Cooking Australian bread “pockets” using scrap wood Feeling very blessed today from all the love coming from so many distant friends. Thank you so much! Just as nature evolves according to the fibonacci sequence, we also evolve by taking a lesson from the past and applying...
Tag: PERSONAL
Lessons from My Near-Death Experience
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
August 4, 2011
On Monday, July 25, around 3 pm, I nearly died in China. Seriously. I was about 30 seconds from death. The hotel I was booking into in Guangzhou had just fumigated the rooms with some ultra-toxic mosquito repellent that caused my lungs to collapse. At...
A prayer to Little William (POEM)
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 19, 2011
Little William, Little William, The little man of iron. Although cloaked as a boy, Your heart roared like a lion Your demeanor so cute, and yet your presence so tall. One could only wonder, where you got such balls!? Challenging anyone, who came your way....
Awareness (POEM)
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
February 7, 2011
https://suno.com/song/ccf4f93c-0f0b-40dc-843f-af2a8d86b455 Awareness By Paul Turner (31/1/2011 Balmoral Beach, Australia) Repeating patterns in the yellow sand, Dominant Sun from where I stand, Enlightenment possible – no doubt therein, Removing refuse from the history within. To be aware of actions and behaviors – so swine, To acknowledge...
We often gloat about how “connected” we all are in this modern “wired world”, but are we really? Look around any busy street, subway or office building and sure enough you’re going to see cell phones and blue tooth devises stuck to people’s ears, thumbs...
Ch Ch Ch Changes – How to stop rebirth
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
October 11, 2009
“This material world is not a fit place for a gentleman,” explained Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami. “This whole material world is like a stool house,” he said. “You don’t loiter around, you just come in, do your business and leave.” This metaphor might seem callous, but it...
Rumor: A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin, usually spread by word of mouth. R=Rude; U=Unverified; M=Malicious; O=Oratory; R=Rant This was something I created today in response to some ugly rumors floating around about me lately. I choose not to engage with rumors directly,...
On this day, September 24, 2009, I, Priya108, declare to the world that I will not allow others to dictate my life unless I revere them as my guru. Otherwise, I will respectfully question and challenge all attempts to control me or those actions that...
My Angel, I will call you Joy, because that is the name I remember from my dream the other night. You appeared with warmth and gently placed your hands on my face, encouraging me to relax and breathe deeply.. Following your guidance, we soared through...
Knowledge filters – We all have them
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
September 16, 2009
I’ve been reading some interesting books lately, and one consistent theme that keeps popping up in a variety of ways is the concept of paradigms and knowledge filtering. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all fall prey to these mundane influences. Let...