posted October 13, 2005 07:44 AM              

Here is the tragedy of your own life: Perhaps you are a "media sheep" who pays 100% of your brain attention to those flickering TV images entering your frontal lobe, and in doing so, you are oblivious to "true artistic talent" which may be right in front of you, personally, in your home town, in the form of musicians hacking away making $50 at some nightclub, or perhaps in your local symphony concert hall which has many empty unsold seats.

Therefore, it is your duty in life, primarily for your own evolution, to turn off your TV and get into your immediate community and engage with REAL people. This will be of far more use to you than daydreaming about the famous and deceased.

posted October 13, 2005 07:59 AM            

Btw,
What is a media sheep?

posted October 13, 2005 08:05 AM              

Get it???

posted October 13, 2005 08:21 AM              

OK: I am sending a message right now to orchestra administration: let's find a way to get you into the hall.

And you are right about your tastes in new age v. a v. classical etc. But also there can be a meeting ground, and growth from both directions: THAT's LIFE!

"LIVE IT TO THE FULL WHILE YOU ARE STILL HERE WHICH MEANS DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE/REAL PEOPLE!!!"

posted October 13, 2005 11:20 AM            

I'm a musician, and I don't feel jealous that Jim Morrison is loved. That's ridiculous.

posted October 13, 2005 11:35 AM              

Peace, admiring a musican for his or her artistic output is one thing. But your postings about who might have been he soulmate and so forth, things that have nothing to do with Morrison's output - that's crossing the line into obsession. And I'm quite frankly fed up with how our celebrity-obsessed culture has grossly inhibited the personal development and inner lives of so many people, and I'm not afraid to speak up about it.

posted October 13, 2005 11:45 AM              

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All I'm say GN,you can't tell me that you don't have a crush on any celebrities/non-celebrities.

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Defensive, aren't we? And you can't tell me that I'm on the same level of maturity and emotional neediness as you, as this comment implies. So right back at ya.

It's apparent from this comment also that you live in a very narrow world mentally, unaware how others comign from different perspectives may percieve what you feel is normal or OK. This can imply: 1) you are immature and inexperienced, or 2) your are ill. I don't mean to be mean, but you can't go around assuming everyone else acts and thinks like you. Only teenagers and psychotic people do that. And if you were a teenager, I could be more patient with you (maybe), but you're not, as I recall.

posted October 13, 2005 12:14 PM            

What are the Ten Worlds?:
1)Hell-This the state of suffering and despair,in which we have no freedom of action.It is characterized by the impulse to destroy ourselves and everything around.

2)Hunger-Hunger is the state of being controlled by insatiable desire for money,power,status,or whatever.While desires are inherent in any of the ten worlds,in this state we are at the mercy of our cravings and cannot control them.

3)Animality-In this state,we are ruled by instinct.We exhibit neither reason nor moral sense nor the ability to make long-range judgements.In the world of Animality,we operate by the law of the jungle,so to speak.We will not hesitate to take advantage of those weaker than ourselves and fawn of those who are stronger.

4)Anger-In this next state,awareness of ego emerges,but it is a selfish,greedy,distorted ego,determined to best others at all costs and seeing everything as a potential threat to itself.In this state we value only ourselves and tend to hold others in contempt.We are strongly attached to the idea of our own superiority and cannot bear to admit that anyone exceeds us in anything.

5)Humanity(also called Tranquilty)-This is flat,passive state of life,from which we can easily shift into the lower four worlds.While we may generally behave in a humane fashion,in this state,we are highly vunerable to strong external influences.

To find out more about the 6-10.Check out sgi-usa.org.Look for seacrh type in:What are the Ten Worlds.

posted October 13, 2005 12:57 PM              

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If there were not any challenges in life,we'd be lazy.

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And if there were no Zebras on motobikes lions would never get a proper work out. Lion obesity rates would increase by tonnes..

Lets take a moment's silence for the potentially obese Lions.. in fact why don't we just leave this thread all together.. Show the lions some restecpa is what I'm sayin'