Tag: psychology
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Midnight Mindfulness -XLIII-
November 27, 2022 “The present day shows with appalling clarity how little able people are to let the other man’s argument count, although this capacity is a fundamental and indispensable condition for any human community. Everyone who proposes to come to terms with himself must reckon with this basic problem. For, to the degree that […]
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[Repost] “With Gratitude On Your Wedding Day”
—- January 29, 2021 — I would like to thank youfor being the greatest helper,in ways that only Eve Lilith can,in so perfectly assisting mein my wild and stunning andoh-so-successful strivingtowards destroying my false self. I could not have come this farwithout you and your ways,so perfectly suited for meand my precious wounded egoand for […]
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Afternoon Prayer ~XX~
10/16/22 Listen to what the Lord is saying: “Stand up and state your case against me.Let the mountains and hills be called to witness your complaints.And now, O mountains, listen to the Lord’s complaint!He has a case against his people. He will bring charges against Israel.O my people, what have I done to you? What have I […]
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three [10/16]
10/16/22 I: What an interesting turn of events.What a set of circumstances the past week. S: Now listen: Much to pay attention to.No more spilling secrets.You deplete their magicwhen poured abroad. The greatest magiciansnever reveal their tricksbut give credit wherecredit is due: Magic. (And I thought about thisas it relates to our Lord:is this not […]
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The Art of Individuation ~XLV~
10/2/22 I think midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: ” I’m not screwing around. It’s time. All of this pretending and performing , these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – has to […]
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Morning Mindfulness
9/22/22 Happy 1st Day of Fall! Oh dark act, violation, murder!Abyss, give birth to the unredeemed. Who is our redeemer? Who is our leader? Where are the ways through black wastes? God, do not abandon us! What are you summoning, God? Raise your hand up to the darkness above you, pray, despair, wring your hands, […]
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Mythology 102: Fenryr & Tyr
The Norse pseudo-god Loki, who is by turns the friend and the enemy of the other gods, had three fearfully hideous and strong children with the giantess Angrboda (“She Who Bodes Anguish”). The first child was the serpent Jormungand. The second was the death-goddess Hel. The third was the wolf Fenrir. The gods had terrible […]
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The Way of The Warrior ~XVI~
9/20/22 Please read aloud with me,mindfully and prayerfully. The Five Ranks of Merit Thus far we have stated how to train our body and mind according to the general rules and customs established by Zenists. And here we shall describe the different stages of mental upliftingthrough which the student of Zen has to go. They […]
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half truths
Jul. 2022 half truthskill othersto keep a liealive & well
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The Way of The Warrior ~XV~
9/19/2022 “True Dhyana” To sit in Meditation is not the only method of practising Zazen. “We practise Dhyana in sitting, in standing, and in walking,” says one of the Japanese Zenists. Lin Tsi (Rin-Zai) also says: “To concentrate one’s mind, or to dislike noisy places, and seek only for stillness, is the characteristic of heterodox […]
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Truth of L♾V3 ~XXXIX~
9/9/22 Love is such a fateful factor in the life of every human being because, more than anything else, it has the power to release the living from their ego-bound consciousness; it brings us a hint of a transcendental happening, making it possible for us to attend a divine play of the union of Shiva […]
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Midnight Mindfulness -XLI-
9/8/22