Month: July 2014
Always Include Yourself In The Dialogue of Unconditional Love and Unity Consciousness!
Loving and honouring others while berating and judging yourself is still practicing separation consciousness. Unconditional love and unity consciousness means seeing the beauty and divinity of ALL, and that MUST include yourself. Simply put, to deny yourself is to deny an aspect of God, as you are all part of the greater whole of the divine.
Pāli Word a Day ~ July 12, 2014
Daily Words of the Buddha ~ July 12, 2014

Idha modati pecca modati;
katapuñño ubhayattha modati.
So modati so pamodati,
disvā kammavisuddhimattano.
The doer of good rejoices here and hereafter;
one rejoices in both the worlds.
One rejoices and exults,
recollecting one’s own pure deeds.
Dhammapada 1.16
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom,
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita
Ah, Andromeda!
GET READY ~ FULL MOON ~ JULY 12, 2014 ~ BLOOD MOON
The FM is a Capricorn Moon / CANCER Sun FM. Looking at the positions of Jupiter and Pluto, I would estimate this to be more of a FM to “excess” than others are. People often take unnecessary and foolish risks during the summer, and this FM confirms that this weekend will be a dangerous one for some. New relationships will seem particularly intense, and tensions will run high in existing ones. Jupiter is very late in CANCER and may, in fact, be void of course. v/c is generally viewed as an unfavorable time; most of the time it is discussed in relation to the Moon because the Moon v/c window occurs every 2 to 3 days. Jupiter v/c occurs about once a year, and this one coincides with a FM. Interesting to an astrologer and almost certainly dangerous in some way.
(We also note Neptune (deception, delusions, mis-steps) in the eighth house (of death and taxes).)
Source: GrandTrines (click on chart for link)
Internal Stargates ~ Sacred Geometry (plate 3)
Philosophy ~ “The Ego and the Universe: Alan Watts on Becoming Who You Really Are,” by Maria Popova
Daily Chabad ~ On Dual Peace
Working from above and staying above, any transformation you effect does not last. Yet while it is there, it is all-consuming. While it is there, everything experiences a whole new state of being.
Working from within, the transformation is self-sustaining, but only skin deep. The beast within remains a beast, just slightly more enlightened. The world remains a world, only a brighter world.
Ultimately, both approaches are needed. We can teach and provide knowledge, yet preserve a sense of the transcendent and unknowable. We can work with the world on it’s own terms, but we must show it that it is only a world. Within a higher context, it is nothing at all.
Until, eventually, that beast and that world will become the devices through which an unknowable G‑d can be known.
Health ~ Anti-Inflammatory Lemon-Turmeric Tonic
Serves 1
Prep time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp. of turmeric, or thumb-sized portion of freshly grated turmeric
- pinch of cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp. coconut nectar, or maple syrup
Directions
Pour water into a tall glass
Add the rest of the ingredients, and stir. Drink immediately.
SEEDS FOR MEDITATION ….
Pāli Word a Day ~ July 11, 2014
Daily Words of the Buddha ~ July 11, 2014
Tato adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya
kiñci kvaci sāvako bujjhamāno.
Na hāraye harataṃ nānujaññā.
Sabbaṃ adinnaṃ parivajjayeyya.
A disciple should avoid taking
anything from anywhere knowing it (to belong to another).
One should not steal nor incite another to steal.
One should completely avoid theft.
Sutta Nipāta 2.397
The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from the
Sutta Nipāta, translated by John D. Ireland
Health ~ Homeopathy and the Future of Medicine, by Dana Ullman
Internal Stargates ~ Sacred Geometry (plate 2)
Chocoholic’s Paradise ~ Abbot Kinney Part II: ZenBunni
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS …
JUST FOR TODAY …
Relax, because this is the only way things can happen, and we know that because we’ve done it all before. We are from the future.
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“We Are From The Future” ~ by Garret John LoPorto
SCIENCE:
Quantum Mechanics Explains Efficiency of Photosynthesis — Energy transfer in light-harvesting macromolecules is assisted by specific vibrational motions of the chromophores,” said Alexandra Olaya-Castro (UCL Physics & Astronomy), supervisor and co-author of the research. We found that the properties of some of the chromophore vibrations that assist energy transfer during photosynthesis can never be described with classical laws, and moreover, this non-classical behaviour enhances the efficiency of the energy transfer. The negative values in these probability distributions are a manifestation of a truly quantum feature, that is, the coherent exchange of a single quantum of energy, explained Edward O’Reilly (UCL Physics & Astronomy), first author of the study. When this happens electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom are jointly and transiently in a superposition of quantum states, a feature that can never be predicted with classical physics.
* http://ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0…
TRANSCRIPT:
Greetings… We are from the future. Everything is going to be alright. The future is a beautiful place … But you will need some training in order to inhabit it.
In the future – technology evolves faster than any human mind can think. When the singularity occurred. We became like gods – able to create entire worlds in the blink of an eye.
Every thought had drastic immediate impact. All of our dreams became a reality – but so did our nightmares. The future became a battle of ideas. We had to learn to direct our minds – to prevent dark psychological forces – from destroying all of us. Now with every new world we create, we summon the sacred imperative of mind… “Let there be Light.”
“How can we be from the future?” you might ask. Let us explain. Plants harvest light with near perfect efficiency. You may not realize it, but this is impossible under classical physics. Along the way to the photosynthesizing core – photons of light should collide with other particles, but they don’t. A photon succeeding in reaching the core is as likely – as you sprinting blindfolded through a dense forest – reaching the center without striking a single tree.
Plants are engaged in a kind of miracle. The plant puts the photon into a state of quantum superposition, multiplying it by every route that photon could possibly take. Imagine – blindly sprinting through a forest – being multiplied into every one of the billions of possible paths. If any one of your possibilities were observed hitting a tree, the superposition would collapse – and that would be your final outcome, but the plant patiently refuses to observe any of these casualties – while at it’s heart it sings…”Let there be light.”
When any of the possibilities finally reaches the core without fail, only that winner is observed. All the other possibilities disappear. The winner is transmitted back through time – from the future – and becomes the only possibility that ever existed. This is how photons reach the plant’s core with impossible precision. This is how you – and every organism in existence – overcame the massive improbabilities of life. — This is how we are from the future. This is how you will become the light of the world … as we invoke the sacred imperative together … “Let there be light.”
LINKS:
* http://WeAreFromTheFuture.com
* http://upriser.com
* http://on.fb.me/GarretJohn
* http://twitter.com/garretloporto
International Nikola Tesla Day ~ July 10, 2014
Pāli Word a Day ~ July 10, 2014
Daily Words of the Buddha ~ July 10, 2014

Pāṇaṃ na hane na ca ghātayeyya,
na cānujaññā hanataṃ paresaṃ,
sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ.
Ye thāvarā ye ca tasā santi loke.
One should not kill a living being,
nor cause it to be killed,
nor should one incite another to kill.
Do not injure any being, either strong or weak, in the world.
Sutta Nipāta 2.396
The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from
the Sutta Nipāta, translated by John D. Ireland
Colors Matter In Life!
What’s your global color personality?
Take the quiz here: http://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/global-color-survey
RECIPE ~ Essential Oil Bug Spray

Many essential oils have bug repellant properties, but here’s our favorite recipe. Combine in a spray bottle:
2oz water (or your favorite hydrosol)
10 drops Lavender Oil
10 drops Lemon-Scented Eucalyptus Oil
5 drops Geranium Oil
5 drops Peppermint Oil
Spray on and enjoy the outdoors without being bothered by bugs! Keep out of eyes and mucous membranes.
JUST FOR TODAY …

Instead of checking your email or social media the next time you have a free moment, savor the feeling and discomfort of “being bored.” Write down any insights you learn in that moment.
When was the last time you were bored — truly bored — and didn’t instantly spring to fill your psychic emptiness by checking Facebook or Twitter or Instagram? The last time you stood in line at the store or the boarding gate or the theater and didn’t reach for your smartphone seeking deliverance from the dreary prospect of forced idleness? But boredom might not be as not as bad as it seems; in fact, it could be a good thing, which is rather counterintuitive to much that we have learned as adults about what makes life interesting. It is a state we need to reckon with if we want to know ourselves more intimately, and it has the potential to bring us to the present moment.
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
DAILY AFFIRMATION …
Pāli Word a Day ~ July 09, 2014
Daily Words of the Buddha ~ July 09, 2014

Idha socati pecca socati;
pāpakārī ubhayattha socati.
So socati so vihaññati,
disvā kammakiliṭṭhamattano.
The evil-doer grieves here and hereafter;
one grieves in both the worlds.
One laments and is afflicted,
recollecting one’s own impure deeds.
Dhammapada 1.15
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom,
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita
Sacred Geometry ~ Phi Vortex Based Mathematics Torus Array
This film presents recent research, insights, and ideas linking the divine ratio or Phi, and Vortex Based Mathematics.
It begins by showing how the Modular 9 VBM maps can be derived from the Fibonacci sequence. VBM maps in Mod 25, mod 49 and so on can also be found using the fibonacci sequence, and the lucas sequence. The data behind this information can be found here:
http://vortexspace.org/display/~tom+b…
The film then go’s on to explain some of the established compelling number properties of the mod9 number maps.
Then the problems that have been identified concerning the proportions and configuration of the VBM tori are explained.
I then propose a possible solution to these problems that also encompasses the Phi ratio. This solution involves laying down one specific geometric rule: That each diamond on the surface of the torus have exactly the same surface area.
My finding of the phi ratio was purely accidental. I had been looking for any proportion which allowed for this rule. I tried many different ratios of inner to outer diameters before landing on phi.
I am an artist, not a trained mathematician, nor a programmer. There could well be some mistakes in my calculations. If so don’t hesitate to let me know, and I will update the video.
There are definitely inaccuracies in the visuals depicted, as I have relied on drawings to define these new maps. I have calculated the 9×36 measurements slightly more precisely that the video. I will be attaching a cross section of this tori so that electronic engineers (perhaps those who have already created abha coils) might be able to manufacture a coil with these proportions.
The cross section will be on the following page
http://vortexspace.org/display/~tom+b…
Internal Stargates ~ Sacred Geometry (plate 1)
Recipe ~ Amish Country Bread
On the jar of my yeast, it recommended checking 2 things: first, make sure you bring the yeast to room temperature before adding it and second, you can test to see if the yeast is still good by adding it to water & then adding sugar (check your labels).
You can mix it up a little by adding some parmasan cheese and dried rosemary to the top; check it, as it might require an additional 5 minutes bake time to bake-in the cheese and rosemary. A killer combination would be pairing this bread with a fine extra virgin Olive oil … or a selection of cheeses and a goblet of nice wine … to complete this little feast.
Ingredients:
4 Tbsps Sugar
2 Tbsps Butter (melted; can substitute with Vegan Butter)
3 tsps Kosher Salt
1 1/2 C hot water
2 Tbsps of rapid rise yeast*
5 Cups of flour (+ or -)**
Directions
Put all ingredients but the flour into the mixer (KitchenAid) and let sit for a few minutes so the yeast can do it’s thing. Add the flour in small batches and mix with a dough hook for 8-10 minutes. Remove and place in a bowl that has been greased. Let the dough rise until it doubles in size (about 30 minutes). Punch down the dough, then divide it in half into 2 rounds; place on a greased cookie sheet. Cut decorative slits on the tops of your dough rounds. Let the dough rise again. Rub an egg white wash (1 egg white + 1 tbsp water) over the top and sprinkle with Kosher salt. Add the dried rosemary and parmasan here. Bake at 400 degrees for 17-25 minutes.
*I used regular (non-rapid rise) yeast and so it took longer for the dough to rise- a few hours.
**You can also use wheat flour, or do half and half.
Recipe ~ Vegan Chunky Monkey Cookies!
Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas
2 cups oats
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp. Vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mash bananas, then add the remaining ingredients. Stir and let sit for 20 minutes.
Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.
Notes:
Like with any vegan cookie recipe, you have to mix the ingredients properly. Soak the oats in a 1/4 cup of almond milk while preparing the rest of the batter. Mash the Bananas first, then stir in the peanut butter, vanilla and applesauce. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder (recipe does not call for it, but it is a MUST), then the cocoa powder and, lastly, the oats. You may also want to add a couple drops of liquid stevia if you are using raw cacao powder, or if you prefer a sweeter cookie. Mix well and let the batter sit as directed, above.
As an option, you can soak a 1/4 cup of currants in water while the batter sits, then fold the currants into the batter after the batter has rested.
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Alternate No-Bake recipe:
1/2 C Butter
2 C Sugar
1/2 C Milk
4 Tbsp Cocoa
1/2 C Peanut Butter
3- 3 1/2 C Quick cooking Oats
2 tsp. Vanilla
Add the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in the next 3 ingredients and drop onto wax/foil paper. Let cool until set. I would suggest putting them in the freezer for an hour.
Enjoy!
Cacao found to be a ‘defense shield’ against strokes – NaturalNews.com
Cacao found to be a ‘defense shield’ against strokes
via Cacao found to be a ‘defense shield’ against strokes – NaturalNews.com.
Life Lesson ~ “This is the True Ride,” by Jennifer Welwood
My friends, let’s grow up.
Let’s stop pretending we don’t know the deal here.
Or if we truly haven’t noticed, let’s wake up and notice.
Look: Everything that can be lost, will be lost.
It’s simple — how could we have missed it for so long?
Let’s grieve our losses fully, like ripe human beings,
But please, let’s not be so shocked by them.
Let’s not act so betrayed,
As though life had broken her secret promise to us.
Impermanence is life’s only promise to us,
And she keeps it with ruthless impeccability.
To a child she seems cruel, but she is only wild,
And her compassion exquisitely precise:
Brilliantly penetrating, luminous with truth,
She strips away the unreal to show us the real.
This is the true ride — let’s give ourselves to it!
Let’s stop making deals for a safe passage:
There isn’t one anyway, and the cost is too high.
We are not children anymore.
The true human adult gives everything for what cannot be lost.
Let’s dance the wild dance of no hope!
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Reflections:
What does the notion of “grieving our losses fully, without being betrayed by them” mean to you?
Can you share a personal experience involving life’s exquisitely precise compassion?
How do we develop the strength to stop making deals for a safe passage?
JUST FOR TODAY …
On Prayer and Meditation …
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.“ ~ Chinese Proverb
Within you rests the universal answer to every question that you could ever ask yourself. It’s been said that prayer is talking to God … meditation is listening. Can you hear the universe whispering to you?


















jotimant — luminous, endowed with light or splendour, bright, excellent (in knowledge)






