Lost in Translation Posted September 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, Limahong said: Yellow your favourite colour? YES! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickie Posted September 12, 2017 10 hours ago, Kar3n said: There is not really a guide per se, but I'm happy to help. You can search forum and tech support or make a new thread there and I will answer your questions or you can message me for help. Kar3n TDB Mod Team I'll look through tech support and find out how to search first. If I don't get a feel for the flow after a day or two I'll post a question. Kar3n is a unique spelling. What does it mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kar3n Posted September 12, 2017 37 minutes ago, Rickie said: I'll look through tech support and find out how to search first. If I don't get a feel for the flow after a day or two I'll post a question. Kar3n is a unique spelling. What does it mean? Well, my name is Karen and that spelling was already in use as an avatar on TDB, so I chose a 3 as a substitute for the e. Three has a significance in many systems of practice and religons. It is a worthy and interesting google search. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 12, 2017 44 minutes ago, Kar3n said: my name is Karen Bingo! I have guessed it correctly. Kar3n - thus far I have met quite a number of nice people at TDB. You are one of them. Keep on being so. - LimA 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 12, 2017 13 hours ago, Lost in Translation said: 14 hours ago, Limahong said: Yellow your favourite colour? YES! Hi Lost in Translation, The following pertains to some Taoist symbolism on colours (www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~rfrey/PDF/116/116TaoColor.pdf) COLOR: NATURE / ELEMENT / CONSIDERATIONS: RED: Yang / Fire / Auspicious symbol, associated with passion, warmth, life, good fortune, wards off evil, worn by brides. YELLOW: Yang / Earth / Symbol for royalty, authority. GREEN/BLUE: Yin / Wood / Symbol of love, youth, growth, longevity, harmony; "blue" = sky, same word denotes heavenly blessings. WHITE: Yang / Metal / Represents death, mourning, sorrow, grief. BLACK: Yin / Water / Symbolizes darkness; remarkably unpopular. - LimA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 12, 2017 14 hours ago, Lost in Translation said: 15 hours ago, Limahong said: Yellow your favourite colour? YES! Hi Lost in Translation, Perhaps you may like the following ... I am seeing yellow now. So time to stop. - LimA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickie Posted September 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Kar3n said: Well, my name is Karen and that spelling was already in use as an avatar on TDB, so I chose a 3 as a substitute for the e. Three has a significance in many systems of practice and religons. It is a worthy and interesting google search. I guess there are no other Rickies around here then. FYI Rickie is what I was called as a child. I use it now as it represents a youthful, innocent and impressionable stage of my life. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Rickie said: I use it now as it represents a youthful, innocent and impressionable stage of my life. Have you regained that condition? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickie Posted September 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Marblehead said: Have you regained that condition? Condition? It's a state of mind. I try to maintain it. It's about youthfu l wonder. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 12, 2017 31 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Have you regained that condition? Good Morning Dada, Recondition yourself with this - your personal signature tune for you to re-tune yourself. Henceforth I will address you Dada-da. - LimA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 12, 2017 13 minutes ago, Limahong said: Good Morning Dada, Recondition yourself with this - your personal signature tune for you to re-tune yourself. - LimA Those boys need some serious professional help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, Marblehead said: 39 minutes ago, Limahong said: Those boys need some serious professional help Hi Dada-da, Their video has 1,932,160 views. It will go on/with you. - LimA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Limahong said: Hi Dada-da, Their video has 1,932,160 views. It will go on/with you. - LimA Without me, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Marblehead said: Without me, I think. Hi Dada-da, Please be transparent, responsible and accountable. - LimA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rickie Posted September 13, 2017 56 minutes ago, Limahong said: Good Morning Dada, Recondition yourself with this - your personal signature tune for you to re-tune yourself. Henceforth I will address you Dada-da. - LimA What's with the Dada thing? I'm not following it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Rickie said: What's with the Dada thing? Hi Rickie, Out of respect I addressed Marblehead - Dada (as in Daddy-boy). Now it is - Dada-da. Good day. Have to run off now. It is 8:30 am in Singapore. - LimA Edited September 13, 2017 by Limahong Correct typo error. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 10 hours ago, Limahong said: Out of respect I addressed Marblehead - Dada ...know Hi Dada-da, I do not know your ethnicity. But I am a third generation overseas Chinese and I was/am brought up to respect my elders. Wisdom comes age and you have ... thus my respect from Dada to Dada-da. - LimA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 13, 2017 Respect - yes. Believe everything they say - no. (I do BS a lot.) I do try to not put members into baskets. Even if you were a member of the Red Guard I would still talk with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 39 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Believe everything they say - no. (I do BS a lot.) Hi Dada-da, I also do BS a lot. Like you - good naturedly to the best of my 'good' nature. 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: I do try to not put members into baskets. This is noted at 'Welcome'. 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: Even if you were a member of the Red Guard I would still talk with you. The Red Guards did not kill Taoism during the Cultural Revolution in China? Is Taoism passed down from the 'old' to the 'young' over generations? The same mode of transfer both in the East and West? Same respect for 'old age' both in the East and West? In the Internet age is the East merging into the West, and vice versa? - LimA 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 13, 2017 2 hours ago, Limahong said: The Red Guards did not kill Taoism during the Cultural Revolution in China? No, they did not. Could not. They did hurt a lot of Buddhists though. As well as the more educated of the society. They tried to erase history but they just couldn't do it. 2 hours ago, Limahong said: Is Taoism passed down from the 'old' to the 'young' over generations? The same mode of transfer both in the East and West? Same respect for 'old age' both in the East and West? In the Internet age is the East merging into the West, and vice versa? - LimA Yes, in a large part it is passed down from individual to individual. Impossible to stop that if done in privacy. And yes, now with the internet it will become even harder to re-write history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted September 13, 2017 5 minutes ago, Marblehead said: And yes, now with the internet it will become even harder to re-write history. But far easier to bury it under a mountain of garbage... I need my lolcats... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Limahong said: Same respect for 'old age' both in the East and West? Hi Dada-da, 'Old age' seems to be more 'real' when an individual reaches a certain age. It may vary from individual to individual. Some realisation/respect for 'old age' may be associated with delicate and penetrating stories. This is one such story - a songwriter's (34 years old) realisation that his mother (70+) is getting old and he wrote this song for a songwriting competition: 当你老了 (When you are old) It is translated thus - When you are old When you are old and gray hair. And full of sleep. When you are old and unable to walk . And nodding by the fire,recall your youth. How many loved your moments of glad grace. And loved your beauty with love false or true. But one man loved your pilgrim soul in you. And loved the sorrows of your changing face. When I'm old and eyebrows lowered. When I'm old and eyebrows lowered. The hazy light shining fast. The Winds blow across,Send your message. This is a song in my heart. When I am old,I really hope. Here is a song, sing for you. The song was delivered during a competition thus - At that point in time, his mother had not yet hear the song. It has since been recorded by many artistes e.g.: To me 'old age' is special from a very young age - thus this post. - LimA Edited September 13, 2017 by Limahong Enhancement of sentence. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 13, 2017 Yeah, old age is full of memories. People, places and things. At least we old people have had the opportunities to live a full life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: Yeah, old age is full of memories. People, places and things. Good morning Dada-da, "Old age" not old age. Why? "Old age" = experiential knowledge on different "people, places and things"; everyone very different. 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: At least we old people have had the opportunities to live a full life. "Old" people not old people. Why? "Old" people give back to life fully. - LimA Edited September 14, 2017 by Limahong Enhancement of sentence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 14, 2017 Okay. I'll just keep getting older as long as I can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
