Comments for braindeadbhakti.com http://braindeadbhakti.com Gurunistha's life in a Northern Californian monastery. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on low-life by gurunistha http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/11/11/low-life/#comment-390 gurunistha Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:28:21 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/11/11/low-life/#comment-390 Actually it's not always easy to keep the right attitude while doing service. We have been in the materialistic conception of life forever and it's hard to let old habits go. It's actually very easy to make yourself believe you're doing your service purely although it's motivated by something else than the pure goal we're after. Baby steps. :) Actually it’s not always easy to keep the right attitude while doing service. We have been in the materialistic conception of life forever and it’s hard to let old habits go.
It’s actually very easy to make yourself believe you’re doing your service purely although it’s motivated by something else than the pure goal we’re after. Baby steps. :)

]]> Comment on Death and Taxes by gurunistha http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/08/01/death-and-taxes/#comment-389 gurunistha Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:21:29 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/08/01/death-and-taxes/#comment-389 Well, the aspect of Godhead that I'm interested in doesn't even have anything to do with the material creation. I like that concept. He's not punishing or rewarding according to our actions, but is completely immersed in pure existence. We just have to get out of this video game and come to that same platform. In one sense I'm not even interested in the whole debate about "how can an all-loving God accommodate suffering?" and so on. We perpetuate our suffering by our desire to enjoy and so our karmic jail sentence is extended again and again. It is said ,however, that the world is also an aspect of God's "play" but that's very hard to understand from a humanistic point of view. Which again is a relief for me because if the absolute would conform to our realtive and limited concepts, how much "larger than life" would he really be? Thanks for your thoughts! Well, the aspect of Godhead that I’m interested in doesn’t even have anything to do with the material creation. I like that concept. He’s not punishing or rewarding according to our actions, but is completely immersed in pure existence. We just have to get out of this video game and come to that same platform. In one sense I’m not even interested in the whole debate about “how can an all-loving God accommodate suffering?” and so on. We perpetuate our suffering by our desire to enjoy and so our karmic jail sentence is extended again and again.
It is said ,however, that the world is also an aspect of God’s “play” but that’s very hard to understand from a humanistic point of view. Which again is a relief for me because if the absolute would conform to our realtive and limited concepts, how much “larger than life” would he really be?

Thanks for your thoughts!

]]> Comment on Death and Taxes by Zvonimir http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/08/01/death-and-taxes/#comment-386 Zvonimir Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:27:12 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/08/01/death-and-taxes/#comment-386 I was reading and reflecting on your post about death, taxes, dangers nesting inside this world and how brutal this world actually is, where creatures get eaten so quickly. Uhh .. But just as a curiosity, even from God's or Creator's perspective .. could a God call himself/herself a Creator or a God if he/she was not able to create such a world, where such brutality and death is possible to experience? From our perspective, such a decision may seem odd, but from the Creator's perspective ... who knows, perhaps this makes perfect sense. What do you think about this? Do you find some explanations to validate Creator's seemingly odd decision? Thank you in advance! I love your reflections. Keep them coming, please. I was reading and reflecting on your post about death, taxes, dangers nesting inside this world and how brutal this world actually is, where creatures get eaten so quickly. Uhh ..
But just as a curiosity, even from God’s or Creator’s perspective .. could a God call himself/herself a Creator or a God if he/she was not able to create such a world, where such brutality and death is possible to experience?
From our perspective, such a decision may seem odd, but from the Creator’s perspective … who knows, perhaps this makes perfect sense. What do you think about this? Do you find some explanations to validate Creator’s seemingly odd decision?
Thank you in advance! I love your reflections. Keep them coming, please.

]]> Comment on low-life by Zvonimir http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/11/11/low-life/#comment-383 Zvonimir Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:09:43 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/11/11/low-life/#comment-383 Much of man's content comes from knowing and acknowledging what he or she is doing. You love your serving position because you've embraced it and you know you're serving. That attitude frees you, expands your wings and you know instantly that you cannot be an enjoyer of your service. That thought liberates you because then you don't expect anything. However, many of us don't acknowledge that simple truth to ourselves and are trapped in a limbo of unsatisfied existence; although we do work every day and serve parents, children, partners, company, state, country, economy .. uh, we still don't embrace our lowly state of servitude but still believe all that is actually there for us and to satisfy us: our family, company, state ... they're there "for us". Even a prisoner is a much more a content man when he stops prancing and screaming behind the bars and finally acknowledges his lowly position. A confession brings deliverance. Ultimately he will find his peace of mind and start to think differently and see the world differently. Thank you for your nice insights in this blog. Much of man’s content comes from knowing and acknowledging what he or she is doing. You love your serving position because you’ve embraced it and you know you’re serving. That attitude frees you, expands your wings and you know instantly that you cannot be an enjoyer of your service. That thought liberates you because then you don’t expect anything.
However, many of us don’t acknowledge that simple truth to ourselves and are trapped in a limbo of unsatisfied existence; although we do work every day and serve parents, children, partners, company, state, country, economy .. uh, we still don’t embrace our lowly state of servitude but still believe all that is actually there for us and to satisfy us: our family, company, state … they’re there “for us”.
Even a prisoner is a much more a content man when he stops prancing and screaming behind the bars and finally acknowledges his lowly position. A confession brings deliverance. Ultimately he will find his peace of mind and start to think differently and see the world differently.
Thank you for your nice insights in this blog.

]]> Comment on Burning Bridges by gurunistha http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-195 gurunistha Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:24:25 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-195 Daniel, what was it that you didn't understand? I'd be interested to hear. Daniel, what was it that you didn’t understand? I’d be interested to hear.

]]> Comment on Burning Bridges by Daniel http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-194 Daniel Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:58:53 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-194 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Bridges at braindeadbhakti.com, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Bridges at braindeadbhakti.com, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

]]> Comment on Wrestling on the beach by Antti http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/11/wrestling-on-a-beach/#comment-189 Antti Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:08:23 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/11/wrestling-on-a-beach/#comment-189 Hahaha! So you did learn something from me after all.. Hahaha! So you did learn something from me after all..

]]> Comment on Kill your idols (before they kill you) by Dan Jensen http://braindeadbhakti.com/2007/10/19/kill-your-idols-before-they-kill-you/#comment-188 Dan Jensen Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:01:25 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2007/10/19/kill-your-idols-before-they-kill-you/#comment-188 Kill the Buddha, brother. Idols come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it's a rock star; sometimes it's a national myth. One of my favorite themes. I just discovered your blog while preparing this blog entry: http://kaweah.com/blog/2008/06/24/if-you-meet-the-buddha-on-the-road/ Pleased to run into you. Good thing for you you're not the Buddha! ;-) -Dan Kill the Buddha, brother. Idols come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s a rock star; sometimes it’s a national myth. One of my favorite themes. I just discovered your blog while preparing this blog entry:

http://kaweah.com/blog/2008/06/24/if-you-meet-the-buddha-on-the-road/

Pleased to run into you. Good thing for you you’re not the Buddha! ;-)
-Dan

]]> Comment on Burning Bridges by Mathuranatha http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-182 Mathuranatha Sat, 24 May 2008 10:44:04 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2008/05/21/burning-bridges/#comment-182 Ripping the material existence to pieces! Buyaka! Ripping the material existence to pieces! Buyaka!

]]> Comment on Kill your idols (before they kill you) by Daniel http://braindeadbhakti.com/2007/10/19/kill-your-idols-before-they-kill-you/#comment-180 Daniel Thu, 22 May 2008 04:47:18 +0000 http://braindeadbhakti.com/2007/10/19/kill-your-idols-before-they-kill-you/#comment-180 I couldn't understand some parts of this article ur idols (before they kill you) at braindeadbhakti.com, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article ur idols (before they kill you) at braindeadbhakti.com, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

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