07 Jan

Posted at 01:02h in Framework, Observations

"Der mentsh trakht un Got lakht." (Man plans, God laughs.)   The possibilities of what will be in the now are infinite and unpredictable. Thus, our expectations of what will be are illusionary. Planning in anticipation of our expectations is funny, when our plans have us doing things contrary to what we would do to make the most of what is now. Moreover, our identity is revealed by how we react when the now is disappointing relative our expectations. As people, we are upset. As God, it's funny to see people upset having taken their illusions seriously....

04 Jan

Posted at 23:27h in Framework, Observations

The time before we are born is the time before time, the place of infinite possibilities. We are the manifestations of those possibilities. When we realize each manifestation is what it is whatever it is and I am who I am, we can return to the time before we are born. Shanti Shanti Shanti...

02 Jan

Posted at 10:15h in Framework, Observations

"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." -- Linji Yixuan In the now, there is only one thing: the everything; though the everything is manifested as a seemingly infinite number of independent things. As every thing is interdependent, essentially one thing, thinking of things (like the Buddha) as independent is but an illusion. Illusionary things create duality (the thing and all that is not the thing). On the road to enlightenment, we need to vanquish all illusions and duality to realize the oneness of the everything....

31 Dec

Posted at 10:25h in Observations

2024, the year of consequential choices; harmony or death. In 2024, all roads lead to 4; 2 + 2 = 4, as does 2 x 2. The number 2 is associated with duality, representing two complementary or opposing forces; light and dark, good and evil, male and female, or yin and yang. Likewise, 2 + 2 is additive, complementary; while 2 x 2  (like measures of length and width) suggests intersection, conflict. In the West, 4 represents stability, balance and harmony; the complementary. However, in China, Korea and Japan, 4 is associated with death (often what results from conflict), as the word for "4" in their respective languages is pronounced identically like their word for death. So here we have it, 2024, the year of harmony or death; hopefully we make the better choice.  ...

28 Dec

Posted at 10:19h in Observations

Fools seek happiness, for they shall not find it, but fleetingly. The wise and compassionate, generously sharing their happiness with others, will never go wanting of it. Our selves are but vessels holding happiness; some vessels full, some less so. When we share our happiness with others, our level of happiness may initially seem to drop; but, quickly, the soul replenishes our vessel and then some; making us increasingly happier. Moreover, experiencing happiness through others increases our happiness, as together we are greater than our selves. Ultimately, when we topple our vessels and happiness spills everywhere, the universe is at peace....