19 Nov Way Of Way 25
In California, the animist gods of forest fires, floods, droughts, mudslides and earthquakes are screaming for people to leave. Yet, the false god of sentimental thinking (the self) tells people to stay....
19 Nov Way Of Way 23
Fiction is our memory of non-fiction....
19 Nov Way Of Way 26
What happened historically is remembered hysterically....
17 Nov Way Of Way 29
We are born of the soul and into the self for a short journey in the play of life. When we are scripted out of the play, we return to the soul. The play is a divine comedy for those who remember the way of the ever-present and eternal soul. The play is a tragedy for those who've lost the way, the lost souls....
14 Nov Way Of Way 30
Political decadence is when right or wrong is replaced by right or left....
09 Nov Way Of Way 31
When we know the world solely by what we see and hear, we are out of touch and can't tell whether something doesn't smell or taste right....
06 Nov Way Of Way 58
Nouns are photos. Verbs are movies. Nouns are the it. Verbs are the is. Nouns are empty generalizations. Verbs are meaningless. Nouns are created by our consciousness. Verbs are the experience of consciousness....
05 Nov Way Of Way 186
The goal in the material world is self-actualization, realizing one's potential; like a seed becoming a fruitful tree. The goal in the transcendental world is self-realization, realizing what we are: the eternal soul which is manifested as an infinite number of everchanging things. There are two paths to both self-actualization and self-realization: the institutional path and the self-discovered path. The institutional path in the material world starts with a formal education and continues as one develops in a corporate or governmental organization. The self-discovered path in the material world going it alone by starting a business. The institutional path in the transcendental world is marked by religious texts, codes of conduct, collective rituals and individual practices under the guide of a guru or spiritual leader. The self-discovered path in the transcendental world is sitting still, observing, seeking answers -- like a dog chasing its tail -- until the sound of laughing wakes us to the absurdity of it all. The institutional paths limit risk and reward. The self-discovery paths are only limited by the self....
01 Nov Way Of Way 19
A subscriber to our blog recently mentioned some of the posts repetitive. This suggests a main point of the blog has been lost on them; for even if two posts are identical, they are not the same. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man." -- Heraclitus...
31 Oct IAWIA
God is everchanging and eternal; a way not going away. In the Hebrew Bible, YHWH is the name of God. In Paleo-Hebrew, the written text only included consonants and the reader would supply the vowels during reading. This oral tradition was passed down through generations, but was eventually lost. Today, there is no consensus as to how to pronounce YHWH. However, the nature of God reveals a possible pronunciation of God's name. God self-identifies as: "I am who I am" or "I will be what I will be". God is manifested in the now as a tangible "who" and outside the now as an unspecified "what". Taken together: "I am what I am." Acronym: iawia iawia can be pronounced two ways. As "I why" wherein the first of two consecutive vowels is pronounced and the second vowel is silent. Or as "a way" wherein only the second vowel is pronounced. With both pronunciations, one vowel is voiced and the other silent. God is the manifested and the unmanifested. "I why" or, in common speech, "why do I exist?" I am what I am. There are no reasons or explanations. God is "a way"; an everchanging path, being rather than a discrete being. "a way" is akin to the Taoist concept of Tao (the Way). The Way is ultimate reality; the seen and unseen; the source of all being; the eternally transitioning; ineffable, beyond human comprehension. "a way" is also a possible pronunciation of YHWH. "a way" is the sound of breathing (inhale "a", exhale "way"). Likewise, “soooo” is the sound of inhaling and “hmmmmm” is the sound of exhaling. Together, they form the word “Soham”, meaning “I am” in Sanskrit. Every breath of life recalls the name of God....