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Post by thundertail on Oct 1, 2011 20:09:27 GMT -5
~ When all is calm, all becomes clear. ~
We live our lives like a rushing river, always going to and fro with no time to sit and think; and that is why our lives seem in chaos, for we never allow ourselves the time to pause and sort things out. We should at times be like a tide pool, calm and serene and so clear we can see the bottom of our cares; and in that way we can begin to fathom the problems and cares that trouble us, and be able to seek out the answers to those problems with a clear head. And it doesn’t matter on which location or how long one spends remaining calm, for only a few moments in any place where convenient will do; just a spot to pause and think, to clear one’s mind and grasp the thoughts that one so desperately needs to think about. The incredible thing about this technique is in the natural way one can achieve momentary peace, and how we can simply allow our brains to merely be; and let our thoughts flow freely if only for a moment, discovering the way we can be more in the nature of our mind and how we can discover the wisdom that resides within…
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Post by thundertail on Oct 2, 2011 4:40:12 GMT -5
~ Civilized and natural ways of being. ~
It seems that the primary differences between so-called civilized ways of being and more natural ways of being is that those of a civilized way of society that claim they are open minded think that experiencing the natural world is like a metaphor, like learning a concept that has no real meaning in their lives; but to peoples who have a more natural existence those who live in a more modern society live in a fantasy world, and their ways have no real meaning to them either. Perhaps it all depends on how one lives in the world that determines how one perceives the world and the ways others live in it, for how others perceive abundance and happiness and a sense of belonging differs with the level of technology one has; those that live in the modern world have lost the simple values that their primitive ancestors held so dear and relied upon; and these things held a special place in the hearts of those long ago, things that could not be measured by any yardstick nor be held in any bank… _____
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Post by thundertail on Oct 2, 2011 19:36:28 GMT -5
~ The most profound event of our lives. ~
Most people do not see it this way, but in everyone’s life there is an event that is so earthshaking to us; it forever changes the way we view our lives, and compels us to live our lives different from that day forward. If we are lucky, things like this has a significant impact on the way we see things; be it a religious experience or a life threatening event or any other thing that dramatically effects us, it immediately makes us put on the brakes in our lives and has us think hard of who and what we are and who and what we plan to be. Thusly we resolve to change as our epiphany compels us to do, and with logic thrown to the wind; we set our course on this new, invigorated trajectory in life, ready to impart the wisdom we think we received unto the world. Though such moments in our lives are glorious and full of beauty, they can also be maddening ant tortuous and mysterious; for these are the things that shape us and turn us and manipulate us in ways we can not normally think of being, and others would view such a person as mad or a magician. In a way one could call it a form of synchronicity between mind and body, and some would describe it as more than that; one may say that it contains every spiritual element ever known, and some say that it is more than that. All these moments of profound discovery, taken together with all the other mundane aspects of life; is called the enlightened life, the final product of our instinct to obtain freedom. The most profound events of our lives is the natural urge of the heart to know itself and seek it’s liberation from all obstacles real or imagined…
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Post by thundertail on Oct 3, 2011 5:05:45 GMT -5
~ Don’t hold back. ~
It takes a great determination in life to strive to do your best, and this revolution of the soul demands that you can no longer deny your true calling; for it is within every person to become the person you can ultimately become, and only those with a defective sense of self purpose makes excuses that they can not become what they were truly meant to be. This revolution of the soul demands that you can not hold back, and it demands that you find your higher love of life; for this is the only thing that helps you to reach beyond the things that are holding you back, and helps you to become what you can ultimately become. When you come to terms with your true function as a human being, you realize that there is an intense dedication to fulfilling your dreams; a divine discipline that drives you to achieve everything that is in your heart, and an unquenchable will to set aside everything that is holding you back. It is therefore needless to say that this drive takes you away from your normal comfort zones and usual concerns, and then it thrusts you down an endless existential highway few dare to travel willingly; a place where things unseen by you before emerges to greet you, giving you joy and hope and the extra energy to fulfill your wildest dreams. There you will see that this is a way to freedom, a place where you can break your contacts with everyday conventionality, bringing to light how you grasp concepts and brace against adversity and hold back from things foreign to you. Not holding back will re-inspire your courage again, and help you to truly understand that your dignity is your greatest worth; and that your instinctual intelligence is the natural wisdom that will guide you in finding liberation through living life to the fullest…
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Post by thundertail on Oct 3, 2011 19:15:09 GMT -5
~ Packing up and leaving. ~
Everyone knows that we all must die at some point, and the truth is whether people believe it or not; is the unmitigated fact that you can not take anything from this world with you, not even your body can come with you between life and death! The only things that can come with you, I think, is the memories one collects in life; and the collection of the memories of good deeds are like tokens of merit in death, things that you look back on and say 'I'm dead, but it's a good thing THIS happened.'. The most precious comodity one can have in life is the time spent living it, for it is the only thing one has in life that is of a limited quantity; and no matter what one does or how much money or material goods one has, it is still not enough to get you one more second of life than what you are allotted. Therefore the best gift one could give another is ones time, time spent in friendship and peace; for even though your time is limited, time spent this way is the best time of all – and makes for some great memories in the Afterlife...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 4, 2011 5:21:05 GMT -5
~ Our rebellious nature. ~
Sometimes the things we see going on around us are too much for our sensibilities to tolerate any more, and we set plans to make things right; and at times these things we see wrong lie within the social or political circles we find ourselves in, things we protest most tenaciously for change. But to rebel against a powerful political, economic, religious or social establishment is very dangerous; and few people have the will or the drive or the power to actually do it, save for maybe rallying a mob and giving over to strength in numbers. To rebel against an intellectual endeavor or a philosophical movement seems to be the easiest thing in the world, and anyone who touts these things feel extremely brave; for misrepresenting the thoughts and ideas of others and saying they're false or phony is the undercurrent for the reason why we have opinions in the first place, for to first have an idea at all is to rebel against contemporary thought. It only goes to show that in the annals of human history, people love to make dispute about anything they have a mind to; whether it be of a simple thought, or whether or not one way of life is the best way of life - for we are a warring species and we will never change...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 4, 2011 19:56:35 GMT -5
~Real message to the world: a few words. ~
When I started out on this little project nearly six months ago, I did not realize what I was going to convey to you all; but as the words flowed out I saw that there was a lot I had to say, and I am sure they helped all of you just as much as they helped me. My sole goal was to show you all the true meaning of existence, and the fact that mankind was living the destructive lifestyle; and that we were doing so badly at the pursuit of civilization that our entire civilization was being destroyed, and it was all because of our indifference to one another and to the place we live in. I was trying to show that if we didn't do something to change what we were doing, we would invariably destroy ourselves; a thing that we obviously do not want to do, but it seems that we are on that collision course regardless what anyone says or does. I stated many times that it was because of our very nature that these things would come about, and the fact that I said that we must learn to train that human nature so we would not be the way we are that most people have turned a deaf ear to what I have to say; but fortunately there are still a few of you that will listen to reason, and it will probably be these people that might have the courage to change in ways to make the human race survive it's own folly. In these next few postings I will reiterate certain points I made earlier, and try to express to you the importance of adhering to the wisdom those words contain; and later on after I am done posting in this thread, I will start up another one designed to promote reader participation – for one person's views does not make a new age for mankind, but the views of everyone...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 5, 2011 5:06:10 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 1): ~
I first began this thread by saying how concerned with the way humans ran the planet, saying that it was our own folly that was the reason why everything was going wrong; from the way we exploited all earth's resources and polluted the very home we live on, and including the ways we run ourselves. I said that people seem to feel the need to control everything they consider their domain, and think so highly of themselves as to think they can do so; but I also stated that they should employ a sense of humbleness in their lives, for we are only really relatively small creatures in this big universe. I said repeatedly that we tend to be arrogant and domineering over everything and everyone, and need to know what we can control and what we can not; but the most important thing we needed to control is our own brash spirit, and that wisdom such as this was lost to humans of today. But I also said that we can learn to be humble, and we should not be afraid to do so; for those who do not take this leap of faith will perish of their own arrogance, and those that do will reach a plateau where they can see further enlightenment will ultimately prevail...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 5, 2011 19:31:42 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 2): ~
I then told you that there are many sources one can draw from to gain the wisdom others have learned in the past, and had given many examples from certain religious tomes; and found others who has had wisdom bestowed upon them, and were willing to share them with others. I even came up with many of my own just to show that even a simple person such as I can have spurts of genius in the literary wisdom genre, and stated that one could even find wisdom in a grain of sand or other such thing; and that the best wisdom of all was the simplest of wisdom, and that life itself can teach mankind even the most profound of wisdom. And yet all through my postings I had conveyed to you all the wisdom I have yet thought of, things of which I try to base my own life on; and even though the living of my life makes following those edicts of wisdom difficult, all one has to do is to try one's best! My greatest point early on as well as all the way through was that we all should grow in wisdom so we can avert the impending doom our unwise behavior seems to be creating, and through wisdom and the humbleness it can create the whole human race can survive itself; and gain serenity through this wisdom to create a life that is well worth living in, a life that is good for all...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 6, 2011 4:45:30 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 3): ~
I then told you all about the dangers of greed, and the futile pursuit of money; which is as most religious tomes state, is the root of all evil. I said throughout that there was many other things more valuable to have besides money and material gain, like love and friendship and good mental and physical health; but also told of the way big business cashing in on these desires, and the best way to attain these other food things was in a free way. I told of ways people could do away with the desire for money, and tried to prove that the established ways of doing business was wrong and unfair to those that have little; saying that those of big business doesn't care about what their product does or doesn't do for you, for it is just another way to separate you from your money. I even told of a way to run a civilized life without the use of money, awarding a set of points in some computerized media to tally for the worth of the work one does; and having the basic necessities of life be provided free of worry to pay as it would generally be guaranteed for free, for this would take away the need for money and therefore be one less vehicle for greed. All throughout this I had stated the evils of greed, and the way it tears away the very fabric of civilization; for wars and other conflicts arise over it, and certainly no good can come of it – but yet we continue to covet it above all other human virtues...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 6, 2011 20:35:58 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 4): ~
I next talked about the way people mistrust others, and never being worthy of it due to their underhanded ways; and their unruliness toward one another being the worst kind of behavior, for it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are not as civilized as we think. The antisocial behavior of tricking one another must be dramatically turned over, when we should be co-operating with each other for the common good and living in harmony; for it is only then when we will be truly civilized, when we can slough off the skin of our animalistic nature and live together as one. I have written many entries on how we can do this, and made many suggestions on how to curb our selfish behavior; but the main task anyone needs to do toward this end is to make a conscious decision to do so, and to take the first steps to actually do it. However, our sneaky ways will always prevail; and as a result no person will ever trust another, which is how everyone seems to want it...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 7, 2011 4:53:14 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 5): ~
My next posts told of the way others try to take advantage of others, and how naive people suffer the most over those that seem more intelligent than they; but in reality it is the ones that dupe the innocent that will suffer the most, for in them are the seeds of discord within the hearts of those around them. I told this in many ways throughout this thread, and tried to plead with those that do this to others; saying that it would not be a good thing if it happened to them, and hence it is not a good thing if they did it to others. But even this would not sway anyone from being more fair to those less than themselves, for it seems easier to exploit others than to think of other ways to do things; for thinking of fair ways to deal with others seems too hard for most people, and thusly such exploitations live on – and this is a terrible thorn in the side of mankind...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 7, 2011 20:04:53 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 6): ~
Several of my posts touched upon the many institutions designed to separate you from your money, and how most people throw away good money after bad; for those that advertize miracle products only care for the profits they make, and those that buy these things should seriously reconsider their purchases. I said that most people can not handle the concept of money, for they use it as a vehicle for greed; always wanting more and more until money is all you have left, and all at the sacrifice of love and life and peace and many other things that virtuous people strive for. I have barely touched upon the way that current corporations fail to see the human side of business, and they don't care about anything except making money; for they have turned into separate entities that have no soul, for we greedy humans have created these monsters and it seems high time we put them in their place! To me it seems that there are many ways of defeating these corporate monsters before they dominate our lives, but it would take intelligence and wisdom more than what I posses to put them into place; and more so it would take those that actually are willing to implement them, for if one wishes to replace the current economy with one that actually works correctly it would take the ideas of committees of persons to think through the complications involved...
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Post by thundertail on Oct 8, 2011 4:40:55 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 7): ~ I have told of the ways people can dramatically change their lives in ways so profound it would stagger their imaginations, things so magnificent that it would seem to not belong to humanity, and lo and behold there are many methods already in practice through the Eastern religions; and though I tried to convey my own ideas on how to do this, I found through research that they had already been thought of! That aside, I strove to say that one could achieve inner peace by relaxing and thinking in a calm manner; to set aside the hustle and bustle of every day life and delve deep in one's subconscious and bring up feelings of bliss and peace, things that seem absent in life these days. But the true fact these days is we seldom have the time to meditate and muse about inner peace, for our lifestyles forbid wasting time in this manner for it is treated like it were a spendable commodity and it's worth can be counted like we count money; so therefore we do not spend much time thinking on the general scale let alone in ways to strive for inner peace, and this is why our thoughts seem muddled and disorganized and we always end up making grandiose mistakes in our lives... (PS: discussions for this thread can be voiced here: templeofpolemic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=theo&action=display&thread=2206 ) _____ T.E.S.
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Post by thundertail on Oct 8, 2011 20:20:45 GMT -5
~Real message to the world 8): ~
I told of motivation and success, and the many ways one can get yourself psyched up to excel in nearly anything you wanted to do; but first stressing that one pauses to think of what one really wants to do to be a success, for only by seeing one's desires can one find true happiness in what one does. I said that it really doesn't matter if one makes money or power or any of the other material drives that govern most people today, but what matters the most is striving for what makes one truly happy is what counts; for following the crowd or worse competing with them is the worst motivation one can have, as it does not prove your true worth nor talents to do so. I said that it does not matter that others do better at one thing or another, and what matters is that you do the things that YOU are most talented in; and it doesn't matter if your talents no one has ever heard of before, just that you strive and succeed at it and it makes you happy to do so. However, in all walks of life everyone wants to do what others are doing; and whether they are good or bad at it that is still their goal, which is the main reason why there are so many incompetent people in the world – they strive for things they have no love or talent for...
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