my mind begins to hum...

[the fire elf]

Puzzled by this suggestion,
some laughed at his proposal saying,
"Is that the best you can come up with?
Here it is, we've been working hard
trying to figure out a way,
and you come back from a stroll..."

As it was shared, every virtue and every vice approached the flame...

Maha Avatara (great incarnation)
of Vishnu the Preserver,
who will come to end
the current Kali Yuga,
(The Age of Darkness and Destruction).

Some species produce seed
that requires special conditions
to germinate like cold treatment.
The seed of many Australian plants
and plants from southern Africa
and the American west
require smoke or fire to germinate.
Some plant species, including many trees
do not produce seed until they reach maturity,
which may take many years.
Seed can be difficult to acquire
and some plants do not produce seed at all.

[the fire elf]

church

[Origin: bef. 900; ME chir(i)che, OE cir(i)ce
≪ Gk kȳri(a)kón (dôma) the Lord's (house),
neut. of kȳriakós of the master,
equiv. to kyÌ„Ì

[the fire elf]

manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc.,
with regard to a person or thing;
tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind

position or posture of the body
appropriate to or expressive
of an action, emotion, etc.

ATTITUDE[Origin: 1660–70; < F < It attitudine
< LL aptitÅ«dini- (s. of aptitÅ«dÅ

[skygod]

!

[the fire elf]

He is the God of war

Atharva Veda describes Kumaran
as Agnibhuh or son of Agni - the fire god.

references to Murugan
in Sanskrit literature
could therefore be traced
back to the first millenium BCE
and the thereafter

"In the face of fear
His face of comfort shows.
In the fierce battle field,
with 'Fear not' His lance shows."

The rituals practiced included
the Veriyaattu, a form of
ritual-trance-dancing,
which is still a common part
of Murugan worship

Murugu was believed to hold power
over the chaotic and could be appeased
to bring order and prosperity.

"We implore thee not
for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific,
love and virtuous deeds".


do you see what i see?

[the fire elf]

"...is entitled to realization,
through effort and co-operation
and in accordance with the organization
and resources, of the social and cultural rights
indispensable for his dignity
and the free development of his personality."

support is enough to cover
basic needs and eligibility
is often subject to a comprehensive
and complex assessment
of an applicant's social
and financial situation.

knows how to use plastic.


let's give it some time.
PLUS

[the fire elf]

Christ is the English translation
of the Greek word ΧÏ

[the fire elf]

it's not the

it's how you use it that matters.


hit me with some love...
see what happens

[the fire elf]

gnashed his teeth
and bit the recess ladies breast.
(how could i forget?)

Human behavior is the collection
of activities performed by human
beings and influenced by culture,
attitudes, emotions, values, ethics,
authority, rapport, hypnosis,
persuasion, and/or coercion

The behavior of people
(and other organisms or even mechanisms)
falls within a range with some behavior
being common, some unusual,
some acceptable, and some outside
acceptable limits. In sociology,
behavior is considered as having no meaning,
being not directed at other people
and thus is the most basic human action.
Behavior should not be mistaken
with social behavior, which is more advanced action,
as social behavior is behavior specifically directed
at other people.
The acceptability of behavior
is evaluated relative to social norms
and regulated by various means of social control.

can you war without destruction?

your objective is not to make them witless


Examples of human behavior and activities
Skills
Responses
Ignorance
Rejection
Acceptance
Resistance
Answer
Life
Dreaming, Sleeping, Awake
Human communication
Human timescales
Desire: appetite, hunger, thirst
- Civilization

[the fire elf]

It is said that the death of Krishna
was attributed to a curse by Gandhari,
the mother of the Kaurava clan.

Her bitter anger after witnessing
the death of her one hundred sons
caused her to utter this curse.
Her belief was that Krishna,
who was God incarnate,
did not do enough to stop the violence and destruction.
Upon learning of the curse,
according to lore,
Krishna smiled and accepted it,
stating that his duty was to fight for the righteous side,
not to prevent the war.

he recognized that yet another incarnation
comes for that task...

like-wise, i do not seek a righteous side
to fight for

[the fire elf]

bioluminescence.
Its function in the adult beetles
is primarily to locate other individuals
of the same species for reproduction.
Many species, especially
in the genus Photinus (genus),
are distinguished by the unique courtship flash patterns
emitted by flying males in search of females.

In almost all the species in the United States,
the males fly around while they flash.
The females sit on the ground in the high grass
and they only flash at certain males.
It's pretty obvious, once you start to watch
the females, that they don't flash back
at just any male that happens along

Female Photuris fireflies are known
for mimicking the mating flashes of other fireflies
for the sole purpose of predation.
Target males are attracted to what appears to be
a suitable mate, and are then eaten.
For this reason the Photuris female
is sometimes referred to as "femme fatale".



just a thought...:

[the fire elf]

just a thought...:

oh...never mind...

:

You need a Blacklight to make the tattoo "GLOW".
All the 17 blacklight tattoo
ink colors show up in normal light.

[the fire elf]

[the fire elf]

No pursuit at Cambridge... gave me so much pleasure
as collecting beetles... I will give you proof of my zeal:
one day, tearing off some bark, I saw two rare beetles,
and seized one in each hand; then I saw a third and new kind,
which I could not bear to lose, so I popped the one
which I held in my right hand into my mouth. Alas! It ejected
some intensely acrid fluid, which burnt my tongue
so I was forced to spit the beetle out,
which was lost, as was the third one.
Charles Darwin, Life and Letters, 1874

[the fire elf]

photinus ignitus

Several species of firefly may coexist in the same area.
Confusion is prevented because each species has its own
communicative code.
utetheisa ornatrix

reacts in an unusual way when it flies into a spider web.
Instead of attempting to flutter loose, it simply folds its wings
and becomes quiescent. The spider, reacting as it typically does
to the impact of an insect in its web, darts toward the moth
and inspects it.
It probes it with its palps and front legs,
sometimes for half a minute or so,
but then proceeds to do an odd thing.
It cuts the moth free.
U. ornatrix is evidently unacceptable
to orb weaving spiders, and as we know
from experiments,
the unacceptability extends
to include other spiders as well.




quiescent
[kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy-]
–adjective being at rest;
quiet; still; inactive or motionless:
a quiescent mind.

Origin: 1600–10; < L quiéscent-
(s. of quiéscéns, prp. of quiéscere),
equiv. to qui-, base meaning “rest, quietâ€

[BAS]

I've got a "Get out of Hell Free" card. (It is the second one I have owned-- I used the first one some time ago....)


B.

[the fire elf]

Normality
This type of concentration
highlights the chemical nature
of salts: in solution,
salts break apart into distinct reactive species
(ions such as H+, Fe3+, or Ag+).
The concept normality,
which is a measure of reactive species
in a solution
was developed as a way to deal with this issue.

when some things align
and others present themselves
there is a simple and basic perception
of harmoniously moving forward
or feeling the jarring
of an addition not moving thusly.
there is no ill will;
and the movement is valid, yet
when we seek to concentrate, we concentrate.

Concentrated juice was developed
during World War II to provide nourishment
for the armed forces.

[the fire elf]

Wealth of spirit and dignity of mannerisms come from one's destiny

what do you wrought?

[skygod]

do you strive
to optimize?

Yes.

Noone has to do anything else to get to heaven,
besides figuring out what is going on around them right now.

[K-mom]

I, too, opt, to strive.

And if I get to hell, I will not opt to get out free. Just cause I lived through a capitalist existence doesnt mean I expect to ezcape through death.

[the fire elf]

one ant
a lonely hive makes.

yet they require nearly-direct presence
for their communication
to commence.

when we move together
we end up in the same "place"*.

*[two objects cannot abide
in the same space at the same time]

*{the universe has expanded
and is covering more ground}


welcome home

[BAS]

do you strive
to optimize?

No, not always. Being overly optimized for one task by necessity means you are far from optimal for others. Too much specialization is actually bad. I prefer more flexibility.


B.

[the fire elf]

"... January 3, 1970, we decided
that we were going to get married.
What an outrageous time to make this decision!
Most people, looking back on their courtship
and marriage, would see a happy picture,
I think. Our bond, obviously, was not forged
out of any such cheerful circumstances.
What we had, however, was a true connection,
and I never doubted my love for Rinpoche
or his genuine love for me.
...
He had actually forgotten my name!
Rinpoche lived his life without the conventional
reference points that most of us cling to
as the anchors of our sanity.
I don't know if you can possibly imagine
what I felt at this moment, it wasn't that
I felt he didn't care about me
or that fundamentally he didn't know
who I was. In fact, he know me better
than anyone else did. But on the morning
after our wedding, he couldn't remember
my name. Not at all. Not Diana, not Pybus,
not any of it. So I told him my name,
and he happily went back to his phone conversation
as though nothing happened.
...
Rinpoche told me that while at Surmang,
Khenpo Gangshar had taken ill and seemingly died.
After remaining in a meditative state
for several days, he got up, as though the life
had come back to his body. Before that,
he had been a gentle, quiet man, a perfect monk
and extremely learned. But from that time on
he exhibited wild and wrathful energy.
Rinpoche said that indeed Khenpo Gangshar
was the embodiment of what is called
the "crazy wisdom" lineage in Tibet.
Such teachers are known for displaying their wisdom
through unconventional and often unpredictable behavior,
which is the expression of compassion without bounds.
Crazy wisdom is not indulging in wild behavior
just to have a good time or to be shocking and provocative
for no reason. As Rinpoche once said,
first you get the wisdom;
then you get the crazy.
The idea is that there is no boundary to the energy
of egolessness and that whatever is called for
in a situation, even if the means are extremely
unconventional,
will be used to help beings who are suffering
in samsara, the endless cycle of confused existence.
Rinpoche himself became known as one of the foremost
crazy wisdom teachers in the west."
[Diana J. Mukpo---Dragon Thunder : My Life With Chogyam Trungpa]





attachment, greed, clinging, thirst, fixation, craving


HOW YOU GONNA END IT!?!?!?

[skygod]

I read where the Dalai Lama said it's like mayonnaise. At first you just have egg and oil and they dont want to mix, but then all of a sudden it catches. After that if you want more mayonnaise you just have to add oil.
I like mayonnaise.

[the fire elf]

i left the net to go have lunch at crisis ministries on meeting street.

while waiting in line, i participated in a pleasant dialogue
concerning the nature of possibility and actionability...

after the conversation had run it's natural course,
someone behind me pulled one of those
"tap you on the shoulder and act like nothing happened"
bits...

i grunted, and went off into a rant about wondering why
domesticated dogs sometimes chase their own tail,
while i've never known a wild dog to do so...

and also never known a cat to chase it's own tail,
domesticated or not. and mentioned that those egyptians kept cats.

then sung a little song i made about:
"places, everybody, places!
...what!?! they don't know their place?!?
maybe we need someone to put them in their place!"

said i'm not one to take someone else's job away from them

and went on about how it takes all types

made a little snoring sound for three inbreaths and three outbreaths

mentioned how people talk in their sleep

and that i'm not one to kick someone while they're sleeping,
though i have seen many things in this world that made me smile

i asked if anyone would like to practice handling a little
light-work...

half way through asking the second time,
one of the guys turned around and said "what?"

i says:
"nothing...just talking to myself...
but i don't mind people eavesdropping."

then i went in and ate...

as i was leaving, i said:
"once upon a time,
the british navy found the american revolutionaries
repulsive

now they get along.

know when to quit."

[effectively calling them losers
without uttering a 'discouraging word']

which reminded me of what i was singing earlier today
while i went for a walk:

"home, home on the range...
where the deer and the antelope play.
and seldom is heard
a discouraging word..."

i gave myself a smile, and went on with my business

[the fire elf]

[the fire elf]

[the fire elf]

[the fire elf]

and then...

and then...

and then...

[you get the picture]

[the fire elf]

fucking had one of those:
"lost my wallet with the greyhound ticket inside"
moments...

experienced 'instant pissed off' mode...



went and threw my afternoon's writing
into a trashcan...

then remembered where i last felt having sat on it,
came back to the library, and it had been returned...

experienced a really primal growl on the way back...

nothing ever sounded so natural
or felt so appropriate...

i'm going back after burning up this hour's time slot
to see if i can fetch the writings...

fuck...fuck...ahhh...

The Jain religion places great emphasis
on the theory of Karma. Essentially, it means
that all jivas reap what they sow.
A happy or miserable existence
is influenced by actions in previous births.
These results may not occur in the same life,
and what we sow is not limited to physical actions.
Physical, verbal, and mental activities
play a role in future situations.

Nonetheless, even those who choose
to limit the scope of their compassion
to what they themselves can observe
with their own natural (unaided) sense organs
must be thought of as incredibly sincere
and amazingly kind-hearted people,
who strive with remarkable self-discipline
and as genuinely as humanly possible
toward the noble (if elusive) goal
of absolute perfection in life.



from a very relaxed physicality (vocal area included)
while experiencing agitative energy:
let a growl release some of it,
without trying to let a growl release some of it.


[Origin: 1580–90; < L agitÄ