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One Day Meditation Retreat
Poem: A rainy morning provides an opportunity to sit longer so is Golden. Rain which is misty can be mystic. It can deepen your...
davidsmith208
Oct 13, 20181 min read
Is the word pratyahara an onomatopoeia?
Poem: Is Prat-ya-hara an onomatopoeia? Is today’s Zen koan. Pratyahara is where you round up the goats or cattle. It should be natural....
davidsmith208
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Don’t Blame Others
Poem: A very refined gentlemen only says his simran words he does not think of other things or do analysis. He is focused on his frontal...
davidsmith208
Oct 11, 20182 min read
A Privilege
Poem: To be able to sit like Buddha Is a privilege. If you do it for hours you are like a Professional. In Mysticism repetition is the...
davidsmith208
Oct 10, 20182 min read
Sitting Still is Sublime
Poem: Sitting still is sublime and is a lot better than having an MRI By saying a few simple words you can modify your brain cells. If...
davidsmith208
Oct 9, 20182 min read
A cause, a passion, a focus
Poem: You should care for the sweet nature of your mind and take care not to bombard it with nonsense. Don’t sit in heavy traffic, don’t...
davidsmith208
Oct 8, 20182 min read
A Statue of Buddha
Poem: A statue -yourself as Buddha can now be part of your furniture. It could be totally organic. You could have it three, four, five...
davidsmith208
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Sitcoin Mining
Poem: It is not clear if Simran (Zikr) is a shelter, a healing center or a Elevator? If you sit still inside your brain and repeat the...
davidsmith208
Oct 5, 20181 min read
My thoughts were rudely interrupted by Simran
Poem: My thoughts were rudely interrupted by Simran. It is cool when you are thinking and your thinking is interrupted by thoughts of...
davidsmith208
Oct 4, 20183 min read
The process of meditation
Poem: The process of meditation is a totally present and an internal affair. There is no need for past memories or planning for the...
davidsmith208
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Is the Third Eye the point of arrival or departure?
Poem: Is it the point of departure or the point of arrival? The funny thing about the Third Eye is it seems to be both. It is certainly...
davidsmith208
Oct 2, 20182 min read
The only way to stop sinning is to be able to stop thinking
Poem: After eight years of practice and 42 years of learning it’s finally working. You just can’t eat a lot or have sex. That is...
davidsmith208
Sep 30, 20181 min read
The conclusion to William James Varieties of Religious experience
I came to the 20th lecture and the end of his book. His book is convincing and presents strong arguments. The mind-cure movement dates...
davidsmith208
Sep 30, 20181 min read
In two hours the mind becomes tired
Poem: In two hours the mind becomes tired of it’s own turmoil. That is why meditation should last three to six hours. It comes preloaded...
davidsmith208
Sep 29, 20181 min read
I am looking for the grand finale
Poem: I am looking for the grand finale I would like to withdraw my Soul completely from my body. When I was about 21, I was initiated,...
davidsmith208
Sep 28, 20182 min read
Thinking about your Life is unnecessary
Poem: Thinking about your Life during Meditation is totally unnecessary. Your Life is Meditation if you are Professional. There is no...
davidsmith208
Sep 26, 20182 min read
When the spiritual planes open
Poem: When the spiritual planes open The world becomes a dead place Of little interest. At the very end you just meditate Stupid stuff...
davidsmith208
Sep 25, 20181 min read
It’s like you have a hallway
Poem: It’s like you have a hallway Running from your base to your head It makes sense to keep a hallway Decluttered. You need free...
davidsmith208
Sep 24, 20182 min read
Dear Devil
Poem: Dear Devil if you choose injustice and false conviction as your method of distraction then I should choose just to get out of here....
davidsmith208
Sep 21, 20181 min read
The riches from meditation
Poem: In the morning I like to look for the red rising sun, not outdoors but inside my head. You just fix your gaze and do Simran. The...
davidsmith208
Sep 20, 20183 min read
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