"Human Life as a Poem" - Souvenirs From Dreamland Ep2 ~Lin Yutang

[ERICWAGNERSLUCID]

Dude, you ARE there!

The desire of "simplicity" is the first signpost on the road to self realization.

The distance to the goal (the pure self) is decided by the amount of crap in this world you think you need.

The list of things to want "is" endless.

The train through perceived images is partially based on fear of death. However, death of self is where the silence of being and perfect peace lies.

Enjoy the ride, but you can get off the train, by loving yourself, or just say:

"I am the master".

[deathstarcafe]

EPIC BEARD

[Kamehamehadoken]

Hands down, Percolate through your grey matter is the most awesome thing i've ever heard

[thelastpebble]

So this is my idea of emergence. And I'd like to add that your viewpoint is very interesting and I'm in no way attacking anyone. Just offering a view of my perspective. I guess you're the kind of person who can live this way. Obviously, because of what you do for a living. It's great that you accept that it's impossible to have all the answers and to simply live life. That's where we agree.

[thelastpebble]

I don't think that the religious man is in a cage because it gives me, a religious woman a clear field for navigation. A reason to operate in a world filled with chaos. I think of my God as this huge tree and it's blossoms are his creation . Someone with the power to make it happen, wanted something, and then he made it happen. We all operate on love in some way. Why couldn't we have come from love? Throughout the chaos we hear and fine hymn and follow it's pulse.

[thelastpebble]

I have been thinking about this and the idea of emergence. You describe it like a routine , a process. Something repeats itself over and over again and then all of a sudden something unexpectant occurs. And that we live, accepting that the world is a place we can never understand. I accept that I don't understand everything and never will but I want to understand my own experience.

[chronocrusadelover20]

how can anyone be happy with what they have when we live in a materialistic world? very few see what they have, even fewer strive to keep it.

[Jartean197]

I really like that you are talking about interesting topics and bringing up good points to think about. :)

[durb34]

To surf YouTube while drinking a beer on a late Sunday afternoon, while the smell of the evenings potroast fills the house. Ah, is this not happiness.

[11Freerunner]

keep making videos levi! ur amazing free runner and person too

[SunshineASV]

Again, thanks for sharing. I'm still pondering the excerpt but here is an initial thought. The concept of the passage is one that many of us strive to accept. But how do we account for the many who became overwhelmed by the harsh discordant notes of their lives but produced some of the greatest art and ideals of our time? Is it better to move with the flow of life and die happy or fight against it, contribute to human evolution and pass miserably? Just thinking in extremes...

[LeviMeeuwenberg]

@SunshineASV That's very true! And Lin Yutang has an answer for you in The Half and Half Song. ;-)

Basically i think it's about a choice where you want to find the balance.

[BeesKneesFreeRunning]

im with ExileOfSand, that is very beautiful just seeing life that way

[myARTjournal]

levi your kinda weird but thats a good thing =]

[Rob13y]

were r u when u shoot these?

[TraceurKyle]

I'm really enjoying these :) Always intriguing! 

[SnickerDoodle35]

I am going to check out that book! :)

[ExileOfSand]

that is pretty interesting, seeing life as a beautiful process that should be enjoyed. I think that is a wonderful way to picture life.

[atepope2]

It seems like you'd really be into Taoist stuff. I suggest Tao Teh Ching by Lao Tzu. Actually, that might be Taoist, I'm not sure, though.