I absolutely concur with the thread of discussion,... , so just a little jot of words relating this one's travel with guruji (Yoganandaji)...
Oh Divine Infinite Beloved,
I will WILL,
I will ACT,
I will REASON,
BUT GUIDE THOU,
My WILL, ACTIVITY, and REASON.
I absolutely concur with the thread of discussion,... We are NOT puppets, we (each and All) are images, we are expression dynamos... in it's natural state, the drop flows unempedded, not held "in one place, or bounded", but flowing... amongst all other drops, waves, ocean... the "drop" that we "are" is the "center of the empyrean" (Yoganandaji expresses (of samadhi / cosmic consciousness experience - see AOY) as the "center of the empyrean")
we may consider "center" as the "experiential" flow of the drop thru the ocean -- note there WILL BE a "singularity" of sorts, in as a "center" of the empyrean all around... as we are in gross physical manifestation now, this "experiental" path at times echos or ebbs the experiences of that lila drama flows... and it is uniquely expansive "opportunity" (or more bluntly stated it's pretty darn challenging at times !)... not to be drifted too strongly to that "gross physical lila drama" center...
just somehow to sneak in between all that lila drama, within those tinyiest of moments, within or between breaths, of meta-physical breaths... to find some "storm shelter"...
... as song by Jimmy Hendrix, "All Along the Watchtower" expresses (so much like Bhagavad Gita)...:
"There must be some kinda way out of here", said the Joker to the Thief
"Too much confusion, I can't get no relief
Businessmen they drink my wine,
Plowmen dig my earth,
None of them along the line, know what any of it's worth..."
"No reason to get excited", the Thief kindly spoke...
"There are many here among us who believe this life is but a joke,
But you and I we've been thru all that, and this is not our fate,
so let us not talk falsely now the hour is getting late,..."
All Along the Watchtower, Princes Kept the VIEW...
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Outside in the cold distance, a wildcat did growl,
Two Riders were approaching,
and the Wind began to Howl...
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humble prayer... in God's love we came, in God's love we remain, in God's love we shall go...
Namaste2All It is peculiar how people sometimes resonate together in their interests. This was one of my favorites because of the rather mystical element and the ability to catch the whole lila drama in a song. It might interest you~i only say this because u have mentioned that this song is by Jimi Hendrix~It was written by Bob Dylan. i doubt seriously that he himself knew what he was tapping into when he wrote this song.
