tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183373032024-03-26T23:35:08.163-07:00Cloud HandsMike Garofalo Comments on Eight WaysMichael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.comBlogger3522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-84556745355591193872024-03-17T05:00:00.000-07:002024-03-17T09:46:49.013-07:00Happy 76th Birthday for Blanche Karen Eubanks Garofalo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy 76th Birthday, Karen!! </span></b></div><p></p><p>We have been married for 57 years and have celebrated your birthday on St. Patrick's Day many times for much fun and celebration. Today, we will do the same. </p><p>Best wishes for continued good health and happiness.</p><p>I love you, and so do many others. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpPKmtA97ZBX_x7-VC8DikbCWF3ZZ8g8RkK2HzUHB09dhUYu-Kk-PIZws7fV4VMxCn248WEPbX_lJ61bnfEIyfLf6aYLCpewyhxKRb7XZgiM6_Y7Lp2JaUkbDS0ZgGso9Fo-3DD8lOBSNjAbUaLph3eHajoPfSIOouK-yJNS88mQ5TpRUnjc/s4000/20220830_111131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpPKmtA97ZBX_x7-VC8DikbCWF3ZZ8g8RkK2HzUHB09dhUYu-Kk-PIZws7fV4VMxCn248WEPbX_lJ61bnfEIyfLf6aYLCpewyhxKRb7XZgiM6_Y7Lp2JaUkbDS0ZgGso9Fo-3DD8lOBSNjAbUaLph3eHajoPfSIOouK-yJNS88mQ5TpRUnjc/s320/20220830_111131.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO4RyXK7PFJxU3N1SycwibLEGqhcvS1kVM2mLKTDhPHLJGNLYv0xQN-IDE_vpqOdkYkHEWrDFzkXWLKn3-_SqKw9cTZroucG-B9AyzgrY_eN3ol5mEwhItQXsh-sbHxCrQ1cuB5dbRqTDirtG8g2AfRhHoQ_U28B7lev_9DUeD41oYKXF8FX4=s1648" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-63070811469773349962024-03-13T07:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T13:06:56.917-07:00Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Chapter 58<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Daodejing, Laozi</i><br />Chapter 58</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"When the ruler looks repressed the people will be happy
and satisfied;<br />
When the rule looks lively and self-assured the people will be carping and
discontented.<br />
“It is upon bad fortune that good fortune leans, upon good fortune that bad
fortune rests.”<br />
But though few know it, there is a bourn where there is neither right nor wrong;<br />
In a realm where every straight is doubled by a crooked,<br />
And every good by an ill, surely mankind has gone long enough astray?<br />
Therefore the Sage<br />
Squares without cutting,<br />
Shapes the corners without lopping,<br />
Straightens without stretching,<br />
Gives forth light without shining." <br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Arthur Waley</a>,
1934, Chapter 58 </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"When the government is unobtrusive, the people will be
simple and honest.<br />
When the government is dictatorial, the people will be seized with panic.<br />
Fortune depends on misfortune.<br />
Misfortune is hidden in fortune.<br />
He who knows how to stay within the limits will not have misfortune.<br />
Correctness will lead to deceit.<br />
Good will lead to evil.<br />
Nothing can remain always the same.<br />
People have been confused by this since ancient times.<br />
That is why the sage<br />
behaves correctly without hurting others,<br />
behaves honestly without damaging others,<br />
behaves straightforwardly without vilifying others,<br />
behaves brightly without dazzling others."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Chao-Hsiu Chen</a>,
Chapter 58 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"When the government (cheng) is dull,<br />
Its people are wholesome;<br />
When the government is efficient (ch'a),<br />
Its people are deficient (ch'üeh).<br />
Calamities (huo) are what blessings depend on,<br />
In blessings are latent calamities (huo).<br />
Who knows where is the turning point (chi)?<br />
Because there is no longer the normal (cheng),<br />
The normal reverts and appears as the strange (ch'i),<br />
The good reverts and appears as the uncanny.<br />
Rulers (jen) have lost their way,<br />
For a long stretch of days.<br />
Therefore the sage is square but not cutting (ko),<br />
Sharp but not injurious,<br />
Straight but not overreaching,<br />
Bright (kuang) but not dazzling."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Ellen M. Chen</a>,
Chapter 58 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">其政悶悶, 其民淳淳.<br />
其政察察, 其民缺缺. <br />
禍兮福之所倚.<br />
福兮禍之所伏. <br />
孰知其極.<br />
其無正. <br />
正復為奇.<br />
善復為妖. <br />
人之迷其日固久. <br />
是以聖人方而不割.<br />
廉而不劌.<br />
直而不肆.<br />
光而不燿. <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">- Chinese characters, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>,
Chapter 58 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">ch'i chêng mên mên, ch'i min shun shun.<br />
ch'i chêng ch'a ch'a, ch'i min ch'üeh ch'üeh.<br />
huo hsi fu chih so yi.<br />
fu hsi huo chih so fu.<br />
shu chih ch'i chi.<br />
ch'i wu chêng. <br />
chêng fu wei ch'i<br />
shan fu wei yao.<br />
jên chih mi ch'i jih ku chiu.<br />
shih yi shêng jên fang erh pu ko.<br />
lien erh pu k'uei.<br />
chih erh pu ssu.<br />
kuang erh pu yao.<br />
- Wade-Giles Romanization, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>,
Chapter 58</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"When the government is blunt and inactive the people will be happy and prosperous;<br />
When the government is discriminative, the people will be dissatisfied and restless.<br />
It is upon misery that happiness rests;<br />
It is under happiness that misery lies.<br />
Who then can know the supremacy (good government)?<br />
Only when the government does no rectifying.<br />
Otherwise the rectitude will again become stratagem,<br />
And good become evil.<br />
Men have been ignorant of this, since long ago.<br />
Therefore the Sage is square but does not cut others;<br />
He is angled but does not chip others;<br />
He is straight but does not stretch others;<br />
His is bright but does not dazzle others."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Ch'u Ta-Kao</a>, 1904, Chapter 58 </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"If a government is unobtrusive, <br />
the people become whole. <br />
If a government is repressive, <br />
the people become treacherous. <br />
<br />
Good fortune has its roots in disaster, <br />
and disaster lurks with good fortune. <br />
Who knows why these things happen, <br />
or when this cycle will end? <br />
Good things seem to change into bad, <br />
and bad things often turn out for good. <br />
These things have always been hard to comprehend. <br />
<br />
Thus the Master makes things change <br />
without interfering. <br />
She is probing yet causes no harm. <br />
Straightforward, yet does not impose her will. <br />
Radiant, and easy on the eye."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
J. H. McDonald</a>, 1996, Chapter 58
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Cuando el gobierno es discreto,<br />
el pueblo es diligente.<br />
Cuando el gobierno es vigilante,<br />
el pueblo es indolente.<br />
La desdicha tiene su origen en la dicha.<br />
La dicha acecha a la desdicha.<br />
Lo supremo es no dar órdenes<br />
¿Pero quien se da cuenta de ello?<br />
Lo correcto se convierte en incorrecto<br />
y el bien se convierte en calamidad.<br />
Pero el hombre no lo entiende,<br />
porque desde hace tiempo es engañado.<br />
Por eso el sabio es recto pero no tajante,<br />
es anguloso pero no hiriente,<br />
es firme pero no insolente,<br />
es iluminado pero no encandila."<br />
- Translation from
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/spanish.htm">Wikisource</a>, 2013, <i>
Tao Te Ching</i>, Capítulo 58</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">
"A free and generous government gives the people a chance to develop.<br />
When a government is rigid and exacting the people are cramped and miserable.<br />
Misery is but the shadow of happiness.<br />
Happiness is but the cloak of misery.<br />
When will there be an end to them?<br />
If we dispense with rectitude, distortion will assert itself; and what was good in its way will give place to what is evil.<br />
Verily the people have been under a cloud for a long time.<br />
Therefore the wise man is full of rectitude, but he does not chirp and carve at others.<br />
He is just, but he does not admonish others.<br />
He is upright, but he does not straighten others.<br />
He is enlightened, but he does not offend with his brightness."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Walter Gorn Old</a>, 1904, Chapter 58 </span><br />
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<br />Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-45615176390660527982024-02-23T05:06:00.000-08:002024-02-23T14:03:06.392-08:00Shoveling Up Some Dharma<p> </p><p><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>The Fireplace Records</i>, Chapter 47</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana;"><i><br />Shoveling Up some Dharma</i></b></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><br /></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/mpgss/shortpoemsmpg9sea2.htm" target="_blank">Caught on the Edges of the West: Highway 101</a></span></b></i></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/fireplace.htm" target="_blank">The Fireplace Records</a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;"></span></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/walking/Grayland1.htm" target="_blank">Four Days in Grayland</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Shoveling Up Some Dharma</i></b></p><p>Mixing up with water a 60 pound bag of Redi-Mix cement, by hand, using a flat metal mixing bin, water hose, a flat-nosed shovel, and shoveling work efforts by me. We used the mixed concrete slush, "Mud", shovel by shovel full of "Mud" over and and over. The hand shoveled batch of concrete slush, carefully wetted for various building constrution projects, created over and over.</p><p>Repeated practice can improve one's skills, reduce workoad, and give to us the real life body-mind experences of working, <br />ways of being-in-the-world, when making things, producing things, doing things.</p><p>This sort of workday construction shoveling efforts for eight hours of work a day, <br />five days a week;<br />just think about it,<br />sink your analytical and feeling sharp teeth<br />into the feeling memories of when mixing concrete.<br />I never worked that hard.</p><p>[The back of my mind<br />was bounced around and hurt.]<br /><br /></p><p>My father bough two acres of a hillside property, with a clear wide view of the San Gabriel Valley, California, in 1957, in Hacienda Heights, He lived and worked there at "the ranch" for forty years from 1957-1997. In 1997 my dad died at age 82, of complications from congestive heart failure, old age, diabetes, and strokes. </p><p>In the 1960's I would do 8 to 12 hours of construction work at the ranch each week, attend Catholic High School, play high school team sports, and later attend college and work at the City of Commerce Public Library.</p><p>The land was in the Hacienda Heights, Puente Hills, <br />Turnbull Canyon, North Whittier Heights; <br />and Colima Road - Highway 30 Regions;<br />From Rolling Springs on High at the junction with the Angeles Crest Highway<br />south to Huntington Beach low tide,<br />85 miles, up to down, Snow to Surf, a scenic ride.<br /><br />I'd take a bus from Hacienda Heights on Colima Road 30,<br />through the many southern cities,<br />Orange County Newer,<br />and ending at the Seashore at Huntington Beach CA.<br />I had cousins living in the Stanton suburban rectangles.<br />We lived within 25 miles of the Pacific Ocean at Huntington Beach.<br /><br />I would walk a lot, <br />having all-weather awakenings.<br /><br />Joining our summertime emblems:<br />kites and flapping canvas tens,<br />keeping wind and sand at bay;<br />Less clothing, showing more human flesh<br />and shape, feeling open in the sun;<br />Wet with Sea surf, boogie boarding or body surfing,<br />a cool satisfied wet body-mind,<br />seventeen and strong<br />[eighty now and fading on.]<br /></p><p>Sitting huddled around a San Clemente State Beach campfire,<br />on a dark winter night, exploring youtful enjoyments.<br /><br />Standing on wet piers, looking at the waves rocking below,<br />up and down, back and forth, steadily to the shore,</p><p>On some lost late autumn morning<br />long ago in the San Clemente Pier in a parking lot,<br />people sorting pier fishing gear, bait, food, drink, raingear, chairs ...<br />The Pacific, always calling, draws the fishermen nearer.</p><p>The jetties drew me, the Bays and harbors drew me,<br />the hard relentless winter strorm seas smashing<br />into the Bandon Oregon Sea Stacks and rocky cliffs<br />all drew me, inticiced me, startled me, the rivers drew me;<br />seeing the tide lines that mark at the shore, <br />living with these fluctuations, dying with these fluctuations,<br />doomed yet divine;<br />drawn to the Pacific, clinging to the Pacific<br />a lifeline, a sturdy vine, a factual mind<br />a poem, just hanging on, on a fisherman's line, sometimes rhymed.<br />1,000 Collaged Images of the Golden Gate Bridge in my brain.<br />Rolling in and out, past roadway signs<br />[Highway 101 at Port Angeles, Aberdeen, Astoria, Newport, Brookings,<br />Eureka, Redwoods, Santa Paula, San Francisco, San Jose,<br />Salinas, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Pedro, San Diego .]<br /><br />Sitting now on a rocky cliff at Bandon. Below us are massive sea stacks <br />splattered with surf spray as huge waves come smashing into rock. <br />Powerful sights and sounds never forgotten.</p><p><br /></p>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-66202756120057290502024-02-22T07:19:00.000-08:002024-02-22T10:28:00.368-08:00Powers of Scents
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<span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">
<span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><strong style="font-weight: 400;">"Of all the ingredients we employ in
the creation of a garden, scent is probably the most potent and the least understood. Its effects can be either direct and immediate, drowning our senses in a surge of sugary vapor, or they can be subtle and delayed, slowly wafting into our consciousness, stirring our emotions and coloring our thoughts."<br />
</strong>- Stephen Lacey, <em>Scent in Your Garden</em>, 1991</span></span></span></span></h4>
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</span></span><span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><strong style="font-weight: 400;">"Scents bring memories, and many
memories
bring nostalgic pleasure. We would be wise to plan
for this when we plant a garden."<br />
</strong>- Thalassa Cruso, <em>To Everything There is a Season</em>,
1973 </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">"The act of smelling something, anything,
is remarkably like the act of thinking. Immediately at the moment of
perception, you can feel the mind going to work, sending the odor around
from place to place, setting off complex repertories through the brain,
polling one center after another for signs of recognition, for old memories
and old connection. "<br />
- Lewis Thomas </span></span><br />
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</span><span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/reason/fivesenses.htm"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Five Senses</span></a> </span></span><br />
Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-69925825838596158892024-02-15T04:30:00.000-08:002024-02-15T15:57:40.407-08:00Dao De Jing, Laozi, Chapter 57<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Tao Te Ching</i> by Lao Tzu<br />Chapter 57</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Rule a nation with justice.<br />
Wage war with deception.<br />
Become ruler of the world with peace.<br />
How do I know that this is so?<br />
Because of these.<br />
The more laws and restrictions,<br />
the poorer people become.<br />
The sharper men's weapons,<br />
the more trouble in the land.<br />
The more ingenious and clever men,<br />
the more strange things happen.<br />
The more rules and regulations,<br />
the more thieves and robbers.<br />
Therefore, the sage says: I Wu-Wei,<br />
people will rule themselves.<br />
I enjoy peace and people become honest.<br />
I do nothing special such as tax and war and people become rich.<br />
I have no unjust desires for concubines or conquering. <br />
People return to the good and simple life."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Tienzen Gong</a>,
Chapter 57 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Govern a state by (i) the normal (cheng);<br />
Conduct warfare as (i) the abnormal (ch'i);<br />
Take the empire when (i) there is no business.<br />
How do I know such should be the case?<br />
By the following:<br />
In an empire with many prohibitions,<br />
People are often poor;<br />
When people have many sharp weapons,<br />
The state is in great darkness (tzu hun);<br />
When persons abound in ingenuity (ch'iao),<br />
Abnormal (ch'i) objects multiply (tzu ch'i);<br />
When laws are abundantly promulgated (tzu chang),<br />
There are many thieves and brigands.<br />
Therefore the sage says:<br />
I do not act (wei),<br />
Hence the people transform by themselves (tzu-hua);<br />
I love tranquillity (ching),<br />
Hence the people are normal by themselves (tzu-cheng);<br />
I have no business,<br />
Hence the people grow rich by themselves;<br />
I have no desire,<br />
Hence the people are like the uncarved wood by themselves (tzu-p'u)."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Ellen M. Chen</a>,
Chapter 57 </span></span><br />
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<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Albeit one governs the country by rectitude,<br />
And carries on wars by strategems,<br />
Yet one must rule the empire by meddling with no business.<br />
The empire can always be ruled by meddling with no business.<br />
Otherwise, it can never be done.<br />
How do I know this is so?<br />
By this:<br />
The more restrictions and avoidances are in the empire,<br />
The poorer become the people;<br />
The more sharp implements the people keep,<br />
The more confusions are in the country;<br />
The more arts and crafts men have,<br />
The more are fantastic things produced;<br />
The more laws and regulations are given,<br />
The more robbers and thieves there are.<br />
Therefore the Sage says;<br />
Inasmuch as I betake myself to non-action, the people of themselves become developed.<br />
Inasmuch as I love quietude, the people of themselves become righteous.<br />
Inasmuch as I make no fuss, the people of themselves become wealthy.<br />
Inasmuch as I am free from desire, the people of themselves remain simple."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Ch'u Ta-Kao</a>, 1904, Chapter 57 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">以正治國.<br />
以奇用兵.<br />
以無事取天下. <br />
吾何以知其然哉.<br />
以此天下多忌諱, 而民彌貧.<br />
民多利器, 國家滋昏.<br />
人多伎巧, 奇物滋起.<br />
法令滋彰, 盜賊多有. <br />
故聖人云.<br />
我無為而民自化.<br />
我好靜而民自正.<br />
我無事而民自富.<br />
我無欲而民自樸. <br />
</span>- Chinese characters, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>, Chapter 57 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">yi chêng chih kuo.<br />
yi ch'i yung ping.<br />
yi wu shih ch'ü t'ien hsia.<br />
wu ho yi chih ch'i jan tsai.<br />
yi tz'u t'ien hsia to chi hui, erh min mi p'in.<br />
min to li ch'i, kuo chia tzu hun. <br />
jên to chi ch'iao, ch'i wu tzu ch'i. <br />
fa ling tzu chang, tao tsê to yu.<br />
ku shêng jên yun. <br />
wo wu wei erh min tzu hua.<br />
wo hao ching erh min tzu chêng. <br />
wo wu shih erh min tzu fu.<br />
wo wu yü erh min tzu p'u.<br />
- Wade-Giles Romanization, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>,
Chapter 57 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"In government, objectives are clarified.<br />
In warfare, objectives are concealed.<br />
In following the Tao, objectives are discarded.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">How do I know that this is so?<br />
By feeling it from within.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">With every commandment thrust upon the people,<br />
They become more impoverished and alienated.<br />
As the weapons of the state grow ever more destructive,<br />
The more contagious is the fear that desolates the nation.<br />
The further science spreads its hegemony of the intellect,<br />
The more demonic are the products that roll off the assembly
line.<br />
As the precedents of litigation grow, and the statutory codes
accumulate,<br />
The politicians and criminals will proliferate and flourish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The counsel of the Sage is different:<br />
Let your action lack force,<br />
And there will be spontaneous transformation.<br />
Let meditation guide you,<br />
And the natural order will arise.<br />
Abandon power-<br />
Lead only by example and consensus,<br />
And there will be abundance in the land.<br />
Defeat desire, let innocence be your law,<br />
And your nation will return<br />
To its deepest, simple nature."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Brian
Donohue</a>, 2005, Chapter 57 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Let the upright rule the state,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As you multiply prohibitive laws</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The people into poverty fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You increase disorder as well,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">When you increase the weapons of war,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And the more and more artful and cunning men
grow,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The more and more crafty contrivance they
show,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And the more laws and more thieves there are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Said the sage, I do nothing, and men</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Se gobierna al Estado con leyes ordinarias.<br />
Se lucha en la guerra con tácticas extraordinarias.<br />
Pero solo con la no-interferencia se ganará el mundo.<br />
¿Cómo lo sé?<br />
Porque he visto esto:<br />
Cuantas más restricciones se imponen y más artificiales<br />
son los tabúes que hay en el mundo,<br />
más se empobrece la gente.<br />
Cuantas más armas y soldados existen,<br />
mas desorden y conflicto hay en el reino.<br />
Cuanto más oportunistas son los hombres,<br />
mas cosas nefastas ocurren.<br />
Cuanta más prominencia se dá a las leyes y regulaciones,<br />
más ladrones y bandidos aparecen.<br />
Por eso el sabio dice:<br />
Yo no causo interferencia,<br />
y así el pueblo por sí mismo progresa.<br />
Yo fomento la quietud,<br />
y así el pueblo por sí mismo prospera.<br />
Yo no emprendo ningún negocio,<br />
y así el pueblo por sí mismo se enriquece.<br />
Yo nada deseo,<br />
y así el pueblo por sí mismo retorna a la sencillez."<br />
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Tao Te Ching</i>, Capítulo 57</span><br />
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"The righteous man may rule the nation.<br />
The strategic man may rule the army.<br />
But the man who refrains from active measures should be the king.<br />
How do I know this?<br />
When the actions of the people are controlled by prohibited laws, the country
becomes more and more impoverished.<br />
When the people are allowed the free use of arms, the Government is in danger.<br />
The more crafty and dexterous the people become, the more do artificial things
come into use.<br />
And when those cunning arts are publicly esteemed, then do rogues prosper.<br />
Therefore the wise man says:-<br />
I will design nothing: and the people will shape themselves.<br />
I will keep quiet; and the people will find their rest.<br />
I will not assert myself; and the people will come forth.<br />
I will discountenance ambition; and the people will revert to their natural
simplicity."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Walter Gorn Old</a>, 1904, Chapter 57 </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclz57.htm">Chapter 57 of the <i>Tao Te Ching</i></a> </u></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclzindex.htm"><br />Chapter and Thematic Index (Concordance) to the <i>Tao Te Ching</i></a></u><u><br /></u>
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<u><u><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/index.htm"><br /><br />Ripening Peaches: Taoist Studies and Practices</a> </u></u></span></span></div>
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Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-79689049624139995062024-02-09T03:00:00.000-08:002024-02-09T05:03:36.950-08:00Keeping Your Balance and Avoiding Falls for Older Persons<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #170eec;">Keeping Your Balance and Avoiding Falls</span> <br /><span face=""Verdana, sans-serif"" style="color: #170eec;">Safety Tips for Around Your House<br />For Older Persons, Seniors, Elderly:</span></span></p><p style="color: #170eec;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Avoid clutter. Don't leave things on the floor. Pick up after yourself.<br />Make sure you have good lighting for both night and day.<br />Keep furniture and tables to a minimum. Leave room for walking.<br />Keep areas beside the bed and into a toilet clear and uncluttered.<br />Use hand bars beside toilet and shower.<br />Have a strong small ladder for reaching up to higher shelves.<br />Wear good shoes indoors.<br />Make sure rugs and runners are secure on the floor.<br />Watch out if you have steps into your garage or rooms.<br />Be careful, slow down, be alert!<br />Use your cane or walker as needed.<br />Be aware if medicines you take make you feel lightheaded or dizzy.<br />If sitting for a long time, stand up slowly and carefully.<br />Move carefully on arthritic or injured limbs.<br />Use tips and techniques for standing up carefully and safely.<br />Exercise each day to improve strength, flexibility, and balance.<br />Make sure all chairs, seats, and tables are in good working order.<br />Use it, or slowly but surely loose it.<br />Keep all cabinet drawers or doors pushed and closed properly.<br />Let others help you or pay for services.<br />Know you own strengths, limitations, or weaknesses.<br />If you are obese, it will impair your balance skills. Loose weight!<br />Do exercises to improve the strength of your legs and hips.<br />See a physician for serious dizziness.<br />Practice Tai Chi Chuan to improve your balance skills.<br />- Michael P. Garofalo, <a href="https://www.egreenway.com/balance.htm">Balance</a><br /></span></p><p style="color: #170eec;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/reason/agingmpg.htm" target="_blank">Aging Well</a> Information, Bibliography, Quotes, Notes, Links</span></p><p style="color: #170eec;"><br /></p><p style="color: #170eec;"><br /></p>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-11132996108134891522024-02-07T11:24:00.000-08:002024-02-09T05:00:41.919-08:00Flowers for February<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> <span data-offset-key="ls67-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The flowers of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">late</span><span data-offset-key="ls67-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size."
</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Gertrude S. Wister</span></p><div data-block="true" data-editor="2h39f" data-offset-key="f8ged-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f8ged-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Right now, in our yard in Vancouver WA, we have two flowering plants: heather and helebores. 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Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-89859834564928922982024-02-06T03:30:00.000-08:002024-02-06T04:54:46.443-08:00Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Chapter 56<i>Dao De Jing, Laozi</i><br />
Chapter 56<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Those who know, do not speak.<br />
Those who speak, do not know.<br />
So shut your mouth<br />
Guard your senses<br />
Blunt your sharpness<br />
Untangle your affairs<br />
Soften your glare<br />
Be one with All dust.<br />
This is the mystery of union.<br />
You cannot approach it Yet you cannot escape it.<br />
You cannot benefit it<br />
Yet you cannot harm it.<br />
You cannot bestow any honor on it<br />
Yet you cannot rob it of its dignity.<br />
That is why the whole Universe reveres it."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">John Mabry</a>,
Chapter 56</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"One who understands won't be willing to use words; <br />
One who uses words won't be willing to understand.<br />
Shut off your dissipation.<br />
Seal up your door.<br />
Harmonize with your brightness.<br />
Adapt to the dust in your life.<br />
Blunt your sharpness.<br />
Untangle your disorder.<br />
This is correctly described as the mystery of putting the pieces together.<br />
Therefore, what can't be obtained and held closely also can't be obtained and cast off.<br />
What can't be obtained and used for profit also can't be obtained and used for
harm.<br />
What can't be obtained and valued also can't be obtained and cheapened.<br />
Therefore, every action in the world is precious."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Nina Correa</a>,
Chapter 56</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"One who knows does not speak,<br />
One who speaks does not know.<br />
Stop the apertures,<br />
Close the door;<br />
Blunt the sharp,<br />
Untie the entangled;<br />
Harmonize the bright,<br />
Make identical the dust.<br />
This is called the mystical identity (hsüan t'ung).<br />
Therefore with this person you cannot get intimate (ch'in),<br />
Cannot get distant,<br />
Cannot benefit,<br />
Cannot harm,<br />
Cannot exalt,<br />
Cannot humiliate.<br />
Therefore such person is the exalted of the world."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Ellen M. Chen</a>,
Chapter 56 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">知者不言.<br />
言者不知.<br />
塞其兑.<br />
閉其門.<br />
挫其銳.<br />
解其分.<br />
和其光.<br />
同其塵.<br />
是謂玄同.<br />
故不可得而親.<br />
不可得而踈.<br />
不可得而利.<br />
不可得而害.<br />
不可得而貴.<br />
不可得而賤.<br />
故為天下貴. <br />
</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">- Chinese characters, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>,
Chapter 56 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">zhi zhe bu yan.<br />
yan zhe bu zhi.<br />
se qi dui.<br />
bi qi men.<br />
cuo qi rui.<br />
jie qi fen.<br />
he qi guang.<br />
tong qi chen.<br />
shi wei xuan tong.<br />
gu bu ke de er qin.<br />
bu ke de er shu.<br />
bu ke de er li.<br />
bu ke de er hai.<br />
bu ke de er gui.<br />
bu ke de er jian.<br />
gu wei tian xia gui.<br />
- Pinyin Romanization, <i>Daodejing</i>, Chapter 56 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Blunt all that is sharp;<br />
Cut all that is divisible;<br />
Blur all that which is brilliant;<br />
Mix with all that is humble as dust;<br />
This is called absolute equality.<br />
Therefore it cannot be made intimate;<br />
Nor can it be alienated.<br />
It cannot be benefited;<br />
Nor can it be harmed.<br />
It cannot be exalted;<br />
Nor can it be debased.<br />
Therefore it is the most valuable thing in the world."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Ch'u Ta-Kao</a>, 1904, Chapter 56 </span><br />
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"He who knows, speaks not;<br />
He who speaks, knows not.<br />
He closes the mouth,<br />
He shuts the doors of the senses.<br />
He rounds off angles;<br />
He unravels all difficulties.<br />
he harmonizes Light.<br />
He brings men into Unity.<br />
This is called wonderful Unity.<br />
Favour and disgrace do not touch him,<br />
profit and loss do not affect him,<br />
Honour and shame are alike to him,<br />
Therefore he is held in high esteem by all men."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Isabella Mears</a>, 1916, Chapter 56</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"El que sabe no habla.<br />
El que habla no sabe.<br />
Habla solo lo necesario,<br />
Controla tus emociones,<br />
Simplifica los problemas,<br />
Deshazte de la confusión,<br />
Atenúa tu resplandor,<br />
Identifícate con el polvo,<br />
Esta es la Misteriosa Totalidad.<br />
Quien ha alcanzado este estado,<br />
No se preocupa por el amor o el odio,<br />
ni por el auge o el fracaso.<br />
A la Misteriosa Totalidad,<br />
No se le puede atraer;<br />
no se le puede rechazar;<br />
no se le puede beneficiar;<br />
no se le puede perjudicar;<br />
no se le puede honrar;<br />
Por eso, es lo máximo que un hombre podrá alcanzar."<br />
- Translation from
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/spanish.htm">Wikisource</a>, 2013, <i>
Tao Te Ching</i>, Capítulo 56</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Those who know do not talk. <br />
Those who talk do not know. <br />
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Stop talking, <br />
meditate in silence, <br />
blunt your sharpness, <br />
release your worries, <br />
harmonize your inner light, <br />
and become one with the dust. <br />
Doing this is the called the dark and mysterious identity. <br />
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Those who have achieved the mysterious identity
can not be approached, <br />
and they can not be alienated. <br />
They can not be benefited nor harmed. <br />
They can not be made noble nor to suffer disgrace. <br />
This makes them the most noble of all under the heavens."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
John H. McDonald</a>, 1996, Chapter 56 <br />
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<br />Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-13463835557147125092024-02-05T05:00:00.000-08:002024-02-06T19:26:04.943-08:00Waves of Reflections at the Bandon Jetty<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Fireplace Records, Chapter 46</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><b style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana;"><i><br />Waves of Reflections at the Bandon Jetty</i></b></span></b></p><p><b style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Verdana;"><i><br /></i></b></span></b></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/mpgss/shortpoemsmpg9sea2.htm" target="_blank">Caught on the Edges of the West: Highway 101</a></span></b></i></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/fireplace.htm" target="_blank">The Fireplace Records</a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;"></span></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/walking/Grayland1.htm" target="_blank">Four Days in Grayland</a></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><b>By Michael P. Garofalo</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">When young I climbed </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">mountains</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Now old I walk beaches.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">My heart has new limits;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">My mind explores inside limits.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">I saunter effortlessly;<br />I struggle to understand The Root.<br />Reading the Vegetable Root Verses; (1)<br />I fell asleep and dreamt I was awake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">I thought three times;<br />then moved one way.<br />I took three steps;<br />then clearly envisioned the next 333 steps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">From confusion emerged </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">distinctions</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Naming points to a way out of chaos.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">By words we find new ways to see;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">New ways to discover truths or falsity.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Confucius said, Buddha said, </span><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Epictetus</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> said,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">the Bible said, the Sufi's said, the Yogi's said:;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Maybe they did or did not - it is said;<br />Kwan Yin did not say, but helped in some way. (2)</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The roaring surf, a splashing chorus;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Reflects my inner concerto of words.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Moving with intention and concentration is fire;<br />Escaping to an excess of quietude is ashes.<br />Knowing when enough is enough <br />and too little is too little;<br />we light a candle in honor of wisdom. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">I could not walk down and up the steep steps to the shore;<br />my legs too weak and wobbly anymore.<br />I watched the winter surf crashing on sea stacks;<br />So I just sat and stared, with my mind quite slack.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQofP5aAI-uztfBgiS5GuYIxQVYo9NOKYQoHKV9TqihWDNjXDt6J7I7XzQ0Eufl_gGAUEAHH14sc10MCjMy5VTH-C-DyUjrmweZSMIprYwF5ykMlsmDCGYs10xLDVuBIaP5_HFmd_dH2JkID23SnPZs35ysr1fyVGdf2h-KtW7M8NtCpeXSp4/s3648/Bandon%2053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQofP5aAI-uztfBgiS5GuYIxQVYo9NOKYQoHKV9TqihWDNjXDt6J7I7XzQ0Eufl_gGAUEAHH14sc10MCjMy5VTH-C-DyUjrmweZSMIprYwF5ykMlsmDCGYs10xLDVuBIaP5_HFmd_dH2JkID23SnPZs35ysr1fyVGdf2h-KtW7M8NtCpeXSp4/s320/Bandon%2053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Booms of thunder, pouring rain, windy, and cold;<br />Breakfast at a Bandon cafe, warm, out of the showers.<br />Reading Lama Sura Das on awakening a Buddha mind;<br />Thinking of New Year, Jade Rabbits, Spring Festival rhymes;<br />Thankful for the eggs and hash browns - enjoying this time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Bullards Beach is not Grayland Beach; (3)<br />They are both the same - out of my reach.<br />When I move the roaring surf calls;<br />When still the silent marsh recalls.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">At the south jetty's edge, a damp delightful altar on a rocky perch:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMag9yaf_60BkHZwY0jQIsDZWkfHrZTsVfP8hWjAtKE6NL5ZW2ald-EPp29do5mGRfhZdvNYuAjdy7VaV8TaMbRE5xZJMoHFScOf0_QvgNBCwnYajkXt6xyduM6731I4DV1SHEsZHc11Jc-p7VuOyieywvAabJO5KAWBf133MixA3992mTnI/s2783/bandon%2051.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMag9yaf_60BkHZwY0jQIsDZWkfHrZTsVfP8hWjAtKE6NL5ZW2ald-EPp29do5mGRfhZdvNYuAjdy7VaV8TaMbRE5xZJMoHFScOf0_QvgNBCwnYajkXt6xyduM6731I4DV1SHEsZHc11Jc-p7VuOyieywvAabJO5KAWBf133MixA3992mTnI/s320/bandon%2051.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">little statutes, plastic flowers, <br />a plastic heart, <br />rocks, shells, angels, cross, kelp, <br />official warning poster,<br />all on a washed up log.<br />The lingering intentions that count;<br />the smell of wet sand incense<br />all around and about. </span><div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">A light beacon on the jetty rocks. Hints at the edgy DOT of sacred space/time. Proceed: Aware and Becoming. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br />The two jetties remind me of the </span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Anjali Mudra</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">, </span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Gassho</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The north jetting is my right hand, the south jetty my left,<br />The Coquille River is the Qi energy between my Prayer Hands:<br />flowing Cloud Hands, Namaste Hands, Energized Hands, Promising Hands.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Playing with analogies and <i>Gassho</i> hands; I bow where I stand.<br />Touching the spiritual memories between my hands; I bow where I stand.<br />Honored by the good intentions between our hands; I bow where I stand. <br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4h3yH-L7-xmwgIAxz4K3ArY2X_FUHxapHcXcogdVRsnvHvRmBwAxRLsoPuvIFV0ns9URtgzhQmDbKvas9w7eI5vTyJh3fotrRShLS4PIkpj1bq6xyxEzNVue_N4jlasGZ0XKUXoKD1p2MZ3SPrhEwlzuUKLftdG7fQCnLzzcqAOI50uD_38/s3648/Bandon%2062.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4h3yH-L7-xmwgIAxz4K3ArY2X_FUHxapHcXcogdVRsnvHvRmBwAxRLsoPuvIFV0ns9URtgzhQmDbKvas9w7eI5vTyJh3fotrRShLS4PIkpj1bq6xyxEzNVue_N4jlasGZ0XKUXoKD1p2MZ3SPrhEwlzuUKLftdG7fQCnLzzcqAOI50uD_38/s320/Bandon%2062.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><p><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Low tide, high tide - the yin/yang way;<br /></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Heart tenses, relaxes - the yang/yin way.<br /></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">My heart's a flutter, I'm out of breath;<br /></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">I'm content with life, <br /></span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">and accept my death.</span></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The sand blows up the dunes and down;<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The seasons follow the sun, round and round.<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Between Heaven and Earth the seagull stands;<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">While I play Taijiquan, slogging over dry sand. (4) <br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">We both come and go, then are no more; <br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Full then Empty are close to Life's Core.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">The immense Oceans are undrinkable, and<br />in some ways unthinkable. <br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">No fresh water begets death, and <br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Water is Life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">Words from the Heart Scripture went unsaid, and<br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">the Bodhi Tree flourished in Life's Garden. (5) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Something evolves from Something Else, and<br />nothing evolves from nothing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Beings emerge from Beings, and<br />emptiness disappears into emptiness.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">"Nothing" is not a noun-thing, and<br />"Somethings" are dependent relationships.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Forms are Full, and<br />Fullness begets Forms.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Somethings created my body-mind, and<br />my body-mind created somethings. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">The Dao marries Yin-Yang, and<br />some of their step-children are Black Holes. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Chaos is not emptiness, and<br />the Void provides Space for Somethings.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Somethings are transitory, ephemeral, and</span><br style="font-size: 21.3333px;" /><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">They are Not empty illusions or unreal. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Time is the crux of the matter, and</span><br style="font-size: 21.3333px;" /><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Somethings come and go, appear and disappear. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">"Nothing" is the absence of Something<br />we desire, and<br />not the presence of something. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Somethings are Appearances, and</span><br style="font-size: 21.3333px;" /><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Appearances are Somethings.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Is or is not, true or false, real or unreal,<br />something or nothing, be Careful, and<br />sometimes choose the Middle Way of Maybe So.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">Pointing to Nothing, and <br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">slogging through a muddy muddle of </span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">Mu</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Come Closer, Come Closer, and<br />Open the Door to Wonderous Beings.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Come Closer, Come Closer, and<br />Embrace Body-Mind-Spirit.<br />Cast off emptiness and the void. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;"><i>Gate Gate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha,</i> and<br />some Lotus plants died in a drought. Oh No!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 21.3333px;">Words from the Heart went unsaid, and<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">the Bodhi Tree flourished in Life's Garden. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 21.3333px;">(5) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">(1) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><i>Master of the Three Ways</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">. By Hung Ying-ming. Translated by William Scott Wilson. 2012.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">(2) <i>The Kwan Yin Transmission Book: Healing Guidance from Our Universal Mother.</i> By Alana Fairchild. Llewellyn, 2019. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">(3) Bullards Beach State Park is close to Bandon, Oregon. Grayland Beach State Park is near Westport, Washington. Bandon has many sea stacks, and a small rocky shoreline near the 200 foot high cliffs overlooking the sea. Westport to Tokeland consists of flat sandy beaches, sand dunes, and shore pines, shrubs, and grasses. There are no steep rocky cliffs at Grayland Beach. Totally different coastal terrain types in Grayland and Bandon; except for rolling sand dunes covered in grasses. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Bullard's Beach State Park is north across the bridge over the Coquille River from Bandon, Oregon. A large State Park with many sand dunes and ocean beaches with lots of driftwood and items of interest to beachcombers.<br /><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckovC4hRBdNsmZLx__TobGyE5r-KFsjL8cNLWqQuUGnIfgkINEl_6wT6ZiMTtAXhCs1lnWiNxuwNjeo4WLOInsLPE5qEF54DTmWRVLlvGZfaQ4bFXs1JQlG2RfxKUn5ToqVnC9YGTBr1Ac5WnCbCN9asiMUjf6tHFdX9RceetnVKAiAr6DHY/s3648/Bandon%2041.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckovC4hRBdNsmZLx__TobGyE5r-KFsjL8cNLWqQuUGnIfgkINEl_6wT6ZiMTtAXhCs1lnWiNxuwNjeo4WLOInsLPE5qEF54DTmWRVLlvGZfaQ4bFXs1JQlG2RfxKUn5ToqVnC9YGTBr1Ac5WnCbCN9asiMUjf6tHFdX9RceetnVKAiAr6DHY/w400-h300/Bandon%2041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br />Any person can easily drive, bicycle, or walk to the south and north jetties at the conjunction of the Pacific Ocean and the Coquille River. There is an old lighthouse at the north jetty side. There are many miles, on either side of the river, of rock dykes and dirt packed dykes to control the flooding Coquille River. There are many dramatic sea stacks that are south of the two jetties. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">Further east from the coast at Bandon, on road 42S, east to Coquille city 42 and Myrtle Point city, was extensive flooding in January of 2023. The entire valley floor farm fields were covered in water for miles on end. Low lying fog made driving the winding country road a bit dicey. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">(4) <a href="https://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/longyang.htm" target="_blank">Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan</a> by Michael Garofalo, Vancouver, Washington.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;">(5) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra" target="_blank">The Heart Sutra</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Sutra" target="_blank">The Threefold Lotus Sutra</a>. Experiences of "emptiness" are often a case of not finding something we desire in the complex world of Somethings. Something desired seems or is missing. We want a drink of water and the glass is empty. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(negative)" target="_blank">Mu</a>,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><br /></span></p><h1 align="left"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Poetry by Michael P. Garofalo</span></span></h1><h1 align="left"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: black;">Cloud Hands Blog</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></h1><h1 align="left"><small><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><small><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/zen/above.htm"><span style="color: black;">Above the Fog</span></a></span></small></span><small><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></small></small></h1><h1 align="left"><small><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><small><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/pacificpoems.htm"><span style="color: black;">Four Days in Grayland</span></a></span></small></span><small><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></small></small></h1><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/laws.htm"><span style="color: black;">Pulling Onions</span></a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/poetry/Bibliography.htm">Poetry - Bibliography, Links, Resources, Guides</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></b></p><h1 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/poetry/haiku2.htm"><span style="color: black;">Cuttings: Haiku and Short Poems</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></h1><h1 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/concrete/index.htm">Text Art, Visual/Pattern Poetry</a></span></h1><p align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/mpgss/UMCellphone.htm"><strong>Uncle Mike's Cellphone Poetry Series</strong></a></span></p><h1 align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/concrete/index.htm"><span style="color: black;">Concrete Poetry</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></h1><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/chang.htm"><span style="color: black;">Meetings with Taoist Master Chang San-Feng</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/zen/above.htm#Zhang"><span style="color: black;">Shifu Miao Zhang Points the Way</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/FullMoon1.htm"><span style="color: black;">Full Moon in the Morning Sky</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/pacificpoems.htm"><span style="color: black;">Northwest Pacific Coast Poems</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/concrete/this.htm">Exhibits at the Onion Garden</a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/sp2osbd.htm"><span style="color: black;">One Short of a Baker's Dozen</span></a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/poetry/haiku4.htm"><span style="color: black;">Teaching Haiku Poetry</span></a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/quotes.htm">The Spirit of Gardening</a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/poetry/new2020.htm">New Poems</a></span></b></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclzindex.htm"><i>Tao Te Ching</i> by Lao Tzu</a></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p align="left"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gardendigest.com/concrete/hapub.htm">Reviews and Kudos</a></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-39161344146605549002024-02-04T05:30:00.000-08:002024-02-04T05:47:44.176-08:00Dancing with the Dao<p><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Fireplace Records, Chapter 45</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><br />Dancing with the Dao</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In a short lecture by Alan Watts, titled "Walking on the Wheel," he contrasts those who favor listening to music with those who favor dancing to music. Both are enjoyable, beneficial, pleasurable, and healthy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some Christians and Platonic disciplinarians are disdainful of music, dancing, plays, jokes, games of chance, literature, etc. They contend that such arts corrupt the soul, lead one into vice, overindulge the senses, are sinful, encourage laziness, and take us away from the contemplation of the Divine. Secular pleasures are rejected, puritan attitudes prevail, and contempt for worldly pastimes are demanded. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My wife told me her Church of Christ fundamentalist parents would not allow any Christmas celebrations, not allow her to go to movies or dances, favored only church hymns, would not allow any musical instruments in church services, and condemned secular cultural pastimes. Probably, Islamic parents do the same these days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Most people ignore the ascetic and disciplinary path to salvation and to the magical after-life. They enjoy both listening to music, playing music, and dancing to a variety of musical types.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A person with a more passive, quiet, contemplative nature enjoys relaxing and <i>listening</i> to music. They settle into stillness and auditory indulgence. These folks also might favor silent still meditation, standing meditation, yin yoga, and Qi Gong practices.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I enjoy dancing, tai chi chuan, and walking while listening to music. I enjoy playing the harmonica. Doing and making with my body-mind has provided me with a lifetime of pleasures and enjoyment.</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white;"><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Comments, Sources, Observations, Koans, Poems, Quips:</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dance, laugh, sing, and smile your way to vibrant health.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Dao enjoys Dancing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/trees.htm" target="_blank">The Five Senses</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/meditation/treemag.htm" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Soma-Aesthetics</a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/chang1.htm" target="_blank">Music</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/meditation/treemag.htm" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Tai Chi Chuan Dancing</a></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/meditation/treemag.htm" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Yoga Stillness</a></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/meditation/treemag.htm" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Standing Meditation Stillness</a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p align="left"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/riddles.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">636 Riddles, Jokes, Witticisms, Humor</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Refer to my </span><a href="http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/search/label/Fireplace%20Records" target="_blank">Cloud Hands Blog Posts</a><span> on the topic of Koans/Stories. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/NewSubject3.pdf" target="_blank">Subject Index to 1,975 Zen Buddhist Koans</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/koansdup1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zen Buddhist Koans: Indexes, Bibliography, Commentary, Information</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclzindex42.htm"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Daodejing by Laozi</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/laws.htm" target="_blank"><i>Pulling Onions</i></a> Over 1,043 One-line Sayings, Quips, Maxims, Humor</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/koans.htm" target="_blank">Chinese Chan Buddhist and Taoist Stories and Koans</a></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/fireplace.htm" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank"><i>The Fireplace Records</i> (Blog Version)</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">By Michael P. Garofalo</span></span></p><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-28912399859894542952024-02-03T07:21:00.000-08:002024-02-03T13:57:14.336-08:00String Figures Bibliography<p> </p><h1 align="left"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://gardendigest.com/string/index.htm">Strings on Your Fingers</a></span></h1><h1 align="left"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">String Figures, String Tricks, String Catches, Rope and Twine Knots<br />String and Rope Designs, Knotting, Cat's Cradle Games with String<br />Northwest American Indian String Figures Research<br />String Figures and Storytelling Performances by Michael P. Garofalo<br />Version 3, 2021</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2Fwubay_hLeKDntx4TXpi7eW5pnPDv7Mcf_AlgVayWmzR4qk_sTQh9lohDytfK2g_PDpxq5tBIkYFAGwtuQ1qnXjennHRcb76QH5V-WqvtVO_mm9DpZZNcHS4AZb4cD7dfjHDw/s499/dewitt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="359" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2Fwubay_hLeKDntx4TXpi7eW5pnPDv7Mcf_AlgVayWmzR4qk_sTQh9lohDytfK2g_PDpxq5tBIkYFAGwtuQ1qnXjennHRcb76QH5V-WqvtVO_mm9DpZZNcHS4AZb4cD7dfjHDw/s320/dewitt.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIthbFqJMCQzB1xt8kB35Wr6HUy-x8NItXcV_HCRSXJJTmTf9lJNlAIGfKedcr15WU-3wB-KAl0vDVZBYhomOqu6wdR0mtrMKrWxkwu_7IjmW6mj0DBIMjwu5wj10uUVEymAu8LQ/s500/Elffers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIthbFqJMCQzB1xt8kB35Wr6HUy-x8NItXcV_HCRSXJJTmTf9lJNlAIGfKedcr15WU-3wB-KAl0vDVZBYhomOqu6wdR0mtrMKrWxkwu_7IjmW6mj0DBIMjwu5wj10uUVEymAu8LQ/s320/Elffers.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><p align="left"> </p>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-74096573407812356622024-02-02T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-02T07:32:07.231-08:00Dragon Qigong, Swimming Dragon Qigong, Walking Dragon Chi Kung<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"The Chinese Horoscope 2024 reveals that the Year of the Dragon, specifically the Wood Dragon year, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #040c28; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">will bring authority, prosperity, and good fortune</span><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been studying books and videos on the subject of Dragon Chi Kung and Dragon Bagua Zhang, Swimming Dragon, Walking Dragon, and Tai Chi Dragon.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reading "The Four Dragons" by Damo Mitchell; "The Swimming Dragon" by Tzu Shi Kuo and T. K. Smith; and "Dragon and Tiger Qigong" by Bruce K. Frantzis.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For full information on the books, instructional DVDs, UTube vides, links, resources, and quotations on the subject of "<a href="https://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm" target="_blank">Dragon Qigong</a>" see my <a href="https://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm" target="_blank">webpage</a> on the subject. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am also completing my own version of <a href="https://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm#Lessons" target="_blank">Lessons on Dragon Qigong</a> with instructions on that webpage. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">"It is easier to leave a circle than to enter it.<br />The emphasis is on the hip movement whether front or back.<br />The difficulty is to maintain the position without shifting the centre.<br />To analyze and understand the above situation is to do with movement and not with a stationary posture.<br />Advancing and retreating by turning sideways in line with the shoulders, one is capable of turning like a millstone, fast or slow, as if whirling like a dragon in the clouds or sensing the approach of a fierce tiger.<br />From this, one can learn the usage of the movement of the upper torso.<br />Through long practice, such movement will become natural."<br />- Yang Family Old Manual, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Coil Incense Kung</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">"The East Asian Dragons are often associated with water, rain, vapors, fog, springs, streams, waterfalls, rivers, swamps, lakes, and the ocean. Water can take many shapes and states, and Dragons are shape shifters and linked with transformation, appearing and disappearing, changing into something new. Water is found in three states, depending upon the surrounding temperature: a solid (ice, snow), a fluid (flowing liquid), and a gas (fog, vapor, steam). Since rainfall is often accompanied by thunder and lightening (thunderstorms and typhoons), the Dragon is sometimes associated with fire; and, since hot water and steam are major sources of energy in human culture, this further links the Dragon with the essential energy of Fire. The Dragon is thus linked with the chemical and alchemical transformative properties of two of the essential Elements, both <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm#Tiger">Water and Fire</a>. Dragons are generally benign or helpful to humans in East Asia, but their powers can also be destructive (e.g., flooding, tsunami, typhoon, lightening, steam, drowning, etc.). There are both male and female Dragons, kinds or species of Dragons, Dragons of different colors and sizes, and mostly good but some evil Dragons. Some Dragons can fly, some cannot fly; most live in or near water, a few on land. The body of a Dragon combines features from many animals, representing the many possibilities for existential presence. The Dragon in the East has serpentine, snake, or eel like movement qualities: twisting, spiraling, sliding, circling, swimming, undulating, flowing freely like water."<br />[See: The Dragon in China and Japan by Marinus De Visser, 1913] </span></span><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1fd5zMmNnOeNG-fGvPm4xiRCa5PofghKHIJO2hlqOyv_6HD2ehnRUScyuyzthEWqOiZg6NOH4vP1teU4fjP6osXnSh5qpQh61uWLijj4MCiNgyqdP8LpwN23F0jK3Bm2HqP_BQ/s1600/dragon+M2a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1fd5zMmNnOeNG-fGvPm4xiRCa5PofghKHIJO2hlqOyv_6HD2ehnRUScyuyzthEWqOiZg6NOH4vP1teU4fjP6osXnSh5qpQh61uWLijj4MCiNgyqdP8LpwN23F0jK3Bm2HqP_BQ/s1600/dragon+M2a.jpg" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm">Dragon Chi Kung</a> features exercises that involve twisting, turning, screwing, spiraling, curving, wiggling, undulating, spinning, sinking down and rising up, swimming, circling, swinging, or twining movements are often associated with snakes, serpents and dragons. There are many Qigong sets and specific Qigong movements that have been called "Dragon" forms, sets, or exercises. <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/bagua.htm">Baguazhang</a> martial arts feature much twisting, turning and circling; and, also include many "Dragon" sets and movements. <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/silkreel.htm">Silk Reeling</a> exercises in <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/chenindex.htm">Chen Style Taijiquan</a> include twisting, twining, circling, and screwing kinds of movements. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/dragonsrealms/index.htm">The Realms of the Dragons</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/dragons.htm">Dragon Qigong</a><br /> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/jostaff.htm">Dragon Staff</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/qigong/magicpearlqigong.htm">Magic Pearl Qigong</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/dragonsrealms/DT3.htm">Leaping Over the Dragon's Gate</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/dragonsrealms/bibliography.htm">Dragons: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsziGPB28Mqu5tMWx1gbUYxo7EvKiu2XAUhd3cfGujsvMvrxLczw3GIfuBfMRjuqj5XUvF9zEqnOeiArceNWG5orQOSSHMddL3p4gRF6dk0iGlK6TsjwOWT1jPJSbt3b1hqMfBw/s1600/dragon73.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsziGPB28Mqu5tMWx1gbUYxo7EvKiu2XAUhd3cfGujsvMvrxLczw3GIfuBfMRjuqj5XUvF9zEqnOeiArceNWG5orQOSSHMddL3p4gRF6dk0iGlK6TsjwOWT1jPJSbt3b1hqMfBw/s1600/dragon73.jpg" /></a></div>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-91013551324776194762024-02-01T07:08:00.000-08:002024-02-01T08:27:16.727-08:00Rivers of Change<p> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">"We need to learn to see our physical form as a river. Our
body is not a static thing─it changes all the time. It is very important
to see our physical form as something impermanent, as a river that is constantly
changing. Every cell in our body is a drop of water in that river.
Birth and death are happening continuously, in every moment of our daily lives.
We must live every moment with death and life present at the same time.
Both death and life are happening at every instant in the river of our physical
body. We should train ourselves in this vision of impermanence." <br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">- Thich Nhat Hanh, </span><i style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">You Are Here</i><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">, 2001, p. 27</span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><p align="left">In many ways Changes, cycles of birth and death, being a
living-moving-acting being ... is what creates endurance, persistence,
homeostasis, staying alive. When Change stops, then we die.
Impermanence is indicative of being alive, existing, being real. </p><p align="left"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/reason/process.htm">Process Philosophy</a></p></span>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-71498891235687321002024-01-31T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-03T14:01:42.356-08:00The Dumpling Discourse<p> <b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Fireplace Records, Chapter 44</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white;"><b style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;"><i><br />The Dumpling Discourse</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a hot day in July when Carol and Adolf met in a tea shop in Portland. They sipped iced tea and chatted about Taoism for an hour.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Adolf asked Carol, "What is beyond the Tao?" Carol answered, "Either the Dark Void or preparing hot oatmeal."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Adolf sarcastically replied, "Yunmen is direct, he says '"Dumplings.' You are caught in either/or, dualisms, and straying from the spot!" Carol said "Purported Zen Masters seldom cook."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Adolf raised his right hand, like Gutei, and gave Carol the middle finger. Carol slapped the finger of his right hand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Adolf got up and went to the toilet. While urinating, like Master Omori Sogen, he was suddenly awakened. While he was away, Carol left for home.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She worked in her home garden. She weeded and watered. She picked two squash. Like the Tao, she grew living beings. She went indoors and cooked some hot oatmeal. She added raisins to the mush. She ate. She smiled. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her dark blue bowl was then empty. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">She was ordinary and clear mined. <br /><br /></span></span></p><p><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Comments, Sources, Observations, Koans, Poems, Quips:</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Omori Sogen, "Introduction to Zen Training" Tuttle, 2001,2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"What is talk transcending the Buddhas and Patriarchs?", Yunmen's translated answers "Sesame Cakes", "Rice cakes", "Dumplings."<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See BOS 78, ZE 42, ENT 88, WWSF 348, BCR 77</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gutei's One Finger Zen<br />BCR 19, BOS 84, DSMS 245, GB 30, SOH 21</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If the answer can be 'the oak tree in the courtyard,' then the answer can be 'eating oatmeal with raisins.'</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Irrelevant answers are a staple spontaniety of Zen tricksters. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some say nonsensical Zen Koan answers are free and natural poety; however, they are often just bad poetry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Which finger was the "one finger?"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">People are Makers, Imitating the Dao - The Great Maker, Doer, Creator. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sometimes even seeming to go Beyond the Dao.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><p align="left"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/riddles.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">636 Riddles, Jokes, Witticisms, Humor</span></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Refer to my </span><a href="http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/search/label/Fireplace%20Records" target="_blank">Cloud Hands Blog Posts</a><span> on the topic of Koans/Stories. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/NewSubject3.pdf" target="_blank">Subject Index to 1,975 Zen Buddhist Koans</a></span></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/koansdup1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zen Buddhist Koans: Indexes, Bibliography, Commentary, Information</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclzindex42.htm"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Daodejing by Laozi</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/laws.htm" target="_blank"><i>Pulling Onions</i></a> Over 1,043 One-line Sayings, Quips, Maxims, Humor</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/koans.htm" target="_blank">Chinese Chan Buddhist and Taoist Stories and Koans</a></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/buddhism/fireplace.htm" style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank"><i>The Fireplace Records</i> (Blog Version)</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">By Michael P. Garofalo</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.gardendigest.com/quotes.htm" target="_blank">The Spirit of Gardening</a></span></span></p><div><br /></div><div></div>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-24272315479326298912024-01-30T03:30:00.000-08:002024-01-30T09:29:51.494-08:00Tao Te Ching, by Lao Tzu, Chapter 55<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Dao De Jing, Laozi</i><br />
Chapter 55</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"He whom life fulfills,<br />
Though he remains a child,<br />
Is immune to the poisonous sting<br />
Of insects, to the ravening<br />
Of wild beasts or to vultures' bills.<br />
He needs no more bone or muscle than a baby's for sure hold.<br />
Without thought of joined organs, he is gender<br />
Which grows firm, unfaltering.<br />
Though his voice should cry out at full pitch all day, it would not rasp but would stay tender<br />
Through the perfect balancing<br />
Of a man at endless ease with everything<br />
Because of the true life that he has led.<br />
To try for more than this bodes ill.<br />
It is said, 'there's a way where there's a will;'<br />
But let life ripen and then fall.<br />
Will is not the way at all:<br />
Deny the way of life and you are dead."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Witter Bynner</a>, Chapter 55 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"He who embodies the fullness of integrity is like a ruddy infant.<br />
Wasps, spiders, scorpions, and snakes will not sting or bite him;<br />
Rapacious birds and fierce beasts will not seize him.<br />
His bones are weak and his sinews soft, yet his grip is tight.<br />
He knows not the joining of male and female, yet his penis is aroused.<br />
His essence has reached a peak.<br />
He screams the whole day without becoming hoarse;<br />
His harmony has reached perfection.<br />
Harmony implies constancy;<br />
Constancy requires insight.<br />
Striving to increase one's life is ominous;<br />
To control the vital breath with one's mind entails force.<br />
Something that grows old while still in its prime is said to be not in accord with the Way;<br />
Not being in accord with the Way leads to an early demise."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Victor H. Mair</a>, Chapter 55</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Measure the fullness of one's virtue against an infants:<br />
Neither scorpion nor snake will attack it.<br />
Nor does the tiger maul it.<br />
Nor do the birds of prey clutch it.<br />
Its bones and sinews soft,<br />
Yet its grip is firm.<br />
It does not know the union of male and female,<br />
Yet its reproductive organ is fully formed:<br />
Its essence is whole.<br />
It can cry all day without getting hoarse;<br />
This is total harmony.<br />
To know harmony is constancy.<br />
To know constancy is enlightening.<br />
That which is beneficial to life is auspicious.<br />
To direct ch'i by heart is steadfastness.<br />
Things mature and then decay.<br />
This is contra-Tao.<br />
That which runs counter to the Tao is soon finished."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Tam Gibbs</a>, Chapter 55 </span><br />
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<div align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Who holds within the fullest power<br />
To a newborn may compare,<br />
Which no insects stings,<br />
No wild beast seizes,<br />
No taloned bird snatches.<br />
Though soft-boned and weak-limbed, its grip is firm.<br />
Before it ever knows of intercourse,<br />
Its standing phallus knows its full life force.<br />
It cries all day without a loss of voice,<br />
A sign of its perfect balance.<br />
Knowing balance means constant norm;<br />
Knowing the norm means inner vision;<br />
Enhancing life means good fortune;<br />
Mind controlling spirit means inner strength.<br />
“Beware old age in pride of manly might,”<br />
For that means working against the Way.<br />
“Work against the Way, die before your day.”"<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Moss Roberts</a>, Chapter 55 </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"One who possesses the fullness of De can be compared to a newborn baby.<br />
Bees, scorpions and poisonous snakes will not sting him.<br />
Hunting birds and ferocious animals will not grab him.<br />
His bones are weak, his muscles are soft, yet he can grasp objects with great strength.<br />
He has no knowledge of sexual intercourse, yet his penis becomes enlarged: so extreme is his life force.<br />
He can yell all day, yet he doesn't get hoarse.<br />
There is ultimate harmony in his expressiveness.<br />
This harmony of expressiveness is said to be constant;<br />
Knowing this harmony is said to be obvious.<br />
Increasing life is said to be lucky.<br />
Using the mind to control the natural energy of life is said to show strength.<br />
A living creature who who pretends to be stronger than they are will quickly age.<br />
This may be described as one who doesn't follow Dao.<br />
Don't follow Dao and you'll come to an early end."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Nina Correa</a>, 2005, Chapter 55 </span></div><br />
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Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-50834207233748199752024-01-01T02:30:00.000-08:002024-01-01T02:30:00.144-08:00Best Wishes for a Happy and Productive New Year in 2024<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Best wishes to all, from Karen and I, for a productive, happy, and decent New Year in 2024. <br />May you enjoy good health, and enjoyable exercise.<br />May your family and friends thrive.<br />May a more peaceful and cooperative world emerge.<br />May you prosper in your work and communities.<br />May your gardens thrive.<br />May you learn about truth and virtue from great books and universities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">"What can be said in New Year rhymes,</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">That’s not been said a thousand times? </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The new years come, the old years go,<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;" />We know we dream, we dream we know. </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We rise up laughing with the light,<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;" />We lie down weeping with the night. </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We hug the world until it stings,<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;" />We curse it then and sigh for wings. </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We live, we love, we woo, we wed,<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;" />We wreathe our prides, we sheet our dead. </span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We laugh, we weep, we hope, we fear,<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;" />And that’s the burden of a year."</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>The Year </i>by Ella Wheeler Wilcox</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; 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--tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Esteban, Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem;"><br /></p>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-66923303597164719682023-12-31T04:00:00.000-08:002023-12-31T07:51:00.702-08:00Mt. Ranier, Washington<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stratovolcano, 14,411 Feet (4,392M)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascades Mountain Range, Western Washington</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Due East of Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Puget Sound</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rainier" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mt. Ranier - Wikipedia</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascade Volcanic Arc</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Karen and I have traveled all around this immense and dramatic mountain many times since 2010. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHByDmsjKU_97OOgf91rpsH2KnUdL_9GgO6hkKT-96K_Nj4BACD0jgno5RabSGRWCIvFC8yZq_jvRD0t2J3Gi-XrpycxGu6VB1sOHWIsgUpM94oonWHx7bWZVcXycD3BKAuagxvhYAWZHTLwa6AtsKxmK7HsyefHSxJNImjU4CHmf3lRkp2xJRg/s275/Ranier%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="275" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHByDmsjKU_97OOgf91rpsH2KnUdL_9GgO6hkKT-96K_Nj4BACD0jgno5RabSGRWCIvFC8yZq_jvRD0t2J3Gi-XrpycxGu6VB1sOHWIsgUpM94oonWHx7bWZVcXycD3BKAuagxvhYAWZHTLwa6AtsKxmK7HsyefHSxJNImjU4CHmf3lRkp2xJRg/w400-h268/Ranier%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-53369090498160637022023-12-30T08:11:00.000-08:002023-12-31T07:56:22.229-08:00Mt. Adams, Washington<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stratovolcano, 12,281 Feet (3,743 M) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascade Mountain Range, Southwestern WA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Near Yakima, Packwood, Klickitat, and Goldendale WA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Adams_(Washington)" target="_blank">Mt. Adams - Wikipedia</a></span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascade Volcanic Arc</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Karen and I have traveled all around this immense and dramatic mountain many times since 2016. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcywTdl05sB2PYe9l-7ikTzGFKnGsAfJo6Shz0hRwMAFg_4Vf1o07rcLpYyjAQxSzLpTOpxK045bYLAS6pkhcPSivV2xxIDZ1m-VXtZYkzDONH27RywC1gDkjUQG8bkvh6iltpUTlTDudIJmVtDtncr6a-FuFnWOT4KS4s1_-yz2tA-ZE2hX-CQ/s290/Adams%2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcywTdl05sB2PYe9l-7ikTzGFKnGsAfJo6Shz0hRwMAFg_4Vf1o07rcLpYyjAQxSzLpTOpxK045bYLAS6pkhcPSivV2xxIDZ1m-VXtZYkzDONH27RywC1gDkjUQG8bkvh6iltpUTlTDudIJmVtDtncr6a-FuFnWOT4KS4s1_-yz2tA-ZE2hX-CQ/w400-h240/Adams%2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-84365044968318793512023-12-29T08:03:00.000-08:002023-12-31T07:59:18.730-08:00Mr. Hood, Oregon<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>Stratovolcano, 11,240 Feet (3,425 M)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>East of Portland, Vancouver, Gresham, Troutdale, Sandy OR</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascades Mountain Range, Northwestern Oregon</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hood" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mt. Hood, Oregon - Wikipedia</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Volcanoes" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cascade Volcanic Arc</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We can view Mt. Hood from many locations in Vancouver and Portland, Washington.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Karen and I have traveled all around this dramatic mountain many times since 2001. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlTaYOTJBgKeSYWPKkH3N9BDfEJwLu0_NVCQpQCC2UD9Ak1DwhFks3Y406_Du_x9vJdVmCymWzmBqyln0YHepCUk5hY26nKHS6syzPQKaeX9mVoafg59L8J6tA9MaCGhXV5ntDb1z3TJy7TOxngYF1s3tpJIn8QgglyMvcIrUlLuU8H4FNSWR1A/s720/FB_IMG_1700518783547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlTaYOTJBgKeSYWPKkH3N9BDfEJwLu0_NVCQpQCC2UD9Ak1DwhFks3Y406_Du_x9vJdVmCymWzmBqyln0YHepCUk5hY26nKHS6syzPQKaeX9mVoafg59L8J6tA9MaCGhXV5ntDb1z3TJy7TOxngYF1s3tpJIn8QgglyMvcIrUlLuU8H4FNSWR1A/s320/FB_IMG_1700518783547.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Cascade Volcanic Arc</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-19667718823691147772023-12-27T19:00:00.000-08:002023-12-27T19:25:09.573-08:00Taijiquan and Seeing<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> "<span style="color: #050505;">Looking and seeing are two different things. In tai chi we see without looking. When we look, we focus our gaze on some point. As we do that, there are subtle changes in our facial muscles which affect all our muscles. We see what we're looking at but miss the rest. Imagine having to deal with multiple opponents. The ideal is to see as if you're looking from behind your head so that your vision broadens. An easy way to understand it is by holding your arms at your side as if making a cross with your body. Can you see your hands with your peripheral vision? If you can, that's what your seeing should feel like. As you do that, you will notice that things get quieter and softer, more relaxed, and seem to slow down."<br />- Joe Eber, Facebook Post </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="m_noteText" style="color: #333333; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Eyelids relaxed: The eyelids should be relaxed like a curtain. As the eyelids relax, the mind is able to calm down and release the tension of the body’s muscles. The facial muscles also need to be soft and relaxed. As always, your outlook should be aware but not focused. Another reason to curtain the eyes is to hide your intention from others. In a martial arts’ sense, this is used for effective defense and offense. <br /><br />Center the vision: Set the eyes straight ahead but do not focus outward onto anything in particular. I tell my students to see, without looking; likewise to hear, without listening. By not focusing on any one thing, we cultivate awareness of all things. A centered vision helps to engage our peripheral vision so that we get a better sense of what is going on all around us. This also encourages awareness of our internal environment; our sense of feeling, balance, movement, and posture. A centered vision pertains to seeing both within and without."<br />- William Ting, Essential Concepts of Tai Chi </span></div><div class="m_noteText" style="color: #333333; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="m_noteText" style="color: #333333; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="m_noteText" style="color: #333333; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">"What is the color of your head from the standpoint of your eyes? You feel that you head is black, or that it has not any color at all. Outside you see your field of vision as an oval because your two eyes act as two centers of an ellipse. But what is beyond the field of vision? What color is it where you can't see? It is not black, and this is an important point; there is no color at all beyond your field of vision. This little mental exercise gives us an idea of what is mean by the character </span><i style="color: black;">hsüan</i><span style="color: black;">. Although its dictionary definition is "dark, deep, obscure," it actually refers to this kind of no color that is the color of your head - as far as your eyes are concerned. Perhaps we could say that the invisibility of one's head, in a certain sense the lack of a head, is the secret of being alive. To be headless, or have no head in just the same sense I am talking about, is our way of talking about the Chinese expression </span><i style="color: black;">wu hsin</i><span style="color: black;">, or "no mind." As a matter of fact, if you want to see the inside of your head all you have to do is keep your eyes open, because all that you are experiencing in the external, visual field is a state of your brain."</span><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">- Alan Watts, </span><i style="color: black;">Swimming Headless</i><span style="color: black;">, 1966 </span></span></div><div class="m_noteText" style="color: #333333; margin: 2px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.egreenway.com/reason/fivesenses.htm" target="_blank">Vision, Seeking, Sensations, Perceptions, Looking</a> By Michael P. Garofalo</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhk4OSbfbQ8O44_-QPRtQUhiJOm7mYggnoCh_02e7OCf6SkwO8dQp3nUI5L4JlrPQQC7aFK2jQdkiU3F72ZXr7ED-5S1OF4NYQbgltyfQ8LDZ6qJlqws9fES6sby1ZEMofzCTJbox2cMptaFabpY5hpw3WDma1dzB5za73Dv4y0H59g9ASs8/s359/mpgad4a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhk4OSbfbQ8O44_-QPRtQUhiJOm7mYggnoCh_02e7OCf6SkwO8dQp3nUI5L4JlrPQQC7aFK2jQdkiU3F72ZXr7ED-5S1OF4NYQbgltyfQ8LDZ6qJlqws9fES6sby1ZEMofzCTJbox2cMptaFabpY5hpw3WDma1dzB5za73Dv4y0H59g9ASs8/s320/mpgad4a.jpg" width="223" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;">Seeing, in solo Taijiquan practice, refers mostly to being visually aware of one's immediate physical environment your moving within. With home indoor practice, that involves awareness of tripping hazards, walls, chairs, etc. Adjustments are made accordingly. Take in the big picture of where you are practicing - outdoors or indoors. A wider angle of vision is preferred.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;">Some aspects of seeing in Taijiquan practices involve carefully looking at an imaginary opponent, your hands, or in a specific direction. Looking is a focused kind of seeing, and the field of vision is more circumscribed. </span></span></div>Michael P. Garofalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884943587006120028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18337303.post-87693374975719487992023-12-26T07:00:00.000-08:002023-12-26T07:05:30.432-08:00January Gardening Chores<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Location: Vancouver, Washington USDA Zone 8a</span></span></h3><h1 style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4872213663578023114" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 680px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">January Gardening Tips and Ideas</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">From Michael P. Garofalo</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><a href="http://www.tsugawanursery.com/_articles/TN-GardeningTips-Jan.pdf" target="_blank">January <span style="color: #663300;">Gardening Tips from Tsugawa Nursery</span></a><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Here are my gardening chores for January:</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">Applying manure to the empty vegetable garden.<br />Mulching with fallen leaves.<br />Panting a Fuyu Persimmon and Columnar Apple Tree<br />Pruning back roses and dead plants<br />Raking up fallen leaves in the back yard.<br />Finishing the back yard wood shed.<br />Improving the side porch, weeding, reorganizing.</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4872213663578023114" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 680px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">Taking care of indoor plants.<br />Reading gardening books.<br />Helping Karen.<br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">Here is where I shop in the Vancouver, Washington, area: </span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><a href="http://www.tsugawanursery.com/" style="color: #663300; text-decoration-line: none;">Tsugawa Nursery, Woodland, Washington</a><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><a href="http://www.yardngardenland.com/" style="color: #663300; text-decoration-line: none;">Yard'n Garden Land</a><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif">, Salmon Creek, Highway 99 and 102nd Street, Vancouver, Washington</span><br /><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><a href="http://www.shortysgardencenter.com/" style="color: #663300; text-decoration-line: none;">Shorty's Garden Center</a>, Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Washington</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lowes.com/store/WA-Vancouver/1632?cm_mmc=YEXT-_-SiteLink-_-1632-_-Lowes" style="color: #663300; text-decoration-line: none;">Lowes</a>, 76 Street and 117th Ave (Lewisville Highway 503), N.E. Vancouver, Washington</span><br /><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><a href="https://www.homedepot.com/l/Vancouver-WA/WA/Vancouver/98665/4718" style="color: #663300; text-decoration-line: none;">Home Depot</a>, Andresen and Paden Parkway, N.E. Vancouver, Washington</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4872213663578023114" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 680px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4872213663578023114" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 680px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4872213663578023114" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 680px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span face=""trebuchet ms", sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div></h1><h1 style="font-weight: normal;">
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Normally, in January, we have high daytime temperatures of 54ºF, low
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<span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Pruning leafless trees and shrubs.<br />
Adding compost, ashes and fertilizer to the vegetable and flower gardens.<br />
Taking cuttings from dormant figs, grapes, and other shrubs.<br />
Spraying dormant fruit and other trees.<br />
Weeding and mowing where needed.<br />
Burning piles of gardening cuttings.<br />
Fixing wood and metal fences.<br />
Placing cold sensitive potted plants in protected areas outdoors or indoors.<br />
Sharpening and oiling garden tools.<br />
Protect tender plants from frosts.<br />
Checking for and repairing any leaks in sheds.<br />
The soil is usually too wet and cold for much garden digging.<br />
Indoor activities: sorting seeds, planning, reading, writing, etc.<br />
Caring for indoor plants.<br />
Weeding the winter garden.<br />
Watering potted plants as needed.<br />
Adding Ironite and other soil supplements.<br />
Fertilizing under trees and shrubs. <br />
Keeping tools and equipment out of the rain and moisture. <br />
Browsing seed and garden catalogs.<br />
Reading gardening, botany, and agricultural books.<br />
Planning garden improvements for the new year.<br />
Fixing any leaking roofs or rain gutters. <br />
Keep a journal. Write a poem.<br />
Take a slow walk in the garden. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="http://eesc.orst.edu/AgComWebFile/garden/cal/gc.html#january">Oregon State University January Tips</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ga/earthwise/january.html">Earth Wise Creations January Tips - Zone 9</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1883792118/gardendigest">52 Weeks in the California Garden by Richard Smaus</a></span></div>
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Chapter 55<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"He who contains virtue in abundance
resembles a newborn child <br />
wasps don't sting him beasts don't claw him <br />
birds of prey don't carry him off <br />
his bones are weak and his tendons are soft and yet his grip is firm<br />
he hasn't known the union of sexes and yet his penis is stiff so full of essence
is he<br />
he cries all day yet ever gets hoarse <br />
so full of breath is he who knows how to breath <br />
endures who knows how to endure is wise<br />
who lengthens his life tempts luck <br />
who breathes with his will is strong<br />
but virility means old age this isn't the Way <br />
what isn't the Way ends early"<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Bill Porter (Red Pine)</a>,
1996,
Chapter 55 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"One who is filled with goodness is like a
freshly-born infant.<br />
Wasps, scorpions and snakes will not bite her.<br />
Wild beasts will not attack her, nor will birds of prey pounce on her.<br />
Her bones may be fragile and her skin soft,<br />
But her grasp is firm.<br />
She does not recognize the union of male and female<br />
For she knows it only as an undivided whole.<br />
This is the essence of perfection.<br />
She can how All day and not get hoarse.<br />
This is perfect harmony.<br />
Knowing harmony is faithfulness.<br />
Knowing faithfulness is salvation.<br />
Trying to extend one's life-span is dangerous and unnatural.<br />
To manipulate one's energy with the mind is a powerful thing<br />
But whoever possesses such strength invariably grows old and withers.<br />
This is not the way of the Tao.<br />
All those who do not follow the Tao will come to an early end."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">John R. Mabry</a>,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"The one who has virtue in its fullness<br />
Is like a newborn babe.<br />
Hornets and snakes do not sting him.<br />
Savage beasts don't attack him.<br />
Birds of prey don't pounce on him.<br />
His bones are soft and his muscles weak<br />
But his grasp is firm.<br />
He knows nothing yet of mating<br />
But his organ stirs<br />
For his vigor is at its height.<br />
He will cry all day<br />
But his voice will remain loud.<br />
For his harmony is at its height.<br />
If you know harmony you know what is constant.<br />
If you know what is constant you are enlightened.<br />
If your mind forces your breath you misuse your strength.<br />
You misuse your strength.<br />
What expands too much is bound to collapse.<br />
This is not the way of Tao.<br />
What goes against Tao soon declines."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Agnieszka Solska</a>,
2005,
Chapter 55 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">含德之厚.<br />
比於赤子. <br />
蜂蠆虺蛇不螫.<br />
猛獸不據.<br />
攫鳥不搏. <br />
骨弱筋柔而握固. <br />
未知牝牡之合而全作.<br />
精之至也. <br />
終日號而不嗄.<br />
和之至也. <br />
知和曰常.<br />
知常曰明. <br />
益生曰祥. <br />
心使氣曰強. <br />
物壯則老.<br />
謂之不道.<br />
不道早已. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
- Chinese characters, <i>Tao Te Ching</i>,
Chapter 55</span></div>
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<pre><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">han de zhi hou.
bi yu chi zi.
du chong hui she bu shi.
meng shou bu ju.
jue niao bu bo.
gu ruo jin rou er wo gu.
wei zhi pin mu zhi he er zui zuo.
jing zhi zhi ye.
zhong ri hao er bu sha.S
he zhi zhi ye.
zhi he yue chang.
zhi chang yue ming.
yi sheng yue xiang,
xin shi qi yue qiang.
wu zhuang ze lao.
wei zhi bu dao.
bu dao zao yi.
- Pinyin Romanization, <i>Daodejing</i>, Chapter 55</span></pre>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"One who possesses the fullness of De can
be compared to a newborn baby.<br />
Bees, scorpions and poisonous snakes will not sting him.<br />
Hunting birds and ferocious animals will not grab him.<br />
His bones are weak, his muscles are soft, yet he can grasp objects with great
strength.<br />
He has no knowledge of sexual intercourse, yet his penis becomes enlarged: so
extreme is his life force.<br />
He can yell all day, yet he doesn't get hoarse.<br />
There is ultimate harmony in his expressiveness.<br />
This harmony of expressiveness is said to be constant;<br />
Knowing this harmony is said to be obvious.<br />
Increasing life is said to be lucky.<br />
Using the mind to control the natural energy of life is said to show strength.<br />
A living creature who who pretends to be stronger than they are will quickly
age.<br />
This may be described as one who doesn't follow Dao.<br />
Don't follow Dao and you'll come to an early end."<br />
- Translated by
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"He who has in himself abundantly the
attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant. <br />
Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of
prey will not strike him. (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, yet
its grasp is firm. <br />
It knows not yet the union of male and female, and yet its virile member may be
excited; <br />
showing the perfection of its physical essence. <br />
All day long it will cry without its throat becoming hoarse; showing the harmony
(in its constitution).<br />
To him by whom this harmony is known, the secret of the unchanging Tao is shown,
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And in the knowledge wisdom finds its throne. <br />
All life-increasing arts to evil turn; <br />
Where the mind makes the vital breath to burn, <br />
False is the strength, and o'er it we should mourn.<br />
When things have become strong, they then become old, which may be said to be
contrary to the Tao. <br />
Whatever is contrary to the Tao soon ends."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Andre Gauthier</a>,
Chapter 55 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"He who embodies the fullness of integrity is like a
ruddy infant.<br />
Wasps, spiders, scorpions, and snakes will not sting or bite him;<br />
Rapacious birds and fierce beasts will not seize him.<br />
His bones are weak and his sinews soft, yet his grip is tight.<br />
He knows not the joining of male and female, yet his penis is aroused.<br />
His essence has reached a peak.<br />
He screams the whole day without becoming hoarse;<br />
His harmony has reached perfection.<br />
Harmony implies constancy;<br />
Constancy requires insight.<br />
Striving to increase one's life is ominous;<br />
To control the vital breath with one's mind entails force.<br />
Something that grows old while still in its prime is said to be not in accord
with the Way;<br />
Not being in accord with the Way leads to an early demise."<br />
- Translated by
<a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">Victor H. Mair</a>,
Chapter 55</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">"El que ha sido dotado de plena es como un niño.<br />
Nigún insecto venenoso le clava su aguijón;<br />
Ninguna bestia salvaje le ataca;<br />
Ningún ave de rapiña cae sobre él.<br />
Sus huesos son frágiles; sus tendones, débiles; pero su abrazo es fuerte.<br />
No conoce la unión de varón y hembra, mas posee la plenitud de su sexo.<br />
Vitalmente, es perfecto.<br />
Puede gritar sin quedar ronco: <br />
Porque posee la armonía,<br />
Y el que conoce esta armonía conoce lo duradero.<br />
Conocer lo duradera es acercarse a la claridad.<br />
Vivir intensamente conduce a la desdicha.<br />
Dejando palpitar al corazón, nos acercamos a la muerte."<br />
- Translated into Spanish by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/spanish.htm">
Caridad Diaz Faes</a> (2003) from the English translation by Ch'u Ta-Kao (1904), Capítulo
55</span><br />
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is rich in character <br />
Is like a child. <br />
No poisonous insects sting him, <br />
No wild beasts attack him, <br />
And no birds of prey pounce upon him. <br />
His bones are soft, his sinews tender, yet his grip is strong. <br />
Not knowing the union of male and female, yet his organs are complete, <br />
Which means his vigor is unspoiled. <br />
Crying the whole day, yet his voice never runs hoarse, <br />
Which means his natural harmony is perfect. <br />
To know harmony is to be in accord with the eternal, <br />
And to know eternity is called discerning. <br />
But to improve upon life is called an ill-omen; <br />
To let go the emotions through impulse is called assertiveness. <br />
For things age after reaching their prime; <br />
That assertiveness would be against Tao. <br />
And he who is against Tao perishes young."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Lin Yutang</a>, 1955, Chapter 55 </span><br />
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"The man who is saturated with Virtue is like a little child.<br />
Scorpions will not sting him, wild beasts will not seize him, nor will birds of prey pluck at him.<br />
His young bones are not hard, neither are his sinews strong, yet his grasp is firm and sure.<br />
He is full of vitality, though unconscious of his sex.<br />
Though he should cry out all day, yet he is never hoarse.<br />
Herein is shown his harmony with Nature.<br />
The knowledge of this harmony is the eternal Tao.<br />
The knowledge of the eternal Tao is illumination.<br />
Habits of excess grow upon a man, and the mind, giving way to the passions, they increase day by day.<br />
And when the passions have reached their climax, they fall.<br />
This is against the nature of Tao.<br />
And what is contrary to Tao soon comes to an end."<br />
- Translated by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">
Walter Gorn Old</a>, 1904, Chapter 55 </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclz55.htm">Chapter 55 of the <i>Tao Te Ching</i></a> </u></span></span></div>
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excellent English language concordance providing terms, chapter and line references, and the
proximal English language text. No Chinese language characters or Wade-Giles or Pinyin
Romanizations. Based on the translation by <a href="http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm">John H. McDonald</a>. </span><br />
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