What substances? What ideas!

Many of us do know (intuitively if not instinctively) what a psychological idea is and how it operates. However, when psychiatric substances and ideas mingle we all become confused as to how the idea will finally prevail. Paradigms of "an idea over a dosage of chemicals" become polluted because of technology, as well. Otherwise, yes sir, I could have used a glass of wine. Like Zenists do.

Mistakes in practice

"It is when your practice is rather greedy that you become discouraged with it.

So you should be grateful that you have a sign or warning signal to show you the weak point in your practice."

(from Shunryu Suzuki Roshi's book  ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND)

Ascetic ideals

What is the meaning of ascetic ideals? - In the case of artists they mean nothing or too many things; in the case of philosophers and scholars something like a sense and instinct for the most favourable preconditions of higher spiriruality;  … in the case of the physiologically deformed and deranged (the majority of mortals) an attempt to see themselves as ‘too good’ for this world, a saintly form of debauch, their chief weapon against slow pain and boredom; ... in the case of saints, finally, a pretext of hibernation, their novissima gloriae cupido*, their repose in nothingness (''God''), their form of madness. That the ascetic ideal has meant so many things to man, however, is an expression of the basic fact of the human will, its horror vacui. It needs a goal- and it will rather will nothingness than not will.

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, On the genealogy of morals

*newest lust for glory

Behind the screen

  The only true reason Michael Hilary Hughes was “infamous”

in earth-cum-Hollywood, is not because he disliked Jesus and Dascalos or some other Guruic Hinduists for that matter (reference to Ram Dass).
 Indeed in his unique manner, he preceded, foresaw and mediated on their success and Spiritual fulfillment.

 Therefore, there’s nothing -nobody really- to conjoin or unite. It was all a happening, all was one and all was Art.  

WHAT IS THAT SUBTLE CHANGE IN CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH ALWAYS EXISTS WITHIN US?

"The Self."

 A quick 'question and answer' between Michael and Dimitri.

SHINE ON YOU DIMITRIOS

It is not just crazy, it is simply a diamond:

It is also a sutra, and the final Return.