Tabula Rasa

there's no place like home hit one out of the ball park ruby slip and slide

Hiya mojavedollar. I read it anyway....quite enjoyable.

Welcome, perhaps! Maybe see ya around.

Hi there David, glad you de-lurked!

Hello and welcome, JessinChina, Wonderful to hear from a woman deeply rooted in study, practice and life in Tao. I will watch for your posts, and for seeing ways of sharing woman truth and energy with you. I would love to read about your experiences at the conference, and in Rome. Perhaps you will choose to post your articles in the personal article forum on this board. For now, Carol

"I dive down into the depth of the ocean of forms, hoping to gain the perfect pearl of the formless. No more sailing from harbor to harbor with this my weather-beaten boat. The days are long passed when my sport was to be tossed on waves. And now I am eager to die into the deathless. Into the audience hall by the fathomless abyss where swells up the music of toneless strings I shall take this harp of my life. I shall tune it to the notes of forever, and when it has sobbed out its last utterance, lay down my silent harp at the feet of the silent." -- Rabindranath Tagore

life's simple pleasures freedom bursts from broken chains haiku chaos reigns

A book with refreshing pointers to the essence of Taiji. "How to Grasp the Bird's Tail If you don't Speak Chinese" by Jane Schorre, with calligraphy by Margaret Chang "This is a book for meditating on the characters and their meanings as they relate to the Taiji experience...."

now let's drink some tea eye to eye over hot chai i like mine spicy!

hold the self steady frayed tightrope fibers rupture! no self, no problem

Good morning Whatever is eaten, eat it with relish... sweet or dill, no problem. When eating, just eat. Attention! Attention! Eat mindfully, fully experiencing the biting, chewing, tasting, swallowing. Choose to rest the mind in the gaps between thoughts. No thinking while eating. Eat! Live!

love becomes solid waves embrace a rocky shore sand castles dissolve

father and mother wet pebbles submerged in pond pure lotus rising

Hua Hu Ching #33 (Brian Walker's) "Just as the world can reveal itself as particles, the Tao can reveal itself as human beings." Hiyas For now, Carol

Thank you for the warm welcome, rain! Enjoy, Carol