Taomeow Posted April 17 On 4/15/2024 at 9:09 PM, Nintendao said: celebrating spring i watched bees pollinating wild blackberries Wild blackberries! "Cranberries" are also wild. "Pretenders," more so. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted April 20 On 4/17/2024 at 10:13 AM, Taomeow said: Wild blackberries! "Cranberries" are also wild. "Pretenders," more so. "Pretenders", more so Made me look up the lyrics Fabulous, of course 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted April 22 On 4/20/2024 at 2:25 PM, Mark Foote said: "Pretenders", more so Made me look up the lyrics Fabulous, of course Fabulous, of course A snail climbing Mount Fuji with Issa's blessings 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted April 23 On 4/21/2024 at 6:46 PM, Taomeow said: Fabulous, of course A snail climbing Mount Fuji with Issa's blessings with Issa's blessings the cat goes out, comes back in the doorman gets pissed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted April 24 4 hours ago, Mark Foote said: with Issa's blessings the cat goes out, comes back in the doorman gets pissed The doorman gets pissed The monks get into a brawl The cat takes a nap 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miffymog Posted April 24 The cat takes a nap. His tail twitches quite a lot. Right, I am now off. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted April 24 5 hours ago, Miffymog said: The cat takes a nap. His tail twitches quite a lot. Right, I am now off. Right, I am off now to practice new kung fu move: Abbot phone-whips monk 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted April 24 5 hours ago, Nintendao said: Right, I am off now to practice new kung fu move: Abbot phone-whips monk Abbot phone-whips monk enters phone-whip samadhi cat yawns and stretches 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted May 8 On 4/24/2024 at 2:34 PM, Mark Foote said: Abbot phone-whips monk enters phone-whip samadhi cat yawns and stretches cat yawns and stretches goes outside, comes back inside rests on her laurels 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShenLung Posted May 24 On 5/8/2024 at 6:34 PM, Mark Foote said: cat yawns and stretches goes outside, comes back inside rests on her laurels Rests on her laurels, when unity is achieved; Yet rust never sleeps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted May 26 On 5/24/2024 at 2:54 PM, ShenLung said: Rests on her laurels, when unity is achieved; Yet rust never sleeps. yet rust never sleeps absolutely mythical haiku by shenlung Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted May 26 2 hours ago, Nintendao said: yet rust never sleeps absolutely mythical haiku by shenlung haiku by shenlung inspire’ing to the senses to spirit and wit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted June 5 (edited) On 5/25/2024 at 8:10 PM, steve said: haiku by shenlung inspire’ing to the senses to spirit and wit to spirit and wit that keep us sane in this world our deep gratitude our deep gratitude to the grebes out on the lake putting on a show (photo by Ed Oswalt) Edited June 5 by Mark Foote 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted June 5 5 minutes ago, Mark Foote said: to spirit and wit that keep us sane in this world our deep gratitude our deep gratitude to the grebes out on the lake putting on a show (photo by Ed Oswalt) (photo by Ed Oswalt) capturing the there and then in the here and now putting on a show interactive, collective my dog wants to play 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted June 5 47 minutes ago, steve said: (photo by Ed Oswalt) capturing the there and then in the here and now putting on a show interactive, collective my dog wants to play "my dog wants to play" was Chuang Tzu's reply when asked: why reincarnate? 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted June 6 14 hours ago, Nintendao said: "my dog wants to play" was Chuang Tzu's reply when asked: why reincarnate? This gave birth to an alternative vision of the famous Zhuangzi's butterfly dream. Zhuzangzi fell asleep, dreamt he was a butterfly, and as a butterfly he played with his dog. Eventually the dog got carried away, snapped its jaws and swallowed the butterfly. Well, that sucks, the dream butterfly thought, but then it's only a dream -- I'm really a taoist philosopher dreaming I'm a butterfly, so I don't have to reincarnate. I only have to wake up. But what about the dog, the butterfly surmized. If the dog ate a dream butterfly, does it mean the dog is also dreaming? And what will happen if I wake up -- will the dog wake up too and turn into Laozi or something? And if I'm really Zhuangzi, will it explode?.. Why reincarnate when I can wake up instead? Timeline-hopping game. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted June 13 On 6/6/2024 at 6:34 AM, Taomeow said: Why reincarnate when I can wake up instead? Timeline-hopping game. Timeline-hopping game Pali texts, Nag Hammadi hold that prostration 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CozySpace Posted June 15 Hold that prostration Apply lube, insert gently Wowza! Enlightened! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted June 15 8 hours ago, CozySpace said: Hold that prostration Apply lube, insert gently Wowza! Enlightened! Wowza! Enlightened! "live out this present moment" so, each to their own 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShenLung Posted June 20 On 6/15/2024 at 4:19 PM, Mark Foote said: Wowza! Enlightened! "live out this present moment" so, each to their own So to each there own Integral to the design Not imperfection 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted June 20 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ShenLung said: So to each there own Integral to the design Not imperfection Not imperfection but the zest of wasabi in wabi-sabi. 不完全さではなく、 わびさびはわさびの風味がある Edited June 20 by Taomeow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShenLung Posted June 22 On 6/20/2024 at 4:44 PM, Taomeow said: Not imperfection but the zest of wasabi in wabi-sabi. 不完全さではなく、 わびさびはわさびの風味がある in Wabi-sabi these pearls are so delicious! Ignite inner fire! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShenLung Posted June 22 16 minutes ago, ShenLung said: in Wabi-sabi these pearls are so delicious! Ignite inner fire! Ignite Inner Fire! I'll leave the way I came in: In Wabi-Sabi! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nintendao Posted June 22 13 hours ago, ShenLung said: Ignite Inner Fire! I'll leave the way I came in: In Wabi-Sabi! in Wabi-Sabi i felt wobbly and sobby dance and shake it out 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forestofclarity Posted June 23 6 hours ago, Nintendao said: in Wabi-Sabi i felt wobbly and sobby dance and shake it out dance and shake it out turn around and see what's left luminosity 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
