Enneagram 101

thelimetree: Whether or not you believe in chakras this is a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:03:46 -0400

Whether or not you believe in chakras this is a great meditation guide.

Musings by Samsaran: Sam, Can you speak alittle about quieting the mind during meditation?...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:19:23 -0400

Musings by Samsaran: Sam, Can you speak alittle about quieting the mind during meditation?...:

Sam, Can you speak alittle about quieting the mind during meditation? I find the meditative state so fragile. I’m a beginner, and enjoy the attempts at hanging onto the quiet, but I fear that effort is getting in the way of mindfulness. Thanks!

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Sure. Setting…

For my nines <3

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:20:20 -0400

For my nines

biscodeja-vu: diosaodiosa: waxstars: illuminoumena: Masaru...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:02:19 -0400

biscodeja-vu:

diosaodiosa:

waxstars:

illuminoumena:

Masaru Emoto has been visually documenting molecular changes in water by means of his photographic techniques. He freezes droplets of water and then examines them under a dark field microscope that has photographic capabilities. When the words “thank you” were taped to a bottle of distilled water, the frozen crystals had a similar shape to the crystals formed by water that had been exposed to Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”- music composed out of gratitude to the man it was named for. …

so interesting

~_*

WHoever posted this is the coolest of beings.

therestlessintrovert: zachsgay: honestlysad: I love this...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:08:08 -0400

therestlessintrovert:

zachsgay:

honestlysad:

I love this because on the outside you appear so happy and then on the inside it’s just pain and suffering

i’m pretty sure it’s showing how bad things blossom into good things. like you don’t truly appreciate things and live with happiness unless you experience pain at least once.

I’m pretty sure everyone is entitled to their own unique perception of this piece. I’m pretty sure that’s what art is all about.

"When the student is ready the teacher will appear."

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:56:32 -0400

“When the student is ready the teacher will appear.”

- Buddhist Proverb (via samsaranmusing)

"Observe the attachment to your pain. Be very alert. Observe the peculiar pleasure you derive from..."

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:31:00 -0400

“Observe the attachment to your pain. Be very alert. Observe the peculiar pleasure you derive from being unhappy. Observe the compulsion to talk or think about it. The resistance will cease if you make it conscious. Stay present as the witness and initiate its transmutation.”

- Eckhart Tolle (via paintmefiftyshadesofgreen)

Pain is ok. Communicating pain is ok. The important part is being aware as it happens.

Photo

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:25:21 -0400

"Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone."

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:23:10 -0500

“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.”

- Jesus Christ (via samsaranmusing)

continuousinitiation: healthhorizons: “In a stunning first for...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:24:00 -0500

continuousinitiation:

healthhorizons:

“In a stunning first for neuroscience, researchers have created an electronic link between the brains of two rats, and demonstrated that signals from the mind of one can help the second solve basic puzzles in real time — even when those animals are separated by thousands of miles.”

“We cannot predict what kinds of emergent properties would appear when animals begin interacting as part of a brain-net,” he continues. “In theory, you could imagine that a combination of brains could provide solutions that individual brains cannot achieve by themselves.”

Where’s the paper on this shit, holy fuck.

Lately I haven’t been posting as much about the Enneagram as a system, but about ways to get...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:30:18 -0500

Lately I haven’t been posting as much about the Enneagram as a system, but about ways to get in touch with yourself, learn to be an inner observer, and relax your ego a little bit. These are the first steps to a good practice, and any lesson in the narrative tradition would have long classes on this type of thing before you even looked at the Enneagram shape. Like wax on- wax off, get it? Nobody’s perfect at this stuff, especially me, but hopefully I can point you in the right direction.

Welcome!

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:40:53 -0500

I recently realized that I’ve been running this blog for quite a while now, but never really stopped to say hello.

Hello and welcome!

This is a blog dedicated to both the study and practice of the Enneagram. I would also like very much to start a conversation here, answer your questions, and let you teach me. Please don’t be shy about sending asks of any sort!

The Enneagram is just one of many attempts to understand where we fit in this big web of universe. It is a map of a partially-explored place, an attempt to write a language we only know how to speak, and a tool for a job we are not sure how to complete. Equal parts scientific study and spiritual practice, Enneagram study relies on intellect, suspension of disbelief, trust, and a whole heaping load of compassion. Curious or long-dedicated, you are welcome to wander here as long as you like. Namaste and blessed be.

fuckyeahenneagram:

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:08:00 -0500

fuckyeahenneagram:

fuckyeahenneagram: you and I are deep sea divers

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:04:00 -0500

fuckyeahenneagram:

you and I are deep sea divers

"We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other;..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:11:19 -0500

“We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other’s opposite and complement.”

- Hermann Hesse (via samsaranmusing)

Musings by Samsaran: Addicted to Our Familiar Pain

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:09:17 -0500

Musings by Samsaran: Addicted to Our Familiar Pain:

samsaranmusing:

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”- Thich Nhat Hanh

Pain, either physical or emotional pain, it would be thought is something to avoid. After all isn’t this the purpose of pain? Seeking pain…

"If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:08:34 -0500

“If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold ever-more wonders.”

- Andrew Harvey, The Return of the Mother (via samsaranmusing)

From Samsaranmusing.tumblr.com

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:47:00 -0500

Anonymous asked: Sam i have a problem with wanting more and more, it's like an addiction. It's like i want constant attention and praise, classic ego. it's like i can't be happy with what i have i have to keep wanting more and more and at the end i end up with nothing. How do i control this crazy way of being?

Sam: This is not “like” an addiction. It “is” an addiction. Not all addictions are chemical except that they all rely on the production of certain neurotransmitters. The mechanism of addiction is always the same. We are made in such a way that when we get too much of anything our desire for it diminishes. However, with certain things this does not happen and the net result is that we require more and more to get the same “rush”. You get a burst of pleasant neurotransmitters when you receive attention and that is what you are addicted to. That and, as is generally the case, you have issues with your self image and the praise of others gives you much needed positive feed back and validation.

This is classic “attachment” in the Buddhist sense. Attachment is the craving, clinging and compulsive aspect of desire. How do you diminish attachment? Well, being aware of it is a good start. Now you must also work on ego. You will never be able to fill the emptiness with praise or any other external thing. You can only fill that empty place in your chest with a spiritual life.

Sam.

Musings by Samsaran: Self-observation: The Key to Mental Control

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:43:33 -0500

Musings by Samsaran: Self-observation: The Key to Mental Control:

samsaranmusing:

Socrates famously said “The unexamined life is not worth living”. Yet, it is the unobserved mind which causes most of our problems. What do I mean “unobserved mind”? Most of us live our lives inside of ourselves never taking a step back to observe what goes on within our minds. In fact some people…

"In this unbounded existence, I have found signs by which I have been guided to God. There is no hope..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:04:11 -0500

“In this unbounded existence, I have found signs by which I have been guided to God. There is no hope that the intellect will reach His Essence through discussion and analysis, because He is greater than any of that, and there is no possibility of encompassing Him.”

- Abu Dharr al-Ghaffari (radi Allahu ‘anhu)