http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ Collection of Thoughts Tag: enlightenment en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:13:29 +0000 http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/248/page/2#post-24080 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:11:08 +0000 nepsfeather 24080@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Hi featherofheaveven...I know you because I was once you...AND...I agree with you... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/248/page/2#post-24072 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:36:44 +0000 featherofheaven 24072@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Music Speaks To My Soul...It Influences My Emotions At Any Given Time...It Tells Me To Shut The Stereo Off When I Have A Bunch Of Kids Going Crazy Listening To Some Amazing Rock Band...It Tells Me To Soften The Music When I Am In The Mood For Contemplating Life. It Can Make Us Fall Into The Depths Of Despair...<br /> Music Is Sad, Angry, Beautiful...It Is Every Emotion Possible...To Kill, To Make Gentle Love, To Have Violent Sex, To Play, To Work...To Just Be...</p> <p>Music Influences All Facets Of Our Lives... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21233 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:00:56 +0000 mayamaya 21233@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>life is a path and ability to reach</p> <p><a href="http://www.whiteoracle.com" rel="nofollow">www.whiteoracle.com</a> </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21065 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:54:24 +0000 abstractprophet 21065@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>conciousness sure is something else isn't it...</p> <p>one horse with many carts... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21063 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:42:28 +0000 starion 21063@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Thus you have a human who knows him/herself, knows his/her interests, has done some work and knows what work is pleasant, knows how to learn, and you no longer have grownups who are lost; you have taught function, form, and capability </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21062 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:40:05 +0000 starion 21062@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Agreed! Everything man has built is an extension of the mind of man. A computer was built to emulate the mind of man.<br /> We are living in an age where there is so much information, we could stuff our heads for centuries and still know very little, so we must be discriminatory or at least clean out the mental library now and then to make room for more useful information. About education: teach a child the fundamentals the way each child learns best because that's how they will learn all their lives. Teach them where to find information they<br /> will need so they will always have access to their educational needs. Teach them fundamentals of humanhood. ie. truth, honesty, kindness, respect for and working with one another, teach them survival skills, how to cook, sew, clean house, and outdoor survival skills,what wild foods are there for them, respect for the land, the air, the water, and local skills so that each child could survive in whatever environment they find themselves, and finally teach them to respect themselves and let their talents and skills come forth. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21061 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:56:43 +0000 Ekanta 21061@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>The mind controls the machine and his oncle. If we have faith in machines and science, lol, we miss the point entirely. First focus on the mind (correct education in human values), then worry about machines and science. Most of the world population doesnt understand this and its quite serious. Folks in power are totally blind to cause and effect. But... it will change in a short future... hehe... now I dont say more. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21060 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:32:06 +0000 shin 21060@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>We, as humanity, have struggled for so long and so hard to ensure our survival and well-being. Events happening over the last couple of hundred years enabled a large number of people to achieve this goal. It was science and industrialisation which has brought us to this point. Scioence is the foundation for technological achievements, which in turn allows industrialisation, which allow the multiplication of ones manual and thinking labour. The end result is material prosperity for those who are part of that process. </p> <p>Science contributed to the idea that all things may be explainable and understandable. The knowledgbase about the universe is expanding at a phenomenal rate, adding to this idea. Newtonian physics, based on cause and effect, and technology permeated our lives and with it an idea that the universe, and human beings, are essentially machines. With the adoption of this idea, unconscious in many cases, our world has become empty of spirits, good and bad, empty of faeries and witches, of gods, and God.</p> <p>The world has become a disenchanted place and awe and wonder is a rare occurrance. Cries of wonder, excitment, shrieks of fear, laughter and crying, has largely disappeared and what we can hear now is the round-the-clock clanging and whirring of machines at work. </p> <p>What was suppsoed to serve humanity has now become its master. It calls the tune and sets the timetables. If one cannot keep up, one is in danger to lose the head or a limb in the machinery because little effort is spent in adding safety features.</p> <p>It is for us to rediscover the things which make life worthwhile, and to live a life that, in the end, we can say was worth living.<br /> We know everything we need to know in order to do that. It only requires a relaxation of our fixed stare, becoming aware that there is also something like peripeharl vision. It is a relaxing of mind and body. </p> <p>How difficult can that be? Apparently very much. How come, and what can we do about it? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/981#post-21059 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:35:37 +0000 Starseeker 21059@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Here's a quote from an article called What is Life ?, written by Master Tathagata.</p> <p>"Any human being should take an interest in what you are living for. The biggest problem nowadays in the world of human beings, which can be seen, is that most human beings do not try to know why they are living and what they should have to live for in their lives. We should see this is the result that human beings have abandoned themselves by greed and ignorance for a long time. Our life and the result of our life that we wish for is being ignored by darkness and unhappiness.</p> <p>Is life really the question which nobody can know ? Some people say that life is a never ending task and some people say that life is the secret which only god knows. We do not understand the fact why do we have to live by forgetting the pleasure of life which is in ourselves and why do we have to live our life by throwing away the value of life. We should understand the tremendous crisis of the world of human beings from the deteriorating or loss of the value of view of life and we should feel fear of the fact that these things prevail in our surroundings already. As long as religions do not know what life is and universities are the authorities of promoting position it is bound to be difficult for anyone to teach the truth of life and people who have already abandoned themselves will not want things in truth to be revealed.</p> <p>The duty of his era is how do we know about life and to choose what we have to live for. The most important thing for you to consider is to love yourself and to create a good self from you. The reason why I am talking about these things is because there is a principle in the world and all the answers are in the principle. Life is the whole process which exists from birth to death and we have the result in us through what happened in ourselves. When we know life we can see the real value of life and when we know life the real love can come out of ourselves. Unless the world of human beings cannot open their eyes to life the value of life will disappear forever. When your life cannot bless yourself the life is not yours anymore.</p> <p>The blessing for human beings is the ability that human beings can have and the fact that they cannot use their ability that they have for themselves means they lost themselves by ignorance. Now we should check about this problem. We should know what we know and what we are doing. All truth is appearing through the result. When the question is wrong the result comes out wrong and only someone who understands the question can make a good result."</p> <p>the full article is available here... <a href="http://www.members.tripod.com/tathagata2000/enlightenment_what_is_life__.htm">What is Life ?</a></p> <p>any thoughts?</p> <p>starseeker </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-21019 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:35:24 +0000 YetAnotherSeeker 21019@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>I have a Guide who manifests as my grandfather. I had a revelation the other day that I had been his Guide in another life cycle. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-20978 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:19:18 +0000 abstractprophet 20978@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>blessings angelwhisperlady... :) </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-20939 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:13:19 +0000 selfseeker 20939@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>[St. Agnes of Rome is my Guide in helping me to speak my Truths]</p> <p>.... but why didn't he help you in speaking the Truth in the above statement ? :? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-20930 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:54:19 +0000 starion 20930@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>And....of course, God within us, certainly knows nothing more about us than some stranger...yes??? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-20926 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:36:27 +0000 Ekanta 20926@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>3$ for 45 min work sounds like a bargain.....................................................not </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/964#post-20925 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:53:59 +0000 Angelwhisperslady 20925@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Hi All,<br /> St. Agnes of Rome is my Guide in helping me to speak my Truths. I do not compromise my beliefs anymore despite what others may think.</p> <p>I have been told that my angel readings are very inspiring and that I should offer readings to a wider community.</p> <p>Please visit me as this is something I feel that can benefit me and others. I am guided by the Higher Realms.</p> <p>The site is:</p> <p><a href="http://www.geocities.com/angelwhisperslady/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geocities.com/angelwhisperslady/</a></p> <p>Thanks<br /> Love and Light<br /> Angelwhisperslady :) </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18828 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:41:06 +0000 GrimNexus 18828@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>oh, and also, dont forget no1-awakens,<br /> you said earlier:<br /> "It apparently formed."</p> <p>perhaps this wording suits you better:<br /> "What is "It" that "apparently formed"?"</p> <p>---<br /> If the above doesn't suit you, then what did you mean when you said: "It apparently formed."? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18821 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:28:40 +0000 InfiniteRose 18821@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>see you AB :grin:</p> <p>enjoy your time out :grin:</p> <p>love rose </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18820 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:38:47 +0000 selfseeker 18820@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Seeking solitude, Abs ? My best wishes ... shall miss you ! :)</p> <p>The link given by you doesn't work. This may help : <a href="http://6sigma.myfreeforum.org/index.php?component=indexpage" rel="nofollow">http://6sigma.myfreeforum.org/index.php?component=indexpage</a> </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18816 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:35:35 +0000 abstractprophet 18816@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>rose... </p> <p>thank you... :D</p> <p>all...</p> <p>i am going to be taking a recess from this board... </p> <p>a bit of hermitude is what is required presently...</p> <p>if you want to contact me do so through...</p> <p><a href="http://6sigma.myfreeforum.org/index.php" rel="nofollow">http://6sigma.myfreeforum.org/index.php</a></p> <p>anyways...</p> <p>much love &#38; many blessings... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18799 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:48:57 +0000 InfiniteRose 18799@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Ab ....what fence ;)...... :lol:</p> <p>thanks :grin:</p> <p>Love rose </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18788 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:54:15 +0000 abstractprophet 18788@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>rose...</p> <p>are you in danger of becoming a fence sitter... lol... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18779 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:57:04 +0000 GrimNexus 18779@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>gotta goto work<br /> gonna respond when i get back </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18771 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:15:14 +0000 InfiniteRose 18771@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>While there is still the appearance of another apparently not being enlightened<br /> Then neither... am I...</p> <p>What you see is what you get </p> <p>I am they are not<br /> They are I am not </p> <p>projection </p> <p>there is a place between the reflection of right and wrong ...</p> <p>I will meet you there </p> <p>Thanks for the lesson..... :)</p> <p>Love rose </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18760 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:38:46 +0000 GrimNexus 18760@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>no1 you said:<br /> "You only assimilated what I said,</p> <p>"Whatever comes out of these words are dependent upon what YOU draw out of them."</p> <p>to fit your own needs."</p> <p>i did?<br /> how do you know?<br /> How does what you said not prove true to you, but at the same time, you are able to say what does or does not "fit my needs"? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18743 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:14:57 +0000 starlight 18743@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>sweetie, there is no me to feel threatened...and you are absolutely right, 'you' can take nothing away from what i am...(without the i and am...lol)</p> <p>however; the questions were not answered; hopefully you will get honest with truth and answer them for that sake...infact, that is the only way it can happen. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18742 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:09:47 +0000 starlight 18742@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>no1 said: "that me is still there...behind what you call awareness"</p> <p>only...apparently so...LOL </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/5#post-18741 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:09:15 +0000 no-1-awakens 18741@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>star,,will be away,,,you know how to reach me.</p> <p>bye for now </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/4#post-18740 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:07:44 +0000 no-1-awakens 18740@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>star,,,,DON"T KNOW IF THIS IS EVEN THERE FOR YOU,,,but if you are feeling threatened in any way,,,its not there. For lack of better terms and usage,,In no way am i trying to take anything away from you,,,not possible. We are just have this conversation. Thats all. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/4#post-18739 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:02:12 +0000 no-1-awakens 18739@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>"what was Christ? what was Buddha? and why did they waste all their NOW on sentient beings and pointing to truth?"</p> <p>That was covered already star,,, a few posts above. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/832/page/4#post-18738 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:00:28 +0000 no-1-awakens 18738@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>star,</p> <p>"are you saying that awareness cannot be aware of itself without a 'me'?"</p> <p>there is no me,,lol,,not evading you question star,,actually did not see it. That me is still there for you behind what you call awareness,,thats all.</p> <p>"true nature cannot know itself?" </p> <p>"true nature" as you say does not require to know itself,,thats part of the conceptual a process before it comes to a point. Thats a demand for individual still there. </p>