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Hey, man. Are you feeling better? The spring has started. Do you have any close friends to help you out? My best to everyone reading this.

To be great, be whole: don’t exaggerate Or leave out any part of you. Be complete in each thing. Put all you are Into the least of your acts. So too in each lake, with its lofty life, The whole moon shines. This topic has been recycled by Cosmic Recycling Committee. Thanks for reading

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/

This translation was not mentioned and it's special (for me, because of the inability to read the original text): Hua-Ching Ni 29 Those who want to conquer the world and make it conform to their own desires will never have success,for the sovereignty of the world is a subtle thing.He who tries to shape it spoils it.He who tries to hold it loses it.The things of the world are constantly changing.There is a time for things to move ahead,and a following time for things to retreat;a time to withdraw internally,and a following time to expand externally;a time to grow luxuriantly,and a following time to decay;a time to rise up,and a following time to sink down low.Therefore, one who does not separate his being from the deep nature of the universe avoids all extremes, extravagance and excess.

@offtopic Do you still have that figurine of Laughing Buddha? Glad that you're doing well. @ontopic I wish all of the old members were active, but there you have it - impermanence...

Nature – the Gentlest Mother is, Impatient of no Child – The feeblest – or the waywardest – Her Admonition mild – In Forest – and the Hill – By Traveller – be heard – Restraining Rampant Squirrel – Or too impetuous Bird – How fair Her Conversation – A Summer Afternoon – Her Household – Her Assembly – And when the Sun go down – Her Voice among the Aisles Incite the timid prayer Of the minutest Cricket – The most unworthy Flower – When all the Children sleep – She turns as long away As will suffice to light Her lamps – Then bending from the Sky – With infinite Affection – And infiniter Care – Her Golden finger on Her lip – Wills Silence – Everywhere –

Thank you, guys. Take care.

One stupid question: when he says substrate consciousness (never heard that syntagma before), does he mean alayavijnana? Thanks for the link.

One dog, many woofs... Senzaki's translation of Mumon's comment: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Gate/Joshu%27s_Dog One of the ways to practice h'ua tou: http://lachs.inter-link.com/docs/Lachs-HuaTou-2012.pdf As for the one hand clapping, Bart Simpson solved that one in a rather zany way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1tsCOkCoC8

Maybe a quote from Liu Huayang will spark a tolerant and fruitful dialogue between the practitioners of Ch'an school and Daoists (I sure hope so...), for the benefit of all seekers of Truth.

Also, it's not a seasonal practice... From the same book: edit: formatting

Thanks. I did rely on the old translation for some time...Too bad he didn't mention that in the preface To clarify: I posted the link only for comparison. Ideally, every practitioner should read the source text. (Didn't want to reply 'cause I don't have anything useful to say regarding the subject.) All the best.

Older Dharmamitra's translation of "The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation": http://www.fodian.net/world/1915.html

Fragmented blues + ... + punk = checkitout Ehmm...(the ones not mentioned in previous posts) Fugazi? Wire? Bitch Magnet? Classic stuff: ... Something more recent (although they're not pure punk): S-pank-ed do-nut. edit: That sexA song is about a children's game (at least part of it). Thanks for all the links, especially for Devo.

Something to warm the Yang energy...

Jesus, was thinking about him and listening to the VU a few days ago. Sad... May he walk on the heavenly side.

Yaaaaay! Thank you very much for the movie link.

Did he knock?

New Lunar Year started and I'm interested in learning anything that will help me cultivate Virtue and access perfect buddhahood (celestial immortality, whatever). Tips on digging a cave in the mountains will also come handy (although it's not no. 1 priority at the moment). In exchange I offer a sandal with a label that reads "Was worn by First Chinese Patriarch" (not in bad condition at all, probably the original sandal, but restored by Reebok) and can carry water and chop wood.

... Let me eat when I am hungry, Let me drink when I am dry, A dollar when I am hard up, Religion when I die ...

It's from the 2nd series of Ch'an and Zen Teaching by Lu Kuanyu.

Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one's body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lightning, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one's master. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead. There is a saying of the elders that goes, "Step from under the eaves and you're a dead man. Leave the gate and the enemy is waiting." This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand. (Hagakure) The link you might find useful; Zhuangzi on death Wishing you a speedy recovery, jaysahnztao.

People call me Gongren InPorche, the 35th incarnation of the anonymous army ant who died at work many times. After many hard lives, I finally got some time to learn Tai Chi. (Well, who knows, this may be true ) Wish you all the best and see ya around.