Tao Speaks: Re: helter skelter

Re: helter skelter

Posted by Nina on 6/23/2009, 8:16 pm, in reply to "helter skelter"
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: --Previous Message--
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: Are you trying to lose the enjoyment of
: what's temporary?
:
:
: Maybe i am. As the enjoyment is entirely
: bound up in the temporal the former depends
: entirely upon the latter.
:
: Like being bound to a rack and having ones
: gizzards ripped out and devoured daily by
: carrion, when the ordeal is over, then the
: enjoyment of relief may be savoured.
:
: Personally, i would rather boot the doors of
: the heavens in and steal its thunder.
:
: But maybe that's just me.
:
:
:
: Ummmmm........ Isn't thunder of this earth?
: :-)
:
: Sorry for being a smartarse.
:
: That's a pretty grim analogy, Lian Dao. I
: guess I'd best leave it alone........
:
: And hope you boot open the doors of the
: heavens!
:
:
:
:
:
: But Nina, i thought T.S. used to be a
: Tao-focused forum? Surely you can't have the
: yin without the yang? Isn't that what you
: were saying earlier?
:
: The dead attract carrion. Apparently, the
: living do not......
:

I don't know what T.S. is any more, Lian Dao. It seems ZenTao has abandoned it. Maybe it's whatever anyone here chooses for it to be?

What I might have said earlier can change in the blink of an eye to something else. I'm not reliable.

If yin and yang change from one into the other without anything being done about it, why even use those terms?

As Zhuangzi pointed out....... does it matter what feed on you when you're dead? Better to have something feed on you than being sealed up in a box.

I'm alive. Confucius said we can't even figure out what's going on when we're alive..... why waste time thinking about what happens when we're dead?

Let's dance....... and have fun. What we've got may be all there is. Not a bad prospect IMO.

'Scuse my forthrightness......... and my inconsistency.

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Message Thread:

An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/17/2009, 5:24 pm
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Nina 6/17/2009, 6:59 pm
  - Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - gar 6/17/2009, 7:19 pm
    - An Unforced Smile Has Occurred. - Nina 6/17/2009, 8:06 pm
      - Re: An Unforced Smile Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/17/2009, 9:25 pm
        
        swinging smile - yijing qian dragon on 4th leve 6/18/2009, 1:01 am
        
        Re: swinging smile - Butcho 6/18/2009, 6:45 am
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - gar 6/18/2009, 7:21 am
- Re: An Unforced Error Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 10:44 am
  - An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Nina 6/18/2009, 11:07 am
    - a recurrent force of nature - Lian Dao 6/18/2009, 3:16 pm
    - Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 3:48 pm
      - TTC 16 - Lian Dao 6/18/2009, 5:06 pm
        
        Re: TTC 16 - gar 6/18/2009, 5:27 pm
        
        reason is treason - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 4:02 pm
        
        Re: TTC 16 - Nina 6/18/2009, 7:21 pm
        
        subject to conditions - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 3:55 pm
        
        Re: subject to conditions - Nina 6/19/2009, 6:36 pm
        
        nobody likes a smartarse - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:37 am
        
        Re: TTC 16 - Steve 6/18/2009, 8:45 pm
        
        secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/19/2009, 3:47 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Steve 6/19/2009, 4:38 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:46 am
        
        Secret of Happiness - Nina 6/19/2009, 7:09 pm
        
        Re: Secret of Happiness - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:51 am
        
        Re: Secret of Happiness - Nina 6/21/2009, 6:23 pm
        
        Re: Secret of my success - Lian Dao 6/22/2009, 2:43 pm
        
        Re: Secret of my success - Nina 6/22/2009, 7:32 pm
        
        helter skelter - Lian Dao 6/23/2009, 10:24 am
        
        Re: helter skelter - Nina 6/23/2009, 8:16 pm
        
        Re: secret of the flower - ren ying 6/20/2009, 2:12 am
        
        Re: secret of the flower - Lian Dao 6/21/2009, 6:56 am
      - Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Nina 6/18/2009, 7:02 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/18/2009, 8:10 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/18/2009, 9:21 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 8:38 am
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 10:27 am
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 1:32 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 2:34 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 3:12 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Butcho 6/19/2009, 9:16 pm
        
        Re: An Unforced Response Has Occurred. - Steve 6/19/2009, 10:03 pm
        
        An Unforced Scream Has Occurred. - Nina 6/19/2009, 6:50 pm
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : : Are you trying to lose the enjoyment of : what's temporary? : : : Maybe i am. As the enjoyment is entirely : bound up in the temporal the former depends : entirely upon the latter. : : Like being bound to a rack and having ones : gizzards ripped out and devoured daily by : carrion, when the ordeal is over, then the : enjoyment of relief may be savoured. : : Personally, i would rather boot the doors of : the heavens in and steal its thunder. : : But maybe that's just me. : : : : Ummmmm........ Isn't thunder of this earth? : :-) : : Sorry for being a smartarse. : : That's a pretty grim analogy, Lian Dao. I : guess I'd best leave it alone........ : : And hope you boot open the doors of the : heavens! : : : : : : But Nina, i thought T.S. used to be a : Tao-focused forum? Surely you can't have the : yin without the yang? Isn't that what you : were saying earlier? : : The dead attract carrion. Apparently, the : living do not...... : : : I don't know what T.S. is any more, Lian : Dao. It seems ZenTao has abandoned it. : Maybe it's whatever anyone here chooses for : it to be? : : What I might have said earlier can change in : the blink of an eye to something else. I'm : not reliable. : : If yin and yang change from one into the : other without anything being done about it, : why even use those terms? : : As Zhuangzi pointed out....... does it : matter what feed on you when you're dead? : Better to have something feed on you than : being sealed up in a box. : : I'm alive. Confucius said we can't even : figure out what's going on when we're : alive..... why waste time thinking about : what happens when we're dead? : : Let's dance....... and have fun. What : we've got may be all there is. Not a bad : prospect IMO. : : 'Scuse my forthrightness......... and my : inconsistency. : : : :

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