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Lauren

Buddhas act like normal people; Normal people act like Buddhas

About Me

"Don't pretend; don't imagine that you are not going to make mistakes. You will make plenty of mistakes. You are a human being; human beings are born to make mistakes. What you can do is to try always to make different mistakes each time." - Aghori Vimalananda
" So let us then try to climb the mountain, not by stepping on what is below us, but to pull us up at what is above us, for my part at the stars; amen" -M.C. Escher
Arrive without travelling See all without looking Do all without doing - George Harrison
I like to get acquainted with ideas that at first glance seem difficult to understand. My favorite color used to change daily. Now I decided not to try and choose just one... they're all too beautiful. I can not confine my beliefs to any one religion. I believe we were born with the innate knowledge to know God and it is becoming apparent to me through the extensive exploration of and stillness within the mind. I have respect for all beliefs. I love music. I try to keep music around as much as I possibly can. But it is in silence that I have the most sincere thoughts. I love thunderstorms. I write a lot; I draw/paint infrequently; I play the guitar... I enjoy art of any sort. I love to try to psychoanalyze paintings. I'm 49% skeptic, 51% believer. I'm getting better at small talk. Id much rather be barefoot than wear shoes. I love to be outside, I love lying in the grass or lying in my hammock and hanging out with plants. I don't like using capital letters. I want to see the entire world. Sometimes there is nothing more inspiring than an interesting conversation, or an opposing point of view.

My Interests

learning about the universe and its infinite possibilities, exploring other dimensions, yoga, meditation, coffee, tea, writing, music, MY GUITAR, concerts, reading, painting, GOOD CONVERSATION, being without shoes, dreams, astrology, museums, meeting new people, learning new things, GOING PLACES IVE NEVER BEEN, the mountians, LOVE, spending time with friends and family, paitently trying to uncover my family history, looking at the stars, incense, taking pictures, sunrises, my kaleidoscope, CREATING, laying in the grass on warm sunday afternoons, philosophy, grocery shopping, looking out windows, im up for anything...

I'd like to meet:

Hanumanji, anyone who speaks Hindi and wants to practice with me, johnny 5 (theres just something about a robot with emotions..) someone to explain quantum physics to me in laymans terms, yogis, philosophers, dreamers, anyone with an open mind

Music:

strawberry alarm clock, ultimate spinach, ani difranco, damien rice, alexi murdoch,erin mckeown, not poetic., pink floyd, the doors, remy zero,norah jones, the beatles, the shins, simon & garfunkle, radiohead,bob marley, ray lamontagne, citizen cope, rachel yamagata, iron and wine, dead can dance, krishna das, m s subbulakshmi, ravi shankar

Movies:

the RAMAYANA

magnolia, gia, girl,interrupted, the virgin suicides, garden state, closer, the matrix, pink floyd - the wall, what the bleep do we know?!, waking life, lord of the rings (thanks to my wonderful boyfriend)

Books:

Aghora I, Aghora II - Kundalini and Aghora III- The Law of Karma,by Robert Svoboda, David Frawley, The Ramayana, The Bhagavadgita, the Upanishads, the yoga sutras of patanjali, the alphabet vs. the goddess by leonard shlain, g.i. gurdjieff, be here now (this book is amazing, i couldnt put it down)

Heroes:

Shmoog, Jim, My wonderful group of new family (aka the 50), Shri Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Hanumanji

My Blog

myspace does NOT mean you have to be a whore

To all the women on myspace (and the guidos too);    Yes i was once like you, yes ive put on more makeup than the mona lisa has paint, yes ive teased my hair to the size of a watermelon...
Posted by Lauren on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:23:00 PST

panda bears with green sneakers

in case you were wondering about the conversations i have with myself, they sound something like this.. so i said to myself, i said "la, youve got to keep playing the guitar.. so one day when you...
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 04:13:00 PST

Silverlake Park Pictures!

one of the best sundays ive ever had :) pictures
Posted by Lauren on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:35:00 PST

grateful

Since I re-read my previous blog and realized what a pessimist I sounded like I wanted to clarify a few things. I am truly grateful to be able to write this today and say that I have regained a part ...
Posted by Lauren on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:43:00 PST

we destroy ourselves

wrote this a while ago... ive been thinking alot on the topic again and i would value some input on the topic. It is so absolutely incredible to know that youve absolutely hit rock bottom. To k...
Posted by Lauren on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST