What is Reality? Joe Rogan

Scent …

What role does scent really play in a situation?

It’s part of the environment, and generally we respond to our environment even more than we already think that we do.  We know we like perfume and cologne.  The smell of food definitely gets a reaction.

And of course there are numerous studies that have been done on human scent, attraction and fertility.  That’s easily looked up if you are interested, so I will leave that to you.  New Scientist is where I’ve gotten most of my info on scientific studies that don’t have anything to do with the particulars of my university education.  The studies coming to mind have to do with females liking different scents based on their time of the month, the health of the male, and the male having as different of an immune system as possible compared to the female doing the sniffing.

So scent is clearly important, even if it doesn’t feel like it is.  So how much can a scent affect a person in general as we go about our day?

Aromatherapy clearly is of the opinion that scent plays a significant role.

I will look into this.

Do Something

One point to emphasize is that we do not need complete information to solve a problem. What we do need is a willingness to do something about it. If we do nothing, nothing will happen. If we do something, something will probably happen.

– Raymon Grace

Back to Reality

Here I am living a life that I’m pretty sure isn’t mine.  This is not  how my life was supposed to go.

I have had two enlightenment experiences that would make most people hang out their shingle as an enlightened guru, start writing books, and go out on the lecture circuit pontificating about how amazing they are and promising you the same if you’ll just fork over $1000 for their weekend retreat and buy their cd programs and books conveniently offered at the back of the room.

But the thing is, my experience was profound enough that I know that any enlightening experience is no more important than the everyday experience of daily life.  Yes, when we haven’t had one we think the enlightenment experience is special.  But when we have had one we know that it isn’t.  Life is a tapestry of everything.  All possibilities are happening all the time.  Why should I try to get others to have an experience like I had when whatever they are experiencing is perfect as it is.

Now, one topic that I have seen so many self appointed gurus talk about lately is that the profound bliss doesn’t last.  Why?  I have no idea.  But my life sucks right now.

Sure there are so many things in my life to be grateful for.  And I am grateful.  But really all of my friends are successful.  They have jobs, they have cool things, they have money.  And good for them – I am happy for them.  But where’s MY stuff!  I have been so focused on the spiritual that I haven’t brought to myself any material success.  We do get what we focus on.  Our attention calls things into being.  I want cool stuff and money, but as much as I try to value those things over spirituality, I can’t.  I know better.

So this blog is about my spiritual thoughts, my frustrations, the highs and lows of my daily life, and any random topic that is entertaining me for the day.

Just because.