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January 15 . TimeTIME
The river, surging course, Uninterrupted current. Headwater, channel, mouth. Can they be divided?
Each day, we all face a peculiar problem. We must validate our past, face our present, plan for the future.
Those who believe that life was better in the “old days” sometimes are blind to the reality of the present; those who live only for the present frequently have little regard for either precedent or consequence; and those who live only for some deferred reward often strain themselves with too much denial. Thinking of past, present, and future is a useful conceptual technique, but ultimately they must be appropriately balanced and joined.
We must understand how the past affects us, we should keep the present full of rich and satisfying experiences, and we should devote some energy each day to building for the future. Just as a river can be said to have parts that cannot be clearly divided, so too should we consider the whole of our time when deciding how to spend our lives. (view post) |
01/15/2009 |
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January 14 . PositioningPOSITIONING
Heron stands in the blue estuary, Solitary, white, unmoving for hours. A fish! Quick avian darting; The prey captured.
People always ask how to follow Tao. It is as easy and natural as the heron standing in the water. The bird moves when it must; it does not move when stillness is appropriate.
The secret of its serenity is a type of vigilance, a contemplative state. The heron is not in mere dumbness or sleep. It knows a lucid stillness. It stands unmoving in the flow of the water. It gazes unperturbed and is aware. When Tao brings it something that it needs, it seizes the opportunity without hesitation or deliberation. Then it goes back to its quiescence without disturbing itself or its surroundings. Unless it found the right position in the water’s flow and remained patient, it would not have succeeded.
Actions in life can be reduced to two factors : positioning and timing. If we are not in the right place at the right time, we cannot possibly take advantage of what life has to offer us. Almost anything is appropriate if an action is in accord with the time and the place. But we must be vigilant and prepared. Even if the time and the place are right, we can still miss our chance if we do not notice the moment, if we act inadequately, or if we hamper ourselves with doubts and second thoughts. When life presents an opportunity, we must be ready to seize it without hesitation or inhibition. Position is useless without awareness. If we have both, we make no mistakes. (view post) |
01/14/2009 |
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Dragcave.Net PARTYYes, my dragons would like some clicks PLZTHX. Imma clicking on all your dragons too. (view post) |
01/14/2009 |
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Dragcave.Net PARTYLooks like I missed page four. Oh well. Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/14/2009 |
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January 13 . AbsorptionABSORPTION
Crimson light through pine shadows. Setting sun settling into the ocean. Night follows the setting sun, Day follows the fleeing moon.
All too often, we tend to think of absorption as a static thing : Water is absorbed into a sponge, and there it stays. But true absorption is a total involvement in the evolution of life without hesitation or contradiction. In nature there is no alienation. Everything belongs.
Only human beings hold ourselves aloof from this process. We have our civilization, our personal plans, our own petty emotions. We divorce ourselves from process, even as we yearn for love, companionship, understanding, and communion. We constantly defeat ourselves by questioning, bumerting ourselves at the wrong times, or letting hatred and pride cloud our perceptions. Our alienation is self-generated.
In the meantime, all of nature continues its constant flow. We need to let ourselves go, enter freely into the process of nature, and become absorbed in it. If we integrate ourselves with that process, we will find success. Then the sequence of things will be as evident as the coming of the sun and the moon, and everything will be as it should be. (view post) |
01/13/2009 |
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Hey, do you like dolphins?What is to being my favorite type of dolphin? Manphins!!! Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/13/2009 |
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January 12 . ShapingSHAPING
Potter at the wheel. From centering to finished pot, Form increases as options decrease; Softness goes to hardness.
When a potter begins to throw a pot, she picks up a lump of clay, shapes it into a rough sphere, and throws it onto the spinning potter’s wheel. It may land off-center, and she must carefully begin to shape it until it is a smooth cylinder. Then she works the clay, stretching and compressing it as it turns. First it is a tower, then it is like a squat mushroom. Only after bringing it up and down several times does she slowly squeeze the revolving clay until its walls rise from the wheel. She cannot go on too long, for the clay will begin to “tire” and then sag. She gives it the form she imagines, then sets it aside. The next day, the clay will be leather hard, and she can turn it over to shape the foot. Some decoration may be scratched into the surface. Eventually, the bowl will be fired, and then the only options are the colors applied to it; its shape cannot be changed.
This is how we shape all the situations in our lives. We must give them rough shape and then throw them down into the center of our lives. We must stretch and compress, testing the nature of things. As we shape the situation, we must be aware of what form we want things to take. The closer something comes to completion, the harder and more definite it becomes. Our options become fewer, until the full impact of our creation is all that there is. Beauty or ugliness, utility or failure comes from the process of shaping. (view post) |
01/12/2009 |
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Here, have some shockThat is to being shocking to my dragons!!! Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Petition to ban anyone who posts dragonsTUBSWEETIE Posted: Whiny ****es = RP forum, so: Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Petition to ban anyone who posts dragonsGothzilla Posted: |
01/11/2009 |
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Petition to ban anyone who posts dragonsOrsonScottCard Posted:
Z0MG Me to be getting beaten to it!!! KAWAII!!! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Another last post wins 3BP.Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Petition to ban anyone who posts dragonsLog in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Log in to see images! Me to being in before anybody else!!! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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January 11 . HealingHEALING
Fire cools. Water seeks its own level.
No matter how extreme a situation is, it will change. It cannot continue forever. Thus, a great forest fire is always destined to burn itself out; a turbulent sea will become calmer. Natural events balance themselves out by seeking their opposites, and this process of balance is at the heart of all healing.
This process takes time. If an event is not great, the balancing required is slight. If it is momentous, then it may take days, years, even lifetimes for things to return to an even keel. Actually, without these slight imbalances, there could be no movement in life. It is being off balance that keeps life changing. Total centering, total balance would only be stasis. All life is continual destruction and healing, over and over again.
That is why, even in the midst of an extreme situation, the wise are patient. Whether the situation is illness, calamity, or their own anger, they know that healing will follow upheaval. (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Dragcave.Net PARTYLog in to see images! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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PETITION TO BAN PATCH THE DARKNUTMy dragon to be eating world. Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/11/2009 |
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Weirdest band name ever...And of course who can forget “Funeral enjoy”. Their album “Chainsaw in the woman's genitals” is one of my favorites. (view post) |
01/10/2009 |
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Were are the hot emo girls? [NSFW]Me to be thinking the is to being a hot emo chick to being inside this egg. Log in to see images! But you might to be wanting to be clicking on this link just to be making sure. (view post) |
01/10/2009 |
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Weirdest band name ever...Before coming up with the name “bumhole Surfers”, they have performed under the names “Ashtray Babyhead” and “Ed Asner is Gay” (view post) |
01/10/2009 |
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SUICIDE IS PAINLESSIs to being the suicide dragon Log in to see images! (view post) |
01/10/2009 |