Monday, November 15, 2010
Screwball Comedy - Part 2
'Just as the same sky appears as white, blue etc. so, the same Atman is seen as many by the deluded'
'Everything that we see is Acyuta, there is nothing besides Him. He is I, He is you. He, the Atman, is all this; so, free yourself from the delusion of differences. The king, being thus instructed, opened his eyes to truth and abandoned the notion of distinct existence.'
[Yama says to his servants]: All this and myself are Vasudeva. He is the only One, the supreme Purusa and the supreme Ruler. Leave those whose minds are firm in the Infinite enshrined in their hearts, and keep at a distance from them.
'O gods! all that the goddess Earth has been saying is true; I, Siva, you and all this are Narayana; but the impersonations of His power are for ever; and excess or diminuation is indicated by the dominance of the strong and the depression of the weak.'
(Brahma says to Siva): 'O Soul of the universe, you and I are, as the cause of this world, one and the same; for the welfare of the world, we are separate in respect of our functions.'
'He, who has obtained your protection, has also obtained mine; you will, O Samkara! see yourself in no way different from me. Men whose minds are deluded by nescience (avidya) see distinctinctions such as 'I, he, thou, and this world with gods, titans and men.'
Mahesvara says in the Bhavisyottara-purana: 'Those who regard me or Brahma as different from Visnu are of crooked minds, fools, and are tortured in the hells below. Those foolish and wicked men that regard me, Hari, and Brahma as different, are guilty of a sin equal to Brahman murder.'
Again on the kailasa yatra of the Harivamsa, Mahesvara says: 'You are the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings; the universe sprang from you and is absorbed in you; I am you, the all-pervading. You are myself, O Janaradana! O Lord of the world! there is no difference between us, either in words denoting us or in their imports. Those glorious names of Govinda that are popular in the world are my names, too; he who hates you hates me; there is not a shadow of doubt (about this). I am the Lord of beings only as an emanation of you; there is nothing devoid of you, O Lord! Whatever is, was, or will be, is yourself, O Lord of the universe! There is nothing without you, O Lord of the lords!'
'The firmament with the sun, moon, and stars, the welkin, the points of the compass, the earth and the ocean are all held and supported by the prowess of the high-souled Vasudeva.'
''Visnu, the one great Being, pervades innumerable individual beings and the three worlds; and being the Self and enjoyer of all, and undecaying, He experiences [everything].'
'Everything that we see is Acyuta, there is nothing besides Him. He is I, He is you. He, the Atman, is all this; so, free yourself from the delusion of differences. The king, being thus instructed, opened his eyes to truth and abandoned the notion of distinct existence.'
[Yama says to his servants]: All this and myself are Vasudeva. He is the only One, the supreme Purusa and the supreme Ruler. Leave those whose minds are firm in the Infinite enshrined in their hearts, and keep at a distance from them.
'O gods! all that the goddess Earth has been saying is true; I, Siva, you and all this are Narayana; but the impersonations of His power are for ever; and excess or diminuation is indicated by the dominance of the strong and the depression of the weak.'
(Brahma says to Siva): 'O Soul of the universe, you and I are, as the cause of this world, one and the same; for the welfare of the world, we are separate in respect of our functions.'
'He, who has obtained your protection, has also obtained mine; you will, O Samkara! see yourself in no way different from me. Men whose minds are deluded by nescience (avidya) see distinctinctions such as 'I, he, thou, and this world with gods, titans and men.'
Mahesvara says in the Bhavisyottara-purana: 'Those who regard me or Brahma as different from Visnu are of crooked minds, fools, and are tortured in the hells below. Those foolish and wicked men that regard me, Hari, and Brahma as different, are guilty of a sin equal to Brahman murder.'
Again on the kailasa yatra of the Harivamsa, Mahesvara says: 'You are the beginning, the middle and the end of all beings; the universe sprang from you and is absorbed in you; I am you, the all-pervading. You are myself, O Janaradana! O Lord of the world! there is no difference between us, either in words denoting us or in their imports. Those glorious names of Govinda that are popular in the world are my names, too; he who hates you hates me; there is not a shadow of doubt (about this). I am the Lord of beings only as an emanation of you; there is nothing devoid of you, O Lord! Whatever is, was, or will be, is yourself, O Lord of the universe! There is nothing without you, O Lord of the lords!'
'The firmament with the sun, moon, and stars, the welkin, the points of the compass, the earth and the ocean are all held and supported by the prowess of the high-souled Vasudeva.'
''Visnu, the one great Being, pervades innumerable individual beings and the three worlds; and being the Self and enjoyer of all, and undecaying, He experiences [everything].'
Why the switch from guerrilla warfare to terrorist suicide strikes will not work
These bombings will not affect the enemy combat soldiers because they are aware of suicide bombers and are adequately defended. What these bombings will do is take out many non-combatant lives in the form of collateral damage ('innocent' lives lost but again it's their past karma that places them at a place where a suicide bomber blows himself or herself). So, there is a constant depreciation to zero in the numbers of those practicing suicide bombing culture.
“From fear of Him the wind blows; from fear of Him the sun rises; from fear of Him Agni and Indra and Death, the fifth, run." ~ Katha Upanishad
“From fear of Him the wind blows; from fear of Him the sun rises; from fear of Him Agni and Indra and Death, the fifth, run." ~ Katha Upanishad
It's a man's thing
Why don't most Hollywood men have moustaches?
Hollywood Men
I say...if you have it, flaunt it.
Moustached Men
Hollywood Men
I say...if you have it, flaunt it.
Moustached Men
My cousin likes George Cloony and I like Karthik. But he is more handsome than me and I need some reinforcement in the form of a moustache. ;-)
Pamela Anderson writes to PM - halt leather trade
http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20100160160&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=television&nid=66614
How about some trading of Silicone Breast Implants?
How about some trading of Silicone Breast Implants?
Yoga and Sharanagathi
In Yoga, the devotee holds onto God like how the baby monkey holds onto it's mother. Don't feel so bad if you like Yoga but resent being compared to a monkey...we have all descended from them. LOL
In Sharanagathi, God holds the devotee like how the lioness holds her cub. Sounds easy and cool??? Wait...the cub needs to have 100% trust in the mother...otherwise the neck can get seriously broken...LOLSensitivity
These days the Varuna Bhagavan seems to be sensitive to my post. I can understand from the Gita that rain comes from a sacrifice made but when I make a jackass post and it starts raining immediately, I wonder if he has to be reported for job appraisal.
If you meet the Buddha, DON't kill the Buddha
http://www.kwanumzen.com/pzc/newsletter/v09n10-1997-oct.html
The problem with those who wrongly interpret Zen is that they they are caught in a stale-mate between the 2 polarities. But there always exists an upward transcendental thrust that has a definite direction when the 2 polarities cancel each other and so oxy-morons like this..."If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet a Patriarch, kill the Patriarch." don't really make much sense.
At some places, this quote is even attributed to the Buddha! Imagine the Buddha recommending His own assasination...LOL
The Buddha said, "Do not accept anything by mere tradition. Do not accept anything just because it accords with your scriptures. Do not accept anything because it agrees with your opinions or because it is socially acceptable. Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. Rather, observe closely and if it is to the benefit of all, accept and abide by it."
The above is a plain, harmless, common-sense advice of the Buddha which has been unnecessarily extrapolated.
If you meet the Buddha or for that matter Jesus or Krishna or Moses or Mohammad, don't kill them. Just don't be enamoured by them, thank them for paying a visit, reduce their huge, larger than life size and pocket them in your heart...that way you will get their strength and one-day become one of them. These people answered nature's calls in their times but they also went ahead to answer God's calls.
The problem with those who wrongly interpret Zen is that they they are caught in a stale-mate between the 2 polarities. But there always exists an upward transcendental thrust that has a definite direction when the 2 polarities cancel each other and so oxy-morons like this..."If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha. If you meet a Patriarch, kill the Patriarch." don't really make much sense.
At some places, this quote is even attributed to the Buddha! Imagine the Buddha recommending His own assasination...LOL
The Buddha said, "Do not accept anything by mere tradition. Do not accept anything just because it accords with your scriptures. Do not accept anything because it agrees with your opinions or because it is socially acceptable. Do not accept anything because it comes from the mouth of a respected person. Rather, observe closely and if it is to the benefit of all, accept and abide by it."
The above is a plain, harmless, common-sense advice of the Buddha which has been unnecessarily extrapolated.
If you meet the Buddha or for that matter Jesus or Krishna or Moses or Mohammad, don't kill them. Just don't be enamoured by them, thank them for paying a visit, reduce their huge, larger than life size and pocket them in your heart...that way you will get their strength and one-day become one of them. These people answered nature's calls in their times but they also went ahead to answer God's calls.
Shimmers from the Shoal
[Conclusion of http://www.apollo-gaia.org/PlanetEarth/index.htm]
Planet Earth, We Have A Problem
http://www.apollo-gaia.org/PlanetEarth/index.htm
Beyond the Tipping Point: Feedback Dynamics
David Wasdell delivered this copiously illustrated presentation on the 29th June 2008 to the Strategy-Planning workshop of the Tällberg Forum in the heart of Sweden. It was subsequently recorded in studio conditions and beautifully produced by the staff team of the Tällberg Foundation who also added an introduction by their Chairman, Bo Ekman.
After a basic introduction to climate dynamics, the powerful feedback system, already accelerating climate change, is analysed. It is argued that we have already passed the tipping point that marks the onset of runaway climate change, and are fast approaching the critical threshold beyond which the behaviour becomes unstoppable. The presentation concludes with an outline of the global strategy now urgently required to re-stabilise the life-support system of Planet Earth.
New scientific research, published since the video was completed, calls for a doubling of the figure used in the presentation for the strength of the water-vapour feedback. This adds 50% to the calculated power of current global heating and reinforces the conclusion that runaway climate change has already been initiated. The urgency of the imperative response to the global emergency cannot now be overstated. If you have problems viewing this web-video, please e-mail info@meridian.org.uk and request a DVD, cost would be no more than GBP5.00 to include postage, depending on where you live. Please also state whether you can play PAL DVDs or not.
Beyond the Tipping Point: Feedback Dynamics
and the onset of Runaway Climate Change
After a basic introduction to climate dynamics, the powerful feedback system, already accelerating climate change, is analysed. It is argued that we have already passed the tipping point that marks the onset of runaway climate change, and are fast approaching the critical threshold beyond which the behaviour becomes unstoppable. The presentation concludes with an outline of the global strategy now urgently required to re-stabilise the life-support system of Planet Earth.
New scientific research, published since the video was completed, calls for a doubling of the figure used in the presentation for the strength of the water-vapour feedback. This adds 50% to the calculated power of current global heating and reinforces the conclusion that runaway climate change has already been initiated. The urgency of the imperative response to the global emergency cannot now be overstated. If you have problems viewing this web-video, please e-mail info@meridian.org.uk and request a DVD, cost would be no more than GBP5.00 to include postage, depending on where you live. Please also state whether you can play PAL DVDs or not.
from "The Rainbow and the Rose" by Nevil Shute
"This place is a bit of a snare, I'm afraid," I said. "One thing leads to another."
She laughed. "Don't I know it!"
She laughed. "Don't I know it!"
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