Embargo on Thought
I thought in this Modern World there is only Truth Embargo.
Embargo on Thought
I thought in this Modern World there is only Truth Embargo.
Space,Travel, Infinity of Mind
This piece is bizarre and has no earthly bound limitations.
In fact, beyond the limitation of physics.
This discussion is not limited by space and gravity.
This is to bring out the concept of Rebirth in relative and comparative terms.
Kamma is its associate, the other side of the coin.
There is a Mongolian belief that dogs have many lives beyond one single life. They also carry forward memories of their past lives and are born again as dogs.
There is a good film “Purpose of Dogs”.
I disagree here and my "born/bone of contest" is that, most dogs are born as celestial beings (Buddhist terminology of Godly beings) or gods. They easily bypass the mundane human life having lived with them long enough to understand how nasty a human being can be. Biden, Putin and Zelensky and there followers are good examples that dogs have studied, on their own ways.
Killing opposing beings and War is there way of life.
Eating flesh of any kind are their liberal form of life.
They have their own form of gods and sects and the priests walk with the soldiers to kill the fellow humans. The Pope in his part keeps numb about War crimes of Israelite. Quote some disagreement in textural scripts of Vatican to purist theologies of other sects.
Mongolians follow a form of Buddhism that gives credence to rebirth and meditation. It is bit different from Tibetan Buddhism in which the term reincarnation has a special meaning and they all try to become Buddhas.
It is bit far fetched and farcical attempt. Really, antagonistic to simple Buddhism where Kamma and Rebirth explains the outcomes. The goal of "casting away" of rebirth can be done by less vigorous means.
Becoming an Arhanth is the goal not another or somebody like Buddha (PaseBuddha).
Rebirth cannot be proved but it cannot be denied.
That is my premise here.
There is a Western myth that Buddhism is a philosophy. I dispense the philosophical connotation outright, to begin with.
In the East, no philosophy has any roots simply because of Hindu belief in creator gods of many kinds. Buddhism is not a religion, in the sense of the Western and Middle Eastern beliefs where by following the Gospel of a mythical god one can redeem oneself and achieve salvation in, single life form.
Eternal damnation to hell is unethical on human terms.
Buddhism is a way of life but that way of life is little bit difficult and advanced.
One reaps the benefit of Good and Bad Kamma. How it turns out one cannot predict in advance. Recurrence of Karma Pala and Rebirth are automatic in nature.
It is like a wheel roiling down or rolling upwards with effort.
Action and reaction.
Equal and opposite reaction in physics.
One cannot escape and the rounds of births are there eternally to salvage good and bad without counsel of gods or elders supervising the outcome.
Buddhism starts with not killing any life including animal life.
It has four simple rules.
Indulgence in alcohol is not in that four and I believe it was added much later into the system.
The Arhants have only 10 very simple precepts.
Eating one main meal a day is one of them.
Vegetarianism is a simple byproduct.
I need to make some reference to Harry Potter series of films to begin with. The films are Creative and Imaginative but not Inspiring.
I never read any of these fictional books being a man of science.
Being an old time paediatrician that ended up as a gaeriatrician in later life, bringing fear and phobias to kids' mind is no good at all. Some bordering paranoia and may cause depression in them. I strongly oppose killing opposing imaginative creatures and witches.
I do not want to be born like any of those imaginative beings.
Sometime, I think the authors of these type of books, in their previous life form were born as a demons to relive them in this life.
I do not mind Harry Potter author, living with these miseries in this life but exposing them to young kids is pathological.
I have no objection adults reading them and becoming killers themselves in War of attrition.
Coming back to Title of this piece;
We are one gravity beings with somewhat limited capacity. We cannot live on the moon with less gravity than on the earth. We cannot live on Mars with more than on earth.
No gravity is anathema to all human physiology.
I see that, it is difficult to land on Mars. But forming colonies there is a another kettle of fish.
We need to design new form of transport which alien beings possess.
Aliens are no Gods but some type of advanced humanoids.
The space vehicles are most likely driven by radiation obtained from elements above 112. Elements above 110 are possible in some galaxies.
Now coming to Mind itself.
I have two books on mind one simple and one advanced at Amazon Book Store.
What follows here is a brief resume!
1. Mind is the best vehicle to travel the Universe.
2. Mind is a mystery.
3. With some meditation techniques one can achieve momentary state of escape from the brain.
However, the mind's attachment to brain is very strong and this escape mode is an illusion.
This is one reason (out of many), I oppose many forms of meditation.
Live this life in wakeful state.
Be mindful of every moment of life.
Be happy (Somanassa Chitta).
4. According to Buddhism there are 30 types of celestial beings who live in almost eternal bliss.
5. They have achieved them through vigorous form of meditation and become strongly bonded to these live forms and they believe that these state/s is/are eternal.
It is a form of delusion worse than living on psychoactive drugs. Psychoactive drugs have a limited time span unlike living as a high celestial being.
6. All are temporary states of bliss.
7. That brings us to the "Uncertainty Principle".
8. That is the entry point to Dhamma.
I leave it at that point.
"Somanassa Chitta' without attachment is the base to real bliss.
There are 3 other components.
Metta
Karuna
Upekka
As a Buddhist Lie I consider as a the biggest crime of this Modern World.
All World Media are owned by five big corporations and if the journalists as professionals do not follow rules laid down on them they are unceremoniously removed.
Tucker Carlson is a case in point but he survived.
According to Bill Kazing odds, in 1966 going to the moon was 1 to 10.000.
Many reasons cited.
Flying
Posted on June 7, 2011
I was very fond of flying.
I could have ended up as a good Flying Officer (not a fighter pilot) and I had all the right ingredients but I came close to it.
The day my father took a flight to India on good old Air Ceylon (Avro, I believe) and watched the the take off from the Air Control Tower, I new I was going to fly a lot.
I never told anybody especially my father (he would have never allowed me) but did my own survey and found that it was humanly possible for me to break in without a big connection.
I gave up that idea.
However, even though I did biology I made it a point to offer applied mathematics (I was very good in my mathematics and in fact I beat all the maths students from my biology class) and mathematics, in case one day fortune favours me.
Then of course moment I passed out and confirmed in service I applied for Volunteer Air force but I was not enlisted.
I had all the qualifications including physical and sports and was sure of getting enlisted.
When final selection came guy who was almost one foot short was selected and I was not even called for the interview.
Then when I did my own search and I found that somebody had a hand in not forwarding my application to the board.
Not only that somebody was enlisted without maths and applied mathematics (he was unceremoniously thrown out later after having being in Uniform for many years). I do not know who instigated his fall but I made a decision I will chuck the Government Service moment I finish my compulsory service, which I did with my father’s vehement protest.
That decision I always cherish and three months after the compulsory service I left the service for good saying myself I will never join it again.
I had been in service I would have ended up in a regrettable high post where corrupt practices are the norm.
The cost of my first flight to UK one way was less than Rs.4000/= and luckily for me by then my brother who scooted off before me without a red cent in his hand was very well settled abroad and not married too.
It took another almost five years for me to get all the training in accident and emergency service to qualify to become a flying doctor (before I changed my course radically to enter academic sphere) and my last job abroad had a quota of flying doctor and doctor for horse racing (I liked horse racing more than flying) if I was not otherwise engaged officially.
But before that I have flown from Northern Hemisphere to Southern Hemisphere on my own money and I never got a free ticket or a free ride but I never could qualify as a frequent flyer like most of the Arabs and American CEOs.
What could not dream here in spite all qualifications I could do it in a foreign country down under.
Funnily enough now I hate flying mainly because of the pricing of the tickets which has not come down in spite of stock market crisis and fall.
I always flew on my own money and never ever taken a red cent (I am entitled) from government coffers unlike our MP who go on entourage (rather pilgrimage) and make a mess out of our foreign affairs.
That is something my family is very proud of.
It is shame to fly on public money and that is a norm today.
Yes, I have decided to write a book exposing some of the sordid methods medical guys and girls dish out.
Buddha was an Enlightened Human Being.
American Politics, British Diplomacy and Buddha’s Intelligent Inquiry-Kalama Sutta
Unlike British there are some genuine and stupid Americans, too.
Elephant Bath