The Lotus Blossom symbolizes the causality of the spiritual life. Rising up from the mud of the swamp (the physical world, the body) Growing up through its murky waters (the world of sensory desire & emotions) Penetrating the air (the mental world of thoughts and ideas) and Aspiring towards the light of the sun1 (the spiritual illumination, the Dharma) It blossoms into a pure white flower (S. Pundarika is the white lotus). It thus represents the Four Virtues of Nirvana personified by the Four Bodhisattvas Leading the countless Bodhisattvas that spring up from the earth. The Lotus Blossom symbolizes the inseparability of the cause & effect, the provision & reality, and the source & manifestation of enlightenment.
The LAW OF KARMA
TODAY I WILL WITNESS THE CHOICES I MAKE IN EACH MOMENT.
AND IN THE MERE WITNESSING OF THESE CHOICES.
I WILL BRING THEN TO MY CONSCIOUS AWARENESS.
I WILL KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR ANY MOMENT IN THE FUTURE IS TO BE FULLY CONSCIOUS IN THE PRESENT.
WHENEVER I MAKE A CHOICE, I WILL ASK MYSELF TWO QUESTIONS.
"WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CHOICE THAT I'M MAKING?" AND "WILL THIS CHOICE BRING FULFILLMENT AND HAPPINESS TO ME AND ALSO TO THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS CHOICE?"
I WILL THEN ASK MY HEART FOR GUIDANCE AND BE GUIDED BY ITS MESSAGE OF COMFORT OR DISCOMFORT.
IF THE CHOICE FEELS COMFORTABLE.
I WILL PLUNGE AHEAD WITH ABANDON.
IF THE CHOICE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE I WILL PAUSE AND SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTION WITH MY INNER VISION.
THIS GUIDANCE WILL ENABLE ME TO MAKE SPONTANEOUSLY CORRECT CHOICES FOR MYSELF AND FOR THOSE AROUND ME.
Interior Design and Architecture, GREEN DESIGN, Craftsman Homes, Frank Lloyd Wright, Boston Architectural Center, Tattoos, Music, Movies, Literature, Writing, dancing, laughing, the ocean, my dog and animals all around, Buddhism, Spirituality, Hinduism, Karma, Video Games (geek!), travel, museums, art, beauty, martial arts, snowboarding, mountain biking, blah blah blah... Can't forget my Red Sox (I'm a Red Sox girl... Enough Said) and my Patriots!!!
By the way, can anyone send me a Dunkin' Donuts Coconut Iced Coffee Regular??? I'M JONESIN'!!!
I'd like to meet:
My Mamay and Nanay...
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A good cause you all should know about and look into:
Music:
The Beatles, The Cult, The Doors, Tom Waits, Incubus, Leonard Coen, They Might Be Giants, The Ramones, U2, Sex Pistols, Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Tenacious D, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, RJD2, Mr Lif, KRS-One, The Roots, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Prince Paul, Jurassic 5, Charlie Tuna, MF Doom, Coldplay, Mike Doughty and Soul Coughing, Maroon 5, Ben Folds and Ben Folds 5, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Siouxsie & The Banshees, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Kahn & Rufus, Ben Watt, Marques Wyatt, King Brit, Gil Scott-Heron, Miles Davis, John Coletrane, Charlie Parker, Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Torme, so so so much more... to many to list! You name it, I probably like it and own the cd. But don't even get me started on country (shudder... "yuck").
Movies:
City Lights (Silent), When Harry Met Sally (never get tired of it), Star Wars (Episodes 4, 5, 6 - with Empire Strikes Back being the ultimate Favorite), Superman 1 & 2, Batman Begins, Spiderman 1 & 2, the first Matrix, Lord of the Rings (all of 'em), X-Men (all of 'em), Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Election, Bottle Rocket, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, There's Something About Mary, Trainspotting, Naked, Shallow Grave, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, American History X, Fight Club, Se7en... there's so many, I can't even list them all! Just ask me later... I'm tired of typing.
Television:
Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Entourage, Weeds, ER, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica (old and new), Friends, Will and Grace, CSI (Vegas, not Miami or NY), Judging Amy, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The L Word (I'm straight and I love it!), Medium, Scrubs, Adult Swim - especially Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Family Guy and Inuyasha, Mind of Mencia (Carlos Mencia!!!), and any show or comedy special that's got Dane Cook up in there.... he's one funny mickey fickey.
Books:
I'm reading three books right now: Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (with each page turn he is quickly becoming a new favorite), The Loft Bible (not really "reading" since it's mainly all pictures, but it's inspiring), and Bomb the Suburbs.
Anything by Charles Bukowski, Watership Down, Jemima J, Hitchickers Guide to the Galaxy, Good Omens, The 5 People You Meet in Heaven, anything having to do with interior design, architecture, Craftsman Homes and Frank Lloyd Wright, and all history books dealing with Classical Studies (Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt).
Heroes:
John Lennon and Charles Bukowski for doing and saying what they wanted and for being true artists who did not allow what others thought to deter them from creating.
