Tribe Discussion: Bodhisattvas - tribe.net

self (4:14:37 AM): Yo'
friend (4:15:00 AM): hey
friend (4:15:02 AM):
self (4:15:11 AM): Long time bro
friend (4:15:32 AM): yeah
self (4:15:37 AM): Having an interesting year so far. Yourself ?
friend (4:15:40 AM): how you been doin
self (4:15:54 AM): (see above)
self (4:16:03 AM): I'm very... interesting now
friend (4:16:36 AM): really....
friend (4:16:41 AM): explain
self (4:17:02 AM): A wise man carries his possessions with him.
self (4:17:33 AM): The Knower And The Known Are One
self (4:17:46 AM): Where am I ? Here
self (4:17:52 AM): What time is it ? Now
self (4:18:04 AM): Those are from the book "Instant Zen"
friend (4:18:09 AM): yes
self (4:18:35 AM): I have figured some things out
self (4:18:50 AM): And I have finally come to the following conclusions
self (4:18:53 AM): I know nothing
self (4:19:01 AM): There is nothing I cannot do
self (4:19:33 AM): And I must help where I can as I become aware of the need
self (4:19:49 AM): oh yeah...
self (4:19:53 AM): And I'm wrong
friend (4:19:58 AM): that is very interesting
self (4:20:01 AM): <---------- loves being wrong now
self (4:20:29 AM): How are you doing ?
friend (4:21:03 AM): I am in a bit of transition, but I am working through it
friend (4:21:40 AM): I am getting confortable being me, although I am not sure who I am still
self (4:21:59 AM): You are you
self (4:22:36 AM): you are your mind
self (4:22:54 AM): inside your brain
friend (4:23:13 AM): I have not had a drink or a drug for 10 months 7 days and 21 hours now
friend (4:23:41 AM): I can remember what I did last night and last week
friend (4:24:02 AM): my bills are paid
friend (4:24:09 AM): and I have money in my pocket
self (4:24:41 AM):
self (4:24:46 AM): That sounds like happiness
friend (4:25:29 AM): my affairs are pretty well in order now... I am just working on those questions that have plagued mankind since the beginning of time
self (4:25:45 AM): Such as ?
friend (4:26:00 AM): why is my finger wet after I tough water
friend (4:26:04 AM): touch
friend (4:26:07 AM): lol
self (4:26:16 AM): Because the water likes you
friend (4:26:32 AM): you sure its not a magnetic atraction
friend (4:26:49 AM): on a subatomiv level
friend (4:26:55 AM): subatomic
self (4:27:05 AM): why not ask the water ?
friend (4:27:16 AM): hmmmm... was too busy drinking it
self (4:27:32 AM):
self (4:27:50 AM): Things in my mind have gotten rather... simple.
self (4:28:11 AM): Understanding isn't possible, only knowing
self (4:28:23 AM): Truth cannot be seen, only believed
self (4:28:47 AM): Love is an instinct
self (4:29:06 AM): And everything I say is wrong
friend (4:29:41 AM): I have to do one of the hardest things for me to do... I have to write a in depth self appraisal
friend (4:29:57 AM): Love is instinctual
self (4:30:37 AM): believe and faith allows all things
self (4:31:01 AM): How am I doing so far ?
friend (4:31:09 AM): seek faith and you will know the truth, seek the truth and you shall wander in darkness
self (4:31:37 AM): wander and darkness with faith and you can shine with the brightest light to show the way
self (4:31:47 AM): wander in darkness that is
friend (4:32:03 AM): lolz
self (4:32:22 AM): so what am I now ?
friend (4:32:36 AM): awake very early
self (4:32:50 AM): really ? I thought it took forever for me to wake up
self (4:32:54 AM): 34 years is a long time
friend (4:33:16 AM): its a bat of an eyelid
self (4:33:38 AM): actually, I woke up exactly when I was supposed to
self (4:33:56 AM): just in time
friend (4:34:09 AM): yeah I was thinking about you earlier... and I was just about to log off
self (4:35:04 AM): are you a social networker yet ?
self (4:35:17 AM): hmm... need a better phrase..
friend (4:35:30 AM): social networker?
self (4:35:46 AM): www.tribe.net
self (4:36:00 AM): That's a good example, but there are many more.
self (4:36:13 AM): IM, email, file transfer = 1st gen
self (4:36:25 AM): p2p, blog, weblogs = 2nd gen
self (4:36:34 AM): 3rd gen are beginning to form.
self (4:36:44 AM): 1st two created pretty much by programmers and artists
self (4:36:50 AM): 3rd gen will be by everyone else.
friend (4:37:09 AM): ahhh, I just got there on the tribe
self (4:37:34 AM): A social networker is someone who is actively aware that they can do anything they choose and are not limited by what is presented to them.
friend (4:37:51 AM): interesting
self (4:38:15 AM): Nor do they assume that there is nothing that cannot be done, that things are not as they were, and that what others say and do is as important
friend (4:38:16 AM): I have usually believed I can do anything I put my head to doing
self (4:38:28 AM): Wonderful
self (4:38:35 AM): But how much faith do you have in that belief ?
friend (4:39:32 AM): enough that everything I have tried I have been good at... even the things that I thought I should be able to do but didnt think I was good at
self (4:39:58 AM): I remember that too.
self (4:40:05 AM): What about the things you haven't tried ?
friend (4:40:21 AM): I am told that I am a natural
self (4:40:35 AM): we are all of nature
self (4:40:53 AM): and what we are told often limits us
self (4:41:15 AM): Man...
friend (4:41:31 AM): I have missed you brother
self (4:41:41 AM): You know I'm giving serious thought to becoming a monk of somekind...
friend (4:42:06 AM): there Is a wonderful non-denominational Hermatage in big sur
self (4:42:22 AM): That's an interesting idea
self (4:42:54 AM): I remember your mother suggesting it
self (4:43:22 AM): However, would not a hermit be removed from the world ?
self (4:43:57 AM): I have been contemplating the saying: actions speak louder than words.
friend (4:44:07 AM): a hermit maybe, but a hermitage is removed from wordly things
self (4:44:13 AM): And have decided that words sometimes speak louder than actions
self (4:44:52 AM): Is there a web page ?
friend (4:45:03 AM): for the hermatage
friend (4:45:05 AM): not sure
friend (4:45:16 AM): New Camadoli I think
friend (4:45:22 AM): is the name
friend (4:45:43 AM): New Camadoli Hermitage that is
self (4:45:56 AM): www.contemplation.com/
self (4:46:40 AM): Hmm... Unless those monks have sex with each other, I doubt they'd welcome me there
self (4:47:11 AM): And it's not buddhist
friend (4:48:05 AM): all religions are welcome as far as I know
self (4:48:27 AM): You might want to check that page then
self (4:48:52 AM): You see...
self (4:49:12 AM): I finally know what I could not understand
self (4:49:35 AM): Anyway
self (4:49:45 AM): So what's the weather been like over there ?
self (4:49:56 AM): It's been feeling like Monterey for months here
friend (4:50:34 AM): its been raining the last coupla weeks
friend (4:50:41 AM): been nice
friend (4:50:49 AM): a little warm for this time of year
self (4:51:02 AM): How's Eli ?
friend (4:51:14 AM): but I dont believe in global warming... I keep the door closed when the ehaters on
friend (4:51:21 AM): heater
friend (4:51:42 AM): he is doin ok
self (4:51:47 AM): May I have your email address to invite you to a tribe ?
friend (4:51:52 AM): I see him here and there from time to time
friend (4:52:00 AM): ok
friend (4:52:25 AM): friend@yahoo.com
self (4:54:53 AM): You know... If you phrase your question into a who, what, where, how, when, or why question... I might have a way for you to find your answer
friend (4:55:46 AM): what question
self (4:57:38 AM): You said earlier that you thought there might be something you were missing
self (4:58:23 AM): and that you were plagued by questions...
self (4:58:24 AM):
self (4:58:36 AM): a plague of questions... that's a nice phrase...
friend (5:01:17 AM): mmmm
friend (5:01:23 AM): I am fallin out here
friend (5:01:33 AM): I need to get to sleep... I am sorry
friend (5:01:41 AM): I didnt even see you answer
friend (5:02:20 AM): just blinked and the answer was tehre
self (5:02:21 AM): No worries
friend (5:02:24 AM): there
friend (5:02:26 AM):
self (5:03:16 AM): I thought you'd like to know where I am now.
friend (5:03:27 AM): where are you
self (5:03:28 AM): As you were one of the major reasons I got here
self (5:03:45 AM): I don't know
self (5:03:55 AM): 16 years of philosophy
friend (5:03:55 AM): you are right there
self (5:04:11 AM): reading so many books and web pages I can't even count
self (5:04:17 AM): and all I can say is...
self (5:04:19 AM): I don't know
friend (5:04:23 AM): which is right where you are supposed to be right now
self (5:04:35 AM): It is where we all are all of the time
self (5:05:00 AM): Yet I know nothing that is true
self (5:05:17 AM): And can only say this..
self (5:05:21 AM): I know nothing
self (5:05:24 AM): Interesting...
self (5:05:27 AM): Hmm..
self (5:05:47 AM): Not quite buddhist, not quite zen... not quite anything, yet closer than I have ever been
self (5:05:49 AM): Nice
self (5:06:24 AM): Anyway.
self (5:06:35 AM): Sleep well William.
friend (5:06:44 AM): mmmm
friend (5:07:03 AM): have a good day Will
self (5:07:10 AM): and a good night
friend (5:07:15 AM): I will talk with you soon I hope
friend (5:07:25 AM): its was a pleasure
friend (5:07:30 AM):
friend (5:07:32 AM):
self (5:07:49 AM): I'd love to hear of places on the internet you think I might find interesting
friend (5:08:50 AM): www.tokyoplastic.com/
friend (5:09:03 AM): a little fun
self (5:09:07 AM): Hmm...
friend (5:09:22 AM): nothing serious
self (5:09:27 AM): Anything else that I might learn, laugh, or which you think is important for me to see would be welcome as well.
friend (5:10:04 AM): I will ponder in my waking or perhaps my dreaming state and get back to you
self (5:10:16 AM): 45
friend (5:10:19 AM): by the way
friend (5:10:27 AM): I have started to dream again
friend (5:10:34 AM): have not done that in years
self (5:10:42 AM): Indeed... I've been having impossible dreams
friend (5:10:47 AM): most of my life in fact
self (5:11:00 AM): wonderful
self (5:11:04 AM): I did not know
self (5:11:16 AM): what have you been dreaming about ?
friend (5:12:06 AM): mostly about life, some of it a strange mix of the past and the future
friend (5:12:29 AM): some in the present that seems so real it scares me when I wake up
self (5:12:33 AM): how has it affected you ?
friend (5:13:02 AM): it is terifying and liberating
friend (5:13:34 AM): its like getting covered in mud and starting to dry, then realizing you can wash it off
self (5:14:05 AM): sounds very lucid
friend (5:15:11 AM): sometimes I dream about places I have not been but which are very familiar, and there are people I know but dont reconize
friend (5:15:36 AM): anyway
friend (5:15:40 AM): I really have to go
friend (5:15:48 AM): see you soon
self (5:15:49 AM): dream well
friend (5:15:54 AM): ty I will
friend (5:16:18 AM): take care of yourself brother