#The Crystal and the Way of Light

[compassionmattersmost]

Book Review: The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Namkhai Norbu

Exploring the Parallels Between Tibetan Dzogchen and the Teachings of Jesus Namkhai Norbu’s “The Crystal and the Way of Light” serves as a profound introduction to the ancient teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly Dzogchen. In this book, Norbu presents the essence of Dzogchen as a path that emphasizes the direct recognition of our true nature, transcending the complexities of conceptual…

[greenheartart]

Day 22 - Trail

Just a nice Rus, out on a walk.

[fear0phobia]

crystal comforting charles in the case of the devlin house

[ishgard]

anyone else ever just cry about the scions fighting against hydaelyn alongside you? 😭

[wildstar25]

MiqoMarch Day 10 - Promise

"'Promises are what keep us together.' That's what you said once, yeah? Then let these rings show our promise: To love each other till our dying breaths."

[countthelions]

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[jessicas-pi]

mersoka tano

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[flowering-darkness]

"haha I'll make my other FFXIV self-insert linked to the dragons just so that I can make the whole thing a bit DQIX reference", I said playfully

A slow-but-sudden rising of familial feelings now that I've, on a somewhat level, begun to associate myself (through said self-insert) with the dragons and know of characters connected to them in canon:

[sisselkalle]

went and bought a 12x16 frame earlier for this bad boy :0

i debated cutting off the binding edge, but ultimately i decided to keep it i'm still deciding if i wanna try and make wall space to hang it (angled ceilings are a bitch to work around) or if i should stick to my original plan to have a dedicated ffcc shelf unit after i've rearranged everything and put together another shelving unit

[tippenfunkaport]

something something, visited by three spirits that push you to reinvent yourself

and meanwhile, the three mother-type figures in Adora's life were all key to her to figuring out what she really wanted and who she wanted to be but literally...

Light Hope "died" trying to right a wrong from the PAST

Queen Angella died trying to preserve Adora's PRESENT

and Shadow Weaver died to give Adora a chance at a FUTURE

[picaroroboto]

i'm just being a little wierd about the Exarch's crystal arm. well my tank main WoL really lives and breathes chivalric devotion so why shouldn't he get a hand kiss scene with the liege he serves

[tedwheeler]

home shopping channels are the best thing to happen to steve and robin and the worst thing to happen to everyone else

[anishenanigans]

I swear to god if artfight isn't dragons vs unicorns this year..

[lesbian--not-a--unicorn]

[cosmicallybound]

         soft,   melodic   laughter   escaped   parted   flesh,   only   partially   muffled   by   the   hand   raised   in   an   attempt   to   hide   the   goddess's   amusement.   brilliant,   amber   eyes   glimmered   with   something   soft   as   they   curiously   studied   crystal,   head   canted   to   the   side.   though   the   other   was   most   likely   jesting,   hyeon-seung   could   not   deny   the   slight   amount   of   pride   at   the   comment.   many   seemed   to   forget   that   though   she   was   more   oft   than   not   a   benevolent   goddess,   she   was   also   a   primordial   being,   older   than   time   itself.   one   did   not   become   that   powerful   by   being   sweet       &&   subservient.

@chrysnae   summoned the goddess, “You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature.”

         “     thank   you.   finally,   mortals   tend   to   forget   that   little   bit…   perhaps   i've   gone   too   long   without   losing   my   temper…       ”       sinfully   plush   flesh   curled   into   a   teasing   smile   as   the   goddess   leaned   against   the   other,   resting   her   head   on   crystal's   shoulder.     “       though,   mayhaps   i   should   smite   you…   calling   me   a   little   creature     &&       such.       ”

jenniger armentrout starters || accepting

[flowering-darkness]

It’s occurring to me more and more that the way my friends and I have been messing about in FFXIV recently is the way Clio would also play the game/exist as an adventurer in Eorzea:

Leaping into random people’s party finders for the sake of it/to help them do what they’re trying to do (even if they really didn’t need to make a party finder for that sort of thing)

Tagging along with groups trying to get specific drops and sticking around despite already having the drop in question

Going into duties with far fewer people than you’re meant to have and seeing what happens. E8S with five people (not the normal 8)? Aglaia with six (when it normally needs 24)? Let’s see how terribly it goes!~ (we actually ended up clearing both!)

It’s a very refreshing way to play, and it’s really put into perspective how far we’ve all come as a group. Who needs specifically-scheduled statics when you have spontaneity and doing everything unsynced for laughs, huh? =P