the_fire_that_burns_inside_you Mahayana [has no flame] 020616 ... dB We are all made from bits of stars. We were once the hottest fire in the universe. Now that we have cooled down and condensed into man we have forgotten where we came from. 020616 ... god hell yeh 020621 ... girl_jane It's flickering. 040107 ... Nukemall smokey the bear doused mine, because only I can stop fires from happening. It's soooo true. But then only I can start forest fires...hmmm....smokey is deep... 040108 ... minnesota_chris I don't like this metaphor. We all have soil inside us, and seeds for planting. We plant within us, and we plant others as well. 040606 ... pete some trees only grow after being exposed to the flames of forest fires... 040606 ... . . 050602 ... ego hum does it die with me? 211105 ... daf No. Not if you are useful to the process that created you. It wants witnesses..not caretakers. It already knows what it's doing. That's how we came about. Meddling less, observing and caring more. That's all that's required as far as I know. But what do I know? see also: of_fate 211107 ... ego hum Well,that right there is what I like about you, incisive is too small a word but I will never become a student 211114 ... daf Works for me. In fact, just revisited the "little brain" speech today. Teachers, leaders, authorities, experts..why would a scarred and distorted race choose to impose its instruction upon fresh young minds? Er..oh yea..guess that question answered itself. So don't worry about me, slim. It just flows off of my fingers and off the end of my tongue. Never thought about it once until it made my heart hurt or sing. Guess I should've listened harder to the people beating our asses so I could've emulated them better and thought the words and actions out more carefully. Just didn't seem very sensible compared to letting my energy just do what it would instead. So far so good. The egos don't like it much, but who wanted to gather a bunch of them around anyhow? see also: look_at_him_go 211114 ... hsg Is_it_you 211115 ... daf Sometimes. When it's not busy being our conditioning. 211115 what's it to you? who go blather from