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Living an authentic life from the perspective of common sense.

Soul Work & Dialectic Inquiry

Posted by: haj1155 in Today's Inquiry

Tagged in: Soul , Dialectic Inquiry

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Working on the Soul

Soul work growthWhenever we do any work on ourselves, or engage in any way in the inner journey, we are invariably working with our soul. - A.H. Almaas

Mostly the path leading us to make the decision to "work" on ourselves is littered with frustration, heartbreak and suffering. Many will say the motivation lies in more altruistic spheres, but observation will show that happy, content minds and personalities are not that motivated to change. What the personality wants is to maximize pleasure while minimizing its involvement with pain or suffering.


Everyone Should Visit Petoskey, MI at Least Once

Last year, I visited Petoskey, MI three times. My little sister has been trying to get me visit for years. Last June I had to make the trip as my niece was getting married. What an experience Petoskey is.

Petoskey sits on the shores of Lake Michigan about 70 miles north of Traverse City. The downtown are is about 10 square blocks and my sister's house is only half a block up Mitchell (the main street) from the library.


Beginning of Life - Your body, Your Soul

Posted by: haj1155 in Today's Inquiry

Tagged in: Soul , Consciousness , Body

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Body, Soul, Consciousness & Beginning of Life

fetus life past livesThe debate goes on:

  • Where does life begin?
  • When does self-reflective consciousness begin?
  • Where does consciousness reside?

I do believe it has been proven that early conditioning begins in the womb as the fetus and its (consciousness, psyche, soul) are subjected to the mother's responses to her experience. These responses can be emotional, energetic, physical (muscular contractions [patterns], chemical, mental attitudes), and who knows what else. There is but one undifferentiated consciousness at this point that contains mother and infant. Many wonder, question and pursue knowledge of past lives. I have observed many hours and opportunities in this life wasted on concern with past lives. Of course, the constant projection of the past onto the present by the conditioned (normal) mind means that over 90% of the population is actually involved in the living of a past life.


Intimacy in the Night

Posted by: haj1155 in Poetry

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Night and Intimacy

Night

Came silently into my house


Call of Soul

Posted by: haj1155 in Poetry

Tagged in: Soul

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Call of Soul

Fiery heights of glazed blue ice
Caverns deep of unknown sleep
Cloudless skies within calm seas
Crystallized concepts in fluid time

Shallow depths of soul’s own making
  open doors that bait the trap

Ancient ancestories pluck subtle chords
  which manifest upon your shores

Tidal storms engulf your being
Undercurrents gently sweeping

You
Away


Fear & Intelligence

Posted by: haj1155 in Soap Box

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psychological fear objective optimizing thrust

The Evolution of Fear

There is objective fear and there is psychological fear. Objective fear is when you're standing in the road facing a speeding semi or on a bridge getting ready to bungee-jump into a canyon - the reptilian brain is assessing the raw data from a primitive place of organic wisdom.


Fear & Intelligence

Posted by: haj1155 in Today's Inquiry

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The Evolution of Fear

There is objective fear and there is psychological fear. Objective fear is when you're standing in the road facing a speeding semi or on a bridge getting ready to bungee-jump into a canyon - the reptilian brain is assessing the raw data from a primitive place of organic wisdom.

psychological fear objective optimizing thrust



Perspective on NOT Knowing

Posted by: haj1155 in Soap Box

Tagged in: Sacred Cows

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Is Knowing More Defense than Certainty?

not knowing

Most of us think we do, but most of what we think is only the surface layer of deeper desires, motivations and longings. Exploring what underlies our desire for money, fame, love, peace, happiness eventually leads us back to our deepest longing – to be real, to be authentic, to be our deepest nature.


The Mountain

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The Mountain

always the mountain
soaring up from earth
stretching far beyond eagle’s reach
noble aristocrat, Olympian presence
empyrean sovereign bows to none
head high in tempest or tranquility
inspires, reassures
prodigious seduction from afar
and I
pretender to the throne
emulate such grandiosity
rock solid, I stand aloof
with pretentious dignity
one cool remove away
from the world and its ailment
man - humankind me

















The Long & Winding Road

Over the course of 5+ decades, I have had to learn the hard way to stand with the Truth. I’m not 100%, but I’m making progress.

Some of the longest walks in my life were short in distance, but long in challenge and difficulty as I turned toward the Truth and walked away from saving face or self-image. I remember clearly one of the most difficult walks of this nature I made. I was in my late-twenties. That walk has supported me more than I can ever say in turning toward the Truth.


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