Quote on 6 Things to Change Your Consciousness

Here is today's Yogi Bhajan quote on changing your consciousness:

"Six things must change in the human if he or she wants to change their consciousness: longing, destiny, the path to your destiny, eating habits, what you wear, and social behaviour."

What a beautiful quote right? But, what does it mean? Let's break this down into bite-size pieces:

• Longing - What do you desire? - Do you desire permanent happiness or short-term happiness? If it's permanent then you will look inside for that happiness, otherwise you will look outside. Inside is permanent, outside is temporary.
  
• Destiny - What is your purpose in life? - There is usually one thing in your life that truly inspires you and you never get tired of it, that is usually your purpose in life.
  
• Path to your destiny - How are you going to fulfil this purpose? - After you've found a purpose, there are things you need to start doing on a daily basis to fulfil or achieve that purpose. There also may be things you need to stop doing to achieve that purpose.
  
• Eating habits - How do you eat? Not what do you eat, but how. Do you eat with grace, care and respect for the privilege of being able to eat at all today when others go hungry? Do you bless your food before you eat, or just dive in like an instinctual animal?
  
• What you wear - How do you dress? Do you dress with the thought that you want to impress others, or do you dress with the thought that you wish to create and spread more grace in this world?
  
• Social behaviour - How do you act? How do you act around your parents, family members, friends, people you know very little and people you don't know at all? Is there a humility to the way you listen and speak to other people? Do you recognise that the other person is you and there is no difference between who you know and who you don't know? Can you overcome your own insecurity and speak to people who you know and don't know with equal grace, respect, dignity and divinity for who they are and for who they're not?

From the above, I've formulated my own little plan to develop my consciousness:

• Longing - I'm committed to achieving a permanent state of happiness, I long to see the feet of God
  
• Destiny - My destiny is to see other people fulfilled, and in their fulfillment, I shall be fulfilled
  
• Path to your destiny - Become a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and a professional counsellor/psychotherapist, run personal development workshops
• Eating habits - Need to take more time whilst eating, not to rush
• What you wear - Ordinary clothes and bana, but bana is more beautiful and graceful and I wish to wear it more often
• Social behaviours - Need to be more meditatively calm when people say negative comments
  

Anyone have any other thoughts/comments? I would love to hear them =).

Sat Naam!

Quote on 6 Things to Change Your Consciousness

Here is today's Yogi Bhajan quote on changing your consciousness:

"Six things must change in the human if he or she wants to change their consciousness: longing, destiny, the path to your destiny, eating habits, what you wear, and social behaviour."

What a beautiful quote right? But, what does it mean? Let's break this down into bite-size pieces:

• Longing - What do you desire? - Do you desire permanent happiness or short-term happiness? If it's permanent then you will look inside for that happiness, otherwise you will look outside. Inside is permanent, outside is temporary.
  
• Destiny - What is your purpose in life? - There is usually one thing in your life that truly inspires you and you never get tired of it, that is usually your purpose in life.
  
• Path to your destiny - How are you going to fulfil this purpose? - After you've found a purpose, there are things you need to start doing on a daily basis to fulfil or achieve that purpose. There also may be things you need to stop doing to achieve that purpose.
  
• Eating habits - How do you eat? Not what do you eat, but how. Do you eat with grace, care and respect for the privilege of being able to eat at all today when others go hungry? Do you bless your food before you eat, or just dive in like an instinctual animal?
  
• What you wear - How do you dress? Do you dress with the thought that you want to impress others, or do you dress with the thought that you wish to create and spread more grace in this world?
  
• Social behaviour - How do you act? How do you act around your parents, family members, friends, people you know very little and people you don't know at all? Is there a humility to the way you listen and speak to other people? Do you recognise that the other person is you and there is no difference between who you know and who you don't know? Can you overcome your own insecurity and speak to people who you know and don't know with equal grace, respect, dignity and divinity for who they are and for who they're not?

From the above, I've formulated my own little plan to develop my consciousness:

• Longing - I'm committed to achieving a permanent state of happiness, I long to see the feet of God
  
• Destiny - My destiny is to see other people fulfilled, and in their fulfillment, I shall be fulfilled
  
• Path to your destiny - Become a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher and a professional counsellor/psychotherapist, run personal development workshops
• Eating habits - Need to take more time whilst eating, not to rush
• What you wear - Ordinary clothes and bana, but bana is more beautiful and graceful and I wish to wear it more often
• Social behaviours - Need to be more meditatively calm when people say negative comments
  

Anyone have any other thoughts/comments? I would love to hear them =).

Sat Naam!

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 4)

Kermit and Chuppa found a youth hostel to stay in called the Forest Hostel. They didn't really have any money to pay with so they had struck a deal with the owner to work for two days and pay off their debt.

Money wasn't really an issue for Chuppa in his young life and he was in fact quite spoilt. He liked to think of money as candy. This was because the more he had of it the fatter he got. Partly due to him spending all his money on candy. He was looking quite out of shape, well he preferred to call himself 'healthy', but in other words he was obese.

Kermit was the exact opposite. He was as thin as a fish on stilts and sometimes when a cool breeze blew by, Kermit would take off a little. This was weird but cool. He had been brought up in a one bedroom hut and spent nearly all his time running around the woods chasing small insects that he thought looked like fish, but rarely were. This was exactly why whilst having to clean the dishes from a very busy breakfast session at the hostel, Kermit kept wanting to just run away, as far as his stompy legs would take him.

Then something amazing happened! At the back door of the kitchen ran in a huge badger! Chuppa found it a bit wierd that he was wearing an apron but Kermit had already reacted and was mid-air with a wooden spoon ready to strike!

The badger slammed the door behind him, as if scared of what was following him. He seemed shaken, but not stirred. The badger’s eyes were bloodshot, as if he was bleeding from his ears and had used the blood to clean his eyes. The atmosphere was cold, perhaps because the central heating was bust, or perhaps, not. The badger had a glow and brightness to him, which Chuppa recognised at once, and which Kermit was as blind as a rat to.

Chuppa queried the badger, “Who are you, and why you are so scared?” The badger said, “My name is Archimedes, and I am the architect of the Forest of Freedom”, Archimedes stopped briefly to check through the blinds of the window, to see if he was being followed. He was panting deeply, and looked deep into the eyes of Chuppa as he continued with his story, “I am a wanted man. Wanted by the dark forces that roam this very forest, which I built with my two very paws.”

At that point Kermit burst out laughing and tried to knock out Archimedes with his wooden spoon, but to his surprise, Archimedes was very proficient at martial arts and at once nailed Kermit to the ceiling. “Do not test, what you do not know”, said Archimedes in a deep and resounding voice that could be heard throughout the Forest of Freedom.

Chuppa questioned, “How do you mean, you built the Forest?” Archimedes replied, “The Forest itself is merely artificial. It exists to hide a greater truth. It was built to cover a greater power. So great, that it must be hidden from all men, who would otherwise misuse it.” Chuppa further queried, with his eyes more widened and ears receptive in a heightened state of awareness, “But…but…what truth? What power do you speak of?” Archimedes sighed, took a deep breath and said, “We can only hope to imagine. It is a power too vast to understand and too bright to ever see. Only the chosen one will ever find it. Only the chosen one will ever understand it. Only a great one can ever see it. My job is just to hide it from misuse”.

Chuppa felt a sense of familiarity with all of this, for no apparent reason and at once felt that his destiny was to uncover this greater truth. But, he did not share his thoughts with either Archimedes or Kermit.

Archimedes became restless, continually twitching and rechecking the window. At once he said, “We must leave this place at once, you are not safe here Chuppa. The beings that lurk this Forest are far darker than the blackest hole you’ve never seen. Leave! Leave now, before they come for you!” Chuppa and Kermit did not know whether to trust Archimedes, although he seemed genuine, Archimedes seemed reluctant to give a lot of information away. Chuppa felt he could not trust anyone, neither Kermit nor Archimedes. At once, Archimedes saw this feeling of distrust in Chuppa’s eyes and said, “It is not me that you need to believe in oh great one, it is your own self which you must believe in and your own heart which you must learn to follow.” Chuppa was shocked at the utter awareness and greatness of Archimedes, and the gravity in his voice with which he spoke penetrating words of wisdom. Chuppa was reassured of Archimedes, whilst Kermit was almost passing out after being pinned to the ceiling by the neck for ten minutes.

Chuppa asked Archimedes, “Will you come with us?”, he replied with a smile across his face, “I cannot go with you. The journey of the heart is a personal one.” They smiled at each other for a moment, and then said their farewells. At once, they all left the Forest Hostel, with Archimedes going his separate ways, and both Chuppa and Kermit trekking deeper into the Forest of Freedom....(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 4)

Kermit and Chuppa found a youth hostel to stay in called the Forest Hostel. They didn't really have any money to pay with so they had struck a deal with the owner to work for two days and pay off their debt.

Money wasn't really an issue for Chuppa in his young life and he was in fact quite spoilt. He liked to think of money as candy. This was because the more he had of it the fatter he got. Partly due to him spending all his money on candy. He was looking quite out of shape, well he preferred to call himself 'healthy', but in other words he was obese.

Kermit was the exact opposite. He was as thin as a fish on stilts and sometimes when a cool breeze blew by, Kermit would take off a little. This was weird but cool. He had been brought up in a one bedroom hut and spent nearly all his time running around the woods chasing small insects that he thought looked like fish, but rarely were. This was exactly why whilst having to clean the dishes from a very busy breakfast session at the hostel, Kermit kept wanting to just run away, as far as his stompy legs would take him.

Then something amazing happened! At the back door of the kitchen ran in a huge badger! Chuppa found it a bit wierd that he was wearing an apron but Kermit had already reacted and was mid-air with a wooden spoon ready to strike!

The badger slammed the door behind him, as if scared of what was following him. He seemed shaken, but not stirred. The badger’s eyes were bloodshot, as if he was bleeding from his ears and had used the blood to clean his eyes. The atmosphere was cold, perhaps because the central heating was bust, or perhaps, not. The badger had a glow and brightness to him, which Chuppa recognised at once, and which Kermit was as blind as a rat to.

Chuppa queried the badger, “Who are you, and why you are so scared?” The badger said, “My name is Archimedes, and I am the architect of the Forest of Freedom”, Archimedes stopped briefly to check through the blinds of the window, to see if he was being followed. He was panting deeply, and looked deep into the eyes of Chuppa as he continued with his story, “I am a wanted man. Wanted by the dark forces that roam this very forest, which I built with my two very paws.”

At that point Kermit burst out laughing and tried to knock out Archimedes with his wooden spoon, but to his surprise, Archimedes was very proficient at martial arts and at once nailed Kermit to the ceiling. “Do not test, what you do not know”, said Archimedes in a deep and resounding voice that could be heard throughout the Forest of Freedom.

Chuppa questioned, “How do you mean, you built the Forest?” Archimedes replied, “The Forest itself is merely artificial. It exists to hide a greater truth. It was built to cover a greater power. So great, that it must be hidden from all men, who would otherwise misuse it.” Chuppa further queried, with his eyes more widened and ears receptive in a heightened state of awareness, “But…but…what truth? What power do you speak of?” Archimedes sighed, took a deep breath and said, “We can only hope to imagine. It is a power too vast to understand and too bright to ever see. Only the chosen one will ever find it. Only the chosen one will ever understand it. Only a great one can ever see it. My job is just to hide it from misuse”.

Chuppa felt a sense of familiarity with all of this, for no apparent reason and at once felt that his destiny was to uncover this greater truth. But, he did not share his thoughts with either Archimedes or Kermit.

Archimedes became restless, continually twitching and rechecking the window. At once he said, “We must leave this place at once, you are not safe here Chuppa. The beings that lurk this Forest are far darker than the blackest hole you’ve never seen. Leave! Leave now, before they come for you!” Chuppa and Kermit did not know whether to trust Archimedes, although he seemed genuine, Archimedes seemed reluctant to give a lot of information away. Chuppa felt he could not trust anyone, neither Kermit nor Archimedes. At once, Archimedes saw this feeling of distrust in Chuppa’s eyes and said, “It is not me that you need to believe in oh great one, it is your own self which you must believe in and your own heart which you must learn to follow.” Chuppa was shocked at the utter awareness and greatness of Archimedes, and the gravity in his voice with which he spoke penetrating words of wisdom. Chuppa was reassured of Archimedes, whilst Kermit was almost passing out after being pinned to the ceiling by the neck for ten minutes.

Chuppa asked Archimedes, “Will you come with us?”, he replied with a smile across his face, “I cannot go with you. The journey of the heart is a personal one.” They smiled at each other for a moment, and then said their farewells. At once, they all left the Forest Hostel, with Archimedes going his separate ways, and both Chuppa and Kermit trekking deeper into the Forest of Freedom....(to be continued)...

Funny Quote of the Day

"Aim low and then no-one can call you a faliure"

Funny Quote of the Day

"Aim low and then no-one can call you a faliure"

Gurmat: The Innermost Reality - Part 1

Such a profound video on Yogiji speaking about how he became a master. Before this he had became so very powerful as a human being with all the spiritual powers and able to manipulate anything he wanted to in the Universe, but still was unfulfilled. The ego had become too much. Then the Word of the Guru came to preside over him and kindness and compassion was born in his heart. Then he says he became Sikh from then and understood the Shri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy scripture. Watch and enjoy...

Gurmat: The Innermost Reality - Part 1

Such a profound video on Yogiji speaking about how he became a master. Before this he had became so very powerful as a human being with all the spiritual powers and able to manipulate anything he wanted to in the Universe, but still was unfulfilled. The ego had become too much. Then the Word of the Guru came to preside over him and kindness and compassion was born in his heart. Then he says he became Sikh from then and understood the Shri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy scripture. Watch and enjoy...

Come clean for Congo: Life should be free

A very interesting video on the war in Congo, which we in the modern world are linked to. A initiative known as the The Enough Project is trying to end this war. Here is an introduction of the problem from their website:

"The deadliest war since World War II is taking place right now in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and rape is used as a weapon in this war. Though this is taking place halfway around the world, we are directly linked to the conflict. The violence in Congo is being fueled by a multi-million dollar trade in minerals – the 3 T’s (tin, tantalum, and tungsten) - that make our cell phones and other electronics function. Over five million people have died as a result of the war. Hundreds of thousands of women have been raped."

Below is a video entry aimed to raise awareness of this campaign:



Below is a video of Congo soldiers being asked why they rape woman. Their response is very interesting:



So do we think we can make a difference? Even if the electronics companies clean-up their supply chain and only source their materials from conflict-free zones, will the rape stop? Has it stopped in our more "civilised" world where we have no war outwardly? Will it stop the inner war of people's desires being out of control and using excuses such as "magic potions" and "spending too long in the bushes" to justify rape? For me this campaign has raised more questions than shown answers, but this is good, because it's about raising awareness of these issues and if we ask the right questions we shall receive the right answers.

Sat Naam.

Come clean for Congo: Life should be free

A very interesting video on the war in Congo, which we in the modern world are linked to. A initiative known as the The Enough Project is trying to end this war. Here is an introduction of the problem from their website:

"The deadliest war since World War II is taking place right now in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and rape is used as a weapon in this war. Though this is taking place halfway around the world, we are directly linked to the conflict. The violence in Congo is being fueled by a multi-million dollar trade in minerals – the 3 T’s (tin, tantalum, and tungsten) - that make our cell phones and other electronics function. Over five million people have died as a result of the war. Hundreds of thousands of women have been raped."

Below is a video entry aimed to raise awareness of this campaign:



Below is a video of Congo soldiers being asked why they rape woman. Their response is very interesting:



So do we think we can make a difference? Even if the electronics companies clean-up their supply chain and only source their materials from conflict-free zones, will the rape stop? Has it stopped in our more "civilised" world where we have no war outwardly? Will it stop the inner war of people's desires being out of control and using excuses such as "magic potions" and "spending too long in the bushes" to justify rape? For me this campaign has raised more questions than shown answers, but this is good, because it's about raising awareness of these issues and if we ask the right questions we shall receive the right answers.

Sat Naam.

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 3)

"Wow! Chuppy! Have a look at that beauty!" Kermit burped as he gazed at the humongous tree before him.

"You do realise Kermit, that my name is Chuppa not Chuppy!" replied Chuppa in a slightly annoyed yet rat-like fashion.

"I know Chuppy" grinned the monkey still in a dream-like stare at the tree. Chuppa knew the name would stick and decided to hit Kermit with a small rock.

"Oi you little devils" came a mouse-like grumpy Scottish cry. Chuppa and Kermit looked at each other confused. Where had the voice come from? As they continued to stare at each other Kermit winked to break the eerie tension. Chuppa hurled at him a passing rat.

It was strange, the voice seemed to come from behind the vast tree. As the two peeked around, they saw a wrinkly and thin trunked tree. At the base of it was an aged metal sign. It was so rusted that anything that touched it would burn and melt into fine golden ash. It read "The Great Oak".

"Well? What did you expect? Do you think knowledge grows on trees..hmmm...well...?" questioned the talking tree. "In your case it does you old bag" said Kermit. "You cheeky monkey you, if i had legs I would..." "...would walk?" interrupted Kermit. "Ha ha ha ha ha" chuckled the tree. "I like you, you monkey. What are ye called?"

"I'm Chuppa and this is Kermit. We've travelled a long way to see you Mr Great Oak... Sir." As Chuppy finished his sentence, the creases in the oak itself began to rapidly fall, much like when a mirror turns to liquid.

"You are...are...the...THE Chuppa?" stuttered the Great Oak. Chuppa's eyes rapidly moved between Kermit and the Oak. So rapidly infact that Kermit fainted from sheer fright.

"You are famous in these lands Chuppa. In my 7000 years of existence I have never been so honoured to meet someone. What would you like from me oh great one?" exclaimed the Great Oak.

Chuppa looked shocked. "Is this some kind of sick joke?" He ran around the near by area looking for cameras but to no avail. "Am I on T.V?"

"Oh you will be, when the news spreads." The tree continued to explain that a scout had been sent to find Chuppa a few days ago. He was a dwarf, but it had been assumed that he was killed by the dark forces as no reply was received.

"Ooohh!" Kermit began to groan as he regained consciousness and rolled around on the floor like a diseased slug. Suddenly, the Great Oak fell into silence as a yellow glow illuminated one of Chuppa's pockets. It seemed to want to move towards Kermit. Chuppa looked down at the glow, and back up at the Great Oak. "Beware of the Ape, Chuppa, he..." Before the tree could finish, Kermit jumped up in an energetic, frog like action in front of Chuppa. "How Long was I out?" he asked Chuppa with a half awake look.

Chuppa looked at Kermit in a new light now. Or should I say, lack of light, more like darkness. As Chuppa gazed into Kermit's eyes he could see the very evil oozing from his eye balls, fire oozing from his ears and blood oozing from his eyebrows as a result of him falling on a metal hedgehog.

Now ever so slightly afraid of Kermit, Chuppa replied "Only a couple of moments Kermit". Kermit retorted, "You do scare me sometimes Chuppa". "Yer, and you scare me too", said Chuppa frightfully whilst still replaying in his head what the Great Oak was trying to tell him.

In some weird way, Chuppa began to realise the true gravity of what the Great Oak had told him. The Dwarf that the Oak spoke of who never returned was in fact the one whom they thought was a little boy.

Upon realising this, Chuppa thought deeply about the true purpose of their voyage. Now they were no longer looking for the apparent child's parents, they were searching for something greater. Something magnificent. They were searching for the key of the universe, only, they didn't know it yet.

"What happened to Oaky?", questioned Kermit inquisitively. "It just vanished when you woke up", replied Chuppa after a short pause as he came out of his deep thoughts. "So what did that old bag actually tell you then?", Kermit queried with an evil grin on his face and with eyes fixated on Chuppa's every movement. Chuppa saw Kermit's desperation and replied, "Nothing! Nothing! it told me nothing! It was about to say something and then you woke up and everything just changed....this place freaks me out". Chuppa cleverly changed the statement and Kermit nodded in agreement. "Yer, I think we should go from here, this place doesn't look safe". "I agree, let's continue our journey. But where do we go now then?", said Chuppa. "We must continue through the Forest of Freedom where there is a small village. There we shall find the boy's parents". "Oki Doki! Lead on Kermit...lead on."

Chuppa and Kermit both headed off deeper into the forest, with Kermit leading and soon they were totally submerged and surrounded by the vastness of the Forest of Freedom. It was getting dark now too and the forest was becoming more alive with sounds never heard to man...(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 3)

"Wow! Chuppy! Have a look at that beauty!" Kermit burped as he gazed at the humongous tree before him.

"You do realise Kermit, that my name is Chuppa not Chuppy!" replied Chuppa in a slightly annoyed yet rat-like fashion.

"I know Chuppy" grinned the monkey still in a dream-like stare at the tree. Chuppa knew the name would stick and decided to hit Kermit with a small rock.

"Oi you little devils" came a mouse-like grumpy Scottish cry. Chuppa and Kermit looked at each other confused. Where had the voice come from? As they continued to stare at each other Kermit winked to break the eerie tension. Chuppa hurled at him a passing rat.

It was strange, the voice seemed to come from behind the vast tree. As the two peeked around, they saw a wrinkly and thin trunked tree. At the base of it was an aged metal sign. It was so rusted that anything that touched it would burn and melt into fine golden ash. It read "The Great Oak".

"Well? What did you expect? Do you think knowledge grows on trees..hmmm...well...?" questioned the talking tree. "In your case it does you old bag" said Kermit. "You cheeky monkey you, if i had legs I would..." "...would walk?" interrupted Kermit. "Ha ha ha ha ha" chuckled the tree. "I like you, you monkey. What are ye called?"

"I'm Chuppa and this is Kermit. We've travelled a long way to see you Mr Great Oak... Sir." As Chuppy finished his sentence, the creases in the oak itself began to rapidly fall, much like when a mirror turns to liquid.

"You are...are...the...THE Chuppa?" stuttered the Great Oak. Chuppa's eyes rapidly moved between Kermit and the Oak. So rapidly infact that Kermit fainted from sheer fright.

"You are famous in these lands Chuppa. In my 7000 years of existence I have never been so honoured to meet someone. What would you like from me oh great one?" exclaimed the Great Oak.

Chuppa looked shocked. "Is this some kind of sick joke?" He ran around the near by area looking for cameras but to no avail. "Am I on T.V?"

"Oh you will be, when the news spreads." The tree continued to explain that a scout had been sent to find Chuppa a few days ago. He was a dwarf, but it had been assumed that he was killed by the dark forces as no reply was received.

"Ooohh!" Kermit began to groan as he regained consciousness and rolled around on the floor like a diseased slug. Suddenly, the Great Oak fell into silence as a yellow glow illuminated one of Chuppa's pockets. It seemed to want to move towards Kermit. Chuppa looked down at the glow, and back up at the Great Oak. "Beware of the Ape, Chuppa, he..." Before the tree could finish, Kermit jumped up in an energetic, frog like action in front of Chuppa. "How Long was I out?" he asked Chuppa with a half awake look.

Chuppa looked at Kermit in a new light now. Or should I say, lack of light, more like darkness. As Chuppa gazed into Kermit's eyes he could see the very evil oozing from his eye balls, fire oozing from his ears and blood oozing from his eyebrows as a result of him falling on a metal hedgehog.

Now ever so slightly afraid of Kermit, Chuppa replied "Only a couple of moments Kermit". Kermit retorted, "You do scare me sometimes Chuppa". "Yer, and you scare me too", said Chuppa frightfully whilst still replaying in his head what the Great Oak was trying to tell him.

In some weird way, Chuppa began to realise the true gravity of what the Great Oak had told him. The Dwarf that the Oak spoke of who never returned was in fact the one whom they thought was a little boy.

Upon realising this, Chuppa thought deeply about the true purpose of their voyage. Now they were no longer looking for the apparent child's parents, they were searching for something greater. Something magnificent. They were searching for the key of the universe, only, they didn't know it yet.

"What happened to Oaky?", questioned Kermit inquisitively. "It just vanished when you woke up", replied Chuppa after a short pause as he came out of his deep thoughts. "So what did that old bag actually tell you then?", Kermit queried with an evil grin on his face and with eyes fixated on Chuppa's every movement. Chuppa saw Kermit's desperation and replied, "Nothing! Nothing! it told me nothing! It was about to say something and then you woke up and everything just changed....this place freaks me out". Chuppa cleverly changed the statement and Kermit nodded in agreement. "Yer, I think we should go from here, this place doesn't look safe". "I agree, let's continue our journey. But where do we go now then?", said Chuppa. "We must continue through the Forest of Freedom where there is a small village. There we shall find the boy's parents". "Oki Doki! Lead on Kermit...lead on."

Chuppa and Kermit both headed off deeper into the forest, with Kermit leading and soon they were totally submerged and surrounded by the vastness of the Forest of Freedom. It was getting dark now too and the forest was becoming more alive with sounds never heard to man...(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 2)

Chuppa trekked back into the woods in search of the deceased child's parents. He roamed the woods for days, searching every nook and cranny, but to no avail. He could find no such place in existence on the forest floor. Finally, he decided to stop wasting time, as it became clear to him that he had no idea where he was going, and ask for directions to the "house located behind the Great Oak."

So, Chuppa pranced on over to a friendly looking squirrel and asked her if she knew how to get to the house behind the "Great Oak."

"Will you please be quiet!" bellowed the friendly yet old squirrel. Instantly the noise from behind her faded.

The squirrel then explained that the only way to reach the house is by crossing the infamous black zone and taking the red brick road to the blue tower. From there he will need to find the signposts leading to the great oak.

Just before he left the old wise squirrel gave him a yellow stone. "Wear this when you need guidence".

With this knowledge, Chuppa set off, packed with him food, the stone, a knife and enough water for several days.

At the edge of forest, a shifty monkey jumps on Chuppa. "I heard you are going to the Great Oak, and i know a shortcut, but i'll only tell you if you let me come with you." said the monkey. Chuppa thought about it for a while...then agreed.

"The names Kermit by the way"

Kermit and Chuppa continued through the vast expanse. Kermit brought Chuppa to the foot of the Mountain of Miracles, a mountain so vast and mysterious that even the local tribesmen fear to talk of it. The mountain stood a million foot high and a thousand foot wide!

Chuppa gasped upon sight of the enormity of the Mountain of Miracles and angrily shouted at Kermit "How exactly is this a shortcut? You Ape!". Kermit retorted "I find that quite offensive, I'm no ape, I'm a monkey!".

Chuppa calmed down and asked again, "How do we cross?". Kermit replied, "The Mountain of Miracles shall take you across, but only if you believe". "Believe in what?", Chuppa queried. "Believe that you can fly", responded Kermit in a voice which was both calming and highly annoying at the same time.

Chuppa closed his eyes and willed himself to believe that he could fly. To aid him he used his MP3 Player and put on a bit of R Kelly. Before he knew it, Chuppa slowly opened his eyes only to find himself levitating 3 inches off the ground. It was a miracle! It was a mountain of a miracle!

Kermit was well rehearsed in The Skyway Code for Levitators and Alladins and gave Chuppa a grounding in the rules of flying before they set off over the mountain.

Eventually they were high in the sky and from the air there could be seen many magical creatures down below, who have wondered the Mountain of Miracles for centuries, in the pursuit of the Great Oak of Knowledge. It is said, that only one in every four creatures ever find the Great Oak of Knowledge. The other 3 usually freeze to life.

After 14 days and nights of flying non-stop, Chuppa and Kermit eventually crossed the black zone, red brick road and the blue tower before arriving at the Great Oak of Knowledge. The Oak was inlaid with diamonds and on it grew apples of gold, silver and potassium sulphate...(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 2)

Chuppa trekked back into the woods in search of the deceased child's parents. He roamed the woods for days, searching every nook and cranny, but to no avail. He could find no such place in existence on the forest floor. Finally, he decided to stop wasting time, as it became clear to him that he had no idea where he was going, and ask for directions to the "house located behind the Great Oak."

So, Chuppa pranced on over to a friendly looking squirrel and asked her if she knew how to get to the house behind the "Great Oak."

"Will you please be quiet!" bellowed the friendly yet old squirrel. Instantly the noise from behind her faded.

The squirrel then explained that the only way to reach the house is by crossing the infamous black zone and taking the red brick road to the blue tower. From there he will need to find the signposts leading to the great oak.

Just before he left the old wise squirrel gave him a yellow stone. "Wear this when you need guidence".

With this knowledge, Chuppa set off, packed with him food, the stone, a knife and enough water for several days.

At the edge of forest, a shifty monkey jumps on Chuppa. "I heard you are going to the Great Oak, and i know a shortcut, but i'll only tell you if you let me come with you." said the monkey. Chuppa thought about it for a while...then agreed.

"The names Kermit by the way"

Kermit and Chuppa continued through the vast expanse. Kermit brought Chuppa to the foot of the Mountain of Miracles, a mountain so vast and mysterious that even the local tribesmen fear to talk of it. The mountain stood a million foot high and a thousand foot wide!

Chuppa gasped upon sight of the enormity of the Mountain of Miracles and angrily shouted at Kermit "How exactly is this a shortcut? You Ape!". Kermit retorted "I find that quite offensive, I'm no ape, I'm a monkey!".

Chuppa calmed down and asked again, "How do we cross?". Kermit replied, "The Mountain of Miracles shall take you across, but only if you believe". "Believe in what?", Chuppa queried. "Believe that you can fly", responded Kermit in a voice which was both calming and highly annoying at the same time.

Chuppa closed his eyes and willed himself to believe that he could fly. To aid him he used his MP3 Player and put on a bit of R Kelly. Before he knew it, Chuppa slowly opened his eyes only to find himself levitating 3 inches off the ground. It was a miracle! It was a mountain of a miracle!

Kermit was well rehearsed in The Skyway Code for Levitators and Alladins and gave Chuppa a grounding in the rules of flying before they set off over the mountain.

Eventually they were high in the sky and from the air there could be seen many magical creatures down below, who have wondered the Mountain of Miracles for centuries, in the pursuit of the Great Oak of Knowledge. It is said, that only one in every four creatures ever find the Great Oak of Knowledge. The other 3 usually freeze to life.

After 14 days and nights of flying non-stop, Chuppa and Kermit eventually crossed the black zone, red brick road and the blue tower before arriving at the Great Oak of Knowledge. The Oak was inlaid with diamonds and on it grew apples of gold, silver and potassium sulphate...(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 1)

Once on a quiet summer evening as the soft, warm breeze blew by, a small boy caught the scent of a familiar smell, it was a rabbit jumping merrily in the bushes in pursuit of another furry little rodent, also known as a rat. The boy eagerly ran towards it. The rabbit vanished into the upcoming forest and the boy chased after it. Then with an unfortunate turn of events, the little boy fell off a cliff..but WAIT...it was truly a miracle!...the little boy didn't die...he was hanging on for dear life. Ok, no..he dies.

The sun set on the decaying child's body, and as the sun rose the following day, there was a rodent shaped shadow on the boy's torso. It was the rabbit again. The rabbit shed a small tear of oily water onto the now nearly dissolved body. The rabbits name was Chuppa. He turned his back and ran off into the forest again.

Chuppa could not sleep that night. He was overcome by guilt as he felt that he was partially responsible for the death of the child. He made a vow to himself that fateful night. He promised himself that......he would never wear a carrier bag on his face ever again. In Chuppa's desperation he decided to set off on a quest to find the boy's parents and tell them about the boy. The journey ahead was long and full of adventure, but now Chuppa knew his meaning in life and was ready to set out to achieve it.

With Chuppa's long nails he stabbed into the decaying body and began to drag it across the lake so to drop it into the river. Chuppa wailed "Rest in peace my brother" as the body fell in slow motion into the lake and was consumed by the waters. Chuppa then noticed something strange in the air. It was electric and sobre at the same time. Indeed Chuppa could feel the spirit of the boy talking to him and he could hear the boy say,'my home is in the woods behind the great oak tree'. Chuppa wasn't sure what to do or what to say but he knew that one day everything will make sense on this weird world called Venus...(to be continued)...

The Adventures of Chuppa (Part 1)

Once on a quiet summer evening as the soft, warm breeze blew by, a small boy caught the scent of a familiar smell, it was a rabbit jumping merrily in the bushes in pursuit of another furry little rodent, also known as a rat. The boy eagerly ran towards it. The rabbit vanished into the upcoming forest and the boy chased after it. Then with an unfortunate turn of events, the little boy fell off a cliff..but WAIT...it was truly a miracle!...the little boy didn't die...he was hanging on for dear life. Ok, no..he dies.

The sun set on the decaying child's body, and as the sun rose the following day, there was a rodent shaped shadow on the boy's torso. It was the rabbit again. The rabbit shed a small tear of oily water onto the now nearly dissolved body. The rabbits name was Chuppa. He turned his back and ran off into the forest again.

Chuppa could not sleep that night. He was overcome by guilt as he felt that he was partially responsible for the death of the child. He made a vow to himself that fateful night. He promised himself that......he would never wear a carrier bag on his face ever again. In Chuppa's desperation he decided to set off on a quest to find the boy's parents and tell them about the boy. The journey ahead was long and full of adventure, but now Chuppa knew his meaning in life and was ready to set out to achieve it.

With Chuppa's long nails he stabbed into the decaying body and began to drag it across the lake so to drop it into the river. Chuppa wailed "Rest in peace my brother" as the body fell in slow motion into the lake and was consumed by the waters. Chuppa then noticed something strange in the air. It was electric and sobre at the same time. Indeed Chuppa could feel the spirit of the boy talking to him and he could hear the boy say,'my home is in the woods behind the great oak tree'. Chuppa wasn't sure what to do or what to say but he knew that one day everything will make sense on this weird world called Venus...(to be continued)...

Quote of the Day

To be extraordinary isn't to be superhuman, it's to be super courageous with your life

Quote of the Day

To be extraordinary isn't to be superhuman, it's to be super courageous with your life

Quote of the Day

This quote came to me last night whilst I was in a semi-dream state. Quotes come to me in the strangest of places!

It is in the clarity of the self that every answer to every question is received

Quote of the Day

This quote came to me last night whilst I was in a semi-dream state. Quotes come to me in the strangest of places!

It is in the clarity of the self that every answer to every question is received