August 5, 2004
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This is the nature of the unenlightened mind: The sense organs, which are very limited in scope and ability, randomly gather information. The impartial information is arranged into judgments, which are based on the previous judgments, which are usually based on someone else’s foolish ideas. These false concepts are then stored in a highly selective memory system. Distortion upon distortion…the more one uses the mind, the more confused one becomes.–Lao Tzu.
mind Identification
And that is about a description of my psyche about now…
trapped in the control drama
of thought
~Eye will emerge~
As I read SavonDejours blog SavonDuJour
Her blogs often invite my senses to see into my past
through seeing into hers
and this one was no exception…
It was only after a moment’s reflection…
The lesson my past shouts……
Is to live present in the moment.
“It is within the experience of everyone,
that when the pleasure and pain reach
a certain intensity, they are indistinguishable.”
(Arnold Bennett)
“If thou live according to nature,
thou wilt never be poor;
if according to the opinions of the world,
thou wilt never be rich.”
(Seneca)
Well it could be the Three_Headed_Sarahs
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Comments (17)
What mind candy. And sincerely – thank you!
my new sn is “reticent__despondent” .. could you please stop by??
mind is time mind is space…dig it…
you’re just an alienhead. come in texas…
school begin again? bday up ahead-life review…
:giggle:
Yesterday, heh heh, yesterday Dana, not me, the other Dana got a ping pong table-she lives down the street-practice practice practice…:lol:
What translation of the Tao Teh Ching is that? I’ve never heard it expressed so “scientifically”
The further I go, the less I know.
I dont know where that quote comes from…
There were a few words that I found…interesting,
Random, false…ectra…perhals it lost/gained something in the translation..:eek:
I’m diggin’ the pain/pleasure line. I’ve been there before.
I should’ve done a googlesearch on it…
http://www.geocities.com/onkellotus/Andere/HuaHuChing.html
The Lao Tzu you quote isn’t from the Tao Teh Ching, it’s from the lesser known Hua Hu Ching (also possibly by Lao Tzu, but who really knows?) You never said it was from the TTC, I just assumed, even though I’ve read the TTC a gazillion and three times…. I figured it was a new translation I hadn’t heard yet.
Your quote is from stanza (?) 44 of the HHC and continues… “To eliminate the vexation of the mind, it doesn’t help to do something; this only reinforces the mind’s mechanics. Dissolving the mind is instead a matter of not-doing: Simply avoid becoming attached to what you see and think. Relinquish the notion that you are separated from the all-knowing mind of the universe. Then you can recover your original pure insight and see through all illusions. Knowing nothing, you will be aware of everything. Remember: because clarity and enlightenment are within your own nature, they are regained without moving an inch.”
one day at a time has worked for me on ocassion…the nights are what get ya…the ole’darkl nights of the soul.That’s a good sign,and no VW van…the red pony is a BMW red convertible with a black top…a fish logo and a John Lennon sticker,with a hawk and hawk feathers hanging from the rear view…sounds like a lot does it not?It works for me.
blessings,
beckon
KaosNeverDied….That is some powerful Mojo..
I know where to come now for info. WoW you know your TTC..
Thanks :coolman:
:love: head is full….UBER KEWL POST DUDE!! :goodjob:
i am an authority on blunders and absurdities!
beautiful, interesting site
love your lao tzu and seneca quotes!!
Whatsup douggg i havent goten around to reading the post yet i was jus wondering if you were going ot the airport anytime soon?? since skool is startin soon and alll… i got that form notirized so i can turn it into Tammy. well jus use xanga to talk ta meee.. later man
:coolman:
Hey doug its Nick i made a new xanga tonite… i hated my old name haha later :goodjob:
i love emerson! like this is news…
anyway, puppet-HA! i’d say thread not string…
I’d say you got it a lil mixed…and really if i changed string to thread-well then it becomes sutra…
like magic (sarcasm) :giggle: