Tao wisdom
tao wisdom (from 'The Tao is silent' by Raymond Smullyan) The sage falls asleep not because he ought to
Not even because he wants to
But because he is sleepy.
There is something blurred and indistict
Antedating heaven and earth
How indistinct! How blurred!
Yet within it are forms.
How dim! How confused!
Quiet, though ever functioning.
It does nothing, yet through it all things are done.
To its accomplishment it lays no credit.
It loves and nourishes all things,
but does not lord it over them.
I do not know its name,
I call it the Tao.
-Laotse
The Tao is above existence and non-existence.
Existence is for men who use words
But the Tao does not use words.
It is as silent as a flower.
Words come from the Tao -- the Tao produces words,
But it does not use them
The Tao is formless and vague!
It is hidden, mysterious and dark!
It is the source of all things.
-Laotse
When the wild bird cries its melodies from the treetops,
Its voice carries the message of the patriarch.
When the mountain flowers are in bloom,
Their full meaning comes along with their scent.
The valley spirit never dies.
It is named the Mysterious Female.
And the doorway of the mysterious female
Is the base from which heaven and earth sprang.
It is there within us all the while
Draw upon it as you will, it never runs dry.
-Laotse
Nameless, the Tao is the source of heaven and earth
Named, it is the mother of all beings.
The Tao had best be left at rest,
Like little birdies in their nest.
The mind of the Sage is like a mirror which reflects the entire universe.
-Changutse
The great Tao flows everywhere,
to the left and to the right.
All things depend upon it to exist,
and it does not abandon them.
To its accomplishment it lays no claim.
It loves and nourishes all things,
But does not lord it over them.
-Laotse
The Tao is not arrogant,
Nor does it condemn arrogance.
Arrogance comes from the tao,
but is not of the Tao.
Since the Tao is free from arrogance,
What need it to invent the concept 'arrogance'?
The Tao has no purpose,
And for this reason fulfils,
all its purposes admirably.
-Laotse
The fiddler plays.
Though no one listens,
The fiddler plays.
Although not conciously trying to guard
the rice field from the intruders,
The scarecrow is not afterall standing to no purpose.
-Bukkoku Kokushi
To write something and leave it behind us,
It is but a dream.
When we awake we know
There is not even anyone to read it.
Whichever the way the wind blows,
whichever the way the world goes,
Is perfectly fine with me!
Whichever the way the wind blows,
whichever the way the world goes,
Is good enough for me!
Whichever the way the wind blows,
whichever the way the world goes,
Its all the same to me!
The devil is the unfortunate length of time it takes
sentient beings to attain sainthood.
-Reymond Smullyan
If you want to get the plain truth,
Be not concerned with right and wrong.
The conflict between right and wrong
Is the sickness of the mind.
I give nothing as duties,
What others give as duties,
I give as living impulses.
Most people hate egotists.
They remind them of themselves.
I love egotists.
They remind me of me.
Most people,
when critisized for being egocentric
Only find clever means
Of hiding it from others.
After a while
They fool even themselves.
They then take secret egocentric delight
In imagining themselves egoless.
Now, with me it is different!
I am truly egoless.
Like a lonely orphan marooned nowhere.
In my very exultant shout "I am egoless"
I lose my ego.
My ego remains
But it no longer belongs to me.
Sitting quietly doing nothing,
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
oh lord sri kirshna
All living beings are sacred because they are parts of God, and should be treated with respect and compassion. This is because the soul can be reincarnated into any form of life. Hinduism is full of stories that treat animals as divine, such as how Krishna used to herd cows, or how the monkey Hanuman was a faithful servant of the Rama. Most Hindus are vegetarian because of this belief in the sanctity of life. Even trees, rivers and mountains are believed to have souls, and should be honoured and cared for.
God's Pharmacy! Amazing
A friend sent this to me. It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...
God left us great clues as to what foods help what part of our body!
God's Pharmacy! Amazing!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes. A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All o f the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food. Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food. A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the
nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months
to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility. Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the
glycemic index of diabetics. Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.
A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
how is that oh mama miaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......