Comments on: The Story Of The Non-Existent Princes http://www.youdopia.com/2009/04/20/the-story-of-the-non-existent-princes/ Music, Magick, Humor, Science, Religion, and fnord. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:14:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.youdopia.com/2009/04/20/the-story-of-the-non-existent-princes/comment-page-1/#comment-413 admin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:18:49 +0000 http://www.youdopia.com/?p=577#comment-413 Brigid, the wheel analogy is perfect. Yes, the motionless hub around which the wheel rolls on. Samsara. Thanks for the comment. I love it. Brigid, the wheel analogy is perfect. Yes, the motionless hub around which the wheel rolls on. Samsara. Thanks for the comment. I love it.

]]> By: admin http://www.youdopia.com/2009/04/20/the-story-of-the-non-existent-princes/comment-page-1/#comment-412 admin Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:17:40 +0000 http://www.youdopia.com/?p=577#comment-412 Liz, you're thinking of the "former Indra's all" story Joseph Campbell told in the Power of Myth. Yes. Same thing. Unreality as reality is really... unreal. :) Liz, you’re thinking of the “former Indra’s all” story Joseph Campbell told in the Power of Myth. Yes. Same thing. Unreality as reality is really… unreal. :)

]]> By: Mrs. Smith http://www.youdopia.com/2009/04/20/the-story-of-the-non-existent-princes/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Mrs. Smith Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:06:04 +0000 http://www.youdopia.com/?p=577#comment-402 I think that my favorite, and most life changing, is the house that the head god made and wanted it bigger than anything ever... when the Supreme god came to visit, he looked at all the rooms and make appreciative noises about it all. When we was done, he said, wow, this really is bigger than all the houses of all the other head gods!" of course the head god was perplexed, but right then he noticed a column of ants stretching as far as you can see from horizon to horizon. "What are these? Why are there ants in my house?" The Supreme god shook it's head and said "you don't want to know." "oh! Yes, yes I do!" "Ok... those are all the head gods that have come before you. In an eternity, the head gods that will come after you will start." Very abbreviated... but I just love that each is important, for the columns would not be the same without each one, yet it doesn't matter, because if you don't get it right this time, there will be plenty more chances to make it right." Loves! I think that my favorite, and most life changing, is the house that the head god made and wanted it bigger than anything ever… when the Supreme god came to visit, he looked at all the rooms and make appreciative noises about it all. When we was done, he said, wow, this really is bigger than all the houses of all the other head gods!” of course the head god was perplexed, but right then he noticed a column of ants stretching as far as you can see from horizon to horizon. “What are these? Why are there ants in my house?” The Supreme god shook it’s head and said “you don’t want to know.” “oh! Yes, yes I do!” “Ok… those are all the head gods that have come before you. In an eternity, the head gods that will come after you will start.”

Very abbreviated… but I just love that each is important, for the columns would not be the same without each one, yet it doesn’t matter, because if you don’t get it right this time, there will be plenty more chances to make it right.”

Loves!

]]> By: Brigid http://www.youdopia.com/2009/04/20/the-story-of-the-non-existent-princes/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Brigid Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:12:28 +0000 http://www.youdopia.com/?p=577#comment-400 Thanks for posting this, Mark. It's true--it's all a huge illusion, yet we take it so seriously. My own experience was one of pure silence, with the noise of life spinning around some distance away, like a great wheel. That's why I always say, "get off the wheel" and feel the stillness. No sense getting dizzy over an illusion! Laugh at it, and play along,like you're on stage, and retreat to the center when you've had enough. Thanks for posting this, Mark. It’s true–it’s all a huge illusion, yet we take it so seriously. My own experience was one of pure silence, with the noise of life spinning around some distance away, like a great wheel. That’s why I always say, “get off the wheel” and feel the stillness. No sense getting dizzy over an illusion! Laugh at it, and play along,like you’re on stage, and retreat to the center when you’ve had enough.

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