*sigh* … since I don’t have a cute guy to deal with the spunk, I guess I gotta clean today ….
Month: January 2013
Daily Tao / 005 – Sound
Wind in the cave :
Movement in stillness.
Power in silence.
In a cave, all outer sounds are smothered by rock and earth, but this makes the sounds of one’s own heartbeat and breath audible. In the same way, contemplative stillness turns us away from everyday clamor but allows us to hear the subtle in our own lives.
When listening not with the ear but with the spirit, one can perceive the subtle sound. By entering into that sound, we enter into supreme purity. That is why so many religious traditions pray, sing, or chant as a prelude to silence. They understand that the repetition and absorption of sound leads to sacredness itself.
The deepest sound is silence. This may seem paradoxical only if we regard silence as an absence of life and vibration. But for a meditator, silence is sound unified with all of its opposites. It is both sound and soundlessness, and it is in this confluence that the power of meditation emerges.
Flashback Friday –
Visage – Night Train
Daily Tao / 004 – Reflection
Moon above water.
Sit in solitude.
If waters are placid, the moon will be mirrored perfectly. If we still ourselves, we can mirror the divine perfectly. But if we engage solely in the frenetic activities of our daily involvements, if we seek to impose our own schemes on the natural order, and if we allow ourselves to become absorbed in self-centered views, the surface of our waters becomes turbulent. Then we cannot be receptive to Tao.
There is no effort that we can make to still ourselves. True stillness comes naturally from moments of solitude where we allow our minds to settle. Just as water seeks its own level, the mind will gravitate toward the holy. Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still.
Neither the water nor the moon make any effort to achieve a reflection. In the same way, meditation will be natural and immediate.
Pie of the Week: Double-Crusted Buttermilk Pie | Serious Eats: Sweets
Pie of the Week: Double-Crusted Buttermilk Pie | Serious Eats: Sweets.
to bad I can’t eat this stuff … lol
Robb’s One-word Movie Review
Different …
Daily Tao /003 – Devotion
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Make the crooked straight,
Make the straight to flow.
Gather water, fire, and light.
Bring the world to a single point.
If we have devotion — total faith and commitment to our spiritual path — our determination will naturally build momentum. Fewer and fewer obstructions will come before us. Our path becomes like a crooked one made straight. No matter what tries to keep us from our purpose, we will not be deterred.
Proper devotion lies not simply in a headlong course. It also requires fortitude. Our bodies, our hearts, and our spirits must be totally concentrated upon what we want. Only by uniting all our inner elements can we have full devotion.
If we see our path clearly and our personalities are completely unified, then there is no distinction between the outer world and the inner one. Nothing is faraway anymore, nothing is not open to us. That is why it is said that the world is like a single point : So strong is devotion that there is nothing that is not a part of it.
First Cardio day …
did my first day of cardio-only as recommended by my trainer. 1 hour-ish ( a bit longer i think ), did about 30 minutes of HIIT cardio using Cardio Coach ( R.I.P. Sean O’Malley ) , then another 40 of just fat-burn … wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be (even with a migraine) the time went fast and burned about 600 calories.
Have found out that according to my body type ( endomorph ) that I really need to watch what I eat and do cardio. Unlike my roommate who can eat anything put in front of him and just lift …
Hopefully by March I’ll be down to my fighting weight and can then concentrate on putting size back on …
my mostly unfabulous life 