Bahumpi ce saṃhita bhāsamāno,
na takkaro hoti naro pamatto,
gopova gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ,
na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.
Much though one recites the sacred texts,
but acts not accordingly,
that heedless one is like a cowherd
who only counts the cows of others —
one does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.
Dhammapada 1.19
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita
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It’s the 14th week of the year and the card of the week is the Magician. The striking thing about this week is that all of the cards except for Sunday’s are reversed. Usually, if an entire row is reversed, I flip the cards but since there was one that wasn’t reversed, I read it with the reversals this week. We’re right in the thick of Mercury Retrograde and it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty about what is standing in our way. Things are volatile so be careful if you don’t want to start a war. The Magician is here to say that even when things seem so very messy you are in control and you can determine the outcome if you choose so keep…
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Not only can synthetic molecules mimic the structures of their biological models, they can also take on their functions and may even successfully compete with them, as an artificial DNA sequence designed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich chemist Ivan Huc now shows. […]
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I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that clearing the energy of your space, your crystals and yourself on a regular basis is important for your over all well-being. If you haven’t thought about this, I suggest you start. Clearing/cleansing your stones, space and yourself is a process that allows you to shed the unwanted, stale, negative, sad, stuck, etc. energies from there/them. It’s much like the cleaning of your home on a weekly basis. Even if all seems well, there are underlying energies hanging about, left by everyday emotions and interactions. Maybe someone was recently sick or grieving. Maybe you just had a party or group of people in your home, depositing bits of their ‘stuff’ around your home, getting absorbed by your crystals (gasp!) The same goes for you. Everywhere you go and everyone you come into contact with leave traces of their energy on…
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Agate or the Wow Stone as I like to call it, belongs to the quartz group, being found in a large range of colours , beginning in the blue gray tones and finishing into the red and yellow ones.
Spiritually the agate favours the introspection, bringing a calm contemplation of life and helping with solutions in problematic spiritual questions that one has for its own self. It accentuates emotional stability in the sense of reality. Agate favours the conscious process of our vital experiences helping the person in spiritual growth and emotional maturity.
Subconsciously it is a protection stone, transmitting security , eliminating internal tensions and bringing stability in the face of external influences.
Mentally it is a stone for concentration, helping in finding pragmatic and simple solutions witch immediately transforms in reality.
Physically the agate brings equilibrium between our aura and our energy body. It is a powerful stimulator…
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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 Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita
The timing of this guy may not appear to be the best. You probably have plans which you are trying to enact, and, with Mars and Saturn not playing nice today, a speed bump, or some sort of glitch in your day is most definitely possible. If you find that any forward momentum comes to a screeching halt, and you need to suspend your plans, just hang tight. It won’t stay that way for long.
The Hanged Man shows up sometimes, seemingly throwing us a curveball, but with the intention that we need to take a good look around at what we are doing. Very often a new perspective is necessary, and once found, then life is on its merry way. Just remember, the Sun will come out tomorrow!
See you here tomorrow!
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Aloha kākahiāka a me Hau’ōli Aloha Po’akāhi ōukōu. Maluhia a me aloha mau lōa nō hōaloha.
Good morning and Happy Aloha Monday, everyone. Peace and Aloha be with you always, Friends!
“What is important about this subject is that the petty tyrant dynamic is the fundamental feeding mechanism of third density, and as such, is the real reason, or the psychological reason, that is the interface between the theological drama [hyperdimensional matrix] and the events of our lives. Don Juan has just told a story that caricatures the interaction so that we can recognize the chief features easily by association.
Just to review the classifications of petty tyrants, don Juan tells us that the primal source of energy, or the ruler of the universe, is The Tyrant. This resonates with Gurdjieff’s Sufiesque idea that our world is run by an “Evil Magician.” It also fits with the Gnostic Demiurge, the STS [Service to Self] hierarchy that dominates our world from fourth density. It is in comparison to this Matrix Control System, The Tyrant, that even the worst of the despots and authoritarians of our reality are petty tyrants.
The purpose of the petty tyrant in our lives is to teach us detachment. It is a challenge to deal with impossible people, but by doing it, we acquire sobriety and serenity. In short, out of the fire comes light.
Don Juan described the steps of utilizing a petty tyrant to achieve a state of expanded consciousness. The first step is to consciously decide to seek Truth. As Gurdjieff noted, the question must be a “burning one.” Neo, in The Matrix, had a “thorn in his mind.”The next step is to change one’s views about themselves and the world. This means to no longer accept the party line of the Matrix, and to begin the work of digging beneath the surface. This process reveals to the seeker that there is evidence everywhere of the hyperdimensional reality in which our own is embedded. Once this realization is made, the individual must decide if they wish to access that reality, or if they are simply content with the present one. The Matrix presented this as choosing whether or not one wishes to take the red pill, or the blue pill.
This is, essentially, the choice to become a warrior. A warrior, in mythical terms, is an individual who is capable of self-discipline and control over himself because this is what is necessary to take the next step of becoming a person of knowledge. This is knowledge that is only accessible by integration of the higher mind into the third density reality. This then becomes the mustard seed of the growth of the self into fourth density whereby the knowledge can be directly accessed [Gnosis]. Unfortunately, this understanding has been seriously derailed by many New Age teachings wherein the “intelligence of the heart” has been completely twisted to mean feelings or emotions or indiscriminate “love.”
Gurdjieff describes this process as “fusion.” He remarks that inner unity is obtained by means of “friction,” by the struggle between “yes” and “no” in man. And this is where we find the usefulness of the petty tyrant. Petty tyrants produce friction in our lives. They are annoying, irritating, aggravating. They can drain our energy with their demands on our time and attention through the hooks of pity and manipulation. They can lie about us, have fits and give performances of righteous indignation that is based only on their own illusions, violate our privacy, our free will, and just a host of fun and games. But, what is important is that they are like sparring partners who teach us forbearance and timing. Of course, that is not their intention. But as Mephistopheles told Faust, “I am he who constantly intends evil, yet does good.”
The machinations of STS in our world are like that: the Matrix, the Predator, the Evil Magician, the fourth density STS Control System, entropy; by whatever name you call it, it functions by draining us of our energy, uses us for food, and manipulates us for further purposes unknown; and it is done via agents, vectors of direction, sirens: psychopathic petty tyrants.
If we practice against the petty tyrant successfully, we are enabled to take the fourth step: to become seers. And here we don’t mean a psychic who looks into a crystal ball; the meaning is one who sees what is real.
And so it is that when we discover a petty tyrant in our lives, a strategy is necessary to induce them to spar with us, a systematic harassment that not only engages them, but also causes them to expose themselves for what they are to other people. In this way, not only are they helpful in honing our skills, they are rendered unable to inflict their tyranny on others. That is, of course, another purpose of this public recapitulation.
A key fact to remember is this: in the deepest sense, we are not sparring with an individual; it is with a program, with “agents of the Matrix,” the “mechanicalness” of the world, or the fourth density controllers pushing the buttons and pulling the levers behind the scenes. As the Apostle Paul wrote: ‘For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood, contending only with physical opponents, but against the despotisms, against the powers, against the master spirits who are the world rulers of this present darkness; against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly, supernatural sphere.’ (Ephesians 6:12)
And in the dynamic of Castaneda’s account of dealing with the petty tyrant, we discover how it is that Knowledge Protects. Give the lie what it asks for: Truth.”
– The Wave 5&6, Laura Knight-Jadczyk
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I have not written in a very long time.
This morning I was online looking at the books I have downloaded over the last couple of months as a means to privately study the science behind lots of things, but truly and specifically, the Science of Attraction…and no, not the dating sort.
The getting of the stuff sort, because apparently, it is the stuff in our lives that matter, rather than the process of getting those things.
We donʻt think that way. I wish we did, on the one hand, because then we would see evidence of this sort of process happening at all times. On the other hand, with the way that too many humans still believe the ego is what we are meant to live from that from the Divine within us is why I am sort of glad that…
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Happy Easter, everyone! And, don’t forget it is April Fools Day; those Easter treats may not turn out to be exactly as you thought they should! This 6 of Cups from 78 Tarot Astral is here with a few reminders for us today, and I honestly think we can cover all of the bases when it comes to this card.
Take time out to stop and smell the roses; this applies to everyone, as there are also many in the midst of celebrating Passover. The 6 of Cups brings up that childlike innocence that we see present at holidays, with the delight in the eyes of a child, as they discover the goodies which were left for them. There is often reminiscing about the past holidays, and the memories which they conjure up, especially in days of old when there were Easter bonnets.
Whether it is just the holiday mode…
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Pāli Word a Day for April 01, 2018 — sacca — real, true
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
On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools’ Day by playing practical jokes on each other.
Although the day, also called All Fools’ Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. […]
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Aloha kākahiāka kākōu ā me Hauʻōli Lāʻpule Pakōa. Ī lā hōʻokamahāʻo nōu ōukōu. Ō kā maluhīa nō me ʻoe.
Good morning to you all and a Happy Easter Sunday. Everyone have a wonderful day. Peace be with you.
Ē ʻiho ʻana oʻ luna. Ē piʻi ʻana oʻ lālo. Ē hūi ʻana nā mōkū. Ē kū ʻana kā paīa.
Bring down that which is above by means of the light.
To ascend, take from darkness into light that which is below by means of light. This will transform the spiritual energy as it flows from the source and integrates all the islands (inside you), giving peace. This will affect you profoundly, and change your life bringing illumination, and you will feel the delightful supreme fire.
Aloha kākahiāka kākōu ā me Hau’ōli lā Pō’aōno. Ō kā maluhia nō me ‘oe.
Good morning and a Happy Saturday, everyone! Peace be with you.
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
Back to back…after yesterday’s 9 of Cups, having the Star card today is like having two wish cards in a row! Something is getting good! Full Moon blessings, by the way; today is the Full Moon in Libra, and the Universe has been working overtime.
Sometimes, along our way, we can lose faith in the Universe, thinking it has turned its back on us. When we see the Star card, that faith and hope in the Universe is renewed. The Universe has your back, and things may finally be showing inklings of working in your favor. I know it has been a long time coming, but know that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and you are about to enter one of the biggest transitions of your life. Let the positive blessings abound today and trust in the Universe to guide you. Keeping the faith, and wishing for…
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Did you think I had abandoned ship? It has been quite the month and not necessarily in a good way. I worked 24 days straight in preparation for a huge event at my day job and then a family member got very sick. In those moments nothing else really matters. Even in the midst of … […]
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Change looms on the horizon, as far as the eye can see. The vision you have for your life is fueled by your passion to make it happen. You are taking charge of your journey now, and in a very creative way, being sure to tend to each of your projects with the proper amount of TLC. The Universe will be rewarding you in the next few months, likely at the time of the Solar Eclipse in Cancer. What you are sending out there at this time will bear fruit then.
A healing of old wounds is taking place, and the Universe is offering up opportunities for you to manifest to your fullest potential. Mercury is currently retrograde, so it may take a couple of moons coming in, but it is clearly there that you are going to do it. Tackle any issues before you one at a time, and…
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Due to its multiple healing properties, baking soda has a wide range of uses, for cleaning, cooking, and for treating various medical conditions. Yet, it seems that we learn a new use of this versatile ingredient every single day. This incredibly beneficial substance enhances the quality of your hair and eliminates the residue of shampoo … […]
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March 31 2018 is a full Moon in Libra that’s a blue Moon, meaning that it’s the second full Moon in one month of the Gregorian calendar.
Air sign Libra rules the 7th house of relationships, partnership, and marriage. Focus in on relationship dynamics, how to bring healing and balance, and to hear and understand both sides. This full Moon is the peak of Rabbit month when diplomacy and loving kindness can create peaceful resolution.
The Sun conjuncts Mercury (retrograde until April 15) for possible miscommunication or a narrow vision. People may prefer to talk, not listen.
Venus conjuncts Uranus for exciting events this weekend, so be social. If partnered, create a
fresh routine. If single, perhaps there’s an unexpected romance.
Mars conjuncts Saturn to stay with established methods at work. More care and discipline may be required to complete tasks. The full Moon…
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Meditation creates in me patience and perseverance. There is no rush, for I am here now.
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 Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita
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