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gattaca:
Ennis did indeed break. But as you say, quietly, but profoundly. I understand this type of break very well.

Daniel:
I've noticed I'm rubbing some people the wrong way. This is entirely not intentional on my part. I in no way mean anyone any harm or to change their ways of life or their beliefs. I do not think I have said anything causing harm or prompting people to attempt to make changes. Often I make suggestions, but these are more often than not suggestions for myself personally, or they are made to affirm my personal beliefs. If they come across as too strong, please do not personalize them for yourself.

That being said, please keep in mind that these meditations are a part of a key to my inner being. If I did not believe 100% in the words that I post here I would not have posted them. Not only do I believe they are true, I also believe they define the relationship between man and the universe and that individual beings can continue to transform their consciousness and relationships in an ever-expansive identification of themselves and their acknowledgements of what is so.

I am not certain if I should go into more detail here, as I am unaware if this is the correct forum for a Statement of Belief or Testament. But I just want everyone here to know that I love them very much and that I am very sorry if anything I have said has been painful, insulting or judgmental toward anyone else. I do not feel like a Defense of Consciousness is necessary here, and I am certain that no one will ask for it. 

gattaca:
Daniel -
I can't imagine anyone interpreting your words here as anything but contemplative and positive.
I certainly enjoy it. :)

vkm91941:
Daniel I love reading your thoughts and your poetry there is nothing bad here, only a refreshing self awareness, openess and honesty.

Daniel:
"There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to believe, but nothing could be done about it, and if you can't fix it, you've gotta stand it." (from the short story)

The Five Stages of the Soul

"[Habituation] can be looked at as the polar opposite of the mindfulness and attentiveness which are the pillars of spiritual life."

Beauty: The Invisible Embrace

"So many people feel deep dissatisfaction and an acute longing for a more real life, a life where they could discover a different resonance, one which echoes their heartfelt dreams and longing."

"The sheep needed neither introduction nor persuasion, they simply gave in and became instant addicts."

"The magnificence of this Music of Eros consists above all in the fact that it is a profound engagement with the other side, [...] death."

"More often than not it is the inner beauty of heart and mind that illuminates a face."

Dissatisfaction and distinction, beauty and truth are not brought about by happiness but by discovery. Whether we go through life pursuing this discovery or as sheep addicted to life's pleasures relies very much upon the human capacity to live as one's heart dictates.

The beauty of love and romance, in part, is due to the natural opposition of death and life. Where there is hope, death cannot enter. There is open space between what we know and what we try to believe. But there is definitely something we can do. To take one step into that space: to wonder, to hope, to think, to believe, can immensely change a person's life from its drab, nonessential existence to a lively performance of play between soul and body, heart and mind. Whether or not this play resolves the situation is not important. What is important is that we not simply stand the situation and do nothing to resolve our pain and anguish.

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