The Daryl

Briefcase Tacos.

Pizza. That's the perfect food for any dietary concerns of spiritual exploration. If you are concerned about health, and natural cycles, I would suggest growing your own Pizza Trees, and a few toppings bushes (for variety). Seriously though, as interesting as some of the suggestions and opinions in this thread are, that's all they are. Opinions and suggestions. You can find "sacred" wisdom admonishing spices, red meat, cold food, etc and others extolling their virtues. There is no one "right" diet, any more than there is one "right" belief system, or practice. There are, however "right" things for you; it's subjective. The suggestions and opinions may (or may not) nudge one in the right direction, but in the end you have to trust yourself.

HAHA thanks Marblehead, that laugh was appreciated

Donald (or do you prefer to be called Zhongyongdaoist? - I'm new here), Please note I said "can". Not does/did; "can create", not "does create". I was speaking of the potential not claiming an absolute. So you essentially phrased a reply in a corrective tone that was only agreeing with what I said. This is where the third hand comes in Perhaps, in some causes the 4th, the 5th, etc. (And I suppose I should clarify, that to me, the extra hands are not literal- just additional ways of perceiving things. Other options that are not immediately apparent, if you will). Take it easy, Daryl P.S. Apologies for the odd formatting, I can't seem to intuit the quote system, or copy/paste (maybe because I don't have full privileges)

To name a thing can create a mental construct around it; a box, if you will. Named is "tamed". That thing is now separate, neat and tidy in its box. We communicate our concepts with words, without any genuine way to transmit experience. So on one hand everything named is a division, and a distortion. On the other hand, it's to describe the shadows of those things. There really should be a third hand.

Thanks for the welcome, and the information/link. I look forward to getting to know you folks and learning what I can! Daryl

Howdy folks! I've been interested in Taoism for quite some time (I think I first read a translation of the Tao Te Ching when I was 17 or 18; I'm 42 now). I came across this site while googling something related and decided to take a look. Your community/forum looks like an interesting place to learn, and get a different perspective, so I thought I'd sign up and say hello