[MD] The American Ruling Class

[Marsha Valkyr]

HI John,

By 'conscious of Quality' I mean awareness.  Awareness is a good thing.  Patterns are patterns, they are here and gone, here and gone, here and gone.  Awareness is more than just words, and I find dwelling in awareness an improvement, not utopia, but an improvement.     

It can be a time of year with too many expectations demanding attention.  The expectations are just patterns too.  The crap we are in is a cluster of patterns.  


I like to celebrate Yule by stringing cranberries, popcorn and sunflower seeds on a tree for the birds.  And Yule represents the rebirth of the sun; the days start to get longer.  



Marsha






On Dec 17, 2009, at 12:39 PM, John Carl wrote:

> Salutations Marsha,
> 
> 
>> Here are the words of one Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:
>> 
>> "Causes and results are infinite in number and variety.  Everything affects
>> everything.  In this universe, when one thing changes, everything changes.
>> Hence the great power of man in changing the world by changing himself."
> 
> 
> 
> Man changing himself sounds as likely as a babe changing its own diapers.
> Can a leopard change its spots?  And what is change?  Change in patterned
> and unpatterned Quality is continuous and illusory, both at once.  If
> anything is illusory, it is this thing called "change".
> 
> 
> 
>> , of course, I think patterns, not things.  But this is how I tend to see
>> improvement in the world happening by Quality decisions.  How does one make
>> quality decisions?  By consciously being Quality.
>> 
>> 
> You seem to think Quality is a good thing, but most people on this forum
> attribute no intrinsic goodness to Quality.  That's too idealistic.
> 
> Improvement?  What is improvement?  Why does the world need to improve?  Why
> does a man need to consciously be Quality?  What does that even mean?
> Nobody knows.  Everything we do and say and share is just words meant to
> make us feel better about the crap we are in.
> 
> Maybe I should just go sit on a hot stove for a while till my butt burns.
> Then I can knowingly make a  Quality decision to get off and improve the
> world that way.  Nothing much else seems to lead anywhere meaningful.
> 
> Sigh.
> 
> Sorry.
> 
> I am in a mood.  I should probably not inflict it upon others.
> 
> That would probably help the world.
> 
> John  the misanthropic cheese
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