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“A Zen master, walking with his disciple, asked about the wind bells suspended from the four comers of the temple roof. “What is ringing,” he said, “the wind or the bells?” The disciple said, “The wind is not ringing, the bells are not ringing, the mind is ringing.” Dogen, a…
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Tenants of Self Examples feelings aroused seeking- preservation circumstance Material Self Body, clothes, family finance , deeds, possessions ownership , love , threatened , wronged , secure stability , routine , security , control , shopping, home rules home , property , family , bedroom Social Self roles at work…
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I had another good thanksgiving day. I have notice the hype that Turkeys this time of year. But I thought I’d share some pictures other fowl, waterfowl Herons and kingfishers… plus some of there turtles friends hanging out together on a man made pond — a well kept overflow and…
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Copy Link Bookmark This Link… Save Link As… Search Web Mark Visited Links Mark Visited Links Open Link New Window Open Link Link As I stated in my Post: Pennsylvania Echoes: great achievers with mental illness poster, I was making a poster. I have been pleasantly surprised that its been…
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From our first person point of view, what is happening is always in the present time. What we think and feel about the future; the past; or somewhere else is actually taken place in real time where we are. I am not saying that nothing is happening elsewhere other than…
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Hierarchy of Needs model — When i worked the phones , one of the useful templates was”Maslows Hierarchy of Needs”. This is a loose diagram on the basic structure of personal needs a person maintains as he/she moves towards “personal actualization” or growth and social productivity as Maslow saw the…
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Intro to Zazen Lama Surya Das Two very good videos on Meditation, from Youtube. Both are clear discourses for beginners and novices on “how to meditate” and appeal to newcomers with either a modern or Western background. Both make for a worth- while refresher course for those who have meditated…
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“shes black ” available at https://youtu.be/1Ftd5RBFYW0 “we are in rebellion against the authoritarian father “ -Alan Watts Alan Watts discussed the “the specific nature of authority”, that is the absolute truth of the way things are or happen . “to be substantial is to be underlying “ as it relates…
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With much emphasis on “mirrors” in social media these days, I thought of Jacques Lacan. Lacan did not write large volumes on his work in psychotherapy — In fact : he resisted writing. Jacques Lacan’s focus was on real time dialogue. It was his belief that the real…
Chanakya Vishnugupta
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.–SCREW
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family. –RASCAL
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability. –CRANE
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