“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” Dali

The Dali Atomicus – photo by Philippe Halsman

“When Demons noise their savage call,

Let me hear naught but the six holy sounds ;

When blinded by rain and snow, by wind and dark,

Let my eyes be touched with Wisdom, and unseeing, see.”

-from Bardo Thodol, `The Path of Good Wishes´

The six sounds of the sacred Buddhist prayer :

Aum mani padme(peme) hum

The Bon version with eight syllables :

Aum matre muye sale du

The Hare Krishna mantra is composed of Sanskrit names in the vocative case: Hare, Krishna, and Rama (in Anglicized spelling, the transliteration of the three vocatives is hare, kṛṣṇa and rāma, pronounced [ˈhɐreː, ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ, ˈraːmɐ]). It is an anustup poetry stanza (name of a meter and a metrical unit, found in both Vedic and Classical Sanskrit poetry)

“Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare”

“Hare” can be interpreted as either the vocative of Hari, another name of Vishnu meaning “he who removes illusion”, or as the vocative of Harā, a name of Rādhā, Krishna’s eternal consort or Shakti. According to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Harā refers to “the energy of God” while Krishna and Rama refer to God himself, meaning “He who is All-Attractive” and “He who is the Source of All Pleasure”. Rama can refer to Ramachandra or to Krishna as Radha-Raman, another name of Krishna meaning beloved of Radha. In the hymn Vishnu Sahasranama spoken by Bhishma in praise of Krishna after the Kurukshetra War, Krishna is also called Rama. Rama can also be a shortened form of Balarama, Krishna’s first expansion. (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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                                          PRABHUPADA CHANTING HARE KRSNA

About The Bhagavad Gita;

The Bhagavad Gita (Sanskrit in Devanagari script: भगवद् गीता, in transliteration: Bhagavad Gītā), is a religious text within the Mahābhārata, located in the Bhishma-Parva chapters 23–40. A core text of Hinduism and Indian philosophy, often referred to simply as “the Gita”, it is a summation of many aspects of the Vedic, Yogic, Vedantic and Tantric philosophies. The Bhagavad Gita, meaning “Song of the Lord”, refers to itself as an ‘Upanishad’ and is sometimes called Gītopanişad. During the message of the Gita, Krishna proclaims that he is an Avatar, or a Bhagavat, a manifestation of the all-embracing God. To help Arjuna believe this, he reveals to him his divine form which is described as timeless and leaves Arjuna shaking with awe and fear. (from en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita)

” The spirit is not born, neither does it die.  Nor does it come into existence at birth. It is birthless, constant, eternal, and ancient.  It is not slain when the body is slain.”

-BHAGAVAD GITA

” You ask if I take the Geeta to be the authentic voice of Krishna. If a person like Krishna has happened then the Geeta has to be authentic. It is not relevant if Krishna said it or not, what is relevant is that if a person like Krishna says something, he will only say something like the Geeta. Even if the Geeta is taken to be written by Vyasa, and not delivered by Krishna, it does not make a difference. A Vyasa cannot write the Geeta without Krishna being there.” Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh – OSHO,  excerpt from;  Krishna – The Man and His Philosophy, Sixth Discourse, p:202

“Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.”

“It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one’s memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.”

Quotes by Edgar Degas, (The Millinery Shop, 1885)

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” With the most primitive means the artist creates something which the most ingenious and efficient technology will never be able to create.”  Kazimir Malevich

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“Taking in the Rye” (also known as “Taking in the Harvest”), oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Stedelijk Museum, Netherlands

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“The butterfly counts not the months but moments, and has time enough.”

“WHAT you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.”

“Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.”

“When the voice of the Silent touches my words
I know him and therefore know myself.”

“A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.”

“Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.”

Quotes by Rabindranath Tagore.

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The human society is the extension of the individual. Therefore, if we really want a radical change, if we want a better world, we need to then change individually. – The Revolution of the Dialectic

The Perfect Matrimony is the union of two beings; one who loves more, and the other who loves better. The best religion available to the human race is Love. – The Perfect Matrimony

Any attempt of liberation, no matter how great it might be, if it does not take into consideration the necessity of dissolving the ego, it is condemned to failure. – Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology

We should not mistake the Truth with opinions. Many think that the Truth is this or that, or that the Truth is within this or that book, or within this or that belief or idea, etc. Whosoever wants to experience the Truth should not mistake beliefs, ideas, opinions and theories with that which is the Truth. We must experience the Truth in a direct, practical and real manner; this is only possible in the stillness and silence of the mind, and this is achieved by means of meditation. – The Revolution of the Dialectic

We advise disciples not to follow anyone. Let them follow themselves. Each one should follow his resplendent and luminous inner Being. – The Major Mysteries

Whosoever wants to awaken the consciousness in the Superior Worlds must begin by awakening it in the here and now. – Fundamentals of Gnostic Education

Wherever there is light, there is consciousness. – The Great Rebellion

Violence generates more violence; hatred produces more hatred. Peace cannot be conquered. Peace cannot be the result of violence. Peace comes to us only when we dissolve the Ego, when we destroy within us all those psychological factors that produce war. – Fundamental Education

It is ridiculous, frighteningly ridiculous to make wars in the name of peace.

Quotes by Samael Aun Weor

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The Yogis have a favourite form of breathing which they practice when they feel the necessity of ventilating and cleansing the lungs… They conclude many of their other breathing exercises with this breath,…This Cleansing Breath ventilates and cleanses the lungs, stimulates the  cells and gives a general tone to the respiratory organs, and is conducive to their general healthy condition…This breath will be found quite refreshing when one is tired and generally ”used up.”

1. Inhale a Complete Breath

2. Retain the air a few seconds.

3. Pucker up the lips as if for a whistle (but do not swell out the cheeks), then exhale a little air through the opening, with considerable vigour. Then stop for a moment, retaining the air, and then exhale a little more air. Repeat until the air is completely exhaled. Remember that considerable vigour is to be used in exhaling the air through the opening in the lips.

Excerpt from The Hindu-Yogi, Science of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka

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Maybe

Once upon a time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically.

“Maybe,” the farmer replied.

The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed.

“Maybe,” replied the old man.

The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune.

“Maybe,” answered the farmer.

The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son’s leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.

“Maybe,” said the farmer.

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“Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.”

“Freedom is the motive of the universe, freedom its goal. The laws of nature are the methods through which we are struggling to reach that freedom under the guidance of Mother. This universal struggle for freedom attains its highest expression in man in the conscious desire to be free.”

“Everything that we perceive around us is struggling towards freedom, from the atom to the man, from insentient, lifeless particle of matter to the highest existence on earth, the human soul. The whole universe is in fact the result of this struggle for freedom.”

“Ignorance is death, knowledge is life”

Excerpts from The Complete works of Swami Vivekananda-Addresses at The Parliament of Religions & Teachings of Swami Vivekananda

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