The Believing mind

Excerpt from Inscribed on the Believing Mind:

The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no
preferences.
When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear
and undisguised.
Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and earth
are set infinitely apart.
If you wish to see the truth then hold no opinions for or
against anything.
To set up what you like against what you dislike is the
disease of the mind.
When the deep meaning of things is not understood the mind's
essential peace is disturbed to no avail.
The Way is perfect like vast space when nothing is lacking
and nothing is in excess.
Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject that
we do not see the true nature of things.
Live neither in the entanglements of outer things nor in
inner feelings of emptiness.
Be serene in the oneness of things and such erroneous views
will disappear by themselves.

Wanna Ride?

dream machine
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Jessie James builds some bad bikes.Wish I could own 1 someday!

I am

I AM




I am not bliss.
Become bliss and see its limits.
Eternity is of time.
I AM.
Whatever you are, you also are not.
I AM.
The path is in the Light, which looks like death.
Become beautiful, powerful, all attributes,
And despair.
The heart of everything is Silence
Calling you to founder on shoals
And to sink, stripped of your command.
You are more and less than you can imagine.
Be pulled into that uncrossable canyon.

Shawn Nevins

California Dreaming

my road home
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My grandfathers' ashes are scattered here.Its near Idyllwild,Calif.I was there 2 weeks ago and took this shot along with others.Its my home.Where I want my ashes scattered with my grandfathers.I got to hug my family,and see the next generations children.I miss them all.

Looking out my Back Window

God is in this picture
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God Is

There are many who claim they do not believe in God. Yet there is a very real force out there, and within us, which causes all things to grow. Without this force all things would disintegrate, but because there is this force, all things are transformed or transmuted into something else. Ice becomes water, then turns into steam when heated to a certain temperature. All things become something else when they change form, either a gas or an ether. There is nothing that does not become some other form. Even our bodies become the dust of the earth when they disintigrate, which in turn enriches the soil and thereby helps things to grow. Nothing can come from nothing. God IS.

Everything exists first as a thought in the Mind of God. EVERYTHING is God. There is nothing that exists that is not God-Source. How can any deny their own existence? Every person is living proof that God exists. How else could they, themselves be? We are all living examples of the creation of our own God Source. Our own thoughts created us. We are part of ALL-THAT-IS. Each being is a microcosm within the macrocosm, the miniaturization of the whole universe. We all have the potential to become everything. There is no limit to what man can do when he takes on the responsibility of his own God-Source.

Particle man
All rights reserved 2005 made by muddnet with Tierazon1

The Ultimate Weakness

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a
descending spiral, begetting the very thing it
seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it
multiplies it. Through violence you may murder
a liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor
establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate.
In fact violence merely increases hate. So it
goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night
already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive
out darkness; only light can do that. Hate
cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
--Martin Luther King

My self Image has Improved

My truck
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Self Image

If we look at life from a truly spiritual perspective, we tend to see everything has a purpose, and become less attached to the 'things' which feed our ego. Attachment to these 'things' cause us to have desires which pull us closer to the physical, instead of the spiritual bodies we really are. Our ego is afraid of losing itself to the oneness. It continually dissects and slices everything into sections to be labelled and separated into categories. It fills us with temporary pleasure and reminds us of the pleasure or pain we experienced last time. Both pleasure and pain are illusions of the mind. Socrates debated this point to some of the greatest minds in Greek history. Deepak Chopra, in his book The Way of the Wizard, states:

"Self image separates; labelling things. It uses an image of a past experience to judge something. It will say I like this because it gave me pleasure before, therefore it will give me pleasure again. Pleasure is temporary..."

By allowing ourselves free will, we allow the "little ego" to have its way. Our Greater Self knows that this is not the way. Within us are both the "little ego" and the Greater Self. We have to allow both these parts of ourselves to exist side by side in peace. The only way we can do this, is to let the Greater Self lead the smaller self, or ego. In other words, let our ego become the servant instead of the master. www.gla.ac.uk/~gbza22/ench5.html

Man the buds are big here!

Its always this green here
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island girl
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Back to nature

The modern world desperately needs a social revolution, and of a kind unknown to recent decades. Revolution in this case, does not necessarily imply an armed revolt or other aggressive measures. What it probably means is a quiet, nearly unnoticeable shift back to natural ways, a spiritual coup whose sheer strength of love and clarity overwhelm old world methods with a minimum of friction. In a variety of ways, a spiritual revolution has been attempted many times in recent history, yet a primary ingredient for lasting success in changing the human condition was missing. In our efforts to improve the inner state of our species we have relied too heavily on our own conceptions of spirituality, just when the need to simply listen to nature for spiritual advice was the greatest. Within nature the voice of God speaks to us through forest, stream and ocean. Our distant ancestors listened, but we seem to have forgotten how to receive natural wisdom. It is our needful task to re-learn this sacred ability.
http://www.eoni.com/~visionquest/chapter5.html

Love yourself

There are times in our lives when we may feel lonely and bereft. We feel no-one loves us and life is not worth living. We feel 'out of sorts' and cannot come to grips with anything. How do we lift ourselves out of this mood? The best way is by trusting in the Universe. Know that it is good and that we choose these situations for our potential to grow. We grow more in the 'bad, sad times', than we do in the happier times. If we lived on a cloud all the time, there would be no challenge - no growth. It is through finding the best in these 'bad times that we face the challenge, and can thus transmute all our past Karma. By bringing the more negative aspects of ourselves into the light, accepting them, and finding some degree of joy in the situation, we actually cause a chemical change within ourselves. By accepting our mood as part of ourselves and saying "Well, I love this part of myself. I chose this in order to grow. I bring it to the light."

You Are The Light

Imagine every part of your being filled with light. We have the free will to take the negative aspect of ourself and simply allow it, without letting it affect others. Treat it as part of yourself, which it is. Don't try to fight it but allow it to be. By loving it and accepting it, you are acknowledging it and can transform your negative shadow side thereby becoming a lighter, more loving being. The lesson you chose will then be being learnt, and you will have a deeper feeling of satisfaction than you have ever felt, because you have transmuted the negative by accepting it, into a positive, joy-filled experience!
http://www.gla.ac.uk/~gbza22/ench5.html

Downtown with a twist

Warped skyline..was a nice view at lunch though
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Sometimes You Feel like a Nut
All rights reserved 2005 made by derryl

what if

Suppose you were given a set of keys...
Keys that awaken a giant sleeping network of energy.

Keys that open a library of ancient information - knowledge that science is only now rediscovering.

Keys encoding new systems of technology.

Keys with powers to heal, to alter consciousness and affect social change.

Keys that provide a bridge between physical and non-physical realms.

Keys that ultimately unlock the Universal potential within you.

And suppose great efforts have been employed to suppress the origins of these keys?

Feeling Alright

Feeling Alright
Joe Cocker
Seems I've got to have a change of scene
'Cause ev'ry night I have the strangest dreams;
Imprisoned by the way it could have been,
Left here on my own or so it seems.
I've got to leave before I start to scream,
But someone locked the door and took the key.
You feelin' alright
I'm not feelin' too good myself.
Well, you feelin' alright
I'm not feelin' too good myself.
Well boy, you sure took me for one big ride,
And even now I sit and wonder why,
That when I think of you I start myself to cry,
I just can't waste my time, I must keep dry.
Gotta stop believing in all your lies,
'Cause there's too much to do before I die.
You feelin' alright ......
Don't get too lost in all I say,
Yeah by the time, you know, I really felt that way.
But that was then; Now, you know, it's today,
I just can't get off so I'm here to stay.
'Til someone comes along and takes my place,
With a diff'rent name, oh, a diff'rent face
You feeling alright ......

Affirmations for daily use

Here are affirmations that will help you not only discover
your life purpose, but also help get you deeply connected to
your spiritual self:

* Each day my life is filled with wonders and magic.
* I feel my divine connection to everyone and everything.
* The light of God is guiding me in everything I do.
* Every step I take leads me toward my Life Purpose.
* I now surrender to the will of God
* Divine guidance is with me always
* I now let miracles happen
* Divine wisdom unfolds within me now.
* I am now filled with the light and love of God.
* Everything I seek is seeking me now.
* I now call on the light of God to guide me.
* I am totally one with God.
* I choose to experience things that will reveal my true
Life Purpose.
* I am now acting upon my Life Purpose with joy and passion.
* I now accept that my Life Purpose is to love myself
others.
* I am now free to do the things I love.
* I choose to do the things I love.
* I am fulfilled as a person.
* I am now clear on my goals and I have the strength to
follow through on them.
* I am in a constant state of fulfillment.
* I am certain that my path is always perfect for me.