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03-05-2011, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TzuJanLi
The paradox of Life is 'stillness in motion'.. where that which is truly 'still' stagnates and perishes.. at the center of the great storms are great calms, stillnesses that move with the storms, 'centered and still', yet moving and alive.. one-with the storm yet observably separate..
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yes TzuJanLi, it is much calmer and easier to stand near still water, than it is to stay in the center of a great storm, yet many people live their life in the midst of a great storm constantly seeking a center than is always in motion going to and fro, such a paradox of Life it is
mj
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light is as a pillar on which is a lamp -- the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as it were a brightly shinning star -- lit from a blessed olive tree,
neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof gives light, though fire touch it not -- light upon light: The Light:35
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03-05-2011, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Squatchit
*puts hand up*
Me please. I've just put myself on ignore and am running around like a headless chicken trying to find myself.
Please be gentle - it's my first time being paddled.  |
(Bends Squatchit over his knee and slowly raises his paddle, with a sly grin on his face. Cue epic music!)
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03-05-2011, 09:02 PM
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Greetings..
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"A man does not seek to see himself in running water, but in still water. For only what is itself still can impart stillness into others."
--Chuang-Tse
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The 'still mind' experiences the 'water',
and finds itself both running and still..
the seeker 'seeks', and so is a bother,
shaping its experience to fit its will..
Be well.. |
03-05-2011, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon Karlos
(Bends Squatchit over his knee and slowly raises his paddle, with a sly grin on his face. Cue epic music!)
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That's slightly weird.
*runs into the wings and continues like a cartoon character into thin air* |
03-05-2011, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Squatchit
That's slightly weird.
*runs into the wings and continues like a cartoon character into thin air*
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Weird, yes! David Lynchian weird! Even better:
"Wearing a clown suit, he slowly raises his paddle, eagerly anticipating the moment it will strike... The room is dim. Outside it is pouring rain. Suddenly, he hears a creaking floorboard from outside the door, and he drops his paddle. A tear wells up in his left eye. It breaks free and slowly descends down his cheek. There is silence..." (Hits the Pause Button and runs to the kitchen to microwave some popcorn!)  |
04-05-2011, 09:37 AM
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04-05-2011, 01:54 PM
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dont put any salt on the popcorn
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light is as a pillar on which is a lamp -- the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as it were a brightly shinning star -- lit from a blessed olive tree,
neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof gives light, though fire touch it not -- light upon light: The Light:35
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04-05-2011, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by TzuJanLi
The 'still mind' experiences the 'water',
and finds itself both running and still..
the seeker 'seeks', and so is a bother,
shaping its experience to fit its will..
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water is truly never still, always in motion and changing form, either rising or falling, and shaping itself to fit...
a bother ?
mj
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light is as a pillar on which is a lamp -- the lamp is in a glass, the glass is as it were a brightly shinning star -- lit from a blessed olive tree,
neither eastern nor western, the oil whereof gives light, though fire touch it not -- light upon light: The Light:35
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04-05-2011, 03:39 PM
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Greetings..
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Originally Posted by Mathew James
water is truly never still, always in motion and changing form, either rising or falling, and shaping itself to fit...
a bother ?
mj
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I was looking for a word rhyming with water, but.. yes, in the 'seeking' we are inclined to overlook that which we are not seeking, so.. we are not truly present for the whole picture, and as is often the case, what we seek is not what will satisfy the 'seeking'..
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