Revellian

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Bobby’s Batch #4 – Shimmering Stars

Jan 29

Posted by Bobby Revell in Bobby's Batch, social networking

The world doesn’t change for anybody. I cannot change the world or the people in it. I can only control what I do. My goal is to learn and to change, which it seems, happens every day. I had several comments (on my previous post) that really made me think.

I sometimes wish I had no intellect, no philosophical insight and could live by the old phrase, “ignorance is bliss”. To be absolutely honest, I often feel bad after I write certain things because I know people often take my meanings the wrong way (which is my fault).

I have never learned anything of true value, of depth and of revelation, without being jarred deeply from my beliefs. When someone says or does something that really affects you, it may hurt. It may make you angry. However, when the storm subsides – a powerful lesson is often learned!

Each of us are people and we all have feelings. Again and again, I am reminded of how beautiful this technology of blogging is. It brings us all together. We learn from each other. We lean on each other.

I admit, I often let my emotions pour on the pages of this blog. I write as honestly and passionately as I can. I cannot hold back how I feel. I can and will always listen to you all. I have learned more from the wonderful people in the blogosphere than from anyone.

I want to say something that all of you need to hear. My friend Zubli Zaindorin has been through some terrible things lately. Zubli is my friend and I will never say anything bad about him or any of my friends.

When someone comes to me, and tells me something horrible about someone – behind their back; I know that person is doing the wrong thing (we’ve all probably done it and had it done to us). If you don’t understand this or know the details, consider yourself lucky (I’m not going to explain to anyone). Zubli is a good person and has always been a good friend to me. I will stand proudly as his friend regardless of what a few people think.

You have many friends Zubli, and I am proud to be one of them! Today, I move forward with a renewed positivity. Remember this, spreading rumors is something children do – not adults. Let us keep our minds and hearts open for new ideas and new lessons. One thing I will not be doing anymore is saying negative things about “money blogs”. It doesn’t reflect well on my character and being mad at the world will not help anyone…live and learn.

I am not feeling well, but I still need to get this week’s batch done. So here are some shimmering stars! I had something great happen for me today but you’ll need to wait for my next post to see what it is.

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My sweet friend Judy wrote a post, I’ve Got a Little Light… which states something beautiful and meaningful! Thanks Judy, you inspired me!

My new friend Mitchell Allen wrote a hilarious post, Grave Error. It’s so well written and creative, it deserves acclaim! What great work!

My friend Paisley wrote a great post entitled Introduction. It’s about her dream and how she helps senior citizens. This is compelling work to say the least.

My friend The Mighty Morgan wrote a beautiful piece about her inner turmoils and the struggles of moving forward with her dreams, One Step Forward. Morgan expresses what many of us feel, such an honest expression.

My friend Square1 pointed me in the direction of a blog, The Individual Voice. I found several passionately written posts and was happy to have read them. The author TIV wrote a post entitled Why Politics Matter; I found it very interesting and highly recommend you read it!

My friend Emila drew a picture a few weeks ago that I really loved. It’s of her son Yassin, and the background was done with real coffee. It is entitled Moleskine: Yassin. Please go take a look!

My friend Bush Mackel wrote a post that made me think all last week and even into this week! I admit, I had a martial arts instructor who made such an incredibly profound mark on my life, it actually affected me in some negative ways. I learned the deepest of philosophy and the way of thought implanted in me remains absolutely indelible. I struggle with any type of self promotion. I was taught to be humble (perhaps in a destructive way). I believe I take it to an extreme. Bush wrote a post Why Write When No One is Reading? He is right. Many of us do avoid being successful…on purpose. His message is straight forward and really had an impact on me. I highly recommend you all read it, no matter what kind of blog you have!

My friend Karen wrote a very cool post, The Emperor and the Seed. I just loved it! As with many of her posts, there is a profound lesson to be learned!

Last, but certainly not least, is a fantastic post from my friend Andrea, entitled Do Parents Need a License? This is but one of many fantastic posts from Andrea. I regret not giving more attention to her blog(s). Truthfully, she has one of the most meaningful blogs I’ve seen. She also has a brand new blog, Mind Body and Soul!

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The Disease of Self-centeredness

Jan 21

Posted by Bobby Revell in law of attraction, philosophy, thought

First, I want to say happy Martin Luther King day. What he fought and died for is and will always be one of the most important issues facing the whole of humanity. It is powerfully disturbing that we have become something even worse than racists; we have become a world of self-centered, narcissistic and self-righteous peoples.I recently finished reading my 8th book about the ‘Law of Attraction’. I have read nearly every major religious work and even a few books about ‘Scientology’. I forewarn everyone, you may be highly offended at what I’m going to say.

I am neither a leader or a follower, I am an individual. I am a seeker of truths and strive to understand truth with open mindedness and clarity. The reason I read so many books about the law of attraction is that I kept trying to learn something new, something I didn’t realize on my own, back in my early teen years. I never found it!

I thought everyone already knew the general ideas in this type of subject just by virtue of being an intelligent human being. If the law of attraction helps you, and you believe in it, then it is good (but what is ‘good’). However, anything you believe that helps you is good – whether it’s a religion, a cult, a self-help book, a philosophical revelation or a visit to the psychiatrist.

I will point out, that simply being educated about all these things and believing in yourself, beyond any teachings is the same thing…generally speaking. Because of the shallow way this world has evolved, both spiritually and intellectually, people are likely to follow something; they are looking for truth. They want to be shown truth, not discover it within themselves.

That truth is not in any book or video or seminar; it is within your own mind and fueled by your own desire to understand it. Some folks may say, “Yes, exactly…that defines the law of attraction!”

Hahahaha…no it doesn’t! If it did, it wouldn’t be called that…it would simply be called truth! Truth is not a marketing tool to sell books. Quite simply, the law of attraction is a marketing tool which is popular simply because it reflects humankind’s need to seek what what it believes it needs in the present time. It is a sign of the times.

People want to gain wealth and have a good life for themselves and their children. This is because that “good life” is for the privileged few and most of us do not have it. We are so animal like, so filled with greed and envy. It’s both our own faults along with the governments and those who have wealth.

If you are wishing, praying or visualizing yourself gaining wealth, you should be ashamed! Wish and visualize helping humanity, not lining your wallets. I’m sorry, but “praying” for material objects helps fester and perpetuate all that is wrong with the world. What’s sad is that people are getting rich writing books and selling people these ideas…WAKE UP!!!!!

If I said that a family’s inheritance to their children should be illegal, what would you think? No matter what you think, it is a fact that by having legalized inheritances absolutely causes a lopsided division of wealth over a period of time in any form of government. Surely if a parent has saved $150,000.00, they want their children to have it.

If you have 20 newborn babies, are they equal? In most cases, yes – but not in wealth. If one child’s parents have 50 million dollars, then that child will live a privileged life. The other children will have to fight for themselves. Thus, survival of the fittest doesn’t apply! It becomes survival of the wealthiest and greediest!

On the flip side, if the government took 75% of all inheritances, corruption behind closed doors would occur! Look at the forms of government in today’s world. A communistic government will always develop inner corruption and will rot from the inside out. A society based on money like in the US, the wealth becomes one sided forming a massive poor and middle class where people barely get by.

It is inevitable that the US government will not last forever, but I am not afraid. So what would work best? How can humanity solve these problems? I believe the answer cannot be achieved through government.

Right now, Americans are giving up liberty for protection by the government. What are we afraid of? I say there is nothing to fear, not even death. We are not fighting for liberty, we are fighting for greed and wealth!

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”

Benjamin Franklin

Can you see the problem? Have you learned something? War and violence is not the solution; they are the traits of nescience and cowardice. The answers are in heart of individuals – each and every one of us.

Should individuals legally be able to keep billions of dollars just for themselves? Therein lies the problem! This is the wrong question. I say, sure, an individual has every right to keep billions – I ask that individual, “Why would you want to?”

This is my personal hypothesis. A person should not want to keep this only for themselves, leaving it only for their children. Under an absolutely transparent democracy, free from greed – we can find the truth. I’m not talking about some ridiculous utopia, I’m talking about humankind finding peace and honesty within themselves – on an individual basis.

Unfortunately, this is a paradox. Within the fabric of everything humankind does, lie the seeds of destruction. Therefore, the real answers are inside our hearts, purely and simply. This is why I choose to be my own person and follow no books or doctrines. I do believe in God, but even more than that – I believe in myself.

Peace and love to everyone on Earth :smile:

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Beyond Thought II: Detachment

May 8

Posted by Bobby Revell in thought

I discussed in a recent post of mine entitled “Beyond Thought” about a rarely comprehended concept known as “detachment“. Please click on the link an read the wiki as it may help those of you unfamiliar with it. I have been fascinated with this concept for over 25 years and all the ways it defies logic.

First of all if you think you understand this concept then I can say with certainty you do not. It cannot be understood. It is not logical or governed by laws of physics. Do I understand it? You cannot understand something that doesn’t exist. Think about this: A state of mind is an intangible multi-layered personal feeling, or experience. Can a “state of mind” be understood Sure it can. We can all relate to that. We communicate to others all the time an unbelievably complex conveyance of a vibe or expression of dynamic moods, etc. Hand gestures, tone of voice, attitude and unsaid clusters of vibes are used all the time in daily life. We often take the complex nature of this sort of endlessly dynamic human flux for granted. Hidden in all of life’s normalcy is where the real discoveries of revelation dwell. Beyond all we don’t see and know is where I am madly destined. I’m not saying this like I am interested in the paranormal or mysteries from beyond. I had a friend once said, ‘I know exactly what you mean, it’s like some evil secret from beyond the grave like on The Twilight Zone.”

No, no, no. He is was so far off base that it would be impossible for him to grasp. Before you think about what I mean, please don’t. Just consider this. I’ll write a description of a state of mind to help not show you what doesn’t exist so that we can transcend a detached mind state into endless and magical depths of nothingness. Here we go:

“One afternoon I was driving on an extremely busy four lane highway during Christmas traffic while on the phone in a serious conversation with a former employer. Subconsciously I studied about twenty separate situations; some dealing with traffic, some with a song on the radio, etc, etc, hearing tiny slices of passing conversations and so on. I fully realized my absolute detachment from all and understood this is why I could study each situation in detail – simultaneously. I analyzed how I was doing this like I was a third party writing a report on this person in a kind of “overview” mode. There was my over-viewer, my under-viewer, etc. I saw a through a dozen viewpoints upon my situation. All the while psychological wisp’s of streamed consciousness echoed many revelations in thick layers each with their own complete selves. All the while, still driving and on the phone. Sometimes a passing feeling could encompass all the above as an exhalation enwrapped unto itself. A thousand deep cognitions still as I became each moment.”

Do you see how complex all these things occurring in this little story are? I’m sure a lot of you have experienced something like this. You may do it everyday. This might be why so many intelligent people blog. I think blogging is an education at all times. I don’t learn something because it’s on a test or because I am being paid to. I learn because I love to learn. This type of attitude is very conducive to acquiring a logic defying detached state of consciousness.

Ask your self this question. “Am I aware of what I think about while thinking, and why I am thinking this way?” or “Do I pay attention to and monitor my every thought?
Try as a daily mind exercise to see yourself as a narrating observer. If you catch yourself thinking in circles about some friend, situation or scenario – stop and write it down on a note pad with time periods. For one week, keep a little note log of your thoughts in high detail. If you brooded for six hours about why it should have been you who married that beautiful Thai girl on your street and not your best friend- write it down. This is the first step to mastery of your thoughts. Once you are dynamically aware of all thoughts as they happen it becomes automatic. You just “are aware” and it goes on auto pilot. Like a hardened war veteran hunting his enemy, he automatically pays super attention at all times.

Now- thoughts are much too complex to be described with words only. You have feelings, emotions and perpetually changing variables involved in thought at all times. For fun we’ll call it a dynamic cognition cluster or DCC. The state of mind story from earlier was filled with DCC. For computer heads out there it is like organic XML for your mind. Those intangibles of consciousness that must be described in a “macro” point of view. I hope you can wrap your head around all this. This may sound like psychology but it isn’t. If we can gain a detached mental state that sort of unconsciously self navigates composed of a moving carpet of macro cluster packages then the beginning of this trip can start. We’re not trying to do a million things at once or think real hard. We are simply not thinking. We are doing nothing. We are not trying to not think. We just want to become aware of all this so we can forget about it all and JUST BE.

Inside the mind of man is his own prison, a prison of designed perfection which existed long before eternity. You are your prison and trying to escape is what keeps you in.

This is just the beginning of a series of articles. I promise if you stay with me you’ll be well rewarded with something incredible. Just be patient and trust me.

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