by Michael Mamas | Friday, July 20, 2012 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
You may want to read the comments to What Is Common Sense to which I added the following.
It is worth noting that western science sees and attempts to explain everything via the one pattern to which it adheres. Being so overtaken by that pattern, all others are ignored or rebuked.
This is of course not to say that western science is anything short of fantastic. However, it does not and cannot explain everything.
What is needed is not a new thought, but an entirely new way of thinking.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
I’ve been struck to witness attempts to define “common sense”. They all seem to fall so short. The reason being, the nature of life that would provide a context for the answer is not readily available.
We know there is an underlying basis to all existence that is the source of infinite harmony and intelligence. We also know it is common to all people. “Common sense” is simply sensing into that level and acting from that place.
So what is “wisdom”? “Wisdom” is simply taking that to a deeper level.
This nicely illustrates how the essential context for life and existence (the big picture) provides answers to many questions that are otherwise elusive and fleeting. Attempting to answer such questions without this context is putting the cart before the horse. That lack of understanding is the unfortunate foundation of most philosophies.
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by Michael Mamas | Monday, July 16, 2012 | Favorites, Personal Growth, Spirituality |
Everything about a person is completely transparent… right there on the surface for everyone to see. Some think they hide, but they do not. Denial is the only shroud. Denial begins with how one views ones self. From there it projects outwardly upon the world as oblivion.
Life is all about people. Facts and figures are secondary. Your relationship with fact, figures, and everything else is what makes all the difference. Life is paradox. For every perspective, there is an equally valid yet contradictory perspective. Which perspective you adhere to is determined by conditioning… the sum total of your life experiences… your karma.
Life is that way. Everything blows in the winds of karma… not only the perspective of individuals, but also of groups… subcultures and cultures. Want to know the way the wind is blowing? Watch the news. Experts in every field disagree. Why? The winds of karma.
When everyone is leaning one way, under-stand the other. Not just to be contrary, but because the universe needs balance. A full head of steam in any direction will eventually run you off the road. For every perspective, there is an equally valid yet contradictory perspective. Life is politics… all prescribed by karma. Everything is political. It’s all perspective. Think science is not? Think again.
Want to understand the world? Want to understand life? Watch a field of wheat blowing in the wind. Want to understand yourself? Ask which direction you lean and then attempt to fathom why. Only the transcendental, eternally silent witness knows…. and it speaks not. Like the stable earth it is unmoved by the wind. Root yourself in that.
From there, everything is virtual… lightly etched on the face of being – completely transparent.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, July 12, 2012 | Favorites, Spirituality, World View |
When people criticize Romney for out sourcing money and jobs, I wonder why he seems unable to say the following:
“You guys, you politicians, (democrats and republicans alike) create such ridiculous laws. You make it so anyone with any common sense can see that it just makes financial sense to hire workers in other countries and buy goods from those countries. Then you expect Americans to make the poor financial move of putting our money in the US so you can take it and spend it on your political cronyism in hopelessly inefficient government programs because we are supposed to be blindly allegiant to you! All the while, even you yourselves are buying foreign and out-sourcing. Even the CEO of General Electric, and head of President Obama’s Jobs Council is moving jobs and economic infrastructure to China at an alarming rate!! All the while, GE is paying essentially no taxes!! If you want the US to prosper, pass laws that make sense! If I am elected president, that is exactly what I will do.
If this was the only outrageous issue, it may be somewhat tolerable, but government is permeated with such foolishness. For example, first they (with Barney Frank playing lead) pressured banks to make bad loans to people who could not afford them. Then they went after banks for having done so! If we keep up like this, I can imagine them, sometime in the future, prosecuting corporate CEOs who did not out source to other countries… claiming they sabotaged the company with incompetent financial decisions.”
So what place does this blog have on this website? There is an important point here for everyone. People need the backbone (Karthikeya mantra?) to get up and say what they believe… directly and clearly. You have to be able to say what you need to say. Some never do for fear of being too forceful. Some just lack conviction, being riddled with self-doubt. Some become confrontational when anticipating that another may respond poorly. Some do so with such anger that they only make an enemy.
You would do well to ask yourself what keeps you from speaking up. What keeps you from doing so in an effective manner? Know that you can effectively say whatever you must. First your heart must be in the right place. Then, through exploration and reflection, you can, you must, find a way to say what must be said. Develop the art of speaking up in the most life-supporting manner possible.
It is an art that you must cultivate, lest life’s opportunities will pass you by. Over time your skill will develop as you find your own unique style that works best in your relationships. But do not wait. Start now. Do it!
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by Michael Mamas | Friday, July 6, 2012 | Mount Soma, Spirituality |
This past week at Mount Soma has been really fantastic, starting with the two-day Surya class. Then Guru Purnima, which for me, was the most profound and beautiful yet. The meditation retreat is still going on with people beginning to come down in rounds soon.
If the purification process ever has any roughness to it, that is the most likely time. So as usual, we are reminding everyone attending to take their thoughts and emotions a little less seriously over the next several days and just be easy with the process. This is not to say that thoughts during this time have no validity, but rather that the emotions around them at this time can be more substantial. Reducing the meditation time while keeping this in mind insures a smooth and enjoyable reintegration of the physiology. This is, after all, the primary purpose of meditation… an integrated physiology being the foundation of a life lived in harmony.
When you finally get enlightened, you discover how ridiculously physiological the whole thing is. Enlightenment can, of course, be viewed from different angles, but it is invaluable to understand and honor this physiological perspective.
Later this morning we will have a Ganesh puja at the temple. With the transcendent enlivened by all that has been going on, it should be really something. As you get more and more comfortable and settled in the temple, the sublime quality of the akasha (atmosphere) there becomes increasingly palpable. This is referred to as the presence of the Gods. I encourage you all to aspire to that level where you directly experience the Gods as your personal friends. After all, that is your birthright.
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