If people really ‘got’ what an enlightened city is
parking and picnicking… staff works hard. Please honor them for their efforts. Seating at Soma’s Kitchen is limited by law so please only picnic in designated areas.
I heard an interesting concept: Illiteracy used to mean unable to read and write. The new illiteracy is unable to learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Deeper value of non-attachment is not an attitude, belief, behavioral mode, or theory. it is a state of consciousness.
In fact, that is why deep knowledge is so elusive. It is only understood on the level of one’s own consciousness. Knowledge is structured in consciousness.
True non-attachment is experienced when relative existence is perceived to be the thin veil that it is… maya
Enlightenment happens in a moment. comes on gradually but all of a sudden. Then the adjustment process goes on for years… eternally really.
equanimity
Two meanings/levels of ‘see’: Pasya
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“He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
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The Truth about Selflessness and Ego: A Deeper Look
The Unbounded Self
Levels of Being
What really makes a person spiritual or evolved.
Cross Realm Projection
“You can not out perform your self image.” Ben Azadi
“Don’t speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn’t know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that’s why it’s called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.”
― Bruce Lee
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A deeper look at the idea you cannot outperform your self-image.
“Don’t speak negatively about yourself, even as a joke. Your body doesn’t know the difference. Words are energy and they cast spells, that’s why it’s called spelling. Change the way you speak about yourself, and you can change your life.”
― Bruce Lee
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Karmic waves carry us like a kite in the wind. yet we can navigate with our free will which karmic wave we ride, which waves are most life nourishing, but that requires attention, evaluation, discernment, intelligent reflection and wisdom.
Once you are riding a healthy wave, the key to life is just continuing to ‘show up’. Or if/when you realize the wave carrying you is not healthy, ‘showing up’ means finding a healthier wave.
‘half of life is showing up” woody allen
“I choose to live life deliberately.” Henry David Thoreau
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"Take the time to reflect on what is said here. If you find yourself associating this material with things you have heard elsewhere, please take the time to diligently explore how they are different. This knowledge is elusive. I share it here because I have seen how much this knowledge helps people – the potential is enormous." – Michael Mamas
"True knowledge slips through the fingers of those not willing to ponder…" – Michael Mamas
"Take what I say and work with it to develop a deeper understanding of life, rather than taking what I say and forcing it into the mold of your current relationship with life." – Michael Mamas
"Evolution means change." – Michael Mamas
"Your disposition is the tone with which you hold yourself, your cells, your psyche, your beliefs. More than anything else, it determines your life." – Michael Mamas
