Most of the Earth is covered by it
Most of our bodies are made up of it
And I contest that our thinking should be mostly "like water". Not like sand or stone.
Of course water refers to our emotional, feminine sides in dreams and other mythologies.
Any ideas?
Lack of "flow"?( Too much left brain activity?)
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Water has been associated with the christian ideal of the holy spirit which is god's direct connection to man, him being "fluid". It's a transportation system (biologically, geologically), dispersing everywhere.
You've already mentioned the life association. There's also purity, and cleansing. Some good connections.
Edit: You ever stood on a coastline with the waves coming in and feel the sand grind away and sift under your feet? It just keeps coming. The transition of rock into sand, the transition of sand castle to the same ambiguity. Do you know what I'm getting at now?
Below this post is a good encapsulation by Mr Tao.
Originally posted by karoly aczelWe are wave and ocean both
Most of the Earth is covered by it
Most of our bodies are made up of it
And I contest that our thinking should be mostly "like water". Not like sand or stone.
Of course water refers to our emotional, feminine sides in dreams and other mythologies.
Any ideas?
Lack of "flow"?( Too much left brain activity?)
we arise and change and arise again,
and as the ocean never dies,
so never die do we.
Water dense flows to lowest point
but denser still becomes,
when icy cold, unmoving heavy.
As it warms it rises light,
to towering height,
and fully charged brings
lightening fire.
How strange it is this water
that drowns a fire
does consist of two gases that unjoined
would ready burst into explosive flame?
Water, symbol of mystery,
of roaring danger, of purity,
yet mother of mud.
With not enough we die,
and likewise with too much,
yet water is life,
water is us.
Originally posted by karoly aczelYou have posted about H2O.Actually the 5 basic Elements that Hindu theology describes are:- i) Fire ii) liquid iii)Solid iv)Gases v) Space. The universe comprises of these 5 elements. Liquid form gives rise to many liquid components of bodies of living beings as well as it acts on the solid and fire components to wear away and quench them respectively.
Most of the Earth is covered by it
Most of our bodies are made up of it
And I contest that our thinking should be mostly "like water". Not like sand or stone.
Of course water refers to our emotional, feminine sides in dreams and other mythologies.
Any ideas?
Lack of "flow"?( Too much left brain activity?)
-Removed-*facepalm*
thank you! I knew i was forgetting something
Water baptism is the fulfillment of all the cleansing rituals performed by the priests/levites during the animal sacrifices in the old testament. Instead of sacrificing lambs every year, there's Christ, instead of having to go through the specific washing of hands etc. for the sacrifice, we are now washed in the spirit.
Originally posted by karoly aczelYou said that like a 'man',,,,
Most of the Earth is covered by it
Most of our bodies are made up of it
And I contest that our thinking should be mostly "like water". Not like sand or stone.
Of course water refers to our emotional, feminine sides in dreams and other mythologies.
Any ideas?
Lack of "flow"?( Too much left brain activity?)
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Indeed, sexual racist... :'(
-m.
Originally posted by karoly aczelAs the ocean waves, the universe peoples.
Most of the Earth is covered by it
Most of our bodies are made up of it
And I contest that our thinking should be mostly "like water". Not like sand or stone.
Of course water refers to our emotional, feminine sides in dreams and other mythologies.
Any ideas?
Lack of "flow"?( Too much left brain activity?)
-- Alan Watts
Originally posted by rvsakhadeoI was actually coming from my understanding of Bhuddism, or a bhuddist story, anyway.
You have posted about H2O.Actually the 5 basic Elements that Hindu theology describes are:- i) Fire ii) liquid iii)Solid iv)Gases v) Space. The universe comprises of these 5 elements. Liquid form gives rise to many liquid components of bodies of living beings as well as it acts on the solid and fire components to wear away and quench them respectively.
It was said that an adept could think in four different ways.
The first was stone, and indeed when people have hard rock-like thoughts about the Divine, they are sure to get hurt when someone comes along and "breaks" their thoughts.
The second was sand , and it was said that it was good to think about spiritulity like sand, for sand can be smoothed over. (Those crazy Tibetan monks come and do those really cool artworks in sand, taking sometimes a long time, only to wipe clean the "canvas" after they have finished. They are not attached to their creations.)
The third was thinking like water, and that was thought to be the best way to approach Bhuddism.
However, a fourth way was mentioned. But only the initiated knew it, and it could not be compared to any Earthly element, and hence was not likened to anything.
I'll call it "thinking like the bhudda"