The Middle Pane

"You must die in order to live; you must melt down to shape anew. You must destroy to build,..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:57 -0400

“You must die in order to live; you must melt down to shape anew. You must destroy to build, annihilate before creation. The Supreme is the universal solvent, it corrodes every container, it burns through every obstacle. Without the absolute denial of everything, the tyranny of things will be absolute. The Supreme is the great harmonizer, the guarantee of the ultimate and perfect balance – of life in freedom. It dissolves you and thus re-asserts your true being.”

- Nisargadatta Maharaj (via ashramof1)

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Sun, 19 May 2013 23:35:00 -0400

"Am I the dreamer or the dream?"

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:31:01 -0400

“Am I the dreamer or the dream?”

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yoga9vipassana: Illusion

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:48:22 -0400

yoga9vipassana:

Illusion

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Sun, 19 May 2013 13:46:47 -0400

Americas Coalition Suggests MJ Laws Be Relaxed

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:46:19 -0400

Americas Coalition Suggests MJ Laws Be Relaxed:

weedporndaily:

(CannabisNews) A comprehensive report on drug policy in the Americas released Friday by a consortium of nations suggests that the legalization of marijuana, but not other illicit drugs, be considered among a range of ideas to reassess how the drug war is carried out.

The report, released by the Organization of American States walked a careful line in not recommending any single approach to the drug problem and encouraging “flexibility.”

Prompted by President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia at the Summit of the Americas last year to answer growing dissatisfaction and calls for new strategies in the drug war, the report’s 400 pages mainly summarize and distill previous research and debate on the subject.

But the fact that it gave weight to exploring legalizing or de-penalizing marijuana was seized on by advocates of more liberal drug use laws as a landmark and a potential catalyst for less restrictive laws in a number of countries.

“This takes the debate to a whole other level,” said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which advocates more liberal drug use laws. “It effectively breaks the taboo on considering alternatives to the current prohibitionist approach.”

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Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:32 -0400

"You find a way, somehow, to get through the most horrible things, things you think would kill you...."

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:36:00 -0400

“You find a way, somehow, to get through the most horrible things, things you think would kill you. You find a way and you move through the days, one by one, in shock, in despair, but you move. The days pass, one after the other, and you go along with them — occasionally stunned, and not entirely relieved, to find that you are still alive.”

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themonkeyisyourfriend: Living A Balanced Life #28 View...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:12:08 -0400

themonkeyisyourfriend:

Living A Balanced Life #28

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almostmostlyharmless: As a result of living in such a culture, we have been encouraged to allow our...

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:03:59 -0400

almostmostlyharmless:

As a result of living in such a culture, we have been encouraged to allow our masculine sides to dominate, control, and judge our feminine natures. Rather than experiencing and expressing our feelings, we are taught to reject and control them because they are irrational. Instead of honoring our dreams and intuitions, we ignore or ridicule them because they are not logical. Rather than trusting our bodies to inform us when we are in need of physical nourishment or stimulation, we follow elaborate diet plans and rigid exercise regimes. We look to facts and figures and disregard our gut reactions when attempting to validate our perceptions. Consequently,

When your inner feminine says “I’m lonely,” the masculine insists that you have no reason to feel that way.

When you have a thought-provoking dream, your masculine laughs at it or dismisses it as “only” a dream.

When you are upset with a friend’s behavior, you tell yourself that you are just too sensitive.

When you feel hungry, you criticize yourself for eating too much….

Many women are experiencing the despair and alienation that comes not only from the suppression of the feminine in the world we live in, but also from the rejection of their own inner feminine nature.

- Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston

8-40: Of a Quantum Mind Everything is linked in a tight cosmic...

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:12:00 -0400

8-40:

Of a Quantum Mind

Everything is linked in a tight cosmic dance that depends on every particle being where it is at this exact moment

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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:27 -0400

bulltamer: Sometimes when I will have a memory of an event, a similar event will happen later in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:36:28 -0400

bulltamer:

Sometimes when I will have a memory of an event, a similar event will happen later in the day. I keep realizing it after the fact, but I am starting to see a pattern. I would like to be able to line up that awareness with the current moment.

ombuddha: If you have time to be mindful, you have time to...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:59 -0400

ombuddha:

If you have time to be mindful, you have time to meditate.

Ajahn Chah.

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"You are so used to the support of concepts that when your concepts leave you, although it is your..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:54 -0400

“You are so used to the support of concepts that when your concepts leave you, although it is your true state, you get frightened and try to cling to them again.”

- Nisargadatta Maharaj (via shaktilover)

wolverxne: 12 apostles at sunset by tim.mcrae on Flickr.

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:12 -0400

wolverxne:

12 apostles at sunset by tim.mcrae on Flickr.

spoilmybigass: a juicy round peach waiting to be plucked...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:35:04 -0400

spoilmybigass:

a juicy round peach waiting to be plucked :)

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magicalnaturetour: A fennec fox walks against the wind in...

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:34:18 -0400

magicalnaturetour:

A fennec fox walks against the wind in Morocco. The fennec, or desert fox, is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara Desert in North Africa. (© Francisco Mingorance/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)