The Forth One, Dao Hsin, went to the mountain Head of Taurus to visit Fah Rhongh, a saint whose hut was protected by tigers and wolves. Also, birds were bringing him flowers every day. When Dao Hsin saw those beasts he pretended he was terrified, and grinning he raised his hands as if he wanted to avoid being harmed. Noticing Dao, the saint asked him:
-- “Are you still afraid of it?”
Later on, Rhongh visited back Dao, who greeted him and told him to sit, pointing towards a seat made of stone, on which he had the word “Buddha” carved. The saint refused to sit there, and Dao asked him:
-- “Are you still afraid of it?”
After his immediate satori, the saint never saw again the beasts that used to protect him. And never again the birds brought him flowers
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Originally posted by black beetleIs this the prequel to "Hidden Tiger, Crouching dragon?
The Forth One, Dao Hsin, went to the mountain Head of Taurus to visit Fah Rhongh, a saint whose hut was protected by tigers and wolves. Also, birds were bringing him flowers every day. When Dao Hsin saw those beasts he pretended he was terrified, and grinning he raised his hands as if he wanted to avoid being harmed. Noticing Dao, the saint asked him:
...[text shortened]... saw again the beasts that used to protect him. And never again the birds brought him flowers
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Originally posted by black beetleLet us speak in cryptic ways. The ones that accept and build on it, are of our own kind, and we can rely on them. The ones that make fun of it, or dismiss it as gibberish, are not of our kind.
Some are workers, some are not😵
Or did you just say this?
Originally posted by JS357There is no thing "to be accepted". Each preposition is just another brick in the wall of the delusion whenever it is used in order to back up a so called "absolute truth" or the so called "objectivity". Map and territory are not the same; And there are levels of awareness. When you understand, you start acting. When you don't understand, you start thinking. Thus some are workers, some are not.
Let us speak in cryptic ways. The ones that accept and build on it, are of our own kind, and we can rely on them. The ones that make fun of it, or dismiss it as gibberish, are not of our kind.
Or did you just say this?
Now, regarding "the ones that make fun of it or dismiss it as gibberish" and thus "are not of our kind", oh well, the sole one who is pulling constantly my leg is that miserable atheist black beetle, not our sonhouse😵
Would you say that Greek language is "cryptic" just because my Greek (OK, my English) is Greek to you? The information is always perfect, but you have to calculate; otherwise avoid the Royal Game.
Are you still afraid of this?
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Originally posted by black beetleLOL See post on The evolutionary value of religion.
There is no thing "to be accepted". Each preposition is just another brick in the wall of the delusion whenever it is used in order to back up a so called "absolute truth" or the so called "objectivity". Map and territory are not the same; And there are levels of awareness. When you understand, you start acting. When you don't understand, you start thin ...[text shortened]... ve to calculate; otherwise avoid the Royal Game.
Are you still afraid of this?
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Map and territory
are not the same—
And yet so many wars
are fought, just
in the name of “The Map”!
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So many maps have I carried
in the various pockets of my mind—
Whenever I stumble, they spill out.
I look around:
How incredible! That lovely face
was not on my maps!
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Never repudiate the territory
because you find
it does not fit your maps . . .
Originally posted by vistesdOh your cat is roaming free for good everywhere in your veranda😵
Map and territory
are not the same—
And yet so many wars
are fought, just
in the name of “The Map”!
______________________________________
So many maps have I carried
in the various pockets of my mind—
Whenever I stumble, they spill out.
I look around:
How incredible! That lovely face
was not on my maps!
________________________________________
Never repudiate the territory
because you find
it does not fit your maps . . .
Originally posted by black beetleOh, man… Now I have tears in my eyes. I have wandered so far—
I thank you, vistesd; no koan is a match to you anymore, not even you.
Me wanna dance😵
—and lost became
within these and those
horizons whose circles
encircled my mind
before I knew—hemmed in
by my own echoes,
echoing echoing echoing
down canyons that are not
real—and now
in a hammered silence
no echoes at all, only
this dance…
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It was not you, but I, who left the dance, old friend. Now I remember…