I have no philosophy
osho


to do is to be  socrates
to be is to do  sartre
doo be doo..   sinatra



be naked in the splendour
of the truth of who you are
gangaji

What makes art so human
is the effect it has on the spirit
that it just transcends everything.
bridget



I imagine yes to be the only living thing
e.e. cummings



I know I missed the boat called perfection
but my errors are portals of discovery
and there are times
when a little madness sets me free.
gael



to hold, you must first open your hand. Let go.
tao te ching



I find there is a little spot at the end of every breath
where no one can get to but me. It's pure rapture.
joe




Being kept in ignorance about our orgasmic natures iz abuse.
carla




Whether giving gratitude or receiving, it has to flow from the heart.
So it may be unsaid in silence, whispered or shouted,
written beautifully or awkwardly, it doesn't matter,
it is always felt from the heart.
mila

Intelligent practice always deals with just one thing: the fear at the base of human existence, the fear that I am not. and of course I am not, but the last thing I want to know is that. I am impermanence itself in a rapidly changing human form that appears solid. I fear to see what I am: an ever-changing energy field. I don't want to be that. so good practice is about fear. fear takes the form of constantly thinking, speculating, analyzing, fantasizing. with all that activity we create a cloud to keep ourselves safe in make-believe practice.

true practice is not safe; it's anything but safe. but we don't like that  so we obsess with our feverish efforts to achieve our version of the personal dream. such obsessive practice is itself just another cloud between ourselves & reality. the only thing that matters is seeing with an impersonal spotlight: seeing things as they really are. when the personal barrier drops away, why do we have to call it anything? we just live our lives. and when we die, we just die. no problem anywhere. 
charlotte beck, everyday zen: love & work

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.........how do you allow for expansion in your life? what reminds you to open to new perspectives? how do you keep making room for growth in your world, so as to include more and be more aware?

I am a nomadic bohemian at heart & have often felt like a tourist in my own life. My wandering mind travels to many places during a day trickered by words, emotions, imagery, music, taste & smell, setting the scene for the oddest things to happen. I guess my soul is in on the stunt too. My backpack, lil trolley & beautybox are on permament display in my tipi whether I have been on the road or not. Their presence tell me that I can get up & go with a moment's notice. Just so that I don't forget. I have a mantra I whisper to myself when the shit hits the fan: 'I can always go to Barcelona'.

Four months in Greece with 26 kilos jammed into a backpack that was a disgrace to functional design taught me to travel light. I picked a whopper of a book, Beyond Power by Marilyn French to entertain me on the journey. My biceps & calves were absolutely stunning that summer. Don't ask what else I brought with me. I will just say that I have since managed to trek the scottish highland for mths with one change of clothes.

I am also an extroverted introvert with high adaptability, well mannered, able to eat anything offered to me & I can sleep wherever. I have the advanced first aid thang & never panic. I'm an excellent navigator, thrive in chaotic situations & laugh at the silliest things. And I will keep walking when my paws are sore. I do best when I am roughing it rural style, which is also my fav kind of travelling.

I have experienced minor difficulties due to my flair for assecorizing when going urban. Yes we are talking ocd-like behavior, the kind not easily medicated; Some monitoring may be needed for me not to get lost in a maze of beautybox, hat- & hand bags, trolleys & an unspecified selection of matching shades, scarfs, umbrellas & you guessed it, shoes for any thinkable occasion..

And there will be any thinkable occasion & it is beside the point that we are merely popping over to London for the weekend (where you can buy anything). ..'Hon, hurry up with them last two trolleys, the taxi is a tickin' & the plane ain't gonna wait while you drag your feet'. I'm like the best girl scout on the planet. Cool, calm & collected; Ready for everything, with hardly any supervision needed. Let's go!

I love the moon & I am strongly influenced by her energy in various ways. When she is full, like now,  she begs la loba in me to come dance.. I like to play with tools for life & astrology is one of them. I am more often than not, pleasently surprised at the astounding accuracy when pointing me to tendencies in my energy, preferences, moods & emotions, not to mention the analysis of my personality based on my birth chart.The following landed in my inbox today & I like to share. Eclipses do not happen all that often & although this one does not affect my personal chart, I find it interesting nevertheless. If you are not familiar with your chart, you can do one here.

A partial eclipse of the Moon is taking place tonight. The entire eclipse will be visible in most of Europe and Africa, and partially visible in South America and Australia. During a lunar eclipse, the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow on the Moon. Eclipses always come in pairs, and this eclipse follows the dramatic solar eclipse of August 1.

Eclipses are like big exclamation points and since this eclipse is in Aquarius, a sign that is focused on the workings of the larger group or community, expect confusing leadership situations, power struggles and sharp words. In addition to the heightened emotions of this full Moon, an active pattern of planetary aspects also adds drama to this eclipse. The placement of Aquarius in your personal chart will define how it impacts your life over the next five months.

 If Aquarius is in your First or Seventh House, the eclipse will signal a period of personal development and growth. And if Aquarius is in your Seventh House, the focus will be on growth and development in your relationships.

An eclipse in the Second House will always make you more aware of your attachments: the things that you believe that you cannot survive without. But an eclipse in the Eighth House highlights your responsibilities to others: both physically and emotionally.

When occurring in the Third House, you will be forced to confront fears and your communication style. And in the Ninth House, you will be forced to consider the bigger picture of your life. How do you want to grow and expand?

In the Fifth or Eleventh House, the focus on the next five months will be on issues of individual expression and group participation. In the Fifth House, the eclipse will stir up the creative urge, or represent changes in relationships with children or with casual romances. Eclipses in the Eleventh House can often indicate changes in relationships with our peers and friends.

If Aquarius occupies your Sixth or Twelfth House, the focus over the next five months will be on your health -- both physical and spiritual. Eclipses in the Sixth House often make you aware of your physical needs and illness, while in the Twelfth House, they highlight religious or spiritual needs.

mostly miracles. I would not have been here without the natural occurence of that particular phenomena. I have been very close to dying more than a few times..some too horrid to mention here & one time my astounding catlike reflexes got me out of a situation with a barracuda gone roque, determined to go balistic on me; No time to load my spear gun & somehow I managed to wap! him goood on the head with it instead. He got away but I tell ya, he didn't swim straight after that.

This lil fella is still saving my life. It's inside my head & too small for the metal detectors to go off; Or so I presume as I am allowed to bring it with me when travelling.

My main hero, Lars Hasse, no1 brain surgeon in my neck of the woods, cracked open my skull for the second time & put it there. He has hands like a construction builder with short fingers. It freaked me somewhat as I wanted him to have long sleek pianist like fingers for such delicate business.

When I woke after the surgery, he was there holding my hand. He told me that when he peeked into my brain he knew his skill was not adequate to perform the stunt needed. The lil bubble in my head had gone & burst in a most akward place.

He did it anyway & it took him 11 hrs. He said it must have been the interference of a miracle that had made it possible, although he was not in the habit of believing in such. I'm still in awe that he dared & chose to share that he was scared.

we began the migration with
anticipation & trepidation..
as well as a sense of solidarity.
we hummed an ancient
flying tune as we floated
together into the unknown
notes of powerful playing
within possibilities of perception.
floating still, thinking of hours
gone by, grasping the full extent
of singing, flying, crying, calling
your name.. tearing into the
deepest red of passion as we
fell fell further into a sensual
samana of tantric creation.
the door is open wide..wide
open now & I am left with
joyful butterflies playing
inside to the sound
of trumpets & pipers.
no lollygagging walk
no hand me down diamonds
of secondhand emotions
dressed up like the real thing.
no clutching to the tattered
old bag of flight plan b.
this is the radical reality
of authenticity, the reddest
red of instinctive loving hearts..

It seems to me the world scene has gone into a selfspin these last couple of days. First, Putin played the provocateur with his pearl of conspirational thinking & did a Michael Moore on the world media to divert attention from his president's blunder. Then McCain spins out of control & decides to insult the intellect of half a nation. And a big bunch of folks watching from the other side of the world. The poor bugger is either beyond desperation, delusional about his life expectancy or maybe he is actually convinced that he & his Praline can pull the George stunt of being a big banana without being plugged in at all.

As if that wasn't enough to keep me choking on my coffee, my country's first lady is being put in play in the attempt to improve the ailing goodwill towards her husband. She excels by taking part in a gameshow 'crazy about dancing' & goes samba all the way dressed in bling & bingoarms. My head is spinning & the lil tibetan twirls I applied earlier ain't helping much.

Unfortunately it is unfair to make each personage responsible for their actions. It is blatant they have forgotten to apply common sense & the option went walkabout with the glorification of various spin doctors overrated ability to profile, analyse & manipulate with mass perception of events. I blame it on their entourage. Get a grip you spinners, I am not entertained.