The Mandala and the Tao: Imagining the Unimaginable
Peter Patrick Barreda, Guest
Waking Times
Eyes look but cannot see it.
Ears listen but cannot hear it.
Hands grasp but cannot touch it.
Beyond the senses lies the great Unity—
invisible, inaudible, intangible.
—Tao Te Ching
To understand the soul of the mandala is to gaze into the heart of truth and see the essence of reality. That truth is an intricate landscape of ebb and flow, light and dark, yin and yang—it is the Tao. The Tao as described by the Chinese since ancient days is the ungraspable essence of reality that flows on, inexorably, regardless of our own worries and concerns. The Tao Te Ching begins:
“The path that can be walked is not the eternal path.”
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How to Recognize and Combat Thinking Traps That May Be Controlling Your Life
As a human being, you probably will have noticed that what people think and say often bears little relation to how they act. Is it because individuals think what they say is accurate when it isn’t?
According to the concept of The Thinking Trap, this is the case. We have a misguided view of what we do and why we do it. What we say is not a guide to our real selves and what we do is a much clearer insight into who we really are. Disassociation of what we say and do operates in almost all aspects of existence from what we perceive to how we behave.
The Introspective Illusion
The introspective illusion is the ideology that we like to know about ourselves and how we do things, but it is actually misplaced confidence. We think of ourselves as sensible and rational but we actually make up stories about ourselves and others about what we think is going on. These stories act as implicit theories that explain our own decisions. These explanations are not to do with our ability to accurately introspect, but we tell ourselves and others these stories, not knowing that they are actually not real.
Just Ask
Whatever moment you are in or whatever feeling you are feeling can change in an instant. It is yours for the asking. No need to bother with the ‘whys’ or ‘hows’, that has been taken care of. Just ask. ~ Creator
https://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2015/05/23/just-ask-2/
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Daily Message ~ Saturday May 23, 2015
There is a phenomenon that occurs in humans where they idolize others. The person they feel so drawn to is someone who excels in their field, usually an artist or performer of some sort. Let us explain to you why this happens.
It is not necessarily the person you are so drawn to, but rather their complete and perfect alignment with their purpose! Your fascination with this person is actually your own desire to express your own beautiful alignment and your own highest expression of self.
That is the true gift that those of fame offer. Not only do they play out their own problems in a public way in order to allow you to learn and grow from their experiences, they also remind you of the glory of living your highest life expression, by honouring your true purpose and unique contribution to the planet. ~Archangel Gabriel
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MK-ULTRA: CIA’s Secret Brainwashing Experiment On U.S. Citizens
Source: www.themindunleashed.org | Original Post Date: April 17, 2014 –
The 1950s was the era of the “American dream”. Hollywood movies reminded to American families that they were the standard of happiness and lived in a climate of confidence and optimism. In this fairytale environment, behind the American dream and Hollywood movies, on 13 April 1953, CIA began secret Mind Control programs that involved experiments on unsuspecting citizens.
Substances that were used in the experiments were aimed to promote irrational thinking and alter the structure of the personality, while there also was the use of methods that caused shock and confusion over extended periods of time, as well as methods and substances that caused physical disability, such as paralysis of the lower extremities, acute anemia and many other things. Why all this? It was the period of the Cold War.
This Man Lives In A Boeing 727 In The Middle Of The Woods
Source: www.boredpanda.com | Original Post Date: June 9, 2014 –
Bruce Campbell is an inventive engineer who bought a retired Boeing 727 aircraft fuselage and upcycled it into an unusual and innovative home. The huge 3-engine commercial airliner is propped up on concrete pillars in a suburban wooded area outside of Portland, Oregon, and has its own driveway.
The aircraft features a makeshift shower, but he is still working to install a working lavatory and to restore some of the plane’s original interior elements, like seating and lights. Campbell lives in this plane 6 months every year, and spends the other part of the year in Japan, where he is also looking to buy and similarly re-use a retired Boeing 747 fuselage. The 10 acres where he’s building his Oregon home cost $23,000 when he bought them in his 20s, and the plane set him back $220,000.
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