Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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Sunday, December 28, 2014
Flow and openness: Picard
"Contemplating the nature of the mind...is a deep and fruitful experience combining relaxation and flow. Relaxation is the form of inner calm, flow in the form of a clear and open presence of mind, alert but not without tension. Perfect lucidity is one of the principle features that distinguishes this state of mind from ordinary flow...The experience is a source of inner peace and openness to the world and others. Matthieu Picard (the "happiest man in the world") in "Happiness"
Metaphors of openness
the Tibetan hermit and wondering barred Shabkar sang of enlightenment and compassion:
Relax, at ease and it very state of freedom,
I arrive at the immense sky– realm
That is an unconditional absolute state.
When it is left to itself, as a vast sky
Utterly transparent and serene,
The poisonous, painful bindings that her mental constructs
Loosened by themselves.
When I remain in this state
Which is like a transparent, Empty sky,
I experience joy beyond words, Thought, or expression.
Looking on with the eyes of a wisdom
That is more immense than the all-encompassing the sky,
The phenomena of Samsara and Nirvana
Become delightful spectacles.
Within that brilliant continuum,
There's no need for effort,
everything occurs by itself,
Completely at ease, very naturally:
Complete contentment!
Compassion toward sentient beings
Once my mothers,Surges up from deep within me–
These aren't just empty words:
Now I'll work to benefit others!
Metaphors of openness
the Tibetan hermit and wondering barred Shabkar sang of enlightenment and compassion:
Relax, at ease and it very state of freedom,
I arrive at the immense sky– realm
That is an unconditional absolute state.
When it is left to itself, as a vast sky
Utterly transparent and serene,
The poisonous, painful bindings that her mental constructs
Loosened by themselves.
When I remain in this state
Which is like a transparent, Empty sky,
I experience joy beyond words, Thought, or expression.
Looking on with the eyes of a wisdom
That is more immense than the all-encompassing the sky,
The phenomena of Samsara and Nirvana
Become delightful spectacles.
Within that brilliant continuum,
There's no need for effort,
everything occurs by itself,
Completely at ease, very naturally:
Complete contentment!
Compassion toward sentient beings
Once my mothers,Surges up from deep within me–
These aren't just empty words:
Now I'll work to benefit others!
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Pluralism and openness
And Robert Bellas religion in human evolution he has a footnote to William James the principles of psychology in James's classic introduction to religious experience he speaks of multiple realities and worlds interchangeably. Alfred Schutz, reinterprets James suggesting that were James is concerned with mental realities and subjectivity, Shutz' approach is phenomenological and intersubjective." James is concerned with mental realities, Shutz with realities that are also cultural. In general, however, James's insistence on pluralism was as much ontological as it was psychological. Let's footnotes 7, Page 612 to 613.
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