I came across a post on Intensity recently.
Let me catch you up on my understanding of some terms so that when I continue my post, you’ll be on the same page with me. Samadhi is a Hindu terms which refers to a state of consciousness that’s ecstatic, blissful, innately happy, and full of loving connection. That connection is at once, one with self, Another and All. It is a goal of tantra to achieve this state of consciousness. Through its experience, it is said that one will understand Self and the nature of existence and one’s place in it.
Tappas is a word that I am familiar with, but have not been taught much about. However, the Wikipedia says that it is essential energy, spiritual practice and suffering….that is to say that my understanding of this term would mean that one catalyzes the essential energy of soul and transcendence of suffering through the spiritual practice.
Intensity generates heat. Heat burns and destroys. At the end of the process of burning, there is just the remnant ash which gets easily dissolved and the consciousness shines through in its brilliance.
This does not sound good does it…? *smiles* It is though. It is an esoteric viewpoint…and sometimes teachers forget that unless a person is trained to the language of mysticism its not going to sound the least appealing. Let me explain…
This quote speaks of the compelling drive toward something. This drive is an intensity in you. Nothing will dissuade you from it. Nothing can distract you from it. Nothing will prevent you achieving your goals. It will happen. Its that simple. But the act of following that vision for yourself, will cost you. It will burn away every single other thing in your life that’s in the way of that achievement. The effort, the loss, the desire you feel for your goal, the joys in your achievements toward it, the changes this journey makes to you will be felt deeply…and they will combine to leave you the perfect vessel to attain your goals. In that perfection you shine.
Okay…now that we are on the same page.
We all burn for something….I mean really burn for it. We all have something we are willing to walk through fire for. We may not be aware of that thing…but everyone has that something, if only we become aware of it.
We also have fears about achieving those things we burn for. At least I do. I admit I instinctively know I will know loss in order to achieve it. I motivate myself through those fears as best I can by asking myself, do I really want it? Do I have the courage to face my fears really? Will I give up what I burn for because someone I love won’t be a part of it in the end? Will I still burn for it if I sit there all alone with no one to make love to? Will I still burn for it if no one I love ever knows I finally got what I have so wanted? Do I want it bad enough to have it all by myself if that’s how my life ends up? Sometimes the answer is very mixed. Most of the time, though, my answer is firm. I want it…and a part of the dream is to have those I love there.
I’ve been contemplating these and other questions alot of late…So this particular post I linked to called to a deep place in me.
What do I burn for?
I burn to make love on a cliff side where my home is…a sea side home purchased through my dream of being a full time writer…I burn to be clamored at for autographs at least once in my life. I dream of seeing a story of mind played out on a big screen…I dream of having connection that burns me…leaving me full, blissful, truly touched in the deep places of my being. I want to have a full being joygasm every day of my life with my loved ones there in this safe warm place that my writing created the opportunity for…and I yearn to float freely on my boat with just as much passion…I yearn for my writing to support my family in ways that give them what they need to live according to their joy and deep nature.
So…that leaves me wondering…
What do you burn for?
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May 19, 2008 at 7:11 am
Shannee, beloved companion, there are two beautiful comments to your last post, which are very worthy of your considered response.
What do I burn for, I burn to be re-united with the other half of my spirit.
Beyond that, for the children of my heart to realise the unity of conscious life that shelters within the arms of our Mother the Earth.
Within that realization to begin to heal the wounds that a selfish and unthinking humanity have inflicted on Her.
To reach this goal, many of us need to attain Samadhi, 5 to 10 percent, the yeast to enliven the dough that is humanity, to raise it, pun intended, to the level where this miracle can be worked.
SO MOTE IT BE
Blessèd be, with love and warm hugs,
Paul.
Paul…*smiles* I am honored…
Without the details that would take the power of my visions, I realized something a few years ago and I’d like to share it. This dream that we share together of manifesting the healing of the Earth will not grow minus roots in this reality. It must grow on the compost of the mistakes we’ve made. I pondered this vision for a few years and then had a dream. I came away from that dream realizing that there are components to achieving this goal which I was not hearing in the messages of mystics about how to deal with this time. Your surmise of many achieving Samadhi is one part and a common message that is utterly true.
The rest of it, which is not really made clear to me from the teachings I am reading or listening to much…is that once that is done, we need to be happy in this life. Really, truly blissfully happy. We need to achieve our personal goals of happiness. I burn to write. It is something I must do. If I never made a single penny from it, I would do it for the rest of my life. This makes me happy…and I have been given a vision of my cabin on the cliff side. I have to have significant funds to get that. Sea side land does not come cheaply here or anywhere in the world. I need the sea. It brings a profound serenity to my life…These are the things in which I will root what I can of this dream for a healed Earth I have…because it is the root of happiness which needs to sink into the compost.
This is the balance point, I think of the miracle. It is making Samadhi real in this physical reality….as I believe it once was and is not now except in few very wild places. Many of us must do this achieving Samadhi and rooting in happiness…even if it seems the dreams are material, which is usually frowned upon by mystics. Certainly frivolous goals will not make a good root…but understanding our own nature enough to know what will really bring happiness is the right root…even if its a material achievement.
For me, the cabin is a milieu for making love manifest in my life.
For me, making love is a part of the journey toward Samadhi.
For me, making love is the catalyst for my writing. It always has been.
So…I make love….and I dance each summer….and I serve through these two things as selflessly as I may.
I think each person must discover the burning to heal the Earth Mother…the burning to be whole and strong that is the prerequisite to achieving Samadhi and to burn for the experience of Samadhi…and also to achieve their personal happiness in this physical life. All must happen to navigate these times…and I think you are right about it being a significant percentage of the population.
Also, mystics teach that Tantra is a fast track to this Samadhi. Times are speeding toward great difficulty. I personally think that the only sort of balance our planet is now capable of achieving is to become a tropical planet world wide….at least for a very long time to come. It will be a very fragile balance and it will require wise tending because its habitat will not be diverse enough for a few millennia most likely. We must not tarry in a slow manner toward Samadhi. That is why I seek Tantra…it is not only for myself. I write here because I love to write, plain and simple and I write about Tantra because I love it…but I am more than please if perhaps others will follow along this trail if I inspire them toward it. All one can do is follow the calling of their own soul toward their own purpose. Mine is to create a root that’s strong…and hopefully this activity and writing about it will put out the invitation and I can only hope that its met in kind.
I knew that being reunited with Mel would be a part of your answer…*smiles*
So Mote It Be…
Thank you Beloved Other Self…((warm hugs))
May 19, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I need the sea or the prairie. They both have the same undulations and calming presence…at least for me. But it’s more than that…I’ve always lived where the mountains come together sharply with either the sea or the prairie/meadow. There exists a power for me in that particular space.
hmmm…Tappas…that I understand. Hearing about it today for the first time….it’s interesting that I had a short post on this a week ago from some works that seemingly popped in….weird? Thank you for the fuller explanation.
I too will most likely know loss for what I burn and have already to some degree….especially with respect to Tantric practices with another…so I don’t right now…I’m not ready for that loss to be any more profound than it is…
xoxo
The painting is lovely. Who’s?
I had heard that the prairie was like the sea. I have never seen it anywhere but in pictures and on tv. It seems so vast…I would like to see it with my own eyes some day. *smiles* And I sure understand what you mean about the liminal space between mountain and waves. I was born there literally and I certainly do wish for it again with all my heart.
You are welcome. I do remember your post. It was certainly related to this wasn’t it? *smiles*
I understand shrinking from loss Rosa. Life will strengthen you again and you’ll be able to move forward toward your goal. ((Hugs))
I don’t know the name of the artist. I was kinda hoping someone would tell me. I was lazy about finding images when I first began doing it. I often forgot or just didn’t type in the name of the artist when I saved them. I’d love to do a piece on this artist, on my art blog.
May 19, 2008 at 2:44 pm
such lovely thoughts…must ponder more and soak it all in…all my focus is as mommy and teacher right now but there is a whole other part of me unexplored…so I do not have an answer yet… :-)
*grins* Been thinkin’ on this one for half my life…so I certainly do understand your need for thinkin’…*winks* Seeking an answer is an adventure all on its own. Enjoy!
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