Thoughts From A Mystic

. Life does not consist mainly -- or even largely -- of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one's head. - Mark Twain's Autobiography

. Droid does, all right; it helps confuse by way of creating lack of concentration. From the Buddhist Eightfold path: Right Concentration Right concentration is described as one-pointedness of mind, a state where all mental faculties are unified and directed onto one particular object. Right concentration, as described in the eightfold path, means concentration on wholesome thoughts and actions. Developing concentration traditionally involves meditation. The meditating mind focuses on a selected object and with practice is able to sustain, then maintain focus on the one object, without distraction, until it becomes natural to apply non-distracted concentration on whatever happens in everyday situations. Matthew

. An example of how people 'of the world' alienate themselves from reality- "The prevailing theory in-house seems to be that having the name “Princess” featured so prominently in TPATF’s ("The Princess and the Frog" animated movie, 2009) title may have had a detrimental impact on this movie’s grosses. That – to be specific – young males may have deliberately shied away from buying a ticket to a movie that had the word “Princess” in its title." Jim Hill Media; Published Monday, February 22, 2010 12:00 AM What this article fragment shows is how people (in this case advertising executives promoting a film), heavily involved in their fantasy world of thought, focus their thoughts/energies/actions in attempts to control mens' spending on a promoted film. The outcomes of these projects rely heavily on the subtle, and uncontrollable motivations of the target audience. Yet worse, by focusing their attention and energies on what men think/feel/purchase the ad e...

. Nothing special. What is IS the "good" you're seeking. Matthew

. When you know yourselves, you will be known, and you will know you are children of the living father. But if you do not know yourselves, you live in poverty and you yourselves are the poverty . The Gospel of Thomas

. If people understand that apples don't grow on orange trees, why then do they believe that possessions will 'give them' happiness?! Matthew