OF YOUR ATTENTION WILL COME
WHEN YOU WILL START SEEING the truth..
Lead me from dreaming to waking. 
Lead me from opacity to clarity.
Lead me from the complicated to the simple. Lead me from the obscure to the obvious. Lead me from intention to attention. Lead me from what I'm told I am to what I see I am. 
Lead me from confrontation to wide openness. Lead me to the place I never left, 
Where there is peace, and peace -from the Upanishads- 
Unless you know the emptiness and bliss inside yourself..you'll be a robot forced by the same emptiness and bliss trying to know itself..by pain..
...inside your self also..trust me!..said the mahayogi! so listen to the mahayogi..,grasshopper from heaven....
In silence there must be movement, and in motion,
There must be silence. A small movement is better than a big one.. No movement is better than a small one..listen! Silence is all the movement's mother.. In Movement you should be like a dragon or a tiger. In non Movement you should be like a Buddha. -- Wang Xiangzhai(November 26, 1885 - July 12, 1963}What is referred to as mindlessness is absence of the human mentality; what is referred to as mindfulness is mindfulness of the Tao. When one is free of the human mentality, the mutual sensing of the earthly and celestial is swift; when one is mindful of the Tao, effective practice endures. Swiftness of sensing comes about spontaneously, without cultivation, without striving; long perseverance comes about through effort, and involves action and striving. Striving and non-striving each has its secret; the distinction is all a matter of the absence of the human mentality and the presence of mindfulness of the Tao. After one has reached complete realization of the universal Tao, neither existence nor nonexistence remain; others and self are ultimately empty, and one enters the state of ultimate truthfulness, like a spirit. Here, it is not only the human mentality that cannot be applied; even the mindfulness of Tao is not applicable." - Liu I-ming
The Conduct of the Moon and Clouds
The consistent conduct of people of the Way is like the flowing clouds with no grasping mind, like the full moon reflecting universally, not confined anywhere, glistening within each of the ten thousand forms.
Dignified and upright, emerge and make contact with the variety of phenomena, unstained and unconfused. Function the same toward all others since all have the same substance as you. Language cannot transmit this, speculation cannot reach it. Leaping beyond the infinite and cutting off the dependent, be obliging without looking for merit.
This marvel cannot be measured with consciousness or emotion. On the journey accept your function, in your house please sustain it. Comprehending birth and death, leaving causes and conditions, genuinely realize that from the outset your spirit is not halted. So we have been told that the mind that embraces all the ten directions does not stop anywhere.
-- Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091-1157)
note*Shi-Kin Hara-Mitsu Dai-Ko-Myo: A moment of true interaction between mind and spirit may lead to Enlightenment....aghhhh.. beautiful words..grasshoppers from heaven!..
I just found a nice site with plenty good stuff to chew on like the rabbit from the Alice wonderland?
http://home.acceleration.net/clark/PaperVu/ppvindex.html
any way...what I wanted to post was about,,the flow,, of spirit in action..about this ..
http://home.acceleration.net/clark/COOL938/Email.Essays/Flow.html
quote"
the gist of which it seems is there is this rather common type "A" mode that is kinetic, in constant motion, stressed out, controlling and although folks in this mode get a lot done the price in terms of health consequences is high.
Then there is the type "B" mode that is totally laid back, sedentary, dreamily floating through life getting very little accomplished. Typically folks in this mode are "out of control," rudderless letting the ebb and flow of life push them where it will. Rather like Donald Duck... flat footed, don't give a $#!+ and things just roll off their back.
The ideal seems to be the type "C" mode which in the tape set is called the "C zone" or as I am calling it "flow" which takes the best of both modes and leaves the rest.
What I am dealing with now is being Relaxed and Open to Drumming and other things that can be difficult in my life, being Ef~Fort~Less!
One of the ways that works for me (and the dear friend that provided this insight) to gain this Peaceful perspective and ease in my endeavors is to allow my "spirit body" to take on the task at hand while I let my "mental body" surf on the surface of this awe full (wave ) force.
Interestingly, as I "get out of the way" I feel an even stronger connection to what it is that I'm "doing," firmly rooted in the moment, grounded. Also, in the case of drumming I find physically I am able to go faster, for longer, and hit harder with out fatigue or muscle "burn." Mentally I am clearer and am able to "look ahead" further as my "scope" expands and this is conducive to inspired improvisation and soloing.
I hope this Helps!
May Peace Be With You and Yours!
Drumming Peace, R
"
hehehe..isn't this beautiful?...he got it right,but he didn't explain what is this,,spirit body,,?..
So I'm composing on the spot this never heard stanza..kripto style?
Wish me luck to my wisdom muscles!
Behold the Spirit Body
Is the awareness itself
Like an eternal witness
It is empty..yet full
By intent
Creates the wave
Of one pointed individuality
Or one pointed concentration
Riding this wave..as a resonator
The flow is like that
While the intent is all that is needed
Marvelous works are done
Effortlessly seeming
And that is because the Mind
Is only one thought at the time
And is not bothered by others thoughts
Comprende spanish ,grasshopers?
And why the thought is one..?
Like a pebble in the lake?
Because of the spirit body,of course
It's source..it's power..it's emptiness
It's bliss
It's brilliant origin
It's majestic source
Of creation of the universe itself!!
Not only your ,,flow,,
Thus spokenth the mahayogi!
hmm..good stanza I wrote just now..I love myself!..is good to be me,indeed!...I have to go kiss myself in the mirror..but first..I'll post the original post from that site..
Kiss and love to you..grasshoppers from heaven!
-added by danny-
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Flow By Reverend R Clark
Greetings Folks!
I found these "top ten lists" that are applicable to drumming, dancing and hence is germane to the stuff of Life.
"The Top 10 Signs That You Are NOT In Flow" and an antidote "The Top 10 Ways To Get Back In Flow".
I recall an out of print tape set that I heard years ago. I outline below: The gist of which it seems is there is this rather common type "A" mode that is kinetic, in constant motion, stressed out, controlling and although folks in this mode get a lot done the price in terms of health consequences is high.
Then there is the type "B" mode that is totally laid back, sedentary, dreamily floating through life getting very little accomplished. Typically folks in this mode are "out of control," rudderless letting the ebb and flow of life push them where it will. Rather like Donald Duck... flat footed, don't give a $#!+ and things just roll off their back.
The ideal seems to be the type "C" mode which in the tape set is called the "C zone" or as I am calling it "flow" which takes the best of both modes and leaves the rest.
What I am dealing with now is being Relaxed and Open to Drumming and other things that can be difficult in my life, being Ef~Fort~Less!
One of the ways that works for me (and the dear friend that provided this insight) to gain this Peaceful perspective and ease in my endeavors is to allow my "spirit body" to take on the task at hand while I let my "mental body" surf on the surface of this awe full (wae past some) force.
Interestingly, as I "get out of the way" I feel an even stronger connection to what it is that I'm "doing," firmly rooted in the moment, grounded. Also, in the case of drumming I find physically I am able to go faster, for longer, and hit harder with out fatigue or muscle "burn." Mentally I am clearer and am able to "look ahead" further as my "scope" expands and this is conducive to inspired improvisation and soloing.
I hope this Helps!
May Peace Be With You and Yours!
Drumming Peace, R
A Taoist story tells of an old man who accidentally fell into the river rapids leading to a high and dangerous waterfall. Onlookers feared for his life. Miraculously, he came out alive and unharmed downstream at the bottom of the falls. People asked him how he managed to survive. “I accommodated myself to the water, not the water to me. Without thinking, I allowed myself to be shaped by it. Plunging into the swirl, I came out with the swirl. This is how I survived.”
“The best way not to drown is to ride the wave.”
- Deepak Chopra, "The Path to Love"
“To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthuisiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other.”
- Helena Petrova Blavatsky
“Shi-Kin Hara-Mitsu Dai-Ko-Myo: A moment of true interaction between mind and spirit may lead to Enlightenment.”
- Bujinkan Ninjutsu motto
Signs of being 'touched' spiritually
1) Big dopey grin.
2) Urge to touch other people. Spiritually, that is.
3) Urge to tell everyone over and over how happy (you feel) and how wonderful things are.
4) Constant use of trite Pollyanna sayings.
5) Simplistic Pollyanna attitude.
- William Henry Timmins
“Forget all you know or think you know;
Abandon power and enforced decree.
Inward, where the deepest rivers flow,
Find the currents of eternity...”
- Wayland Drew, "The Book of Fin Raziel"
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened
about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light
shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we
are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
by Marianne Williamson (A Return to Love: Reflections On The Principles
of A Course In Miracles, p. 165, HarperCollins, 1992)
Quoted by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 Inaugural Address
“The Sufis believe that every aspect of daily life has potential as a
devotional practice. Every bodily movement has its source in the divine.
Everything we do, everything seen or heard, tasted or touched, can be
undertaken as a devotional practice. This level of devotion brings us into
a new relationship with the ongoing creation as we realize that the entire
universe is dependent upon the creative energy that vitalizes each and
every moment.”
- David A. Cooper, "Silence, Simplicity & Solitude"
“Play exists for its own sake. Play is for the moment; it is not hurried,
even when the pace is fast and timing seems important. When we play, we
also celebrate holy uselessness. Like the calf frolicking in the meadow, we
need no pretense or excuses. Work is productive; play, in its
disinterestedness and self-forgetting, can be fruitful.”
- Margaret Guenther in Toward Holy Ground
Symptoms of Inner Peace Used with kind permission by author Saskia Davis ©FEB1984, All Rights Reserved
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world. Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:“How do you get world Peace? You get world Peace through Inner Peace. If you've got a world full of people who have Inner Peace, then you have a peaceful world.”
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
“In life and in love, there is only that moment, the NOW. The only reality
we know is what we experience this very second. Reality is not what has
passed or what has yet to come into being. Grabbing hold of this simple
idea makes life magical because it brings love alive.”
- Leo Buscaglia
“Just like a catsup bottle,
None will come and then a lottle.”
- Richard Armour
Paper View Section
On Medical Ethics (Introduction to Ethics) DEC '98
On Naturopathy (The Career Page Project for College Success) DEC '98
On African Drumming his tory/ her itage (African Ensemble Drumming) NOV 2K
On Music and Medicine (Combining Two Loves) SEP '99
On the Cultural Context of Djembe Rhythms 14 OCT 99
On Motivation (General Psychology) JUL '99
Email Essays Section
Abundance 08 OCT 2K4
Astrologic Confirmation of Healing and Spiritual Talent 17 OCT 2K4
Attune Mints? 05 OCT 2K4
The Big Picture 16 MAR 2K4
Bio 25 AUG 2K4
Can Others Steal Our Energy? 25 OCT 2K4
DjembEthics 10 OCT 2K3
Drop Shipping Time-Release Reiki 11 OCT 2K4
Drum Reiki 10 SEP 2K4
Drumming 'n Drugs: Drum Circles 16 AUG 2K1
Drumming 'n Drugs: Shamanism 16 NOV 2K4
Drumming Peace 101 25 JUN 2K2
Flow 8 MAY 2K3
N.B. (no·ta be·ne) 15 DEC 2K4
Grounding 24 OCT 2K4
Guidance 18 NOV 2K4
HappyShel Eulogy 11 OCT 2K9
Hospice in Vermont 27 OCT 2K4
Insurance 28 SEP 2K4
J.R.R. Tolkein 28 OCT 2K4
Kim Saretsky Endlich Eulogy 22 AUG 2K9
Medicine Buddha Mantra 08 OCT 2K4
Melodic Instruments at a Drum Circle 23 OCT 2K3
Olga Taylor Clark Eulogy 18JAN2K9
One Art 3 JAN 2K5
Ordination 10 SEP 2K4
Papa Ladji Camara Eulogy 23 OCT 2K4
Pain 10 SEP 2K4
Peanut Gallery 25 SEP 2K1
Permission to Heal 09 OCT 2K4
Prana & Reich 28 OCT 2K4
Prayer 10 SEP 2K4
Protection 07 OCT 2K4
Random Thoughts 16 NOV 2K4
Reiki.4.Life My Ministry
Reiki Answered Questions 26 Aug 2K4
Reiki Fear 24 OCT 2K4
Reiki Flavors: Energy Healing and Bio-Energetics Modalities Begun SEP 2K4 Updated as information surfaces
Effects of Becoming Reiki Master 08 OCT 2K4
Reiki Holy Water 19 JUN 2K5
Reiki Research 11 OCT 2K4
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder 21 OCT 2K4
Sai Baba Mantra 09 OCT 2K4
Search and Rescue 22APR2011
The Shadow Knows 13 OCT 2K4
Shy 21 OCT 2K4
Sound 09 NOV 2K4
Sticky Wicket: Breaking Sticks 6 DEC 2K1
Stupidity 16 NOV 2K4
Symbols 24 OCT 2K4
The Tao of Bevis & Butthead 31 DEC 2K4
Tradition v. Improv 19 FEB 2K6
Voices 29 AUG 2K1
Warts & All 21 OCT 2K4
What Are You? 5 JUN 2K3
From Other Folks
Handing Anger Assertively By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. NOV 2K4
The Hurricane Attunement By Sheree Rainbolt-Kren 03 OCT 2K4
Wildflowers by Milton Redman
Be a Genius...Be Patient! by Steve Goodier 2K4
Tibetan Yoga 29JUN2K5
Good Karma
To nourish the vital energy, keep watch in silence;
In order to subdue the mind, act with non-action.
Of movement and stillness, be aware of their origin;
There is no work to do, much less someone to seek.
The true and constant must respond to phenomena;
Responding to phenomena, you must be unconfused.
When unconfused, the nature will stabilize by itself;
When the nature stabilizes, energy returns by itself.
When energy returns, the elixir crystallizes by itself;
Within the pot, the trigrams of heaven and earth are joined.
Yīn and yáng arise, alternating over and over again;
Every transformation comes like a clap of thunder.
White clouds form and come to assemble at the peak;
The sweet nectar sprinkles down Mount Sumeru.
Swallow for yourself this wine of immortality;
You wander so freely—who is able to know you?
Sit and listen to the tune played without strings;
Clearly understand the mechanism of creation.
It comes entirely from these twenty lines;
A true ladder going straight to Heaven.-Daoist text -
"The center of the cyclone is that
rising quiet central low-pressure place in which one can learn to live
eternally. Just outside of this Center is the rotating storm of
one's own ego, competing with other egos in a furious high-velocity
circular dance. As one leaves center, the roar of rotating wind
deafens on more and more as one joins this dance. One's centered
thinking-feeling-being, one's own Satoris, are in the center only,
not outside. One's pushed-pulled driven states, one's anti-Satori
modes of functioning, one's self-created hells, are outside the
center. In the center of the cyclone one is off the wheel of Karma,
of life, rising to join the Creators of the Universe, the Creators of
us.
Here we find that we have created Them who are Us...
Lilly's Law
"In the province of the mind, what
is believed to be true is true or becomes true, within certain limits
to be found experimentally. These limits are further beliefs to be
transcended. In the province of the(true mind..added by danny) mind, there are no limits."" -- John C. Lilly -
Unless you know the emptiness and bliss inside yourself..you'll be a robot forced by the same emptiness and bliss trying to know itself..by pain..inside your self also..trust me!..said the mahayogi!
The student asked: “A sage's response to changing conditions
is unlimited. Does he have to study beforehand?”
He should worry only about his mind's not being
clear, and not about the inability to respond to all changing conditions.”
— Wang Yang Ming (1472-1529)
To us all towns are one, all men our kin. Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill. Man's pains and pains' relief are from within. Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !." - Tamil Poem-
