Limahong Posted October 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Better to pen a hen than to .... a duck. Why? Because duck brings bad luck? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 1, 2017 Better no duck than bad luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limahong Posted October 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, Marblehead said: Better no duck than bad luck. But of course. If you say so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted October 3, 2017 From a song that just played: Time ain't nothing but a thing of the past, Love ain't nothing but a pain in the ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mig Posted January 22, 2018 On 9/30/2017 at 1:06 PM, Wu Ming Jen said: Embracing Tao, you become embraced.Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.Clearing your vision, you become clear.Nurturing your beloved, you become impartial.Opening your heart, you become accepted.Accepting the World, you embrace Tao.Bearing and nurturing,Creating but not owning,Giving without demanding,Controlling without authority,This is love.” Taoist do not consider love as an emotion. Yin and Yang is not gender specific it is an energetic not limited to a form being formless. Internal alchemy is that yin and yang love each other but have not formally met. A go between is necessary to introduce yin and yang to each other. when this happens a new life is born, birth of the higher self is then possible. Where is that note from? If love is not an emotion for a Daoist, so what "ai" is? What about 慈愛 ci ai: compassion and love to kids? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mig Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) On 9/30/2017 at 1:06 PM, Wu Ming Jen said: Embracing Tao, you become embraced.Supple, breathing gently, you become reborn.Clearing your vision, you become clear.Nurturing your beloved, you become impartial.Opening your heart, you become accepted.Accepting the World, you embrace Tao.Bearing and nurturing,Creating but not owning,Giving without demanding,Controlling without authority,This is love.” Taoist do not consider love as an emotion. Yin and Yang is not gender specific it is an energetic not limited to a form being formless. Internal alchemy is that yin and yang love each other but have not formally met. A go between is necessary to introduce yin and yang to each other. when this happens a new life is born, birth of the higher self is then possible. Chapter 10 In holding the soul and embracing oneness Can one be without straying? In concentrating the energy and reaching relaxation Can one be like an infant? In cleaning away the worldly view Can one be without imperfections? In loving the people and ruling the nation Can one be without manipulation? In the heavenly gate's opening and closing Can one hold to the feminine principle? In understanding clearly all directions Can one be without intellectuality? Bearing it, rearing it Bearing without possession Achieving without arrogance Raising without domination This is called the Mystic Virtue Cf Derek Lin translation IMO two different translations and the first one about love is far from the original. It is an interpolation of the translations of: Lin Yutang, Ch'u Ta-Kao, Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English, Richard Wilhelm and Aleister Crowley. This amalgamation was done by Peter Merel, The second one is much closer to the original though needs more explanation from commentaries. Edited January 28, 2018 by Mig 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted February 21, 2018 Yeah. If you want to know about love just listen to some older Blues music for a while. They tell all sides of the concept. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
