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I really don’t matter.

Man I feel so unimportant

rottenwasp

san junipero + face touching

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san junipero couple icons <3

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🎶 “Ooh, baby, do you know what’s worth? Ooh, heaven is a place on earth.” 🎶

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illuminationuniverse

Nirvana is a psychological state of mind. It’s not a place like heaven. It’s not something that’s not here. It is here! in the middle of the turmoil, called Samsara- the whirlpool of life conditions. Nirvana is the condition that comes when you are not compelled by desire, fear or by social commitments…When you hold your center and act out of there.

Joseph Campbell (via illuminationuniverse)

indomitableme

“The first step to liberation is losing your fear of being wrong. I started by admitting that the only thing I know for certain is that I don’t know anything for certain. Man, that felt good! Every idea or opinion I have are just thoughts I’m entertaining.. not concrete. Nobody in the world has all the information to claim anything as universally true (not scientists, historians, nor astronauts). So by letting go of the "need” to be right, we not only free ourselves of the need to defend, protect, or get upset if/when our beliefs are challenged, but we simultaneously welcome all new perspectives with an open mind. So go ahead.. lose your fear of being wrong. It’s not so bad. :)

“If somebody tells me that the sky is green, and I believe it to be blue, I don’t need to argue with them, prove myself right by making them wrong, or call them names, I just walk away from that conversation with the newfound knowledge that to some people the sky looks green. That’s all. The blueness of my sky is not at all jeopardized by how green someone else perceives it to be. Imagine how much easier life would be if we stopped fighting about every little thing. Loosen your grip, smile, it’s all okay. All of it.”

-Timber Hawkeye

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Samsara

It’s time again Once again I wonder how will I make it? “Like every other time” …of course

Soon I will be consumed in dark colors consumed in a dark mind It won’t budge me sure it will set its marks …Like always

I do not feel prepared not this time either Yet others seem to thrive But I wish for another view

For I am sunshine in flesh This does not suit me

The cold energy is overwhelming Every bit of it is overwhelming All eyes I must look through All minds I must read All feelings I must feel All words I must talk All souls I must touch All worlds I must see E v e r y t h i n g I must be I am filled with gratitude Don’t get me wrong It’s a cycle I know the story but forget everytime It really is a tough journey

Still

I love every bit of it “I’m ready, show me more” - She whispered. - Anon

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Choices

‘At any given moment, you can chose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited - or you can remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed. You can remain in the sleep of ignorance or remember that you are and always have been awake. Either way, you’re still expressing the unlimited nature of your true being. Ignorance, vulnerability, fear, anger, and desire are expressions of the infinite potential of your buddhanature. There’s nothing inherently wrong or right with making such choices. The fruit of Buddhist practice is simply the recognition that these and other mental afflictions are nothing more or less than choices available to us because our real nature is infinite in scope.

We choose ignorance because we can. We choose awareness because we can. Samsara and nirvana are simply different points of view based on the choices we make in how to examine and understand our experience. There’s nothing magical about nirvana and nothing bad or wrong about samsara. If you’re determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scared by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so. The opportunity to experience yourself directly is always available.’

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom.

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The gentle spring rain permeates the soil of my soul. A seed that has lain deeply in the earth for many years just smiles.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via meesbah)

theinfinitesparkofbeing

Chogyam Trungpa was responsible for bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the west. Fascinating story behind Trungpa. His most notable book was titled Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. A great documentary about him, that I believe in on Netflix is Crazy Wisdom. To speak frankly Chogyam Trungpa was crazy.

But remember when you learn more about him, when you are on the side of a mountain and you see birds leaping off and taking flight, just because you are on the same mountain, understand that you are not a bird. For some of the sticklers that follow this blog, the above is a common analogy that is used when discussing Chogyam. I do understand that Ram Dass used the analogy. I also understand that Ram Dass was a teacher of his. This was not an attempt to hijack a Ram Dass quote. I typically refrain from discussing my own practice and teachers as I’m would never measure up to to them nor would I want to claim myself to be a representative as I am a deeply flawed person. That being said, I think I’ve mentioned this is previous incarnations of this blog, I took refuge (initiation) in Kagyu Buddhism which is Chogyam’s lineage though he was in 2 I believe? Also, he was a bit of a rouge and not used as an example by my teacher. However, he always comes up, usually by newer students, and when he does the above analogy is given. Probably because it works best. He was a great teacher, a drunk and had sex with students. All the crazy stuff aside his teachers were very focused and were flawless. Hence the term crazy wisdom. I hope this helps.