The Bliss of a religious life is attainable by everyone who walks in the noble eightfold path. He that cleaves
to wealth had better cast it away than allow his heart to be poisoned by it; but he who does not cleave to wealth and possessing riches, uses them rightly, will be a blessing unto his fellows. It is not life and wealth
and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power. The monk who retires from the world in order to lead a life of leisure will have no
gain, for a life of indolence is an abomination, and lack of energy is to be despised. The Way of the Teacher does not require a man to go into homelessness or to resign the world, unless he feels
called upon to do so; but the Way of the Teacher requires every man to free himself from the illusion of
self, to cleanse his heart, to give up his thirst for pleasure, and lead a life of righteousness. Whatever men do, whether they remain in the world as artisans, merchants, and officers of the king, or retire from the world and devote themselves to a life of religious meditation, let them put their whole heart into their task; let them be diligent and energetic, and
if they are like the lotus, which , although it grows in the water, yet remains untouched by the water, if they struggle in life without cherishing envy or hatred, if they live in the world not a life of self but a life of truth, then surely joy, peace, and bliss will dwell
in their minds.

From The Sayings of the Buddha..peter pauper press.
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From Cathrine Ponder on Prosperity
I NOW LET GO OF WORN OUT THINGS, WORN OUT CONDITIONS, AND WORN OUT RELATIONSHIPS. DIVINE ORDER IS NOW ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED IN ME AND IN MY WORLD.

I NOW RELEASE AND AM RELEASED FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY THAT ARE NO LONGER PART OF THE DIVINE PLAN FOR MY LIFE. EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY THAT ARE NO LONGER PART OF THE DIVINE PLAN FOR MY LIFE NOW RELEASE ME.

I AM SURROUNDED BY DIVINE SUBSTANCE AND THIS DIVINE SUBSTANCE NOW MANIFESTS FOR ME IN RICH APPROPRIATE FORM.

GOD IS MY SUPPLY AND MY UNLIMITED ABUNDANCE OF EVERYTHING NOW.

DIVINE LOVE IS NOW WORKING THROUGH ME TO ADJUST ALL THE DETAILS OF MY LIFE. LOVE TRANSFORMS MY LIFE NOW.

I AM RECEIVING MY HIGHEST GOOD OF MIND, BODY AND AFFAIRS NOW! MY ACCUMULATED GOOD OF PAST AND PRESENT NOW POURS FORTH INTO MY LIFE AS RICH BLESSINGS. THIS IS A TIME OF DIVINE FULFILLMENT. I WELCOME MY ACCUMULATED GOOD NOW. I GIVE THANKS FOR DIVINE RESTORATION IN MIND, BODY AND AFFAIRS

my Sanga-guru-gooeyru
people.tribe.net/4c235d3d-...b7ddac635f

Where does creative energy come from?
durn if I know
yet here
like a flower
unfolding after
a rain
i am
writing by moonlight
and star dream
small words that
trickle towards
great oceans
yeah I am doing
my dream
suddenly
the world turns
and the game
of life
reverses
it's all a matter
of perspective
eye's of love
without attachment
steady
aim
blink
love ripple
rocks the universe.


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Hold this thought......void....breath in , breath out focus on the scent of pine...breath in www.youtube.com/watch
, breath out
hear the waves of the ocean arriving at a beach
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Hold this thought ....void.....breath in, breath out.
the air is comfortable...relax....breath in, breath out.
stay in this space as long as you wish, breath in, breath out. Hold your thought void....feel the wind gentlely on your skin...breath in breath out.......
the scent of pine, surf, salt air, coolness
centering your buddha...breathing in , breathing out.
peace from the Ocean of wisedom.
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ok maybe it's not a Sutra proper but it was fun wasn't it. Duck! (in coming pelican.:O)..) next a direct link
to Dalai Lama land...www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php

www.cowboy.net/native/ The Great Hoop of Nations.
www.youtube.com/watch
nativeradio.stream7radio.com/index.php

www.edgarcayce.org/ec_found.../main.htm

writersalmanac.publicradio.org/ daily Npr radio
show.
www.npr.org/programs/thistle/
www.celticradio.net/php/playing.php
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From the moment you rise to the moment you rest you tell yourself a story. I need to piss, poop, brush teeth, shower, shave, coffee, breakfast..and head off into my day..is how most self stories ought to begin. In the data file of yourself are bits and pieces of other peoples stories..The Today show is on telling you the fear and gloom of the world, or perhaps some nice music is playing instead.
You Grandmother's view of the world is there..gotta make mass or Jesus won't like, and Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha's view of the
world is there. Maybe your a witch because of Samantha Stevens from bewitched. bits of info floating around in your head like junk.
All nicely packed or unnicely packed in labeled or unlabeled boxes..

Basicly if you go backwards towards Beginners mind..you find a formula something like this..Image fleshed by Naming Idea's and a
Naming Idea can be an Image x depth of Desire- Desire which has two parts acting in tandem- A) contemplation, consumption,
digestion, rejection which can happen at any point partially or wholely, ending at Satisfaction at which point the whole process happens all over again. The emotion happening in the present moment- oh i liked that or Ugh i didn't or even someone elses emotion of Happiness or fear on a subjection can cause us to accept or reject things. The buddhists cause this Klesha which translates as the stickness of the event that causes karma or things to repeat. Desire has been called Gods instriment and the devil
it gets blammed for everything..but is a lovely part of freewill..so the whole formula looks like this. Image fleshed by naming ideas and a naming idea can be an image x depth of desire = thought into action into form. This is the subprogram running in everyones head at the same time. It leads to the craziness in the world called Samsara. The basic elements of this program can be observed
happening in animals as well as humans. Now your gonna ask well what about God? there is a lovely book called the social theory
of magic. Which basicly although very thick and heavy puts out the point that all rituals and religions are basicly reciepe compositions by artists that are then copied by others to use as a "Magic" solution. It is interesting and possible now to watch meme's flow across the world, meme's being the transfer of ideas from one person to another by looking at religions..idea's that
originate in India gradually flowed into the med and vice versa. Ideas being concepts that define unknowns..so your view of the word
God might be Goddess or Tao..The Creator, The Creatress, The Creative...any label and of course the definition that goes with it
limits or expands the power of idea held within the bounds of its ( ). Most people are not awake,. nor do they attempt to be, rather they
rush here and there in their self stories colliding with others stories klesha creating karma and so you see the world as it is today. However alond with this some people are awake and are conciously writing self stories.. So you see things like buddhism or
Science of mind or the collective hive of minds acting in tandem like beliefs such as say Indian Pow wows, or The republican or Democratic parties. Ideas can be very powerful things..

Originally this concept of reality came from reading Joseph Campbell, Krishnamerti, Gandhi, buddha, Jesus etc. one day i just
doodled Image fleshed by naming idea's x depth of desire=thought into action into form.

You also should perhaps visualise a flower in your hand, consider how it got there from seed or before to it crumbleing to dust,
consider your hand descend through the skin past the ligements down into the bones and blood vessels entering the cells, going deeper into the maze of whirling atoms and sub atomic particles until you you reach the space of spirit. In the same way go outwards
towards the moon and stars from your hand holding the flower..into the depths of space...until you reach the space of spirit..
pretty cosmic eh?

well thats how the mind works..feel free to play with the idea...hugs tf.
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Convinced to linger

"With You, a moment, With you"
a bodisattiva dancing Mudhra's
casts magic in handfuls
of empty air
in energy waves
of love
rocking gently
like a baby
dreaming
all the universe
changes
flowing in unstagnant
peace..
every soul
finding creative
micro cosmic comic relief.
every spirit at last
awash with joy
on a road
to ten thousand places
on a journey
to the sea
on the beach
listening to the waves
over head
seagulls sing
and a Guitar is playing
every note so distinct.
what more could
i give you?
what soup
could we share
and eat?
love letters
bound
in envelopes
and left
for others to find
and think
ages go by
underfoot above
graves
grass gracefully grows green.

Welcome all to this floating lotus
above which bejeweled dragonfly's dance.
into a lapis lazuli sky
on a golden afternoon
sailing into Heavens tathagata
port
let us look out
into a black sea
gleaming with stars....tf 7/16/05
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new years meditation from belief.net www.beliefnet.com/story/158...864_1.html