Thursday
I posted the "what if…?" list.
It needed some exploring, hence a number of posts to expand on the
themes. Today, what about those little
"hmm maybes" which could, with some effort, cajoling and financial
finagling, come to fruition? Truth is
these are really not high on my list of priorities to attend to in life, but if
chance presented, then fine! Hence the
title "DISTANT HORIZONS".
Play with tigers
There is a place in Thailand (or is it Viet Nam?) where one can
visit with tigers. Buddhist monks have
responsibility for the majestic cats and there is a pattern of feeding and
grooming established. They are free and
wild, but a relationship has formed which is clearly of mutual benefit. Mother Nature within me would dearly love to
visit.
High tea at Raffles
Does that seem so improbable?
Well yes considering that Singapore is not high on my list of places to
see, so to go just for this would itself be extravagant. Not to mention that the cost factor at the
place itself is likely to be prohibitive.
It's definitely up there with the 'lottery win' group , but you just
never know…
Ride in sleigh with reindeer
We all still have the inner child, is it not? Oh to ride with Santa as he leaves his
Lappland home for the annual round of merriment. It's there.
It happens. I could be part of
this.
Ride in sled with malamutes
How's this different from the one above? Oh come on folks. How is cheese different from chalk! Opposite sides of the North Pole for starters. Dogs have very different personalities to
deer. Sleds are smaller, sleeker, faster
- and way more unstable. There's a touch
of the extreme in this one, which YAM doesn't mind in small doses.
PhD comparative philosophies/religions
What - more study?! I am the
perennial student people, so there has to be ongoing satisfaction in this
regard. But why is it in this
basket? Truth is that the course here at
Sandeepany has been of the highest level of spirito-philosophical
research. In many respects it has
provided sufficient brain fodder to last the remaining days. However, as will be seen in the upcoming
expansions on 'the list', simply learning is not enough - there must be good
and proper use made of the learning.
Much of what I intend for the next phase in life will actually fit into
this title, so there is a wee bit of me wondering, 'why not make it formal?'
(in Western terms - this is NOT in any way to invalidate my current course,
only here there is no 'bit of paper' at the end of it and the modern world
tends to be paper hungry…)
Read and absorb every philosophy
Any course that is undertaken cannot actually manage the full
picture. It can only point to the frame
and say, 'if you are at all interested, go here'. On my way up the spiritual ladder, I have
brushed with many - that was the only way to finally reach the one which grabbed. In reaching here, it is of course clear that
all High Knowledge is the same, just presented differently. What I have come to know is that Vedanta
fits into all and a dream would be to bring out those common points and be part
of the movement which unifies through faith, rather than identifies the
differences in order to defend lesser practices within any given one faith
system. (You will be seeing much more of
this in due course, so let's not get bogged down in the matter here. It is important to me though, hence it's
appearance on the list)
Transcend/Moksha
Almost everyone has heard of and has a kind of idea about
transcendence. Most of it delusional and
just plain wrong. I had a pretty clear
idea before coming to Sandeepany, but even that has still required modification
as The Knowledge has been imparted. Many
who follow this path, be it through Christian Gnosticism, Islamic Sufism or
whatever, when it comes to the final stages of releasing, surrendering,
immersing in Unity with All, simply cannot do it. It is my goal. It is the reason I am here. It is a work in progress. I am also realistic about my impediments and
blockages and for the moment this has to be on the list in this basket as its
achievement (at time of writing) seems rather a distant horizon indeed.
Guest appearance on Graham Norton show
Huh?! Sublime to
ridiculous! If you have been around this
blog for more than a day and a half, you will have discovered that YAM is prone
now and then to the ridiculous. It gives
balance to the transactional world.
I should point out here that Aitch is yet again to blame. Having sent a link on a person of interest to
both of us which just happened to be on the GN show, (a person of whom I had no
ken prior to this), I got totally caught up in his light and frothy style which
seemed to bring out the best of humour in his guests. Michael Parkinson he is not (that would have
been my choice had Parkie still been around), but he's got that certain
something which has resulted in many a late night rendezvous with the tubular
thing here on Voo-voo.
I'm talking a serious invitation to sit on the red couch. Who wouldn't want to invite a little grey-haired Scottish woman wearing a sari and spouting Vedanta, in order to share a shallow and meaningless exchange as everyone flaps their lips at each other in order to get the best line of the show out there?
It would be such fun.
Brought a smile. You go girl. If you put your mind to it anything and everything is possible.
ReplyDeleteSled dogs are lovely, if you're properly introduced. Otherwise, they might think you're lunch, and devour you without cheese or pickle.
ReplyDeleteI've never met a reindeer, however.
I think I might still have friends in Singapore. I mean, I think my friend and his lovely Sri Lankan wife might still be there.
You and I could meet there, and I'll pay for high tea at Raffles, then use whatever is left of my money to pay for my ensuing divorce. My husband wants to go to Viet Nam or some such. He doesn't think Singapore has the true jungle feeling, and I hope he's right.
Luv, K
Hari Om
ReplyDeleteMahal - &**>
Kay - what? no jungle? Okay, Raffles for tea then over to VN for a bush-bash!!! (you can stay at Raffs if you like - use that remaining cash, you know he's not gonna let you divorce him!) YAM xx