despite the weather here, all the signs are positive.
the receptive and the creative meet in harmony "the small departs/the great approaches" the light has influence over the darkness
"bearing with the uncultured in gentleness
fording the river with resolution
not neglecting what is distant
not regarding one's companions
thus may one manage to walk in the middle" do not neglect, attend to everything
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the receptive and the creative meet in harmony "the small departs/the great approaches" the light has influence over the darkness
"bearing with the uncultured in gentleness
fording the river with resolution
not neglecting what is distant
not regarding one's companions
thus may one manage to walk in the middle" do not neglect, attend to everything
leads...
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there is no doubt that during the meditative state, the trance state, which i'm reaching with less and less difficulty, makes you aware of things you normally filter out, signals you ignore...noises, senses, little specks at the edge of vision. but this is also a distraction, something to be explored, but ignored, later on.
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legionnaire:
A fellow academic, eh? Any advice for someone just starting to go down that track? (Of course, I still have to finish grad school and my do my postdoc(s) but I'm starting to think about those things.)
And meditation fascinates me (more from a neurobiological perspective than a practical one) - it's very poorly understood biologically, but is starting to emerge in the scientific literature in topics as diverse as epilepsy, near-death experiences and faith healers. What sort do you practice?
And meditation fascinates me (more from a neurobiological perspective than a practical one) - it's very poorly understood biologically, but is starting to emerge in the scientific literature in topics as diverse as epilepsy, near-death experiences and faith healers. What sort do you practice?
niobe:
Chicken dumpling soup. YUMMMM. Well not yet, but the craving is yummm.
a short entry for me...and something I'm generally against; quick jots of a moment. . but things are moving now; many currents are converging, many paths are no longer up hill. so the only thing to post is the tension before the burst.
lamia1:
there are excellent laxatives for that problem. 
cyber_faust:
lol
A Strange Weekend
Im at Ikes house, 10 pm or so. Im the first of the group to arrive, the first of many ill omens to come. Were planning a small bar crawl around the area, local rock and independent places. Hopes, as they always are before hand, are high; why we dont ever learn is beyond me. We always imagine so much good can...
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Im at Ikes house, 10 pm or so. Im the first of the group to arrive, the first of many ill omens to come. Were planning a small bar crawl around the area, local rock and independent places. Hopes, as they always are before hand, are high; why we dont ever learn is beyond me. We always imagine so much good can...
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starisea:
Why it would be comicbook stari style of course! She's cute and lucsious with lots of curves and purple hair. She's a kung-fu rocker with skateboard styling. Can't catch her unless she wants it! Teehee! (She actually looks a lot like my Tony Hawk's character. My sensual alter ego. )
If I'm feeling really motivated, I may try to do a sketch of her later.
PS- Glad that you dug my "godself" journal entry.
If I'm feeling really motivated, I may try to do a sketch of her later.
PS- Glad that you dug my "godself" journal entry.
starisea:
PS~ I haven't had a chance to read the other 2 essays yet, but I will forward my impressions and perhaps a question or two, if you don't mind of course, as soon as I have had a chance to assimilate and ponder your ideas. Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts and knowledge with me.
I know at times it will seems as if I am the champion of a given writer, repeating the name or link over and over, but that is because when I find writer of quality, I believe they deserve a champion. These decisions are important; the current of prose must also grow, evolve, to stay connected to things, as words ossify all the time, so...
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Perhaps the most important thing to know about the yijing dao is that its conception of the universe is of constant motion; there is NO static state [/]. Life, existence is a constant flux, a true dialectic, but without the Hegelian/Marxist idea of a linear, teleological synthesis. It is much closer to the dialectic of Heraclitus. Existence is change, that is its nature, that is...
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starisea:
Thank you for the link! I would be most honored if you would share your writings with me. I will send you my address through the SG contact, so be on the lookout for a message from me. *a most grateful and appreciative starisea*
zenhell:
hello
thanks for posting your thoughts on the Book of Changes
may i add your name to my friends list?
ZH
thanks for posting your thoughts on the Book of Changes
may i add your name to my friends list?
ZH
Why do we even want the other, crave for companionship, besides the nitroglycerin of lust? What do we seek in this? What do we desire that is more than desire?
Eyes. Certainly eyes. Another pair to see with. Whenever Ive truly fallen for anyone, it was only after seeing the world with their eyes. With the wonder of their eyes, their wonder, their awe at...
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Eyes. Certainly eyes. Another pair to see with. Whenever Ive truly fallen for anyone, it was only after seeing the world with their eyes. With the wonder of their eyes, their wonder, their awe at...
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I think last night I actually went through some of the DT's. Sunday capped a weeek of hard hard drinking, and I spent most of Sunday night sweating, some shakes, not sleeping, cracked vision in the dark (well that part was fun). I really felt like I was going through withdrawl.
X-mas X-mas time for cheer
2:00 A.M., after The Loop open bar X-mas party. Reeling on a hit of charged e, had 5 or 6 shots of Southern Comfort, 2 Ketel One and cran, both very clear and very strong, plus 6 or 7 beers. That best describes my mental state, and the last of what I can remember of the party.
Leave The Loop...
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2:00 A.M., after The Loop open bar X-mas party. Reeling on a hit of charged e, had 5 or 6 shots of Southern Comfort, 2 Ketel One and cran, both very clear and very strong, plus 6 or 7 beers. That best describes my mental state, and the last of what I can remember of the party.
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Oh, and based on what I've heard from my thesis advisors, you're right on about politics in academia. It's just as bad (if not worse) as in the corporate world, at least at some institutions. An unfortunate consequence of human nature, I suppose.