each time i read from the Tao feels like drawing nourishment form a spiritual well. so many things to learn. 81 short poems literally contain everything you need to know ( Read more... )

being a universal integrated being is the end goal of taoism. this means viewing all things in existence (and all things not in existence) as being the same, or one thing in all (see the yin yang). this is what the great Uncarved Block is that is referenced in the Tao (but never explained). the Tao says that the block is most useful when it is ( Read more... )

the deeper i get into the tao, the more i find that the world most peoeple live in is a world of false pretenses and material promises. me, im working for money, yes. but its not the money that is important to me. it is going to work and doing something that i dont think just anybody can do, and being able to support myself doing it. use money. ( Read more... )

"the truly great man dwells on the fruit, and not the flower ( Read more... )

krista has compared me to a bear twice recently. why is that i wonder? all i can think of is the scenes in ghost dog where forest whittiker's character is compared to a bear. they say that bears are solitary animals that are friendly towards others when they are around, but are deadly when cornered. its funny cause she hasnt seen the movie, and i ( Read more... )

the correct path will always appear at the right time. it is a matter of paying attention ( Read more... )

samurai culture greatly interests me. their world is spiritual without worrying about god or the consequences of their actions. instead, they realized the brutal nature of life and acted in harmony with it. compassionate killers. they had no obsession with the after life, but instead focused on living with purpose and dying with honor. i think this ( Read more... )

JT wrote that first there would be civil unrest, then civil war, then all out world war (ww3 or 4 depending on what you think). he also mentioned that our enemies were not countries, but our own government, in cahoots with canada australia england and other western superpowers. russia and china are major players, enemies of our government. but not ( Read more... )

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its christmas eve. i am alone at the broadway street apartment, and im listeing to wu-tang clan chronicles. jes has gone home. i have had a great three days off so far, with alot of marijuana, video games, art, kung fu movies, sci fi movies, hip hop, music, hanging out, etc. and a little bit of good food. the weather in maine is far too cold for me ( Read more... )