Friday Dec 16, 2005

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State murdered Tookie
I been a been hip hop kid since coming home to see Run DMC interupting Aerosmith. But it was the likes of Ice T and P.E. that appeal to the rebel.
Unless state is the epitome of compassion like Tibet it has no real power. Although the state may be the peoples choice (manipulated as it may be) it's rarely the souls choice.
tookie may not not have been innocent of the murders he was accused of but ameikkka is founded on slavery and genocide. guilty whether it goes to court or not. Sonovabush. Sins of the father.

"Cold and dark is the weather peoples. get your shit together." Public Enemy - Get Your Shit Together
I'm not about pessimism. But lets be practical. Tookie's murder is a reflection of the truth of the world we reside. A reflection of our willingness to experience freedom. If we wanted to be healthy we would be. If we weren't afraid we wouldn't be intoxicated, inebriated.

Last time I saw a govt. sponsored ad encouraging me to eat a vegetarian organic diet? ...
Last time I saw a govt sponsored campaign against animal vivsection? ...

i encourage the hero within myself. I encourage the hero within yourself.

Om Mani Padme Hum





ARRR!!! ARRR!!! ARRR!!! mad mad mad
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abyssia:
At-one-ment! I haven't heard anyone else use that since I took a class in Buddhism from a former physicist. 1993? I've always played with the now-here/nowhere concept as well. People have said that I live in my head too much - so I'm going to fuck and get fucked like mad tomorrow. They also say I feel too much so maybe the fucking isn't such a good idea? ;o) I am mindful. My mind has come to thumb its nose at the traditional notion of "the moment." I used to wash the dishes when I washed the dishes. Now... I wash the dishes and experience every dish I've ever washed and every dish I will wash - every dish that has ever been and ever will be washed - and so much more. It is difficult to put into words. It isn't even "my" mind.... It is Mind. Sometimes the little me gets scared and withdraws. I become ME. Ego. Self. I tend to write about the adventures and struggles of ME in here as there is no need to write about Mind - Connectedness - at least not when I am there. I dump the grime of Self in here. I like the grime of Self. I like getting dirty. That's what I have a body for! I see no inherent conflict between the two. It isn't a striving for 'salvation' in Oneness with something... I'm there when I let myself be. As ME, I get to work out silly things like guilt and desire and how to decrease suffering in the world. I get to play. ;o)
abyssia:
Ha! Ok, washing dishes was the first thing I practiced Mindfulness with on a regular basis since it's a very regular and rather humdrum seeming thing to do. But lo! Warm is the water and the bubbles feel so nice! There is such variety in texture between dishes, pots, glassware.... I'll stop.

I am allowing myself to enjoy being alive more and more. I fought against this life for quite some time and sometimes still do. What I believe and what I experience aren't always in sync. Like I said, I don't tend to write about the joy of Satori in here but rather the struggles and games, the tricks I play on myself as an ego.

I still like getting dirty. I need my ego to live. Eventually I won't need it and then I suppose I will end. But while I'm using it, I may as well enjoy! This is not the time in my life for asceticism.

I could really do without the "chronic, intractable major depression" though. It was one thing to be a little different in the way I thought in high school, but really, I'm tired of being tired of it. I can deal with the "psychosis" and "anxiety" but the depression.... Bloody hell.

I do welcome and appreciate your thoughts.

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