were it not for the Southerly Gulf Stream Breeze
Austin would be as desolate as the desert-like Staked Plains
but the juncture of warm Gulf moisture and Rocky Mt frigid air
produces an Eden-like Paradise
renewed daily or more accurately
by Evening's transformative forces
transcendent, but subtle

ever-evolving toward PERFECTION

I have wrent pain and destruction upon my body
in an attempt to bring forth what is inside
yea, i have been too coarse in my methods in my practice
i am in need of grace and gentleness
but i will stay the course

there is an undeniable happiness
peace of mind that emerges
when we let go of our concerns with the material world

the unsurpassed happiness
of austerity
belies the locale of True Peace
Only by a relationship with the Divine Spirit within
are Joy, Inner Certainty and real Security
found
Deliverance is from Desire, itself, not just its pursuit

Who can fathom the vision of Galaxies
Who can create the DELIGHTS of SPIRITUAL WONDER

Only he who has left his body

All Pain, all Pleasure is Spiritual Manifestation
(as in Plato's Cave and myriad other examples)
THE PATTERN MAKER: he who creates physical manifestation
does so at his will
but can be both alive and yet in and out of body simultaneously

ACCEPT SPIRITUAL REALITY

As a child we are filled with Wonder and Awe
somewhere along the line, it may have to do with socialization
we lose it
its only as we reach old age that Awe and Wonder return
the world comes alive again, literally
anima mundi
such needless loss is unnecessary
to live the majority of our life's as Zombies
oh yes, there is the 20's filled with mindless enthusiasm
but then we marry and settle down
what would happen if we just stayed on the Road
the Path of Innocence that keeps us from that silent death
of Conformity: to accept everything unchallenged

Consent: to give your POWER away

In a child's WONDER there is POWER

Consenting to giving your POWER away is voluntary castration

Keep your WONDER, keep your POWER

Buddhists teach that Spiritual seperation from the body
is the highest state for the human being
and Buddhists seek to attain that seperation
without suffering physical trauma or death.

Materialism: over-preoccupation with things at the physical level;
neglecting important aspects of ethical and Spiritual existence.

Nirvana: state of existence in which the Spirit has attained full awareness
of itself as a Spiritual Being. No longer experiences suffering due to misidentification
with the material universe.