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Jan. 7th, 2008 11:06 amMr Fripp continues to inspire:
In any environment, our weaknesses (actual or perceived) are recognised by those around us, if they have any wit or sentience. In a hostile environment, those looking to feed recognise potential food.
If we maintain our state, recognising our own capacities & process, impartially & without judgement, that is, maintaining neutrality towards what we observe in ourself, the neutrality provides protection; this in several ways, and involving degrees of subtlety. Very briefly, neutrality is, to most eyes, a kind of invisibility. It offers no affirming nor denial, so presents no threat towards or infringement upon others.
Self-recrimination etc. is a waste of energy & can also become pleasant & enjoyable, if we allow it to. How to stop it? Drop it as soon as you observe it beginning! You have the right to not indulge in time wasting, self-indulgent flagellation. This also provides an opportunity to observe further automatic, circular, recursive programmes kicking in. When you notice this beginning, declare: I have the right to not go there! and bring part of your attention intentionally outside the loop & observe, impartially & without judgement, that this is all part of the animal you inhabit. This is not who you are; this is part of what you are.
The last few days ~ briefly...
Hot Fuzz is still funny the 3rd time.
18 strings sound better than 6... or 12. Thanks Chris!!
Enough time has obviously elapsed to make Ivan Milat jokes really funny. Thanks Chris!!
The new 'SeaCliff Road' from Stanwell Park to other south coast hamlets may be unimaginatively named, but it's a pretty drive. The Scarborough Hotel does a great chicken Caesar salad, has a good wine list & a huge view of the ocean & nearby headlands. I probably shouldn't have sat in the sun for 2 hours without my Fedora hat though...
I should carry spare batteries for my camera, so that when opportunities present themselves, the camera won't shut down as soon as I line up the shot.
'Black Sheep' is as bad as you'd expect a New Zealand horror flick to be but, on the whole, funnier than you might first think. Sample ~ "F@%k the sheep!!"... "No time for that bro, let's get out of here!!" ~ No sheep joke left unmade, no cliche ignored & all rules of horror story-telling adhered to.
I'll never again park OBluV8 under a fig tree when cockatoos & bats are in the area. Especially not overnight.
In any environment, our weaknesses (actual or perceived) are recognised by those around us, if they have any wit or sentience. In a hostile environment, those looking to feed recognise potential food.
If we maintain our state, recognising our own capacities & process, impartially & without judgement, that is, maintaining neutrality towards what we observe in ourself, the neutrality provides protection; this in several ways, and involving degrees of subtlety. Very briefly, neutrality is, to most eyes, a kind of invisibility. It offers no affirming nor denial, so presents no threat towards or infringement upon others.
Self-recrimination etc. is a waste of energy & can also become pleasant & enjoyable, if we allow it to. How to stop it? Drop it as soon as you observe it beginning! You have the right to not indulge in time wasting, self-indulgent flagellation. This also provides an opportunity to observe further automatic, circular, recursive programmes kicking in. When you notice this beginning, declare: I have the right to not go there! and bring part of your attention intentionally outside the loop & observe, impartially & without judgement, that this is all part of the animal you inhabit. This is not who you are; this is part of what you are.
The last few days ~ briefly...
Hot Fuzz is still funny the 3rd time.
18 strings sound better than 6... or 12. Thanks Chris!!
Enough time has obviously elapsed to make Ivan Milat jokes really funny. Thanks Chris!!
The new 'SeaCliff Road' from Stanwell Park to other south coast hamlets may be unimaginatively named, but it's a pretty drive. The Scarborough Hotel does a great chicken Caesar salad, has a good wine list & a huge view of the ocean & nearby headlands. I probably shouldn't have sat in the sun for 2 hours without my Fedora hat though...
I should carry spare batteries for my camera, so that when opportunities present themselves, the camera won't shut down as soon as I line up the shot.
'Black Sheep' is as bad as you'd expect a New Zealand horror flick to be but, on the whole, funnier than you might first think. Sample ~ "F@%k the sheep!!"... "No time for that bro, let's get out of here!!" ~ No sheep joke left unmade, no cliche ignored & all rules of horror story-telling adhered to.
I'll never again park OBluV8 under a fig tree when cockatoos & bats are in the area. Especially not overnight.
