Pneumismatic
10th July 2012, 10:10 PM
You know, I've realized that Karma, loving my neighbor as myself, is a primary means of personal enrichment for me. My intuition tells me this, my experience tells me this, my dreams tell me this and news articles suggest this (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709142804.htm). Having said that, I feel the urge to enrich myself today.
Once, I heard a Joyce Meyer's sermon on TV on what to do when one feels that they're stuck between a 'rock and a hard place.' The answer, according to Joyce was "Wiggle!" She proceeded to spend the whole sermon giving examples of how to wiggle out of different circumstances and personal stories to illustrate them. She is right! This applies to people stuck between a rock and a hard place, up against a wall, or stuck in the mud. I heard a wise man tell a room full of people one time, and he said this with all of his soul, "Just try!" That day, I was convinced that it all boiled down to good old-fashioned common sense, determination and grit, which felt like a deep locking-in-place of all of the varying systems/religions/techniques/methods/sermons/seminars/meditations/exercises/music/learning and other activities that I had ever experienced. It's usually hardest at the beginning but if you'll just try it'll get a whole lot easier really quick. The door was open once more if one was willing to just make the effort to step through. That realization is a gift I wish to empart to anyone who wishes to receive it now.
The main mathematical mode of understanding this 'wiggle' thing in the real world is called the "butterfly effect." It is a sound mathematical model that describes how one flap of one butterfly's wings on one side of the world can add just enough momentum to a breeze there to cause that breeze to become a tropical storm on the other side of the globe. Understanding how it works is like visualizing a domino effect. one could take a row of dominoes and set them up so that they knock each other down like we all did as kids. Then one could put two rows of dominoes after resetting the first row of dominoes so that the last domino of the first row knocks down both of the first dominos in the parallel next two rows. This pattern could be repeated to a third degree with four more sets of dominoes, two sets for each of the second two rows, for a total of seven rows of dominos all knocked down by that single domino pushed over at the beginning by one finger's single motion. This could stretch to infinite dominos. It's a sound, real-life, rock solid, basic principle of matter, everything matters. So, this is a solid, scientific launchpad for faith of all kinds. The slightest effort can be enough to cause greatest result. Just TRY!
So, where to start? Why not start with YOU! After all, if you want to help others you have to help yourself. How can a finger have the energy to knock over a domino if it hasn't helped feed its body's own mouth first? Ah, so what are some simple, cheap, effective ways to wiggle that require little or no practice?
There was a time in my life when I needed rejuvenation, when I needed healing, when I needed hope. There were some little things that I did at those times that were just for me, that I believed truly engaged the butterfly effect in my life. The first one was: take a bath! Ah! laughter is good! How long has it been since you really drew a real hot bath, making that the highlight of the day, drawing it right up to the rim of the tub, and getting in there and getting a clean towel all wet just to use it for your pillow as you sit there for an hour or two till the water gets so lukewarm that you turn on the hot to heat it up again? Well then do it now! Trust me, you'll like it, and afterwards you'll ask yourself immediately, "why don't I do this every day?" A little miracle really takes place in a simple soaking in the tub: You'll RELAX! ...and it will last for days, of if you subscribe to the butterfly effect, potentially forever [residually at least]. Repeat! Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining.
Another thing that one may draw a temporary boost of fresh sanity from is this: Go to the store and find the biggest chocolate bar that you can find. One of those 8-packs of hershey's milk chocolate bars (which together would make one big chocolate bar) work great, and so does dark chocolate bars. If you can't find bars get the Hershey's kisses, a big bag of them. Don't get chocolate-covered doughnuts or the like, you want something that's pure milk or dark chocolate. Laughter is good, it's usually the first response to the pure truth anyway! :-) So, take that big chocolate bar, or that bag of Hershey's kisses and go find a nice quiet place wher you can be alone for about ten minutes while you eat the whole thing, unless you've got the bag of Hershey's kisses, then eat at least 7 or 8 of them but don't eat the whole bag, stop with the kisses when you've had enough. I know what you're thinking, but when you do this you'll find that for the next two to four hours you can think more clearly than you have for days. Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining. This is wiggling at its finest, and it only costs a couple of dollars, and its worth every penny. Qualification: This should be a once a day thing at most, and it is like using a sledgehammer, which is great for some jobs, but understandably, shouldn't be used to try to tack a picture to the wall, or most other jobs around the house. In other words, be moderate, and use common sense, OK? :-)
These two are great truths and I still use them to this day, mainly the Chocolate Truth.
A good third one that takes more practice and study but is free thereafter forever is learning to stretch the whole set of large muscles in the body, mainly the glutes and the quadriceps, as these are the biggest muscles in the body. The hidden fact here is that the body and mind/brain both run on the same single source and circuit of electricity, the one inside your body, which is akin to saying that everyone in a certain village drink out of the same fountain. If that fountain gets low or polluted, there is trouble in the whole village, not just half of it. If the fountain is full and clean, the whole village is in harmony and at peace. Well, it turns out that if one wants their mind to slow down a notch or two, they often need only stretch a muscle or two. I don't know how many times I've laid in bed for three hours trying to relax and finally stretch my quadriceps and go to sleep in about five minutes. I know that I should stretch the whole body, and I did this regularly for a while, but when one finally begins to achieve a deep lasting harmony, their muscles don't get very tight in the first place, or stay tight either. The secret here is that worry tightens up the muscles because worry is electrical activity in the brain, charging the whole neurological system, nerve wires that connect all of the muscles with all of the brain, causing the whole system to be bright and charged up, which is great in select scenarios, but the opposite of the optimum steady state of relaxation (or efficiency). It's the two-way-street effect. When you grasp the paradigm, you will understand why there is no real difference between the mind and body as the phrase "mind, body, and soul" seems to indicate. Anytime you're dealing with one, you're dealing simultaneously with the other. That's why a physical sensation, like musical sounds, can reach the soul instantly! So, embrace the truth, and stretch, your soul will thank you for it! I personally have a sheet of printer paper on my wall that says "1 calves, 2 Quads, 3 Glutes, 4 Spinal Twist, 5 Toe Touch, 6 Deltoids, 7 Pecs (pectorals), 8 Shoulders (Back), 9 Shoulders (Top), 10 Jaw (chewing muscles, potentially chronically clenched during worry). The real effect is similar to being on an hours-long caffeine high. Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining.
Some other little tricks I've used to good effect are these: 1. Buy some lavender essential oil and put finger-dabs of it around the room you occupy the most. This stuff relaxes you like a prescription, and it can be overpowering so wash it off of your finger afterwards, or don't use your finger for dabs but a pencil eraser instead, or something similar; 2. Learn to cook! Wanna be connected with Merlin and the wizards of the past and present, or the priests who served in God's holy temple at Jerusalem in ancient times, or the alchemists new and old? Well then, burn a few meals on your way to making your first good one! It will only cost about 10 or fifteen dollars worth of ruined meals at the beginning on average, then you cook your first meal that you like and you become deeply, mysteriously pleased with yourself on a level that you didn't even know existed! Double, double, boil and bubble! If you're one of those guys that think that cooking is for girls, you need to pick up a history book and stop selling yourself short. You like to grill don't you? Well then, make something that you have to stir, to mix, to heat in a pot, to make alchemy with, and you'll feed more than your stomach! Culinary adventures are further enhanced by buying and using the spices: Salt, Sugar, Pepper, Cinnamon, Paprika, Cocoa, Powdered Garlic (not too much now), Powdered Onion, and Powdered Mustard. MSG makes a great substitute for salt just for delight's sake. Some good beginning dishes are: A. Chocolate Rice- Put 2 cups of water and one cup of white rice in a pot and stir, then add three tablespoons of cocoa powder and five tablespoons of sugar and stir, then bring the whole thing to a boil on the highest heat setting and stir once more, then cover with a lid and let set for fifteen minutes. Uncover, stir and serve! No need to thank me, I'm just the messenger. :-) Another good beginning dish is scrambled eggs. This one requires constant stirring, other than that, add what you like, at least one good smattering of salt and pepper, and how many eggs make you full. If you can make these two dishes, you can make most dishes, and that's the miracle of it all, that gives you that priceless emotional boost, it's a priceless epiphany, and it lasts! Oh, and since this is kitchen talk, if one find themselves in need of a bigger hammer than the Chocolate-Bar-Sledgehammer, all they need to do is to pour a big glass of milk, pour it onto a blending bowl, get a blender and blend in three tablespoons of cocoa powder and five tablespoons of the best HONEY they can find. Say it with me, "A land flowing with Chocolate-Milk and Honey!" :-) It's the nectar of the God! Try it once and you'll never forget it. Oh, and if you want to see someone else trying really hard, watch survivorman episodes with Les Stroud. The guy tries so hard and risks his life, just to make a TV show! It encourages me.
After mastering these then you have some legs to stand on when tackling the more involved forms of self-empowerment like Dzogchen Meditation, Physical Exercise, and Schedule Control. Then you can employ advanced techniques like giving to others, paying it forward, and finding someone to share it all with! Have a good day, and WIGGLE!
Once, I heard a Joyce Meyer's sermon on TV on what to do when one feels that they're stuck between a 'rock and a hard place.' The answer, according to Joyce was "Wiggle!" She proceeded to spend the whole sermon giving examples of how to wiggle out of different circumstances and personal stories to illustrate them. She is right! This applies to people stuck between a rock and a hard place, up against a wall, or stuck in the mud. I heard a wise man tell a room full of people one time, and he said this with all of his soul, "Just try!" That day, I was convinced that it all boiled down to good old-fashioned common sense, determination and grit, which felt like a deep locking-in-place of all of the varying systems/religions/techniques/methods/sermons/seminars/meditations/exercises/music/learning and other activities that I had ever experienced. It's usually hardest at the beginning but if you'll just try it'll get a whole lot easier really quick. The door was open once more if one was willing to just make the effort to step through. That realization is a gift I wish to empart to anyone who wishes to receive it now.
The main mathematical mode of understanding this 'wiggle' thing in the real world is called the "butterfly effect." It is a sound mathematical model that describes how one flap of one butterfly's wings on one side of the world can add just enough momentum to a breeze there to cause that breeze to become a tropical storm on the other side of the globe. Understanding how it works is like visualizing a domino effect. one could take a row of dominoes and set them up so that they knock each other down like we all did as kids. Then one could put two rows of dominoes after resetting the first row of dominoes so that the last domino of the first row knocks down both of the first dominos in the parallel next two rows. This pattern could be repeated to a third degree with four more sets of dominoes, two sets for each of the second two rows, for a total of seven rows of dominos all knocked down by that single domino pushed over at the beginning by one finger's single motion. This could stretch to infinite dominos. It's a sound, real-life, rock solid, basic principle of matter, everything matters. So, this is a solid, scientific launchpad for faith of all kinds. The slightest effort can be enough to cause greatest result. Just TRY!
So, where to start? Why not start with YOU! After all, if you want to help others you have to help yourself. How can a finger have the energy to knock over a domino if it hasn't helped feed its body's own mouth first? Ah, so what are some simple, cheap, effective ways to wiggle that require little or no practice?
There was a time in my life when I needed rejuvenation, when I needed healing, when I needed hope. There were some little things that I did at those times that were just for me, that I believed truly engaged the butterfly effect in my life. The first one was: take a bath! Ah! laughter is good! How long has it been since you really drew a real hot bath, making that the highlight of the day, drawing it right up to the rim of the tub, and getting in there and getting a clean towel all wet just to use it for your pillow as you sit there for an hour or two till the water gets so lukewarm that you turn on the hot to heat it up again? Well then do it now! Trust me, you'll like it, and afterwards you'll ask yourself immediately, "why don't I do this every day?" A little miracle really takes place in a simple soaking in the tub: You'll RELAX! ...and it will last for days, of if you subscribe to the butterfly effect, potentially forever [residually at least]. Repeat! Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining.
Another thing that one may draw a temporary boost of fresh sanity from is this: Go to the store and find the biggest chocolate bar that you can find. One of those 8-packs of hershey's milk chocolate bars (which together would make one big chocolate bar) work great, and so does dark chocolate bars. If you can't find bars get the Hershey's kisses, a big bag of them. Don't get chocolate-covered doughnuts or the like, you want something that's pure milk or dark chocolate. Laughter is good, it's usually the first response to the pure truth anyway! :-) So, take that big chocolate bar, or that bag of Hershey's kisses and go find a nice quiet place wher you can be alone for about ten minutes while you eat the whole thing, unless you've got the bag of Hershey's kisses, then eat at least 7 or 8 of them but don't eat the whole bag, stop with the kisses when you've had enough. I know what you're thinking, but when you do this you'll find that for the next two to four hours you can think more clearly than you have for days. Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining. This is wiggling at its finest, and it only costs a couple of dollars, and its worth every penny. Qualification: This should be a once a day thing at most, and it is like using a sledgehammer, which is great for some jobs, but understandably, shouldn't be used to try to tack a picture to the wall, or most other jobs around the house. In other words, be moderate, and use common sense, OK? :-)
These two are great truths and I still use them to this day, mainly the Chocolate Truth.
A good third one that takes more practice and study but is free thereafter forever is learning to stretch the whole set of large muscles in the body, mainly the glutes and the quadriceps, as these are the biggest muscles in the body. The hidden fact here is that the body and mind/brain both run on the same single source and circuit of electricity, the one inside your body, which is akin to saying that everyone in a certain village drink out of the same fountain. If that fountain gets low or polluted, there is trouble in the whole village, not just half of it. If the fountain is full and clean, the whole village is in harmony and at peace. Well, it turns out that if one wants their mind to slow down a notch or two, they often need only stretch a muscle or two. I don't know how many times I've laid in bed for three hours trying to relax and finally stretch my quadriceps and go to sleep in about five minutes. I know that I should stretch the whole body, and I did this regularly for a while, but when one finally begins to achieve a deep lasting harmony, their muscles don't get very tight in the first place, or stay tight either. The secret here is that worry tightens up the muscles because worry is electrical activity in the brain, charging the whole neurological system, nerve wires that connect all of the muscles with all of the brain, causing the whole system to be bright and charged up, which is great in select scenarios, but the opposite of the optimum steady state of relaxation (or efficiency). It's the two-way-street effect. When you grasp the paradigm, you will understand why there is no real difference between the mind and body as the phrase "mind, body, and soul" seems to indicate. Anytime you're dealing with one, you're dealing simultaneously with the other. That's why a physical sensation, like musical sounds, can reach the soul instantly! So, embrace the truth, and stretch, your soul will thank you for it! I personally have a sheet of printer paper on my wall that says "1 calves, 2 Quads, 3 Glutes, 4 Spinal Twist, 5 Toe Touch, 6 Deltoids, 7 Pecs (pectorals), 8 Shoulders (Back), 9 Shoulders (Top), 10 Jaw (chewing muscles, potentially chronically clenched during worry). The real effect is similar to being on an hours-long caffeine high. Use this time to find new angles of sticky problems, as it's easier to see the landscape and plot a route when the clouds are gone and the sun is shining.
Some other little tricks I've used to good effect are these: 1. Buy some lavender essential oil and put finger-dabs of it around the room you occupy the most. This stuff relaxes you like a prescription, and it can be overpowering so wash it off of your finger afterwards, or don't use your finger for dabs but a pencil eraser instead, or something similar; 2. Learn to cook! Wanna be connected with Merlin and the wizards of the past and present, or the priests who served in God's holy temple at Jerusalem in ancient times, or the alchemists new and old? Well then, burn a few meals on your way to making your first good one! It will only cost about 10 or fifteen dollars worth of ruined meals at the beginning on average, then you cook your first meal that you like and you become deeply, mysteriously pleased with yourself on a level that you didn't even know existed! Double, double, boil and bubble! If you're one of those guys that think that cooking is for girls, you need to pick up a history book and stop selling yourself short. You like to grill don't you? Well then, make something that you have to stir, to mix, to heat in a pot, to make alchemy with, and you'll feed more than your stomach! Culinary adventures are further enhanced by buying and using the spices: Salt, Sugar, Pepper, Cinnamon, Paprika, Cocoa, Powdered Garlic (not too much now), Powdered Onion, and Powdered Mustard. MSG makes a great substitute for salt just for delight's sake. Some good beginning dishes are: A. Chocolate Rice- Put 2 cups of water and one cup of white rice in a pot and stir, then add three tablespoons of cocoa powder and five tablespoons of sugar and stir, then bring the whole thing to a boil on the highest heat setting and stir once more, then cover with a lid and let set for fifteen minutes. Uncover, stir and serve! No need to thank me, I'm just the messenger. :-) Another good beginning dish is scrambled eggs. This one requires constant stirring, other than that, add what you like, at least one good smattering of salt and pepper, and how many eggs make you full. If you can make these two dishes, you can make most dishes, and that's the miracle of it all, that gives you that priceless emotional boost, it's a priceless epiphany, and it lasts! Oh, and since this is kitchen talk, if one find themselves in need of a bigger hammer than the Chocolate-Bar-Sledgehammer, all they need to do is to pour a big glass of milk, pour it onto a blending bowl, get a blender and blend in three tablespoons of cocoa powder and five tablespoons of the best HONEY they can find. Say it with me, "A land flowing with Chocolate-Milk and Honey!" :-) It's the nectar of the God! Try it once and you'll never forget it. Oh, and if you want to see someone else trying really hard, watch survivorman episodes with Les Stroud. The guy tries so hard and risks his life, just to make a TV show! It encourages me.
After mastering these then you have some legs to stand on when tackling the more involved forms of self-empowerment like Dzogchen Meditation, Physical Exercise, and Schedule Control. Then you can employ advanced techniques like giving to others, paying it forward, and finding someone to share it all with! Have a good day, and WIGGLE!