1Yogi2Many

Meaningful Realisation

2012-01-21T12:24:00.000Z

The

Purpose

Meaning

Life

... is ...

Realise

The

Purpose

Meaning

Life.

The

Irony

is . . .

. . . there is

Purpose

Meaning

Realise!

1Meaningless-Purpose2Realise

The Wise Woman's Stone

2011-12-23T13:27:00.000Z

A wise woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveller left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."

1WiseWoman2Few

. . . from a Centred Self . . .

2011-11-26T17:30:00.001Z

Present Moment
Portal to The Great Integrity;
Divine Eternal Being
Within me.
Deeper than
Myself's Horizontal actuality,
Profound depth
Descending Vertically,
Direct line to
Heaven's Principality
From which
Life unfolds infallibly,
In The Moment
Providing Abundantly.

1Yogi1Moment1Sign

Torn Asunder

2011-11-14T18:25:00.001Z

Distant houses vanish into this misty morn
Trill song of the Blackbird is beautifully born
Hum of motorway traffic Trundles along
Crow joining in with it's Raucous song
Leaf, unnoticed, flutters gently asunder,
From life's Branch it is Torn.

1Leaf2Fall

Ch, Ch, Ch . . Changes!

2011-10-26T09:23:00.000+01:00

Would Time really Change me

If I could Trace Time,

What am I meant to be,

Surely what I am is just fine?

I've always been this

Eternal Bliss

Underneath Living's infernal

Ability to Miss . .

. . Reality!

YES

That's

. . . me . . .

The

Reality

Nothingness

. . . unfolding . . .

What

Is.

Did you miss me?

I'm you in disguise

As another

Man,

Woman,

Child

. . . look beyond . . .

Time

And what does

One

Find?

One

Finds

The Eternal Moment

Sublime!

1.The Eternal Moment 2.Time 3.Conditioning 4.Separation 5.Conflict . . .

***

"Time may change me, but I can't trace time", the lyrics of the David Bowie song Changes . . .

. . these lyrics just came to me and I found myself writing the above poem: C'est la vie!

The Person, the Personality, is the Mask of Pretence!

Q. Who, or what, am I?

A. I, the reader, am that which comes first . . .

. . and that isn't the chicken or the egg! Only in the realisation of this one Eternal Moment can one move beyond the polarities of the past and future, neither of which exist In Reality, because reality is timeless! The reader of these words is that reality, that timelessness . . This Eternal Moment.

. . . and that's the end of Conditioning, the end of Separation and the end of Conflict as a way of life . . .

One Found

2011-10-15T08:23:00.002+01:00

Looking

Back

Could One find

Whatever it was

That lay behind?

Searching the horizon

of this life

Could One find

Any more strife?

No!

Hm, then peering

Within

One found

Nothing . .

. . . or . . .

. . was One mistaken . .

Could this

Everything,

Unfolding

Like an Answer to questions

Unasked,

Or a Solution

That simply

Is?

This Ain't

Cryptic Test,

Simply

Being

Is The Best,

For

It is the

Answer

and

Solution,

It is

Nothing

Unfolding

Everything.

1Yogi2MuchFlowerPower
(For Autumn)

1Yogi2Many Is Now on Facebook . . .

2011-08-21T20:17:00.001+01:00

Whereas I only blog about once a month, I'm on facebook everyday . . so I've decided to make 1Yogi2Many a facebook activity . .

I'll still post my monthly something on here, but on facebook there'll be daily posts about all aspects of life and living in the man made world, a seriously twisted mix of the real and surreal!

It's already up and running, here's a taster:

OK, I've been involved in Yoga since I was thirteen . . which evolved into Meditation and Self-Knowledge etc. over the years.

There comes a point where one realizes that there is NO label fitting for who or what one 'is'.

At this point the realisation is that one 'is' . . simply 'is' . . what is!
Also, one simply realizes that one truly Knows Nothing . .

. . which is why I say, "I know Nothing". And I do, I know 'Nothing' intimately, for it is ones very essence: It is what one 'is'. But no label fits perfectly ha, ha :-)

That may sound strange, weird even bizarre, but it is nonetheless the truth of One, or Oneness!

Many thanks go to Surjit Singh for posting the image above on facebook,

you may have noticed that I've adopted it,

well it says it all really!

;-)

1Yogi2Many is now on facebook, you can join him here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/1Yogi2Many/198612643533869

It would be great to have you join us.

1Guru2Many

Transcend!

2011-07-27T15:48:00.000+01:00

Did You hear

About

The

Yogi

Who

Refused pain-killers

During the root canal

Because

He wanted to . .

Transcend Dental Medication?

1Paracetamol2Many

Ok, it's a golden oldie, but I simply couldn't resist ;-)

Really?

2011-07-16T10:19:00.001+01:00

"In

Reality

There

No Such Thing

Theory!"

1Yogi2Many.

Non Dual or Duel?

2011-07-05T14:59:00.000+01:00

I'm

Non-Duelist . . .

. . . and

You're

Dead
Duelist!

1Non-Duelist-But2-Is-a-dead-Duelist!

OK, that was just a bit of fun, a play on words and pretty meaningless unless you're into the whole Dual and Nondual subject, but . . .

. . there's a point not being made, believe it or not ;-)

Nondualism 101.

2011-06-19T23:32:00.000+01:00

How

Many

Nondualists

Does it take

Change

Lightbulb?

know,

That you know,

There can be

only

One

Answer!

1NondualYogi2Many?

Being is?

2011-06-09T12:34:00.002+01:00

Being
is

Consciousness

Itself

. . . and . . .

Consciousness

the most

Powerful and Creative

Energy

Existence.

Consciousness

is
The Energy Behind Creation,

and it is

Consciousness

Which creates your life

. . . but . . .

It does so based

Your perception of life

. . . yes . . .

You

Quite Literally

Create
Your own

Life

According to

The Clarity

Your Perception

Life

. . . how you see life,

is how it must be . . .

. . . however . . .

Consciousness

is,

Regardless of what

Thoughts and/or Emotional feelings

You may have,

Consciousness

Simply

is.

You were able to

Still
All Personal Thoughts

and

Emotional Feelings

what

Would remain?

The answer is

Consciousness/Being.

. . . consciousness is simply

being

before, during and after

your sense of
existing . . .

Being

Completely

Non-problematic,

. . . Always . . .

Works for Good . . .

. . . for

The Good

Life . . .

. . . not your

personal good . . .

. . . there is

personal

Good or Bad . . .

. . . that
is

The Illusion!

When

The Person

is no more,

what

remains?

The

Impersonal

remains!

And

that is

Consciousness

Being

. . . but don't get
hung up on labels . . .

Take

Away

all

labels

and . . .

. . . what remains . . .

Wall2WallYogi's?

Undercurrent

2011-06-02T11:43:00.001+01:00

Shhhh

Silence Please.

Sit and Meditate,

If you must,

But know that

Silence is

Not the

Goal.

The goal of Sitting

Is Not to attain Silence;

That is to mistake it.

There is no goal.

Just sit in silence

And

The
Silence.

Then

Let it Go.

Not

Become Attached

Silence.

Who, or What,

Becomes Attached?

Silence

The

Undercurrent

All Life.

Everything Else

But A Mental

Projection.

Mental Projections

Are Not

Real.

Silence

Real.

1Silence2Real

Meditation: The Highway To Enlightenment?

2011-05-26T18:38:00.000+01:00

Oh, ye'll take the Low road

And I'll take the High road

And I'll be Enlightened afore ye?

Maybe Not!

Meditation:

Is it

The High Way To

Enlightenment?

Meditation

Can

Open The Can of Worms,

But

Then The Can of Worms

Wriggles!

Just

Beyond

The Can of Worms

lies

Silence,

Stillness,

The Simple Joy

of
Beingness.

Does It?

1Question2BeAnswered

Hey, it's OK, I'm not really asking you to answer the question on here,
but, well, if you insist . . .

;-)

Oh God!

2011-05-24T09:39:00.001+01:00

The

Argument for

God.

The

Argument

Against

God.

The

Argument?

Only

Ignorance

Argues!

What

Remains

When there

No One

Left

Argue

1Question2Ponder

Meditation Is?

2011-05-13T22:50:00.001+01:00

Meditate

Why don't you?

Meditate

To achieve that goal?

Meditate

For Relaxation?

Meditate

To relieve Stress?

. . . or . . .

Meditate

Into Silence,

The Stillness

Of
Simply Being?

. . . ah . . .

Meditate

With no Goal.

Meditation

Silence, Stillness

The Simplicity of Being.

Now,

Meditation

Ends

. . . because . . .

Meditation

Is.

"It was nothing?"
For one maybe, but for the other
'Nothing'
became
his
'Everything!'

It's A Mystery!!!
;-)

1Meditation2Many

“Time's fun when you're having flies.” Kermit The Frog.

2011-05-06T08:06:00.000+01:00

It is in

the

Standing Still

Time,

In which it

Flies;

Never

to be seen

Again,

. . . for . . .

Never Was,

Nor

Will be,

But

Is.

Shhh,

I'm in disguise,

tell no one!

1LongTongue2ManyFlies

Seemingly

2011-04-27T11:27:00.003+01:00

Seemingly . . .

Stress

Eats away at me

De-generatively.

Seemingly . . .

Thought returns,

Like a homing pigeon,

To the scene of its crime,

Continuously

Time after time.

Seemingly . . .

Feeling overwhelmed

By the Enormity

Of this struggle to

Survive

And the Will

To stay Alive.

Seemingly . . .

Arises the need to

Die;

Emotionally.

To what does one

Cling?

Hope has Nothing to

Bring.

Seemingly . . .

Depressed

Walking through this

Valley of Death

Enveloped by rock

In this Hard place to be.

Holy Shit,

Please don't call this

Reality!?

Seemingly . . .

Wanting to give up

The Ghost,

"Oh what's the use?"

Mothers Jarring Words

Reverberate once more.

Life

Has become just another

Empty Chore.

Hanging in there . . seemingly!

Seemingly . . .

The past

Haunts me

Constantly;

Life ostensibly in decay.

The future distant

Apparently Grey.

Simply Being,

I no longer

Know,

The Way

To go . .

Seemingly . . .

. . .1SeemingYogi2Many . . .

The Drift of Life

2011-04-07T14:10:00.002+01:00

Life's

Shallow Waters

Carry

Along

Like

Driftwood Lingering

Too

Long,

But

Moving

Nonetheless

Directions

I'm
Unable

Redress;

Whilst

The Sun Shines

for

One and All,

None At All,

And

Life Unfolds

As it

Must.

1DriftingYogi2Many

What is Being?

2011-03-14T14:39:00.000Z

Ignorance

An Enclosed Space

Where Separation is

Acknowledged.

Being

An Open Space

Where Oneness is

Realised.

1Ignorance2Being

I Want Patience, and I Want It Now!

2011-03-02T21:38:00.000Z

"What is impatience?

It is simply the selfish desire for things to be different from

how

things are.

Selfish desire is always ignorant of how things are meant to be

'The Moment'.

Acceptance of

'What Is'

brings about change as

and

when required.

Life knows exactly what it is doing."

1PatientYogiBear2Few

What is Change?

2011-02-26T12:18:00.000Z

What

You call change

Simply

The

Unfolding

What Is,

And

What Is

Is
'Eternal'.

It is this

Eternal Moment.

The

Eternal Moment

Has

Beginning

And

End

. . . therefore . . .

Does

Not

Change

. . . although . . .

May

Appear

To!

1ApparentYogi2ManyAppearances

***

Change is the only constant, right?

The paradox here is that change is only an appearance . . it appears that everything is changing externally, but the centre of 'Life's Dynamo' is perfectly Still, it does not move.

When one is centred in the stillness of being, one sees through the surface, one cuts through, transcends and moves beyond the external to discover that change is not the only constant at all. No . .

The Eternal Moment,

that which is without beginning or end,

is the only constant.

All else is simply

Appearance.

The Enlightenment Paradox

2011-02-20T14:37:00.000Z

There

No such

Thing

Personal

Enlightenment.

The

Unenlightened

Don't

Know that . .

. . . and so . . .

. . they

go in search

of it.

1UnenlightenedYogi2Few

What Is Fear?

2011-02-04T11:24:00.000Z

Fear

Little

Dark Room

. . . where . . .

Negatives

Are

Developed.

1Fear2Developed

Warning: Beware of the little Dark Room of the Mind, linger too long there, and before you know it you'll have developed a film of life that is full of negatives.

Good News: Action dispels negative, deadlocked, energy . . . So, Take Action Now . . face your fears, and observe them all dissipate into oblivion.

;-)

'I'

2011-01-26T07:41:00.000Z

The

Real

'I'

. . . is . . .

'I'

At All.

1YogiNo'I'dea

Just This.

2010-12-08T09:31:00.002Z

What

came first,

the

Chicken

or the

Egg?

Nothing

Everything

Simultaneously

. . . it is the unfolding

of this . . .

One

Eternal Moment.

No beginning,

No end,

Just This

As Is!

1Nothing2Everything

Present Dense!

2010-12-03T22:44:00.004Z

The

Present

Gift

of this

Moment

. . and . .

This you
Must
See

. . . for . . .

The

Present

. . is . .

The

Doorway

into

Eternity.

The

Present

Portal

Where

Past or Future

can

reside

. . but
if they
'appear'
to . .

. . then that is

where you'll be left . .

Locked

Time

the

Dense

Underworld

of the

Mind.

1UnderWorld2Dense

. . . anyone got a flashlight,
it's freaking dark in here . . .

. . ah, here's one!

The Cloak of the Disguised . . .

2010-11-28T16:54:00.002Z

The

Cloak

You wear

Simply the

Life

You Live.

The

Life

You live

Simply the

Cloak

You Wear.

Your

Being

Disguised,

Disguised

as a

Human.

You

are

Cloaked

Humanity

Making

You

Human Being

. . . which is . . .

Being

Disguise

as a

Human.

1Being2Human

My Boat is empty

2010-11-18T14:59:00.000Z

My Boat

Empty

Cross the Sea

Life,

My Boat

Empty

I've

Tipped Out All

the

Strife.

My Boat

Empty

I Bump Along

the

Waves,

My Boat

Empty

Drama, Victims

and

Slaves.

1EmptyBoat2Few

The Yogi: Five

2010-10-28T14:21:00.001+01:00

The

Yogi,

Having

Realised

The

Sage

Within,

Has

Moved Beyond

All

Opposites

Light - Dark

Good - Bad

Right - Wrong

Pleasure - Pain

Expectation - Disappointment

Excitement - Depression

Success - Failure

Winning - Losing.

. . . and this is the . . .

Throne

Stillness.

1Stillness2ManyPolarities

All Polarities or Opposites of the mind are transcended, or moved beyond, when one sits on The Throne of Stillness; which is realised as your greater reality, truth, and integrity of being.

The Yogi: Four

2010-10-26T19:51:00.000+01:00

The

Yogi(ini)

Sage,

Having moved

beyond

the

Time-bound,

Into the

Timeless,

Can

. . . Guide . . .

Others

Beyond Limitations;

Into the

Boundless

Reality

Simple

Beingness.

1Guide2Being

OK, let's not get hung up on individuality here, there's no one home, the wheel of life is turning, but the hamster is no longer alive; that or it's off having some fun with its nuts! And even that is the unfolding of simple beingness . . .

;-)

The Yogi: Three

2010-10-22T06:37:00.000+01:00

Yogi-Sage

Turns

Within

. . . and . . .

What was

Bound

Time

. . . becomes . . .

Timeless.

1Yogi-Sage2Many-Labels?

The Yogi: Two.

2010-10-21T14:09:00.000+01:00

The Yogi

Turns

fear

Joy,

. . . and . . .

Frustration

Fulfilment.

1Fearful-Frustration-A-Yogi-Turned-2Joyful-Fulfilment.

;-)

The word Yogi, is just a label, don't get hooked by it. The word choice could just as easily be Sage, or what about Alchemist? The Principle behind the word is in fact all that matters; reconnect with the inner Yogi, the inner being, which is beyond words, and be this simple truth.

The Yogi: One.

2010-10-20T15:25:00.008+01:00

There is a
Yogi
in
Everyone

. . . Yes . . .

The Yogi

Exists in all of us.

In the female

It is known

The Yogini.

But it matters not the label,

For it is

The Principle

Alone,

That counts.

The
Yogi Within,

Sees and Knows

Everything

Exactly

as it

Is!

1Yogi+1Yogini=1Principle.

What is the 'Truth'?

2010-10-08T16:23:00.000+01:00

There Is

Only

One Truth

. . . and that . . .

Simply to

'Be'

Where

Am.

***

Where

My Body?

That

Where

Am.

***

In other words simply be where your body is right now, don't get lost in the

psychological-emotional storyline of the conditioned personality,

which is not who I, the reader, am!

And that is the

Truth.

1Amen2ManyHallelujahs

Return to Simplicity

2010-09-30T10:43:00.000+01:00

Feeling stressed?

Simple

Relaxation Technique

Is to

Sit

Comfortably

With your eyes

Closed,

Repeat to yourself

"I am"

As you breathe in

"Relaxed"

As you breathe out.

This

Technique

Will lead to

Deep relaxation

Most people

Within

Ten

Minutes.

Warning: This technique is for relaxation purposes only. The author is not responsible for those of you who may fall asleep whilst participating in this exercise. Also, this relaxation technique is just that, it will not lead you into enlightenment, liberation, salvation or some other dreamed of state of euphoria.

Yours in being:

1RelaxedYogi2ManyTechniques

;-)

Imperceptive Masquerade

2010-09-20T09:20:00.001+01:00

Lifetime

Impressions

Continuously Falling

Ever

Gently,

. . . Imperceptibly . . .

Imprinting

The Pliable Nature

Consciousness,

Much like dust

Settling

Polished

Table,

Come

Together

Over
a

Lifetime

Create

One's

Attitudes

Beliefs

and

Opinions.

Before

One

Knows it,

One

. . . thinks . . .

One

a

Separate Individual

With

Will

Of
Ones
Own!

1isUnity2is-a-Masquerade

. . . mankind and the masquerade of personal will . . .

The Abundance of Stillness

2010-09-15T11:09:00.000+01:00

There

Only

Stillness.

There

Only

Abundance.

. . . Contradiction . . .

Stillness

The

Blank Canvass

Which

The

Abundance

Life

Painted.

. . . and . . .

You Are

The

Artist!

1Artist2Many

Like A Fish Out Of Water

2010-09-14T10:51:00.005+01:00

Being

mans

'Element'.

The

Element

Fish

Water.

Take the

Fish

Out of

Water

and

The fish

Dies.

Mans

Only

Problem

that

He is

Longer

His

Element . . .

. . . although

Paradoxically . . .

He

Has

Never

Left

It!

1Paradox2Confusing?

. . . mankind and the masquerade of personal will . . .

;-)

Eternal Momentum

2010-09-13T13:10:00.000+01:00

Strangled

The Moments Perpetuation

Nothingness.

Looking

For

Clue

As to what to do

Break

The Momentum

Eternal

Beingness.

Unable

Change

What

. . . Is . . .

Tell me

This

Oneness

Bliss?

1Yogi2MuchBliss

;-)

Early Morning Dew

2010-09-07T13:56:00.000+01:00

One

Yogi

Kissing

the

Early Morning

Dew

Sun

Salutation

Lends his body

To . . .

. . . Descend

the

Floor . . .

. . . a

Moment

Pause

the

Great Outdoors,

. . . Stretching . . .

Breathing

Deeply

Sinking

Completely

Into

Each

. . . Pose . . .

Body

Tensing

Then

Relaxing

His

Mind

State

of
Deep

Repose

. . . reflecting . . .

This Perfect Moment,

Nobody

Knew,

Was One with

The

Early Morning

Dew.

1Dew-loving-yogi2many

What Is Real

2010-09-05T11:17:00.000+01:00

What

Real

Was

Never

Born . . .

. . . therefore

it . . .

Cannot

Die.

1Death2Many

. . . only the unreal is born and dies . . .

. . how surreal is that . .

. . ? . .

1SoReal2Surreal

Morning Breaks

2010-08-26T15:01:00.000+01:00

It is

Morning.

Ahh,

Waking up

Stillness,

Pure and Clear.

Perception unhindered

By the Drama of Living

In a Mind of Conditioned Ignorance,

There's

. . . Nothing . . .

Here.

No Longer

Victim

Individual

Called

Self!

1NothingHere2Few

Hi Good People of The Blogosphere,

I have three quick points to make.

First off I've started a new blog, it's called Poet's Corner, which kind of gives the game away as to what it is all about and I'm The Cornered Poet! Anyway, I'll still be on here (1Yogi2Many) posting something of my free spirit, probably about once a week, but I hope you'll join my new blog if you enjoy what I write there.

The second point is that I know that I have rubbed some of you up the wrong way on the odd occasion with my direct approach, ahem; Sorry about that . . . I know you're a hardy bunch, and if you're still here, well . . . you've passed all the tests . . .

. . I Mean You No Harm . . . ha, ha ;-)

My third point is that I'll be away for the week from Saturday, enjoying the sun in the Canary Isles, with no InterWeb access (deliberately so!) . . . lovely, a complete break! I'll return to blogging and everyday life refreshed and raring to go. . .

Till then, have a great week, bfn,

Doug.

Being 'Is'

2010-08-25T07:03:00.001+01:00

What
is
'Being'
?

Maybe Being

Simply

'Being'

as

Being

'Is'

. . . and . . .

Being

'Does'!

1Yogi-'Is'-2Many

The End is Nigh!

2010-08-24T10:28:00.000+01:00

Eventually . . .

. . even

'I'

Disappear

. . . for . . .

'I'

Am . .

. . as

Nothing
'Is'.

1Nothing2SeeHere

The Bereft Ego

2010-08-23T11:46:00.000+01:00

World

You may be right,

About

Dark and Light

. . . the . . .

Eternal Fight.

Whilst I may write

Of an Ego's death,

Taking its last breath.

Aah,

Simple Beingness,

Is all that's left

Of an ego so bereft;

Now,

What

'Is'

Shines
so

Bright.

1BereftEgo2Few

Where is the Love?

2010-08-20T10:44:00.000+01:00

Mighty Dynamo

Spins

Incredible Speed

but

its

Centre

Perfectly Still.

The

Mind and Emotions

Man

are in

Continuous Motion

but

Man's Centre

Perfectly Still.

Centered

Stillness,

Love

'Is'

1CenteredYogi2Many

A Limerick of Sorts

2010-08-18T20:58:00.000+01:00

This Double Limerick was inspired by the kind words of Ta-Wan on my last post ;-)

An Abstraction.

Your sublime words are too kind
For a man to which the world is blind.
Seeing is believing?
No; believing is self deceiving!
Reality, it seems, is so hard to find.

Am I an abstraction, not whole and complete?
A walking 'sod' of the earth, universal meat?
A Microcosm
Of the Macrocosm,
Ah, maybe, and yet I am One Eternal Moment . . .

. . . and that's pretty neat!

1Grateful-Yogi2Many-Limericks

'This' is Creation!

2010-08-18T12:35:00.000+01:00

The Creation,

Existence,

The Universe

Simply an

August Idea

Emanating

out of the

Source

The Eternal Moment

Creation,

which is

Realised

This,

What Is.

'1Yogi-Pissing-In-The-Wind2Many-Times'

What's 'This'?

2010-08-17T14:47:00.000+01:00

There is only what

'is'!

. . . or . . .

There is only

'this',

Which is

what

'is'.

Only what

'is',

'this',

Real

***

What

'is',

this

Reality,

is already

Perfect

'is'.

****

The

Perfection

of what

'is',

which is

'this',

is the

Natural Solution

Living

in the

World.

. . . however . . .

*****

What

'I',

the reader,

Acknowledge,

What

'I'

get!

1Imperfect-Acknowledgement2Many?

. . . ;-)

The Highest Truth Is?

2010-08-12T12:08:00.000+01:00

The

Highest

Truth

That there is

Truth . . .

. . . or,

One

Could Say . . .

The

Highest

Truth

Nothing!

. . oh damn, I just found another rung!

'1Yogi2Many-rungs on the ladder!'

. . . will somebody please get me down from this damned ladder . . .

One Almighty Moment

2010-08-11T09:21:00.000+01:00

Everything

Created

out of

Nothing

this

One Almighty Moment,

which has

Beginning

and

End;

and that is why it is

Eternal.

What You Want, You Already Have

2010-05-19T22:59:00.000+01:00

"People lost in man's World

Seek

Better Health,

Greater Wealth,

Wisdom,

and even

Enlightenment

not

Realising

that . . .

. . . that which they

Seek

Already resides within them

Their Very

Being."

What Do You Think You Need?

2010-05-18T13:14:00.000+01:00

"You can only seek

that

which you

. . . think . . .

you are

separate

from."

1Thought2Many

When Shit Happens, well, someone has to pay for it, but God knows who?

2010-05-11T12:28:00.001+01:00

An Irishman, we'll call him Patrick Murphy, is rushed to his nearest hospital in New York, Our Holy Mother of BeJesus, after a heart attack. The surgeon performs heart surgery and the man survives, no problem. Afterwards, the man is lying in his bed and one of the nuns is comforting him.

"Don't worry Mr Murphy, you'll be just fine, it's all over now," says the nun. "But tell me, we would like to know, sir, if you don't mind me asking, as to how you intend to pay your bill for the operation and the care. Would you be covered by an insurance policy?"

"Well, actually sister, I don't think I am," Patrick replied.

"Oh dear," continues the nun, "maybe you've got a load of money lying around and you'd like to pay by cash?"

Er, no, I don't think so sister," answered Patrick. "I'm not really a man of much material wealth."

"Well," says the nun, "perhaps you've some close family who can help out?"

"Well, not really, sister," Pat replies, "I've just one sister in County Kerry in the old country, but she's a spinster nun."

The nun replies, "Nuns are not spinsters, Patrick, nuns are married to God."

"In that case," says Pat, "perhaps you could get my brother-in-law to foot the bill!"

No one knows for sure whether Pat's brother in law came up with the cash, but, when looking at the whole shit happens philosophy, one thing is certain when it comes to . . .

Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it!

Protestants, however, have a different viewpoint . . .

Protestantism: Let the shit happen to someone else!

Which is of course why shit always happens to the Catholics, why else would it? Hey, look, this is just a humorous look at how different religions and philosophies look at life when shit happens, and let's face it, poor Patrick was looking for a way out of a tricky situation! ;-)

***
Interlude

For those of you who don't yet know this, I was brought up in a mixed religious home. My mother was a Roman Catholic, My Father, Church of England . . . as a lad I even sang in my local church choir for a while. The whole Yoga thing happened when I was thirteen years of age, and it came about due to my father suffering from work related stress and his doctor recommended he take up Yoga. Of course he asked me to go with him . . . well my mother showed no interest, and I did the dutiful thing . . somewhat reluctantly ;-)

. . . ok, let's get back on track . . .

***

Patrick Has His Own Shit Going Down . . .

That’s right, Patrick Murphy wrote the book on shit happening, it’s called:

Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.”

That’s some heavy shit happening man! I remember as a child my mother called it 'Sod’s Law'. Basically Patrick Murphy, and my mother, believe that if there is the possibility of something going wrong, it probably will, so be a good girl guide or boy scout and be prepared . . . for anything!

Of course, like all forms of dogma, Murphy has given us many sub laws, for example:

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening (Mrs Murphy wrote the fattening part, although I’m not sure that eight pints of Guinness a night is terribly slimming for poor ol’Patrick!).

The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train (especially after eight pints of Guinness, by which time it’s the kind of shit happening that doesn’t worry you too much).

It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money (just ask Patrick’s brother in law for confirmation).

If everything seems to be going well, you obviously don’t know what the hell is going on.

Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.

A short cut is the longest distance between two points.

The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.

Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost more than you thought.

The tradesman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.

In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don’t need one.

No matter how long or hard you shop for an item, after you’ve bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper (this is, of course another Mrs Murphy-ism!).

There you have it, Patrick Murphy, and his wife’s, recipe for Irish Shit Happening. Of course we all know the chances of a piece of bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet, don’t we, but one thing you do need to know is that:

Patrick Is An Optimist.

Well of course he is, he’s Irish after all ;-)

Shit Happens . . Only Joking! Oops . . .

2010-05-06T22:57:00.001+01:00

A funny thing happened to me on the way to writing a post on the subject of 'Shit Happens', you've guessed it haven't you? That's right, plenty of Shh . . it happened, and some of it seems to have hit the fan. Someone remind me to turn the frigging thing off next time will you?

When shit happens, and it also hits the fan, one needs to step well back . . but unfortunately one also needs to turn the fan off, which involves moving close in again; dilemma! Shit is happening, I've inadvertently turned the fan on, and stepped back only to realise I've now got to face it head on in order to turn it off! Well I guess I could have simply turned and ran . . .

. . but I didn't have the energy, my health was in a shit ridden condition!

There has been all kinds of the stuff flying around recently, some of it not very aromatic I can assure, or maybe reassure, you, which is your preference? You catch my inference? I won't go into detail, there really is no point, but there is perhaps one lesson to be discerned here:

"What you acknowledge is what you get."

Barry Long

OK, so the fact is that I acknowledged that shit happens and life, in its endearing wisdom (ha, ha, don't make me laugh), decided to teach me a lesson . . even though I acknowledged that shit happens only in jest . . suddenly I started to experience some real bad shit man, hear what I'm sayin? Which, for some strange reason, reminds me of . . .

Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit.

. . . which you should never do my children . . .

. . and I don't . .

Psychologists tell us that, "We become what we think about", and I've never argued with that . . so maybe I spent too much time focused on the possibility that shit could happen? What do you think . . or is it all simply a coincidence that shit only began to happen once I had acknowledged it on here for a period of time, hm? There you go, it's a psychological fact folks . . .

Psychology(ism?): When shit happens, it's because you've been thinking about shit too much!

Well, what's happened has happened, no point crying over shit happening, is there? Better to face up to it and move on . . .

. . but what about Parapsychology, the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like?

Parapsychology: Shit happens without material causes!

Hey look, I no longer feel like acknowledging that shit happens, not even in jest . . . just in case . . . know what I mean? I seem to have ordered up some bad cosmic shit, so I figure that in . . .

Cosmic Ordering: Shit only happens when you acknowledge it, so don't; put in a better order next time!

Maybe I need a good dose of Positive Thinkers Medicine (or Positive Mental Attitude), to convert me into more of an optimist because in . . .

Optimism: If shit happens, we'll find a way to use it.

Wow, writing that has made me realise that I've obviously been far too pessimistic these past few weeks, however, in . . .

Pessimism: If shit happens, there won't be enough for everybody.

. . . believe me, there will be . . .

. . want me to share some with you?

Anyway, I'm here to tell you that there is no such thing as shit that happens for no reason. You may choose to disagree, fair enough, I have no problems with that whatsoever . . you go right on acknowledging what you like, and if you need someone to turn the fan on for you . . .

This has been the return of The Wayward Yogi, who would simply like to say that it's good to be back home in Blogger Ville ;-)

A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins When Shit Happens!

2010-04-10T19:58:00.000+01:00

In my last post we looked at the deep and meaningful philosophy known simply as "Shit Happens", and you may remember that we discovered that Taoism simply perceives that shit does indeed happen, which, very surprisingly, wasn't even contested by our resident expert on Taoism, Ta Wan! Indeed, he made no comment at all, and I would very much like to take this opportunity to ask him if he has his very own shit happening hidden up his sleeve that could be shared with us? Well, have you? Or is Taoism really that uninteresting? ;-P No doubt, in due course, he'll tell me just how many yogi's it takes to change a light bulb whilst sitting inverted in the full lotus position; and with shit happening . . .

Yes, it was Suzanne Foxton who gave us several examples of how many Taoists and Buddhists it takes to change a light bulb . . .

How many Taoists does it take to change a light bulb?

None. They wait for the light bulb to change itself, and eventually, resign themselves to darkness.

How many Confucianists does it take to change a light bulb?

Well, the number it takes isn't important, as long as the process is a model of social order.

How many Buddhists does it take to change a light bulb?

It never gets changed. But the Buddhist may well attain enlightenment upon contemplation of the dilemma of changing or not changing the light bulb.

How many Zen Buddhists does it take to change a light bulb?

None: the unchanged light bulb is perfect as it is.

Well I happen to agree with that one, ha, ha . . . someone else can change the fecking thing! ;-)

OK, how many Suzanne Foxton's does it take to change a light bulb guys? It doesn't, in fact it takes no one in particular . . . apparently! Which is nice . . .

Right, getting back on track with that other shit we were discussing, Confucianism revealed that Confucius, he say: "Shit Happens", (what, like light bulbs blowing?), which is no improvement at all on our Taoist dilemma. What is wrong with these Orientals, don't they have a sense of humour? (hey, I'm just kidding with you). What would Lau Tzu have said about all this shit happening? He may have said there was no shit happening at all, or that shit is simply the way . . . on the other hand he might have said:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, usually because shit has already happened, well let's face it, there's never a good reason to have to walk that far."

Obviously much has been lost in translation . . . and the journalist was also having trouble keeping up with him at the time!

Now, the Buddhist philosophy is a little more interesting:

If shit happens, then it isn't really shit.

Well if it isn't really shit, what is it? Oh, I see, they mean that it's only our perception of the event that is shit!

Eureka!

Come to think of it, that's a fair point, and a possibility worth our consideration. I mean, look, we all experience events in our lives don't we, but . . . humour me here . . . maybe the event itself isn't a problem, maybe it is our perception of the events in our lives that creates all our problems . . . what do you think, is that a possibility worth contemplating? Perhaps events happen, but faulty perception turns the event into shit happening, and not only shit that is happening, but happening to me. That's right, we take shit personally, and that could be mankind's real problem!

It is World Cup year, so, are you keeping score here? It seems to me to be a score line of one goal to Buddhism, and pretty much zero goals to Taoism and Confucianism . . . ha, ha . . . maybe someone in the know should score a couple of goals on their behalf? ;-) (wink, wink).

Of course Zen gave us a beauty with "What is the sound of shit happening?" Rizal, in his commentary told us, and I quote:

"A thoughtful koan: "What is the sound of shit happening?"

I'll sit and contemplate...

... on the toilet!"

Well there's no place like home! What, WHAT??

It was Shinzen who came up with a real answer, he of the deep Taoist-Zen-Karate Philosophies said, word for word:

Okay Doug...you've brought out in my inner adolescent.

What's the sound of one shit happening?

"Biloit...aaaahhh!"

Which I have to admit, made me smile . . . in a totally puerile sort of way of course :-)

So, Zen scored a couple of goals courtesy of Rizal and Shinzen. Buddhism pretty much scored it's own goal, but not an own goal, and that was without any help from a friend . . but what about Lau Tzu, the other Taoists and Confucius, anything for them so far? No, not even a light bulb or two . . .

Anyway, it would appear that 1yogi2many has had a very negative effect upon the mental health of several members of Blogger Ville, but hopefully things will improve from now on!

So, let us move on to . . .

Hinduism: "This shit has happened before."

. . . and not forgetting . . .

Islam: "If Shit happens, it is the will of Allah."

. . . which is undeniable, so don't even go there! And finally today . . .

Homerism: "Why does shit always happen to me? D'oh!"

No one in their right mind would deny Homer Simpson his right to figure prominently amongst the great philosophers of the (cartoon) world, especially when communicating the happenings of shit; and so he has been rightfully put where he belongs.

In my next post, which is your next fix, there will be plenty more shit happening, so don't put your foot in it by missing it! It may, however, take a couple of days to arrive because I'll be going on vacation with the children.

That's it for now from . . .

1light-bulb2few (with a need to pop to the hardware store) Yogi!

PS. I was, of course, going to move onto the whole light bulb thing once I'd exhausted all this shit that's happening here, but unfortunately Suzanne mentioned them first, but that's OK cos shit like that happens! ;-)

PPS. There is of course the seed of an equal, or greater, opportunity hidden within the shit that just happened; there always is if you'll just look for it, as demonstrated by all the shit you've just read here
:-)

Some Gumption for you to muse over; Shit Happens!

2010-04-09T12:22:00.000+01:00

It 's that great philosopher, and fictional character, Forrest Gump who seems to be most famous for saying that "Shit happens", although Shit happens is a common slang phrase. It is used as a simple existential observation that life is full of imperfections, or "C'est la vie". The phrase is an acknowledgment that bad things happen to people for no particular reason, or so it seems to them, ahemmm! There are also minced oath forms, such as "stuff happens" or "it happens" . . . even "shift happens", apparently :-)

Anyway, shit definitely does happen, which is why so many people have a ready made excuse for their unhappy whining and whinging ways, ha, ha . . yes, it is all about that word perspective, but for now, well, who gives a shit? Don't answer that, because I obviously don't ;-) Look, if you're interested in discovering a new understanding of perspective and awareness I recommend visiting this link to C. Om's blog; he brings great clarity to the subject.

What is this leading to? It's leading to a philosophical look at the phrase shit happens, and it's going to be an ongoing, day to day perusal that will keep being added to, one blog post at a time, a day at a time . . .

. . . until it comes to its climax, which will definitely hit the spot! So, make sure you come here everyday to get a fix of shit happens . . . it is definitely the best shit in town!

Here is your first fix . . .

Taoism: "Shit happens."

Confucianism: "Confucius say: Shit happens."

Buddhism: "If shit happens, it isn't really shit"

Zen: "What is the sound of shit happening?"

OK, you're bright, you've got the idea by now, right? It's meant to be a light hearted look at different philosophical approaches. If the four philosophies above did not make you at least smile out loud then maybe you're in the wrong place . . but that's alright, it's not all wrong, you either get this shit or you don't ;-)

1No-Longer-Constipated-Yogi2Few

PS. You may have seen this shit elsewhere before now, that's ok, it's not brand new shit, but it's still worth a smile a day :-)

What's Happening?

2010-04-07T13:19:00.000+01:00

The other day I was driving in my car, and listening to my music on the CD player whilst making a journey to see my children . . .

Hold on did I just say, I? My car? My music? My Children? Ha, ha . . don't you just love our misuse of words? I'll start again ;-)

The car was being driven. Being was at the wheel. Driving was happening, a CD was playing, music was happening . . the journey was unfolding. All there was, was the unfolding of this

'isness'.

OK, I'm writing retrospectively, of something that is now only a memory, and as I sit here writing . . . there is nothing else. Yesterday is no more. Unfolding of being is, and it is the unfolding of words on a blog post. As this unfolds in your psyche, there is nothing else, only this. This is the unfolding of reading these words, and the sitting on that seat. Is this too simple for the mind to accept?

I have a mind to tell you that there is no mind. That's right, there is no such thing as you having a mind, which, by default, also means that those thoughts you're so attached to in the psyche are not yours either . . . there's a real smile going on here in this One-ness through which these words are unfolding :-) . . .

. . . but 'no mind', means exactly that; no individual mind. There may well be thought happening, but in liberation there is no ownership of those thoughts. Who is driving the car when driving is happening? No one, driving is certainly happening, but in liberation there is 'no individual' driving it, no individual takes ownership of the car or the driving; there is only the appearance of driving taking place. Being is at the wheel, apparently :-), sorry but these words that keep flowing out of nothingness keep this silly smile on this silly face . . a face that one no longer take ownership of, ha, ha . . some other poor soul can do that ;-)

And what of 'my children', how can one Not take ownership of them? How can one not be attached to ones offspring? Look, in liberation, parenting continues right on as before . . but without taking ownership; for the child is simply oneness happening . . unconditionally.

In liberation everything is seen to be the unfolding of nothingness as everything, and this is simultaneously unconditionally loving.

So, one communicates this here, like a finger pointing towards the distant moon, but actually, in reality, the moon is also within, the external child is also One. There is no separation, no individuality . . . except when one thinks there is; and in so doing one separates . . and makes two . . when, in reality, there is only one. But . . .

One already knows this, doesn't one?

It is through attachment to what appears to be external stimuli, that one takes ownership of words such as mind and thought . . turning them into mine, when there is only, in reality, one-ness . . hmmm?

In liberation, I am no more, and one is everything and nothing all at

On(c)e.

Aha!

2010-03-31T14:52:00.000+01:00

Liberation is not something that happens to you.

Liberation already

is.

But for the individual who seeks

liberation

and/or

enlightenment

it is

believed

that

isn't.

The seeker thinks

and

believes

that

liberation

is an event that happens

time.

Liberation is

not

an event that happens in

time.

How could it be
when
Liberation already

is?

Liberation

Being.

Being

Liberation.

Being

is all there

is.

The

seeker

individuality.

The

seeker

separation.

When there is no longer a

seeker

all that remains is

being.

The

seeker

simply

seeking

what it already

is.

You

. . . are . . .

Liberation.

Aha!

. . . that's right, now stop chasing your tail!

1yogi2many

Something that Never Was

2010-03-28T10:38:00.000+01:00

"Liberation

that

Moment

when

'Something'

Realises

it is

Nothing,

and yet,

Simultaneously,

Everything...

...and
that is the
Death
of
'Something'
that
Never Was."

1yogi2many

The Fruit of Life

2010-03-24T16:01:00.001Z

Hello to all followers of the '1Yogi2Many' blog.

I would like to thank all of you for turning up here, some of you on a regular basis, many of you on a sporadic basis . . . but most of you, um . . . once in a blue moon? ;-)

Yes, well, many thanks to all.

In recent months there has been a shift taking place within this being known as Doug McMillan. It's been such a shift that I have had less and less to write on this particular blog! I have no intention of giving it up, I do enjoy writing on the subject of Unity, liberation, oneness, wholeness and being-ness, but recently I have also found myself preparing another blog. I didn't plan it, it simply happened. So please, don't ask me why I've started a new blog, there is no why, it is simply an unfolding of being.

My new blog is simply called . . . the fruit of life . . . and it is about, um, fruit? Well yes . . . and no!

It's about ways. Ways? Yes, ways . . . ways to enjoy life and living. There are ways in which each of us can enjoy the fruit of our everyday life, ways to improve our state of wellbeing, and our physical, psychological and emotional health. My new blog is a way for each of us to share tips and tricks that will help us to get more out of life and living . . .

. . . but it's much more than that. I'll be letting my natural characteristics, my Quirky Sense of Humour, have free reign here; it's a blog for everyone, the language is appropriate for a wider audience and it is meant to be light hearted. So, yes, sorry but there will be many very bad puns, jokes, and quirky comments I'm afraid, and I'll have you (perhaps) laughing one moment, and groaning the next; but it's all meant to be good natured and fun loving innocence. There will also be aha moments, and messages of truth to be found within my posts. It's a work in progress, aren't most blogs? And it will no doubt evolve in due course . . . into what? I have no idea!

It would be great if some, if not all of you wonderful people, would follow my new blog . . . but please only do so if you find it of real value. My first post is entitled:

'How Funny is Humour? Let's take a look at its fruit . . . '

No doubt you're getting a feel for the nature of this particular blog simply from it's name and the title of the first post, ha, ha :-)

OK, I'd better stop, I look forward to our continued connection through the blogger-sphere.

Doug

So, you think you're enlightened?

2010-03-20T12:57:00.000Z

Enlightenment is the end of 'me' as an individual!

If an individual 'thinks' they are enlightened, you can be sure of one thing:

'They are not enlightened.'

Why?

Because there is no such thing as

personal

individual

enlightenment.

There is only being happening, here it is, it's 'this'

....BANG....

all at once;

everythingness and nothingness

simultaneously!

The realization of enlightenment is

that there is no,

and never has been,

individuality.

The individual is an illusion.

The unenlightened individual is an illusion.

The enlightened individual is an illusion.

Enlightenment is the end of the illusion called individuality.

Enlightenment

Unity, Wholeness, Oneness, Beingness,

and yet it is beyond all labels.

Many wo/men 'think' they are

enlightened individuals,

not realizing that this terminology is,

in itself,

a complete contradiction.

It is a contradiction because enlightenment is the end of the individual.

There is no individual writing this!

There is no individual reading this!!

Writing is 'happening' through form, but there is no individual person doing the writing.

Reading is 'happening' through form, but there is no individual person reading it ....

...unless the one reading it is still an individual?

And even then, well, the individual is only seemingly so!

What is individuality?

It is, an illusion of separation, that there is an

'I',

which is separate and apart from all other form.

Can that separate

'I'

become

enlightened?

No.

Why?

Because it is

not

real,

it is an

illusion.

. . . if the cells of your body were to start arguing and fighting amongst themselves,

even acting as independent cells,

with no regard for each other,

what would be the outcome,

hm . . .

Enlightenment is the end of the illusion that there is an individual,

enlightened or otherwise.

What of the

Seeker?

The seeker is seeking

Enlightenment.

The problem is,

once the seeker 'thinks' they are an enlightened individual,

they have fallen into an even bigger trap;

the trap of being an enlightened individual....

....ha, ha..there is no such thing.

So now they have to realize something greater than individual enlightenment.

Personal Will

and

Individual Enlightenment

are simply

constructs of

Unenlightened

Mind.

The individual has to dissipate,

dissolve and disappear back into the nothingness,

which is everything.

But this can not be forced.

In fact,

ironically,

the opposite is more likely to bring about

a shift in consciousness.

The secret, if there is one, is to....

Let Go,

or,

Surrender

What

'Is'.

***

The death of individuality leaves what behind?

All that remains when the individual is no more, is, the physical form, and nothingness unfolding as everything....and, once again, form is only apparent!

Is enlightenment an 'experience'? No. Only individuality can 'experience'!

The Paradox here is that enlightenment is the end of experience,

the end of the individual, the end of personal will.

What is

'is',

it is just what 'is' happening as

'this'

with no experience and no experiencer.

And that is liberation.

;-)

Sobering Words

2010-03-18T11:09:00.002Z

Japanese Zen master Sesso warned,

“There is little to choose between a man lying in the ditch heavily drunk on rice liquor, and a man heavily drunk on his own ‘enlightenment’!”

"If there were such a thing as personal enlightenment,

well,

then all those so called masters would be
enlightened individuals.

;-)

Fortunately enlightenment,

liberation,

impersonal,

which is the end of the conditioned personality

and

it's

divisive individuality."

1Sober-Yogi2Few!

A Cats Tale

2010-03-15T16:52:00.000Z

A
man
who carries
a
cat
by the
tail
learns
something
he
can learn
in
no other
way.

1tail2many

I would like to apologize for the Quirky nature of this post,
but I find myself unable to;
sorry!

What's All 'This'?

2010-03-03T10:36:00.000Z

If there is only

this,

Is this all there

is?

. . . huh . . .

If I slip into the

past,

Will that moment

last?

. . . ssttreettccchhhhh . . .

Hold on,

no,

it's already

past.

. . . boing . . .

If I look

ahead,

Will I be there

instead?

. . . strain . . .

Well maybe,

but

only in my

head!

. . . scratch, scratch . . .

What happens when

one accepts

what

Is?

. . . yawn . . .

The

Realization

there

Only

. . . This . . .

Unfolding-Arising-Happening

. . . ahhh . . .

;-)

A Hopeless Non Message!

2010-02-28T07:43:00.000Z

I have no idea what is going to happen here. I am writing, which is great in itself, but I've no idea, on a personal level, what words will unfold, and what message, if any, will be conveyed. Interesting, isn't it, don't you think? That words, messages about self-knowledge, truth, a deeper reality . . they all unfold out of nothingness . . .

. . . actually, everything in existence does exactly the same thing. Everything is simply unfolding-arriving-manifesting out of nothingness . . .

It's raining here; six thirty on a Sunday morning on the Herts-Essex border, not far outside London, England and here I am pressing keys on my PC . . simply being here and enjoying the moment . . but, there's always a but, even if you're not a goat, I appear to be message-less. 1Messageless-Yogi2Many, ha, ha . . .

How beautiful, WOW, this is liberation . . I don't even have to have a message anymore, Wow, this is truly liberating . . . and wonderful indeed . . I always had something to say in the past . . ha, ha, the past, which doesn't even exist anymore . . . Woo-Hoo . . .

I have no message!

I never really had a message!!

There never will be a message!!!

Hallelujah!!!!

Also, I'm not seeking anything. Seeking sort of lapsed long ago when I had the direct non experience of The Eternal Moment. The Eternal Moment . . . three words that simply describe all there is . . . but even they fail miserably to convey that which the seeker(?) needs to realise (or doesn't need to realise, ahem).

Ah, it seems that I'll write about that then:

The Eternal Moment.

What is Eternal is that which has no beginning and no end. It is this Moment, right here and now, but freed from a last moment that has never existed (although thinking is kind of convinced that it did exist), and free from an imagined future moment that is never going to exist (although thinking is kind of convinced that it will exist).

There is NO chain of moments!

There never has been a chain of moments!!

There never will be a future chain of moment!!!

Hallelujah!!!!

There is only this, which may appear to your mind to be a moment in time . . . but there is, in reality . . . no such thing as time. Oh dear, how could I say such a thing? The cat is out of the bag, well, I'm sure I'm not the first to say such a thing as there is no such thing as time, but of course we all know that we live by time, don't we? We all have calenders, diaries, watches and clocks . . . devices created by the mind of Man to help affirm the existence of a concept created by the mind of Man. It's OK, I won't deny the existence of linear or chronological time, so don't worry, your mind will be left with some hope to cling to ;-) . . .

. . . if it's hope you're looking for? Well, is it? What do you think man's concept of time was created for? I'll let you into a little secret, it was created by Man to give himself some kind of hope for a future that does not exist . . . except within his own imagination, of course. The non existence of time, what does that mean for you then? It means that when you drop time, when you are no longer clinging to a past that is no more, or to a future that will never be, then you'll simply be and that will be the end of hope for you.

There is no hope!

There never was any hope!!

There never will be any hope!!!

Hallelujah!!!!

So, there you go, all there really is is what is unfolding, which is this. Everything else is unreal. It is all bullshit. That's right, it is all the bullshit created by your mind, the mind of man, to give you some kind of false hope for a future that doesn't exist except as an aspect of your imagination. And we all know that imagination is not real, is it? If it were real it would not be called our imagination, ha, ha . . well I imagine that it wouldn't anyway . . . ;-)

So, where were we? Oh yes, let's recap:

I have NO message.

There is no chain of moments.

Which, by default, would mean that there is no such thing as time, right?

And without time you have no hope.

Basically you're totally, Fcuk'd . . .

. . . but don't worry, don't be overly concerned by any of this non message stuff I'm scrawling on my PC, it's all so much BS in itself. The fact is though, that this non message BS is also all there is unfolding here . . .

No Problem!

2010-02-23T17:15:00.000Z

Earlier today I was reading a wonderful post on C. Om's blog 'What Is Really Good?', entitled 'The Contrast'. I would suggest that this blog is always worth a visit, you'll get plenty of self-knowledge and Wisdom there :-)

This blog post has been written as a result of my reading his own post.

My understanding is that physical existence is full of contrast; day and night, light and dark, even what goes up must come down . . . for example. That is not something that can easily be argued against in this physical 'actuality' we live in ;-)

I have realised, however, that it is within the conditioned mind where the contrast of 'opposites' creates real havoc; the mind is conditioned to think in terms of imagined rights and wrongs, good's and bad's . . . in other words the mind has likes and dislikes, and/or preferences . . yes? Well now, I say that all the problems in your external life unfold from this area of mankind's thinking principle/psyche. Let me explain why.

It has been said, "As within, so without", yes?

The conditioned mind has expectations which have an opposite polarity; disappointment. It gets excited and therefore eventually it becomes depressed. The conditioned mind is playing a game with a very dangerous psychological animal . . . its playing with something akin to a lion that has a cuddly tail, but the other end bites; expectations and excitement can seem fun, but when you come down from your high into disappointment and depression, well, the fun has concluded for a while. It is a see-saw ride that sucks the life and energy out of you.

I'll write from direct experience here, I can't speak for others, but when I reached a point of equilibrium-balance-harmony between all pairs of opposites within my mind, something extraordinary happened; they dissolved! I descended into beingness, unity, wholeness . . NO More Polarities!

Remember as within so without? That's right, the realization of that equilibrium within brought about a shift in my life externally. No more problematic thinking meant no more problematic living. No internal unhappiness meant no more external unhappiness. That's what liberation is all about.

Unhappiness is caused by the thinker holding onto the last moment, or looking forward to the next moment, instead of simply being. In being, all that is left is this moment unfolding, just this happening. Now, look, this unfolding-happening, may or may not, include psychological and emotional pain, misery, suffering and unhappiness, it is true, but the secret is in letting it go again. In liberation one lets the emotion out, never to return again. Yes, even if there is physical pain!

Some people think that what I have described here sounds boring because there is no excitement (or depression) for the personality or I-Ego to get to grips with, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact one becomes more passionate about life and you are filled with the joy of simply being alive, especially as you are no longer controlled by fear, doubt, worry and anxiety, ha, ha . .and although fear may (or may not) arise within the psyche, there is no I-Ego there to claim ownership of it. There is no psychological or emotional attachment, and so it has no hold over you. Ah, such sweet freedom!

Such liberation does not prevent other human beings behaving as they do, but one understands their actions with clarity now. If there are problematic people in your life the shift within you will have an effect on them, they will either become less problematic, or they will go from your life; whatever one has to deal with, and sort out, one will, but that won't create psychological or emotional unhappiness within you; regardless of the need to state your case and stand your ground . . you understand?

Also, liberation from conditioned unhappiness does not prevent natural disasters in the external world from happening, how could it? But it allows one to deal with them as and when they occur. Everything simply is as it is, and one does what one does . . .

. . . no problem!

What 'is' . . .

2010-02-22T13:22:00.000Z

A friend had a problem with a game on facebook called 'World at War', which they wanted to get off their system and this they eventually managed to do. They then asked me a question, which was probably tongue in cheek, but, Oops, I took the baton and ran with it. Then a second individual joined in and . . . well here is the result ;-)

The Original Question:

"No more World at War I can now be normal....... I think.. If there is a normal!!! Are we normal?? What is normal!!!!????"

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

Normal is what you became . . natural is what you were before you became normal. Returning to the natural state requires you to delete the normal programming/conditioning. Once the normal programme/condition is deleted from your mind you'll know what it is to be natural again. Confused? You soon will be . . . . . ;-)

Second Questioner: *raises hand* I thought normal was just a setting on a washing machine....... ???

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

. . and so the washing machine of your mind is set to normal! It therefore rumbles along continuously, even when you think you've turned it off it is still rumbling along in the background . . .

Questioner: But, I want an on/off switch for my mind. It rumbles on out-of-control.... LOL

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

Well there you go. And that is what 'normal' is.

Natural is 'being', which is a mind not rumbling out of control.

Normal is a mind rumbling out of control, it is therefore your master.

Natural is a mind that is centered in 'stillness'. The 'still' mind is at peace, it no longer rumbles out of control.

Every problem the individual person has is caused by a mind that is rumbling along. It is recycling its programme or conditioning; just like a washing machine churning around and around and . . .

Billions of personalities running billions of conflicting programmes, that are all rumbling along in the backgrounds of their minds, that is the cause of human conflict .... ;-)

Questioner: You might not think so, but I am slowly "getting" it. :)

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

What's there to get? You are already 'it' . . when you drop what you are not what remains? :-)

Questioner: Er, what IS?

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

Yes, what 'is', is ;-)

Questioner: haha! ;-) There's a certain amount of liberation in that thought. Do we still get to have a say in our 'is'-ness?

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

Who is it that wants to have a say?

What 'is' is!

How can one have a say? It simply 'is' . . . ...

. . perhaps having a 'say' is 'division'?

Questioner: Grr. But, 1yogi2many, I must say I am detecting a leaning toward "Zen" here... to have a 'say' is to control; therefore, causing 'division' is to have disrupted 'flow' of 'is.' ???

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

Ha, ha . . . there is only one greater Truth-Reality-Integrity of being, which may or may not be reflected to varying degrees within certain teachers or teachings. Once one realizes what 'is', is all there 'is', the teacher and the teaching are superfluous.

. . . that's just the way it 'is'! ;-)

Doug '1yogi2many' McMillan

By the way, there is nothing to learn about what 'is', but there is plenty to unlearn! Whatever 'this' sounds like, it isn't . . . .

. . . it is, however, what 'is'.

***

Well that was it. Did you notice how the questioner, at the end, becomes frustrated by the thought that they might have to surrender their I-Ego to what 'is'? They failed to respond again; letting go is not easy ;-)

Any observations you may have are welcome. Please remember, this was just a small quick fire conversation, mostly tongue in cheek, but my words are always pointing in the general direction of a deeper reality-truth-integrity of beingness.

Nothing

2010-02-11T14:26:00.003Z

I am not a teacher.

I don't have anything to teach.

I can't offer you anything.

There is nothing for you here.

Nothing.

Nothingness.

Are you ready to

Return

Home

Nothingness?

Ego Trap!

2010-02-07T14:14:00.000Z

"The Ego, Knowing only Ego, sees only Ego."

Being in the Moment

2010-02-02T12:22:00.002Z

Here I am, simply being in this moment as these words flow through me, and this state of being is remarkably simple; but, what is Being, and what is it to be in the moment?

I'll do my best to answer that question for you by describing my own realization of being, here it is:

Being is simple; it is the original state of innocence/simplicity; the state that some people call intuition, which is simply your inner sense, that sense of inner knowing without any interference from discursive thought or emotion. Unfortunately this is an inadequate description, ha, ha . . so I'll continue . . .

Being always has been, always is, and always will be. It has no beginning and no end, it is therefore, eternal.

The conditioned self, the personality with its sense of individuality is the complication; it is what has been added to that original innocence/simplicity.

The mind of man is an entanglement of the original state of innocence/being, what I am, and the conditioned personality/individuality, what I think I am but am not.

I have realized that what I am is not complex at all, but that what I thought I was before I realized that I am being, was complex.

I dropped the complexity; what I was not.

I'm speaking of the conditioned person who was a seeker of something that could not be experienced because I already was this 'Be-ing' that I am.

All I had to do was let go of what I was not; but this I found to be extremely difficult and required a period in my life of seeking what I thought I needed, only to discover eventually, that I've always be-en!

Oh how I laughed at the absurdity of it all.

In my experience there is no right or wrong way to realize a greater truth-reality-integrity of being, although there are many so called paths that seem to keep leading people in circles . . .

For me the secret was in seeing what was false within my self and letting go of it. I'm not suggesting that is the only way, far from it . . .

. . . but moment by moment, day by day, month by month and year by year I dropped the false conditioned personality/individuality from my psyche. And gradually Be-ing, the real, shone through and finally stood alone as this Eternal Now Moment.

My own realization is that The Eternal Now Moment and Be-ing are one and the same, which is why I say that I am Consciousness or Present Moment Awareness or Being; take your pick, but please understand that words can only ever serve as pointers.

I have discovered that there is only one moment, The Eternal Now Moment, it just appears to the conditioned mind that there is more than one moment, or a chain of moments; but our reality is that everything is experienced in this moment as it unfolds, here and now.

This

One Moment,

which has

beginning or end,

is the

Oneness

realized as the

original state of

Being.

All is One,

yes,

all is this

One Moment;

there is no separation,

do you see this?

Sometimes this seems impossible for the conditioned individual or personality to grasp and come to terms with, and understandably so. This truth, this reality can only be experienced by dropping, or moving beyond, what I am not. And what I am not, is that very conditioning that one calls ones self, which is the persons sense of individuality.

The

person,

and the

personality,

are not my reality.

They are simply what I appear to be,

based on the

conditioning

that has been

imposed

on me.

In truth I, Doug McMillan, have no reality whatsoever, there is no one here, only Presence, Consciousness or Being unfolding as all form. That is all that resides here; that's it . . and everything simply unfolds through that being-ness.

There is only one moment, one being, all else is ignorance.

Now, for what it's worth to others, that is my realization and the message unfolding through me.

1being1moment

A Wiser Shade of Yoda

2010-01-27T20:37:00.000Z

Polarities Of The Mind

You have to laugh at the whole
Dark and Light Side
Storyline

as
Portrayed in the
Movie
Star Wars;

Good against Evil!!!

. . . they are opposites,
or polarities . . .

. . . for example,

Likes and dislikes, rights and wrongs

Are

Conditioned attitudes, beliefs and opinions
of

The
Thinking Mind.

One polarity,

by its very existence within the
Mind of Man,

and
Therefore

by
Default,

Creates the other.

The realization of

Greater

Reality-Truth-Integrity

Being

Immediately moves one to a point of

Equilibrium

Where all

Opposites or Polarities

are moved
Beyond

and

The
Fact or Truth

of
Any given situation is seen to
Simply
be

or
It could be said that

Truth

Simply

is.

***

" Wise is he who walks on neither the dark nor light side.

In truth neither exist,

for truth transcends all pairs of opposites."

A wiser shade of Yoda!

1yoda2many

I Am

2010-01-18T15:59:00.000Z

"Where

'I Am'

There is

Nowhere else

be,

For where

'I Am'

Centered

Divine Reality.

Therefore,

Everything
Unfolds
Perfectly"

1yogi2many

'I Am' is the natural state of being.
It is what I, the individual reading this now, am . . .

. . . before the notion of separation creates division within the mind of wo/man
(initially during childhood).
There is no separation, no division, all is being, all is the state 'I Am'.
All is the oneness of divine reality.

Separation and division are the illusion of the thinking mind.
The thinking mind is conditioned by the past.
Move beyond the thinking/conditioned mind and what is realised is the
natural and original state:

I Am
Oneness
Liberation
Unity
Harmony
Love
Nirvana
Peace
Heaven
Being
Tao

All
is realised
as one pristine package,
the
Perfection
of
Present Moment Awareness,
Right
Here and Now.

Lost in Actuality

2010-01-16T00:07:00.000Z

"Individuality

Is just an

Illusion

Personality,

Lost

Actuality;

Detached from

The
Greater

Reality-Truth-Integrity

Being in
Me."

1ygi2many

Note: Actuality is your actual experience here in existence. It is what is actually happening in your external life, but it should not be confused with reality. The word 'act' is central to actuality; it is the act or play of everyday life.

I Know Not What

2010-01-13T21:41:00.000Z

Sojourning

through

lifetime

Yearning.

She
Seeks

certain

. . . Je ne sais quoi . . .

Amidst

the

Minds

Deceiving
Troughs
and
Peeks . . .

. . . Whilst

her

Soul

Burns,
She
Perceptively
Feels . . .

. . . She
Sleeps.

Yet

The World

keeps

Turning

. . . turning . . .

Every morning
Waking,

. . . returning . . .

STOP!

Her

Stomach

Churns,

and

yet,

The World

Still

Turns.

. . . How can this be so,
she yearns to know . . .

Who am I?
Why am I here?
What is life's meaning . . .

. . . her mind
is
Still
Teeming
with
Circling Thoughts,
Inner Conversations,
And that
Deceptive Imagination;
Created
by
Her
Thinking Minds
Hallucination.

The
Regurgitation
of
a
Lifetime Past . . .

. . . into
Present Moment
Cast . . .

On
Horizontal
Thought Lines,

Yes,

Thinking
is
of
Past Times.

The last moment,

Yesterday,

NOT
Let go of,

Is
Imposed . . .

On
This
Present Moment,

And
is
Ready

to be . . .

Disposed
Of.

Now,

. . . she lets go . . .

1yogi2many

Purvana

2010-01-12T22:16:00.001Z

As we were having so much fun on my

last post I thought a little more of

the same was called for.

OK, it's not my

normal posting

style, but

I'm . . .

. . . still enjoying the innocent state

of my Inner-sense!

1laughing-yogi2few

:-D

Childlike Inner-Sense

2010-01-12T14:42:00.000Z

You
will

Return

Your
Childlike

Innocence

the

Day
You

Realise

Your
Deeper
Inner-Sense.

1innocent-yogi. . .

. . 2many times guilty of bad poetry!

The One Truth

2010-01-11T10:22:00.000Z

There

Nothing New

Under the

Sun,

Truth

Truth;

The One!

1yogi2many-writes again!

The Death of Mr. Schemer

2010-01-08T21:35:00.000Z

Found
My

Awakening

Simply

be,

Beginning,

Flowering

. . . Divinity . . .

Truth

was

. . . blossoming . . .

Was

Unfolding.

Eventually

Realised

that

was

. . . Not . . .

Emerging

from a

. . . Dream . . .

I
Discovered

that

I
am

Reality,

The

Real

Resides

here,

. . . Perfectly . . .

Existence,

you see,

is just my

. . . Actuality . . .

Yes,

It's

Actually

Happening

from

Inside of

Me . . .

. . . manifesting,

from within,

. . . externally . . .

The

Illusion

is the

Conditioned Self,

The

Personality;

. . . the dreamer . . .

The

One

who thinks

Discursively,

Reacting Emotively,

. . . it is egotistically deluded . . .

. . . for . . .

When
I

Separated

from the

Dreamer,

. . . the dream concluded . . .

cunning,

Clever

Mr. Schemer!

And,

. . . Now . . .

In
This
Moment

What

Remains

The real ‘I’.

The still mind.

A body in existence.

. . . being . . .

And

That is

The End

The Scheming Self's

Resistance.

1yogi2many

One Moment of Ignorant Bliss

2010-01-06T16:32:00.000Z

. . . hold on a mo . . .

Oops,

There is only

One

Moment . .

. . But

It appears to

This

Conditioned Mind,

Yours and

Mine,

As a chain of

Moments,

Known by some as . . .

Time.

This

One

Resplendent

Moment

Is,

Independent,

Pure and Clear

Stands Alone.

Come

Realisation

Of it,

Original Sin . .

. . it does

Atone.

Every 'Seeming' Moment

Already Perfect

exactly

As it is,

This Moment has

Meaning,

Regardless

Interpretation.

It does,

Yes,
Even if

This Moment

Your Life seems

Mess!

Can

Perfection

Improved

Upon?

. . . No . . .

Not even

For those still

Lost

Separations

Throng . . .

. . . for they

Have done nothing

Wrong.

Most

Live

Thoughtful

and

Emotional

Madness,

Not knowing

The

Eternal Moment,

Their lives are

Filled with

misery,

Suffering . .

. . Sadness.

One can only

What one

is . .

. . . tell me . . .

. . is ignorance Bliss?

1ignorantly-blissful-yogi2Many

Don't try to work this poem out. Just read it. Let it be what it is.

Let the words wash over you like a

refreshing shower of rain

on an otherwise

sweltering

day.

. . . on the other hand you might make a comment,

it'll only take a mo . . .

Happy 'Tongue in Cheek' New Year

2010-01-01T07:43:00.002Z

I said . . .

Simply
Be

In the

Moment

Here and Now,

That is all

You

Have to do . . .

. . . Somehow.

Somehow?

Yes,

Simply

Just like

Me.

But How;

How do I

Just like

Thee?

. . . she asked, earnestly . . .

Like thee?
Oh,
You mean like
Me . .

. . I see . . .

Ah,

Well working that out is the

Trick;

You could go to a

Zen Master,

And

Get hit with a

Stick?

Zazen?

That's the

way?

Should I

Take that path

Today?

For some,

'The way it may be'

But probably not;
Ultimately.

So then,

not

Zazen?

. . . Maybe . . .

. . . but maybe . . .

Not,

Although I'm told
The Stick
Doesn't hurt

A lot.

How much?

Don't Know

It's not a

Way

That I would

Go!

So?

So?
Yes,
Well maybe sit and
Meditate,
Speed up your
Intelligence
at an alarming
Rate?

How

Alarmed

Should I be?

. . . he, he, don't ask me . . .

But I was told that you are a

Guru?

Sorry,
Me a
Who'ru?

You know,

Guru,

Teacher

Master?

Me a Master?
Excuse me, are you on
Drugs?
Doing that would be a
Disaster!

. . . we were smiling, there was laughter . . .

I'm not on drugs

But I

Seek to know,

To discover

Truth:

Where should I go?

Ahh,
A seeker are
You,
Want to know that
Which is
true?

Yes that's right

I sincerely

do.

Well
The truth my dear
is
Inside of
You.
There is nowhere to
Go
There is nothing to
Do,
This much I promise,
Sincerely,
Is
True.

Truth is not found
Out There

. . . somewhere . . .

Truth
Is
Your
Reality,
That is why I say
All
You have to do is
Be . . .

. . . Yes,
Be

Centered in
Be-ing
Just like
Me.

. . . she looked quizzically . . .

Bring your
attention
Into the
Here and Now:

See
What there is to see,
Hear
What there is to hear,
Feel
What there is to feel,
You can
Be
In the
Now,
Fully Present,
Even in the
Midst of a
Row . . .

. . . oh dear, she exclaimed, this is so confusing,

I just don't know how, my mind is

refusing. . .

Live in
Present Moment Awareness,
For
Only now is
Real.
Be
Where your
Body
is
And do it with
Zeal!

. . . I smiled at her, and she smiled back,
She could see through my eyes,
that truth isn't white or black . . .

The
Enemy
Is thought you
see,
It moves in your Psyche
Discursively.
It
Doesn't want you to simply
Be.

The
Thinker
wants to remain
Your
Master
And so it makes you
Think
Faster
and
Faster
Like a
Chattering Chimpanzee,
or a
Squaking Parrot
In its
Tree . . .

. . . making you
Unhappy.

Filling you up with
Emotional reactivity . . .

. . . but
That is not your
Reality . . .

. . . all you
Seek
Is
To be free?

. . . oh yes, she sighed, I long for this,

such liberation would be bliss . . .

Good,
Then keep
Bringing your
Attention
Into
The Flow
Of
this
Moment,
for an
Extension
of the
Unknown;
and you will
Discover
what is
Truly
Important.

. . . that is all you have to do for
Now . . .

. . . somehow . . .

1Tongue-in-cheek-Yogi2Many

Happy New Year to all who pass this way, and remember now, it's not what you know that's important, it's what you've forgotten . . . if only you could remember what it was!

She seeks it here,

She seeks it there;

But what she seeks,

Is already everywhere.

If she lets go,

And so, simply 'is';

She will discover,

Eternal life's perfect bliss.

Lost In Her

2009-12-22T13:03:00.000Z

Lost

A Moment to

Capture,

In loves

ecstacy,

Ahhh,

Such Sweet

Rapture.

Her

Arms

Enveloped

Momenteraly,

. . . but I, holding on

for oh so

eternally long . . .

To an

Embrace

in and out

Time,

The

Sensations

Sublime.

Then came a

Kiss

so sweet,

Bringing

Feelings so complete.

Being

Intoxicated.

Soul

Elated.

My heart beat

Escalated!

. . . how can I tell her so,

I can not let her go . . .

1yogi2many

Inspired by that special moment with my partner :)

Winters Carpet

2009-12-18T18:11:00.000Z

Summer came

and

Summer went,

Our

Harvest was good,

Less money was

Spent.

But

The seasons flow is never

Ending,

Late this year,

It seems I missed the leaves

Descending.

Now

Fall has come

and

Fall has gone,

How did I miss her autumnal

Song?

The moment gently slipped away;

Snow arrived

Yesterday.

We've even had more

Overnight,

Yes

Everything has turned to

White,

But the sun came out,

Brightening

The

Glistening Trees.

Ah,

Such a

Resplendent

Sight . . .

. . . the temperature? It's gradually rising,

perhaps it's not too surprising . . .

Will the snow now

Dissipate,

As is

Normal,

At a very rapid

Rate

. . . I pause, sit, and be; silently walking through this snow bound reality . . .

Came Daylights

Knell,

Again Snow

Fell.

And

Winters Carpet?

Remains

Mother Nature's

Crystallized

Shell.

1week2early?

We're always dreaming of a white Christmas here in England!

Summit to see!

2009-12-11T16:01:00.000Z

"Most people are

trudging through the valley,

some walk in circles

around the

bottom of the mountain,

few get to see the view from the

summit.

However,

having said that,

I haven't grown wings as yet

I'll be leaving the

flying

to the birds."

1yogi2many

The High Road to Truth . . .

2009-12-10T18:32:00.000Z

"The higher always understands the lower,

the brute level of mind will never comprehend the

Christ-Buddha-Taoist

mind,

but the

Christ-Buddha-Taoist

mind

has already moved beyond

the brute minds

limitations;

thus it understands it

perfectly."

1yogi2many

Hmmmm . . .

2009-12-09T16:51:00.000Z

"What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating only endangered plants?"

1yogi2many

This is a Quirk-ism:

Answers

Should be sent on a Post Card to

This blog post!

What Are You Seeking?

2009-12-07T17:17:00.000Z

There is

Nothing to Seek.

All there is

Being.

Being

Oneness.

There is

Separation.

Seeking

Enlightenment-Liberation-Freedom

There is

Enlightenment

other than

Being.

Simply

Nothing more

Required.

1being2few

1Arjuna2Many

2009-12-02T12:09:00.003Z

Am I Arjuna . .

. . . the one and only Warrior of the heart?

For

I have,
Likewise,
slain mine enemies;

those who would possess this

mind

and disguise this

soul

with empty

words . . .

. . . and

Gestures of Deceit!

Those Words were not mine,

and the Deceit of the mind?

I did not recognize;

but they had me

prisoner,

locked away in my own

Conditioned

Thought

Lines . . .

. . . impressions from a past,

Attachment

Time,

the last moment

gone

by . . .

. . . to them

I said . . .

Adios
Au revoir

Goodbye!

It is I who stood strong

in the face of my closest

family and friends;

so many
attachments

to all those

Attitudes, Beliefs and Opinions,

so many

Fears, Doubts and Worries

Without End.

Banished

they are

4All

Time . . .

. . . Eternity . . .

. . . which is

Only

this Moment,

the

Here and Now,

it's

so simple

that

we miss it . . .

. . . Somehow . . .

Do you see?

Faced the

Dragon of Deceit

Within Myself.

Overcame

its Burning Desire

to Consume

Soul . . .

. . . despite my self.

Now

Being
Reigns Supreme

and,

where once was all

War and Chaos

within my

Mind,

all that remains

is the
Pure
Resonance,

Peace
Stillness
Presence.

Within me
a
Radiance
of

Joy
Love
Harmony

. . . reflects
this . . .

Reality
Truth
Integrity

. . . let it Be . . .

These words were written today, 2nd December 2009.
They were inspired by the classic spiritual book the 'Bhagavad Gita'
and my own spiritual
Adventure.

1liberated-yogi2many

1Monk-Mojo2Many

2009-12-01T19:30:00.000Z

I wouild like to thank

MonkMojo

for producing this

amazing picture

and

for promoting this,

my blog,

on his own

wonderful blog.

As Tao-Wow says, get your:

"Funny relief from spiritual garbage with MonkMojo"

Hey, get your enlightened ass over there real quick ;-)

1smiling-yogi2many

. . . and don't forget a visit to Tao-Wow as well good people!

Un-Poetic Truth ;-)

2009-11-20T10:09:00.000Z

I am the formless one . . .

. . . yes, it's me again!

I see myself in the reflection of a life
I create.

But I am NOT there in that life I live,
I am here . . .

. . . Observing myself in the theater of life,

simultaneously on the stage
and yet
I find myself here in the audience.

How can this be, if there is only me?

I am in two places at once,

. . . seemingly . . .

1unpoetic-yogi2many