Chronicles of a Hip-Hop Bard
Resting Naturally (Infinity Cotch)
Wed, September 26, 2007 - 7:07 AMI don't know how we choose to use awareness,
Hairless apes often take their cue from the media - careless!
Peace, infinite potential, find the infinite within,
Compassion, a balanced outlook, Wisdom is in
The ability to perceive, mind, everything and nothing.
Awareness is existence, I'm not bluffing.
To be aware is not necessarily to exist but seeing
Or awareness of anything is to dream it into being.
Platos world of ideas? Alright yeah, but I'm leaning
To the idea that ANYthing is true if it's YOU believing.
Awareness is always recognised or it could not be.
What's the meaning of life? It depends on what you mean.
Points of view are dual like bass and treble,
Limitations, definitions on just a 3D level!
Conditioned responses to comply or rebel,
To react positive or negative, but now I stay level
In relaxed awareness - the advice was lovely,
Like 'listen to your heart' or even better 'just be'.
Better or worse do not exist in infinity.
Trust me, no trust yourself, just see no dogma limits me.
Religion gives many the security of a worldwide community
But Christ Consciousness realises interdimensional unity!
But Christ has connotations, names and words have limitations,
The infinite is transmitted through infinite vibrations...
IAO
(ps - 'cotch' is London rudeboy slang for relaxing, as in 'do you want to cotch at my yard?' or 'I was just cotching on me sofa watchin Eastenders wiv me brethren.')
There are many of us who are actively clothing unconditional love in baggy trousers and a hoodie (just most of them are having too much fun to stop and explain how so-called 'enlightened' they are. Besides what would be the point, we're all there already.)
Despite the Stonehenge 'turn the other cheek' experience I guess I still needed confirmation of my ability to walk calm through the storm. I've given up learning new pains but halfway through a meditation course I was given shocking news that could have hurt me. Due to the way in which I handled this situation and due to the nature in which I left the class I've gained the acceptance and understanding of some of the people I respect the most due to another storm that had the potential to bring pain but brought peace.
It is paradoxically my ego that wants to boast to itself how 'humble' it is, my higher self wants to shine it's talent bright and implement inner peace for all to see, but not everybody realises how amazing they are and that almost embarrasses me. It is the fact that I want EVERYONE to know how amazing and impressive we all are that has stopped me from telling inspiring stories in the past so the universe presented me ith the perfect situation situation to express my steez. I spread love and diffuse aggression all the time, now that I've stopped asking answerless questions I can rest in the moment and 'do what happens next'. Resting in awareness, zen, inner peace, these were my goals since I was very young (I'm still perfecting, the illuision of time gives this incarnation an opportunity to maintain balance.)
I've given up learning new pains, I've given up asking answerless questions but I have not given up learning new ways to experience the void. I will rest in awareness for longer periods more frequently. (Thank you guys.) I hadn't realised how disconnected I had become from my so-called 'higher-self', but I had become more involved in the physical than the metaphysical, it's been a busy summer.
We are all one so regardless of how bright I shine I shine for all of us and it may be you shining tonight or tomorrow (no need to remind me that time is an illusion,
Humilty is an illusion just like everything else. We're fantabulous.
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Wed, September 26, 2007 - 7:17 AM
beautiful!
"It is paradoxically my ego that wants to boast to itself how 'humble' it is"
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Wed, September 26, 2007 - 4:21 PM
Fantabulousness
So where it's all at right now. Perfect words for a perfect time.
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Fri, September 28, 2007 - 5:45 PM
inlak e sh
Well... depends where u wnat to direct the Planet ???
To Caos ?? or to interact in harmony... constructing those lines needs Humility Hope you spare your garbage... |
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Sat, September 29, 2007 - 12:29 AM
I don't want to direct the planet, the planet knows what she's doing.
I resonate with empathy, balance and harmony - however if the planet needs a little chaos to purge her parasites who am I to tell my mother what to do? When you rest in awareness not only can you see all sides of the coin (including the edges) you also There is a problem that many people who have studied Buddhism encounter. Buddhist texts tell you to lose the ego. However they do not mean "lower your self-esteem" what they mean is "lose the idea of 'self'". My self-esteem actually increases when I am tangibly aware that 'we are all one' because regardless of what I can achieve I know it will be forgotten like the achievements of Ozymandias and I know that my talents come from inspiration from love, the most high, and these gifts are not my own. My ego - as in my self with a history, not the arrogant side of the self but just the self in general - wants balance and harmony now and has always strived for balance and harmony, at There's a difference between humility and lack of self-esteem as much as there's a difference between confidence and arrogance. Arrogance smells, my dislike of arrogance led me to always play down my achievements. My dislike of arrogance led me to have low self esteem for most of my life. I hid the fact that I was a poet until I was confident enough to admit it. Look at me now. Confidence is key to success, in order to achieve anything you almost have to believe you can achieve it. Arrogance is counter productive because nobody wants to be with somebody arrogant. Luckily it's easy for me to remain humble when I live in a caravan, the people that know me know I make enough self-deprecating jokes and insult myself often enough to keep myself in check. But I also know that there are few people on Earth who could or would handle the situations that I've dealt with the way I have dealt with them, my ability to maintain inner peace is my greatest achievement. I am also aware that I might lose my temper tomorrow - nobody's perfect, everybody is. My point is not "I'm amazing". My point is "we are all amazing so I'm not gonna hold back discussing the amazing things I've witnessed or manifested because these things might inspire other people to amaze themselves!" I spare my garbage all the time, there's loads of crap I could write about but don't. I could have written all about the Roller Disco at the Shambala fest, countless gigs where something magical happened or waffle on about smack addicts I've helped this week or the people I've healed emotionally but I write when I think it will inspire people and when I feel spirit tell me "now's the time." Just going on about my life is not enough, you'll notice that whenever I do blog I usually focus on the events and the characters around me and try to avoid revealing my opinion with subjective narration. Regardless, humility, ego, self and other are just words. The fact that we are all one, the fact that I know nothing, the facts that I know all these 'facts' may be wrong keeps me humble. Hee, hee, and just writing those words "I know nothing" boosts my ego because I'm - as I've already said - proud of my humility in a world full of people claiming to know everything from the age of the pyramids to the motives of the Templar Knights. My spirit has no time for arrogance but I tell you this - I am not going to be restricted by humility either. If I wanted to boost my confidence I could detail for pages all the wonderful things me and a motley bunch selfless healers have been up to all summer but I won't. If I wanted to prove how humble I am I could also detail for pages and pages the self esteem issues I used to have, the depression that put me through, and my current issues with lust, the swadithsana bloackage that brought my kundalini back down, international heartbreak, lost friends, mis-communication, addictions, ex-girlfriends I can no longer speak to, poverty, poverty, poverty while I'm doing gigs for free and helping other people, calling my parents for cash... But I have given up trying to prove that I have nothing to prove. I'll keep trying to walk my talk and if I fuck up tell me before I take things too far. For now I'm blessing everyt'ing, including criticism - I'd be a dick without it. |
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Sat, September 29, 2007 - 1:35 AM
"Reality is REAL! What good is the 'idea of a chair'? You can't sit on a fuckin idea!"
Quote from Gem of Jasper (she doesn't like Plato.) |
