by Michael Mamas | Saturday, May 26, 2012 | World View |
“I don’t make jokes. I just watch Washington and report the facts.” Will Rogers.
To win the presidential election:
• Think primarily of 30 second sound bites.
• Do not hesitate to lie. Very few people have the time to research the facts and even those who do will not be believed if you come across better on camera than they do.
• Determine what most people want to believe and tell them that.
• Do not hesitate to tell one special interest group one thing and another something else. When confronted about the hypocrisy, say with great conviction and authority, something that makes no sense and stand by it.
• Whatever your opponent says about you, say the same about them.
• Ignore the truth and the facts. Claim anything that will get you elected.
• Go for the money… use it to buy the election.
• If someone tells you your facts are incorrect, tell them their facts are incorrect.
• Pay maximum attention to how you hold yourself and how you look on camera. That is what gets the votes. Be cool, calm, and collected. Pretend like you are in a Hollywood movie.
• Smile… it is not an election of substance… it is an election of charisma.
We live in Kali Yuga.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Personal Growth |
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. – Albert Einstein
At times it feels like this quote is only barely the case. My teachings are generally held up to the measuring tape of others indoctrinations. The trick is to look through your education to see what lies beyond it. To do so is to be a visionary.
In this regard, most are far too nearsighted, evaluating the horizon in terms of that which is immediately at hand. This is no disrespect to those who preceded us. In fact, to not look through and beyond is to disrespect the value of what they have given.
Only the live tree bears fruit.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Mount Soma |
If you are enjoying my blogs, please make it a point to read the comments. I often add my own comments in response to them. It is sometimes a lively interchange with those who choose to participate. I welcome you to join in or just monitor the interactions.
Recently, I added this response in comments to the Devotion blog:
My devotion along the path was to knowledge… to truth. I was not the least bit biased or vested in what I found… how it looked… or where I had to go to find it. My pursuit was for understanding… not over-standing. “I” was completely secondary to “Truth.” What I found left me in total awe. In that moment “I” ceased to exist, though it took time rest with it. That is to say it required a period of time for me to adjust. In fact, it is fair to say that there are not really levels of enlightenment… there are just levels of getting accustomed to it once it is gained.
When it first happened, I had to reconstruct everything I thought I knew. Everything changed. My “spiritual knowledge” was turned upside down and inside out. And that was after much study of spiritual books and the teachings of masters.
In a talk I gave yesterday at a meditation retreat here at Mount Soma, I went further into the discussion. I will ask the Mount Soma staff to make that recording available and post here in comments how you can receive it.
Tomorrow (Sunday, May 20, 2012) I will be going to Carey, NC, to address a group at an international conference on Vedic studies and culture. If possible, we will make a recording available.
Also, I am thinking to make live video of my lectures available on the internet. We will look into the practical aspects of making that happen.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Personal Growth |
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Be Selfish, not selfish.
Those are the only two possibilities.
The choice is yours.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | Personal Growth, Relationship |
This is an interesting Einstein quote. Does it indicate a certain lack of integration with life? Or is it a profound statement of his understanding of the nature of relative existence?
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects”. – Albert Einstein
Though we may hurt and disappoint one and other from time to time, life is still all about people… personified beings.
Life is rooted in perfection. Every individual is rooted in perfect. Yet like a tree rooted in the stability of Mother Earth, the branches dance with the winds of karma.
Integration means harmony of the depth with the surface. Love people. Do not be confused by the winds of karma. And do not be oblivious to them.
Human evolution means the integration of life.
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