buddha_was_a_pro daf it's not that hard you know but it ain't that simple either the Dalai Lama makes it look so easy and Buddha was a pro Jesus had them skills Oh yea and didn't Rumi pack em in? there's a rhythm to it i suppose don't you think that there'd have to be? seems as if going with the flow requires a certain sense of timing and letting go ain't grammar school but perhaps if you get close enough it might be like graduation. 080601 ... unhinged the dalai_lama has been a monk since he was like four; he SHOULD make it look easy (and he's also this human incarnation of the buddha / boddhisattva chenrezig....not even a fair comparison) the path isn't where you get in one day; the path is a lifetime i'm farther than i ever though i'd be in just a couple years 080601 ... hsg wherever_you_go_there_you_are. some choose sooner what doesn't hurt. beyond you and i, it's the nonhurt that's the issue. we 'ventually let go of pain, when we'ready to heal. that decision's ours as is ouright. for_give nizz pro_gressive... stepping forward. prayer does matter, know i'mn't relijust a bitraveled and far. i've run in circles and madam earth ran lessons before m'eyes the moment i was ready. always there but i'dn't eyes to know this. kinder bear with me. i'm the type to slur my words just. enough to confuse you when your going is in the wackwordsadirection, soon er later you're ill figure it out. insides you's a buddha. pro babbling afraid to be quiet. who knows what you'll fINd. a piece quite fit for peace and quiet. what is the sound of one paw clapping? those_who_speak_don't_know ; those_who_know_don't_speak ... abouteddy bears about to chop_wood_carry_water. my picture of enlightenment now resembles a hybrid (might as well greenwash enlightenment, too.) of cuddlesworth and a soul_of_a_clown. seriously, you can't break your way into that worthwhile place. you're only to laugh your way there while -get this- working beyon d if fi cult maTeRIAL. and error but it'soul good for yours, +here's no_such_thing_as_failure. ju step s ending you et he old view as the only way along the way. pLay, pRay, fASt you {(c) [an} swer] it's you r igh t o leave but return you will, it is your will after all. buth@s 4u2 find out, then in. breAThTENTiOnUT (ut) so that you find your way, you have no choice but you'l l earn with each brEATh food & the knowledge required thereof to digest it. one can only learn what's real to wake up is destiny again. thee it is a game for you to always play Tricks And Gifts tag, you're it! 080601 ... u24 "the path isn't where you get in one day; the path is a lifetime " q_f_t 080602 ... somebody Wrestler. Buddha was a pro_wrestler. 080602 ... unhinged i can't take credit for that truth; it was pointed out to me by someone much wiser than myself. the buddha is worth paraphrasing. (i'm a teacher. it has permeated almost every aspect of my life. i just wanna bring people happiness) - from pleasure arises misery; from pleasure arises fear; in giving up your pleasure, you will be freed from misery and fear. - from attachment arises misery; from attachment arises fear; in giving up your attachments, you will be freed from misery and fear. - from infatuation arises misery; from infatuation arises fear; in giving up your infatuations, you will be freed from misery and fear. - from desire arises misery; from desire arises fear; in giving up your desires, you will be freed from misery and fear. - from craving arises misery; from craving arises fear; in giving up your craving, you will be freed from misery and fear. - you are your own protector; you are your own refuge. therefore control yourself, as a merchant controls a spirited horse. (from my tibetan version of the dhammapada) 080602 ... unhinged when i really stopped to listen, the one person who got me to love myself 080602 ... hsg pay_it_forward it's ez when ur well. practice it when ur not. 080604 ... toe . 141225 ... unhinged oh hey 141226 ... perfectly_chaotic unhinged, thanks for that post from 080602. I needed to see that part of dhammapada again. 141226 ... perfectly_chaotic sorta funny how ones actions could help someone else in an unexpected way so long after you make them. 141226 ... fishawk I should thank you too, I saved the text to refer to as a reminder. 141226 what's it to you? who go blather from