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Dimensions to Suffering
Just a reminder, this is a dark metaphysics subject. I haven’t written an advisory warning yet, but no actual offense is meant. This being the type of class it is, we are talking about dukkha, but we will not be talking about liberation from dukkha, not as tonight’s focus. Perhaps some clarification… Dukkha is Sanskrit…
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Dance in the Fire
Those who teach transcendence or liberation from suffering provide practices that give us the experience of the essential or root nature of the human mind or soul. We can come to see a lasting presence for ourselves outside of any specific object of experience. See how we are one with all things and just as…
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Suffering Embraced
Some might ask why one would work a dark magick? Why one would ignore all the warnings about the dark paths of the spirit? There is a simple reason. Suffering embraced is wisdom. They accept the consequences of their action because in the unfolding of events they gain deeper understanding of the way and structure…
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Mastering the World
Those who cannot master themselves seek to master the world, but it does go deeper. Those who will not master themselves succeed in mastering the world. “And lose their soul”? No, not without falling from the path. For those who understand the role of the will in suffering, realize that their will is the same…
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Path of Suffering
Would I recommend just taking on the path of suffering for kicks? Hell, no. I mean that word seriously, HELL no. But it is possible that of your nature you gravitate to it, and you would do yourself an unnecessary disservice if you sought to follow that other path that does not express your nature.…
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Dukkha in Horror Movies
I’m learning to enjoy change. After you learn to enjoy change, you can learn to direct it. Have you ever seen the Hellraiser movies? The guy with the nails in his head? Yes. They are called cenobites. They are the disciples of the demon Leviathan. There is a truth reflected in the movie, if only…
Category: Dukkha
Everything is mortal. It’s all ash and rot and dust in the wind. That’s the world in one way of viewing it. It’s a very common way to view it. Those who follow the left hand path do not seek liberation from dukkha. They engage suffering itself as a presence, an essence, and they practice rites and engage in experiences that highlight their awareness of suffering.
Those on the dark path seek to realize consciously what others forget in the grips of Maya or illusion. That we incarnated for our own satisfaction. The ultimate satisfaction being the complete extinction of desire. When you achieve that point, your atman, or personal self, implodes in a blaze of creative glory like a super nova, and all things take on that offering to their betterment in the unfolding of the next cycle.
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” Kahlil Gibran (Lebanese born American philosophical Essayist, Novelist and Poet. 1883-1931)
“Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself” Mahatma Gandhi (Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest, 1869-1948)