Still a bachelor. Maybe the next time around if I bump into her again.P.S. Is that woman your wife today ?
It's time to come clean on the story. It was actually authored by the late actor Geoffrey Lewis. When I heard it I liked it so much I transcribed it and then memorized it. I like to do that with poems/stories that I really like, and then tell them to students.kiki - Wow, since we're on a spiritual forum, I'm not sure how much of what you said is fiction and how much fact.
Or you can look at it from the Middle Way perspective: Though it might appear to be great or not-great, it's ultimately neither.painBody wrote:Like with anything else in life, it's great and it's not
That said, I miss, horribly, the surge of blood and Oxygen from an intense set of bench pressing. I miss lying next to a beautiful woman in bed (and ... having a bed to lie in). I miss having money (enough to be comfortable). I miss having that thing with four wheels that, more than anything, signifies freedom and the ability to change your surroundings when all you're surrounded by is shit. A drive by the Pacific ocean, with my favorite music playing ... that kind of thing is much too underrated. I truly understand its value now.rachMiel wrote:Or you can look at it from the Middle Way perspective: Though it might appear to be great or not-great, it's ultimately neither.painBody wrote:Like with anything else in life, it's great and it's not
To be honest, I don't feel an overwhelming need to be engaged in what's happening now because not much is happening now, except for trying to stay occupied by doing some programming.rachMiel wrote:With all that missing how can you be engaged with whatever happens to be happening right now?
I was at Long Beach today ha! A little loop around the Loop Parkway. I live on the border of Queens/Nassau. Didn't know you were from Long Island originally. Very cool. Saw some good shows at the Jones Beach theater. The last being the Allman brothers.rachMiel wrote: 'Twas beauty drew me there. The music/culture/philosophy, the landscapes and old towns, and of course ... love. (We're still great friends.) I'm a Long Islander, grew up a few miles from Jones Beach. How about you?
Hey, thanks for reading my gripes. No couch here, just one room, one hopelessly unconscious roommate, and my shiny marble beddijmart wrote:Hi guys!
Pb, your parents sound awesome! Truly blessed to have parents like that.
I didn't know you were sleeping on a bathroom floor, no couch there?..
That post is the first time I've heard you talk about what you miss from the path your on... I wonder if the tide is turning? Meaning, you could get a job, which would lead to other things. Not that money's everything. I make good money, but I hate working full time. If I could keep my same job and do it part time (if the position existed) I'd probably do it.
So, do I have a story? Hmmm..... I went to 4 different schools in 1st grade. Which isn't good. I didn't do well, but they didn't hold me back a grade. They felt sorry for me. So, I was horribly behind in reading/spelling and I had to do the after school reading program for 3 years. To this day my spelling is awful and I cringe whenever I have to read out loud.
Ugh, not going to lie, sounds dreadful.No couch here, just one room, one hopelessly unconscious roommate, and my shiny marble bed
Yep! My bio mom has been (in the streets) homeless twice in her life. Lived in deplorable living conditions many times with fleas and cockroaches. Yuk! She's an alcoholic, so that was generally the reason.But, looking at averages, I'm far far below the average, in terms of "quality of life". I think my situation would test most people.
Not even at a small mom and pop business doing general labor or something (stress free)? Anyways, not my business, just wondering.Job is not possible; I just can't go back out there.
Funny thing is other kids didn't make fun of me, but asshole adults did...go figure. I use spell check quite frequently or look up on googlePlus other kids making fun of you. Well, for what it's worth, your spelling is pretty much perfect. What happened to you isn't revealing itself on this forum.
I often sense I'm not spelling a word correctly.I don't drink coffee, so how about we go to a park and feed the ducks some canned green beans (that's what they really like). Yeah, we'd have some good conversation for sure!Earlier today, I thought of you and thought it would be nice to sit down with you for coffee and talk. I think we would have a blast !
I had to restrain my fingers to not click "Post reply" and start typing, "Dude, try feeling your inner body ..."
Hi Pb,Pb wrote in the Freight Train thread:Pb wrote: 'm not looking for employment. In fact, the demand in my field is through the roof and worldwide. But, I decided a long time ago that I couldn't do the corporate madness anymore (or any kind of money-making madness).
. He was a noble prince caught up in a civil war that he could not imagine fighting. He was very brave but he did not want to fight a battle where he would have to face endless moral decisions--incuding killing his own kin. He wanted to run away from it all. .Wow, they don't have a word in the English language to describe my feeling after reading this, but thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful post ! You made my (otherwise tumultuous) dayrunstrails wrote:Hi Pb,Pb wrote in the Freight Train thread:Pb wrote: 'm not looking for employment. In fact, the demand in my field is through the roof and worldwide. But, I decided a long time ago that I couldn't do the corporate madness anymore (or any kind of money-making madness).
You remind me of Arjuna in the Bhagvad Gita
It is one of my favorite spiritual texts because it is set in a battlefield which symbolizes the battles that we all face with samsara (everyday conflicts, egos, corporate madness, relationships, what have you).
Arjuna had the good fortune to have Krishna as his charioteer (more symbolism there) who reveals to him his true nature . Arjuna is a typical seeker and at first does not understand what his true nature is or how knowing his true nature actually solves his problems in the material world. Krishna then gives him the weapons he needs to fight the battle field of samsara. These are karma yoga, upasana yoga, jnana yoga and bhakti.
It's a beautiful book because it provides not only a clear and precise revelation of our true self but it also provides a framework for how to live our 'little me' lives so that we can actually fulfill our role in the world while enjoying ourselves as we truly are.
It's important to get the right advaitic translation (since its used also heavily by dualistic schools). I love the translation by Swami Dayananda.
Anyway, like Arjuna, I hope you come out fighting the good fight and win (in the truest sense of the word). You have so much to contribute
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I don't know if I'm akin to Arjuna, but I'd describe myself as a mixture of jaded, beaten down, damaged, indifferent, and lost ... on the outside. On the inside, I know that this is the only path possible. Not to blow my own horn, but I'm curious what you see in me that makes you think I have a lot to contribute.
That sounds so nice right now !dijmart wrote:Hi PB,
how about we go to a park and feed the ducks some canned green beans (that's what they really like). Yeah, we'd have some good conversation for sure!
