Against the glory of your form

the earth seems like specks of dirt

the ocean are mere drops

the brilliant sun a bonfire weak

the vast great sky an opening slim

As insects small the gods do seem

Yes, Rudra, Brahma too-

With fame and glory unsurpassed

Forever may you triumph!

IF one day this singing slave

slave without eyes

should dash against a hillock

and fall into a ditch--

Well then--

May all be well with you!

Sandals which had trod

the wilderness

were placed

against the brows

of the Lord--

Water poured from the hunter's mouth

became

the divine bath

for Puraipu--

Remnants

of partly eaten meat

he gave Sambu

as offerings of fresh food--

Deep devotion

what indeed will it not do?

the hunter became

best of devotees.

-- Sankaracharya praise of Kanappan's love

The weather is gorgeous when it's not raining. The San Francisco Chronicle posted this article on autumn cycling in the San Francisco Bay Area:

"October is as good as it gets around here," said Bill Martin, the KTVU meteorologist who is an avid road and mountain biker. "The temperatures haven't gotten cold yet, and during the day you don't get the big heat. There's no fog on the coast, so winds aren't an issue like they are in summer. The climatology of fall in the Bay Area is great. It's my time to be alive."

And those students who find that world of God through chastity, theirs is that heavenly
country; theirs, in whatever world they are, is freedom. - Chhandogya Upanishad

Know that in this world there is nothing that cannot be attained by one who remains from
birth to death a perfect celibate... In one person, knowledge of the four Vedas, and in another,
perfect celibacy - of these, the latter is superior to the former who is wanting in celibacy.
- The Mahabharata

A wise man should avoid married life as if it were a burning pit of live coals. From the
contact comes sensation, from sensation thirst, from thirst clinging; by ceasing from that, the soul
is delivered from all sinful existence. - Lord Buddha

Brahmacharya or spotless chastity is the best of all penances; a celibate of such spotless
chastity is not a human being, but a god indeed... To the celibate who conserves the semen with
great efforts, what is there unattainable in this world? By the power of the composure of the
semen, one will become just like myself. - Lord Sankara

There is no doubt that people die prematurely by letting the semen out of the body;
knowing this, the Yogi should always preserve semen and lead a life of strict celibacy.
- Siva Samhita

Derailed by the senses, the constant blow of countless generations of lifetimes imprinted upon my hearts inner chamber, the desire to give, to help - to aid- is blown off course, and i find myself a small imprint , of the former, grander self- which had wished to do so much good.

oh great goddess, having given countless births , to your children , raise me up so I may fulfill the goal of my life! Astray me not, into the confounding, compounded , circle of this world and her inhabitants.

The world wasn't what I thought it to be. Dummy's rounded up in a half circle of friends, suffocating the free space of air like wind turbines blasting me of cold. Yesterday Los Angeles hit record heights for temperature. It's pretty hot up here. My visit to Taka was okay. Its damn expensive to get tattoo-ed . How the hell do bloggers keep at this shit all day? Deeply self-illusionists if you .. ask me.. We finished 60% . I think total we did, 50 hours. Taka is kind of slow but methodical. He is not the best in his family, but has a dark style, traditional and simple. I think Shinji or Akilla are the better, the latter of the two being renowned for a different style. But cost is one factor. Either way. The itching is the worst. The pain is bearable. But its no cake walk. What is that saying. Now I've started to work. Getting ready to take a real job. Live in the real world. USC was way high world. People wasting my precious time. Or me wasting my precious time on the affairs of others due to my boredom with the monotony of my own life. Goodbye to that, welcome self-indulgence. How to get on, alone. My new job requires me to socialize. Dear God. Ambe.