Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 My thanks to MountainWings for this post. I enjoyed it - how the same ol Asuras keep attacking us and how all we need to do is to find their patterns and break em. ================================================================= It sent chills down my spine as I saw the statement. I saw the deep revelation behind it, the awesome truth. Did I read this in some deep spiritual document? Did I hear it from some wise master? Did I glean this from the strategies of some great general? No. I saw it on a billboard. The billboard was advertising video game awards. I guess it meant that all video games have repeatable and thus predictable patterns. If you could figure out the pattern, you had a better chance of winning. Enemies Move In Predictable Patterns. I immediately saw this as a great truth in life. The vast majority of things that we struggle with, we have struggled with before. It's not new. It repeats. It's old and familiar stuff. It's a predictable pattern. I can't think of any NEW flaws that I have. I can't think of any behavior that I want to change now that I didn't have ten years ago. ALL of my enemies move in predictable patterns. I struggle with diet, trying to eat healthy and moderately. I struggle with pride, trying to have enough humility to hear God, enough self-assurance to do what God wants me to do and then not get puffed up about it when He gives me success. I struggle with budgeting money. I struggle with spending enough time studying I struggle with spending enough quality time with the kids, my wife, and others who need my help. I struggle with looking and thinking where I shouldn't. I struggle with just not wanting to do what needs to be done. I struggle with enemies. Enemies that rob me of so much that the creator desires for me. All of these enemies have been with me for a long time. If you are honest with yourself, you have them too. Enemies that move in predictable patterns. Those who win at the game, figure out the pattern of the enemy, and break it. ===================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 i think this li'l sangha is really in sync. here i am in my truck, put-put-put, driving up the long hill to work. i feel a little depressed or anxious, something is just not "right." like in your story, i've been here before! argh! there is nothing i can do, no tricks to defeat this asuric jazz. aaaaahhhh! i call to maa! i call to god!!! this is all i can do ... maya seems limitless! sisyphus, up the hill! pranams! s , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > My thanks to MountainWings for this post. I enjoyed it - how the > same ol Asuras keep attacking us and how all we need to do is to > find their patterns and break em. > > > ================================================================= > > It sent chills down my spine as I saw the statement. > I saw the deep revelation behind it, the awesome truth. > > Did I read this in some deep spiritual document? > Did I hear it from some wise master? > Did I glean this from the strategies of some great general? > > No. > > I saw it on a billboard. > > The billboard was advertising video game awards. > > I guess it meant that all video games have repeatable and thus > predictable patterns. If you could figure out the pattern, > you had a better chance of winning. > > Enemies Move In Predictable Patterns. > > I immediately saw this as a great truth in life. > > The vast majority of things that we struggle with, > we have struggled with before. > > It's not new. > It repeats. > It's old and familiar stuff. > > It's a predictable pattern. > > I can't think of any NEW flaws that I have. > I can't think of any behavior that I want to change now > that I didn't have ten years ago. > > ALL of my enemies move in predictable patterns. > > I struggle with diet, trying to eat healthy and moderately. > I struggle with pride, trying to have enough humility to hear > God, enough self-assurance to do what God wants me to do and then > not get puffed up about it when He gives me success. > I struggle with budgeting money. > I struggle with spending enough time studying > I struggle with spending enough quality time with the kids, > my wife, and others who need my help. > I struggle with looking and thinking where I shouldn't. > I struggle with just not wanting to do what needs to be done. > > I struggle with enemies. > Enemies that rob me of so much that the creator desires for me. > > All of these enemies have been with me for a long time. > If you are honest with yourself, you have them too. > > Enemies that move in predictable patterns. > > Those who win at the game, figure out the pattern of the enemy, > and break it. > > > ===================================================== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Doing SADHANA will break the pattern of the enemies! , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > My thanks to MountainWings for this post. I enjoyed it - how the > same ol Asuras keep attacking us and how all we need to do is to > find their patterns and break em. > > > ================================================== =============== > > It sent chills down my spine as I saw the statement. > I saw the deep revelation behind it, the awesome truth. > > Did I read this in some deep spiritual document? > Did I hear it from some wise master? > Did I glean this from the strategies of some great general? > > No. > > I saw it on a billboard. > > The billboard was advertising video game awards. > > I guess it meant that all video games have repeatable and thus > predictable patterns. If you could figure out the pattern, > you had a better chance of winning. > > Enemies Move In Predictable Patterns. > > I immediately saw this as a great truth in life. > > The vast majority of things that we struggle with, > we have struggled with before. > > It's not new. > It repeats. > It's old and familiar stuff. > > It's a predictable pattern. > > I can't think of any NEW flaws that I have. > I can't think of any behavior that I want to change now > that I didn't have ten years ago. > > ALL of my enemies move in predictable patterns. > > I struggle with diet, trying to eat healthy and moderately. > I struggle with pride, trying to have enough humility to hear > God, enough self-assurance to do what God wants me to do and then > not get puffed up about it when He gives me success. > I struggle with budgeting money. > I struggle with spending enough time studying > I struggle with spending enough quality time with the kids, > my wife, and others who need my help. > I struggle with looking and thinking where I shouldn't. > I struggle with just not wanting to do what needs to be done. > > I struggle with enemies. > Enemies that rob me of so much that the creator desires for me. > > All of these enemies have been with me for a long time. > If you are honest with yourself, you have them too. > > Enemies that move in predictable patterns. > > Those who win at the game, figure out the pattern of the enemy, > and break it. > > > ================================================== === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 that's a good point!!!! because with the sadhana you are "staying still," holding to the absolute, and focusing ... the patterns do what they do, and you stay still ... ideally, YOU ARE NOT ENGAGED. the patterns will, then, do what they do. OM TAT SAT. love to all. bingo/steve , "parvati_saraswati108" <parvati_saraswati108> wrote: > Doing SADHANA will break the pattern of the enemies! > > > , "Latha Nanda" > <lathananda> wrote: > > My thanks to MountainWings for this post. I enjoyed it - how the > > same ol Asuras keep attacking us and how all we need to do > is to > > find their patterns and break em. > > > > > > > ================================================== > =============== > > > > It sent chills down my spine as I saw the statement. > > I saw the deep revelation behind it, the awesome truth. > > > > Did I read this in some deep spiritual document? > > Did I hear it from some wise master? > > Did I glean this from the strategies of some great general? > > > > No. > > > > I saw it on a billboard. > > > > The billboard was advertising video game awards. > > > > I guess it meant that all video games have repeatable and thus > > predictable patterns. If you could figure out the pattern, > > you had a better chance of winning. > > > > Enemies Move In Predictable Patterns. > > > > I immediately saw this as a great truth in life. > > > > The vast majority of things that we struggle with, > > we have struggled with before. > > > > It's not new. > > It repeats. > > It's old and familiar stuff. > > > > It's a predictable pattern. > > > > I can't think of any NEW flaws that I have. > > I can't think of any behavior that I want to change now > > that I didn't have ten years ago. > > > > ALL of my enemies move in predictable patterns. > > > > I struggle with diet, trying to eat healthy and moderately. > > I struggle with pride, trying to have enough humility to hear > > God, enough self-assurance to do what God wants me to do > and then > > not get puffed up about it when He gives me success. > > I struggle with budgeting money. > > I struggle with spending enough time studying > > I struggle with spending enough quality time with the kids, > > my wife, and others who need my help. > > I struggle with looking and thinking where I shouldn't. > > I struggle with just not wanting to do what needs to be done. > > > > I struggle with enemies. > > Enemies that rob me of so much that the creator desires for > me. > > > > All of these enemies have been with me for a long time. > > If you are honest with yourself, you have them too. > > > > Enemies that move in predictable patterns. > > > > Those who win at the game, figure out the pattern of the > enemy, > > and break it. > > > > > > > ================================================== > === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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