention.Thusthehatredfor thatindividualshouldbesubdued. "Whenonegivesbirthtohatredforanindividual,oneshould directone'sthoughtstothefactofhisbeingtheproductofhis actions:'Thisvenerableoneisthedoerofhisactions,heirtohis actions,bornofhisactions,relatedbyhisactions,andhashis actionsashisarbitrator.Whateveractionhedoes,forgoodor forevil,tothatwillhefallheir.'Thusthehatredforthat individualshouldbesubdued. "Thesearefivewaysofsubduinghatredbywhich,whenhatred arisesinamonk,heshouldwipeitoutcompletely." ·AghatavinayaSutta:SubduingHatred(1)» ✽✽✽ *96* —AnArtist'sImpression— "Hewhorepaysanangrymaninkind Isworsethantheangryman; Whodoesnotrepayangerinkind, *97* Healonewinsthebattlehardtowin." "Hepromotesthewelfareofboth, Hisown,aswellasoftheother. Knowingthattheothermanisangry, Hemindfullymaintainshispeace." "Andendurestheangerofboth, Hisown,aswellasoftheother, Evenifthoseignorantoftruewisdom Considerhimafoolthereby." ✽✽✽ Alsointoday'sclassicstories,"Thatgiftofinsult"—"You gettokeepitalltoyourself"... "Angryandunhappy,apriestwenttowheretheBuddhawas. HavingapproachedtheBuddha,heabusedandcriticizedthe Buddhainfoulandharshwords.Thusreviled,theBuddhaspoke tothepriestAkkosaBharadvaja:'Well,priest,dofriends, confidants,relatives,kinsmenandguestsvisityou?" "Yes,Gotama,sometimesfriends,confidants,relatives,kinsmen andguestsdovisitme." "Well,priest,doyounotofferthemsnacksorfoodortidbits?" "Yes,Gotama,sometimesIdoofferthemsnacksorfoodor tidbits." "Butif,priest,theydonotacceptthefood,whogetsit?" *98* "IfGotama,theydonotacceptthefood,Igetitback." "Evenso,priest,youareabusinguswhodonotabuse,youare angrywithuswhodonotgetangry,youarequarrelingwithus whodonotquarrel.Allthisofyours,wedon'taccept.Youalone, priest,getitback;allthis,priest,belongstoyou. "When,priest,oneabusesbackwhenabused,repaysangerin kind,andquarrelsbackwhenquarreledwith,thisiscalled, priest,associatingwitheachotherandexchangingmutually. Thisassociationandmutualexchangewedonotengagein. Thereforeyoualone,priest,getitback;allthis,priest,belongsto you." ~·AkkosaSutta:Insult» ✽✽✽ There'satranspositioningtrickthere;althoughIcansee howitmightatfacevaluelooklikepusillanimous"little-vehicle" stereotypia.Whentheassaultisdisconnectedfromthe individualsphereofattachment-and-aversion,resignedfromas anobjectofpersonalclingingandobsession,thenaturalreactive forcethatwouldrespondinkindisreleasedintotheablehands andperusaloftheNatureitself,inaformandforteundilutedand unconstrainedbythelimitationshumanego. Whenthesubsequentrelease,ie.ofthetoleratedandforsaken injustice,accumulatesandself-organizesintoelemental *99* embodiments,wefinditsspontaneousandinevitable manifestationase.g.theHerukas(inthewisdomclearing department)aswellasinlessermanifestations(incyclicworld maintenance).Asidepurelyelementalphenomena,suchforces mayalsobecomeembodiedinahumanvessel.Inthelattercase, thehumanvehicleisdefactopossessedandempoweredtodo thenature'sbidding. Theforceofresponseinself-attached"littlebeings"istrivial; andforsuchbeingstheaboveadviceofrestrainisgiven.Let themforbearandresigntheir"possessions",ie.individually triviallevelsofresponsiveforce,intotheworldcommonsof potential.Asforthewieldersofelementalpower,actingin unisonwithsuchnessandunhamperedbythetaintedshackles ofselfhood,theymayinvokeanddissolveformidablewrathetc. atwillwiththeirskillfulmeanstoeffectthewell-beingofothers. ✽✽✽ *100* —AnArtist'sImpression— WellPelgyiDorjewasastudentofPadmasambhava...And bowandarrowstandforwisdomandskillfulmeans,soitstands toreasonheknewexactlywhathewasdoing.Remindedof DrukpaKunley,"Henceforth,theLamacarriedabowandarrow —representingPenetratingInsightandSkilfulMeans—toslay theTenEnemiesoftheTenDirections;andheledahuntingdog tohuntandkillthehabitofdualisticthinking." *101* AsforthePalaEmpire,I'mnottoofamiliarwithitsinteractions withIslamicconquest(can'tfindanyreferencesonaquick search).Butingeneral,Itendtothinkthesegrandscheme turningshappenforgoodreasonsofrenewal,topurgethefield andtoleavetheresidueinastateofreflectionandregeneration, distancingthemselvesfromthe(inevitable)corruptionsoftheir pastandtheirforerunnersandancestors.It'sadegenerateage andmuchdemeritunfoldsunderthebannerofdharmain differentquarters.They'veallgotitcominginduecourse. Runtothehillsandmastertheartsofthecave,abandoningthe city-establishmentsthatturnintopocketsofstagnation, corruptionandputridity.Whethertheywhimperandsquealfor helpinthenameofBuddha,JesusorMohammadwhenthe shredderspinsintoactionfromthetriggerofcausesandeffects, theyareallequalinfaceoftheirterrorandlackoffoundation. Rareindeedisittoseethecontinuityovertimeofcommunities wherepractitionersareeachlikeislandsuntothemselves;and yetthosealonehavethemerit,resiliencyandgroundingtoavoid orovercomethedegenerateassaultsofMara. ✽✽✽ Yup.(AlthoughIadmitIstoletheBuddha'sfacefromonline.I hopenoBuddhistwillcomeandbombmeforthat.) ✽✽✽ *102* Heleneyessurething,allfreeforgrabs. Doodlingthistogethermademeponder,whetherit'sconsidered acceptabletomakefunofCharlieHebdoandthoseaffectedby theattack?Andwhatiftheyareoutrightridiculedandsneeredat withlittleconsiderationofhurtsentimentsetc.,woulditbeas acceptableforfreespeechasmuchastheMohammedsatires,or woulditleadtodismayandcondemnation?Andifso,wouldn't sucharesponsebetheheightofself-servingdoublestandards? #JeSuisJustWondering ✽✽✽ Helenebyallmeans,lelabscooksthingstomakeexperiments. ...Nowasfarashurtfeelingsandflags,etc.there'ssomethingI'm ponderingoverthefreespeechvis-a-vistheforeseeable repercussionsmatter.Itwastobeexpectedthere'dberiotsand atleastsomefatalitiesinanumberofMuslimcountries.E.g.in Niger,adozendeadandaseriesofchurchestorched.Ifonecan foreseeone'sactionsbeingagenerativecausefordamageand fatalities,shouldoneproceedwithsaidcourseofaction? Or,thereisthecasewhereathousandsuggestiblefoolsstandby theedgeofacliffandasmart-assthenshoutsintoamegaphone, "Everysmartpersonpushesthepersonnexttothemoffthe cliff!";andadozenofthemfallintotheirfate;thenthesmart-ass concludes,"...Ornot!HeeHaaHoo!".Andinsuchcases,where thedamagewasindirect,yetdirectthroughforeseeability, whoseisthegreaterpartofresponsibilityinwhatensues?(And *103* onthatnote,intohowmanyfatalitiesovertimehaveallthese Mohammedcartoonsled,comparedtofatalitiesinretaliation?) #iWooWooWonder ✽✽✽ Warexistsbecauseidgetsreal.Flamewarsspreadbecause idgetse-go.NogetIDreal—nogetwarzeal. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— LikewatchingtheLemmingsapocalypse.Classic.Noble8Bit.Equanimousweabide,watchingitallgotohellwiththe certaintyofanalready-flamingmoth.Youknowtheycan'tresist it.TheygotthereactiveIDandarethereforeobligedtodumbass likeherdcreaturesofinstinct.Numbersontheirheads,the countersareticking.Butcansomeonecomeupwithafunnier waytotheapocalypse,wheredoyoutriggerthesuggestible lemmingsofchoicetoactforthebesteffect?Thisvideoisapoor examplelackingimagination,butit'stheonlyoneIcouldfind withmyshittyconnection.·LemmingsSuicideExplosion» *104* ✽✽✽ Idon'tknowaboutanythingelse,butIliketoknowwhere therearesolitarymountainsandforestwastelandsuncluttered byurbanization,withwatersourcesandatleastleavesto munch.Gotthatfeelyaknow,knowingthatmightcomeinhandy unexpectedoneday. "Thustheglobewillbeovercrowdedwithcorruptpeople;and whoeverofthepriests,merchants,warriorsorlaborershasthe mostpowershallbethesovereign." "Thecitizens,deprivedoftheirspousesandassetsbythe avariciousgovernmentactinginthenatureofcruelcommon thieves,willfleetothehillsandforests." "Eatingleaves,roots,prey,wild-honey,fruits,flowersandseeds indraught,theywillperishwhilsttormentedbyfamineand taxation." evaṁprajābhirduṣṭābhirākīrṇekṣiti-maṇḍale| brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁyobalībhavitānṛpaḥ|| prajāhilubdhairājanyairnirghṛṇairdasyu-dharmabhiḥ| ācchinna-dāra-draviṇāyāsyantigiri-kānanam|| śāka-mūlāmiṣa-kṣaudra-phala-puṣpāṣṭi-bhojanāḥ| anāvṛṣṭyāvinaṅkṣyantidurbhikṣa-kara-pīḍitāḥ||BhP.12.2.7-8 #SomeoneSawThatOneComing ✽✽✽ *105* 9.24~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand158Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Whyisyourheadsosmall,orangkecil? ✽✽✽ ***"Callitwhatyoulike,"saidtheCat.*** "ButIdon'twanttogoamongmadpeople,"Aliceremarked. "Oh,youcan'thelpthat,"saidtheCat:"We'reallmadhere.I'm mad.You'remad." "HowdoyouknowI'mmad?"saidAlice. "Youmustbe,"saidtheCat,"otherwiseyouwouldn'thavecome here." Alicedidn'tthinkthatproveditatall:howevershewenton. "Andhowdoyouknowthatyou'remad?" "Tobeginwith,"saidtheCat,"adog'snotmad.Yougrantthat?" "Isupposeso,"saidAlice. *106* "Well,then,"theCatwenton,"youseeadoggrowlswhenit's angry,andwagsitstailwhenit'spleased.NowIgrowlwhenI'm pleased,andwagmytailwhenI'mangry.ThereforeI'mmad." "Icallitpurring,notgrowling,"saidAlice. "Callitwhatyoulike,"saidtheCat. ✽✽✽ Jiforobviousreasons. ✽✽✽ *107* 9.25~ARelentlessEncounterin8Turnsand1395Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ThispostisdedicatedtoallmydevotionalHindufriends whoareafraidofimpersonalismandvoidism.Withoutreally knowingwhatexactlyitis.Wellthisisit,righthere,quackslikea realmayavadivoidist-nihilistduckandshitsoutallthe composite-clingingclutterfromthecognitivesystem.Ifyou meetRadhaonabaddayandshe'sgottroublesgettingthe blackieoffhermind,thisstuffmightjustdothetrick.Nevertry, neverknow!B| *Buzzessofftochantwithhighdevotions:"Nirviseeshaa... Shunyavaadiii..."* *108* ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Thereareinfactsomeinterestingpassagesinthefavorite bookofeverygooddevotee,too,onthesystemsofmysterious meditation.PleasereaduponBhagavata11,chapter14,where theall-reality-embodyingblackpersontellsyouhowyoushould meditateonhimandthengetoverhiminthesenseof"his himmyhimness"andsimplyabideinwhatis;absorbedinthe meta-stateofreality,ratherthanrepresentativeimageries. Excuseme,Ihadtoimpersonateare-translationbecausethe HareKrishnaversionwasn'tquiteimpersonal(orliteral) enough.Thefollowingisverymuchcognatewiththecompletion stageofVajrayanadeitypractice,wheretheobjectbecomes immanentandnondual,implodingfromtheexternally- visualized"transcendent"intoadimensionofpresentreality thatisdirectlyperceivedandexperienced.Here'stheBBT version:·SB11.14:LordKṛṣṇaExplainstheYogaSystemtoŚrīUddhava» *109* ✽✽✽ PrecedingthebelowfinaleforKrishna'sexplanationofthe yogic-devotionalmethodofcultivationtoUddhava,thereisan elaboratedescriptionformeditatingonthepersonifiedformof Godontheheart-lotus,partbypart,alsostarringclassicyogic methodologies.NIRVANAismentionedinthefinalverseFTW. :D[NirvanaalsomentionedfivetimesintheBhagavad-Gita.] tatsarva-vyāpakaṁcittamākṛṣyaikatradhārayet| nānyānicintayedbhūyaḥsu-smitaṁbhāvayenmukham|| "Thatall-arounddiffusedconsciousnessshouldbepulledback asoneandsoconcentrated;notcontemplatingonanythingelse; againcontemplatingonthebeautifullysmilingface." tatralabdha-padaṁcittamākṛṣyavyomnidhārayet| taccatyaktvāmad-ārohonakiñcidapicintayet|| "Havingattainedstabilityinthat,oneshouldwithdrawthe consciousnessandonlyconcentrateonspace.Abandoningthat also,havingascendedbyme,oneshouldn'tthinkofanythingat all." evaṁsamāhita-matirmāmevātmānamātmani| vicaṣṭemayisarvātmanjyotirjyotiṣisaṁyutam|| "Socomposedinconsciousness,onesurelyseesmeinthe individualself,andalltheselvesintheomni-self;justas luminosityisunitedwiththesun." *110* dhyānenetthaṁsu-tīvreṇayuñjatoyoginomanaḥ| saṁyāsyatyāśunirvāṇaṁdravya-jñāna-kriyā-bhramaḥ|| "Withsuchmostardentmeditation,themindoftheengaged yogiwillbefullyandswiftlyexertedtoNirvana,liberatedfrom theillusionofsubstance,knowledgeandaction." ✽✽✽ Leikkileikkiileikissä.Kukaaneiomileikkiä.Kukaaneioleoleva omimassa.Johansevituttaaviisastakin,josonkokoaikajoku omimassajotainitsekseenkeskekseen.Hyvälaululaulaa itsensä. ✽✽✽ *111* —AnArtist'sImpression— Tim;asIseeit,it'slessabouta"place"andmoreaboutastate ofconsciousness;andmorethanthat,it'saboutastateof consciousnessthatdoesnotidentifyacompactedselfwithinthe experience;inotherwords,aboutthenon-preferentiality.Then, therewouldbelittlescopeforboredomorwantingasaselfseizedandaffirmedstateofbeingordoing.Thephenomena themselvesareconsciousofthemselves,eachgivingrisetotheir ownwavesofinterlockingrecognition;charmingholograms compositedoverthequantumfield. The"sufferingagent"istheco-arisencognitiveclusterthat comestoidentifythosemultiplestreamsasasingularentityof *112* lastingcompactness,andthenattributesasenseofself- identificationtoit;andthensufferswhenthecompactnessofthe manydissipatesagain.Thenforabuddha,whiletherewould surelybeawitnessingofthedanceofthewaveletsinthestream whennotimmersedinatranceofcessation(whichisnotthe sameasnirvana),therewouldbenogenerationofasubjective personalitythatwouldbecomearealsubject. ✽✽✽ AnandaGopal;thereisofcoursetheGitaPressedition.Idon't knowifthat'sthepreferrededition,butitiscertainlymore literalandaccurate.Unsurewhatothereditionsmayexistthese days.AsfarasHridayananda'scommentaries,itappearstome thathehasfollowedthe"standardprocess"ofharvesting nuggetsfromearliercommentaries,then"prabhupada-izing" them,andoccasionallygoingintohisowntangents;andof course"devotionalizing"themorepotentially"mayavadi" expressions,where"buddhi-yoga"means"chantingHare KrishnainserviceoftheLord"and"brahma-nirvana"means "attainingthelotusfeetoftheSupremePersonalityofGodhead inthekingdomofGod"orso.Hridayanandaseemsalittlemore literalthanPrabhupada,butnotbymuch;andbothcanbeabit ontheapproximatesideasfarascoveringalloftheoriginaltext. Usethepoweroftheword-for-wordies...andwiththe commentaries,probablybettertoskimandseeifthere's somethingofvalue,ratherthanseeingifsomethingseemsoff... becausethingswillbeoffonanynumberofoccasionsthere. *113* Asfaraskanistha-adhikaribeingaguru.Perhapshemaybea guruforallthingskanistha-adhikara,ifhereallygothis kanistha-hoodaccomplished...Onethingtonoteis,thereare two*separate*three-folddivisions;oneoftheadhikarisandone ofthebhagavatas;whiletheyareusuallytakenassynonymous inthePrabhupadaline.IfyoureaditintheBhagavata,itmustbe aboutkanistha-bhagavatainstead;theonewhosevisionor rangeofexperienceisthemostnarrow;althoughhemaybe quiteimmmersedinit.Akanistha-bhagavatamayormaynotbe akanistha-adhikari.Foragoodreadclarifyingthis,pleasesee:· http://harmonist.us/2009/12/on-adhikaris-and-bhagavatas/ ✽✽✽ PrisniDasiwhatyoureference(fromtheopeningsummary)are thereright*before*Uddhavapopsthequestion,"thenhowtogo aboutpracticingthis",andhegetsadescriptionofthemystic- devotionalyogaprocessinresponse.Theprescriptionthereis forthepurposeofcultivatingaone-pointedandrefinedstateof devotedyoga;andthe"general"engagementinactsofdevotion isa*preliminary*processthatharvestsallthesensesintoone commonrangeoffocality,thatcanbehonedinwithmoreease, madepreciselikeabeamoflaser,towardstheabsolutionof ekanta-bhakti.Muchmoretobesaidaboutthenatureand applicationofone-pointednessacrossthespectrum... Those"symptomsofecstasy",althoughratherputonapedestal intheISKCON/GMcircles,aresomethingthatcanoccurnottoo *114* longafterintent,concentratedandone-pointedengagementin practicecommences.Thosediversestatesofrapturearenotthe epitomeorthepinnacleofspiritualhappiness.(Iamnotanalien tothem.)Theyaresymptoms;theyarenottheessence. Technically,theybecomemanifestwhenthepranaorlife-air takesondifferentmodalitiesinfocusedconjunctionwiththe elements.(AlsodepictedintheBRSassuch.)Thereforetheyare calledsattvika-bhavas;theecstasiesthatmanifestrelationalto interactionswithsattva,inthiscasesattvameaning"basesof existence". ✽✽✽ Iusedtogetacoupleofthemasaroutinebackinthedays beforejoiningtheashram,whiledoingmyroundsofmantra; waswonderingwhatexactlywasgoingon.TheonebrahmacariI askedaboutitfromjustogledmewithrollingeyesanddidn't knowwhattosay.TheypromptlysubsidedafterIenteredinto thebhaktamachineintheashramthough.Curiousenough, observedlaterthatkundalinicanalsoproduceanumberof similarsymptoms,ascansomeothermethodsofmeditation whenbroughttosufficientfocus(althoughincontrastto straight-on-kundalini,theexperiencemaybelesssharpand morepervasive,subtle).Ofcourseasharp-shootingscholar bhaktawouldnowintervenewitharemarkaboutaspectrumof shadowandreflectionexperiences(ratyabhasa,sattvabhasa), arisinginfolksfromlessthanthepurefoundation,suchasinthe monistorintheemotionallyfickleandshallow.Buthey,zero *115* anythinghappeningisn'tmuchtocontrasttodecentreflections thatcanstilluploftandenlivenone'sstateandpurifyor transformsomethingintheprocess.Itsimplyindicatesthat peoplearebeingabitonthethickandgrosssideonmultiple levels.(Andpossiblyaweebitbothrituallyandintellectually obsessed,theirliveexperiencebeingthereforeevenmore debilitated.) ✽✽✽ *116* 9.26~ALengthyEncounterin4Turnsand837Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Fortwoandmorethingsinthesamepattern,pleaseseethe Dasuttara-sutta;· http://www.buddhasutra.com/files/dasuttara_sutta.htm ✽✽✽ *117* HeyRamiro,sorryforthedelaysinreplying!I'vehadmyassup myheadandgeneralwhateversinpreparingforamonthonthe road.Nothingmuchisupordown,prettymiddle-ground troddingdowntheroad.Beenabsorbingmoreofthetheorem andmechanicsunderlyingclassicjhanamodels,vipasyana insightgradesandrelatedcognitivecascades,tocomplement myvajrayonicmethodswithsomethingthattastesmorelikea plaingoodoldpotato.I'llhaveaseeatMr.Smith,though regrettablymycurrentinternetsdon'treallyworkinfavorof youtubeorotherrichmediums. Hopeyouarewellandwell-fed,andthatthelegionsoffruitflies havenotreincarnatedinyourvicinity.Wouldbegroovytomeet sometime.ProbablynothappeninginFinlandthough,currently noplanstoheadtherewards,andeventhenextopeningwould presentitselfonlyafewyearsdowntheline...AfterIndonesia, plantospend6-12monthsinaBurmeseforestmonasterydoing myheadin,probablyfollowedbyanotheryearsplitbetween IndiaandNepal.Afterthat,futureisasyetundeciphered. PossiblyseeyouinAstraliabeforethat,atoneofthosefunny islandssouthofthestream.Iplantobetravelingonmyass acrosstheheavens. ✽✽✽ NowforsomeBuddhistanti-anal-retention.Sukhasiddhi modelingtodayforyou. *118* ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Ramiro:IdidaquicksearchonMr.Smith.Dotell,isthebelow specimenasignofthingstocomeifIexcavatefurtherintohis work?Heissurelyskilledinepitomaticformattingwithhis boldlyunderlineditalics.Etym-ologicallyspeaking,thewords epi-tomaticfor-mattingindicateaconnectionwiththeEpistles ofMattintheBible;andtheword"formatting"thatwe unconsciouslyrepeatontheinternetis"for-maat"oranoffering totheEgyptianGodMa'atthatdescendedfromMatZemlya,the oldestdeityintheSlavic[slavesoftheAnunnaki]mythoswho *119* cametosymbolizeMotherMaryinlaterChristiannarratives. [Theword"tomatl"incompoundepi-tomaticisaNahuatlword usedbytheAtztecs,remindingusoftheonce-pervasiveglobal alienculture.Itcomesfromtheverbto-mana,lit."swelling", meaning"toepiclyexpandaman'smind".] IwishIcouldtypethiscommentinboldcapitalstoelicitmore attention.Theword"elicit"isphonicallyandphonilyconnected withElitheJudean[orig.Phonician]pluraldeityandtheSanskrit word"Cit"meaning"namastē"and"consciousness".Itisalso relatedtoEnglish"shit"[oldEngl.'scitte'fromSkr.'sucitte'or'in goodmind'],famouslyusedasahonorificsuffixforenlightened SanskritkingslikeParikshitwhoshatforsevendaysandnights beforeKundaliniorQuetzalcoatlbithimintherootcarrier.The expression"shitticism"isusedbyDr.RobertFrostfor scatologicalwriting,whichbringsusbacktotheeschatological connectionofetymologyandtheoriginalAztecTomatoJesus conspiracydrivenbythePopemobile. [Pope=Greek'papas';alsovideBat-mobileand"Bat"thecowearedEgyptianmothergoddesssuppressedbytheJewsinthe VaticanPyramidin1966whenthedebutalbumofTheMamas& ThePapascalled"IfYouCanBelieveYourEyesandEars"with occultistdisclosureundertonespeakedthecharts.[Original Excerpts:"ThereisaroseinSpanishHarlem;Aredroseupin SpanishHarlem;Itisaspecialone;It'sneverseentheSun;It onlycomesoutwhentheMoonisontherun;etc."andalsothe PyramidTexts,"IamPraise;IamMajesty;IamBatwithHer *120* TwoFaces;IamtheOneWhoIsSaved,andIhavesavedmyself fromallthingsevil."]] TheformativeoriginofthedepictionsoftheAztecTomatoJesus hasbeenshownbyDr.RonaldMcDonaldofScotlandUniversity tobemodeledafterCheesareBurgeria,theoverweightbastard sonofJuliusCaesar'sfavoritechefwhowasareincarnationof theZodiacSupperdairydiarrhea.Theartworkwas commissionedtoSalvadoreDalit,anoppressedBuddhist outcasteseerfromtheancientDravidian[Druidian]landswho becameafoundingforgeroftheIlluminatiaftermigratingtothe capitalofRome(Rama;Rahman).[Salva-d-oremeans"The SaviorofGold",whichasweallknowistheoriginalAnnu-nakki imperativecontinuedbytheFederalReserveBureauandthe JewishKabbalashadow-economicconsortium.] Amen-Ra,Ramen,X-MenandMen-O-Rhea.[TitanessRheawas thesisterandwifeofChronosfortheGreeks;andtheMagna MaterfortheRomans;thereforeMen-O-Rhealiterallymeans "Mind-BornSonsoftheMotherofGods";theetymologicale-pi- to-meofwhomisthehistoricalAztecTomatoJesusofPhonicia.] It'sallperennially[fromoldFenno-Uralicperän+nielly] connectedifyoudaretotaketheleapofjourneyandbelievein theactuallyverifiableasnot.Ido!Pleaseshareandlikeifyou liketoshare.[Ithelpsuspayoffourglobalpsychicdebtof syntheticgoldtotheAnnunakkiOverlords.] https://www.facebook.com/notes/cullen-smith/calling-allreligions-true-ancient-hidden-evidence-of-religious-origin*121* please-ta/10152489539557346 ✽✽✽ *122* 9.27~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand51Words —AnArtist'sImpression— SunIwok8m³soil&level48m²yard.MonIgo600km¹ scooter.TueInonadawherewhat-what.Wedsuremorefar. Need1good3under.IfthenwokcookpeaceOK.Basic.Else0 anywhat-whatoff. ✽✽✽ NoBoNoNoYoSure3.UNoY?4BoNoWokIt. ✽✽✽ *123* 9.28~ABriefEncounterin3Turnsand94Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Atleastmesocosmic. ✽✽✽ Beendoingyardworkandthehoekeepsthrowingsandon myhead,can'tbebotheredtoshampoountilI'mthrough.Like tolookabitzapped,thoughI'dlookprettyfuckingslickifIfound mycomb. ✽✽✽ Casesofnoun"nipistys"andconjugationofverb"nipistää".I askedher,whatdoestheword"nipis"meanin"jeruknipis",and shedidn'tknow,soIfeltapinchofeducationwasinplace.And shefeltthenipistys.Nipistyksettömyydellänsäkäänhäneisanaa snaijata,sekelaajotanipistää. ✽✽✽ *124* 9.29~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand123Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Patrickit'snowinalltheHinducalendarsthatIcanfind...Iwas ratherwonderingwhatversionofShivaRatriitwasthatthe JavaneseHindushadlastmonth.TheFebruary/Marchone(aka. monthofPhalguna)istheonecommonlycelebratedinIndia. Lookingintoit,Inoticethere'sanalternativecalculationthat hasitinthepreviousmonth(Jan/Feb=Magha)onthesame day,ie.ontheChaturdasioronedaybeforethenewmoon. ApparentlythemorecommonPhalgunadatefollowsthe Vikramacalendar,andtheMaghadatefollowstheShalivahana *125* calendar.ItseemsthatthefolksintheNorthIndiaandNepaluse theformer,andinsomecentral/southregionsusethelatter. Indiaisconfusing. ✽✽✽ *126* 9.30~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand4Words sHerpadÖrpar'In'Pose ✽✽✽ *127* 9.31~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand99Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Alienmetamachinemorningchorescomplete.Icannow transformanyassemblageofuni-dimensionalarrayswith ['/flat/key/names']intopropermultidimensionalarrays, generatedfromtextfileontologytreesandbranchproperty iterations,nowbettersuitedforprocessingasproperdata objects.Tooksomewholelotofthinkingandfailedtrials. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— *128* ...becausecausescauseconditions,andconditionscondition causes,andcausesconditioncauses,andconditionscause conditions.Alsocausescausecauses,andconditionscondition conditions.That'swhy,incaseyouwerewondering. #MatrixOrPerish...Dataforcopy-pasteandeasyreadingover here:·Patthana:24CausalConditions-Pastebin.com» ✽✽✽ *129* 10.ONCEU PONATIMEATERIC'SBACKYARD ερι μπυκ *130* 10.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand8Words Theyjustlikeubecozusocutsey. ✽✽✽ *131* 11.SIXTEENTIMESU PONATIMEATEXPANDED'SBACKYARD εξπ κον *132* 11.1~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand192Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Itdoesn'thavetobefilled.Infactthequestforfillingitiswhat makesitache.Trydifferentangles...Emptinessisnottobe feared.Thatvoidmayyetonedaybecomeyourbestfriendand companion. ✽✽✽ Wearemostlypreoccupiedwithattemptsto"do something"abouteverything.Thatvoidcanalsobeyourabode ofpeace,theplacewhereyoucantakeabreathofrelief, knowingthatthere'sadimensioninyouwherenothinghastobe done,whereallthingscanrestastheyare,withoutanyeffortor *133* projection,withoutanyattempttotransformittoanythingelse. Infact,somecometolikethatserenevoidsomuchthatthey beginlookingforitinallplaces,inthegapsbetweenthoughts,in thepausebetweenbreaths,andeveninthespacebetween atoms.Thatsenseofvoidisagatewaytoliberationandfreedom fromallvexation,buttheykeyisnon-attachmenttoanythingin particular,includingyourself;andonlythedaringmayenter,for theworldwillbeforevertransformed,andthepassageisone wayonly..."Havinggonewhere,oneneverreturns"... ✽✽✽ *134* 11.2~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand73Words GetabucketfulofLemurianSeedsfromthesoilofthelost continentwithinyou,youknow,thatmysteriousmassofland sunkthat'ssunkdeepwithintheseaofyoursubconsciousmind. Translucentquartzcrystalsarefoundinabundancehovering atopthecrownofyourhead.Savethemonies,mineyourown... ✽✽✽ ...andtoomanystonesandotherstuffsmayturnonefromalight workerintoaheavyworker...>:o ✽✽✽ *135* 11.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand11Words —AnArtist'sImpression— They'vedonevipassanaprogramsinprisons.·Vipassana MeditationCoursesForCorrectionFacilities» ✽✽✽ *136* 11.4~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand7Words Ipulationwithoutgenderisbetter.Ortranspulation. ✽✽✽ *137* 11.5~AModestEncounterin6Turnsand419Words Whenyouexperienceanddirectlyperceivethebasictruths andnatureofbeing,thepolarityoffaithversusdoubtresolves. Otherwise,thetwogohandinhand,doubtfollowingfaithlikea shadowfollowstheform.Inseparable. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Iffaithresidesintheheart;anddoubtsresideinthemindand-intellect;—-thenwestillhaveaveryfundamentalconflict inourbeing,despitehavinga"faithfulheart".Surelythereis benefitinfaithwhenfaithmeans"hope"(asintrustinmeeting withgoodprospectsinlifeetc.),aswellaswhenfaithisa preliminarysteptounderstanding(asfaithinateacherin school)...Butiffaithistakentobethe*end*desideratum,rather *138* thanthe*beginning*necessity,somethingissurelyupside- downthere?Faithcanleadtowisdom;andwisdomisofdirect knowing;andwisdomistherewhenheart-and-mindseeasone. ✽✽✽ ...nowIunderstandtheremaybeausageof"faith"(or "Faith"capitalized)inareligioussensethatalsoincludesan experientialtransformationthat"bringsonetofaith"etc.,but really,someotherwordmightbetterdescribewhatitisthatthe religiously-awakenedfolk"have".Or,they*know*theinitial experiencefirst-hand,andthey*havefaith*intheirperspective ofwhatthatexperiencemeans. ✽✽✽ Misty:"ifyouknowyoualreadyhaveitthenitsFaith"...but isn'tthatwhatone'dcall"knowing"?Themeaningof"hope"isin thecontextof"havefaith,you'llgetthereeventually",ie.having apositiveoutlookonfutureprospects.Whenfaithmeetswith undeniableexperientialconfirmation,it'smorethanfaith.It's "knowingforreals"(TM).(Onthatnote,mostofthe"knowing" inthisworldisreallyaformoffaith.) ✽✽✽ SothisgoesbacktoRandySeptemberthen.Whatdoes"faith" meantoyou?Andwhatarethedoubtsthatobscureit? *139* ✽✽✽ ThanksRandy.Yourdefinitionoffaithpromptstwo questionsinme.One;Shouldonehavefaithintheunverifiedto beginwith?Perhapsyes,wehavesomany"unverifieds"andin manycasesit'seitherpracticalorotherwisehelpful.But,since we'retalking"faithvs.doubt",whataresuchmattersoffaith, wheredoubtwouldbeanegativething?Icanthinkofanumber ofcaseswherebothfaithANDdoubtshouldgotogether,like friendsorbrothers.Faithtomakethingspossible,togiveevery premiseaworkingchance;anddoubtasasafetymeasure,to keepallthingsconnectedwithreality...Nobenefitinkeepingup thefaithinwhatisfalse. ✽✽✽ *140* 11.6~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand188Words —AnArtist'sImpression— InvokeTotoro.Oractandrogynous.Willconfusetheshitout ofthemforsure.Otherwise,tracetheiroriginsandalsoidentify thereceptorinyouthatattractsthemin,anddotheneedful. Otherwise,learntogeneratethought-formsormind-statesthat transcendtheirdomainofinfluence.Or,justgoforgoodole emptiness.Clearsitallaway. ✽✽✽ AFAIKthereisnomedicationspecificallyforSuccubusor Incubus;orforwhattheyrepresentintherecessesofthe psyche.Medstendtomuffleoutthepsycheenmasse,and psychiatryisprettyanalasfarasthedesirednormativestateof mind.Bizarretoseesuchcommentsinagroupcalled"Expanded *141* Consciousness".It'snotatalluncommonforvisuallyand emotionallysensitivepeopletoperceiveparticularlystrong mental/psychiccurrentsasexternalembodimentsorentities thatinteract.It'salso(hopefully)notpsychosisorothersuch damaged-alteredstateofmindthatyoushouldtrytohealor eliminatejustbecause.Ratherclearthemind-spaceandthenput thatsensitivityintogooduse.Shamans,mediumsandoracles acrosstheagesweren'talljustabunchofnut-cases,hey. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— #ExperienceThis#ExpansionGuaranteed ✽✽✽ *142* 11.7~ALengthyEncounterin10Turnsand859Words Boisfor"bodhi",truncatedto"bo"inSinhalese.TheLatin "boa"isamuchlaterword(ofunknownetymology),first recordedinthe14thcenturyoramillenniumlater.Thelegendof Odinishardlyprovenastwomillenniaold,whattospeakof havinganyinfluenceworthamentionintheMediterranean region.NolegendthatIknowofhasKrishnahangingfromatree, unlessyoucountdivingoffabranchintotheriverasakid. Quetzalcoatlwasafeatheredserpentdeityfirstdocumented1st centuryBCE-CEandtheprecisionofdate587BCEisjust hilarious.ThecultonlyspreadwiderintheMesoamericasinthe lateclassicperiod,unlikelytheRomans(orothersoteriological conspirators)hadthefoggiestideaofitsexistenceormythos. AndasfortheIndraofTibet,725BCE.Seriously,anachronistic much,undocumentedmuch?Somanyoftheseparallelsareon thetotallydodgyside.Pleasedoyourresearchandverifythe legendsofthecharactersinquestion.Toomuchofthisissoeasy toshowasinvalid. ✽✽✽ Bro,thename/wordQuetzalcoatlliterallymeans"feathered serpent"intheNahuatllanguage,namedsosometimeafter900 CE.IfthisoneismeanttobeabouttheToltecreformerchieftain TopiltzinQuetzalcoatl(whotookthenameofhisdeity),hewas born947CE.Topiltzinstartedacultwherethepractitioners bledthemselvestosatisfytheunderworld.Isthatthesupposed *143* parallel?Ifnot,thenwhatisit,andwherecanIreadtheactual parallel?Needmorethanalistthatleadsnowhere... ✽✽✽ Legitresearchisnonsenseandunsubstantiatedideasand claimsarefacts.How'sthataddup?ThelegendofKrishnahas himsittingunderatreewhenhe'sshotwithanarrowbya hunterthatmistookhimforananimal.Thestoryisalsointhe Bhagavatapurana.Thereisnoversionwherehewouldbe suspendedfromatree,oranythinglikecrucifixion;trustmeI've readmostoftherelevantoriginalworksonKrishna. ✽✽✽ IreadSanskritprettywell.Tospareyouthetroubleofcopypastingaresponsefromthemanypages(mostlyXtian interpreterstryingtoreframeIndicmythologies)talkingabout alternativeversions,ifthereisnoreferencetoanactualsource textwherewecanallreadthatalternativestory...It.Means. Nothing.(Andprobablydoesn'texist.) ✽✽✽ Sanskritisa"deadlanguage"meaningit'snobody'sfirst spokenlanguage.MuchlikeLatin.Itdoesn'tmeanthatnobody understandsthelanguage.Peoplestillwriteabunchofmaterial inSanskrittoday,andthereareschoolswhereyoucanstudy *144* spokenSanskrittoo.Therearesomethinglike50,000fluent speakersinIndiaalone,andmanytimesthatoffolkswhocan readthelanguage.IalsospeakfluentBengaliandtolerableHindi forwhateverit'sworth.IactuallylivedinKrishna'sbirthtown forabitoverhalfadecadebackinthedayssoI'veseenacouple ofshrinesandHindusdowntheroad,too.Youdon'tneedtotry toattackandminimizeme,youcouldjustaddresstheissuesI bringupplease. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— No-onespeaksitastheir*firstlanguage*.You'remorethan *145* welcometoaskthenativeIndianHinduse.g.atSamskrita Bharati,oneofthemanyorganizationspromotingSanskritasa spoken(secondary)language.TheyevenhaveaSanskritversion oftheirwebsite.Youcanseetheirvideosforevidenceand searchYoutubeformore. Here'soneoftheirchieftainstellingafunnystoryinspoken Sanskrit:·Dr.R.Ramachandrantellingahillariousstoryinsanskrit»... andyoucanfindtheirwebsiteat·http://samskritabharati.in—feelfreetoenrollandstudyyourself,thenyoucanmindfuck yourHindubosseslikeasir.Icansendyouabunchofrelated ebooksandotherstudymaterialsifyouwant. ✽✽✽ Yessowehavebothsaidthatnow.IcanstillreadSanskritpretty well.GuessitprovesthatIamnotgeneralpopulationofIndia. ✽✽✽ "Howcanureadlanguagethat'sdeadeveninIndia?"—replying tothisismypointhere,basically.Otherwise,इतयलमितिवप रतेन। ओकेठं कषभयः॥ ✽✽✽ Again,nodisagreementsoveritsbeingadeadlanguage. HavenotusedGoogleTranslateforanythingtoday(notthatit translatestoSanskrit).SaandTahavedozensofmeaningsif *146* you'retalkingaboutSanskritandspellthemseparately.Śatais hundred,sataisasacrificialpotofsorts. ✽✽✽ Now,returningtotopic.Whatabout"bo"beingareferenceto "boa",how'sthatwork?Or,howisQuetzalcoatlrelatedtoJesus (discountingnowadays-discardedMormonstories)?Or,whatis theearliestrecordofthesagaofOdin?Or,arethereanyrecords ofVedicsacrificialgodsbeingreferencedinTibetbeforethe commonera?And,whoeverisIaoofNepal,orBaliofOrissa? Wouldreallyliketohaveclearinformationdocumentedonall these,alongwiththerestofthecharactersinthelist.Ifyoucan shareyourresearch,itwouldbeverywelcome.Especially researchthatpointstosomeoldrecordsthatwecanverifyfor ourselveswouldbesuper.Liketoverifyallofthisformyself, ratherthanjustbelievingit.Thanks! ✽✽✽ *147* 11.8~ALengthyEncounterin10Turnsand641Words —AnArtist'sImpression— SixlettersinGreek,Ἰησοῦςor"Iesous";andישועorfour(YodShin-Vav-Ayin;read,"Yeshua")inHebrew,ie.atetragrammaton. ItonlybecamefivelettersinthelaterLatin"Iesus"andthe Englishthatfollowed.Otherwise,thereisnoreasonwhya historicallyextantpersoncouldnotalsoembodyesoteric allegories.Infact,that'stheverycaseforhighadepts;theylive *148* outthesymbols,externalizethematrix. ✽✽✽ ThanksagainRobert,thefirstpostiscopy-pastedtomy Qabalahdignotepadforfurtherdigestion.HaveatonofbooksI shouldbrowsethroughandbecomemoreversedinallthis.The connectionwithholyspiritandfireisofcoursefamouslythere inthe"heshallbaptizeyouwithspiritandfire",perJohnthe Baptistofwaterfameontheupcomingultra-baptist. ✽✽✽ Nowonthenumberof300forRuachElohimthough.Shinis ofcourse300.Crunchedthenumbersoftheoriginalphrase, whichisRVHʾLHYM(sanszero-valuevoweldiacritics)asanonphonetictransliteration.(N.B.ʾstandsforAlef;originallya glottalstop[ʔ],notavowel.)Theyaddupto297.Thenumber 300wouldrequireareadingof"RuachElohim"assomething like"RKHLHM".Iwonderifsomething'slostinthelanguage (andtransliterations)there.KnowofaHebrewsourcefor300= SpiritofGod?OristheequationonlymadebyWestern gematristswhooftenrelyonless-than-pristinescriptand phonemeconversions? "Ruach"-RVH-רוַּח "Elohim"-ʾLHYM-ֱא ִהים ר-Resh-200 *149* ו-Vav/Uau-6 ח-Het-5 =R(200)+V(6)+H(5)=211 א-Alef-1 ל-Lamed-30 ה-He-5 י-Yod-10 ם-Mem-40 =ʾ(1)+L(30)+H(5)+Y(10)+M(40)=86 ===297 ~·HebrewGematriaCalculator:RUAKHELOHIM|AtMatrix» ~·http://atmatrix.com/tools/gemcalc.php?word=RVHʾLHYM ✽✽✽ MustbethattheTreeofLifehasturnedupsidedownforus. OtherwisehowcouldsuchdiscussionseverhappenintheWawWaw-Waw=6-6-6==וווmonster-drinkpoweredinternetpits!! :D ✽✽✽ PerhapsAinSophAurcameto-Ketertospawnsomething brilliant."Daat",orotherwisesomething"Tiferet".^_^ ✽✽✽ *150* Ohya,there'sthemissing3.Sorry!Forgotthedotunder,still internalizingthestandardtransliteration.300itis! ~·http://atmatrix.com/tools/gemcalc.php?word=rvḥʾlhym ✽✽✽ ThanksRobert.Iwentbythestandardישועwhichwouldbe fourletters."Yehoshua"orיהושעistheolderform(more commonly"Joshua"),fiveletters,butthat'dreadYod-He-VavShin-Ayin.Thespellingיהשוהseemstooriginatewith Renaissanceoccultism?IdigitwiththeShininthemiddletobe sure,—-butIhavetowonderifsuchlatesourcescanbeusedin forminganargumentaboutthepagansourcesofJesusetc.? ✽✽✽ *151* —AnArtist'sImpression— Leeyadatmesonofagun.Alsoaquantitativenumerical analysisofmynamerevealsthat6+6+6meansthatIamnot LuciferonMondaysbutmaybeSamaelonSundaysifMarbus agrees.Mythemesong4U:·SonOfAGun-NirvanaLyricsInBox» ✽✽✽ RobertIagreeit'saveryeleganttakeonthename,bringsit better(ormoredirectly)intotherealmofcontemplationand magick.IbelievethespellingY-S-V-AwasalsothereinAramaic, reckonitwasacommonnameatthetime.Ofcourseanadept mayalsohavean"inner"name,andperhapsnecessarilysoifhe *152* comestoplayamorecentralroleinthepractice. ✽✽✽ WhatabouttheoriginsofShinas"spirit"though?IntheSefer Yetzirahitstandsforfire,heavenandhead;andfemaleasthe gender.Alefisthesoul,theair,thechest(heart)andthe "decider"ormediatrixbetweenMem(water,earth,belly, "advocate",male)andShin.I'dexpecttheHolySpiritmediating betweenAbove-ShinandBelow-MemtobetheAlef,then...Any insight? Also,knowofany(asoldeaspossible)sourcethatspecifiesthe correlationofthefourelementswiththetetragrammaton?Sefer tablesforreference:·HebrewGematriaCalculator:SeferYetzirah| AtMatrix» ✽✽✽ *153* 11.9~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand48Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Materialityandmentality,includingtheunderlyingwitness consciousness,aresubjecttoconditions,subjecttochange. Whateverthatisthebasisofan"I"thatisseparatefrom anythingelseissubjecttoconditions,subjecttochange. Whateverthatyoucallit,howcansuchathingbepermanent? ✽✽✽ *154* 11.10~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand92Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Onallthe"alternativestories"thatcannotbefoundinany knownHindutexts,theyaremostlikelywhatyou'dcallvillage stories,ie.amish-mashofwhateverthestory-tellerpickedup alongtheway.Obviously,includingtheChristianinfluences. (FirstmissionariescametoIndiaasearlyas52ADandXtianity waswell-establishedbythe6thcentury.)Anddamn,dothose Hindusliketomixeverythingupintoonejollypotofporridge— orKhichdi!Here'sagoodreadonrelatedresearchandclaims: ·KrishnaandJesus» *155* ✽✽✽ *156* 11.11~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand387Words —AnArtist'sImpression— TheSeunadynasty,herethe"Zion"folks,ruledbetween850– 1334CE,soit'slessthanancientasfarasJews.Therehavebeen JewscomingtoIndiafortradesince500BCEandexilesince70 CE;andbeforetheBritishit'sbeenruledoverbyvariousIslamic dynasties,andplacesnamedandrenameduntoldtimesover. *157* Needtoknowtheirhistoricalnames,notthemodernmap versions. TheMarathilanguageitselfhasabsorbedagooddealofFarsi andArabicvocabularyinthecourseoftrade.Ohyes,and AlexandertheGreatwasalsoaroundtheblock—waybackin thedays—tobringinsomemoreculturalinfluence(Gandharan Greco-Buddhistsculpturesetc.anddescendancyinKashmir area).·AncientIndianandHebrewLanguageConnection?» ✽✽✽ Now,afewobservationsonthehighlights.Idon'tmeantobe apainintheass.ThefactisIamveryinterestedintheactual originsandparallels,butIonlygetheadachefrommost "revolutionary"research.Iappreciatethatsuchresearchisgoing on,butitshouldbemoreself-criticalinestablishingwellfoundedcorrelations,ratherthanjustspottingapparent correlations.Forexample,ontheopeningsegments: -Nasikwassonamedaslateas1818.Notthatrelevantto ancientHebrewprinces. -"Gaon"isavernacularformof"grAma"or"village".Doubtthe paralleltoHebrewsagesisanythingbutatotalcoincidence. -"Khandesh"-Theword"khan"isacommonMongolian (GenghisKhanetc.)andPersian,Turkicetc.titleforruler.Khan- deshwasfoundedandnamedbytheMughalemperorAkhbarin the14thcentury.TheirrulerswerecalledKhans.Idoubtthat *158* Cainwasinvolved. -"Khodesh"-"Kod"and"Khad"are*not*..."Sanskrittermsfor First,""TheBeginning,"or"God."Howeverit'scommonArabic lingoforGod."Kod"meansnothing;"khaD"means"tobreak", "khad"means"solid"or"tohurt,tokill".Alsoit'sacompound word,kho-desh,"desh"meaning"land". Forexamplestufflikethistakesthebottomofffromthe credibilityoftheresearchthatfollows. Iwon'tbotherwiththewholecorrelationtablelaterdownthe page,butasimpleresearchonthewords'datingand etymologieswouldenlightenmuch.Therearesimilar-looking wordsinmostlanguagesoftheworld,somewithsimilar meanings.Whatcanyouinferfromit?Nothingatall,unlessyou dotheresearchthoroughly... ✽✽✽ *159* 11.12~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand19Words —AnArtist'sImpression— SoisitlikeaHawaiianspinon"namasté",like"mahalogreetz yohalonweshineon!". ✽✽✽ *160* 11.13~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand0Words 3^2 ✽✽✽ *161* 11.14~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand18Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Anexcellentfreesourceforold-schoolBuddhisttextsand relatedcontemporarywritingsonthephilosophy:·Accessto Insight» ✽✽✽ *162* 11.15~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand32Words SpaceGodcancureyourcancerwithcabbagesproutsifyou praytotherainbowenergybrother.Namastétoyourspiritina humanformandrememberalienDNAdisclosurequantum ascension. ✽✽✽ *163* 11.16~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand30Words Removingthe"worth"and"think"worksprettygoodforme. Everythingbecomesmoreworthywhenyoustopmakingthe subjectiveworthaconditionforlivingyourlife.It'squite disabling. ✽✽✽ *164* 12.ONCEU PONATIMEATHARI'SBACKYARD χαρ σαρ *165* 12.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand9Words —AnArtist'sImpression— GottolovetheGanesh.Lunacheckthatout! ✽✽✽ *166* 13.ONCEU PONATIMEATHARSHA'SBACKYARD χαρ ραβ *167* 13.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand11Words ...andtheseeker.Andthen,theonethatreckonsthemetaprocess... ✽✽✽ *168* 14.ONCEU PONATIMEATHENDRA'SBACKYARD χεν αρκ *169* 14.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand4Words Questioningthequestionfollows. ✽✽✽ *170* 15.ONCEU PONATIMEATHIGHER'SBACKYARD χιγ περ *171* 15.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand79Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Foronceanarticlethatmakessolidsenseandhelpsyou orienttoatrackthatactuallyleadssomewherebeyondhollow fantasies.Alltoomanyofthe"magicforyourlife"paradigms foundonthecountlessNewAgesitesprovidelittlebutfeelgood beliefsthatinthelongrunfailtoaccomplishnothingsubstantial whatsoever,becausetheyaresopreoccupiedwithavoidingthe resolutionofconflicts,thehardworkandtheresistantforces thathinderyourevolutioninlife.·AreYouMakingThese7NewAge Mistakes?» ✽✽✽ *172* 16.ONCEU PONATIMEATIFUCKING'SBACKYARD ι φυκ *173* 16.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand7Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Nalatäsoissulleisomarsu?·OneTonGuineaPigCousinUsed GnashersLikeTusks|IFLScience» ✽✽✽ *174* 17.TENTIMESU PONATIMEATJAGADANANDA'SBACKYARD ιαγ δας *175* 17.1~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand335Words Silentmeditationandvisualization,mostnecessary.More powertothatprogram,morepowerforyouforadvancingthe cause.Therewillonlybedhyana(akintotheflowofnirgunabhakti)andsamadhi(catalyzingsthayi-bhavaandsvarupa- siddhi)whenthevisual(jyoti)andauditory(shabda)generative couplereturntoseamlessunison.Sadlythemandala-aspect(or anyparallelsystematicvisualization)israrelypracticedinthe contextofmantramayi-dhyana. Servestoexplainwhygenuinesvarasikihasbecomesucharare phenomenon,replacedbygroundlessimaginationsandfanciful fantasies,whicharebynomeansanequivalent,especially wheretheclearingfoundationofceto-darpana-marjanamis concerned.Thereisnoreleaseinnirva(pa)nam;thereareno lily-moonsorjewel-lotuses;thebrideofwisdomisawidowed virgin;andtherefreshingbath-oceanofanandaisdammedat everystepbythedamnedshacklesofcorporealsensoryself- identification.Implosionintowatchfulsilenceinacontinuumof non-verbalprayeristheunlockerofthelocketoflove. ✽✽✽ *176* —AnArtist'sImpression— Sadhakaswhoonlyorprimarilyfocusontheshabdaor mantraaspectwhilstshunningquiescenceandthevisual,not followingitwhenitspontaneouslypeeksfrombetweenand behindtheoscillatingsyllables,willremainperpetuallyin extrovertstatesofconsciousness.Itisforthesyllablestoreveal theirsvarupainadynamismofqualitiesandflavors,notto remainasstaticandmechanicalmentalorverbalutterances. Verbalfixationsuspendstheconsciousnesstothelevelsof vaikhari-andmadhyama-shabda(utteredwordsandmental labeling);whilstthefullnessoftheunconditionedrealmwill onlybegintounfoldviaconcentrationonpashyanti-shabda (spontaneoussymbolicandvisual-perceivedsound);leadingto mula-shabdaorpara-shabda,thesourcemysteryandgenerative seedoftheconsciouspairing.Thatsacredpairing,oncereached andpinneddownatwhich-so-everdimension,cascadesacross thedualunionsineveryconceivedrealmofemanation.May thesetwo,roaminginseparateappearancessinceancienttime intheworldbecome,meetagainwithaworld-shatteringroar, *177* unitedinembraceinthemirroroftranslucentconsciousness.Ho Hum!GoRahRah! ✽✽✽ *178* 17.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand39Words Ithascertainlybeenadecadeofevolutionsandrevolutions forallofus...Heapsofgratitudeandbestwishesforeveryone whocontributed!(Includingthosewhocontributedbynot contributing...Silenceisgolden!Butmyeyesstillsee...) ✽✽✽ *179* 17.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand49Words Theonlydebatethatmattersisthedebatewithin,that whichchallengesandclarifiestheinnerstructuresanduproots alltheimpedimentstounceasingabsorption.Thoselostinthe schismatismoftheirnamesandformswillhardlytasteadropof theavan-manasa-gocara.Nogo-caranaforthem,onlybandarabharana. ✽✽✽ *180* 17.4~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand269Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Icanimaginesiddhasanawouldputafairbitofstrainon yourbackinlongersittings.I'mnotevenbotheringwith anythingbutfulllotus,thesortofsupportandequilibriumit givesforthebackandspine,alongwithlonger"lockedin" sitting,isquitematchlessonceyougetpastthelegpain threshold.Getseasieronceyoulearntosurvivethefirsthour!· Jagat:MakingandbreakingsilenceinRishikesh» ✽✽✽ AsfarasBuddhistretreatsandsittings.Theydon'tspeak aboutasana-siddhi,butthereisaconceptofjhana-sampattior dhyana-siddhi,establishedasabaselineacrossseveral progressivelevels,priortoembarkingtoahigherplaneof concentration.You'rebasicallytherewhenyousustain *181* unbrokenconcentrationonthe(luminouscounter-partofthe) meditationobjectforthreehours.(Andcanemergefromthe stateatapredeterminedtime,giveortakefiveminutes.) Needlesstosaythere'snomovingaboutatthatpoint,sinceyou arewithdrawnfromthesense-worldreferenceandhaveclosed downtheinputsandtheoutputs.Urgetomoveaboutor respondingtoitisthenindicativethatyou'renotquitethereyet. Therapture("piti"or"priti"astheycallit),thatarisesinthefirst andseconddhyanas,isverymuchakintothestabilizingeffects ofkundalinimentionedhere.OnthenoteofBuddhistretreatsin general,thoseteachinga"vipassanaonly"approach(ie.no "shamatha")wouldcommonlynotplacefocusonsustained sittingsorthedhyana-cultivationbeyondwhat'scalled"access levelsamadhi".(InS.N.Goenka'sten-dayvipassana-retreats,no walking-meditationispracticed,andthreeone-hour "adhitthana"or"adhisthana"sittingsofmotionlesspracticeare introduced.Goodthing.) ✽✽✽ *182* 17.5~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand61Words IknowIknow,buthe'sgotacoupleofmorethingstoexplain himselfover.Keeponwalkingthatriver-bankdude,whatever whispersthatwind,maybethere'samessagethereinbetween thebreezes,somethingtohelpthecowscomehomeandthe doesgowooagain.Nosariforsuskatoday,sry.Gowalksome moreingoldensilence. ✽✽✽ *183* 17.6~ABriefEncounterin3Turnsand142Words Poorladyneedssomeserioushelpthere.Clearlytheattempted jnanashotsbyVishakhawereafail.Gottoampupthe dissociationarsenal,theseissuesseemtoberecurring. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Andwhatisthisagain?Straightfromthecowboy'smouth. Bettergoplaywithhisbullandcleanuptheriverbank *184* afterwards. snigdhairebhiḥsakhibhirakhilairdhenu-vṛndānusāri nāri-vārtā-vimukha-hṛdayaḥkānanāntecarāmi| māsvairiṇyastadpiyadimāduṣayantiprakāmaṁ tad-vijñāptiṁdrutamihajarad-gopa-goṣṭyāṁkariṣye|| ✽✽✽ Andthentheduncesidekickwaslike,bhobamha-āri-sihāmaṇe,kkhaṇaṁṇivaṭṭi-aimā-odummuha-go-iā-opaccuttareṇa ṇijjitti-aviḍḍāvehi,ahamkkhuedaṁsaccaṁdhiṭṭhāṇaṁ vuttantaṁgo-ulesari-eviṇṇavissam.Figureheshouldatleast learntoeathismouthemptybeforetryingtotalkinpublic? ✽✽✽ *185* 17.7~ALengthyEncounterin8Turnsand774Words Probablynotgonnafindradicalsiddhisinmodernday mainstreamersinthepubliceye.Mighthavesomeluckwith solitaryyogisorhardcoremeditatorbhikshus.Althoughthe bhikshusarespecificallyobligedtohidetheirmystic attainmentsfromthemuggles,soyou'dhavetolevelupbefore beingletintothesiddhidepartmentthere. ✽✽✽ Whyshouldtheybemoreimportantorrelevantthanthe powersexercisedinthemindandthroughthesubtlesenses? Thereareclairvoyantswhocanseeyouusingthemoresubtle siddhis.Thatbythewayisarathercommonsiddhi,degreesof clairvoyanceincludingreadingthemindsofothersandviewing eventsinremotelocationsand/orinthepast.Itiswiththehelp ofthemindthatyouareliberated,notbyturningfrogsinto princessesorviceversainthecorporealworld.Ineithercase, thepsychicattainmentexercisedinhigherdimensions necessarilyprecedesanattainmentofpowerthatcanbe exercisedoverconcretematter. ✽✽✽ IamneithersayingthatIhaveanysiddhis,nordoIhaveany interestinmakingclaimsorstagingdemonstrations,muchless inordertoprovesomethingofmyself.Tellme,whatbenefit *186* doesanyoneattainbysuchdemonstrations?Thereisyetthe siddhiofreleasingthemindthroughpenetrativewisdom,and thesiddhiofrevealingtheunderlyinganduncognizedsubstance inthesubconsciousthathabituatesandconditionsthemind, however,whichIwillgladlydemonstratetomyabilityat opportunetimesandtosincereindividualswithafoundationfor releaseandunveiling.Theresultthereofcanbeboth subjectivelyandobjectivelyexperienced,isunquestionably beneficial,andleadstobettermentbothintheinternaland externaldomainsoflife.Theso-called"faith"effectedinpeople bymeansofmysticdemonstrationsisfeebleandleadsnotto liberation,buttobeingmesmerized,andtobeingconditionedin all-newandfascinatingwaysinpursuitofthesame. ✽✽✽ *187* —AnArtist'sImpression— Wellthereisthisspectacularsiddhiextravaganzaonce producedbymybuddyKshamabuddhiJee.·BackintheSaddle» ✽✽✽ Anganiyasyasakalendriyavrittimanti. ✽✽✽ Reallythough,forthoseabouttocultivatesiddhis,rather thanlookforareallivefreakshow.Approachthemfirstas meditativeattainmentsexperiencedinthesukshmasarira;the subtlebodyorthemind-formedbody;thebodyofdynamichigh energy.Youneedthecognitive-energeticexperienceand absorptionbeforeyoucanexpecttoeverembodythesame realitymutationsintothecorporealbody.(Orrather,transmute thecorporealbodyintoayogicsiddha-deha.) Cultivatingthespectrumofsiddhisisnot*that*difficultifyou approachthemwiththepsycho-energeticexperienceasthe workingplane.Andyoumayyetdiscoverthatthebeneficial toolsforenlightenmentneednotbecomehumancorporeal magicalskillstobeginwith.Overcomethecorporeal,wield thosesiddhisinthehigherdimensionswithanether-grounded presence.Willgiveyouandeveryonewithinthefieldmore wisdomandbenefitthanproducinglevitatinglollipopstothe *188* cynicalmasses.Alsocomeswithlesstrappings. ✽✽✽ Say,anima-siddhi.Becomingsmallerthanthesmallest, pervadingthecoresofatomswithconsciousnesslikethe paramatmanbymeansofpenetratingthesubtleelementswith thelaser-focusedlightofwisdom.Orthereverse,mahima- siddhi.Envelopingeverythingwithinyourfield,asifyouwere themahat-tattvaitself.Thosearewelldoablein phenomenologicalterms,asmeditativeexperiences.Also laghima-siddhi.Becominglighterthanthelightest,practicallya by-productifyoupersistwithconcentrativemeditation. Likewiseitsopposite,thegarima-siddhi,becominginfinite weightandafieldofabsolutegravitation.Soonandsoforth. Beyondbeingsubjectiveexperiences,theseandotherswillalso yieldpsychicsiddhisthatcanbeappliedtoone'sownmindor themindsofothers.Usefulaccessoriesifyouareskillfuland detachedfromthem. ✽✽✽ Andasfaras"Anganiyasyasakalendriyavrittimanti",the subtlesenseinterchangecapacity,it'salinedroppedinmore thanhumor.Transpositioningthechakrasisanexcellent practice,whetherthroughpairreversals,ascendingand descendingcascades,implosionofallintoone,etc.The ascensioncascadeforexamplecreatesaformofPhowaorout*189* of-bodymind-streamprojectioninsomeTibetansystems,where theembodiedenergytotalityispulledoutandcatapultedover thesahasraratoabideinthespaceintheformofanenlightened deity.Alsosimpleexerciseslikeimploding,explodingand rotatingthechakrasindividually,andagaininunisonandas cascades,etc.indiversemodalities,likeuntoripples,spirals, orbs,streamsandnon-modal,arequitefruitfulasfaras Sambhogakāyabodybuildinggoes.Here'sasamplevisualof paircomplementingincaseinterested(seealbum&comments formore):·https://www.facebook.com/photo.php? fbid=2112316243348&set=a.2108328423655.2123980.1108906794&type=3 ✽✽✽ *190* 17.8~ALengthyEncounterin2Turnsand676Words —AnArtist'sImpression— IntheversionoftheBhagavata(11.15),therearefivesiddhis thatarisenaturallyfromthelastingpredominanceofsattva, eightsiddhisthatariseresultanttospecificsamyama,andsome accessorysiddhisontopofit.Thefivenaturallyarisingare: 1.Tri-kāla-jñatvam=Cognitionofpast,presentandfuture. *191* 2.Para-cittādy-abhijñatā=Omni-cognitionofthemindsof others. 3.Agny-arkāmbu-viṣādīnāmpratiṣṭambhaḥ=Obstructingfire, sun,water,poison,etc. 4.Aparājayah=Inconquerability. 5.Advandvam=Conquestofduality. Thentheeightsiddhis,alongwiththeirfieldsofsamyama(some ofwhich,itseems,mightnaturallybecomeestablishedinthe courseofwell-roundedpractice,andwouldsurelyserveto augmenttherangeofwisdomandrealizationifadoptedwiththe rightattitude;or"rightdesire",even): 1.Aṇ imā =becomingsmallerthanthesmallest ...Whoseesthesubtlepervasionofelementsbecomeselemental ={bhū ta-sū kṣ mā tmanimayitan-mā traḿ15.10} 2.Mahimā=becominggreaterthanthegreatest ...Whoknowsitasmahat-tattvaseesallelementsindividually= {mahat-tattvā tmani->bhū tā nā ḿcapṛ thakpṛ thak15.11} 3.Laghimā=Attainssuper-ethereality ...Whoknowsasembeddedinatomsrealizessubtlesubstance oftime={paramā ṇ u-mayebhū tā nā ḿmayirañ jayan-kā lasū kṣ mā rthatā ḿ15.12} 4.Prāpti=Attainsacquisition ...Whoknowsstructuresofegoisproprietorofallsenses={ dhā rayanmayyahaḿ-tattvemanovaikā rike15.13} *192* 5.Prākāmya=Attainsalldesirables ...Whoperceivesuniversalthreadattainseverythingto maximum={mahatyā tmaniyaḥ sū tre-prā kā myaḿ pā rameṣ ṭhyaḿ-avyakta-janmanaḥ 15.14} 6.Iśitā=Attainscontrollership ...Whoknowstriunecourseoftimecontrolsknowersandfields {viṣ ṇautry-adhı̄śvarekā la-vigrahe-kṣ etrajñ a-kṣ etra-codanā m 15.15} 7.Vaśitā-siddhi=Attainsmastery/dominion ...whoknowstheyonderplaneinthedivinesoundattainsits root-nature{nā rā yaṇ eturı̄yā khyebhagavac-chabda-ś abditemad-dharmāvaśitām15.16} 8.Kāmāvasāyitā=Attainsterminationofdesires ...Whoknowstheuniformspiritattainssupremebliss={ nirguṇ ebrahmaṇ imayi-parama-ā nandam15.17} ThentherearesomeadditionalsiddhisIamyettomakemore precisenoteson.Here'stherawcopy-paste: CLAIRAUDIENCE Akasa+Prana=Ether+Life-air=Byhearingasethereally embodiedsoundinvitalair->Purifiedbeinghearssoundsofall livingbeings={mayyā kā ś ātmaniprā ṇ eghoṣ am-bhū tā nā ḿ haḿsovā caḥ ś ṛṇoty15.19} CLAIRVOYANCE Surya+Caksu=Sun+Eye=BymergingofSunintoeyeandeye intoSun->Attainsperceptionofworldsatgreatdistance={ *193* cakṣ ustvaṣ ṭarisaḿyojya-viś vaḿpaś yatidū rataḥ 15.20} TELEPORTATION Vayu+Deha=Wind+Body=Bycontemplatingonbodyaswind ->Byfixedcontemplation,selfandmindjourneytothesame destination={dehaḿtad-anuvā yunā ->dhā raṇ ā nubhā vena tatrā tmā yatravaimanaḥ 15.21} POSSESSIONOFBODIES-15.23 DEATH-ASCENSION(MYSTIC)-15.24 HEAVEN-ASCESION(DIVINE)-15.25 ULTIMATEADAPTABILITY-15.26 INFALLIBLEPOWEROFORDER-15.27 PERCEPTIONOF3xDESTINIESINTIME-15.28 ✽✽✽ Theseareallfromanoldsetofnotesandcouldusesome polishing.NeverthelessIfindtheBhagavatadescriptionsofthe underlyingdynamicsofthesiddhisquitefascinatingand substantiallydeeperthanyour"run-of-the-milloccultpowers". I'dventureintosayingthatmanyofthemarequitedesirablein termsofaccomplishingtheunderlyingwisdomanddepthof perception,whateversymptomaticpowersmayormaynot follow.Deeperlevelsofrealitymastered,allthesame. Bytheway,thesamelogicanddynamicsasfarasadoptionof samyamaisalsofoundintheBuddhist"Iddhipada"ortheir standardsetofsiddhisthatcanbecultivated—afterattaining *194* accomplishmentinthe4thjhana-samadhiandbeyond;someof itgetsprettyintenseandinvolvedasfarasthesamadhi-cascade gymnasticforeffectingawell-preparedmindreadytotakeon thewholelotofthem.Forthecurious,somedraftnotesonthe rotationsbasedontheVisuddhimaggamodelofpreparingthe mindforpenetratingthesiddhis:·http://pastebin.com/ELYLtkMX ✽✽✽ *195* 17.9~ALengthyEncounterin6Turnsand621Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Thereareshortercuts,buttheycutalotdeeper.Ifyoucan handleit,taketheaxeanddotheshortcut.Otherwise,grinda hundredroundswithashallowsaw,oramillionwithyour fingertips.Decapitationorcapitulation,eitherwaythereignof theegomustonedayend.Fasterismorepainful.Likepullinga bandageoff. ✽✽✽ It'scertainlynotashortcutintermsofcoveringlessground orinvestinglessenergyoreffort.It'sashortcutintermsof doinglesstime,andlessbeatingaroundthebush.Takethe exampleofthetree.Withanaxeyoueffectdeepand concentratedcutstothetrunk(oftheego).Withapieceofrope *196* youcanwearoffmillimeterbymillimeterallaroundtheradius ofthetrunk.Mostfolksareuneasyaboutandunpreparedforthe axingmethod,"Ouchnotsodeepthathurts!".Fewaremorediehardaboutit,"Allthewaytotheheartwoodcoreinonerobust chopplease."And,"CanIhaveasharperaxeplease?".Thatof courserequiresadegreeofdetachmentfromtheego-trunk, willingtocut"yourself"deepandhardtolevelup. ✽✽✽ Ofcoursethe"charmsoftheforeplay"arelosttotheaxing modeforattainment,butthenagainifthe"foreplay"isthe makingoflovetoyourhazyanddreamyyetsteel-hardegoto softenitupforaninevitabletermination,thegoodconventions ofthekama-sutramaynotapplythatmuch.Thosewhocango nuclearblast,thosewhocan'twillhavetomanage.Orwhatwas thatoldsankirtansayingagain. ✽✽✽ Nowasfaras"surrender"beingpassive.I'mnotquitesureI'd signonthatone.Itbecomesprettydamnedactiveifyou're intentonstickingtothesurrenderwithallofitsimplications. Includingdeterminationonadoptingthefavorable,evenifit doesn'tsuityourfancy;andrejectionofthecontrary,evenif you'reattachedtoit;etc.Itallbecomesveryactivewhenyou meettheresistanceandhavetostartmakingtheharddecisions onhowtoactandmoveforwardwhilststickingwithyour *197* surrender,nomatterwhat.Ofcourse,the"goingwiththeflow" sortofmellowhippysurrendertothemindistotallyeasyand passive.Landsyouintheyellow-mellowpitsofthesewer, though.Awholedifferentdomainofrasa. ānukūlyasyasaṅkalpaḥprātikūlyasyavarjanam| rakṣiṣyatītiviśvāsogoptṛtvevaraṇaṃtathā| ātma-nikṣepa-kārpaṇyeṣaḍ-vidhāśaraṇāgatiḥ|| "Adeterminationforthefavorable,rejectionoftheunfavorable, theacceptanceoftheLordasone'sonlyprotectorinthisworld, aswellasone'ssolemaintainer,self-surrenderandafeelingof povertyinspirit;thisisthesix-foldsurrender." ✽✽✽ Muchremainstobesaidaboutthepausebetweenthe incomingandtheoutgoingbreaths.Surrendertothatpauseis theautomagicalgeneratorofboththein-andout-polarities;of thedetachmentandtheeffort;ofthewisdomandthemeans;as wellasthenaturalfieldofeffortlessunion;andthecessationof subject-objectoscillationsandothertroublesomedichotomies. Don'tholdyourbreathwaitingforthat.:D ✽✽✽ Tranquilitywasneverthegoal.Itwasaby-productofrelease. "Onedoeshavenirvanainwantingnirvana."AndIshouldsay thesamegoesforprema.Itisaself-manifestreality,anditwants *198* itselfandsoaugmentsitselfthroughcountlessmediums.Wecan butbepuppetsinthedramaofprema.Nowthere'sarefined vectorofsurrenderthereforsure.Theonly"goal"reallyisdoing awaywithallself-referentialgoalsandlettingthe"goal substance"doitsthing,unhindered. ✽✽✽ *199* 17.10~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand100Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Hemustbeinfluencedbyimpersonalistmayavadaphilosophy. Dhikdhik. ✽✽✽ CannotseeanywhereRadhaisnot.Cannotseeotherness. Radha-kaivalya.Gonnaloseself-awarenessseeingtheworldlike that,fusingwiththemissusbackintothatonesoulthatroamsin twoformsinthephenomenal.IfRadhalikewiseonlysees Krishnaandnothingelse,forgettingherselfintheprocess,it'sall totallyfusedup.Sortofamutualabsorptionabsolutionorgasm oblivion.Isn'tthatwhatthewholegrandflavorousoperation revolvesaroundtofacilitate,anyway.Therestisforeplayand accessories,facilitatingtheflowtowardsthepinnacleofmutual fusion. ✽✽✽ *200* 18.ONCEU PONATIMEATJAMES'SBACKYARD ιαμ πορ *201* 18.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand21Words —AnArtist'sImpression— It'sagoodflick.Irememberthisscenewell.Heck,seemstobeat theArchive:·milarepamovie:FreeDownload&Streaming:Internet Archive» ✽✽✽ *202* 19.ONCEU PONATIMEATJANE'SBACKYARD ιαν απο *203* 19.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand15Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Yes,it'seitherFinlandortheU.S.butneverboth.· upload.wikimedia.org» ✽✽✽ *204* 20.THRICEU PONATIMEATJANI'SBACKYARD ιαν ιαα *205* 20.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand62Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Wheneveryoupostoneofthosetangled-impossibly (bandha-kasta;kasta=difficult;injurious;inaccessible;painful; etc.)asanas,ittriggersmetograbthelaptopandflashthelatest knottoLuna,"CheckoutWTFthisdudeisdoingtoday!".:DA pointofdelightforsureinthemiddleofbrowsingmediocreFB feeds.Keeponknotting-unknottingbro!·UrdhvaHasta Koundinyasana» ✽✽✽ WhencanweseetheBandha-kasta-houdinyasana? ✽✽✽ *206* 20.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand13Words —AnArtist'sImpression— "Howtolandlikeasirifyoucrashonamotorbikeasana." ✽✽✽ *207* 20.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand1Words —AnArtist'sImpression— #InMemoriamTransAsia ✽✽✽ *208* 21.TWICEU PONATIMEATJI'SBACKYARD ιι ραι *209* 21.1~ABriefEncounterin3Turnsand6Words #JeSuisMoi ✽✽✽ #Bön ✽✽✽ Pitäämennä#Phowa. ✽✽✽ *210* *211* 21.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand5Words NnirvioliMikrobitissä!#Flashback#Nirvisesa ✽✽✽ *212* 22.ONCEU PONATIMEATJULIA'SBACKYARD ιυλ σαλ *213* 22.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand8Words Dependsonthefocusanddepthofreading. ✽✽✽ *214* 23.ONCEU PONATIMEATKATHA'SBACKYARD κατ θα *215* 23.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand44Words AversionofthisstoryisthereinChaitanyaBhagavata, Madhyach.19.ThetranslationIhavejustsaysthathethrewthe ricefromhisplate,notspecifyingtheamount(whichisekagrāsainCCM.3.94).Don'thavethesourcetexthandyhere. ✽✽✽ *216* 24.ONCEU PONATIMEATKRISHNAMOYEE'SBACKYARD κρι κορ *217* 24.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand24Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Besuretosignwith,"Sincerely;Youraspiringshit-giver". ✽✽✽ Probablydon'tadjusttheabovesignaturefor"zerofucksgiven" tho,mightleadtomisunderstandings. *218* ✽✽✽ *219* 25.TWICEU PONATIMEATKRISTINE'SBACKYARD κρι ναν *220* 25.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand21Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Onanoteofinterest,brewedblackteahasalmostfivetimesthe fluoridecomparedtofluoridated(U.S.)tapwater.·Fluoride OfficiallyClassifiedasaNeurotoxininWorld’sMostPrestigiousMedicalJournal » ✽✽✽ *221* 25.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand45Words HeyKristinealliswellandhopelikewiseforyou,bidingthe rainsinIndonesiaandchartingmoreandmoreoftheinner terrain.MedicineBuddhahasbeeninthewerkstoo,wasgladto seethispost.Lapislazuliradianceforyourcomingyear! ✽✽✽ *222* 26.TWICEU PONATIMEATKRISTOPHER'SBACKYARD κρι κεν *223* 26.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand12Words —AnArtist'sImpression— EveryonelivessouthoftheHindusriverifyoudothe360 degrees. ✽✽✽ *224* 26.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand5Words Andentertainmentindustrythehallucinogen? ✽✽✽ *225* 27.THRICEU PONATIMEATLUNA'SBACKYARD λυν σομ *226* 27.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand8Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Averception;gottowatchoutforthatone! ✽✽✽ *227* 27.2~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand14Words Atyourservice.Excavationsorburials,Ma'am? ✽✽✽ Hoebrokebeforeme.Fivetimes.#WorkingClassHero. ✽✽✽ *228* 27.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand10Words —AnArtist'sImpression— "ChillinintheChillilinCity,Ifoundthelocalhighway...." ✽✽✽ *229* 28.ONCEU PONATIMEATMAHAKALA'SBACKYARD μαχ αλα *230* 28.1~ALengthyEncounterin1Turnand830Words —AnArtist'sImpression— From"BenefitsoftheVajraGuruMantraandan ExplanationofitsSyllables";atreasuretextrevealedbyTulku KarmaLingpa;12topicalglossesoneachsegmentofthe mantra: OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG *231* OMAHHUMisthesupremeessenceofenlightenedbody,speech andmind. VAJRAisthesupremeessenceoftheVajraFamily. GURUisthesupremeessenceoftheRatnaFamily. PADMAisthesupremeessenceofthePadmaFamily. SIDDHIisthesupremeessenceoftheKarmaFamily. HUNGisthesupremeessenceoftheBuddhaFamily. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMisthecompleteSambhogakayaoftheFiveBuddhaFamilies. AHisthecompleteunchangingDharmakaya. HUNGisthecompleteNirmanakaya—GuruRinpoche. VAJRAisthecompleteassemblyofHerukadeities. GURUisthecompleteassemblyofLamaAwarenessHolder deities. PADMAisthecompleteassemblyofDakinisandpowerful femaledeities. SIDDHIistheheartofallthewealthdeitiesandprotectorsof hiddentreasures. HUNGistheheartofeachandeveryDharmaprotector. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGistheheartofthethreeclassesoftantra. VAJRAistheheartoftheVinayaandSutra. GURUistheheartoftheAbhidharmaandtheKriyaYoga. PADMAistheheartoftheUpaandYogaTantras. SIDDHIistheheartoftheMahaandAnuYogas. HUNGistheheartoftheDzogchenAtiYoga. *232* OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGpurifiesobscurationsofthethreementalpoisons. VAJRApurifiesobscurationsofhatredandaversion. GURUpurifiesobscurationsofpride. PADMApurifiesobscurationsofcravingandattachment. SIDDHIpurifiesobscurationsofjealousy. HUNGpurifiesobscurationsofdelusionanddisturbing emotions. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGgrantstheattainmentofthethreekayas. VAJRAgrantstheattainmentofmirror-likewisdom. GURUgrantstheattainmentofthewisdomofequanimity. PADMAgrantstheattainmentofthewisdomofdiscernment. SIDDHIgrantstheattainmentofall-accomplishingwisdom. HUNGgrantstheattainmentofallthatstemsfromprimordial wisdom. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGsubduesgods,spirits,andhumanbeings. VAJRAconquersthegandharvasandfirespirits. GURUconquersthelordofdeathanddemonicspirits. PADMAconquerstheharmfulwatergodsandspiritswhoreign overthemind. SIDDHIconquersthepowerfuldemonswhohauntmountain rangesandpasses. HUNGconquerstheplanetarydemonsandgodsoflocalities. *233* OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG ByOMAHHUNG,thesixtranscendentperfectionsare accomplished. ByVAJRA,allpeacefulactivitiesareaccomplished. ByGURU,allenrichingactivitiesareaccomplished. ByPADMA,allmagnetizingactivitiesareaccomplished. BySIDDHI,allenlightenedactivitiesareaccomplished. ByHUNG,allwrathfulactivitiesareaccomplished. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGavertsthedaggersorceryofBuddhistsand Bönpos. VAJRAavertstheharmfulpowersofthewisdomdeities. GURUavertstheharmfulpowersoftheeightclassesofgodsand demons. PADMAavertstheharmfulpowersoftheworldlygodsand spirits. SIDDHIavertstheharmfulpowersofnagasandgodsof localities. HUNGavertstheharmfulpowersofallthree:gods,demonsand humanbeings. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGcrushestheforcesofthefivepoisons. VAJRAcrushestheforcesofhatredandaversion. GURUcrushestheforcesofpride. PADMAcrushestheforcesofcravingandattachment. *234* SIDDHIcrushestheforcesofjealousy. HUNGcrushestheforcesofgods,demonsandhumans. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG ByOMAHHUNG,theaccomplishmentsofenlightenedbody, speechandmindareattained. ByVAJRA,theaccomplishmentsofthepeacefulandwrathful deitiesareattained. ByGURU,theaccomplishmentsoftheAwareness-HolderLamas areattained. ByPADMA,theaccomplishmentsofthedakinisandDharma protectorsareattained. BySIDDHI,thesupremeandcommonaccomplishmentsare attained. ByHUNG,whateveraccomplishmentyouwishforisattained. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG OMAHHUNGtransfersonetotheprimordialpurerealm. VAJRAtransfersonetotheEasternBuddhafieldofManifestJoy. GURUtransfersonetotheSouthernBuddhafieldofGlory. PADMAtransfersonetotheWesternBuddhafieldofBliss. SIDDHItransfersonetotheNorthernBuddhafieldofAllAccomplishingAction. HUNGtransfersonetotheCentralBuddhafieldofImmutability. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG ByOMAHHUNG,theleveloftheThree-KayasAwarenessHolder isattained. *235* ByVAJRA,thelevelofLevel-DwellingAwarenessHolderis attained. ByGURU,thelevelofImmortal-LifeAwarenessHolderis attained. ByPADMA,theleveloftheGreat-SealAwarenessHolderis attained. BySIDDHI,theleveloftheSpontaneous-PresenceAwareness Holderisattained. ByHUNG,thelevelofFully-RipenedAwarenessHolderis attained. OMAHHUNGVAJRAGURUPADMASIDDHIHUNG ✽✽✽ *236* 29.ONCEU PONATIMEATMARKUS'SBACKYARD μαρ οσκ *237* 29.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand97Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Outoneesiassajuu.Täälläonmukavaa.Eitulevilujaluontoa riittäämerestävuoristoonjaviidakonsiimekseen,kulttuuriaon jokalähtöön,eipainaliikaakukkaroa(vuodentalovuokra500€ jne.),jameitsillepengottavanatiettymyösmaanikuwanhat buddhalaisetjahindulaisetjuuretsekäsekalaista shamaaniperimää.Näistäaamunepaltayhtäaikaasärölläjanupit kaakossapauhaavistamoskeijoistaenpahemminpiittaa,mutta niihinnäemmäajankanssatottuu,samallaikuntakapihalla juokseviinnaapurin30kanaanjamuutamaanpiripäiseen kukkoon.Jaontujuskootteriallakans.:D *238* ~Nimim.eiooolluSuomeenviimeaikoinaikävä.:D ✽✽✽ Äppelssiini. ✽✽✽ *239* 30.ONCEU PONATIMEATMATILDA'SBACKYARD ματ φορ *240* 30.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand9Words —AnArtist'sImpression— IwannabelikethatwhenIgrowup. ✽✽✽ *241* 31.ONCEU PONATIMEATMISCHKA'SBACKYARD μις πρε *242* 31.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand13Words I'mcurious,whatdeitiesdoyouworkwith?And,vedicortantric mantras? ✽✽✽ *243* 32.TWICEU PONATIMEATNALA'SBACKYARD ναλ λοπ *244* 32.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand20Words Otatmukaansähköskebanjasäröpedaalinjasäestätmeteliä efektillä?Taivaikkamoshaathuudontahtiin.!,,!. ✽✽✽ *245* 32.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand10Words GoajaKuubaolisaikatiukkojasiirtoja.Kauaksaikaareissuun? ✽✽✽ *246* 33.NINETIMESU PONATIMEATNANDINI'SBACKYARD ναν ραδ *247* 33.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand50Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Ifindtheblueeditiontotallygroovy.I'dwearit.Whycan't menwearthem?Justputoneon,nobodyisallowedtopeek inside,sotheywouldn'tknowyourgender.Andifsomeonedoes peekin,theyareinfidelsandyougettobeatthemwithacane. Win-Win. ✽✽✽ *248* 33.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand40Words Don'tcondemnallhumans/religions/ideologies/liberals/ conservatives/Europeans/Asians/colonialists/aboriginals/ becauseofafewbadapples.Don'tcondemnallstarsbecauseof afewnovasandblackholes.Don'tcondemnallexistence becauseofafewbadatoms. ✽✽✽ *249* 33.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand7Words Wellshealreadymasteredthejhulan-lilaanyways. ✽✽✽ *250* 33.4~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand22Words InthelineofB.P.Puritheymakepuris,notmomos. ✽✽✽ I'mabigfan,theywereastapleinNepal. ✽✽✽ *251* 33.5~AModestEncounterin7Turnsand280Words —AnArtist'sImpression— BeawareofTheRoyalBhutanAirForcetho.·MaureenLipman: riseinantisemiticattacksmaypromptmetoleaveUK» ✽✽✽ Seriouslythough,Bhutanwouldbeverycool,ifnotforthe somewhatinsurmountablemeasures(read:loadofdough required)theyhaveinplacetolimittheamountsoftourismand itsimpactontheirlandandculture.Itdoesn'tseemlikethere areanyrealisticprovisionsforimmigrationorotherformsof morepermanentstay,unfortunately,ifnotasanenrolled studentoraskilledandemployedforeignworker.·Bhutanese CitizenshipAct1985-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ *252* —AnArtist'sImpression— Theyalsohaveamandatorydresscodeyou'dhavetoadopt duringbusinesshours.:D·Driglamnamzha-Wikipedia,thefree encyclopedia» ✽✽✽ Thatwasactuallyintheairin2008whenIwasinNepal...A localChristianfriendsuggestedthatveryoption,wecould've goneinasmissionariesandhadmoreofafreerangeoftravel thanatouristeverwould.Neverendeduphappening.Would've beenacoolgig. ✽✽✽ What,theduderoamedinsearchofthemythickingdomof Shambalainorderto...preachthegospelthere?:P ✽✽✽ *253* ArainbowbridgeleadstoShambala.Arainbowbridgecancarry arainbowbody.Butcanitcarryrainbowbaggage,too?:DItcan carryrainbowechoesforsure. ✽✽✽ NotreallyfamiliarwiththemeditativetraditioninBhutan; wouldexpecttheenvironmentandlifestyletheretobequite supportiveofcontemplativelife.Thevisaandper-day-payment schemefortouristsdoesn'treallylenditselftoaffordablelonger retreattimethere.PersonallysettingmysightsonBurmaforthe nextsourceoftrainings.Cangetathree-monthmeditationvisa, indefinitelyextendable,andholeupinamonasterygratisuntil thelightsshinebright.B| ✽✽✽ *254* 33.6~AModestEncounterin10Turnsand233Words Ahammameti,"Iandmymind"...Andifthatloveexcludesthe evolutionprocessmoldingandstampingthemind,it'dbe"Iam inlovewithapartofyourmind",or"inlovewiththepure potentialinyourmind",etc.Andwhenthepollutantsthatare largelyresponsibleforthecognizableindividuationofthe psycheareremoved,whatexactlyremainstheretobelovedasa qualified"your"anythingthat'dbedistinctfromanyother uncoloredstreamofconsciousnessunpossessedbyanyone's egoticprojection?Howaboutsimply,"Iloveclearawareness". ✽✽✽ "Iaminlovewithyourpermanentego." ✽✽✽ Haveyoueverwitnessedorexperiencedtheexistenceofsucha permanentandperfectegoinanyone? ✽✽✽ So,"Iaminlovewithaglimpseoftheideaofthepossibilityof yourpermanentego." ✽✽✽ So,"MyunclearawarenesslovestheOtherclearawareness". *255* ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— So,"MyoxymoronlovestheOthermoron." ✽✽✽ Ibelieveinantioxydantesandoxyopia.AndIbelievethatthe oxenchiefbecomesamoroninlackofadailyfillof antioxydantes. ✽✽✽ *256* AndAnandaGopalDasbelievesthatoxidationisthereal explanationforthejiva'sfallfromtheoxenpastures. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— "Mu."~Cow ~·Mu(negative)-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ Here'sakoan.Weknowthat"anūdhas"means"udderless",and "anudāsī"means"non-stoic".Butwhatdoyoucallagosvāmī whenhe'soffhisantioxydantes? ✽✽✽ *257* 33.7~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand34Words Yes,theyarenotinfactaffectedbythemundaneMercury Retrogade,butrathertheyaresimilarlyinfluencedbythe transcendentalFreddieMercuryRetrogadespirit.(Especiallyso forthebrahmacharisdedicatedtoQueer.Queen.) ✽✽✽ *258* 33.8~ALengthyEncounterin9Turnsand958Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Onecanhardlydrawhardlinesofdemarcationbetween thepathsofyogawithdifferentemphases.There'sanaspectof eachyogaineachyoga,it'saquestionofemphasis.Idon't understandtheseparatistattitudethattreatsmulti-faceted practicesasiftheywerehomogeneousmonoliths.Yogaof Synthesis,anyone? Onewhoisnotdevotedtoboththeyogaandtheaimoftheyoga (ofwhicheverflavor)willgetnowhere.Onewhoisnotinlove withtheinteractiveessenceofthepathwhenengagedin;the *259* objects,charactersandsentientembodimentsnourishingthe evolution;andtheultimationofthepathasfarasreflectedinthe mirroroftheunfoldingexperience;issuretobesluggishin evolution.Thereisboundlessmeritindevotionforsure. Also,iftheprincipleofbhaktiisfurthernarroweddownby qualifyingboththeobjectandthemethodologyofdevotionin tunewiththespecificsofaparticularsectarianheritage,andin termsofone'spersonallikes,dislikesandaffirmative experiences,ratherthanintermsofthefunctionalessenceof what'shappeninginwhich-so-evercontext,itallbecomesfairly mootandpointless,nottosayinconsiderateandalsoforthe greaterpartself-servingandself-aggrandizing,afarcryfrom leadingtoliberationproper. ✽✽✽ ZijazoSmith,"Iwanttoridemytricycle"forsure. "Manisastrangecomplexmixtureofwill,feelingandthought. Heisatriunebeing.Heislikeatricycleorathree-wheeled chariot.Hewillstopossesstheobjectsofhisdesires.Hehas emotion;andsohefeels.Hehasreasonandsohethinksand ratiocinates.Insometheemotionalelementmaypreponderate, whileinsomeotherstherationalelementmaydominate.Justas will,feelingsandthoughtarenotdistinctandseparate,soalso, work,devotionandknowledgearenotexclusiveofoneanother. Hemust,thereforedevelophisheart,intellectandhand.Then alonecanheattainperfection.Manyaspirantshavelop-sided *260* development.Theydonotpossessanintegraldevelopment,as theyneglectoneortheotheroftheseaspectsoftheir personality.One-sideddevelopmentisnotcommendable." ~YogaofSynthesis:·YogaofSynthesis» ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Otherwisebhakticanalsobeobsessionwiththebicycle. "TheBhaktiofBicycleMaintenanceYoga",someoneshould writeabook.IwantIwantIwant,becauseofidiosyncratic obsession,that'sassubtleaslobhaisonthispassionate devotionpaththatisthesupremeandhypremeultimationof *261* bhakti?Somethinglikethisclassicvideo,orwhatever.I'llget backtothesystemsanalysisnow,andlettheladiesrideon. AllIwannadois Bicyclebicyclebicycle Iwanttoridemybicyclebicyclebicycle Iwanttoridemybicycle Iwanttoridemybike Iwanttoridemybicycle IwanttorideitwhereIlike Bicycleracesarecomingyourway Soforgetallyourdutiesohyeah! Fatbottomedgirlsthey'llberidingtoday Solookoutforthosebeautiesohyeah ·Queen-BicycleRace(OfficialVideo)»[entertherasa-mandala] ✽✽✽ *262* —AnArtist'sImpression— DorjeTrolloismymostfavoritespiritualathlete. Demonstratedsomeseriousspiritmuscleintrollingallthose Tibetanspiritsintodharma-traps.Likeacross-breedingof ChuckNorrisandArsGoetiaorsomething.Nowlet'sgoliftsome yogicironandseeifwecanpissmercuryonourselvesto accomplishthesiddhiofpsycho-physicalmetamorphosisinto syntheticgold.Talkischeap,sadhanasareexpensive,attitudes arepriceless.Needtomoveitmoveit.Iliketomoveitmoveit, *263* onmytricycle. ✽✽✽ "Icantakeyouhigher—I'monfire!",saidtheBossonce.Fire ofwisdomburnsthecognitivekarmastoashes.Fireof embodiedsamadhicantransmutethecorporealbeinginto mind-madebody.Andyogameans"tojoke",thisisfamously knowninthescriptures.Gottofindthejokesthatsetyour horsesonfireandpullthechariotahundredtimesupanddown thetwoendsofthePuriBhoktaroadheapsfasterthanthe generalspeedlimitoftheunstraightenedmind.Thatisthereal bicycletorideandtheathleticimperativemustbetotal,notonly corporealormental.(Andwhatelsedoesonepracticewith,if notthebody-mindasawhole?Withthespiritthatisasyet unrealizedandunfathomed?)"Themindisliberatedbythe athleticmind",andalsotheO'DaddyofYogafamouslysaidthat proximitytoliberationisdirectlyproportionatetothe persistenceoftheathleticspirit.Oneofthoseearliersutras,a dedicatedthread-jokerwouldlookitupforsure. ✽✽✽ 1.21iscoordinatesforthe#SenayorUbhayorMadhyethread wherethosedesirousofbattlehaveassembled. ✽✽✽ *264* Ohright,tīvra-saṁvegānāmāsannaḥ.IthoughtGita1.21was agoodfittoo.Pullthatpreciouschariotbetweenthearmiesand observethebattle-willedlunarandsolarextremitiesfromthe centralchannel.Onlythosecomfortableinthemediancanbe athleticandprevail,bowandeye-browunquiveringbefore effectingthenecessarydissolutions.Orotherwise,establishthe fixationinpremaastheprimaryandthenfigureoutwhatthe hellisgoingonwiththosetwooscillatinglove-holograms. ✽✽✽ AnyonecaretocommentonBhaktisiddhantaSarasvati observingtheIdaBabajiGangaandthePingalaGoswami Yamuna,orwasitviceversa.VesyaPingalaisnoalientoeither. AndwhataboutPuriandChapati,whichoneisparakiyaand whichoneissvakiya,andwho'sinthemanomatha-ratha.Cha meansboth"pure"and"unsteady",sothat'skindaambiguous there,likeawannabelam-pati.AndPuriisbothfulfilledand walled-in.Thatjustdoesnotmakesense.TheworldofPurée Bhaktiissocomplicated.Iinvoke2.52.Bothofthem.Samedeal. ✽✽✽ *EscapestoBaba-Samadhi*#AviviktaRasabhasa ✽✽✽ *265* 33.9~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand231Words Ramana-ramaniromantic;yugalaconjugal.(Andtheconprefixindicatesparakiyaobviously.)Ineverquitegraspedthe choiceofwordsinmadhuraandsringaraforthatmatter.Sringa meanshorn.Sringarameanshorny?Ibelievethat'sthe etymologythere.Andmadhurasoundsrathersyrupy,no?Iget bizarreimagesofthe"roshikbhokto"saying"modhurmodhur otimodhur"withtorrentsofdrooldrippingandoozingoutthe mouthasifadozengulab-jamunshadjustbeenconnoisseured withgreatgusto.Somehowthat(flavorandunderstanding) doesn'tquiteresonatewithwhatIgraspastheessenceofthat pinnacleofflavoredsoulconcoctions,almostasifsome metaphorhadbeenlostontheroadandthat"relishingthe sweetness"hadturnedintosomethingrather,um,vernacular, borderingvulgar(butmoreinanicky-slicksoft-coresense).I votefor"amorous"oftheoptionssofaravailable.Anyonefor "vernality"formadhuratranslation? ✽✽✽ Iseethelightnow.Themostrighteoustranslationis, "SPRINGY",forobviousreasons.Conveysanynumberof associationsforthereflective.Icouldgowith"meady"too; beingadirectPIEderivationofmadhu,itshouldalsosatisfythe demandingetymologists."Sweet"and"honey"aresuchrawand basicproduce,but"meady"iswell-brewedandrichina spectrumofflavors.Howabout"springy"for"sringara"and *266* "meady"for"madhura"?(And"rutty"for"rati"?) ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— XenuforDhenu.·i3.kym-cdn.com» ✽✽✽ *267* 34.SIXTIMESU PONATIMEATORDER'SBACKYARD ορδ μπλα *268* 34.1~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand366Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Centralblackholeisdefinitelyuptherewiththeparallels; alongwiththeDarkNightofShivaandthedawningof Nirvikalpa-Samadhi;andthezero-pointpotentive;orthe residualreflexcognitioninthedarknessthatshinesinthefinal pitsoftheAbyss,whereallphenomenadwellunrelational.Ilike toseethe*rising*oftheBlackSunliterallyasaprogressive gradientofdissolution,withtheemergingdarkraysfromthe horizonofperceptionasasequentialantithesisforseveringoff thecausalpotentiveinallphenomena;whateverthatundoesit allandgoesalltheway,scorchedtoapointofnilresidue. *269* Probablybestglossed(ormatted?)withablurbfromadark nightafewcyclesback,below.Itwasmoreinthespiritofthe darkmoonratherthansunrising,buthey,whateverthatreflects nothing.Writteninthespiritoftonal-semanticapocalypse,or somethinglikethat.Seemsthatthere'safairlytormentedold Youtubevidonthetopictoo,shootmybrainforpostingthelink. ·BasicStuff|NirvageddonNIHBardoNegativeClause|LMAO#14:4» =ANIYAINIHILO:SESIRNOOMKRAD= —[+]—§—[-]— 6X…3X<{000:001}>|nālāyānīhīlo:nāāñyānīhīlāi; 6X…3X<{010:011}>|nāyanñānīhīlo:nāhāñyānīhīlāi; 6X…3X<{100:101}>|nāñyāhānīhīlo:nāgiāyānīhīlāi; 6X…3X<{110:111}>|nāyośñānīhīlo:nāyāuhānīhīlāi; —[-]—§—[+]— 4X…3X<{000:001}:{010:011}>|lāyā-añyā:yanñā-hañyā; 4X…3X<{100:101}:{110:111}>|ñyāhā-giāyā:yośñā-yāuhā; —[+]—§—[-]— 4X…2X<{00:01}:{10:11}>|lāśī-yāhā:nāgī-yojā; 4X…2X<{11:10}:{01:00}>|jāyo-gīnā:hāyā-śīlā; —[-]—§—[+]— 2X…2X<{11:01}%{10:00}>|lā-hā%śī-yo; 2X…2X<{00:10}%{01:11}>|āh-lā%yo-śī; —[+]—§—[-]— *270* 3X…<{001:110!}>|lā-śī-nā;yā-hā-nāi; 3X…<{110:111!}>|nā-gī-nā;yo-jā-nāi; —[-]—§—[+]— 4X…½X<{01:10:11:00}>|lā-nā-hā-nā;śī-nā-yo-nā; 4X…½X<{11:00:01:10}>|āl-lā-yo-śī:yā-hā-vā-hā;hūṁ! —[+]—§—[-]— ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Foundthiswhenbrowsingthroughsomeoldiesfromtheattic workshop,seemstoberelated... *271* ✽✽✽ *272* 34.2~AModestEncounterin3Turnsand162Words —AnArtist'sImpression— I'vefoundsomeofthe"HebrewGematria"appsonlinetobe onthedodgysideowingtowhatseemtometobefalse equationsbetweentheLatinandHebrewalphabets.Especially withattributingvaluestothe(originallyvalueless)vowels,e.g. "Alef"ismostcertainlynotavowel"A"butaglottalstopinthe originallanguage;andit'sverydebatablewhetheryoucanhave "I"for"Yod",etc...·GematriaValue-EnglishGematriaCalculator» ✽✽✽ Forgigsthough(andtomesswithafriendwhowas calculatingJesusnumbersforhimself),Ihackedthislittleutility together,maybeuseful:·HebrewGematriaCalculator:yhwhword| AtMatrix»...onedoesnotbecomeaJesuswithafuckedup alphabetandmessyphonetics!^_^...IPApronunciationguide includedforbettercorrelations. ✽✽✽ *273* AlsowiththeSeferYetzirahtables,mappedfromtheactual textratherthanliftedfromareadytable(gottrustissueswitha lotoftheavailablegroundwork,prefertoseesourcecodex):· HebrewGematriaCalculator:SeferYetzirah|AtMatrix» ✽✽✽ *274* 34.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand11Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Thisisso"ChemicalWedding"accidentalCrowleydownstream scenariopreventativemeasures! ✽✽✽ *275* 34.4~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand27Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ...yettomasterdissolvingtheWindowsActivationcurse?:D ✽✽✽ Ah.Isthereaparticularalgorithmyouuseforgeneratingthis fromasource,orplainoldrandomization? ✽✽✽ *276* 34.5~ALengthyEncounterin4Turnsand530Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Whiletheseyidamsorthought-formsortutelarydeities(or whathaveyou)shouldreallyonlybedeployedfordefensive (clearing&preventative)or"self-offensive"(e.g.youregoasthe targetvictim)purposes,InoteinsomeofthesourcetextsI've seenthatthey'vealsobeenusedforoffensiveanddestructive magickbytantricsofyore.Presumethat'smoreofavestigefrom theHindu-Tantricgenreandhaslesstodowiththemore *277* enlightenedultimationinvoidingoutallphenomenawhatever. Allthesame;anyinsights? ✽✽✽ Blavatsky'sworks,hmm...havesomefamiliarityandmust wonderhowdeeplytheymerittobeabsorbedandhowfarthey reachintheultimate.Notthatthereisn'taloadofgoodmaterial there.Asfarastheseenergy/thought-forms.Definitelyneedto carryanexpirationdate.Intheclassiclingotheyspeakof generationandcompletionstage;thegenerationbeingthe invocationandfurthertheself-identificationphase;andthe completionbeingtheimmanentessence-embodimentand dissolutionphase,wherethequintessenceoftheenergy-form becomesreadilyavailablewithoutreferentialneedtotheform, andwhereitsoriginationfromanddissolutionbackintothe voidbecomeevident. Whenbroughttotermontherightfoundation,itwould naturallybegintodissolve;goodfoundationpresumingthe invokerseekscompleteliberation,ratherthananewsortof powerfulself-existence.Thelatteraspirationwouldreallyalso disabletherootpower-houseofthethought-form,owingto disconnectfromthezerovoidpotentive,revertingintheprocess toa"mundane"oruntamedcreature,insomecasesbacktotheir earliernature.(E.g.Mahakalawasoriginallyademonofsome troublesomeproportionsthatwasswallowedanddefecatedby theadeptPadmasambhava,thenboundwiththethreadof *278* dharmaasawrathfulprotectoroftheteaching.Findhim particularlyusefulforinvisibilityshielding.) ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Technomancy,youcansaythatagain!Technomagesinthe BabalonEtherFTW!:DAlsoafieldofinterestforme,onseveral frontsactually,binarycircuitsandalgorithmsisallitisatthe endofthedaywhenallthingsreducebacktotheirmechanical essence.Lookingforwardwithinterestseeingwhereyou developyourtechnomancy.I'vetakenalikingtousingbasal polaritymatrices(intree/pyramidandmandalaformats)asa foundationfor(mentallyandcode-wise)mappingupallthe necessarypatterns,helpse.g.withassociativeinvocation cascades,indiscoveringparallels,andinscreeningthe elementalspaceforgapsandomissions. Lemmezapthisonein,mayberelevanttosomethingyou're workingon;·⋅SamaBaseMatrix—BasicTables»;needtoresurrect *279* myactiveworkonthis,it'sbeengatheringdustontheshelffor toolongnow...Hopetoseemoreinthetechno-magickspacein thefuture,plentyofgroundtoexplore.SigilBlasters!!waytogo sir,ampitupandhijackthematrix.(Iwillbetravelingfrom MondayuntillateMarch,mostlyoffthegrid,soImaynotbe aroundmuch,butwillcatchupwiththebacklogwhenback.) ✽✽✽ Babylon5allseasons+crusadeseentoomanytimesover.:D RememberbraingasmingwhenIfirstsawthetechnomages,that someonewouldbringtheconcepttolife... ✽✽✽ *280* 34.6~AModestEncounterin4Turnsand149Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Interesting.Whatsearchparameterswillyoufeedintothe systemtohelpthedaemonslocateyournextincarnation? ✽✽✽ Howwouldyoudigitizethepatterntomakeitprogrammatic? ✽✽✽ Alsobettershieldthedaemonsdamnwellwithlayersof firewallsandintegritychecksums,youdon'twantsomeoneto hackyournextincarnationnowdoyou...:D ✽✽✽ There'saloadofinterestingmaterialinBuddhist Abhidhammatexts,mostlyinthecontextofthemechanismsfor recollectingpastlives,onthecausalfactorsandthecognitive *281* cascadesleadingtothenextrebirth-linking-consciousnessetc. Aswellastheitemizationandinter-linkageoftheseriesof cognitiveprocessesinjustabouteveryconceivableaspectand vector.Therearealsosimilarpracticesforforeseeingfuture lifetimesbasedonthepresentstateaccumulation.Prettythick readsthough...butmightcomeinhandysomewheredownthe line,yieldexcellentdata-setsforprogrammaticpsyanalysisif nothingelse. ✽✽✽ *282* 35.ONCEU PONATIMEATPATRICIA'SBACKYARD πατ παν *283* 35.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand30Words Wishyouallthegodspeedandsuccessforyour40daysof fastingandcontemplativetime!Maytheclearestofspiritand wisdomdwellwithyoufortheduration,andbeyond... ✽✽✽ *284* 36.ONCEU PONATIMEATPATRICK'SBACKYARD πατ βαν *285* 36.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand1Words —AnArtist'sImpression— #JeSuisCharlie! ✽✽✽ *286* 37.THRICEU PONATIMEATPHAEDRA'SBACKYARD πχα σιν *287* 37.1~AModestEncounterin4Turnsand226Words GottagocheckitoutwhenwecometoWestJawanextmonth... ^_^ ✽✽✽ Gottofigureouttheschedules.I'dlovetocamporcavethere forabit.Lunahasafamilythingyaroundthe11thforwith10 daysorsobefore/after,somethinkssomewherearoundthe 14th-15thwecanhittheroad.Thenwe'reonforavipassanaon the25thuntil8thMarchinBogor;andthenanotherretreatof samelengthstarting8ththeeveninguntilthe18th.(Gottowork onmeltingupthatcaterpillarintoprimalgoo.)Thoseareboth closeenoughtotheareaofGunungPadang.Wecouldfor examplemeetupatyourplacemid-Febandthenhittheroad. Afterthatwe'llstartdriftingtowardsYogyaagain,viaBatukaras ifChaniandDavearearound.^_^ ✽✽✽ Howaboutacamelinsteadofabison?I'vealwayswantedto rideonacameltoyourvillageLuna(doingaveryloudzikir sync'edwiththecamel'ssteps,dressedlikeaclassybedouin),so Icancomeandpickyouuponacamelandthenwecanrideto GunungPadangforsunset. ✽✽✽ *288* Yadoesn'tit,quiteproudofit!!:DWe'llbegettingintouch aboutmoreonceweironouttherestofthewhatwhatsandtrace thecoordinatesofHiyawhathaonthepath. ✽✽✽ *289* 37.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand17Words —AnArtist'sImpression— *290* LMFAOthisissuchanidiosyncraticjumbleofthings.CAN'T MAKEROUNDROTIS!!NowTHATisBAD!!· static.naamapalmu.com» ✽✽✽ *291* 37.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand31Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Wowthatlookslikealotofgoodstuffthere.Doyouhaveit fordownloadsomewhere?&didyouprintjustacopyfor yourself,orabunchofthem? ✽✽✽ *292* 38.ONCEU PONATIMEATPRAHLADESH'SBACKYARD πρα δας *293* 38.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand23Words WellIshouldhopethegentlemanaboveiswearinghiskaupin tightandwide.Dhotiain'texactlythefabricofchoiceforstunts. ✽✽✽ *294* 39.THRICEU PONATIMEATPREMAN'SBACKYARD πρε πυμ *295* 39.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand50Words Iamheadedforaten-dayvipassanaintensiveretreattomorrow withthemissus...Brainholiday.Backonthe2nd. ✽✽✽ Anewretreat.Iliketoretreat-treatit.Wheneverthe opportunityarises;withmoresustainedintensity;one-pointed andseamless.Toimprintandabsorbthesignsofessencepast mynoseynose. ✽✽✽ *296* 39.2~ALengthyEncounterin4Turnsand662Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Onunderstandinglove,andwhetherthefailwasunilateral ormutual,andwhethersomethingfellshortofthefinalsacrifice andtheacceptanceofitstwo-potentivenature.Ifyouwerethe vishayaortheashraya,orifyouwerealternatingbases,Idon't know.Ifthefoundationalself-perspectivewereasanashraya emanation,thenwouldn'tāśliṣyavāpādaratāṁpinaṣṭumām *297* etc.callforustonotimputefailureonloveorabreachtherein withtheprana-natha,despiteaseriesoffuckoffcardsanda displayofdisinterestandmateriality. Aropanaiscertainlyrequired,anditseemslikeanecessary (hopefullytemporary)self-deceitifonefollowsthesahajapath ofprojectingandembodyingsupernormalashraya-vishaya dynamicsin(conditioned)humans;andthequestionthen becomes,howfarwillyoustretchyourshraddhaandaropana beforecallingitquitsinfaceofpainanddisappointment;and whenisquittingafailofamajortest,andwhenisittheneedful timetodisassemblethesuperimpositionthatupholdsthehope andpossibilityoftheemergenceofperfectionintheimperfect. Ineithercase,sympathyandbestwishesforyouboth.Itrust you'veeachdonethebestwithinyourrespectivecapacitiesto transmutethemanifestrealityintotheyonderflow,rejoicewith gratitudeineverydropthatspilleddown. ✽✽✽ Icancertainlyrelatetothescenariowhere,having (knowingly)madetheinitialaropanaofprojectingperfectionto theimperfect,havingseenthepotentialsforconsummation therein,oneperiodicallycomestoajunctionofdoubtover whethertodissolvethepotentivephantomorwhethertopersist withpatience.It'ssomethingofaschizophrenictwo-visions-atoncestate,embracingthemugdhatadespitetheradianceof abhijnataonthebackground.Sofar(personallyinmycurrent *298* relationship)thepatiencehasbeenworthit;thoughI've certainlyseenthecloudsofthecallofdissolutioninthehorizon anynumberoftimes;atsuchtimesthemadhura-momentumin themugdhatagrowsweakforadurationandtheabhijnata assertsinbalancetheaishvarya-rootedexistentialintegritythat keepsthepromiseofperfectlovefromturningintoahope-laden yethopelessdistortion,orprakrita-rasa. Skilfulweavingofourownillusions,yoga-mayatheycallit,for expandingtheoceanofessenceintoplaceswhereitmayormay notexist—withoutregardtothespelled-outreality,with regardforthelatentseedofessenceinallofexistence.The solacewealwayshaveisthattherealityprojectedintothe partner,where"ungrounded",regardlesshasalifeofitsownin theyonderspace,andwhetherthehumanmanifestationlastsor not,theobjectandreflectorofloveremainsasrealasourlove hasbeen;andperpetuallyreincarnatesforus,bothinvisions andintonewhumanvessels.Whatyouhavelovedpristineloves youpristineinkind;whatisboundtoleave(ie.material defilements)shallleave;andwhatisoflovewillkeeplovingon withoutlossordiminution,trackingandtrailingyouthroughall oftimeandspace.Pleaseneverbelieveinlossorperishingof essenceonthepath,despitethetryingcircumstances.Theparts ofyouthatleavewiththatwhichleavesweretaggedforleaving andmeanttogo,andthatpainofseparationthereistheagony ofthesweetmedicinetakingitsbittereffectasitbitesin... ✽✽✽ *299* Ifthecurrentofpriorityintheyonderpursuitis compromisedandbecomeschronicallyhalted,thensurelythe remainderwilldecomposeifeitherofthetwotreasuresthe yonderwondermorethanthetemporalcocktail,radiatedaway asitwere. ✽✽✽ Andwhyshouldyou.Concedingthat,againstyourown experience,youwouldsimplyforsakethemerityoucarrywith thatperception.Neithermustitbegoldorironalone;maybea goldenringwithanironpearlinthemidst,orviceversa.Such arethetreasuresfoundinthisworld.Treasurethemforalltheir mixedworth. ✽✽✽ *300* 39.3~AModestEncounterin1Turnand150Words —AnArtist'sImpression— DevotionalChöd.Ilikethat.Charnel-groundpracticealways helps.Readyesterday,"Thereisevenanothercemetery[aside bodyasthecorpse],thegreatestofallcemeteries,itistheplace whereallourthoughtsandemotionscometodie."Thatiswhere theSmashana-AdhipatiofthecrematoriumofAbhilasa-Shunyata reignssupreme.Thosewhodaresacrificeitallintheflames;to bewhollysmash-an-edtoatomsandnailedtothecrossthrough thecenteroftheheart;theyaloneshallcrossthesevenseasand batheinthesweetwatersoftheshitali-kunda;purifyingtheshitall-stainsofthejourneyinapondaslargeasthecalf'sfootprint, stilllargeenoughtoholdeverystreamoftearswe'veshedover *301* allthecountlesseons.Bestofbestforyoumyfriend;Imustnow takeleavefortendaysofstillnessandspecialinsight.Letus reconvenenextyear. ✽✽✽ *302* 40.THRICEU PONATIMEATPURNANANDA'SBACKYARD πυρ δας *303* 40.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand36Words —AnArtist'sImpression— AlsosaidbyOshoinhis"ReturningtotheSource":)~·The Way-Objects-Masterpiece?-OshoOnlineLibrary» ✽✽✽ AndwearetheBeatlesaltogether!:D ✽✽✽ *304* 40.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand22Words Also~Osho,1981:)Lotsofgoodflowinthebook;·Chapter7– TheSoundofOneHandClapping-Osho-OSHOBOOKS» ✽✽✽ *305* 40.3~AModestEncounterin5Turnsand176Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Goodreflections.It'sactuallyLaoTzufromTaoTeChing;here areseveralrenderings:·24waysoflookingatDaoDeJing33» ✽✽✽ Itis,though,exactlyword-for-wordfromCharlesMuller's 1991translationofTaoTeChing.Iunderstandthatthesame sentimentsfollowfromthespringofinspiration,butI'mabit unsureaboutverbatimmaterial....Thisone:·33.Ifyouunderstand othersyouaresmart...-Daodejing道德經» ✽✽✽ Alsotheotherquoteyouhavefromhim, "Simplicitywithoutaname *306* Isfreefromallexternalaim. Withnodesire,atrestandstill, Allthingsgorightasoftheirwill." ...isword-for-wordfromJ.Legge'stranslationfrom1891(inthe SacredBooksoftheEastseries);TaoTeChing#37:·TaoTe Ching-TranslatedbyJ.Legge» ✽✽✽ Areyouquitesurehesayshewrotethem,ordidhejustshare themsomewherewithoutmentioningaspecificsource? ✽✽✽ Yesthemessageiswhatcounts.Andifwefindthesourcespring, wecandrinkmoreofthesameflavor,whichIpersonallydiga lotfordeeperimmersion.:) ✽✽✽ *307* 41.ONCEU PONATIMEATPUSHKARAKSHA'SBACKYARD πυς δας *308* 41.1~ALengthyEncounterin8Turnsand559Words TheBRSreferenceis2.4.49.Habermantranslates,"While deceitfullystealingthegroupofyoungcowherdboysand calves...".Thewordthereisḍimbha,whichmeans"boy"(also "younganimal";you'llfindmultipleinstancesofḍimbha referringto"boy"inBRS);andsa-tarṇakais"withyoung animals"."Deceitfully"isatranslationof"sa-dambham"*onthe secondline;it'snotatranslationofḍimbha. tatracauryād,yathā– sa-tarṇakaṁḍimbha-kadambakaṁharan sa-dambhamambhoruha-sambhavastadā| tirobhaviṣyanharitaścalekṣaṇair aṣṭābhiraṣṭauharitaḥsamīkṣate||49|| "Whiledeceitfullystealingthegroupofyoungcowherdboysand calves,BrahmatriedtohidefromHari,andlookedaroundfor Hariintheeightdirectionswithhiseighttremblingeyes." [Haberman] [*Jagat;theGGMeditionIhadhandyreads,sad-ambham. Havingrealgoodwater?:D] ✽✽✽ ...andasfortheGargaSamhita,theSanskritandthe translationyoupostedarenotrelated.TheSanskrittextsays, "Heyyouinsect,baby-crab(karkaTi-Dimbha),you're *309* insignificant".[ParasuramaspeakstoKamsa.]It'sfromGS6.34. Thetranslationyoureferenceis6.44. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— ExamineYourPot.Thisistheconditiongivenby Mahaprabhu.Wearenottakingcareofthepot.Wehavenot examinedthepot.Youmustexaminethepottoseewhetheritis suitableornot. ✽✽✽ Ḍimba,Inote,meanse.g."chrysalis"and"anidiot",also"a hummingtop","anegg"and"therecentlyformedembryo".Dear lordthesesemanticfields,curiousthreadsofassociation. *310* ✽✽✽ Inothernews,"potṛ"or"thepurifier"isoneofthe16 officiatorsofthesacrifice,holdinghis"potra"orvesselofSoma. Mantra,yantra,tantraandpotra.HariPotra.Also,"poṭa"isa womanwithabeard. ✽✽✽ Bytheway,whyis"dambha"oftenrenderedaspride? Dictionariesgiveme"hypocrisy,deceit".Also,Sridharaon16.4; "dambhodharma-dhvajitvam"("Showingtheflagofdharma."); Visvanatha;"svasyādharmikatve’pidhārmikatva- prakhyāpanam"("Inspiteofone'sirreligiosity,promotingone's religiousness."—-ie."hypocrisy"). ✽✽✽ And,whichoneofthetwoisthefather,whichonetheson; prideorhypocrisy?Itappearstomethatpridefollows hypocrisy.Whenintegrityisestablished,hypocrisyisabsent, andinthepresenceofintegrity,realityshinesforthasitis; leavingnoroomforfalsepride,whichisrootedinamis- estimationofoneselfandadvertisementthereof.Isn'ttherea genealogyoffoulqualitiessomewhereintheBhagavata?Iseem torecallso,butforthelifeofmecan'tlocateitrightnow.... This'dbeananalogueofwhatI'mafter,fromthebrightersideof qualities:·http://vedabase.net/sb/4/1/49-52/en *311* [BVNMcommentsondambhaMhitvA;"GiveUpPride"—- Illusion(mAyA),deceit(chala),hypocrisy(kapaTatA),ignorance (avidyA),dishonesty(kuTilatA),anddepravity(zaThatA)are differentaspectsofpride."...HoweveritseemstomethatavidyA shouldprecedepride,ratherthananaspectofit!] ✽✽✽ LaterIndiclanguagesoftenfixateaderivedwordintoa certainmeaning—choosingoneoutofabroadersemanticfield intheparentlanguage.Assuchit'sunderstandablethatanative speaker(likeACBSPintheVedabasetranslations)woulddefault toatranslationmatchingtheirimmediatesenseofwhatthe wordmeans.Thequestionratheris,whatwasthemeaning intendedbytheSanskritcomposer?I'vereferencedSridhara's andVisvanatha'scommentariesontheBG"dambha"above,and Visvanathainparticularhighlightshypocrisyanddeceit.Roots nattyroots,bro. ✽✽✽ *312* 42.FIVETIMESU PONATIMEATRAMIRO'SBACKYARD ραμ ιμμ *313* 42.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand124Words HaastanoikeuteniFacebookissaviitatenpyhäänkeskiegyptiläiseenpapyruskääröön(kurvi7.5)sekäGalaktisen Federaationmoniulotteisiinennakkotapauksiin.Muttaseon sinänsäyhdentekevää,koskakäyttämälläFacebookiahyväksyn jasitoudunautomaattisestiheidänasettamiinsasekäkausittain muuttamiinsaehtoihin,joitaeikumoamikäänmuukuin neuvottelujakirjallinenpoikkeuslausuntopalveluntarjoajalta itseltään,tahivaihtoehtoisestikäyttäjätilindeletaatio. ·https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms "Forcontentthatiscoveredbyintellectualpropertyrights,such asphotosandvideos(IPcontent),youspecificallygiveusthe following permission,subjecttoyourprivacyandapplicationsettings: yougrantusanon-exclusive,transferable,sub-licensable, royalty-free,worldwidelicencetouseanyIPcontentthatyou poston orinconnectionwithFacebook(IPLicence)." ✽✽✽ *314* 42.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand4Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Porsaitaäidinoommekaikki. ✽✽✽ *315* 42.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand6Words Jokasyöatomeita,miksisitäkutsutaan? ✽✽✽ *316* 42.4~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand1Words Pakistan. ✽✽✽ *317* 42.5~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand57Words Hajoavaisethajoaa,mukanaandaijunhajottaa.Janiinhänsen ollapitääski,eikövaan.Mikkirikki.Minni_ikki.Eirimmaa. ✽✽✽ Uskomuksinmaksin,tajueimoksiskaan.Mullitjamallit alistukoonMoksisKhanille.Non-objektiloistaavaan objektimatriisinpoksahtaessa,olisittenkaunoinensofiatahi yrmykäsmafia.Nollaeitunnehierarkioita,jotenantaaniiden olla.SäästyyMinni-paranpolla. ✽✽✽ *318* 43.ONCEU PONATIMEATRAMKRISHNA'SBACKYARD ραμ ραι *319* 43.1~AModestEncounterin1Turnand154Words —AnArtist'sImpression— AcaryaSriJesuswouldbeinclinedtoexcreteureaand relatedmetabolitesoveritwithundubiouscertainty,ifonly owingtothefactthatthesaidarrangementofarticlesstipulates thatowingtobiologicalconstraints,hemightnotbequalifiedto confertwice-borninitiationsgrantingunquestionedeligibility forpartakinginthemerrimententitledVraja-lila,owingto *320* unmeritedcalumniationovertheoriginationofdescendancy alternativelyfromangeliccumdivineinseminationversathe generativeprincipleofacertainJewisharborealartificer. WhilstonemustwonderifAcaryaSriJesuswouldsignhimself as"HisGraceJesus",itstandstoreasonthathemightsignas "PrimevalPresidentofRemediatingandRepudiating DeviationistPhariseanism".However,Imustconcludein confessingthatIcompletelyagreewithstatementsthatarenot disputablydisagreeableaslongasthelinguisticcontoursare deemedacceptablebymeforpurposesofillustratinganti- axiomaticmastication,evidentlyforpurposesofillustrative magniloquenceandunsneeringbeguilement.·30MainStatements IllustratingOurInstitutionalSeparationFromISKCON&TheFormationof BRVF...» ✽✽✽ *321* 44.ONCEU PONATIMEATRASTA'SBACKYARD ρας ιιμ *322* 44.1~AModestEncounterin4Turnsand182Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ThosebetheBalineseHindus,celebratingNyepiortheir year'sturn.AsIrecallthesecreaturesaretheOgoh-Ogoh, embodimentsoftheirfearsand(innerandshared)demons,for thebhuta-yajnaor"spirit-sacrifice";tobeburnedoverthe courseofthefestivities.Goodthingtoseeontheoutsidewhat youfearontheinside.Ifonlythatinnercatharsiswereaseasy asapurgatoryritualalone;ritualsmustbeinternalizedtobe efficacious,andfurtherthatprocessofclearingmustbecome constant,ratherthanperiodic.Iseethekidsinour neighborhoodsportingaroundwithhome-madedemonsdoing theirlittleparadeseverynowandthen.Theirfavoritepastimeis *323* playingghostsandspirits.Weliveinaspiritghettohere,a coupleofoldcemeteriesandaspirithillrightbehindthecorner. Here'sthatfestival:·Nyepi-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ Hmm.Thisfellertoolookslikecanhandlealotontheplate?Can sharethecatering? ✽✽✽ ...whowhenthebabesgohomeandtheladdusarefinished,be likethis?:D#AvatarTherapy ✽✽✽ &wHyNotsiMhamukhA?? ✽✽✽ *324* 45.ONCEU PONATIMEATRYAN'SBACKYARD ρυα σκο *325* 45.1~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand76Words LOLwelcometothelegions. ✽✽✽ Prettysureyoucanstilltaghim,Maya,sinceyou'renot blocked.Doubtfulthathe'dseethispostifyoudid.Iseemto recallhe'sbothblockedanddeletedmyoldaccountafewtimes waybackinthedays,incensedbymyupsettingincensesor whatever.Dude'sgotthefireandnotallofitisquitetamedyet.I seethathe'sstillonthesameblastroll. ✽✽✽ *326* 46.TWICEU PONATIMEATSAKHICHARAN'SBACKYARD σακ δας *327* 46.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand133Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Inhaleattractor,exhaledelight.Inhaledelight,exhale attractor.Watchingthegate.Then,observingcessationintheir secretmeetingpoint.Whenwillthetwouniteinstillnessand haltforatimethecoming-goingcycleofabhisaras?Atthe culminationofthefourthjhana,that'swhen,wherethebinary wave-formsmeltintheequilibriumofequanimityandwherethe magicalattainmentsemerge. "Withhismindthusconcentrated,purified,andbright, unblemished,freefromdefects,pliant,malleable,steady,and attainedtoimperturbability,hedirectsandinclinesittocreating amind-madebody.Fromthisbodyhecreatesanotherbody, *328* endowedwithform,madeofthemind,completeinallitsparts, notinferiorinitsfaculties."...andthebestofluckforthosewho seektoariseinamind-madebodywithoutclearingthe baseline... ✽✽✽ *329* 46.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand27Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Aboutharibollingtime...Allsuccessforhim,hedeservesthe godspeedandabigheartonhisnose.WhoisSriKrishnaDas Babajiagain,basedwhere? ✽✽✽ *330* 47.ONCEU PONATIMEATSPENCER'SBACKYARD σπε ομπο *331* 47.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand5Words —AnArtist'sImpression— YaI'veheardofit. ✽✽✽ *332* 48.ONCEU PONATIMEATVISIONARY'SBACKYARD βις λιγ *333* 48.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand19Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ItlookstomesimultaneouslylikeaNaga(occultserpent)anda Garuda(celestialeagle).Congratsforthechief! ✽✽✽ *334* 49.TWENTY-ONETIMESU PONATIMEATZIJAZO'SBACKYARD ζιι σμι *335* 49.1~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand10Words Idon'tseehowmoksaornirvanacouldbeappropriated. ✽✽✽ *336* 49.2~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand7Words Datbetheless-knownTermafamily?:D ✽✽✽ *337* 49.3~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand79Words I'vehadacoupleofpracticespinswithit,butnevergot aroundtomasteringtheinstrument.Wouldlovetoreturntoitat somepointinthefuture,wheneverthatmaybe.Probablywhen I'mmorebasedinthewildernesswithlessneighborstoworry about.:vSofarmurchungaaka.jewharpdoesthetrickformeas farasbeingabletoexpressthefree-formingoscillata,godknows Ihaven'tplayedthatoneforageseither... ✽✽✽ *338* 49.4~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand56Words —AnArtist'sImpression— That'sone"kila"ofaphurbayougotthere...Gottogetoneof those.Evenmydorjeisinasuitcaseatmymom'sinOz.Isawa wickedcollectionofoldritualkilasinaBuddhistmuseumin Singapore,I'llpostasnapwhenIgettomyarchivesdrive,in caseinterested. ✽✽✽ *339* 49.5~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand55Words Alsodigthestillnessofthestuffed-upeon.Dualityonly resolvesinthewisdomoftheabsolutionoftheinverse-obverse equivalence.Alsowant-ingiscan't-ing.Andwhilewe'reonthe topic,dualfuckingisnon-differentfromsolowankingwhenboth areoneoroneispaired,oristhatwhenit'sdifferentandvice versa. ✽✽✽ *340* 49.6~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand40Words Itmaybethattheskillisananartha.Oritmaybethatthenotwanting-itisananartha;andtheskillactuallyanartha. ✽✽✽ Andwheredecisionsandcommentariesthereofnaturallycease, onlythepartyremains.TheFourthParty. ✽✽✽ *341* 49.7~ABriefEncounterin4Turnsand115Words Rikudouyessir. ✽✽✽ Iblamethefishies.Thereisthecasewherethetwofishes swimaroundthelotusinawheelandthewakeoftheirtrailends upinknots,...areputintoavasewithaparasoloverthem, cocktailbodhisvaha.Otherwise,themagicthatcanmoveitcan surelyalsohearit.DoubtthatithasanythingtodowithIand minesorotherhazardousarmamentsattheendoftheday. Enjoytheshow,itmustgoon. ✽✽✽ ...andabasketofdrivelsontheodderdays. ✽✽✽ *342* —AnArtist'sImpression— Inthisdraconianuncontext,Iliketotaketheopportunityto introducemyfriendstheOuroborostetrad;·halfsatori:Ouroboros EatsFourHorsemenofApocalypse(DP)» ✽✽✽ *343* 49.8~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand6Words Ahthenobleartofautonecromancy. ✽✽✽ *344* 49.9~AModestEncounterin5Turnsand281Words I'vefoundthatit'sveryenliveningtoperiodicallyget zappedoutoftheliminalsenseoflastingorcomprehensive accomplishment,whichwhenyousitonitlongenoughand identifymuch,beginstotastelikerealgoodoldsufferingwitha papermashhalodanglingatop.Ifthetaskandthepathisadone dealbeforeit'sactuallyanywherethereabouts,yougetthis "yesteryear'sstaleporridge"effectinduecourse,wormsand shitincluded.Falloutisthefueloftranscendence. ✽✽✽ Fueloftranscendence(ie."theactoftranscending";not "thatwhichistranscendental")isnotthesameasthe transcendentitself.Fuelmeaningimpetus,stimuli,provocateur, etc.forabidinginthestateofcompleteliberationand accomplishment. ✽✽✽ Aslongastheworkisfission-based(whichisforaslongas dualityiscamouflagedwithmonolithicappearances),therewill beperiodicdetonationfallout.Butfissionnecessarilyprecedes fusionintheevolutionaryprocess,wheretruespecificationmust happenpriortotrueunification(andfurther,truemirroringand truesuchness).Detonationbeforeintonation,yes."Fallout:The radioactiveparticlesthatsettletothegroundafteranuclear *345* explosion." ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— ...andnowawordfromthefiveBuddhanations... Lumination:BaseSuchnessWisdom:Vairochana:BuddhaHQ Resonation:Mirror-likeWisdom:Akshobhya:VajraHQ Intonation:All-UnifyingWisdom:Ratnasambhava:RatnaHQ Detonation:All-SpecifyingWisdom:Amitabha:PadmaHQ Conation:All-AccomplishingWisdom:Amoghasiddhi:KarmaHQ ✽✽✽ *346* Whoeverheardofaclockoramachinewithoutanypowersource.Sureyoucanatsomepointtapstraightintoquantum vacuumzero-pointenergy,butmeanwhilethegrotesquebipolar oscillationprocesscanalsobeusedforfuel,sortofananti- matterdynamicsdealthere,thatcertainlyworksforapropellent inthe"definitelynotthis"capacity. ✽✽✽ *347* 49.10~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand126Words —AnArtist'sImpression— MyfirstguruwiththeHareKrishnaswasaCrowley.Nota directdescendantbutofthesamefamily.RogerT.Crowleyaka. Suhotra.Hehadhisbizarrestreaksandknacksfortheobscure andesotericforsure,inhindsightprettyfresh,althoughdidn't reallyfitintotheorthodoxyframework.Poorchap,hewaspretty constrainedbythestatusquoandendedupdyingwellbefore hisyears.·CrowleyPi&Demonsfromthe8thDimension» ✽✽✽ *348* Crowleysittinginthepalmtree Lookingdownatpeoplepassingby Sittinghereno-onecanharmme Theyjuststareatmeandwonderwhy Seemesittinginthepalmtree Waitingforthosesigilsfromyou Peoplelaughandpointtheirfingers LikeIwasamonkeyatthezoo ✽✽✽ *349* 49.11~AModestEncounterin2Turnsand387Words —AnArtist'sImpression— ThanksZizthisisrightonthecuewiththesortofstuffI needtobecrunchingonthemoreluciddays.Anythingin particularthatcaughtyourattentionthere? PingHelene,does"...thesystemthatevolvesforalongtime 'forgets'itsinitialstate..."ringabellmuchvis-a-visyesterday's convoabout"rogueverbs"andself-fuelingprocesses?Wecould surelydowithmoreparadigmsintegratedfromtheworldof physicsintosocialsystemanalysis.·Ergodictheory-Wikipedia,the freeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ Videthenoteabove,Zijazo,weweretalkingaboutthestateof thesocietyandhowmanyofthemajortransformativeprocesses havetakenonalifeoftheirown,disconnectedfromtheoriginal intentionorvolitionthatspawnedthem.Toapointwherethe worldisnothingshortof"possessed"withdegenerative daemons. Whichbringsmetoarelatedtopic,onthespawningofthoughtpatternsthatbecomeself-animatedthought-formsorentities,a *350* phenomenacommonlyseenincasesofspontaneousorinvoked possession(happensalotinthispartoftheworld).Wantedto mentionyesterdaybutitwasabittoomuchofanoffshootfrom thesystemicframe. Whereacertainthought-patterniscultivatedorallowedtorun forlongenoughandnourishedwithfocusedattention, dependingonthenatureandoriginationofthepatternwehave thegenerativeprocessforthevisionsof"demons"and"angels" (invarioussubjectivelyshapedcoatings),orextreme psychologicalstatesthatariseandbegintodominatethe underlyingself-beinggenerallyinchargeofthevolitional processes.Lunathisisprobablyrelevant. Thisprinciplecan,ofcourse,alsobeharvestedintogoodusee.g. inthecontextof"deityyoga"intheVajrayanaBuddhistmodel, wheretheenlightenedthought-formsarecultivatedtoapoint wheretheycanmergewithoractthroughthepractitioner, empowermentembodimentsthatcontributetowardsthe efficientandexpedientaccomplishmentofmeritoriouswork whilstdistancingcognitionfromtheego-selfthatneedsto subsideinanycase. There,ofcourse,theprocessisconsciouslyinitiated,andassuch ratherdifferentfromthecaseofthosewhobecome unconsciouslyornon-volitionallyempoweredor"possessedby thespirit"forsocialbettermentor"holyworks".Helenethis mayormaynotbetoofaroutthere,"ghoststoriesfromthe system"wouldcertainlybeoneriotofanarrativeforillustrating *351* theproblematics. ✽✽✽ *352* 49.12~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand20Words BetterprayforMaatandtheankh-crossinherhandthen.Will surelybecomewellankhoredinthecross-formatdomain.☥ ✽✽✽ *353* 49.13~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand29Words Isthereaformofgodthatstokesacarrot? ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— BenHurJew.Rabbitsorbirds?ToomanyMidianitesspent sleepless.·Hur(Bible)-Wikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia» ✽✽✽ *354* 49.14~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand6Words G.I.Joeonthelist? ✽✽✽ *355* 49.15~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand30Words —AnArtist'sImpression— BonAppétitbro.#Noodles ✽✽✽ FoundhiminafoldercalledNagarajabutIbelievehe'sactually calledNagaraksha,looksalotmorelikethefellerbelowthan *356* NagarajaBuddha. ✽✽✽ *357* 49.16~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand44Words ThereisalsotherelatedcaseofDunning-Kruegereffect, whereanindividualimaginestheyarebeingmalicious(aka. vengeantshadowcasteretc.),whileinrealitythey'rejuststupid andfailtoeffectanyrealmalice.It'salsotheprinciplethat makesdemocracyepicfail.·Hanlon'srazor-Wikipedia,thefree encyclopedia» ✽✽✽ *358* 49.17~AModestEncounterin4Turnsand427Words WhatIfindhilariousishowfolksdon'treallyregisterthat thiselite1%meansabitover70millionpeople,whichisalot morethanaclandestineelitecaballockedupintheir penthouses.Tobeamongthe1%earners(3millionofthem)of theU.S.youneedtomakesome$340Kgrossperyear.Then,to beinthetop1%oftheworld,youneedtochurnup$34Kper year.Giventhataround50%oftheU.S.reachthatincomeper year,alotoftheprotestersareprobablyinthat1%globalelite. With$70Kperyear,you'realreadyintheglobaltop0.1%elite. And$1,225peryearputsyouinthetophalfoftheworld.Of coursemoneybuyslessinarichcountry.Still,givesperspective doesit. ✽✽✽ Iseemtonothavebeenexposedtothe1%talksincea while.AgreedJosh,themorepressingissueswehavearemuch moremultivalent,andforexamplewitheconomy,thesolutions havemoretodowithaparadigmshifttowardscollaborative productionofsharedvalueand"open-sourceopportunity"in diversedomains,ratherthansimplylevelingoutthemoney gamebymeansofIdon'tknowwhat.Ashiftfromindividual excellenceandadversarialmentalitytoameritofcommongood perspectivewouldobviouslyalsogoalongwaytowards alleviatingracialetc.divides,evensimplyontheplainmeritofa morefunctional(ratherthan"formal",literally)understandingof *359* thesymbioticnatureofallbeings,humanandotherwise,lending itselftogratitudeandappreciationacrosspartisanboundaries, evenifonlyforthesakeofthevaluereturnedfromthewhole. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— ByallmeansZijazo.Iaminvolvedwithstufflikethatonseveral frontsinanycase,notonFacebookthough.Wouldn'tnameit anti-anything,preferablypro-somethingsoit'slessabout bashingaperceivedopposition(evenifit'saboutidentifying problemstherein)andmoreaboutprogressiveevolution towardssolutions."GrassrootsOpenCabalMasterminds"?:D ✽✽✽ Itjustgetsreallytiresomewhenit'smorefoundedon establishingthatsomethingiswrong,ratherthanchartingwhat *360* iswrongandthenchartingwhatismorewholesome,andthen chartingthetransitionbetweenthetwo,thatwillactuallylead somewhere.There'slessmeritinunderstanding"what"or "who"iswrong,andmoremeritin"how"and"why"something iswrong;thehowandwhylendthemselvestoanunderstanding oftheprocessesthatcanbemorereadilyaddressedand transformedthanthe"enemyentities"thatreallywon'teverbe dethronedbytheloudnessofbashing.Functionalinsight,need that. ✽✽✽ *361* 49.18~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand8Words Goodego.Aaddaboy,goodego.Here'satreat. ✽✽✽ *362* 49.19~ABriefEncounterin2Turnsand25Words Onesignofintelligencemightbeavoidingtalkingtothe governments.AnarchistaliensFTW. ✽✽✽ "Thelargestuseofpalladiumtodayisincatalyticconverters." #PalladiumReboots ✽✽✽ *363* 49.20~AnEpicEncounterin3Turnsand2324Words —AnArtist'sImpression— MastertheArtofContemplativeNec-Romancy... ##1.6:NavasivathikaPabba-NineStagesofCorpses -Contemplatingonthecharnel-ground;theninestagesofdead bodies; -Comparingeachofthesetoone'sownbodyassameinnature. -1:As1-2-3daysdead,swollen,blueandfestering; -2:Asdevouredbycrows,hawks,vultures,herons,dogs,tigers, leopards,jackalsandworms; -3:Asskeletonheldtogetherbytendons,withfleshandblood attached; -4:Asskeletonheldtogetherbytendons,fleshlessandbloodsmeared; -5:Asskeletonheldtogetherbytendons,fleshlessand bloodless; *364* -6:Asloosebonesscatteredinalldirections;bonesofhand, foot,ankle,shin,thigh,hip,ribs,spine,shoulders,neck,jaw, teeth,skull; -7:Aswhitebonesofaconch-likecolor; -8:Asbonesolderthanyearinaheap; -9:Asrottenbonescrumblingtodust. ##1.5:Dhatu-ManasikaPabba-ContemplationontheBody Elements -Examinesandreflectsonthebodyinalldispositions;as composedoftheprimaryelementsalone. -"Thereistheearthelement,thewaterelement,thefire element,theairelement." -Examiningthebodylikeacorpsepartitionedinthecenterofa junctionoffourgreatroads. ##1.4:Patikula-ManasikaPabba-ContemplationofImpurities -Examinesandreflectsonthebody;fromthesolesupward, fromthecrowndownward; -Thebody,asenclosedbytheskin,filledwithmanifold impurities: -Head-hair,body-hair,nails,teeth,skin,flesh,sinews,bones, marrow,kidneys,heart,liver,membranes(pleura),spleen, lungs,intestines,mysentery,gorge,faeces,brain,bile,phlegm, pus,blood,sweat,solidfat,tears,liquidfat,saliva,mucus, synovicfluid,urine. -Examiningthebodylikeabagofmixedbeansandgrains,"This isthis,thatisthat." *365* [SevenskillsinPapañcasudani: 1.repetitionofthebodypartsverbally 2.repetitionofthebodypartsmentally 3.discerningthebodypartsindividuallyintermsofeachone's color 4.discerningthebodypartsindividuallyintermsofeachone's shape 5.discerningifabodypartisaboveorbelowthenavel(orboth) 6.discerningthebodypart'sspatiallocation 7.spatiallyandfunctionallyjuxtaposingtwobodyparts] ##1.1.2:PerceivingtheBodyasOnlytheBody -Perceivingthebodyasthebodyaloneinternally(asoneself); -Perceivingthebodyasthebodyaloneexternally(asbodiesof others). -Perceivingthebodyasthebodyalonebothinternallyand externally. -Perceivingthecauseandoriginationofthebody; -Perceivingthecauseanddissolutionofthebody. -Perceivingtheoriginationanddissolutionofthebodyalong withtheircauses. -Awarenessof"Thereisbody"isestablishedasfarasnecessary forknowledgeandmindfulness. ✽✽✽ *366* —AnArtist'sImpression— That'ssobeggingformoredetail...onCorpses!(Readwhile listeningtoCannibalCorpseforbesteffect.) 1.Now,tenkindsoffoulness,[ascorpses]without consciousness,werelistednextafterthekasiṇasthus:the bloated,thelivid,thefestering,thecutup,thegnawed,the scattered,thehackedandscattered,thebleeding,theworm infested,askeleton(III.105). *367* Thebloated:itisbloated(uddhumāta)becausebloatedby gradualdilationandswellingafter(uddhaṁ)thecloseoflife,as abellowsiswithwind.Whatisbloated(uddhumāta)isthesame as"thebloated"(uddhumātaka).Oralternatively,whatis bloated(uddhumāta)isvile(kucchita)becauseofrepulsiveness, thusitis"thebloated"(uddhumātaka).Thisisatermfora corpseinthatparticularstate. 2.Thelivid:whathaspatchydiscolourationiscalledlivid (vinīla).Whatislividisthesameas"thelivid"(vinīlaka).Or alternatively,whatislivid(vinīla)isvile(kucchita)becauseof repulsiveness,thusitis"thelivid"(vinīlaka).Thisisatermfora corpsethatisreddish-colouredinplaceswherefleshis prominent,whitish-colouredinplaceswherepushascollected, butmostlyblue-black(nīla),asifdrapedwithblue-blackclothin theblue-blackplaces. 3.Thefestering:whatistricklingwithpusinbrokenplacesis festering(vipubba).Whatisfesteringisthesameas"the festering"(vipubbaka).Oralternatively,whatisfestering (vipubba)isvile(kucchita)becauseofrepulsiveness,thusitis "thefestering"(vipubbaka).Thisisatermforacorpseinthat particularstate. 4.Thecutup:whathasbeenopenedupbycuttingitintwois calledcutup(vicchidda).Whatiscutupisthesameas"thecut up"(vicchiddaka).Oralternatively,whatiscutup(vicchidda)is vile(kucchita)becauseofrepulsiveness,thusitis"thecutup" (vicchiddaka).Thisisatermforacorpsecutinthemiddle. *368* 5.Thegnawed:whathasbeenchewedhereandthereinvarious waysbydogs,jackals,etc.,iswhatisgnawed(vikkhāyita).What isgnawedisthesameas"thegnawed"(vikkhāyitaka).Or alternatively,whatisgnawed(vikkhāyita)isvile(kucchita) becauseofrepulsiveness,thusitis"thegnawed"(vikkhāyitaka). Thisisatermforacorpseinthatparticularstate. 6.Thescattered:whatisstrewedabout(vividhaṁkhittaṁ)is scattered(vikkhittaṁ).Whatisscatteredisthesameas"the scattered"(vikkhittaka).Oralternatively,whatisscattered (vikkhitta)isvile(kucchita)becauseofrepulsiveness,thusitis "thescattered"(vikkhittaka).Thisisatermforacorpsethatis strewedhereandthereinthisway:"Hereahand,thereafoot, therethehead"(cf.MI58). 7.Thehackedandscattered:itishacked,anditisscatteredin thewayjustdescribed,thusitis"hackedandscattered"(hata- vikkhittaka).Thisisatermforacorpsescatteredinthewayjust describedafterithasbeenhackedwithaknifeinacrow's-foot patternoneverylimb. 8.Thebleeding:itsprinkles(kirati),scatters,blood(lohita),and ittrickleshereandthere,thusitis"thebleeding"(lohitaka).This isatermforacorpsesmearedwithtricklingblood. 9.Theworm-infested:itismaggotsthatarecalledworms (puḷuva);itsprinklesworms(puḷuvekirati),thusitisworm- infested(puḷuvaka).Thisisatermforacorpsefullofmaggots. 10.Askeleton:bone(aṭṭhi)isthesameasskeleton(aṭṭhika).Or *369* alternatively,bone(aṭṭhi)isvile(kucchita)becauseof repulsiveness,thusitisaskeleton(aṭṭhika).Thisisatermboth forasingleboneandforaframeworkofbones. ✽✽✽ —AnArtist'sImpression— Nowawordon"mucus,pus,bileandblood"forresident doctor-philosophers.I'vealsoincludeddung,sweatandfatfora bonusfortheenthusiasts.Asareminder,oneneedsapileofbile todigestthosecakeswell.Hopeyouallenjoyedtoday'spoop-in class.:poop: [Phlegm] *370* 128.Thephlegmisinsidethebodyanditmeasuresabowlful.As tocolour,itiswhite,thecolourofthejuiceofnāgabalāleaves. Astoshape,itistheshapeofitslocation.Astodirection,it belongstotheupperdirection.Astolocation,itistobefoundon thestomach'ssurface.Justasduckweedandgreenscumonthe surfaceofwaterdividewhenastickorapotsherdisdropped intothewaterandthenspreadtogetheragain,sotoo,atthetime ofeatinganddrinking,etc.,whenthefood,drink,etc.,fallinto thestomach,thephlegmdividesandthenspreadstogether again.Andifitgetsweakthestomachbecomesutterly disgustingwithasmellofordure,likearipeboilorarotten hen'segg,andthenthebelchingsandthemouthreekwitha stenchlikerottingordurerisingfromthestomach,sothatthe manhastobetold,"Goaway,yourbreathsmells."Butwhenit growsplentifulitholdsthestenchofordurebeneaththesurface ofthestomach,actinglikethewoodenlidofaprivy.Asto delimitation,itisboundedbywhatappertainstophlegm… [Pus] 129.Pusisproducedbydecayingblood.Astocolour,itisthe colourofbleachedleaves;butinadeadbodyitisthecolourof stalethickenedgruel.Astoshape,itistheshapeofitslocation. Astodirection,itbelongstobothdirections.Astolocation, however,thereisnofixedlocationforpuswhereitcouldbe foundstoredup.Whereverbloodstagnatesandgoesbadin somepartofthebodydamagedbywoundswithstumpsand thorns,byburnswithfire,etc.,orwhereboils,carbuncles,etc., *371* appear,itcanbefoundthere.Astodelimitation,itisboundedby whatappertainstopus… [Bile] 127.Therearetwokindsofbile:localbileandfreebile.Herein astocolour,thelocalbileisthecolourofthickmadhukaoil;the freebileisthecolouroffadedākulīflowers.Astoshape,both aretheshapeoftheirlocation.Astodirection,thelocalbile belongstotheupperdirection;theotherbelongstoboth directions.Astolocation,thefreebilespreads,likeadropofoil onwater,alloverthebodyexceptforthefleshlesspartsofthe headhairs,bodyhairs,teeth,nails,andtheharddryskin.When itisdisturbed,theeyesbecomeyellowandtwitch,andthereis shiveringanditchingofthebody.Thelocalbileissituatednear thefleshoftheliverbetweentheheartandthelungs.Itistobe foundinthebilecontainer(gallbladder),whichislikealarge kosātakī(loofah)gourdpip.Whenitisdisturbed,beingsgo crazyandbecomedemented,theythrowoffconscienceand shameanddotheundoable,speaktheunspeakable,andthink theunthinkable.Astodelimitation,itisboundedbywhat appertainstobile… [Blood] 130.Therearetwokindsofblood:storedbloodandmobile blood.Herein,astocolour,storedbloodisthecolourofcooked andthickenedlacsolution;mobilebloodisthecolourofclear lacsolution.Astoshape,botharetheshapeoftheirlocations.As todirection,thestoredbloodbelongstotheupperdirection;the *372* otherbelongstobothdirections.Astolocation,exceptforthe fleshlesspartsoftheheadhairs,bodyhairs,teeth,nails,andthe harddryskin,themobilebloodpermeatesthewholeofthe clung-to(kammically-acquired)bodybyfollowingthenetwork ofveins.Thestoredbloodfillsthelowerpartoftheliver'ssiteto theextentofabowlful,andbyitssplashinglittlebylittleover theheart,kidneyandlungs,itkeepsthekidney,heart,liverand lungsmoist.Foritiswhenitfailstomoistenthekidney,heart, etc.,thatbeingsbecomethirsty.Astodelimitation,itisbounded bywhatappertainstoblood… [Dung] 123.Thisisexcrement.Astocolour,itismostlythecolourof eatenfood.Astoshape,itistheshapeofitslocation.Asto direction,itisinthelowerdirection.Astolocation,itistobe foundinthereceptaclefordigestedfood(rectum). 124.Thereceptaclefordigestedfoodisthelowestpartatthe endofthebowel,betweenthenavelandtherootofthespine.It measureseightfingerbreadthsinheightandresemblesa bambootube.Justaswhenrainwaterfallsonahigherlevelit runsdowntofillalowerlevelandstaysthere,sotoo,the receptaclefordigestedfoodiswhereanyfood,drink,etc.,that havefallenintothereceptacleforundigestedfood,havebeen continuouslycookedandsimmeredbythestomach-fire,and havegotassoftasthoughgrounduponastone,rundownto throughthecavitiesofthebowels,anditispresseddownthere tillitbecomesimpactedlikebrownclaypushedintoabamboo *373* joint,andthereitstays. 125.Astodelimitation,itisboundedbythereceptaclefor digestedfoodandbywhatappertainstodung… [Sweat] 131.Thisisthewaterelementthattricklesfromtheporesofthe bodyhairs,andsoon.Astocolour,itisthecolourofclear sesameoil.Astoshape,itistheshapeofitslocation.Asto direction,itbelongstobothdirections.Astolocation,thereisno fixedlocationforsweatwhereitcouldalwaysbefoundlike blood.Butifthebodyisheatedbytheheatofafire,bythesun's heat,byachangeoftemperature,etc.,thenittricklesfromallthe poreopeningsoftheheadhairsandbodyhairs,aswaterdoes fromabunchofunevenlycutlily-budstemsandlotusstalks pulledupfromthewater.Soitsshapeshouldalsobe understoodtocorrespondtothepore-openingsofthehead hairsandbodyhairs.Andthemeditatorwhodiscernssweat shouldonlygivehisattentiontoitasitistobefoundfillingthe pore-openingsoftheheadhairsandbodyhairs.Asto delimitation,itisboundedbywhatappertainstosweat… [Fat] 132.Thisisathickunguent.Astocolour,itisthecolourofsliced turmeric.Astoshape,firstlyinthebodyofastoutmanitisthe shapeofturmeric-coloureddukūla(muslin)ragsplaced betweentheinnerskinandtheflesh.Inthebodyofaleanmanit istheshapeofturmeric-coloureddukūla(muslin)ragsplacedin *374* twoorthreethicknessesontheshankflesh,thighflesh,back fleshnearthespine,andbelly-coveringflesh.Astodirection,it belongstobothdirections.Astolocation,itpermeatesthe wholeofastoutman'sbody;itistobefoundonaleanman's shankflesh,andsoon.Andthoughitwasdescribedas"unguent" above,stillitisneitherusedasoilontheheadnorasoilforthe nose,etc.,becauseofitsutterdisgustingness.Astodelimitation, itisboundedbelowbytheflesh,abovebytheinnerskin,andall roundbywhatappertainstofat… ✽✽✽ *375* 49.21~ABriefEncounterin1Turnand28Words —AnArtist'sImpression— Andthenthere'stheviciouscycleofmetempsychosissteeredby focusofattention,wherebymoresaintsbecomesinnersthan sinnersbecomesaints.Saintsneedtoupgradetoain't-s. ✽✽✽ —Youhavereachedtheendofline.Thepastisnomorepresent.Future isabove.— *376* [ThatWasaTotalof29592WordyWordsforNothing!Excellent...] *377* TheGreatBookofCommentarialTreasures byLamæParseBitshitLopön islicensedundera CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0InternationalLicense. 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