01 Jul Kotodama 64
As every thing we see is but a reflection of light, take things lightly....
27 Jun Kotodama 22
"The Great Way" begins with "no know" and ends with "know no." "The Great Way" (or Tao), a central concept in Taoism, is the natural flow of the universe and the path to harmony. It is the path to liberation from our temporary individual self (which exists only in the now) to realizing our eternal oneness with the Everything. The Everything is the soul and its manifestation in the now. The soul is what every thing is before and after it is what it is whatever it is in the now. The soul is "no-thing," just energy. The now is an infinite number of seemingly separate things. However, their separateness is an illusion, as all things are interdependent. Ultimately, all things in the now are one thing: the manifestation (expression) of the soul. The self is who we are in the now. The self conceives the now as a duality: the self and that which is not the self. Upon this foundational duality, we perceive separateness between all things in the now. The self's perception of separateness is based on illusions (memories, stories and identities) that define who we are, not what we are (the Everything). The path to liberation begins when we realize we "no know." That is, our self does not know what we are. We then dispense with our heretofore perception of reality based on the self and its illusions. Dispensing with the illusion of separateness, we come to "know no;" to know the "no-thing" (the soul). Knowing the soul, we experience the expression of the soul, the now, as an interconnectedness of all things. From the soul to the soul's expression and the reverting to the soul is the natural flow of the universe. Realizing that this is what we are, the Everything, we are in harmony with the flow of the universe. Meditation is a central practice of "The Great Way." Through meditation, we can let go of the self which in turn liberates us from the self. Holding the self makes the hand a fist, an aggressive gesture suggestive of duality. Letting go the self, the hand opens like a handshake that allows us to connect with all things (facets of the now). The connection is love. In meditation, we focus on breathing and the space between breaths. The breaths are the now and the space between breaths is the "no-thing" (the soul). In the space of the "no-thing," we can observe the now and come to realize the now is one thing (the expression of the soul) and we are the consciousness that creates it. We are the Everything. With the wisdom of knowing we are the Everything, we realize our self's sense of separateness and the self itself are illusions. This wisdom leads us to love all facets of the now. The sounds of "no know" and "know no" are the same, but their meanings distinct. The same energy vibrations (sound) from the soul is manifested differently as words in the now. Liberation is reverting from words to their sounds; from distinct to harmonious. The path back is the Tao. The Tao reveals that "no know" and "know no" are one; that we and the energy are one....
23 Jun Kotodama 63
Affects are the means and effects are the ends, but effects affect affects....
17 Jun Kotodama 44
It Is What It Is Whatever It Is Acronym: II-WII-WII (pronounced: I why why) Why do I exist? Why is the universe as it is? It Is What It Is Whatever It Is. There is no why. All there is is is....
15 Jun Kotodama 62
Work is business, jobs are busyness. Work implies purposeful, goal-oriented activity. Jobs evaluations are based on whether you show up or not. Many people want jobs, not work; though appearing busy is tough work....
15 Jun Kotodama 61
Each sense connects us to a facet of reality. Thoughts are a senseless connection....
12 Jun Kotodama 41
The now is always the same and all ways different....
31 May Kotodama 77
Heaven is “have-even,” where every thing is even, as every thing is one thing in the space before and after the now....
28 Apr Kotodama 66
The eyes see the sea, what's there. The ears hear what's here. The nose knows....