Boredom is a feeling, a thought that COMES & THEN IT GOES. AWARENESS JUST IS. People always feel they need to FIX boredom or sadness or anger or whatever.
It’s not necessary to FIX ANYTHING.
All you ever have to do is relax…just relax. If you don’t like the feeling, you get up and do something. There is ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO. Boredom is a little low prana, a certain “experience”, just like any other. WE don’t mind our experiences, we have them and they are pretty much equal. Happy, sad, ecstatic, crying, up/down WHATEVER. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE NO BIG DEAL.
Boredom is nothing to get in a twist about. It’s JUST ANOTHER EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE and you can feel fine about. NO reason to think about it, or go into reasons of why, OR to feel any guilt about it or to even want to change it!!!! WE JUST MOVE ALONG from moment to moment AS IT SHOWS UP! and WE ARE HAPPY!
You wanna change it, great…change it! Great! Get a job or get a girlfriend. Get a dog or a tv, life continues and changes constantly…no worries, no blame, no shame. Moment to moment.
Meditation can be extremely boring, unless you’re wearing bunny ears. Bunnies do not get bored! If you have a tendency to get bored BUY SOME BUNNY EARS!
For some that may be true – but for many it’s the contrary, it’s kinda the opposite…bored people are many times pitta or vatta types – they need a lot of stimulation to keep them interested…but they themselves? Well they’re usually interesting, eccentric too, a little fussy, reflective & energetic…they’re not depressed, they’re just bored, but not for long…feed them, head them in a direction and OFFFFFFFFFF they go again….
The guru says you are supremely fortunate if you have boredom….its only humans that get bored…cows and animals do the same thing again and again and are never bored…when we are bored .. then we look for something more…something higher in life….
I’ve been bored to death for 2 days and I’m gonna stay this way until Bon Jovi knocks on my door and says: “Dvorahji! You are adorable, come and join my band! I’ll drop my rice chip bag right there and then, pick up my guitar and go have some FUN! Until then IT IS WHAT IT IS! Get it?
Not like you…chin up and go do something like dance outdoors…yesterday I found my old MP3 and went walking with music in my ear. A real bright number had me high kicking and it certainly boosted me up… Go dance like no-ones looking and recharge
Boredom is a feeling, a thought that COMES & THEN IT GOES. AWARENESS JUST IS. People always feel they need to FIX boredom or sadness or anger or whatever. It’s not necessary to FIX ANYTHING.
All you ever have to do is relax…just relax. If you don’t like the feeling, you get up and do something. There is ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO. Boredom is a little low prana, a certain “experienc
e”, just like any other. WE don’t mind our experiences, we have them and they are pretty much equal. Happy, sad, ecstatic, crying, up/down WHATEVER. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE NO BIG DEAL.
I WROTE THIS STATUS FOR YOU. I don’t need sympathy, or to be cheered up…I want you to see that boredom is nothing to get in a twist about. It’s JUST ANOTHER EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE and you can feel fine about. NO reason to think about it, or go into reasons of why, OR to feel any guilt about it or to even want to change it!!!! WE JUST MOVE ALONG from moment to moment AS IT SHOWS UP! and WE ARE HAPPY!
I am still waiting for Paul McCartney to come on bended knee and apologize to me for marrying Linda in the first place and then bypassing me for that other one. I will be glad to crush his cute little heart when I tell him I am in love with my husband of 25 years and would never dream of leaving him. 🙂
Some people don’t get that I am truly open to ALL GURUS THAT WORK FOR YOU, no matter what form it shows up. I have my own experiences & opinions and I love causing trouble and calling people out – but that’s my fun, my entertainment and I love fighting, I’m a Kyshatriya by nature. And funny part is, I’m the LAST KIND of person to follow a crowd, because my personality is way toooooo rebellious. And it’s because of this REBELLIOUSNESS, THAT I STRICTLY FOLLOW MY HEART and that’s it.
I don’t care if my Guru had turned out to be a monkey and everyone thought I was crazy. I FOLLOW WHAT WORKS FOR ME, PERIOD, regardless of other’s opinion of me or my monkey.
So for those who maybe think I’m deluded or Sri Sri is a “showcase/hollywood/run of the mill Guru” – WHO CARES? I CERTAINLY DON’T. YOU want to follow your crystals, or channelers, hatha yoga or books, or magical thinking and promises of heaven or authentic “enlightened” cool seemingly advaitist, personal Guru’s- GREAT! Be my guest! But to me, Shut Up with your ignorance about my Guru. I’ve seen you write dribble about him and bother me with your doubts and ignorance.
Really boring to hear you repeat this “dog & pony showcase/hollywood” stuff. You have no vision, you can’t see Sri Sri, Great! Move away and go to someone/something else more special & “supposedly” authentic that works for you.
In truth it’s all Being, and really you can “get it” from life…but from my experience the final strokes of wisdom have come from the DIVINE IN THE FORM OF A GURU (and nature). For me Sri Sri has been the finishing main catalyst… and imbibes all the other Guru’s that have inspired me like, Yogananda, Maharishi, Ramana, Ramesh, Nisargaddatta, Muktanada.Yoga Vasistha, ASHTAVAKRA…
And there are many American teachers that I’ve also had experiences with Alan Watts, Franklin Jones, Nathan Gill, Gangaji, Tony Parsons and a ton more, and they have been different flavors of the Divine – HOWEVER, for me they have all culminated in Sri Sri and then OF COURSE, MY OWN NATURE. THAT’S WHERE THE SEARCH ENDS. You clearly see THAT SRI SRI IS YOUR NATURE and when you see that….
…….Well you just relax with your life exactly as it shows up and stop praying for it to be different. IT IS AS IT IS.
Until then, do your programs, live your life knowing, “That if it could be different, It would be Different” and the DIVINE LOVES YOU.
amazing dvohrahji…my thoughts exactly…started with yogananda..nisargadatta maharaj..muktananda..osho..ashtavakra… culminating in guruji..what i dont understand is just because i love guruji.. ravenously…im expected to be perfect like him ..they dont understand im on my growth pattern too..and im growing with every experience..good or bad….i
Monica…The good news is Guruji isn’t perfect either, just like Ghrist wasn’t perfect and probably never put his clothes away and yelled at his disciples! Just be the best Monica you can be…Guruji is YOUR NATURE – you wouldn’t want to have “his personality”, you got your own.
Guruji loves everybody, everyone is he’s very own…..but he likes me for being me and we have fun, because I’m Dvorah and he’s Guruji. Just like i have fun with you cause you’re you.
Too good Dvorah!! Rebelliousness is the essential qualification to be on the spiritual path, otherwise if one is not bored with the set pattern of life then one cannot find the path…and then when one finds a Master or a Guru then rebelliousness ends and you relax!! :). your thoughts are great 🙂
I think the Art of Living is to be rebellious and yet be at peace…every saint …every great scientist has been a rebel..i do not see any downfall.. but yes Society does not accept rebelliousness..thats why being at peace and accepting oneself completely is so important..whatdyasay!!
@LJ…Yes & no…Seekers don’t realize that “being guided/grace”, is the natural aspect of life. IT IS LIFE. You really are always being guided & grace is always in operation. WHY? Because IT IS YOUR NATURE.
We still seem to think that guidance operates separate from ourselves, from out Nature. Your life is GUIDANCE.
Why Can’t I Be More Loving? BECAUSE YOU CAN’T! Why can’t you understand that? You’re as loving as you can be, and that’s it! You’re always trying to buck the tide, always wanting everything to be different than what it is. That’s what makes you so miserable– your chronic unhappiness about what is, what’s happening in your life. You constantly want it to be different. Open your eyes, all your eyes–see with a little contentment. It’s not better anywhere else but HERE.
You’re always battling with love. You want to love more, you want to be in love, you want everyone to love each other, you want everyone to love Mother Earth, you want the world to be made of love, act like love and hopefully (there’s that word again) become love. You’re infatuated with love. You might as well be infatuated with a Halloween mask. It’s the same difference.
Love to you is an object, something to aspire to, something to possess, something to become. Again, it’s a crazy notion that someone stuck in your head and you’re so charmed by it, it’s kept you stuck forever. Let me help unglue you. Love is not an object, not something you can become. It’s You. It’s your very Nature. It’s the stuff that everything is made of. You’re already love, so you can stop trying to become it. Don’t you get it????? Let me repeat: YOU ARE LOVE. Period.
Don’t think about it. Just relax, take a breath, be still, and stop this incessant search for love. It’s just plain dumb, and you’re very intelligent. Your search for love has brought you nothing but disappointment. Tell me, has love ever satisfied you? It’s so fickle, it changes so often, and you can’t ever get enough of it. It always leaves you wanting, longing, and praying for relief.
When was the last time you were in love, in that hunger of love? It took over your entire system, and for what? Only to be crying and moaning with disappointment later. From your boyfriends and girlfriends, to your husbands and wives, to your parents, to your children and even to your Guru–you’ve been agonizing about love.
Enough already! Wipe your tears! You’ve been banging your head against the wall and forgot to put the timer on so you could remember to stop. I am Here. I’m your timer. STOP! IT’S ENOUGH! Love is not an emotion, it’s not your latest thought or fantasy. It is your very Nature. You are Love. Now repeat after me, again and again and again, “Love is my very Nature. I am Love.”
It’s amazing what happens when you recognize who you are. You begin to have some peace in your life. You stop trying to convince yourself and the world about what they “should be doing” to become more loving. You recognize that they are love and that becomes the grounds for true communication. You begin to love from a different perspective. You stop trying to convince everybody to love you. You become free of the chains of love and become a beacon of love.
You can’t help it. No effort. It’s your Nature. It may sometimes appear as if you can’t stand someone or something, but honestly, it’s on the very surface, like dust on your computer.
You may react negatively to someone, but it’s the circumstances of that situation. In truth, you are love to each other, and all your shouting and rude words and actions fall flat in the face of LOVE. So, be easy. Don’t fret about your challenges with love. It’s only your playful concern made into a big deal.
Be sweet with yourself. Love is inevitable… Sorry, there’s no getting away from it. It follows you wherever you go. You don’t have to search for it or confuse yourself with it. It just is, like your lovely eyes. My darlings, how can I tell you how much I love you? Oh, Love, sweet love, so charming and so completely YOU.
Dvorahji, I believe that your love and words changed my life this weekend, and I am forever grateful. You are so right – what if she never arrives? So what! I have tons of stuff to do in this life. And I am sure lots of friends will appear. For now, the most special friend has appeared, and that is you. Thank you, Dvorahji, for seeing my heart.
This reminds me of an “experience” I had when I was 24 (so few I can list them) — I was at a retreat with my ex, arguing (haha), when suddenly his head disappeared — literally, and all that was left was this incredible love that we are. Hard to argue when you step into infinity’s eyes. Interestingly enough, the same thing was being experienced by… See More
I think many of us had some real strange experience back then…it was the beginning of the love/enlightenment revolution….We were buds then…I remember being married, about 20 years old, and swimming in this pool by myself (hadn’t begun meditating then) and suddenly while I was swimming I heard this huge breathing, I got scared I didn’t knowwhat it was. I looked around to see where that huge massive breath was coming from…and it was me breathing me! really wierd and it got wierder from there untiI I met Maharishi and then it got really wierd. Thank God those experiences came & went!
Well, maybe your experiences were weirder than mine were — I wouldn’t mind a few nowadays (: Like I’d love to be able to wave my fingers around, do some chanting, and transform this house into completely downsized, & ready to sell in 5 minutes….
Chandelle, RELAX – means acccept things as they are…take a deep breath and say: “Well, if it could be different, it would be different”…….then go do what you need to in the situation…
The world (thoughts, appearances, everything you see & feel) never slows down…continuously changing, moving……the only thing that can SLOW DOWN, STOP, REST – is you/silence…the REST in the midst of activity…. kinda like a May pole, with all the dancing and activity around it, but the pole remains still/quiet.
Breath silences the thoughts, the activity…One big beautiful full breath…and HERE YOU ARE.
The word EGO is so misunderstood! People are always trying to get rid of it. Ego is what the world is made of. It’s the illusion of life. Once you realize you are NOT the ego, then you can be very very very proud of it & your accomplishments: In the same way you’re proud of your son’s accomplishments, NO difference! If you ever want to know how accomplished & wonderful I am – just ask me! I’ll be happy to tell you!
Who and what is the DIVINE- IS THE OPEN QUESTION…the watcher/witness stands at the door of THAT unfathomable/open/ended question: “What is the Divine”….
However people have answered this question in many different ways, I don’t really have an answer to THAT. To me it’s an enigma…unfathomable…one big MASSIVE AWESOME WTF??????
OHHHHHHHHHHH FOX YOU ARE SO HILARIOUS!!!!!! STFU always bothering me & so brave!!!!! Just imagine/wonder in AWE, how wonderful and accomplished I am. That’ll give you something to do!!! & Honestly Fox, you really make me chuckle…
What’s interesting to me about calling it a “joke on us”…is that we usually don’t take very kindly to this Cosmic joke. There is a saying:
“the truth will set you free, but it will piss you off first!!” …..and that was certainly my experience.
When I first realized that the flow, construct of life, of my life, was nothing but concepts
( like concentrated thoughts made of holograms (for a better description): I, Dvorah got crazy angry. Because the “person/Dvorah” comes out of that KNOWING and whines & complains how she’s been duped and how could the Divine play such a horrible joke on her and on and on. It’s Dvorah (the person, the thought form) that calls it a joke and it’s Dvorah that’s pissed off! So it’s the personality that plays out the drama……. HOWEVER…
After that initial nonsense (which can last awhile and continues to come & go)…there is this realization that just doesn’t care what “dvorah” thinks about anthing!!! Dvorah can whine, complain, curse her life, her realiztions, her Guru, her misery, the state of the world, the sufferring or the opposite, love everything, bless everything, WHATEVER…..IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER….You do what you do, say what you say and do the very best you can and are happy/accepting of the PEACE-THE JOKE-THIS – exactly as it shows up.
Lilly accepts life as it is – Today she’s a leopard Shriner….
Its funny. Today I also had a thought that everything in life is a joke. One yoga teacher said that in yoga there is nothing serious. The same in life, I think. Nice realization, I hope it will come more often :))
Hi Mantas…it will come & go….the most amazing realization is that you see very clearly that EVERYTHING COMES & GOES…Everything is like a movie and still you can get overshadowed, because thoughts are insidious, right? They’re always doing their job, right? And that is thinking. but even in the deepest hole, there’s this SPACE/ CALL it a sugar… See More
I am at that stage where the light can seen for moments and then the fog takes over but not for too long. The road ahead is becoming more visible and the destination is in sight! I’m goint towards enlightenment.
DVORAHJI:
it is mumbo jumbo bliss….and it’s great! It’s just that you have this “expectation” of what enlightenment is. You think that’s it’s “AH-HUH and then you’re enlightened”…Enlightenme
nt is a JOKE…honestly there is no such thing,,,and this illusion that the fog will lift and bliss enlightenment will be there ALL THE TIME (no sufferring, a new house & 77 virgins or something)…it’s a story of the mind…it’s another story. And there is NOT this destination, this final end. (that’s Oprah BS, AH-HUH moments that she’s constantly has & forgets).
How can I say this,,,,,,,,life is a flow oF bliss & everything else..bliss has nothing to do with enlightenment. ENLIGHTENMENT IS ALREADY YOUR NATURE….it’s not a final STROKE OF SOMETHING OR OTHER. IT ISN’T anything and it BRINGS YOU NOTHING…For some reason the search ends and you’re at peace with this mess of good & bad called life…and depending on your dharma or karma or whatever, you may teach “truth” or become a baker or student or bum on the street…But Enlightenment doesn’t bring ANYTHING in life.
You’re NOT getting enlightened…you’re having GREAT AND WONDERFUL AND BLISSFUL EXPERIENCES AND MORE POWER TO YOU BECAUSE IT’S ABOUT TIME WE HAS SOME GREAT EXPEIRENCES INSTEAD OF LOUSY ONES…
And best of all according to Vasistha “Is to be in the company of great sages & Gurus”….When the apple is ripe it falls…and when the seeker is ready (who knows how or why) THE ILLUSION FALLS AWAY and still he keeps searching, thinking he missed something.
I do know that when it’s time, the seeker does NOT GET ENLIGHTENED BUT ILLUSION falls away. And even then, after awhile, the seeker usually gets caught up in “spiritual experiences” that rise up and he/they claim the prize.
There are so many proclaimed enlightenment teachers now, New age advaitist, yoga master, and yoga teachers & on and on who have claimed the prize, or even “denied” it….and still keep talking ABOUT IT. From my perspective there is NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
1. Life is a Happening
2. If It Could be Different It Would Be different
3. Accept life exactly as it shows up
4. Enjoy your experiences and let them come & go no matter how blissful or Enlightened – they never last and are not enlightenment.
4. Enlightenment is your very nature…relax, meditate, inquire whatever…but get your DESIRE OFF THE PRIZE – BECAUSE IT’S WHAT KEEPING YOU IGNORANT.
it must be the way I’m built, that kind of Fire that is my personality……But I’M so tired of seeing so many seekers go to the top, crash to the bottom, go to the top and come crashing again, always feeling dissillusioned that they can’t maintain this “bliss, clarity, vision” WTFEver they think they’ve finally conquered on their way to that precious goal called “enlightenment”.
It’s heartbreaking really to watch people who’ve been meditating for 40 years still living their life without acceptance of WHAT IS because their center, their “clarity/bliss/vision” isn’t there anymore.
Understand that you can do 100 days of enlightenment or 1,000 days of enlightenment and when those 1000 days of enlightenment are over, you’ll probably still get pissed off if your girlfriend leaves you or you lose your job, or get depressed
because bliss just doesn’t last and you’re “just not happy”.
There is no permanent Bliss state, permanent “enlightened”state. THERE IS ONLY WHAT IS. AND THAT SPACE, THAT OPEN-ENDED VASTNESS IS YOUR NATURE and is the only thing permanent………..everyt
hing else, from bliss to making pop-corn is life’s activity that COMES & GOES!
Anyway, that’s my take on it…you’ll develop your own.
It’s good to be an philosopher…lilly is wearing her enlightened hat!
The fog has finally cleared and I can see only light, even at night, should the fog return and visibility be bad, it will not stop me from my destination
NOTHING STOPS ANYONE from their destination, whether they “think” so or not. IT’s kinda like you’re going to New York, and whether you walk, or take a plane or train or bicycle, depends on the weather, timing, ability and a million other situations that will determine how fast you’re going to go. BUT GET THERE YOU WILL, because you’re inspired! Your lover is waiting for you,
There is so much variety in consciousness BEING diversified into an infinite amount of images, changing constantly…really quite unbelievable…In the Face of THAT, how could one possible think they know anything or are in control of anything? It’s all energy in motion..So Relax & let your “ENERGY” FLOW
