Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 In the domain of unconsciousnessyou see within and without.In the pervadedness of Consciousnessthere is no within and without;it's all It.~ Swami Amar Jyoti Without TV, it's hard to know when one day ends and another begins. ~ Homer Simpson The center clears. Knowing comes:The body is not singular like a corpse,but singular like a salt grainstill in the side of the mountain.~ Rumi I pledge impertinence to the flag-waving, of the unindicted co-conspirators of America, and to the republicans for which I can't stand, one abomination, under-handed, fraud, indefensible, with Liberty and Justice ... .... forget it. ~ Matt Groening Keep walking, though there's no place to get to.Don't try to see through the distances.That's not for human beings. Move within,but don't move the way fear makes you move.~ Rumi I think Smithers picked me because of my motivational skills. Everyone says they have to work a lot harder when I'm around. ~ Homer Simpson Pain and pleasure, good and bad,right and wrong; these are relativeterms and must not be taken absolutely.They are limited and temporary.~ Nisargadatta Maharaj Marge, I can't wear a pink shirt to work. Everybody wears white shirt. I'm not popular enough to be different. ~ Homer Simpson True happiness cannot arise until the identificationwith the body-mind apparatus is demolished.~ Ramesh S. Balsekar As the weeks went on,so did the cartoon. Around the house, I never lift a finger!As a father, I am sub-par!I would rather drink a beerThan win 'The Father Of The Year'!I like the things the way they are! ~ Homer Simpson Ego and mind and all creations arise outof Self as Self. Even the ugliest of doubtsand the most separate of differences risefrom the Beautiful Source as Isness. InSelf there are no do's and don'ts. If thereis unhappiness you are not unhappy, youare the Untouched Awareness of thisunhappiness. As waves are not separatefrom Ocean, nor rays from run, you are notseparate from Existence. You are themoment in which all is.~ Papaji Marge, you're as beautiful as Princess Leia and as smart as Yoda. ~ Homer Simpson Love is a state of Being. Your love is notoutside; it is deep within you. You can neverlose it, and it cannot leave you. It is notdependent on some other body, someexternal form.~ Eckhart Tolle Lisa, Vampires are make-believe, like elves, gremlins, and eskimos. ~ Homer Simpson There is nothing to gain. Abandon allimaginings and know yourself as you are.Self-knowledge is detachment. Allcraving is due to a sense of insufficiency.When you know that you lack nothing, thatall there is, is you and yours, desire ceases.~ Nisargadatta Maharaj I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here. ~ Homer Simpson Things are actually without substance.Both things and the individual experienc-ing them are the same process, and notperceiving this fact is also part of the sameprocess. This is nothing to be done aboutit, and there is nothing not to be doneabout it. What IS is all there is. Ramesh S. Balsekar Lisa: Dad, what's a Muppet?Homer: Well, it's not quite a mop, it's not quite a puppet, but man... [laughs hysterically] So to answer your question, I don't know. If you but cease from useless conceptualizing, you will be what you are and whatyou have always been.~ Ramesh S. Balsekar God bless those pagans. ~ Homer Simpson You are the One which is awareof the Awareness of objects and ideas.You are the One which is even more silentthan Awareness. You are the life whichprecedes the concept of life. Your natureis Silence and it is not attainable, it always Is.~ Papaji I think sharing is overrated too. And helping others. And what's all this crap I've been hearing about tolerance? ~ Bart Simpson Meet your own self. Be with your own self,listen to it, obey it, cherish it, keep it inmind ceaselessly. You need no other guide.As long as your urge for truth affects yourdaily life, all is well with you. Live yourlife without hurting anybody. Harmlessnessis a most powerful form of Yoga and it willtake you speedily to your goal. This is whatI call nisarga yoga, the Natural yoga. It isthe art of living in peace and harmony, infriendliness and love. The fruit of it ishappiness, uncaused and endless.~ Nisargadatta Maharaj Astra: Your husband's work is what we call "outsider art." It could be by a mental patient, a hillbilly or a chimpanzee.Homer: In high school I was voted most likely to *be* a mental patient, hill-billy or chimpanzee! The mystic dances in the sun,hearing music others don't. "Insanity," they say, those others.If so, it's a very gentle,nourishing sort. ~ Rumi [Homer tries to gain passage on an escape rocket.]Homer: I am the piano genius from the movie "Shine."Guard: And your name is...?Homer: Uhh... Shiney McShine. Belief, any belief, is based on the sense ofinsecurity. Only when all belief is givenup are you free to know yourself. In self-discovery what you find is the Truth - thatTruth which is total, self-evident andwhich needs no outside support or justification.~ Ramesh S. Balsekar Homer: God, if you really are God, you'll get me tickets to that game.[doorbell rings]Ned Flanders: Heidely-ho, neighbor. Wanna go to the game with me? I got two tick-- Homer: [slams the door, looks heavenward] Why do you mock me, O Lord?Marge: Homer, that's not God. That's just a waffle that Bart tossed up there.[Marge scrapes it off the ceiling into Homer's hands]Homer: I know I shouldn't eat thee, but -- [bites] Mmm, sacrilicious.] The joy which isin Revelationis nowhere else.No amount ofperceptionthinkingprojectingplanningdoingeffortsachievingevery will give youthat joythat radiancewhich Revelation does.~ Swami Amar Jyoti Homer: Well Marge, have you ever seen a field glow like that?Marge: It's eerily beautiful, but are you sure this is safe?Homer: Of course not. But you know something?Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.Marge: You got that from a movie poster.Homer: Well, when there's nothing left to believe in, believe in hope. Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,there lies a field. I'll meet you there.When the soul lies down in that grass,the world is too full to talk about.Ideas, language, even the phrase each otherdoesn't make any sense.~ Rumi Homer: You mean you gave away both your dogs? You know how I feel about giving! Don't look for peace. Don't look for any otherstate than the one you are in now; otherwise,you will set up inner conflict and unconsciousresistance.Forgive yourself for not being at peace. Themoment you completely accept your non-peace,your non-peace becomes transmuted intopeace. Anything you accept fully will get youthere, will take you into peace. This is themiracle of surrender.When you accept what is, every moment is thebest moment. That is enlightenment.~ Eckhart Tolle Homer: I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all! The terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the blue-noses with my cocky stride and musty odors -- oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called "City Fathers" who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?" The body is a material thing and needstime to change. The mind is but a set ofmental habits, of ways of thinking andfeeling, and to change they must bebrought to the surface and examined.This also takes time. Just resolve andpersevere, the rest will take care of itself.~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj LoveAlways, Mazie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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