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Comment on My Buddhist Ceremony to Commemorate the Anniversary of My Grandmother’s Passing by informationforager

informationforager — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:42:53 +0000

Very Good. I like the prayer, “No Coming, No Going”. That was very good also. I’ve never heard that prayer. Your grandmother sounds like a great woman and a great human being.

Also you should post your recipe for the soup. Thanks. Keep Blogging. Keep Writing.

Comment on Six pictures of my grandmother. by My Buddhist Ceremony to Commemorate the Anniversary of My Grandmother’s Passing « skrapnel

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:30:40 +0000

[...] [More pictures of my grandmother here.] [...]

Comment on My grandmother has lung cancer–but death doesn’t scare me anymore. by My Buddhist Ceremony to Commemorate the Anniversary of My Grandmother’s Passing « skrapnel

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:30:38 +0000

[...] she was diagnosed with cancer in August of 2010, I began a quest to understand the nature of death…and life. One of the things I like about Buddhist philosophy is the idea that death is not [...]

Comment on Kubrick’s Use of Mickey Mouse Song in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is Genius! by Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:21:15 +0000

Mickey mouse is a direct refrence to Mk-Utra mind control being used by the elites. Also Full Metal Jacket is not really about vietnam (If you look closley it looks nothing like vietnam- its really about Kubrick predicting future wars in the middle east e.g compare the pictures of the urban battalfield to Iraq). Also this movie touches on the phantom bullet theory about JFK conspiracy theory (for more info check it out here: http://www.collativelearning.com/FMJ%20pt%2015.html )

Eyes wide shut: Really About Mk-ultra and secret societies (more information:http://www.konformist.com/flicks/eyeswideshut.htm and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2N14Zv7omE)

THE shining:Kubricks confession of the faked moon landing and genocide of native Americans (more infromation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivFs8SKHW7k )

Comment on Kubrick’s Use of Mickey Mouse Song in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is Genius! by Yesfx

Yesfx — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:22:31 +0000

I feel it is also a connection to the concept of the Duality of Man “the Jungian thing” as war is a mans business and the Mickey Mouse club it a show for children.

Comment on Kubrick’s Use of Mickey Mouse Song in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is Genius! by Jon

Jon — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:10:51 +0000

What about the Mickey Mouse reference when Hartman storms in on Joker and Gomer Pyle in the head at the conclusion of the first part of the movie.
What do you think the connection is?

Comment on When times are tough, do you check your personal instruction manual? by Beverly

Beverly — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:30:23 +0000

Chris,

Thank you for sharing your insights and personal instructions. I wish I had been as wise at your age.

I’m so sorry about the pain of your grandmother’s passing. My surviving grandmother is very dear to me, and probably the greatest most influence on my spiritual outlook and the most memorable source of unconditional love I can remember. I hate to think of saying goodbye to her. To my unexpected delight, my other grandmother has became a loving, felt, but unseen presence in my life many years after her death. I hope you find a new way to feel close to your grandmother again.

As for your questions, I don’t focus on my accomplishments or strengths as often as I could, although deep down, I do know the truth of who I Am, and tap into that pretty often. Yours is a good reminder, though.

When times are tough (and they were challenging for much of 2010), I mostly rely on particular tools of consciousness that help me restructure the beliefs that form my past, present and future experience of life. There are a couple of daily practices involved with those, and sometimes I get support from friends who practice the same tools. This pretty much helps me see things from a higher, wiser perspective, and recognize my role and choice in creating what’s happening. The shift in perspective and responsibility is almost unbelievable, sometimes.

I also have to remind myself to take good care of me, including rest, meditation, socializing, play, and time alone, connecting to nature.

Admittedly I am bad at following self-care routines or instructions, even those I’ve set for myself, but I have found the habits that really work and express what I care about most are the ones that stick. I also have a lot that are so ingrained, I’m not even sure I would recognize them to be in the instruction manual. I am curious what my manual would look like if I wrote it out, though. Thank you stimulating these thoughts.

Comment on Kubrick’s Use of Mickey Mouse Song in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is Genius! by kdeazy

kdeazy — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:40:53 +0000

there is also a mickey mouse figurine in the newspaper meeting room

Comment on My grandmother has lung cancer–but death doesn’t scare me anymore. by steve

steve — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:10:59 +0000

Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Comment on My grandmother has lung cancer–but death doesn’t scare me anymore. by Chris Apollo Lynn

Chris Apollo Lynn — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:09:40 +0000

Thank you, jodi!