05 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

Wisdom and compassion are the essence of divine consciousness. Wisdom is embracing many perspectives, not solely our personal perspective. Compassion is treating others as we wish to be treated. Wisdom is light. Compassion is love. While seemingly mutually exclusive, wisdom and compassion are mutually dependent as one doesn't exist without the other. Wisdom is the realization that "every thing" is a different aspect of one thing. While "every thing" appears as a distinct thing that seems it can be variously described, "every thing" is temporary and ever-changing. Thus, "every thing" cannot be described as it is not the same thing at the end of its description as it was at the start. Ultimately, "every thing" is a manifestation of one thing that cannot be described beyond that it is what it is whatever it is. Thus, "every thing," when viewed as independent of the one thing, is illusionary. Though illusionary, "every thing" appears real, different from every other thing and as a function of our individual perspectives and attitudes. Thus, to truly know some thing, and ultimately realize it is part of the one thing, we need to embrace all perspectives and accept that our personal perspective is not better than that of others. This is wisdom. With wisdom, we embrace others and their perspectives as dear to us as ourselves and our own. This is compassion. With compassion we treat others as we wish to be treated as we realize we and others are just seemingly different, temporary manifestations of one thing. Thus, with compassion, we identify with others and embrace their perspectives. Hence, compassion and wisdom are one. Ultimately, as in Dante's "Divine Comedy," wisdom is the light that leads us to compassion, the love of everything, as "every thing" is everything....

04 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in Framework

IT IS WHAT IT IS WHATEVER IT IS II-WII-WII Acronym: I Y Y. Mantra: I why why! I why why? Koan: I why (who am I)? The Universe is the uni-verse (one verse): IT IS WHAT IT IS WHATEVER IT IS. "It is what it is" means acceptance. "whatever it is" means no judgement. "W" is "double U." II-WII-WII = II-UU-II-UU-II. Double Helix of the Universe: II-UU-II-UU-II. I am I, U are U, I and U are one. II-UU. The initial "I" is I as a finite and temporary being, finite in time (birth to death) and space (body); temporary, as I am not now who I was before now. The finite "I" is our self-identity; a duality, "I" and all that is not "I." It is our finite consciousness as created by our senses and defined by descriptions and stories our mind creates. The second "I" is the infinite "I" that has no birth and no death; eternal, before the beginning of time. The "I" that is the Universe and its infinite unique and ever-changing manifestations of itself. I am who I am, both the finite and the infinite "I." The "U" is "U" as in "Universe." The initial "U" is the finite, temporary and that which is not "I."  The second "U" is the Universe and its infinite unique and ever-changing manifestations. The finite "I" and finite "U" are discrete manifestations of the one infinite "I" which is also the infinite "U." The finite and infinite are interdependent as one cannot exist without the other. The Universe is a timeless void and it's manifestations ever-changing in time. Finite consciousness experiences time as a duality, the present and the past. However, what we experience as the present is an illusion; that which is happening now is actually the present-passed. The present-passed is not different from the past. The true-present is the pre-sent, the universe before it is sent out as expressions of itself that we experience as now. The true-present is nothingness, empty and timeless. It is the time before time begins. Presence is the Universe's present to us: divine consciousness, the experience of the true-present. Presence is awakening to the realization that we are both finite and infinite; one with the Universe before the Universe expresses itself as finite manifestations of which we are one. It is a calm and peaceful space, like the empty space between when we exhale and inhale. It cannot be compared to anything or described, for IT IS WHAT IT IS WHATEVER IT IS....

03 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in Framework

Humans are a transitional species. We are born and socialized with animal consciousness and with the potential of realizing divine consciousness. Animal consciousness is viewing ourselves as finite in time (birth to death) and space (bodily form). It is essentially dualistic as we perceive ourselves as apart and separate from all that is not ourselves. Implicitly, it is Darwinian, stressful, as each of us competes within our environment for our survival. Divine consciousness is the realization that everything is one of infinite temporary manifestations of the universe; ever-changing, interdependent (hence, essentially one thing) and with no beginning or end. Divine consciousness is the realization of our harmonious connection to all there is. Animal consciousness perceives life as imperfect with relative flaws in one thing or another. Divine consciousness realizes the universe is perfect and as we are one with the universe we realize our perfection and having nothing about which to complain. This is an essential element of happiness. The Golden Rule applies to both animal and divine consciousness. In animal consciousness, those with the gold rule. In divine consciousness, we do unto others as we would have others do unto us. In animal consciousness we experience our world with descriptions and stories, making "every thing" seem different from every other thing. The experience of divine consciousness is beyond words; it is what it is whatever it is. With animal consciousness we view ourselves as the center of the universe. With divine consciousness light is the center which in effect means the center is everywhere. Divine consciousness is enlightenment. Animal consciousness is about living, divine consciousness is about loving. The difference between living and loving is the difference between “I” and “O.” “I” is the self. The letter's form implies hierarchy. With each of us a point on a vertical line, we perceive others as above or below us (the Great Chain of Being). It implies duality and competition. “O” is continuous, each of us a point connected together to form a circle. This is love, the connecting of independent points creating a whole; a circle with no beginning and no end. Though the circle may appear as a duality with spaces within and without, the duality is an illusion as the spaces are not in conflict; they are mutually dependent, one cannot exist without the other. That is, love is the realization that what seems like a duality is just an illusion. Beyond happiness, realizing our individual divine consciousness is the penultimate, second to last,  purpose of life. Life's ultimate purpose is the collective realization of divine consciousness....

02 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

Time is a light from beyond the horizon making its way to here. Time is an echo making its way to somewhere. Time is a subtle breeze lulling us to sleep....

01 Feb

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

"There are two young fish swimming along who happen to meet an older fish. The older fish nods at them and says: ‘Morning boys, how’s the water?’ The two young fish swim on for a bit and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and asks: 'What the hell is water?'" Of the most basic things we are often oblivious. Yet, as we enter Act 3 of our lives, the transition, our appreciation of the most subtle things is enhanced. For example, an "ugly" formica kitchen surface, that we desperately want to replace with granite, is overwhelmingly beautiful when we envision ourselves dying in five minutes....

31 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

"Any man who carries a hyphen about with him carries a dagger that he is ready to plunge into the vitals of this Republic whenever he gets ready." Theodore Roosevelt: "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all ...

30 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

“The one who would be in constant happiness must frequently change." Those who are happy are grateful for and make the best of whatever their circumstances. As the only constant in the universe is change, to always be happy we need frequently change as our circumstances change....

29 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

According to Wikipedia, "A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".  The first laser was built in 1960, Lasers are used in optical disc drives, laser printers, barcode scanners, DNA sequencing instruments, fiber-optic, semiconducting chip manufacturing (photolithography), and free-space optical communication, laser surgery and skin treatments, cutting and welding materials, military and law enforcement devices for marking targets and measuring range and speed, and in laser lighting displays for entertainment." Clearly, a laser can do many extraordinary things relative to a flashlight. Yet, for making our way through a dark thicket, a flashlight is better. Likewise, those with a laser-sharp mind are best not deployed to solve simple tasks. For example, undoubtedly Albert Einstein was extraordinarily brilliant, yet forgot the basic concept of gravity (what goes up must go down) as he lost most of the money he received with his Noble Prize in the stock market in the 1920s....

27 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

According to Wikipedia "The word [analyI sis] comes from the Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (analysis, "a breaking-up" or "an untying;" from ana- "up, throughout" and lysis "a loosening")." Separately, Wikipedia states  the word "bullshit" means nonsense and derives from the "word 'bull' [which] may have derived from the Old French bole meaning 'fraud, deceit'" However, perhaps "analysis' is rooted in the word "anal." At the dawn of humanity, humans were hunter-gatherers. In hunting for prey, hunters would follow the tracks of an animal and identify it and its proximity by analyzing its feces for freshness, form, texture, taste and smell. Thus, the first analysis was the examination of anal excrement. As civilization developed with the advent of farming, hunters tracking bison at times initially misidentified the feces of a rancher's bull as that of bison; bullshit, not the real thing they were seeking....

25 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Observations

"To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” We are often prisoners of our mind which, as its etymology, is our memory....