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Tantra, Buddha Mind and La Petite Mort II

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:35:43 GMT

recent post to Tantra Notes:
.......La petite mort, the little death of orgasm gives us a glimpse of panoramic awareness, the distinct feeling that you have lost your edges, and have no center or need of one, you are one with all of it. In complete surrender to the moment, unclouded, non-dual, Buddha mind has been exposed. Spacious, free of desire, and no room for thoughts,
an exquisite and pure taste of naked awareness.........
and a taste of death,........more at mydakini.blogspot.com

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LOL Yoga

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:10:43 GMT

French Taunting - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Bhakti Verse * Message to Myself

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:28:19 GMT

Short, simple and sweet, Modern Tantric or Bhakti Verse with Mellisa

Message to myself - Melissa Etheridge

I'm sending out a message to myself
So that when I hear it on the radio
I will know that I am fine,
I will know that I am loved.

I warned myself of the blackness in my chest
The razors in my heart would never rest
It's funny how you find just what you seek
Love is what you get when love is what you speak

I'm sending out a message to myself
So that when I hear it on the radio
I will know that I am fine,
I will know that I am loved.

I made every choice along the way
Each day I spent in hell I chose to stay
It's funny what you fear can make you weak
Truth is what you get when truth is what you speak

I'm sending out a message to myself
So that when I hear it on the radio

I will know that I am fine,
I will know that I am loved.

So if you are listening I am just passing through
You can take some for yourself 'cause it works that way too

I will know that I am fine,
I will know that I am loved.

***********
I have lived a life devoid of music for the last three
years and have suddenly rediscovered it.. finding forgotten ecstasy
in the music, power and wisdom in the lyrics and the energizing bliss of dancing skyclad

Tags: music, bhakti

Don't Go Back To Sleep

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:38:46 GMT

For years, copying other people, I tried to know myself.
From within, I couldn't decide what to do.
Unable to see, I heard my name being called.
Then I walked outside.

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don't go back to sleep.

You must ask for what you really want.

Don't go back to sleep.

People are going back and forth across the doorsill

where the two worlds touch.

The door is round and open.

Don't go back to sleep.

RUMI

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What are you seeking to become?

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:34:27 GMT

What I already am.

easier said than done;)

Tags: QaR, becoming, growth, change, transformation

Lalla Verse

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:59:32 GMT

“God does not want meditations and austerities
Through love alone canst though reach the Abode of Bliss.
Thou mayst be lost like salt in water
Still it is difficult for thee to know God.”

hibiscusorangeaqua

“ Idol is of stone temple is of stone;

Above (temple) and below (idol) are one;
Which of them wilt thou worship O foolish Pandit?

Cause thou the union of mind with Soul

-Lalla

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Collage Art

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:06:17 GMT

Collage art for my dakini

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Sunday Salons For Cultural Creatives

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:40:41 GMT

Sunday Salons
where the virtual and the physical meet
discuss art, philosophy, culture and society
launch projects, share ideas, fabulous food,
network, brainstorm etc……
make things happen !
open to all zaadzters, local or visiting
Salons are held in and around Los Angeles
and Santa Monica

RSVP
for location and time,
comments and to suggest themes

A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to refine their taste and increase their knowledge through conversation and readings, often consciously following Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "to please and educate" (aut delectare aut prodesse est). The term is commonly associated with French literary and philosophical gatherings of the 17th century and 18th century, though the practice continues today in many cities around the world.......
wikipedia

Tags: salon, cultural creative, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

animation of mind II

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:30:10 GMT

focus on one corner and the other corner will begin to move....change your gaze to the movement and it will become still, while the formerly still areas begin to shudder, ever so slightly....the longer you stay in this space the more you will see

the image is not animated. it is our minds that animate the image....

for some it will take a little practice. but once you 'see' it, you will always be able to find it

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animation of mind

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:10:02 GMT

focus on the lower right of the painting....as movement to the left is noticed gently move your gaze toward the movement...............is the painting moving, or is it your mind?

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dakini land images

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:33:16 GMT

part of dakini land painting from 2005.....far left dakini is my zaadz icon

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http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:32:04 GMT

blue

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What gets in the way of peace?

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:01:58 GMT

'NO!'
humanity's most common response is, no...an out of balance third chakra response creates a third chakra world of power, will and control.

signs of imbalance:
    Poor ability to make decisions or judge a situation accurately
    A feeling that you are more important than other people
    Difficulty concentrating
    Rage
   Sensitivity to criticism, low self-esteem, uncontrolled passions (anger, fear, lust), anxiety and depression

......the fourth chakra of compassion and 'yes', is the future...assuming we have a future.....

signs of heart (fourth) chakra consiousness: zaadz, wie, media, BofA green bldg in NY and many others, and most humans.....the more we feed the heart consciousness the more it will grow

If a bodhisattva is completely selfless, a completely open person, then he will act according to openness, will not have to follow rules; he will simply fall into patterns. It is impossible for the bodhisattva to destroy or harm other people, because he embodies transcendental generosity. He has opened himself completely and so does not discriminate between this and that. He just acts in accordance with what is.... [H]is mind is so precise, so accurate that he never makes mistakes. He never runs into unexpected problems, never creates chaos in a destructive way

chogyam tryngpa rinpoche

fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity
-anon

Tags: QaR, peace, world peace, harmony, challenge

Vishudda

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:56:01 GMT

Throat chakra Ruled by Venus Physical Location - throat Purposes - learning to take responsibility for one's own needs When it is open, negative experience is transformed into wisdom and learning. Spiritual Lesson - surrender, faith, Pure consciousness, and creativity, it governs expression

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What's the most important thing that happened to you this month?

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:31:14 GMT

got rid of gollum! gave up, threw in the towel and turned my life upside down. now i realize how much of a demon i was wrestling with, a little distance can be shocking.Was this my ego getting off on self sacrifice and 'helping' a poor soul? Was i so blinded by ' i am helping this poor guy' that i could not see the truth? Was he just a pathetic distortion of my own ego? By 'fixing' him, did I think I was fixing myself? If I sacraficed and gave up 'enough', would i be rewarded? Did I, in fact, break my own heart? Lol! yes

These experiences are really not about the other person, it is about ourselves. Apparently my ego was getting off on something or i would not have allowed it

image: gollum/ lord of the rings
Listen for a scratchy voice with a slight hiss

thank you for

Tags: QaR, october, month, plan, november, memory, life, venting, gollum

Tibetan tantra and R. Thurman links

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:40:40 GMT

There are things you can't develop in yourself if you just meditate apart from people. . You have to get out there where people annoy you and injure you. Then you have to take and tolerate that injury. As the Dalai Lama would say, If there's no enemy, then you can't develop tolerance. And if there are no people who need gifts, then you can't develop generosity. Robert Thurman Robert Thurman holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the United States, at Columbia University in New York. He is the author of the international best-seller "Inner Revolution," and the co-founder and president of Tibet House U.S., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture. Professor Thurman also translates important Tibetan and Sanskrit philosophical writings and lectures and writes on Buddhism, particularly Tibetan Buddhism; on Asian history, particularly the history of the monastic institution in the Asian civilization; and on critical philosophy, with a focus on the dialogue between the material and inner sciences of the world's religious traditions. http://fyminc.typepad.com/bob_thurman_podcast/ "The practice of purification is one of the most important solutions to life's problems."—Lama Zopa Rinpoche Becoming Vajrasattva The Tantric Path of Purification Lama Thubten Yeshe Compassion’s Magic Body: The Essence of Tibetan Tantric Art Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bing Theater Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles admission: $9.00 lecture: free, no reservation required Thurman will discuss the Buddhist view of art and how it emanates from Buddhahood itself. Specifically, he will examine enlightenment in mind and body, Tantra, mandalas, creation-stage-visualization meditation, and the difference between liberative art and technologies of control. Robert A. F. Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University Local zaadzters who would like to meet for an impromptu salon* after Robert Thurmans lecture, please rsvp *Salon: where the virtual and the physical meet discuss art, philosophy, culture and society launch projects, share ideas, fabulous food, network, brainstorm etc…… make things happen ;) image: Plaques from a tantric ritual apron bone Tibet 17th century Metropolitan Museum of Art 2007

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Tibetan Tantric Art links

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:37:32 GMT

........the Western relation to art, in which the viewer stands outside the painting, analyzes and perhaps admires it--an essentially passive and appreciative stance. The Tibetan Buddhist, like Alice in Wonderland, steps through the picture plane and, through a process in which he/she must actively participate, requiring utmost concentration and mental stamina, becomes that of which the center is the symbol. That transformation does not fall spontaneously, as grace, upon the viewer: the practitioner must engage in the process. The mystical experience is achieved, not bestowed. Bodhisattvas Except for the Buddhas in their multiple forms and appearances, Tibetan art is dominated by its greatest deities, the Bodhisattvas. If the Buddhas seem remote in the state of nirvana, the Bodhisattvas represent a type of active Buddha-being, tireless, ceaseless and watchful, who care about and exert themselves on behalf of mortal beings....... A Bodhisattva is one who has reached the threshold of nirvana, meriting the final step into liberation, but who halts, choosing instead to remain in the worldly cycle of samsara, of birth, death, and suffering, in order to help all other beings achieve enlightenment. This is a core Mahayana concept and ideal; the arhat achieves liberation for himself, but the Bodhisattva defers eternal bliss in order to save all other beings. The path of the Bodhisattva is open to human beings, requiring a great vow of dedication, a supremely difficult yet attainable goal. ............. Yab Yum ...enlightenment is obtained through the union of wisdom and compassion. The figures in a yab-yum image are thus symbolic, the male deity representing compassion, the female representing wisdom (insight), and their embrace is a visual metaphor for the rapture of union. Dualism, the illusory perception of independent existence and origination, is the source of egoism, ignorance, and suffering; union, the goal of the mystic, the fundamental objective of yoga, transcends polarity and leads to bliss. This is bodhicitta, the nonpolarized state, the recognition of indivisible, indestructible truth--enlightenment. www.brown.edu/Research/BuddhistTempleArt image:Dakini Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2007

Tags: tantra, tibetan, chakra, art, robert thurman, nov 4 2007

Robert Thurman Nov 4, 2007, sunday salon following

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:54:40 GMT

impromptu salon Local zaadzters who would like to meet for an impromptu salon* after Robert Thurmans lecture, please rsvp Compassion’s Magic Body: The Essence of Tibetan Tantric Art Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bing Theater Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles admission: $9.00 lecture: free, no reservation required Thurman will discuss the Buddhist view of art and how it emanates from Buddhahood itself. Specifically, he will examine enlightenment in mind and body, Tantra, mandalas, creation-stage-visualization meditation, and the difference between liberative art and technologies of control. Robert A. F. Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University *Salon: where the virtual and the physical meet discuss art, philosophy, culture and society launch projects, share ideas, fabulous food, network, brainstorm etc…… make things happen ;) image: Shiva's bliss dev blackburn pencil on paper

Tags: Robert Thurman, mandalas, art, tantra, coffee, Nov 4 2007, sunday salon, los angeles

What's your favorite inspirational quote?

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:24:13 GMT

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Alan Watts say yes to everything

Tags: QaR, quotes, wisdom, philosophy, inspiration, alan watts

Robert Thurman on The Essence of Tibetan Tantric Art

http://devblackburn.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:43:34 GMT

Compassion's Magic Body: The Essence of Tibetan Tantric Art Thurman will discuss the Buddhist view of art and how it emanates from Buddhahood itself. Specifically, he will examine enlightenment in mind and body, Tantra, mandalas, creation-stage-visualization meditation, and the difference between liberative art and technologies of control. Robert A. F. Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Bing Theater Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036 image: its all good dev blackburn pencil on paper

Tags: Robert Thurman, mandalas, art, tantra, Nov 4 2007