Monday, February 19, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
(Or in Cantonese... Kung Hey Fat Choy!! Lai see dow loi (hehe, have to add in tradition)) Xin nian kuai le!! Happy Lunar Chinese New Year!! Fu dao!
It is the year of the Pig...and not just any pig, the golden pig, which comes once every 600 years...If I remember correctly. It should be an eventful and significant year, a wonderful year to have babies *wink wink* (pig is the symbol of fertility+the extra golden lucky year= gifted, honest, lucky and warm-hearted children) and should turn out to be very lucky and prosperous. http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=060878ff39deaf2146f818409a7160fb.1227001&cache=1 (just wanted to add that ^... which has nothing to do with China, or new years....) :D
It is the year of the Pig...and not just any pig, the golden pig, which comes once every 600 years...If I remember correctly. It should be an eventful and significant year, a wonderful year to have babies *wink wink* (pig is the symbol of fertility+the extra golden lucky year= gifted, honest, lucky and warm-hearted children) and should turn out to be very lucky and prosperous. http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=060878ff39deaf2146f818409a7160fb.1227001&cache=1 (just wanted to add that ^... which has nothing to do with China, or new years....) :D
Thursday, February 15, 2007
The Truth
How long must we search for it? Or have we always known? Could it be hidden within; the supposed "most unlikely place to be searched"?
I suppose I could go on and on with this....but I'm too sleeeeepy....maybe another day..?
I suppose I could go on and on with this....but I'm too sleeeeepy....maybe another day..?
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy Valentine's Day!
You are my breath,
My hope,
My companion,
My craving,
My abundant wealth.
Without You--my Life, my Love--
I would never have wandered across these endless countries . . .
I look everywhere for Your love-
Then I am suddenly filled with it.
O Captain of my Heart,
Radiant Eye of Yearning in my breast,
I will never be free from You
As long as I live.
Be satisfied with me, Love,
And I am satisfied.
--Anons.
My hope,
My companion,
My craving,
My abundant wealth.
Without You--my Life, my Love--
I would never have wandered across these endless countries . . .
I look everywhere for Your love-
Then I am suddenly filled with it.
O Captain of my Heart,
Radiant Eye of Yearning in my breast,
I will never be free from You
As long as I live.
Be satisfied with me, Love,
And I am satisfied.
--Anons.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Swiped from Astrid........
1. If I were a planet, I would be..........................Mercury
2. If I were a month, I would be.........................october...without question.
3. If I were a day of the week, I would be....................friday or sunday...either
4. If I were a time of the day, I would be.....................twilight............a magical time
5. If I were a sea animal, I would be.................Japanese fighter fish...I love the flowiness and the colors....
6. If I were a direction, I would be.................East, most definately
7. If I were a piece of furniture, I would be............an exotic poster bed with all sorts of drapes and vines hanging from the top, covered in rich india printed bedspreads and lots of fluffy pillows of different patterns with a goose feather mattress
8. If I were a sin, I would be................would you like to know...
9. If I were an historical figure, I would be..........Esther
10. If I were a liquid, I would be.............a pure, creamy milk
11. If I were a stone, I would be...................Tigers eye or Obsidian
12. If I were a tree, I would be..................an age old corkscrew willow................or a sandalwood
13. If I were a bird, I would be.............A crow!
14. If I were a tool, I would be................a book
15. If I were a flower/plant, I would be...............Lotus
16. If I were a kind of weather, I would be.........the time right before a thunderstorm when the wind is gathering and there's lightning in the distance and the air feels charged full of energy
17. If I were an animal, I would be............a panther or a fox
18. If I were a color or shade, I would be................'deep greens and blues are the colors I choose...won't you let me go down in my dreams'
19. If I were an emotion, I would be..............exultance
20. If I were a vegetable, I would be................a tomato
21. If I were a sound, I would be...................The strings being strum
22. If I were an element, I would be........mostly earth...sometimes fire.....occasionally air and water
23. If I were a car, I would be.................the one and only
24. If I were a song, I would be...............oh my.....can't ask me that...what do you think?
25. If I were a movie, I would be directed by.....................M. Night Shyamalan
26. If I were a book, I would be written by......................Hans Christian Andersen
27. If I were a food, I would be..............bread
28. If I were a place, I would be..............an oasis surrounded by vast dunes
2. If I were a month, I would be.........................october...without question.
3. If I were a day of the week, I would be....................friday or sunday...either
4. If I were a time of the day, I would be.....................twilight............a magical time
5. If I were a sea animal, I would be.................Japanese fighter fish...I love the flowiness and the colors....
6. If I were a direction, I would be.................East, most definately
7. If I were a piece of furniture, I would be............an exotic poster bed with all sorts of drapes and vines hanging from the top, covered in rich india printed bedspreads and lots of fluffy pillows of different patterns with a goose feather mattress
8. If I were a sin, I would be................would you like to know...
9. If I were an historical figure, I would be..........Esther
10. If I were a liquid, I would be.............a pure, creamy milk
11. If I were a stone, I would be...................Tigers eye or Obsidian
12. If I were a tree, I would be..................an age old corkscrew willow................or a sandalwood
13. If I were a bird, I would be.............A crow!
14. If I were a tool, I would be................a book
15. If I were a flower/plant, I would be...............Lotus
16. If I were a kind of weather, I would be.........the time right before a thunderstorm when the wind is gathering and there's lightning in the distance and the air feels charged full of energy
17. If I were an animal, I would be............a panther or a fox
18. If I were a color or shade, I would be................'deep greens and blues are the colors I choose...won't you let me go down in my dreams'
19. If I were an emotion, I would be..............exultance
20. If I were a vegetable, I would be................a tomato
21. If I were a sound, I would be...................The strings being strum
22. If I were an element, I would be........mostly earth...sometimes fire.....occasionally air and water
23. If I were a car, I would be.................the one and only
24. If I were a song, I would be...............oh my.....can't ask me that...what do you think?
25. If I were a movie, I would be directed by.....................M. Night Shyamalan
26. If I were a book, I would be written by......................Hans Christian Andersen
27. If I were a food, I would be..............bread
28. If I were a place, I would be..............an oasis surrounded by vast dunes
Eye
I should be writing. Daily or more. There really is no apparent reason for me not to right now. But...I've, once again, fallen into my 'doldrums cycle'. It comes around every so often...though I'm yet to find some kind of pattern in order to stock up and prepare for the...emptiness. You can certainly tell this is not the first time this has happened...either by inconsistenties in my posting since I began....or elsewhere. See.. just because I'm not writing does not mean that I don't want to, nor that I don't intend to...Just as if your ship sails into the silent doldrums...it doesn't mean you want to be there...I do mean to, and I do want to (for the most part)... but I simply cant... And I cannot explain why I can't...I can't even explain why I can't explain why I can't! "Silence is the true friend that never betrays." --Confucius
Friday, February 09, 2007
The Celestine Prophecy
THE FIRST INSIGHT . . . A CRITICAL MASS
A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture, an awakening brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward by mysterious coincidences.
THE SECOND INSIGHT . . . THE LONGER NOW
This awakening represents the creation of a new, more complete worldview, which replaces a five-hundred-year-old preoccupation with secular survival and comfort. While this technological preoccupation was an important step, our awakening to life's coincidences is opening us up to the real purpose of human life on this planet, and the real nature of our universe.
THE THIRD INSIGHT . . . A MATTER OF ENERGY
We now experience that we live not in a material universe, but in a universe of dynamic energy. Everything extant is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction...where attention goes, energy flows...influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
THE FOURTH INSIGHT . . . THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
Too often humans cut themselves off from the greater source of this energy and so feel weak and insecure. To gain energy we tend to manipulate or force others to give us attention and thus energy. When we successfully dominate others in this way, we feel more powerful, but they are left weakened and often fight back. Competition for scarce, human energy is the cause of all conflict between people.
THE FIFTH INSIGHT . . . THE MESSAGE OF THE MYSTICS
Insecurity and violence ends when we experience an inner connection with divine energy within, a connection described by mystics of all traditions. A sense of lightness--buoyancy--along with the constant sensation of love are measures of this connection. If these measures are present, the connection is real. If not, it is only pretended.
THE SIXTH INSIGHT . . . CLEARING THE PAST
The more we stay connected, the more we are acutely aware of those times when we lose connection, usually when we are under stress. In these times, we can see our own particular way of stealing energy from others. Once our manipulations are brought to personal awareness, our connection becomes more constant and we can discover our own growth path in life, and our spiritual mission--the personal way we can contribute to the world.
THE SEVENTH INSIGHT . . . ENGAGING THE FLOW
Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question; then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us towards the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being.
THE EIGHTH INSIGHT . . . THE INTERPERSONAL ETHIC
We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. Uplifting others is especially effective in groups where each member can feel energy of all the others. With children it is extremely important for their early security and growth. By seeing the beauty in every face, we lift others into their wisest self, and increase the chances of hearing a synchronistic message.
THE NINTH INSIGHT . . . THE EMERGING CULTURE
As we all evolve toward the best completion of our spiritual missions, the technological means of survival will be fully automated as humans focus instead on synchronistic growth. Such growth will move humans into higher energy states, ultimately transforming our bodies into spiritual form and uniting this dimension of existence with the after-life dimension, ending the cycle of birth and death.
THE TENTH INSIGHT . . . HOLDING THE VISION
The Tenth Insight is the realization that throughout history human beings have been unconsciously struggling to implement this lived spirituality on Earth. Each of us comes here on assignment, and as we pull this understanding into consciousness, we can remember a fuller birth vision of what we wanted to accomplish with our lives. Further we can remember a common world vision of how we will all work together to create a new spiritual culture. We know that our challenge is to hold this vision with intention and prayer everyday.
THE ELEVENTH INSIGHT . . . EXTENDING PRAYER FIELDS
The Eleventh Insight is the precise method through which we hold the vision. For centuries, religious scriptures, poems, and philosophies have pointed to a latent power of mind within all of us that mysteriously helps to affect what occurs in the future. It has been called faith power, positive thinking, and the power of prayer. We are now taking this power seriously enough to bring a fuller knowledge of it into public awareness. We are finding that this prayer power is a field of intention, which moves out from us and can be extended and strengthened, especially when we connect with others in a common vision. This is the power through which we hold the vision of a spiritual world and build the energy in ourselves and in others to make this vision a reality.
THE TWELFTH INSIGHT . . . IS YET TO BE REVEALED
A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture, an awakening brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward by mysterious coincidences.
THE SECOND INSIGHT . . . THE LONGER NOW
This awakening represents the creation of a new, more complete worldview, which replaces a five-hundred-year-old preoccupation with secular survival and comfort. While this technological preoccupation was an important step, our awakening to life's coincidences is opening us up to the real purpose of human life on this planet, and the real nature of our universe.
THE THIRD INSIGHT . . . A MATTER OF ENERGY
We now experience that we live not in a material universe, but in a universe of dynamic energy. Everything extant is a field of sacred energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction...where attention goes, energy flows...influencing other energy systems and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives.
THE FOURTH INSIGHT . . . THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
Too often humans cut themselves off from the greater source of this energy and so feel weak and insecure. To gain energy we tend to manipulate or force others to give us attention and thus energy. When we successfully dominate others in this way, we feel more powerful, but they are left weakened and often fight back. Competition for scarce, human energy is the cause of all conflict between people.
THE FIFTH INSIGHT . . . THE MESSAGE OF THE MYSTICS
Insecurity and violence ends when we experience an inner connection with divine energy within, a connection described by mystics of all traditions. A sense of lightness--buoyancy--along with the constant sensation of love are measures of this connection. If these measures are present, the connection is real. If not, it is only pretended.
THE SIXTH INSIGHT . . . CLEARING THE PAST
The more we stay connected, the more we are acutely aware of those times when we lose connection, usually when we are under stress. In these times, we can see our own particular way of stealing energy from others. Once our manipulations are brought to personal awareness, our connection becomes more constant and we can discover our own growth path in life, and our spiritual mission--the personal way we can contribute to the world.
THE SEVENTH INSIGHT . . . ENGAGING THE FLOW
Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question; then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us towards the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being.
THE EIGHTH INSIGHT . . . THE INTERPERSONAL ETHIC
We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. Uplifting others is especially effective in groups where each member can feel energy of all the others. With children it is extremely important for their early security and growth. By seeing the beauty in every face, we lift others into their wisest self, and increase the chances of hearing a synchronistic message.
THE NINTH INSIGHT . . . THE EMERGING CULTURE
As we all evolve toward the best completion of our spiritual missions, the technological means of survival will be fully automated as humans focus instead on synchronistic growth. Such growth will move humans into higher energy states, ultimately transforming our bodies into spiritual form and uniting this dimension of existence with the after-life dimension, ending the cycle of birth and death.
THE TENTH INSIGHT . . . HOLDING THE VISION
The Tenth Insight is the realization that throughout history human beings have been unconsciously struggling to implement this lived spirituality on Earth. Each of us comes here on assignment, and as we pull this understanding into consciousness, we can remember a fuller birth vision of what we wanted to accomplish with our lives. Further we can remember a common world vision of how we will all work together to create a new spiritual culture. We know that our challenge is to hold this vision with intention and prayer everyday.
THE ELEVENTH INSIGHT . . . EXTENDING PRAYER FIELDS
The Eleventh Insight is the precise method through which we hold the vision. For centuries, religious scriptures, poems, and philosophies have pointed to a latent power of mind within all of us that mysteriously helps to affect what occurs in the future. It has been called faith power, positive thinking, and the power of prayer. We are now taking this power seriously enough to bring a fuller knowledge of it into public awareness. We are finding that this prayer power is a field of intention, which moves out from us and can be extended and strengthened, especially when we connect with others in a common vision. This is the power through which we hold the vision of a spiritual world and build the energy in ourselves and in others to make this vision a reality.
THE TWELFTH INSIGHT . . . IS YET TO BE REVEALED
Carnegie
Monday, March 19, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_7733.html?selecteddate=03192007
http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_7733.html?selecteddate=03192007
19th century
Well...no posts for a while, eh? Just been real sick off and on that passed few weeks. Not fun. Other than that, it's not been a particularly eventful week.
Let's see...This week...there was a massive fire down town. Started in an old warehouse, and spread all over the place. It took them nearly 24 hours to put it completely out. But unfortunately...that damage was pretty bad. And most of the buildings affected were actually built in the 19th century. :( History was just mercilessly burned to ashes.
and...went to the bookstore again....nerdy me....with the money I'm supposedly saving for that workshop with Moria....lol.
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -- HH The Dalai Lama
"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."-- Circeo
"The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotations."-- Isaac D'Israeli
Let's see...This week...there was a massive fire down town. Started in an old warehouse, and spread all over the place. It took them nearly 24 hours to put it completely out. But unfortunately...that damage was pretty bad. And most of the buildings affected were actually built in the 19th century. :( History was just mercilessly burned to ashes.
and...went to the bookstore again....nerdy me....with the money I'm supposedly saving for that workshop with Moria....lol.
"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -- HH The Dalai Lama
"The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil."-- Circeo
"The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotations."-- Isaac D'Israeli
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
She Prayed..
"O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell,
and if I worship You in hope of
Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You for Your
Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty."
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