tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post8338012135019178691..comments2023-10-16T01:27:30.403-07:00Comments on PASHUPATI'S MRIDANG: 'All One' for the Irony-Challengedbholanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13722069078428772316noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-46000110817140665882012-04-24T18:05:18.501-07:002012-04-24T18:05:18.501-07:00bholanath,
your site, a beautiful reflection of ...bholanath, <br /><br />your site, a beautiful reflection of yourself, is so powerfully full of life that it hurts real good.<br /><br />Victor Hugo said it well.. <br /><br />"Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter."<br /><br />Best of health and all success to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-54321635315517696412012-04-24T16:58:53.550-07:002012-04-24T16:58:53.550-07:00Señor via Homer -
I'm pretty sure intent cou...Señor via Homer - <br /><br />I'm pretty sure intent counts for, oh...maybe around 99%, heh.<br /><br />I have no chance, nor expectation, to "arrive" (at perfection) this round either.<br /><br />On many of the blogs I skip over the majority of comments, but I always dig yours, always great insight, quotes, and info. You stand out as a true humble bhakta. <br /><br />respectsbholanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13722069078428772316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-5593962154515960792012-04-24T12:26:30.841-07:002012-04-24T12:26:30.841-07:00Oh, the above was via Homer.Oh, the above was via Homer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-7920888607561012052012-04-24T12:25:22.277-07:002012-04-24T12:25:22.277-07:00I think I've spotted Ted and trapper Dave in t...I think I've spotted Ted and trapper Dave in that photo of Lord Narasimha exercising His prerogative. Parts of them anyhow..<br /><br />A side effect in bolstering Prahlada Maharaja's faith!<br /><br />Practice makes perfect, no matter what angle we approach perfection from, and although I'm pretty sure the chances of my arriving there are statistically nil, I still spend most of my time attempting to accomplish one single syllable..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-28844756304532786082012-04-22T13:16:52.787-07:002012-04-22T13:16:52.787-07:00I ran into something I thought was really interest...I ran into something I thought was really interesting and put it in my last post. How long have we heard the various experts try and figure out where Native Americans came from? All they had to do was look across the Bering Strait. There are about 1500 Russian Indians left. <br /><br />You know Rasputin, Russia's greatest seer came from a Shaman background from Russia's far east. <br /><br />http://englishrussia.com/2010/02/15/russian-indians/#more-10634<br /><br />You know I seen exactly what you are talking about with some of these spiritual outfits. Most everyone has their own agenda. Group Satsang does help though as it tends to grind down the egos into nothingness.Dublinmickhttp://dublinsmick.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-51674560189691856332012-04-20T21:09:56.621-07:002012-04-20T21:09:56.621-07:00Hi Amarynth -
I would have to disagree with the f...Hi Amarynth - <br />I would have to disagree with the forum commenter, though I know that is a common refrain. I continue to this day to learn from several wise individuals on various levels. They mostly don't self-identify as 'teachers', but they instantly steer me to the deep pure focus I have drifted away from, and I benefit greatly from and treasure their company whenever possible. Sometimes I wonder if I would be able to be 'here' without them. They seem to 'live' where I can only visit, but they prove to me there's no 'difference', and mi casa es su casa. By divine grace we are always in contact anyway it seems. They work very hard at staying unknown.bholanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13722069078428772316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-64315400010385579912012-04-20T11:33:32.585-07:002012-04-20T11:33:32.585-07:00Heh, well, Nina, we never shared the 'group be...Heh, well, Nina, we never shared the 'group belief', only being ever hopeful about an expanding 'community/sangha', growing out of the handful of advanced souls. But the growth has been glacial, perhaps by one every couple years (out of hundreds of arrivals who further complicate the situation). In all these types of venues I stay at the back of the room keeping a groove going as best I can, staying less visible, and cracking jokes sometimes grokked.<br />Hope you didn't mind my reprinting your eloquent words.<br />onelovebholanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13722069078428772316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-34426479509582279012012-04-20T11:04:06.526-07:002012-04-20T11:04:06.526-07:00Someone on the forum recently said, and I paraphra...Someone on the forum recently said, and I paraphrase 'Currently now, we have no pure guides, we have no pure teachers, we have nobody that we can learn from.'<br /><br />What we have, is the opportunity to work on our own purity, our own teaching, our own learning. We get only bits of experiences where we can give, and bits of experiences where we can receive. <br /><br />Bholonath gave me such an experience and passed along two pieces of learning - small bitty things for him - vast learning for me. <br /><br />So Bho, if you want to pull together and visit a while to knock heads together, we're still here (grins). <br /><br />A 'jive-ass'! Excellent, thanks Nina! It fits perfectly for now. <br /><br />Cap'n Spadgett - yet, we still dream.amarynthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-59138088056091370022012-04-20T08:52:03.542-07:002012-04-20T08:52:03.542-07:00You walked away from your
"spiritual communi...You walked away from your <br />"spiritual community"? A great move because when you really look around, there doesn't seem to be one. There is only the individual experiencing and reacting entirely on his own with his own history and plan for survival. It is true growth to shed the adornments of group belief. The only boundary is the extent of one's heart. <br /><br />Beautiful, sincere essay. You write like a drummer, pounding points, easing off on the upside, allowing the fundamentals their due. <br /><br />(Not to get into any group belief here, but that Teddy jive-ass makes my skin crawl, most of the time we forget his existence except when re-election fever goes around.)ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359122650046678312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555143780258227796.post-49593634824447925132012-04-20T04:54:29.043-07:002012-04-20T04:54:29.043-07:00I share your concerns Bho,
It is a pity what happ...I share your concerns Bho,<br /><br />It is a pity what happened to the Hares, so much potential so little balls.<br /><br />I have been musing this how do we actually come together thing, when the majority of people are, well, not ready I guess is the kindest way to put it. Or are they and they just don't know it? I remember reading a Scott Peck book years ago, cant remember which one? One of his points in becoming a better person, was, "not to underestimate the potential in others". I'm paraphrasing here but the point I'm trying to make is there may be a tipping point, a mass "ohhh now i get it day". After all, it's all very simple. Profound, subtle powerful and Loving, but simple. And once enough people get it, the scales will tip and we will be striped from the Wetico virus, lay down our "things", and just Be. <br /><br />I may be dreaming hear? <br /><br />Am I destined to die surrounded by stupid, or will I get to see a Golden Age begin?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589623475606839330noreply@blogger.com