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Curiously, after posting that last comment, I'm reminded of a line form Cosmos. "To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe". I suppose if one is giving thanks to beings, one would have to start with the one that created the universe ... :)
Hi Phoenix, I'm glad you're enjoying the book. You have a number of beings to thank. :) A friend of mine rang me up the day that Tenzin Palmo was to be interviewed here on local radio. I taped the interview then decided to see if there was any info on the web. That's when I posted the link. I have only read the excerpts at the website but would like to get hold of the book. Tenzin is giving a public lecture here in Melbourne, Australia in a few days time and I plan to go along and see what she has to say about her experieces. For those who missed the link, here it is again - Cave in the Snow Namaste
I'm glad you're enjoying the book. You have a number of beings to thank. :)
A friend of mine rang me up the day that Tenzin Palmo was to be interviewed here on local radio. I taped the interview then decided to see if there was any info on the web. That's when I posted the link.
I have only read the excerpts at the website but would like to get hold of the book. Tenzin is giving a public lecture here in Melbourne, Australia in a few days time and I plan to go along and see what she has to say about her experieces.
For those who missed the link, here it is again - Cave in the Snow
Namaste
Hadi, I enjoyed your Krishnamurti quote. However, it does raise a rather interesting question. If we hold that thought in our consciousness are we not becoming attached to the idea of being unattached? :) This conundrum reminds me of the idea of doublethink from the novel 1984. Any George Orwell fans out there? Doublethink: Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory belief in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of doublethink he also satisfies himself that reality is not being violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt. Even in using the word doublethink it is necessary to exercise doublethink. For, by using the word, one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of doublethink, one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely ...
I enjoyed your Krishnamurti quote. However, it does raise a rather interesting question. If we hold that thought in our consciousness are we not becoming attached to the idea of being unattached? :)
This conundrum reminds me of the idea of doublethink from the novel 1984. Any George Orwell fans out there?
Doublethink: Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory belief in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of doublethink he also satisfies himself that reality is not being violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt. Even in using the word doublethink it is necessary to exercise doublethink. For, by using the word, one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of doublethink, one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely ...
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory belief in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them. The Party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered; he therefore knows he is playing tricks with reality; but by the exercise of doublethink he also satisfies himself that reality is not being violated. The process has to be conscious, or it would not be carried out with sufficient precision, but it also has to be unconscious, or it would bring with it a feeling of falsity and hence of guilt. Even in using the word doublethink it is necessary to exercise doublethink. For, by using the word, one admits that one is tampering with reality; by a fresh act of doublethink, one erases this knowledge; and so on indefinitely ...
"Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition" Namaste'
Namaste'
"Many are called; few are chosen". I've been wondering about that statement for some time now. Especially since following along here over the years and my involvment in "pointing" others to "Masters" and their literature. For some I think the "fear" they'll have to quit doing some of their bullshit keeps them from going all the way. That's primarily due to what they know of "Christianity". That very fact alone may cause them to miss the "whole" picture, but with others, I wonder what keeps them from completing them-selves. For instance, a group of Theosophists meets every Thursday who are "up" on all the latest information "out there"........they've studied, discussed, evaluated, and chewed up about every "lineage", method, "teacher", etc., there is, and yet not one of them seems to "know". I realize all words, written or spoken, are just for the "ego" (intellect), but you'd think that after enough listening and reading, the "idea" that YOU are missing something might register. Still brings me back to the original question doesn't it? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Soooooooooooooooooo! Namaste'
I've been wondering about that statement for some time now. Especially since following along here over the years and my involvment in "pointing" others to "Masters" and their literature.
For some I think the "fear" they'll have to quit doing some of their bullshit keeps them from going all the way. That's primarily due to what they know of "Christianity".
That very fact alone may cause them to miss the "whole" picture, but with others, I wonder what keeps them from completing them-selves.
For instance, a group of Theosophists meets every Thursday who are "up" on all the latest information "out there"........they've studied, discussed, evaluated, and chewed up about every "lineage", method, "teacher", etc., there is, and yet not one of them seems to "know".
I realize all words, written or spoken, are just for the "ego" (intellect), but you'd think that after enough listening and reading, the "idea" that YOU are missing something might register.
Still brings me back to the original question doesn't it?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Soooooooooooooooooo!
You have told about the god, heaven and all about being as you could!
Good Morning..I cannot remember who mentioned the book "Cave in the Snow" ..Tenzin Palmo's quest for enlightment....it sparked an interest and I was able to get it from my local library...I'm half way through it and find it absolutely fasinating...whoever mentioned this incredible story..thank you...I can't put it down.. I was able to meditate and do my little ritual...and I believe that I feel a hundred percent better...I had an opportunity to met with his daughter last night...I was able to see his ashes...It's so hard to believe that what I saw was what was left of 'him'. I had never seen ashes before...never mind ashes of someone that I cared for so deeply..Have to run..busy now at the shop...
I was able to meditate and do my little ritual...and I believe that I feel a hundred percent better...I had an opportunity to met with his daughter last night...I was able to see his ashes...It's so hard to believe that what I saw was what was left of 'him'. I had never seen ashes before...never mind ashes of someone that I cared for so deeply..Have to run..busy now at the shop...
I to would like to wish everyone a safe and insane Independence Day Celebration...Thank God for the boys at Concord-Lexington Bridge, and their refusal to cooperate with the authorities...My ancestor Richard Allen, an English immigrant, fought for the Revolution, as a private in the Virginia Militia. God bless Lady Liberty and Freedom. Down with Monarchists! Namaste'
I'd like to wish all a happy, safe, and sane Holdiday. It's good we have these diversions, so we can keep some sort of "spiritual oneness" going, as well as get us out of our-selves for a little while and spur the economy on. Namaste'
It's good we have these diversions, so we can keep some sort of "spiritual oneness" going, as well as get us out of our-selves for a little while and spur the economy on.
When I first heard about the latest scientific discovery, I was a little bemused at what all the fuss was about. I mean how hard can it be to map a gnome. We have dozens in our garden and they don't really move about all that much.
He blinked his eyes but could not open them again. There was only an infinite, intelligent light. This light was exploding outwardly from itself in all directions, yet it was not moving in any space and was without any time. It did not begin or end but was present, moving. He said: "What is this?" And the wind said: "Behold yourself". And he exploded into being as countless universes and worlds. It was the fierceness and calmness of energy, measureless, boundless. It was beyond joy, beyond word, beyond any possible expression. He was the fury of beauty creating itself without intention, the light becoming sound and mind and density. He was the possibility of action and the action of possibility. He was all things on all levels, yet there were no levels and there were no things. He saw the same light explode and become an ocean, a tree, a cosmos, and knew it was also himself. He saw the whole immensity of human knowledge hovering in the spaceless, a single dot arising from the light amidst the fierceness of moving, changing love. And he beheld his nature as humanity and knew each one of them was himself, his mind, a fleeting vision of his own expanding love. But they did not know themselves as him, as his own mind expanding, learning of itself as man, as body, as knowledge, feeling and idea. They were confused in their growth, feeling bound by what their eyes could see. They could not comprehend the blissful joy of light creating them without a single care. They were him, his own love, and knew it not. And so, his compassion dwelt among them for a season, healing himself both with and without words. His touch, his gaze, the freedom of his unintended love healed the fires around them, and they knew it not , for they were seeking, hoping, searching for the light which was themselves. He smiled at himself through their eyes, the eyes of love moving towards itself..... That is just a small excerpt from "The Madman" at the Poetry Shack. Click here to read the rest.
He blinked his eyes but could not open them again. There was only an infinite, intelligent light. This light was exploding outwardly from itself in all directions, yet it was not moving in any space and was without any time. It did not begin or end but was present, moving.
He said: "What is this?"
And the wind said: "Behold yourself".
And he exploded into being as countless universes and worlds. It was the fierceness and calmness of energy, measureless, boundless. It was beyond joy, beyond word, beyond any possible expression. He was the fury of beauty creating itself without intention, the light becoming sound and mind and density. He was the possibility of action and the action of possibility. He was all things on all levels, yet there were no levels and there were no things.
He saw the same light explode and become an ocean, a tree, a cosmos, and knew it was also himself. He saw the whole immensity of human knowledge hovering in the spaceless, a single dot arising from the light amidst the fierceness of moving, changing love.
And he beheld his nature as humanity and knew each one of them was himself, his mind, a fleeting vision of his own expanding love. But they did not know themselves as him, as his own mind expanding, learning of itself as man, as body, as knowledge, feeling and idea. They were confused in their growth, feeling bound by what their eyes could see. They could not comprehend the blissful joy of light creating them without a single care. They were him, his own love, and knew it not.
And so, his compassion dwelt among them for a season, healing himself both with and without words. His touch, his gaze, the freedom of his unintended love healed the fires around them, and they knew it not , for they were seeking, hoping, searching for the light which was themselves. He smiled at himself through their eyes, the eyes of love moving towards itself.....
That is just a small excerpt from "The Madman" at the Poetry Shack. Click here to read the rest.
Click here to read the rest.
...and such is the dance of the quanta. Namaste'
Hi Silvia, I wish you the best I hope all your visions come true and that your family is safe and well.Remember one thing when you are in doubt, the universe does not make mistakes. Embrace what the universe offers you it may be better than you think.Your pure intentions are powerful. Hi Carol I had to repost your post because it was deep and beautiful. On Tuesday, June 27, 2000, carol (Chopra's Sutras)@205.188.197.183 said: The forces of Nature - heat, light, electricity, magnetism, strong and weak forces, and gravity - are the mind of Nature. The material universe is the body of Nature. Since I and the Unified Field are One in our ground state, I am the witness in the Unified Field, my thoughts or mind are just a different manifestation of the same forces of Nature that we call heat, light, electricity, magnetism, and gravity. My body is just a different manifestation of the same body that I call the Universe. Deepak Chopra Everyday Immortality www.chopra.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Carol I had to repost your post because it was deep and beautiful.
On Tuesday, June 27, 2000, carol (Chopra's Sutras)@205.188.197.183 said:
The forces of Nature - heat, light, electricity, magnetism, strong and weak forces, and gravity - are the mind of Nature. The material universe is the body of Nature.
Since I and the Unified Field are One in our ground state, I am the witness in the Unified Field, my thoughts or mind are just a different manifestation of the same forces of Nature that we call heat, light, electricity, magnetism, and gravity. My body is just a different manifestation of the same body that I call the Universe.
Deepak Chopra Everyday Immortality www.chopra.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ooops, I forgot. That last quote... J KRISHNAMURTI The Book of Life and not a genome in sight.
The Book of Life
and not a genome in sight.
"In the state of passion without a cause, there is intensity free of all attachment; but when passion has a cause, there is attachment, and attachment is the beginning of sorrow. Most of us are attached; we cling to a person, to a country, to a belief, to an idea, and when the object of our attachment is taken away or otherwise loses its significance, we find ourselves empty, insufficient. This emptiness we try to fill by clinging to something else, which again becomes the object of our passion."
Silvia, I am sorry to hear of your difficulties and will hope that things work out for the highest good of all involved. I did want to tell you, however that Deepak Chopra does not visit this site or not regularly--or so I've been told. He does have a site www.chopra.com in which you can send in questions to him, but I did so MONTHS ago and haven't seen my questions on the site--I don't know if he picks and chooses what questions to respond to or if he is deluged with questions or what--I imagine it's the latter. Anyway, didn't want you waiting for a response from him that will likely not be coming. Wishing you the best! Cathy
Dear Sir, Iam yoga teacher, I know your work from books and from talk here in Brasil when you came here last year. I think mabe you could help-me, I am married there are 22 year, and last month my husband last his head an let the home, we have three chindren and we had relationship problema but I thought any big problem, that couldn´t be solve with talk and conceive. but he knew a new girl and let every body in our home.I love my husband and now I know he is alone, but his heart is not acessible. I have been doing prayer and visualisation like Pastor Paul CHo theacher and like I know in my heart. Could you help-me with some visualisation or afirmation, strong words that could help-us to restore our family? I believe you know a lot about power of mind and you could help-us, We bless you in God I hope your answers as soon as possible silvia
T.O. LOL!!! I bow. I m-}
A bit off topic, but wanted to pass along 3 web-sites,that I thought you all might enjoy...or not :-) The last one has a global prayer for peace kinda thing that I try to participate in daily...doesn't always happen. Anyway, do as you see fit! Peace! Cathy www.thehungersite.com www.therainforestsite.com www.renaissancealliance.org
Norie: I had a quick search and found a place where you can order that video online. Insight Books
I had a quick search and found a place where you can order that video online.
Insight Books
Kitty, I'd say you are right about the transcript. Looks as if that phrase is one of The Dalai Lama's favourites. I found it in another interview (click here) Here is a small excerpt - His Holiness often says, "I am just a simple Buddhist monk - no more, nor less." In explaining his greatest sources of inspiration, he often cites a favorite verse, found in the writings of the eighth century Buddhist saint Shantideva: For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world. Having done it myself, I know how tough it can be trying to trancribe someone's words onto paper. :)
I'd say you are right about the transcript. Looks as if that phrase is one of The Dalai Lama's favourites. I found it in another interview (click here) Here is a small excerpt -
His Holiness often says, "I am just a simple Buddhist monk - no more, nor less." In explaining his greatest sources of inspiration, he often cites a favorite verse, found in the writings of the eighth century Buddhist saint Shantideva: For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.
For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.
Having done it myself, I know how tough it can be trying to trancribe someone's words onto paper. :)
A friend of mine came over yesterday and with her she brought a video with Deepak Chopra talking about Growing Younger. It was made in 1994 and Time Life Video put it out. What I wanted to know is, where can I find a copy??? I have looked in Time Life and haven't come up with anything. Thought I would write in Deepak's website and see if anyone know's what I am talking about.. Anyone heard of it? It talks about body types, and eating right for your body type. There is the Vata type, the Pitta type, and the Kapha type. He talks about the personality of each type and what foods they should eat and so on. I hope someone can help. I will be ever so thankful. Sincerely, Qismah48@cs.com
I was just reading the part of the transcript Carol just quoted and noticed what I think is a significant error. Not an error on Carol's part, of course, but on the part of the transcriber. I distinctly remember what the Dalai Lama said. Not "but in reality, just a symbol for Buddhist monk. So no more, no less. "But actually he said "but in reality, just a simple Buddhist monk . So no more, no less." Reminds me of another Larry King Live transcript from a few months ago, where, every time anyone said "meditate", the transcriber interpreted it as "mediate". Well, they say they do it in a rush, but sometimes those little differences really change the meaning.
Not "but in reality, just a symbol for Buddhist monk. So no more, no less. "But actually he said "but in reality, just a simple Buddhist monk . So no more, no less."
Reminds me of another Larry King Live transcript from a few months ago, where, every time anyone said "meditate", the transcriber interpreted it as "mediate". Well, they say they do it in a rush, but sometimes those little differences really change the meaning.
KING: But you are -- you are your holiness. You are a holy man? DALAI LAMA: That's just, sort of, I think, a designation. So sometimes I've just got (UNINTELLIGIBLE) telling my friends if they sort of believe I'm something -- very special person, that's rather, sort of a mental projection and also an exaggeration. The reality -- whatever these other people say, some people say he's a god king, some people say living Buddha, some people say counter revolution, some people say almost like a devil -- but in reality, just a symbol for Buddhist monk. So no more, no less.
DALAI LAMA: That's just, sort of, I think, a designation. So sometimes I've just got (UNINTELLIGIBLE) telling my friends if they sort of believe I'm something -- very special person, that's rather, sort of a mental projection and also an exaggeration. The reality -- whatever these other people say, some people say he's a god king, some people say living Buddha, some people say counter revolution, some people say almost like a devil -- but in reality, just a symbol for Buddhist monk. So no more, no less.
I didn't catch the Larry king broadcast, being down here in Oz. I have read the transcript and agree that on the surface it does seem a bit odd expecting the Dalai Lama would be up-to-speed with the latest scientific "news". Interestingly enough, I have been compiling a list of web resources that go further into the Dalai Lama's views on China, anger, violence, optimism etc. You can find this list by clicking here And yes, I too question the use of the title "His Holiness". By implication it does imply the rest of us aint so holy. :) BTW, someone a while back was asking about Gary Zukav. He has a website which is well worth a visit - http://www.zukav.com/index.htm Namaste.
Interestingly enough, I have been compiling a list of web resources that go further into the Dalai Lama's views on China, anger, violence, optimism etc.
You can find this list by clicking here
And yes, I too question the use of the title "His Holiness". By implication it does imply the rest of us aint so holy. :)
BTW, someone a while back was asking about Gary Zukav. He has a website which is well worth a visit -
http://www.zukav.com/index.htm
Namaste.
~Tuesday, June 27, 2000 ~ Q: How do I obtain physical and emotional healing? How do I find the time? A: There are many different tools that we can use for healing but the single most powerful, which works on both the physical and emotional bodies, is meditation. Life is a matter of priorities so, if you really want to heal, you'll make the time. www.chopra.com
Q: How do I obtain physical and emotional healing? How do I find the time?
A: There are many different tools that we can use for healing but the single most powerful, which works on both the physical and emotional bodies, is meditation. Life is a matter of priorities so, if you really want to heal, you'll make the time.
www.chopra.com
I live in a latin country, were i´ve receive a variety of books from you. In a trip to the States,i had the oportunity of getting severeal of your collections.For example, AGELLESS BODY,TIMELESS MIND, AND JOURNEY INTO HEALING, AS WELL YOUR TALK WITH DYER. I will like to express that in my country the principal lanquage is spanish, i´ll like to develope more your phylosofy,is easier for me to get it in a audiobook, i´m practicien some of your meditation lessons, i´m trying my best, as well develope certain technics that you have in your audiobooks. At this moment my older daughter is doing all the writing and as you say in your audio when you have your deseire will come true. I will like to grow spiritually and hope you will help, that come true.
G'day Hadi, My vow of silence is on hold for the moment, just to bring you some links. :) Click here for some excerpts from Awakening The Buddha Within which I have just been re-reading. Also, many thanks for your recent posts. Many have hit the nail on the proverbial.
My vow of silence is on hold for the moment, just to bring you some links. :)
Click here for some excerpts from Awakening The Buddha Within which I have just been re-reading.
Also, many thanks for your recent posts. Many have hit the nail on the proverbial.
Hadi, I'm reading back and just saw your post (June 23 - addressed to Bernadette & Lori) re Deepak's repetitive message. Wow, very well said. That was a keeper!!
Hadi, I really think you did pull out some of the gems from the interview (you too, Carol). What really impressed my from seeing the show was how poorly prepared Larry King was. He obviously wanted to tie the whole thing to the latest breaking news story - the human genome project. It didn't seem to occur to him to understand the subject of his interview (the Dalai Lama), or to realize that not every well-known person is as obsessive about keeping up with the latest news so they can comment on it. I mean, I realize the news and current events are naturally what Larry's world revolves around, but that's not true by a long shot for everyone else. It kinda seemed to me like a bad case of tunnel vision. Personally, my theory is that there has been some "stuff" about the other times he's bumped Deepak and others because of some late-breaking story. So he decided to combine the two. I had this vision of, after his debacle of asking the Dalai Lama a question that he obviously wasn't even familiar with, one of the producers maddly calling Deepak and making sure he was prepared to talk about the human genome project! LOL And the other thing that struck me about the show was how much I laughed. Because the Dalai Lama was laughing and smiling, and it was contagious. :^)
What really impressed my from seeing the show was how poorly prepared Larry King was. He obviously wanted to tie the whole thing to the latest breaking news story - the human genome project. It didn't seem to occur to him to understand the subject of his interview (the Dalai Lama), or to realize that not every well-known person is as obsessive about keeping up with the latest news so they can comment on it. I mean, I realize the news and current events are naturally what Larry's world revolves around, but that's not true by a long shot for everyone else. It kinda seemed to me like a bad case of tunnel vision.
Personally, my theory is that there has been some "stuff" about the other times he's bumped Deepak and others because of some late-breaking story. So he decided to combine the two.
I had this vision of, after his debacle of asking the Dalai Lama a question that he obviously wasn't even familiar with, one of the producers maddly calling Deepak and making sure he was prepared to talk about the human genome project! LOL
And the other thing that struck me about the show was how much I laughed. Because the Dalai Lama was laughing and smiling, and it was contagious.
:^)
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