JIM'S WORLD

Acknowledging the possibility of awakening

2009-09-03T06:44:00.001-07:00

The purpose of the Sutra is to expedite my awakening by reinforcing aware thought and behavior.

Possibility - the potential to happen.

Awakening - The act of rousing from a state resembling sleep.

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Attention Attention Attention

2009-09-03T06:40:00.000-07:00

I confirm that I am indeed conscious and not performing a meaningless recitation of the Liberation Sutra.

Attention - The act of being present in awareness.

Aware - To be conscious.

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Liberation Sutra - Defined

2009-09-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

The Liberation Sutra is a call to awareness. It is a deliberate reprogramming of consciousness to override social conditioning and sensory impressions.

When chanted after morning meditation, the Sutra is a reminder for aware conduct and thought throughout the day. Chanted prior to evening meditation, the Sutra is a clearing process.

Liberation - The act of becoming free.

Sutra - A string of affirmations or precepts intended as guides to thought and action.

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Liberation Sutra - Introduction

2009-09-02T14:09:00.000-07:00

This Sutra is a reminder to consciousness that I wrote myself 30 years ago when it became necessary for me to return to civilization (?) after living 10 years in the desert. There was a high probability that I would lose my way and this was a life jacket to assist me in restoring awareness.

Since that time I have gone unconscious so these posts follow my attempt to become free again.

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Developing Skills

2009-09-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

For some reason I have been recently contemplating the importance of having one or more skills in life ... "the ability to do something well." This might be called a "talent" if we do it exceptionally well or it comes naturally. This is in contrast to "knowledge" which is the possession of information.

I have found the following skills to be highly useful in my life ...

Typing learned in high school has contributed massively to productivity.

Driving skill has allowed me to survive untold hazardous miles on the freeway.

Computer skills have permitted me to stay near the forefront of technology.

Meditation skill has kept me centered and at peace

Yoga skill has kept me in good health

Imaging skill has permitted me to create and innovate

Listening skills have facilitated communication with others at a deep level

Perhaps it all started with learning to ride a bicycle which has brought me much pleasure.

Multiple realities

2009-08-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

Much of my adult life has been in the search for the ultimate reality, the truth. Today I feel that there are many realities that are equally true at various levels of existence. The trick for me is to acknowledge the unknown, the quantum, the relativistic, the micro, the macro and marvel at their interaction. My brain will never comprehend this complexity, but I can marvel at my very existence. Every breath I take is an amaizing achievement in of itself. Many blessings.

Life and Death

2009-08-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

Five days ago midnight, my wife and I were sitting with my son and his wife in the waiting room at the hospital waiting for the results of a surgery on my 16 yr old grandson. The operation to remove a tumor was scheduled for 8 hrs and was already into its 15th hour. Clearly there was something wrong and the parents were frantic to the breaking point.

Finally informed that the operation was over and the doctors were ready to meet with us. Their word was that this was one of the ten most difficult procedures out of the 1000 they had ever performed. We almost lost the boy and there was considerable danger of a relapse for the next 72 hrs..

The following days were very chancy, but today we brought Brett home. He is in for a long period of recovery, but is doing well.

Sometimes I question my time spent over the years in meditation and sitting with the dying, but it was that experience that helped heal this family. The massaging, meditating and imaging carried the day when all was chaos. This is not a tribute to me, but to the disciplines I have followed which calmed and healed. I am very grateful.

Choosing Attachment

2009-08-16T12:32:00.000-07:00

Certainly attachment brings pain, but it also brings love and joy ... the feeling of being alive.

In the end we have to give up everything of course, but that time has not yet come and today I choose to feel the pulse of blood in my veins and the fire of desire in my groin. Life is a great gift not to be denied.

Life without a purpose

2009-08-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

So far, living without a purpose is something I cannot accept even at age 80. The purpose can be very modest like teaching a grandchild to swim, but I have to feel useful in some way. That seems to be the way I am programmed.

Just hanging out in retirement does not satisfy me and I have limited respect for those who only take and never give to others. Why should that bother me? Let that judgement go.

Free We Are One logo

2009-08-08T10:46:00.001-07:00

This design was given to me for my birthday and makes a nice logo to put on stationary, T shirts, etc. Let me know your e address if you like it and I will send you a .jpeg file.

Lessons Learned

2009-08-07T16:15:00.000-07:00

This is my conclusion after 50 years of intense study.

Back From the Grave

2009-08-05T10:26:00.000-07:00

So yesterday my close old canine friend could no longer stand up and the time came to part company. He had been going down hill for several months, so I called the vet and dug the grave while going through the pain of separation.

Later I was sitting in the house when Raleigh walked in on all fours as if nothing was happening. He had even climbed the stairs and later I took him for a walk.

The only thing I can figure is that he figured out what was happening and it lit a fire in him. Anyway, he is sleeping peacefully at my feet as I write and the vet has been cancelled.

There must be a lesson in all this.

The Game Called Life

2009-07-27T16:39:00.001-07:00

A funny and sometimes disturbing cartoon commentary on adult life as viewed

from a childlike perspective.

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Enlightenment on a stick

2009-07-27T16:20:00.000-07:00

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Mystics in Cyberspace

2009-07-21T16:25:00.000-07:00

Twitter turns out to be a cornucopia of spiritual wisdom which I am harvesting for this new e-book. We already have a volunteer to contribute art for this publication. (It seems appropriate to talk in terms of WE instead of I as there will be so many participants.)

Interesting how the resources begin to come together once a goal is defined.

My corner of the world is at peace.

2009-07-18T15:11:00.000-07:00

What a treasure this day. No one is mad at me and nothing is broken. There is no pressing busyness. The dog is fed and the phone is quiet. I had a great nap. Ecstasy.

Now if each of the 7 billion humans could just share my bliss, the world would be at peace for a day.

Is Anyone Listening?

2009-07-16T16:13:00.000-07:00

Not my wife. She is busy with her own projects.

Not my kids. They are all living their own lives.

Not my friends. They are not into metaphysics.

Not my parents. They are diseased.

Not my dog. He is asleep.

What difference does it make anyway?

It is just so much fun launching my thoughts into cyberspace ... like putting messages into bottles and dropping them into the ocean. If you open one of these, please let the sender know.

TWITTER - The many voices of GOD

2009-07-14T21:54:00.000-07:00

Every form of consciousness seeking to be heard. Anger, love, devotion, sports, sex, adventure, dreams. Beliefs in beliefs in beliefs ... listen to me and I will tell you how it is.... run for your life.

All are one, or none, or perhaps 16.

The Price of Youth

2009-07-13T10:00:00.000-07:00

Sounds of chain saws. Two young men clearing brush in my woods ... selling their life energy for $20/hour. Thank you.

Transience

2009-07-12T14:48:00.000-07:00

Joan and I are sitting on the upper decks experiencing the power of the wind as it whips the trees. The weather and my life are in continual transition. Everything from the entire universe to the smallest molecule is transient. How beautiful.

What's My Name?

2009-07-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

My legal name is James Baynard Boulden

My friends call me Jim

My children call me Dad

Some of my grandchildren call me PaPa, some say Grandpa Snake, Some say grandpa

Teen agers call me Sir

My adopted mystical name is Wahlu

Who am I?

Joy of Discovery

2009-07-11T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am hanging out with my 2+ granddaughter as she explores ... everything. "What's this?" "What's this?" "What's this?" "What's this?" "What's this?" She peaks into everything and opens every door.

The world is fresh and clean in her eyes as far as I can tell.

Contemplating the infinite

2009-07-09T13:56:00.000-07:00

How can we reconcile the physics of our daily lives with the theory of relativity for the very large and quantum physics for the very small? Our experience of living is that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time, time is linear, the transmission of information is limited by the speed of light.

How are our terrestrial minds to cope with the paradoxes contained in the Macro and the Micro in contemplating the infinite?

We Are One

2009-07-09T01:45:00.000-07:00

The big surprise of my 80th birthday this week was a beautiful T-Shirt by Jonathan with WE ARE ONE on the front (The name of my first published book). He distributed shirts for all 50 people attending and brought tears to my eyes. What a gift

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Goodbye Al

2009-06-04T18:38:00.000-07:00

My hospice patient for the past year, Al died today. The strange thing is that I didn't grieve the ending as it was long past due. Al's consciousness was gone and all that remained was skin and bones.

Life is not a thing, it is a transitory event like a good meal that is consumed in the process of eating. Thank you Al, for sharing yourself with me this past year. It was a privilege to be with you in your final hours.