Thought for the day II

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Postby yat_chum » Sat Mar 03, 2007 7:03 pm

"This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meaness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whomever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond."
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:31 pm

"Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them."
Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:06 pm

Student: What shall I train when my shift doesn't allow me to come to the class?
Sifu: Basics, basics, basics!
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:04 pm

"Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours."
Doug Larson
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Postby Tarandus » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:44 am

Yat_Chum: thanks very much for this quotation:

Student: What shall I train when my shift doesn't allow me to come to the class?
Sifu: Basics, basics, basics!


As I am unable to attend classes at the moment due to circumstances beyond my control, it is precisely 'basics, basics, basics' that are now preoccupying me more and more in my daily practise. I find that the possibilities for refinement on this basis of what I have learned so far, are inexhaustible, and I never get bored anymore with it. I would even go so far as to say that this period of enforced practice on my own without a teacher has been a blessing in disguise. Two quotations from the Tao Te Ching also seem to be relevant here:

'If you open yourself to loss,
You are at one with loss
And you can accept it completely.' (Poem 23)

'Ordinary men hate solitude.
But the Master makes use of it,
Embracing his aloneness, realising
He is at one with the whole universe.' (Poem 43)


In other words, if you can't attend classes, you can accept that loss and turn solitary practice to your advantage, concentrating on 'Basics, basics, basics', trying as far as possible to make your practice mirror the Tao.

Kind regards, T.
'Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions. Live the questions now. You will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.' Rainer Maria Rilke.
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:39 pm

Matthew 7:25 (Contemporary English Version)

Rain poured down, rivers flooded, and winds beat against that house. But it did not fall, because it was built on solid rock.
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:20 am

"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."
John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:12 pm

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."
Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:13 pm

"You suppose you are the trouble
But you are the cure
You suppose that you are the lock on the door
But you are the key that opens it
It's too bad that you want to be someone else
You don't see your own face, your own beauty
Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours."
Jalal-Uddin Rumi
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:53 pm

"Regimen is superior to medicine."
Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:04 pm

“A warrior considers himself already dead, so there is nothing to lose. The worst has already happened to him, therefore he’s clear and calm; judging him by his acts or by his words, one would never suspect that he has witnessed everything.”  Carlos Castaneda
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:49 pm

"The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself."
Garth Brooks, Country Music
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:01 pm

"You wander from room to room
Hunting for the diamond necklace
That is already around your neck!"
Jalal-Uddin Rumi
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Postby Patbirder » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:16 pm

I apologize if this has already been mentioned:

"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream"

From a song by the 80s music group "Propaganda"
and maybe from somewhere else.
the "environment" is not separate from who you are
watch birds-great for training the eyes!
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:23 pm

"If the point is sharp, and the arrow is swift, it can pierce through the dust no matter how thick."
Bob Dylan (1941 - )
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:56 pm

I have posted this a T.F.T. Day before but after a recent conversation and watching 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai' last night I feel inspired to post it again.

“There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower you try not to get wet and hurry down the street. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses you cannot help but get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning that you will get wet you will not be perplexed even though you still get a soaking. This understanding extends to everything.” Hagakure
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:20 pm

"Tahu di garak jo garik ,tahu di angina nan bakisa"
"Those who understand the movements ,know where the winds will turn "
{Minangkabau expression- Mid Jamal ;1986;12}
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:08 am

"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works."
John Gaule
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:56 pm

May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Traditional Irish blessing

Happy St. Patrick's Day
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:59 pm

O our Father, the Sky, hear us
and make us strong.
O our Mother, the Earth, hear us
and give us support.
O Spirit of the East,
send us your Wisdom.
O Spirit of the South,
may we tread your path.
O Spirit of the West,
may we always be ready for the long journey.
O Spirit of the North, purify us
with your cleansing winds.

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