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Posted by gar on 5/17/2008, 7:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Mr. Data"
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: Greetings Jem,
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: " Words mean stuff, Gar. Re-read your
: middle graph—that’s why it’s a
: minefield. Imprecise language fosters
: confusion." Yes that's it. CONFUSION.
: This life seems to lend itself to being
: confused and the degree of it's influence on
: us. The game of being confused and thinking
: that gar knows something is what, living in
: harmony, seems to be about.
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: in peace,
: gar
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: Gar, what is there to be confused about? The
: earth spins, seasons change, and time
: passes. “Gar“ has formed in the valley
: stream, has been carried a distance, but in
: time shall dissolve back into the stream.
: Who knows? Maybe next time “Gar” forms,
: if there is a next time, he will be
: “Koi.”
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: Stop trying to live in harmony. Give up
: desire and expectation and confusion fades.
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: j
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Greetings Jemimy,
Thank you for these words jem, "Stop trying to live in harmony. Give up desire and expectation and confusion fades."
You made me think if i'm trying to live in harmony or just cultivating the mind to realize it's vastness.
As far as giving up desire, I'm reminded of Wing-Tsit Chan words, "The Tao is not for contemplation but for dilligent practice. The goal of Tao is not simply peace of mind or purity of heart but the full realization of all things." It seems to me that part of the realization of all things is that confusion is also the Tao.
in peace,
gar
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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