Peacefully Serene

I was speaking with my sister recently when I remembered a class I attended where it was said that the Buddha taught that some people are born (or develop the capacity to absorb or experience) pain or fear for another person.  I like that idea.  I like that my fear might be a good thing, that I might be helping someone else by processing my fear or pain. My technique for dealing with fear is to let it pass through me (like in the movie "Dune", "fear is the mind-killer...").  I surrender to fear and let it wash over me.  For me, it feels like I am opening up my chest and letting fear in.  Resistance to the fear is what causes it to escalate.  Resistance can certainly cause suffering, all by itself.  I find that by surrendering/accepting fear, I am much more present.  I am much more "in the moment" than I have ever been before. I say bring it on!

This is a sample of Chuck Wild's beautiful music.  It is so slow and gentle that it can cure whatever ails you!

I know, from experience, that fear can be overwhelming.  I just want you to know that nothing lasts forever!  Good times are ahead.  I think it is my calling to show others that you can work though fear.  Not only that you can work through it but that you will be stronger in the end. I have been watching videos of talks in the Project Camelot Library .   For me, it is very comforting to listen to people that are explaining what I went through...with all the fear, and how it is a sign of evolving into a higher "place".  I can look back and see that I felt the world was a scary place, full of dangers.  Things that used to matter to me lost their value.  I had no direction and no goal.  Over time, I got used to the "not knowing".  I can now look back and see that going through what I went through was important!  I feel lighter, now.  I still can honestly say that I know nothing.   I am still living in a third world cou...

Gammadrone by Mellowcore To hear the long meditation, click on the blue words: Gammadrone (Quantum Edit) , you will see a drop-down menu with the other choice of Gammadrone (Binaural Beats Meditation)...click on that and enjoy!  Best if listened to with headphones on. I am also enjoying meditation music by Unisonic Ascension,  http://www.unisonicascension.com/ .  There are many of her samples on YouTube.  I have been enjoying her video called Love Signal.  I am going to post it as a separate post. 

I have a huge collection of Deuter's music.  This piece is breathtakingly beautiful!  This is what "peace" must sound like.

Last night, I went to dinner at Linda and Saul's house.  We ended up talking about the economy in the United States and how hardship makes people more creative (thanks "C" for the idea for this post).  Which reminded me of Simon Schama's video series about artists, especially Vincent Van Gogh.  Mr. Schama posed the idea that Van Gogh's mental hardships changed him and was the energy or catalyst behind his paintings.   The idea is that Van Gogh's paintings were a grounding element in his life and they were fueled by his hardships.  Without his depression/anxiety, he wouldn't have been such an amazing artist.  During Vincent Van Gogh's life he was a failure in almost every sense of the word, from love life to friendships to art sales, and yet he kept working.  Van Gogh could paint a painting in a day.  After all that work, he only sold one painting during his lifetime. To put things into perspective, what is your anxiety fueling?  W...