The Tao of Sully
On Samsara...
Samsara...great turning wheel of inculcated reactions. Over the corse of your soul, you pick up habits. That's the theory, of course.
For the Mouthbreathers: “Like a billiard ball hitting another billiard ball. While nothing physical transfers, the speed and direction of the second ball relate directly to the first." This means the previous life has just as much impact on the new life."
-most likely from buddha101.com
My Samsara...sheeeesh. I've began to notice them, allow them to speak their mind...and I ask them to leave kindly. Since they are emotions, ideas & concepts, I reason they'll find new homes quickly once rejoined to their source. Nonetheless, I've taken time to review and identify what could be Samsara in This Eric's Life.
It is a bit on the "butterflies-in-the-stomach" department in some respects. When you see your most basic reactions to adverse situations. When you catalog your lesser qualities. When you actually have a talk with your very own ShadowSelf without the summoning ingredients of alcohol & self-loathing.
I recently made the statement to a longtime friend...that when we get completely hammered & alone, it's as if we're grabbing our ShadowSelf by the shoulders, shaking it awake and screaming at it, "Wake Up and Play, F#$#@r!!!" It's true...I once spent 12 months in a bottle of Jamesons. I spilled my soul because it had to follow.... I literally tore my body inside-out with the alcohol & self-loathing.
But when one reached these conclusions in sobriety (or in my case, a slight Lite buzz), then the emphasis shifts from loathing to loving...negative energy can be converted into Insight...Into Wisdom! I found a sense of Spiritual Alchemy! Huzzah!!!
I have Five Fingers on One Hand...I can identify (at least!) Five Samsaras that bind me to this Mortal Coil...
I have an agitated mind.
I have the ability to take advantage of the people around me.
I have the potential to unleash rage in any situation, regardless of setting.
I have Ridiculously Bad Personal Financial skills.
And I Love to Have a Good Time All The Time...this last one I'm gonna keep until my antipenultimate life, OK?
When this Mind/Body/Spirit Aggregate comes to its natural end, I really do pray that I can lessen my future burden by coming to terms with these Samsara now in this Space/Time...someday, when my spirit gets a new Mind/Body Experience, I really want a lot less luggage.
Moksha Ganesha*,
Rev. Sully
Eric O'Sullivan
Boston, MA
*This is my first Sutra...I invite you to say it with me in any situation that you need overcoming. In My Mind's Eye, I see the young Ganesh as my superhero kid sidekick and he'll smash down those obstacles and we'll tackle the Bad Guys as a good Dynamic Duo should...
On Samsara...
Samsara...great turning wheel of inculcated reactions. Over the corse of your soul, you pick up habits. That's the theory, of course.
For the Mouthbreathers: “Like a billiard ball hitting another billiard ball. While nothing physical transfers, the speed and direction of the second ball relate directly to the first." This means the previous life has just as much impact on the new life."
-most likely from buddha101.com
My Samsara...sheeeesh. I've began to notice them, allow them to speak their mind...and I ask them to leave kindly. Since they are emotions, ideas & concepts, I reason they'll find new homes quickly once rejoined to their source. Nonetheless, I've taken time to review and identify what could be Samsara in This Eric's Life.
It is a bit on the "butterflies-in-the-stomach" department in some respects. When you see your most basic reactions to adverse situations. When you catalog your lesser qualities. When you actually have a talk with your very own ShadowSelf without the summoning ingredients of alcohol & self-loathing.
I recently made the statement to a longtime friend...that when we get completely hammered & alone, it's as if we're grabbing our ShadowSelf by the shoulders, shaking it awake and screaming at it, "Wake Up and Play, F#$#@r!!!" It's true...I once spent 12 months in a bottle of Jamesons. I spilled my soul because it had to follow.... I literally tore my body inside-out with the alcohol & self-loathing.
But when one reached these conclusions in sobriety (or in my case, a slight Lite buzz), then the emphasis shifts from loathing to loving...negative energy can be converted into Insight...Into Wisdom! I found a sense of Spiritual Alchemy! Huzzah!!!
I have Five Fingers on One Hand...I can identify (at least!) Five Samsaras that bind me to this Mortal Coil...
I have an agitated mind.
I have the ability to take advantage of the people around me.
I have the potential to unleash rage in any situation, regardless of setting.
I have Ridiculously Bad Personal Financial skills.
And I Love to Have a Good Time All The Time...this last one I'm gonna keep until my antipenultimate life, OK?
When this Mind/Body/Spirit Aggregate comes to its natural end, I really do pray that I can lessen my future burden by coming to terms with these Samsara now in this Space/Time...someday, when my spirit gets a new Mind/Body Experience, I really want a lot less luggage.
Moksha Ganesha*,
Rev. Sully
Eric O'Sullivan
Boston, MA
*This is my first Sutra...I invite you to say it with me in any situation that you need overcoming. In My Mind's Eye, I see the young Ganesh as my superhero kid sidekick and he'll smash down those obstacles and we'll tackle the Bad Guys as a good Dynamic Duo should...
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