The Lazy Avoidance of Destruction and Mayhem

It is not advised. 

Avoidance leaves empty space for mythical rodents and concrete manifestations of similiar mindsets to 'weasel' and swarm.  Naturally, gnawing is the aim.

Much can be said along the lines of the now popular categorization of ET's about the various types of humans and their pals, humanoids, however I would caution (certainly) against the cut and dried botanicals though aromatic still dismissive and of such temptation that one misses the overall schema of things.

You wonder where the phrase 'cut and dried' comes from.  Herbalists, of course.

You wonder does this post make reference to mood alteration.  In part.

Intoxication is not simply about mood.

The desire to avoid confrontation and its teenage brother is lazy.

Further, one loses valuable training.

When in the sights of a gnawing human/humanoid, one needs other alterations.

Since they are known chiefly by evidence of gnawing, there is no effort in identification.  One simply looks for obesity, jaws in motion and generalized consumption of this and that and these and those.  Also,

The gnawer does not hear.

The gnawer does not veer.

The gnawer is single and simple-minded.

The gnawer is void-driven.

Mayhem is not single-minded.

Mayhem creates void and devoid.

Therefore, mayhem trumps the gnawer.

Mayhem is higher power. 

 

 

 

Small Terrorists or Petty Tyrants

From the Esoteric Glossary

This term comes from the books of Carlos Castaneda. The Seers believed that a Tyrant was in charge of the world. On Earth, then, impossible people in authoritarian positions, which one has to deal with in life, were assigned the classification of "Petty Tyrants". There were several subcategories of Petty Tyrants, as outlined by the Seer Don Juan in "The Fire from Within":

I. TYRANT: primal source of energy, ruler of the universe.

A. Petty Tyrants -tyrannical rulers or authoritarian persons who actually hold power over life or death of others.

B. Minor Petty Tyrants - Tormentors who are fearsome and inflict misery, but do not hold any real power over life or death of others. (two subcategories :)

1. Little Petty Tyrants - (Four types :)

a. Torments with violence and cruelty

b. Torments by inducing fear through deviousness

c. Torments by subjugate another through sadness

d. Torments by making another act in anger rage.

2. Teensy-weensy Petty tyrants/Small-Fry Petty Tyrants: tormentors who are just frustrating, exasperating and annoy to distraction.

Many people fall victim to the Petty Tyrants of the world and being defeated by one means a loss of one's vital energies. The Seer Don Juan explained to Castaneda that it was the task of Warriors to learn to face these Petty Tyrants with temperance and to prevail against their torments. Dealing with Petty Tyrants called for four qualities of warriorship: control, discipline, forbearance and timing. Whereas to be defeated meant to act in anger, and potentially join the ranks of the Petty Tyrants.

This hierarchical structure proposed by Carlos Castaneda is analogous to the STS pyramid in the Cassiopean Material. The STS hierarchy is imbedded within a hyperdimensional reality, with the apex of the pyramid being the STS thought center of Non-Being. At the lower levels, within fourth and third densities, the various classifications of Petty Tyrants are explained as organic portals or psychopaths who channel through them the energies of the "Tyrant". It is the task of seekers of knowledge to be able to hold their own vis-à-vis people/petty tyrants in our lives who (often unconsciously) seek to distract, derail or deplete seeker's reserves of energies through manipulation.

To illustrate the point, Castaneda's Don Juan tells the story of his servitude as a worker in a mansion, under the supervision of a brutish slave driver who regularly worked his captives to death. He escapes once, gets shot and is healed by his to be teacher and master. Years later, Don Juan returns, following his master's advice and of his own accord to the house in order to derive further benefit from the petty tyrant. This time, Don Juan plays the role of a hard worker and devout Christian, to the point of leading a prayer circle among the servants. He attracts the attention of the owners of the plantation by his service and initiative, which can only infuriate the slave driver who thenceforth seeks for any opportunity to murder Don Juan. Finally, in the presence of the people of the house, including the owner's wife, he insults the slave driver and flees into the stables. The furious man pursues him there and is kicked to death by a horse.

The point is made quite clear: Toiling without complaining under the supervision of a brute given to excess and violence and doing so without fear or resentment, simply biding one's time certainly develops control over impulses, rids one of excess self-importance or vanity. Deliberately irritating the supervisor by reacting in an unexpected manner, being pious and exemplary and gaining favor constitutes stalking, where Don Juan effectively drives his quarry, the slave driver, to higher and higher levels of irritation and thoughtlessness, eventually leading up to him losing control of himself and running to his death. The final act is an example of perfect timing, recognizing and seizing the opportunity. Doing all this in a deliberate manner, biding one's time until the right moment, all the while adapting to the situation cultivates patience and forebearance. Don Juan takes refuge in a 'higher law' by not engaging the slave driver at his own level in a fight and by doing all in broad daylight, eventually leading to the exposure and demise of the slave driver.

In Castaneda's book, Don Juan even says that if one does not have a petty tyrant to begin with, one must go seek one out. In practice, diverse levels of petty tyrants occur naturally. They cannot always be confronted directly or bypassed. Castaneda gives an outline for how such a situation can be turned around and used as a catalyst for growth and how one can expose the petty tyrant while oneself maintaining the higher ground.

We can compare Castaneda's precepts to Gurdjieff's. Gurdjieff does not directly advise people to go seek impossible persons in position of power but he certainly made his way past many such on his adventures, for example during the exodus from under the Russian revolution. Gurdjieff is no stranger to using concrete danger, chaotic circumstance and the idea of death as a catalyst for spiritual development. Gurdjieff also speaks of the value of maintaining external considering in difficult situations. We can see the petty tyrant as a source of friction, shocks and negative emotions to be transformed.

Gurdjieff does not go as far as to saying that one should find a brute and manipulate him to run to his death simply because one can, as a show of mastery, though.

Castaneda makes valid remarks on dealing with danger and persecution and the allegoric story of the petty tyrant can be an inspiration. We enter into difficulties however if we try to apply it too literally.

See Laura Knight-Jadczyk's "Adventures with the Cassiopeans'' and Carlos Castaneda's "The Fire from Within'' for further information.

Over/Behind and In Between

The gabella may be the doorway of perception.  The experience of emptiness there is due to mothers not tickling the space 1 inch in front of that area in mid-air, never touching down.

The keen mothers make it a night-time and so bed-time game.

Children should sleep at night.

There is dire consequence and hub-bub when children do not.

Firstly, there is always ensuing trouble afoot. 

Secondly, children without adequate judgment due to exhaustion are ridiculously difficult to tolerate. 

You have to talk to them and hold them, for gawd's sake. 

You have to redirect them away from the battering of others. 

You have to meet their small terroristic demands. 

 

Sanded, Un-sanded, or Epoxy?

A review of the basic classifications of grout include: 1) sanded (for gaps of 1/8" of an inch or smaller); 2) un-sanded (for gaps larger than 1/8"); and 3) epoxy, which is considered the 'ideal' solution since it is much stronger than the other two and is also stain and water resistant. The parallel (metaphorical) between this natural use of material in order to fill a space that is both functional and aesthetic can be drawn into a rather lengthy discussion. For instance, the pull between the realization of emptiness begs the attention of consequences not unlike the Buddhist theory as presented in this blog. After the determination that a gap exists (emptiness), several consequences might autonomically brave to the front. Grout being the most obvious vehicle of delivery, one must decide which of the types of consequence are best suited for endurance of the gap, for the use and type of service of the gap as well as for the ideal appearance. While emptiness is the ideal form of existence since it indicates that destruction is not possible, it is also the state of disjointed and separate tiles. And, let's get practical here, should one wish to have a kitchen floor free from detritus and various food particles then a healthy and stringent vacuum policy would have to become routine at the end of each foray into the culinary arts. In other words, it is possible to have a semi-permanent gap between tiles resistant to the cracking and staining of age and use, but requiring much maintenance. Consequences also endure should a decision be made to 'fill the gap'.

Let us say that we fear distance and the emotional voids between each of our non-connecting spaces (in other words we want a small gap of 1/8th of an inch or less between tiles), then we might benefit from a cost-risk ratio analysis along the Buddhist front. Should we fill the space between with un-sanded grout then we would spend slightly less money, slightly less effort, and have slightly less clean-up. "Hey, this sounds great!" one might think at this point. However, let's take a moment to reflect on the Prasangika view of consequence. It is the perception that a correct understanding of any absurd consequence would be the proper tact. So, when considering the un-sanded grout option, a
Prasangika approach might lead the thinker towards an understanding that there are the following possible issues with that medium: 1) unsanded grout is less strong and more likely to crack and fall out of the empty space, 2) it is more likely to stain and therefore need stain resistant chemicals, and 3) it has a lower tolerance for climate change and water erosion over time. Now the Prasangika approach does not mean that we would state these facts out loud as we have here and then develop the plan of addressing them. Instead that is actually the Svatantrika way. No, the Prasangika way would be to intuitively understand that these consequences exist, and therefore there is no need to state them outright. Thus, the plan of action is implied. So, in order to help decide which grout tactic would best suit your latest kitchen project, one would first have to decide which of these two methods of thought best match his or her own empty space (the one behind the glabella).

grout thoughts

following the 'natural' thinking of thoughts re: grout, i find myself to have circumambulated the abyss, to worry about emptiness and lack and deprivation--that one misses what some say isn't anyway.  how that equates to not touching with sensation and the over-abundance of glitter.  the thrill of a 7 year old who is indulged with a shakerful.  the alternate experience of playing in pounds of it with no visceral contact. 

i worry about a great deal and have fancied myself many things.  one being a bodhisattva of sorts, but in reviewing the root downfalls and the vows of the bodhisattva, i realize i am more the hybrid of the buddhist trickster.  i am shameless in my shame, for example.  i do illusory harm, but none really.

there was a woman who frequented the Jung Institute in Houston.  she was older and it appeared scrambling for a rebirth of sorts and acclaim.  she'd tell us stories of her shamanic endeavors and hold herself against our lesser beings as one accomplishing something rare and desired.  she came one night to psychodrama and i had been playing the psychopathic protagonist with great joy, involuntary deep breathing and the depths of trickery.  she boasted about having received blessings and an activation of power by visiting her shaman in new mexico.  i grinned at her and said well, i'm going to steal it from you.  i brushed her arm with my hand and said i got it!

some years later a mutual acquaintance told me that this woman had spoken very ill of me.  she said i was "dangerous" and advised others to stay away.  she said i stole other people's power and that no one should ever let me touch them.

Eva Hesse

 

she's always been one of the most fascinating for me.  her work felt dangerous, obsessive...like it was made from a deep internal abyss and the anxiety of trying to fill it.

Deprived

In the original deprivation tank, you were suspended in 160 gallons of water with everything but the top of your head completely submerged. A nightmarish-looking "black-out" mask, similar to the ones pictured here, supplied you with air and blocked any light from reaching your eyes. The water and air temperature were kept at the same temperature as your skin, roughly 34 degrees celsius.