Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Lotus

Lately I was a bit more interested in the Lotus flower (aka Nelumbo Nucifera) and its "misteries".. (did I really say that?).. well, all of that began like this..

Once upon a time.. a guy had pretty good elasticity in his legs, thing that with time and a lack of exercise he gradually lost.. but lately he thought it would be awsome to stretch a bit everyday and get back what he once had or even more.. but as usual, to keep up a routine, a goal is needed.. so he choose to set a very tough one: to reach the Lotus position! (which some men and women can easily do and enjoy while they meditate).

A few weeks ago I went with some friends to a very nice tea house and I had a lotus tea and yesterday I had rice with vegetables for lunch and it came with a yummy lotus flower!

Here some extra info abt it..

"According to greek mythology, a scared beautiful goddess ran away to the forest and ended up in a place called Lotus, where she drowned. The young goddess fought during ages and finally could get away in the shape of a beautiful flower, with long petals.. That's why for greeks the lotus flower means the triumph after fighting tirelessly against failure." [source (in spanish)]

Lakshmi (also Mahalakshmi) is the Hindu goddess of wealth, purity, beauty and prosperity.. she is the consort of Vishnu and sometimes she appears with a lotus in her hand (called then Padmā). She is known to be very closely associated with the lotus, and her many epithets are connected to the flower (Padmā/Kamala: lotus dweller, Padmahasta: One who holds a lotus,.. )

Brahma (Hindu god of creation) was self-born (without mother) in the lotus flower which grew from the navel of Vishnu at the beginning of the universe.

The fruits of the Nelumbo Nucifera germinated after being stored for 100-200 years. Some seeds that were found burried in a swamped area in China (with no oxygen) germinated after 340-430 years. People say that some seeds can germinate after 1000 years of being burried, but this is not yet confirmed..

Monday, August 25, 2008

Mild times

It's funny sometimes to see how the long-term goals change/evolve in one's life.. Some of the items of the list we did a while ago we still have them as goals, but some others are just things that were there as a checkpoint to evaluate our growth, but now they are not so important, maybe because we meassure growth in a different way. Some things we wanted so desesperatly, we don't want them anymore.

It is also very nice to see how some of the goals are reached without even put an ounce of effort on them. I think those are usually things that we consider important to survive in our day by day life, like tiny impulses to keep walking.

Lately I feel I need to sit down, check and review all my goals and update my list considering my actual level of thought.. maybe one day soon..


I've just finished reading "The science, its method and its philosophy" by Mario Bunge, an excellent book about epistemology, so a very good place to find some information about the methods involved in the process of doing science and creating ideas with a nice philosophical point of view.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Captured light

I've took new pics from my place that you can see here but as the toilet is not so big, I decided to make this video instead of trying to take a static image.. :)

You can find here more new pics of me, some friends, down town Madrid, Tres Cantos, etc..

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Enjoying the acceptance

Lately I felt I'm getting used to Madrid.. I'm meeting nice new people (also in normal situations), gathering with friends, enjoying time by myself, being organized and proactive with my own life and taking advantage of my surrounding..

I'm also very curious about travelling around the globe.. I have many places I want to visit and I know later might be too late.. But I also think I need more than just enthusiasm to plan such a thing.. we'll see..

Oh.. I have a barely new CouchSurfing account ! :)


"Denial is the most predictable of all human responses"

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Hurted by the unknown

I honestly thought I was walking step by step, I thought I was being natural, I thought I was giving and taking nothing more than enough, trying to not push and the worst part was when I believed I was more important than I really was.. but I was totally wrong, and that is a wound that sometimes hurts very much and it will for a long long time.. [feelings are mixed up, so it is very hard to recognize them.. maybe disappointment, frustration, anger, sadness or something else]

How can I shut down my mind? I don't want to analyze, otherwise I will end up in another completely different life before I notice..

"Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness..."

Saturday, August 2, 2008