February 2012
51 posts
watching Paranormal State… why does every episode have to have a “daemon” & a “cleansing” ?? The guys on Ghost Hunters NEVER find anything …
Daily Tao / 58 - Opportunity
OPPORTUNITY A green bird darting in the night. Will you be able to see it? Will you be able to catch it? Cling to Tao like a shadow. Move without a shadow. Times of oppression and adversity cannot last forever. How is the transition made to new and better situations? In the midst of great difficulty, a tiny opportunity will open, if only by chance. You must be sharp enough to discern it,...
Daily Tao / 57 - Predilection
See the full gallery on Posterous PREDILECTION Those who follow Tao do so From their own predilection. There are no promises, Yet the rewards are immeasurable. Of all the spiritual traditions, following Tao is among the least popular. Its adherents are poor and veiled with humility. In comparison, many traditions offer heaven, forgiveness, comfort, ecstasy, belonging, power, and wealth....
Retro Saturday -
back to videos this week : Bodeans - Fadeaway , from the 1986 album Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams …
Chuck & Beans
yep - that’s me …. maybe why I don’t go any parties …
Daily Tao / 56 - Muteness
MUTENESS The more you dwell in the spirit, The farther you are from common ways. If you want to speak of Tao’s wonders, Few will listen. If you spend a long period of time in study and self-cultivation, you will enter Tao. By doing so, you also enter a world of extraordinary perceptions. You experience unimaginable things, receive thoughts and learning as if from nowhere, perceive...
Daily Tao / 54 - Division
DIVISION Problems cannot be Resolved at once. Slowly untie knots Divide to conquer. In order to solve problems, it is helpful to first understand whether they are puzzle, obstacle, or entanglement. A puzzle need only be analyzed carefully : It is like unraveling a ball of yarn and requires patience more than anything else. An obstacle must be overcome : We must use force and...
Daily Tao / 54 - Adversity
ADVERSITY A tree hemmed in by giants Requires tenacity to survive. Times of adversity inevitably confront us all. We are denied influence, people will not listen to what we have to say, and we are restricted by circumstance. In this situation, followers of Tao must rely on their determination. Without that, they cannot emerge successfully from the danger. During times of adversity, vision...
Daily Tao / 53 - Imbalance
IMBALANCE Sleepless nights. Diet, mind, conditions Hold the possibility of correction. Whenever you feel out of sorts, or cannot sleep, or find it hard to work and think, you are separated from Tao. If you want to get back in touch with it, ask yourself three questions : Am I eating right? Is my mind tamed? Is my world safe? It is not facetious to look at the way you eat whenever you...
Daily Tao / 52 - Nonconformity
NONCONFORMITY The world is dazzling, I alone am dull. Others strive for achievement, I follow a lonely path. Followers of Tao are nonconformists. The conventional label our behavior erratic, antisocial, irresponsible, inexplicable, outrageous, and sometimes scandalous. We hear other voices, respond to inner urgings. We have no interest in the social norm; we only care about following Tao....
Daily Tao / 51 - Beauty
BEAUTY Lavender roses. Incarnate fragrance, Priestly hue of dawn, Spirit unfolding. Even on the road to hell, flowers can make you smile. They are fragile, ephemeral, uncompromising. No one can alter their nature. True, you can easily destroy them, but you will not gain anything; you cannot force them to submit to your will. Flowers arouse in us an instinct to protect them, to appreciate...
Daily Tao/ 50 - Interaction
INTERACTION We make life real By the thoughts we project. The panorama of the objective world is meaningless until we interact with it. For example, if there is a rock that we pass day after day but we do not notice, then that rock has no significance for us. If we decide to make that rock a votive object and pray to it for decades, then that rock becomes quite important. To an outsider who...
Retro Saturday -
I thought I’d get away from music videos for a week …. as Monty Python used to say : ” And now for something completely different ” :
Daily Tao / 49 - Death
DEATH Death is The opposite Of time. We give death metaphors. We cloak it in meaning and make up stories about what will happen to us, but we don’t really know. When a person dies, we cannot see beyond the corpse. We speculate on reincarnation or talk in terms of eternity. But death is opaque to us, a mystery. In its realm, time ceases to have meaning. All laws of physics become...
have a Steam account that I have NEVER been able to sign in to … why do I even bother ???
Daily Tao / 48 - Knowledge
KNOWLEDGE Life is Beauty, Terror, Knowledge. A crucial part of following Tao is seeking knowledge. All the efforts of self-cultivation are meant to make us a fit vehicle for that search. Sometimes what we learn is not pleasant. With learning, we glimpse life as it really is, and that is difficult to bear. That is why spiritual progress is slow : not because no one will tell us the...
… Besame, besame mucho
Como si fuera esta la noche
La ultima vez
Besame, besame mucho …
Daily Tao / 47 - Impermanence
IMPERMANENCE Tidal windstorm Splits trees and rock, Yet cannot last a day. So much less, man’s work. When a storm hits, an entire ocean of wind and rain is spent upon the land. Leaves are turned inside out, branches are torn, and even hard granite is worn away. But such gales seldom last and entire day. In spite of the tremendous amount of force that is released, the storm cannot...
Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary By Jamie...
via vimeo.com For anyone who is a big film geek ( like me ) , especially about Raiders , this is a must see. Jamie Benning made a behind-the-scenes/commentary/making-of documentary about Raiders of the Lost Ark that should put all the studios to shame …
Daily Tao / 46 - Organization
ORGANIZATION Pattern and creativity Are the two poles of action. It is wise to plan each day. By setting goals for oneself and organizing activities to be accomplished, one can be sure that each day will be full and never wasted. Followers of Tao use patterns when planning. They observe the ways of nature, perceive the invisible lines of destiny. They imagine a pattern for their entire...
Daily Tao / 45 - Circulation
CIRCULATION Spirituality begins in the loins, Ascends up the back, And returns to the navel. Spirituality is not just mental activity. It is also an expression of energy. The source of this energy is physical, rooted in the basic chemistry of the body. Self-cultivation refines this energy for spiritual attainment. Enlightenment, for a follower of Tao, is therefore a psycho-physical...
Daily Tao / 44 - Stretching
STRETCHING When young, things are soft. When old, things are brittle. Stretching — both literally and metaphorically — is a necessary part of life. Physically, a good program of stretching emphasizes all parts of the body. You loosen the joints and tendons first, so that subsequent movements will not hurt. Then methodically stretch the body, beginning with the larger muscle...
sheesh … Target is packed Don’t people go to church anymore so I can shop in peace ??
Whitney ...
I was sitting on the couch last night watching season 1 of Angel on Netflix when my iPhone & iPad figuratively blew up. Message after message from CNN, MSNBC, local news channels and of course every friend on Facebook came fast and furious: “Whitney Houston dead at 46”. Now my first thought was exactly the same as when I heard of Michael Jackson’s passing , “huh...
Daily Tao / 43 - Perseverance
PERSEVERANCE Invisible lines. The fisherman repairs his net And the fish are nearly caught. If a fisherman does not have a properly repaired net, then his trip is useless. Preparation is the major part of his endeavor. Only when the fisherman keeps his nets intact, keeps his boat repaired, and studies the conditions of fish and water does going out to fish become a mere formality. Then...
Daily Tao / 42 - Walking
WALKING Trail beside stream, Fragrant pine. Rocky red earth, Steep mountain. Walking may be a good metaphor for spiritual life, but there are times when simple hiking is literally the best activity. When one walks in the woods or climbs mountains, there is a wonderful unity of body, mind, and spirit. Hiking strengthens the legs, increases stamina, invigorates the blood, and soothes the...
Retro Saturday -
1982 - Ultravox : The Voice
Daily Tao / 41 - Resolution
RESOLUTION Footsteps in the sand Quickly washed away: The seashore mind. Going to the beach means walking in fresh air, listening to the sound of waves, feeling the grit of sand beneath our feet. The narrow ribbon between land and ocean is a perfect place to understand the mind of wisdom. Just as there is a dynamic balance between sand and water, so too is there a dynamic equilibrium...
Daily Tao / 40 - Subconscious
SUBCONSCIOUS Heaven and hell; Our subconscious. Meditation opens seldom glimpsed areas of our subconscious. When that happens, extraordinary thoughts and awareness come to us with seeming spontaneity. We realize truths that were opaque to us before; we perceive events that were previously too distant. But no one ever became superhuman because of meditation. They only opened their own...
Daily Tao / 39 - Worry
WORRY Worry is an addiction That interferes with compassion. Worry is a problem that seems to be rampant. Perhaps it is due to the nature of our overly advanced civilization; perhaps it is a measure of our own spiritual degeneracy. Whatever the source, it is clear that worry is not useful. It is a cancer of the emotions — concern gone compulsive. It eats away at body and mind. It does...
Daily Tao / 38 - Adapting
ADAPTING Heaven embraces the horizon. No matter how jagged the profile, The sky faithfully conforms. Wherever you are, the sky constantly meets the horizon. It conforms absolutely with the earth’s surface. Changes in the earth or sky do not affect this perfect adaptation. There might be clouds, it might be night, there might be mountains or trees or even buildings on the horizon, but...
Daily Tao / 37 - Discord
DISCORD When birds fly too high, They sing out of tune. There are times when we feel out of harmony with our surroundings, matters do not go our way, and we feel confused and disoriented. Sometimes these moments will last a day, sometimes they may last for weeks. When we feel like this, we are not integrated with the Tao, or as it is sometimes metaphorically said, Tao has flowed elsewhere....
Retro Saturday -
Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Sessions - Cover of Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane / 1988 :
Daily Tao / 35 - Utilization
UTILIZATION Kites harness the force of the wind. They express our intent, But they cannot change the wind. A person with a kite can make it dip, turn, and flutter at will. An expert can even use a fighting kite and engage another’s until one is cut loose. It’s fun flying a kite, feeling the gigantic tug on the end of your line. Sometimes the wind is so strong that it will...
Airport Blizzard 2012
p129.mov Watch on Posterous view from the top …
Daily Tao / 34 - Engagement
ENGAGEMENT Prey passes the tiger who Sometimes merely looks, Sometimes pounces without hesitation, But never fails to act. Life is a constant series of opportunities. If we don’t reach out for things, if we don’t take advantage of what comes our way, then we cannot be in harmony with the essential nature of life. The tiger is the same way. He conforms to every situation...
Daily Tao / 33 - Defense
DEFENSE Demons who enter your circle Must be pushed out. No matter what world you walk in — office, school, temple, prison, or the streets — there is an underworld populated with demons. These are people who are avaricious, aggressive, sadistic, and cynical. They not only take advantage of others without compunction, they delight in it. They find pleasure in seeing others...
Robb's One Word Movie Reviews -
Or in this case DVD reivew - The Thing 2011 Mostly Harmless … mostly