Rare But Essential Knowledge: Mahabharata Revisited
emotional stability: be it international or interpersonal: emotional maturity
kindness is the greatest gift
keep your balance, otherwise don’t speak until you gain balance and then speak
holding it in until you explode is not a good strategy!!
speak sweetly, kindly, wisely and you can say almost anything…. communion/communication…
be constructive… don’t lose yourself over the little things
the key to healthy relationships: learn to talk with stability while pressured… the rare art of expressing yourself wisely
human beings [all of us] are incredibly vulnerable creatures…
a kiss does not make up for a cut/punch… speak responsibly or say nothing until you can find a better way
healthy communication takes effort…. and when you are tired and want to not effort, alone at home with family, most important to be attentive to the relationships
worst time to speak is when you are angry
get in touch with your ACTUAL motivation. you are often not angry about what you think you are angry about
anger is just a shroud for hurt
you can say what you need to say IF you can keep your balance
confrontation vs communion… the key is staying stable, in BALANCE
projection vs perception
taking a deeper look at: ‘faith in god gives life meaning’… the essence of ‘faith’ is inner knowing. Know what you know and strive to understand it better.
World History is an accounting of emotional instability.
Clouds part for each of us on only certain portions of the sky…. e.g. Bobby Fischer
please visit ‘Mystery History’ on YouTube
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
GEORGE ORWELL
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
HARRIET TUBMAN
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nurture people for what they have as opposed to judging them for what they don’t have. do your best to understand them and speak to them accordingly. not as easy as it sounds
the teacher can only suggest or point in a direction. the rest is up to the student.
yet it takes pressure to make a diamond. push but only so much.
at the same time:
someone said my podcasts are too deep and people have a hard time understanding them. my interest is not in popularity via superficiality but rather is for people who do want and need a deeper level of understanding. It is best to take not understanding as an invitation to pursue not a discouragement or criticism. My heart goes out to those who need and long for a deeper knowledge when it is not available. Relying on the knowledge I have been given integrated with my own experience, I offer to the best of my ability, whatever insights I have. There are great scholars out there and I rely upon their insights, but discernment as Adi Shandara said, is the path. We must discern the level of the people they are addressing at any given time. Even the greatest master can target the average level of consciousness. My goal is twofold: 1] build the enlightened city and 2] provide the deepest understanding I can… direct and undiluted.
He who has no name. Beyond perspective.
It’s not just about new thoughts, but rather a new way of thinking.
Two human needs: communion and privacy
It’s not about over thinking but perhaps just sitting with it. To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.”
ANDREW WYETH
someone sent this to me at just the right time:
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.”
RONALD REAGAN
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Relationships key: How to “See” the person/“pillow” in front of you
This week’s unedited notes:
announcements:
temple “Updates&Reflections” tab
remodeling kitchen so no food service at Mt Soma for a while.
pandit boy school
greenhouse
my role should best be: Gyan which is foundation of success.
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Shiva’s Drum Damaru
A to Ka may first feel like theory or intellectual only, but as you reflect upon it or touch into it, the reality is enlivened in your awareness, which is why I strive to relate it to the experience
a gardener nurtures the delicate sprout. it all eternally remains unfathomable for us all
veda and relative alike
external dynamics of relationship do not define the relationship
i.e. A and Ka, staying lively with the A-A-A value is key to relationships
beauty in reaching for Truth through the veil of chitta and vritti [thoughts/whirlpools source, from where one is coming from]
knowing essence of music, or math, or any field.
the difference between an enlightened person and a god. house of mud vs house of crystalline glass
pay attention to how you ‘define’ others… your thoughts and attitudes have tremendous power.
Veda is in the physiology, not the words
‘Know that one thing by which all else is known’
4 abhavas… junction point of relative and absolute. tangent to a line… smriti
Mapping: life, personal process and bodybuilding, spiritual growth… perspectives are just the beginning.. find truth of it within yourself
nobody else will say it exactly right
potato/pota-a-ato to them means the world to you. ultimately, the process of your personal development is exactly that: personal.
kindness & judgement: towards the world, others, ones self
anger is unbridled judgement
fascination… my favorite emotion
find truth within yet when it feeds rebellion/defiance/militance one is losing ones way.
wisdom is inner truth integrated with a balanced heart and mind: the foundation to a “good life”
the foolish genius… smart vs crazy
just because they are smart does not mean they are not crazy
we have two brains..intellect and intuition [gut feeling] ultimately the gut is the better decision maker.
gossip means not minding ones own business. it is as destructive as it is common. it is the antithesis of kindness.
kindness is the great gift you can give to others
one persons affinities are anothers aversions. insisting that others feel about things the same way you do is oblivious futility. understanding this is a prerequisite to world peace. living your life while allowing others to live theirs does not mandate commingling.
a persons sexuality is their own business, but pushing it on others is as futile as it is unacceptable.
you can justify anything with the intellect and people do.
thoughts matter little (we have all sorts of thoughts) … how we feel about those thoughts makes all the difference
On marriage: it is easier to stand on 4 feet than two.
Married or single, together or alone, cultivate contentment in your home. That is the foundation of a good life. Requiring constant attention, build it over time and once built protect it as your #1 personal priority. Hold it with kindness.
Kindness within the home, holding one another, even without touching, even without speaking, create the atmosphere that holds others… especially those you love.
they speak of people being framed for a crime? Yet we frame one another all day long every day strive not to frame, but to be open and under-standing. …humility is built right into the word [after all, it is not “over-standing”.
We look out to the world for self actualize and yet real self actualization happens in the heart through the home, and it then goes out into the world. Outer actualization is a manifestation of true self actualization which is within.
the 3 spiritual houses of jyotish [astrology] are [4,12,8] home. om, and womb. they are all 3 of the same essence.
ultimately,best decisions are made with the gut, not the brain
intellect is an essential tool but a poor master. enlightenment is living at, from, and in your true home.
Aspire to wisdom… and remember that wisdom, lies beyond the intellect
the world famous chinese doctor Shen’s most common reason given for a persons health problem: ”life no good”. Create and maintain a “good life”: it’s the number one health essential.
Rest into the home, the om, the womb … the source, the foundation, the root of life, from which all else manifests. Strength in the outer world is rooted in the stability of the home. Losing that connection is the source of all dis-ease.
Hold your friends, associates, and housemates in kindness, in love and kindness… even when in other rooms, it doesn’t matter for that feeling is an underlying field, a foundation of silence that holds and cradles all…. the source, the wellspring of fulfillment.
Stability is the foundation of strength and fulfillment within. the home is that source of stability: home om womb cultivate that in your life and give it you ongoing dedication.
And resting into that place within it is carried with you wherever you go
“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.”GLENN CLARK
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Inner priorities can free or confine. Let’s take a moment to reevaluate how we ‘roll’.
Reaccessing your goals. Have the courage to tack like a sailboat. To tack is not to say you were mistaken. It is just life.
Self Honesty
Facing the wind
Lying to yourself is the greatest form of self betrayal
Samskaras—impressions left upon the mind… the sum total of lifes stored experiences…. Karma. Fight your karma with everything you’ve got.
commitment to stands taken can be the biggest obstacle in life.
Aspire to the divinity within, not allegience to notions Freedom lies beyond beliefs and convictions. It is a pathless path, yet is eternally committed to the light within. Do not confuse beliefs or notions with that Inner Light. Wisdom lies beyond notions but is the guiding light that leads to freedom from the chains of such addictions. Truth is an abstraction.
Freedom lies beyond limitations imposed upon the mind.
Follow the heart of your being, not the samkaras imposed upon the emotional heart.
Clinging to convictions can overshadow decades of meditation.
Having to be right all the time to feel good about yourself is the guaranteed path to a life of inner torment and conflict.
Echoes of Truth perceived as Truth hold Truth at bay.
True learning means moving beyond what you know. It is not just reinforcement of what you already think you know.
Always be willing to reevaluate.
Do not evaluate yourself or others based upon the biggest mistake you/they ever made.
Facing an error you may have made is not an annihilation of your self… rather it is an affirmation of it. Do not allow the surface of your life to define your depth, your self worth.
“What we do in life echoes in eternity” Russell Crowe in movie Gadiator
Life is a paradox
“…to believe in the heroic makes heroes.”
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
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Blurb: A Holiday Message for all People, all Creeds: Love, Family, Enchantment, and Christmas
What is enchantment.
Why people turn their back to enchantment
world benefits from knowing history of christianity… parallels all religions.
The essential question: What Christ really knew?
“God loves us so much that he gave His only begotten son”: what that really means
Is ‘faith’ a good thing?
What is a Christian?
On Love, Family, Enchantment, and Christmas
Gnostics and orthodox
Would UFOs or no miracles compromise religion.
rejection of religion is really a crying out for a deeper understanding one that makes sense and one that satisfies the heart and the mind.
Rejection of the Gnostics, so long ago, resulted in abandonment of an essential part of Christianity
Celebrate diversity
The gift of kindness
Unity in midst of diversity. vs polarization via homogenization of perspective
harmony does not mean homogenization.. it mean cultural integrity and distinction in midst of honoring other peoples.
acknowledging distinctions of different subcultures without stirring it into one big culture.
“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.”
CLARENCE THOMAS
stats contradict somewhat but USA is 70% christian though 45% say it should not be predominantly consider any one religion. India is 80% hindu. in USA, hindus and buddhists make up close to same percentage as jewish,
religion is not just spiritual.. it is also cultural… and like culturing a fine wine, it must not be mixed and remixed at will to form can exquisite product. USA is cultured as christian.
Debated history of Christianity: In one way it matter tremendously. In a deeper sense, it does not matter at all.
What happened or what people believe or do not believe about him? well what really matters is the beautiful enchantment it enlivens in the hearts of those that allow it to, regardless of creeds.
Never underestimate the potential of enchantment, of love. Once embraced, enchantment heals all levels of life.
What is enchantment.
Why people turn their back to enchantment
world benefits from knowing history of christianity… parallels all religions.
The essential question: What Christ really knew?
“God loves us so much that he gave His only begotten son”: what that really means
Is ‘faith’ a good thing?
What is a Christian?
On Love, Family, Enchantment, and Christmas
Gnostics and orthodox
Would UFOs or no miracles compromise religion.
rejection of religion is really a crying out for a deeper understanding one that makes sense and one that satisfies the heart and the mind.
Rejection of the Gnostics, so long ago, resulted in abandonment of an essential part of Christianity
Celebrate diversity
The gift of kindness
Unity in midst of diversity. vs polarization via homogenization of perspective
harmony does not mean homogenization.. it mean cultural integrity and distinction in midst of honoring other peoples.
acknowledging distinctions of different subcultures without stirring it into one big culture.
“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.”
CLARENCE THOMAS
stats contradict somewhat but USA is 70% christian though 45% say it should not be predominantly consider any one religion. India is 80% hindu. in USA, hindus and buddhists make up close to same percentage as jewish,
religion is not just spiritual.. it is also cultural… and like culturing a fine wine, it must not be mixed and remixed at will to form can exquisite product. USA is cultured as christian.
Debated history of Christianity: In one way it matter tremendously. In a deeper sense, it does not matter at all.
What happened or what people believe or do not believe about him? well what really matters is the beautiful enchantment it enlivens in the hearts of those that allow it to, regardless of creeds.
Never underestimate the potential of enchantment, of love. Once embraced, enchantment heals all levels of life.
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“…Honestly expressing yourself. Now it is very difficult to do…” B Lee
the art of self expression
politics in a nutshell: Confusion, self betrayal, Armageddon
self betrayal leads to personal and global armageddons. where the heart leads, does the mind follow?
Eventually does not even know what one really feels/believes
Cannot be honest with another went not honest with one’s self
Taking the time and care needed for self expression is rare .
Not doing so boxes one into a corner
Diplomacy vs self betrayal
lying to ones self
yet few are willing to [capable of] really talk from the heart
so it builds and builds until explodes in irrationality
do ones actions align with ones feelings in ones quiet moments,
future of the free world
Biden sells oil from strategic oil reserve to China and China turns around and says it to Europe at a profit
Woke is permutations of hippie drug era which went a long way to making recreational drugs popular with the pharmaceutical companies happily getting on board
Just consider the volume of drugs consumed annually and ask yourself what percentage of people in your grocery store and on your roads are under the influence not to mention alcohol
Saudi’s are cutting production to drive the price of gas up right before the midterm elections they want Republicans in there and Trump in there cause they can’t stand Biden
The Ancient Rishis reveal the secrets of the art of life
“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
9 days of Mother Divine
Durga Havan
how to get your mojo working
encourage comments click on comments under blog title michaelmamas.net, and anonymous if so choose
quartz [e.g. in computers] stores energy]
Granite is over 40% quartz crystal Mount Soma can be viewed as a device so to speak, like a computer device a transducer of sorts
Monoliths
Sardinia waterwell, lunar stand still well every 18+ years
Big bang is at every point in creation
Karma + prana creates mind
2023 ceremony will be great… encouraged to attend
With churning of ocean first came out poisons, impurity.. alakshmi older sister of lakshmi
Infinite slices through the pie of existence
truth of myths
jyestha devi, alakshmi explained
raksashas
What mentality have you joined?… really
you are what you eat
Life’s avalanche: giving yourself over to jyestha devi
The yugas
Rakshasas function through you identified by you as you, as truth.
When hurting, inclined to hurt back, say things regretted
Once said can not be unsaid… can forgive but can’t forget
HOW TO NAVIGATE THOSE WATERS
you become the people you have joined
people are social creatures… people need people… watch who you bond with
When too far out on a limb it is wise to move closer to the trunk
History is just a fable we all agreed upon. Napoleon
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difficult particularly with family friends coworkers local national and international news
Retire inwardly, not react outwardly
The art of digestion
Two approaches to imperfection:
1] attack verbally
2] pitch in to help improve
The two types of memory one divine [Smriti] the other the devil
Claire/Outlander: “and if life is anything akin to God, i suppose that memory must be the devil”
How to [not to] think for yourself,,,
Momentum of mass mentality: everything from US Open to politics , human condition
“It’s no measure of good health, to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society”
— J. Krishnamurti
Trying to bury it or push it away it’s just a form of denial… answer: the Light of awareness heals. The knowing IS the doing.
Simplistic versions of deep spiritual concepts may just have their value for example to be God-fearing or regarding the notion of Satan ”his greatest strength is that people cannot recognize him even when they see him”
Mount Soma, the Crucible: “It always seems impossible until it’s done” Nelson Mandela
Udana vayu: prana that carries past life karma with it. Energy between 4ttth and 6th chakras. . Refined and you can do anything
Current human condition: Emotionally based twisted convoluted passionate perspectives of one and other. or is it just a fishbowl that desperately needs to be cleaned?
all knowledge dwells within… just refine the awareness to find it… easier said than done
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‘thank god we are not getting all the government we are paying for’ Will Rogers
“George Orwells 1984 cease to be a warning and become rather a suggestion?”
Biden speech, I have heard many comments: tyranny, felt like Red bricks of hell, could part with blood spewing forth, spooky
typical political motivations? #1money, #2 staying out of jail
Student loan forgiveness estimate cost $1 trillion. If you were given $1 million every single day since the birth of Christ he would have less than 3/4 of $1 trillion
IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT: “ is the sky blue, red, green, gold, white or …”
Go back and forth from MSNBC TO FOX NEWS coverage of Mira Lago… stressed me out. there no truth outside the Gates of Eden [Dylan]
“Be ahead of the time. That’s how you transform the world” Billy Jean King
“Just be sure the world is headed in the right direction” mm
working title: of by and for what? the people?money? ivory tower? Or what?
Europe preparing for winter: to freeze in poverty hoarding wood and coal
Tons of ammo sent to Ukraine has depleted our military supply and we have not tracked what was done with the ammo pentagon says has compromised our preparedness for defense…..Senseless suffering.
China’s hidden war on cultural integrity: FENTANYL , woke… How to defeat a nation… destablize the culture
Ivory tower politics: wants to do double backflip with a triple half Gainer off a high knuckle board landing with 1 foot on a thimble
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