deci belle

In the desert there are no doors. Go.

You will probably need to ask a real astrologer, al. I used to have a good book about this, but I gave it away. It was a square shaped book, not too big but 35mm thick or so. I'm a lot of help, huh?!!❤

Effort is required to obviate stasis. Waiting is required to recognize momentum. Innocence can ride the flow. This comes and goes, whether or not one goes along. Wu wei is not indicative of faith, success, shame or desire. This is the person. Wu wei is not the person. Effort is essential at certain junctures, as is waiting. Innocence defies convention. Events come and go; discipline is the order of availability and detachment. Confidence is a matter of momentum; impasse results in shame. Taboo is learned. Wu wei is one's nature, not the person. Success or no, rest in one's nature, What is best at any given time depends on the situation. Consider study of various versions of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th hexagrams in the I Ching for insight, Ozrielos.❤ (ed note: add two more hexagrams to last line)

Moi LOVES showgirls!!!!!!❤ Also this reminds me of the classic Hollywood swimming-pool choreography scenes!! Merciiii, Marblehead!!❤

It seems reasonable to assess the situation before acting.

Hammer? Non. But I do have a .12L flask with me all the time. But it still takes about three months to empty it!!❤ (ed note: oops! I wrote .25L …my flask isn't that big!)

Oh~ no worries on the actual practices, k! that's the good part, for sure …just seems so angled towards, uh, we're soooo different!! …let me get out my best surfer-girl "woaow"!! It's my Saturn/Sagittarius conjunction (3rd house of communication) that just wants to get to the bare bones NOW!! haha!!❤ Also, I've been reading and critiquing these books for forty years, dear …just smile.❤ I was hoping there was a little bit more information on breathing in the tao-yin section, as that is one of my weak points (I feel). I'll have to admit that a very interesting and reasonable justification for sexual alchemy is introduced on page 186~ heehee! Now on page 203, the word consciousness is actually focused on …and the introduction of the use of masks and mime!! (In order to relax the face). I believe this is a very important point. I realized this on my own many years ago and began to mindfully note when my brow was artificially arched. There is a tendency for the face to be tense and the eyes especially. There are a number of places in the alchemic texts which state "the mechanism is in the eyes". They really must be relaxed in order to release naturally occurring pulsed flows of …whatever it is. The eyes seem to carry out a function similar to what is happening when we pour out of a 1 or 2 liter bottle with a small opening, in that air (bubble) enters the bottle (when it is inverted) in order to allow a certain amount of liquid out. The eyes kind of feel that kind of …exchange… but the eyes must be totally relaxed to experience the operation of the "mechanism". Mmmmm… part four, Magical Taoism!! Haha!! page 229 starts a section of "magical hairdoos"!!❤ So, ok~ I was a bit harsh, but then I am being harsh on purpose …and objectively so. This is a highly derivative and tepid volume, but it definitely has its place in one's lexicon …if only to recognize the sources when one stumbles upon them. It is a light overview, to be sure, but many exercises can be practiced easily without harming oneself while one becomes familiar with the nature of the forces inherent in oneself and one's surroundings. One may even somehow come across a real practitioner/teacher in the process!! I give it two deci-yays, and I doo appreciate the opportunity to have read this, k!!❤❤ (ed note: just adding stuff as i read the book)

As of page 19, the introduction is uncannily similar to Thomas Cleary's forward in his "Immortal Sisters", North Atlantic Books 1989. So either this is kind a dubious beginning (at least in terms of the introduction)— either that or the authors of this and "Immortal Sisters" translated the same accounts in the same order …hmmmm. No, really— this could be a translation of a traditional hagiography, is what I mean. I'll keep reading…❤ On page 31, the basic fundamental is stated, but consistently the author has been harping on male this and that— this should be dropped. What is being touted as "feminine principle" is simply none other than what is to be delved into regardless of sexuality. I'm sure it is going to get better, but I am finding this a bit tedious— and sexist, really. No female has ever experienced the tao (and neither has a male). By page 36, it has gotten convoluted and utterly psychologically oriented and predisposed to "problems of practice" based on sexism. So far, this is disappointing. Dang! It's not about being a sex, ladies!!! An encouraging nugget found in Cleary's volume, is the observation that it is even easier for females to enter the tao in that they traditionally have less invested in the world of male dominated structures and so are less influenced by those attitudes deemed detrimental to taoist inner cultivation and realization (regardless of sexual identities). Page 39… "Here we have to take into account the distinctive consciousness of today's women, which hosts the expectation for results, development and fulfillment and is much larger than their actual efforts to achieve these results." That's distinctive of today's women? What is so distinctive about that? Today's women aren't modern! It's just the way it is now. and page 40: "It is natural for women to desire fulfillment." Not men? Come on! By page 66, it is getting better (taoist yoga for women), but the female authors seem to know what is best for male alchemists as well. It's getting better due to the specific content being revealed, but the sexist distinctions won't go away… it really is a detriment to the flow(?) of this yogic manual. (ed note: just adding more comments)

Good question, bloody! The only difference between LaoTzu and yourself is LaoTzu knew he didn't, whereas you don't.

Doo stop, dear!❤

Take care in not making a sport or career out of postures during formal meditation practices and/or accompanying visions, colors, apparitions, sounds, etc; it is only your personal conditioned consciousness exhibiting levels of attrition in light of effective unburdening of basic mind of beginning and yeoman practitioners. Never lose sight of the fact that formal meditation practice is only a temporary expedient. Completely real people exercise global response by harmonizing the light body in all situations without minding. Seen in this respect, formal meditation regimens are not on par with even practice of meditation in action. When one is able to meet potential with immediate acquiescence in ordinary affairs and transcend created cycles of karmic evolution, one is said to be a real human. How far is this from quiet sitting?

Hi fire Tiger!❤ me ams fire-monkeyness~

Legitimate Zen Lineages? hahahahhahhaaahahhahahhaha!! You are a sword. Cut through this too.❤

It is a strategy of inconceivable attrition, isn't it! Also it sounds like "in order to take, one must first give." End Game Gold star White rose In my head Snow blows No heaven above No earth below No opponent ahead No ruler in tow Empty chair Empty days Empty book Untold ways Stopping short Fitting in Going along Blazing within Ruthless life Ruthless art Ruthless dream Female heart Assessing chaos In a single turn Ruthless compassion Does not burn So while the world provides the hands to match ours, we practice being the guest matching hands with the host. The world doesn't know, so "not knowing" passes through host and guest. As potential is lost on the world of karmic evolution, matching hands is absorbing potential by not speculating in characteristics of phenomena. Accomplishing not knowing in the matching of immediate acquiescence to potential in phantom situations is arrow points meeting in mutual response. Ruthless compassion is the Virtue of the Receptive; the female heart is a ruthless art wherein one does not manufacture conditions. The rule is victory depends on the opponent.

This is a whole world inaccessible to the whole world. Virtue seems incomplete yet therein is sufficiency. "Don't know" was the reply. What is "not knowing" is not difficult, only wordless.

Ooh lala!!❤ Accepting where you are as basically good and taking to the beneficial while eliminating the false is a life-long path— even buddhas are no different in this. As the path progresses, one's emphasis naturally evolves. Apply your understanding strategically during the critical passages— your use of the vessel best suited for the situation is the hallmark of a seasoned wayfarer. Your renewed interest in buddhism is indicative of your authentic readiness to enter this. Ultimately, the focus is beyond any teaching. Complete Reality is not an idea~ The teachings of the world honored traditions are a means to discovery of your true nature, which is not a person, much less "buddhist". (ed note: dang'd one-letter typo in penultimate paragraph)