tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post6060775430291905723..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Circles that You Grind, in Darkmills of Your MindGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41868417751829084362008-05-04T00:04:00.000-07:002008-05-04T00:04:00.000-07:00Snake is actually pretty tasty, rather like lemony...Snake is actually pretty tasty, rather like lemony chicken. You can get it as an appetizer at a place or two here in Phoenix.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66053473607891029622008-05-03T18:14:00.000-07:002008-05-03T18:14:00.000-07:00I hope there wasn't any snakemeat in that butterfl...I hope there wasn't any snakemeat in that butterflied shrimp I ate on Wed in Toronto...Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-73379965579175351232008-05-03T11:28:00.000-07:002008-05-03T11:28:00.000-07:00"suckle on one's own breast"America's got talent?"suckle on one's own breast"<BR/><BR/>America's got talent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-63507676880538885612008-05-03T11:23:00.000-07:002008-05-03T11:23:00.000-07:00Bob,The parts of this piece that spoke so eloquent...Bob,<BR/>The parts of this piece that spoke so eloquently to me were the parts about closed and open systems, mental anorexia, and choosing to suckle on one's own breast. I have incorporated your thoughts into a post at my blog this morning. More importantly, your words helped Colleen and I look at our frustrations in a new light, which you do quite often. Thank you.Bob's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971565970366294930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2786130189637434022008-05-03T10:17:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:17:00.000-07:00Ananda chance to sat down at the last resort and e...<I>Ananda chance to sat down at the last resort and enjoy a little moksha (or maybe some bhakti) at somarise. Sorry, menyou only have one taste. Whoops, where'd ego?</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77400114437791447132008-05-03T10:09:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:09:00.000-07:00I swear, I just opened the Spiritual Ascent and my...I swear, I just opened the Spiritual Ascent and my eyes immediately fixed on the following:<BR/><BR/><I>Seeking by food to obtain Immortality<BR/>Many have been the dupe of strange drugs<BR/>Better far to drink good wine<BR/>And clothe our bodies in robes of satin and silk.</I> --Old Chinese ProverbGagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70585609213991468142008-05-03T10:06:00.001-07:002008-05-03T10:06:00.001-07:00Forgot to include my other comment in my tale:"Tho...Forgot to include my other comment in my tale:<BR/><BR/>"Those hydras have been known to multiply and lay in wait, that's when hunting skills, if honed <I>kerrectly</I>, do facilitate righting one's balance.QPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827536245376441948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16155279224104916392008-05-03T10:06:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:06:00.000-07:00Yes, be careful with mind parasites. You are what...Yes, be careful with mind parasites. You are what eats you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10318747209499198932008-05-03T10:03:00.000-07:002008-05-03T10:03:00.000-07:00>>"Now, the mind literally metabolizes truth, both...>>"Now, the mind literally metabolizes truth, both in its horizontal and vertical sense. The analogy with digestion is fairly exact, something emphasized by Bion."<<<BR/><BR/>Certainly seems to be a time for coonspiracies at work in the qp.<BR/>Why just this morning, over at FFW, I left this comment[bracketed words for OC clarification]:<BR/><BR/>"....extreme seekers will, by necessity, become "Hooked on Hunting". I've had interesting encounters with rattlesnakes [mind parasites] - thought I could cage them, even trance them. Eventually, after some rather nasty bites, I found slaying to be the way to go, [tell the truth, it's sets you free] not a pleasant task, but after the digestion cycle completed, I noticed a sense of actually having been nourished; blessed by heaven, so to speak."QPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827536245376441948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9786496916533986552008-05-03T09:51:00.000-07:002008-05-03T09:51:00.000-07:00The concept of "Now, the mind literally metabolize...The concept of "Now, the mind literally metabolizes truth, both in its horizontal and vertical sense. ", I particularly find helpful, and the anorexic, bullemic or morbidly obese analogies that easily follow from it.<BR/><BR/>What do you mentally eat, is it nutritious? Wish there was a way to view your mental waistline, step on the ol' Psychic scale... there is of course, but you have to open your eyes to see yourself in the mirror, and you have to step up onto the scale to check your weight.<BR/><BR/>And of course you have to adjust your diet and exercise plan and actually follow them.<BR/><BR/>Words and actions - is anything really digested properly without both?Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40977143408877096572008-05-03T09:37:00.000-07:002008-05-03T09:37:00.000-07:00"a “political junkie” is usually just that, someon..."a “political junkie” is usually just that, someone who greedily partakes of the 24 hour “all you can eat” news buffet of buffoonery, which only results in mental bloating and spiritual flatulence."<BR/><BR/>Oh! Bloating, flatulence <I>and</I> ISS all together - <I>Good Morrrrningggg One Cosmossss!</I>Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com