Yeh well, thats almost what my man Ram Dass said. A lot of us remember his book back when called "Be Here Now". A whole lot of time has passed since then.
I spend a week with Ram Dass every year....at least till the past cpl of years...since he's been sick and doing his thing from home nowwhich is in Hawaii.
His newest book relating to the original he calls "Still Here". Its about growing older and his stroke. A real fun read if you get the chance. Ram Dass has always spoken in all seriousness but ALWAYS with as much humor.
I believe Oshawa was probably a lot like that as well...I don't find too much of that in any of these boards for some reason. Maybe its just me. Maybe I expect more than there is...I donno. Sometimes I feel like I'm just jawin' with myself. Thats cool though...I DO spend a whole lot of time alone...doing my work as a carp/builder/renovator/yada yada yada.
Humor is important in my life...very important. It's sort of the gel that keeps the whole mix together in the pot and allows the food to flow through me. Its what keeps my eyes bright and my heart strong and puts a skip in my steps...ya know what I mean? Its like during my meditation practice. When all the ever so serious residues start to empty from me...it reminds me of whats really impoertant in life...and my meditation takes over at that point. Its my mantra if you will...given to me by Ram Dass and my genetics.
During a conversation with Ram Dass and friends I stood up and asked RD about the use of LSD and the like vs the use of meditation as another tool to raise one's consciousness. I had told him about something I heard his old cohort during their Harvard dayz Tim Leary say while I was living up in Millbrook NY with him (Tim). Leary compared meditation to LSD as in comparing walking from Millbrook to California vs using a plane...lol. Good comparrison, just very different if you ask me. I think the other people in RD's presence were uncomfortable with my question...lol...RD laughed and said that the use of anything to bring us to a higher form of consciousness was perfectly fine with him. His feeling was such that "for him", he prefered the long walk and I had to agree. You learn IMO a whole lot more when you get to see the scenery.... once again,IMO.
The indians for instance might not agree..it all depends where youre coming from. There really isn any right or wrong. the only thing thats right is honesty within your being.
I've used just about every tool there is in trying to expand my consciouness and have settled on my meditation practice not to say I haven't taken in other sites from time to time. Matter of fact I just got back from Negril Jamaica where I spent some time up in Orange Hill (thats up in the hills of Negril away from the touristy area). There's a whole lot of natural products up there to experiance...well...I reckon those stories can wait for now...
Anyone else wanna share in this topic???
Namaste' y'all
avi yama dass aka andy : )~
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