ah, the blasphemy

So blue is the ocean,
Infinite is the mind.
So bright are the heavens,
Luminous is the mind.

Expanse of heaven
Meets with deep blue ocean.
Union at horizon
Takes me beyond breath.

Heaven is bullshit.
And hell the religion of fear.
Man needs no God
Freedom is innate.

-- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, July 13, 1997

There's a common theme here amongst the entries I've been writing and posting lately (and perhaps always). It's that there's nothing to do or say -- we are innately perfect as we are. Accepting that fact is enlightenment. We can even repeat it as a mantra if we want to [i am perfect as i am], until a certain understanding and acceptance of this fact sinks in, giving way to a nameless sort of peace that informs and inspires all of our thoughts, speech and actions.

[Eventually, the words "perfect as" may fall away from that mantra. Then it might become something really simple: the universal sound aum, OM, or I AM.]

from track 11 of Jurassic 5's great hip-hop album, Quality Control

[lead-up]
yo, either you a part of the problem
or you a part of the solution
what's your contribution to life, yo
so many people complain, always talk about change, yo
but what's your contribution to life, yo
either you with or ain't with it, if it ain't broke don't fix it, yo
what's your contribution to life, yo
either you give or you take, make moves and you wait, yo
but what's your contribution to life, yo

[the real goods]
you're about to witness three of the most common
tales of man, woman and human

the difference between the three
is that there IS no difference -- just other outcomes

[all of J5's track listings are here]