To practice the Tao
Is like defending the forbidden
Royal Palace under invasion.
Guard it closely with your life,
And fight for it with all your might!
Behold, if the freezing cold
Has not yet penetrated
To the core of your bones,
How can it be possible for you
To smell the fresh fragrance
Of the blooming plum blossom?

~ Huang Po

241
is one short of 242
which is 200 long of 42
which is the answer to everything

4/21/2016, Prince dies at age 57

https://apnews.com/article/today-in-history-b69df51c7a1ee05cf104539050a50977

spork

a plastic abomination that works better than chopsticks

a man reveals a bottle of liquid flame
and cackles in a language nought yet heard by human ears
as he brandishes the ignition source the anticipation of the crowd grows

as one entity, they train their video cameras upon the spectacle
one spoilsport calls for help

tim curry 4/19/46

Outwardly, all activities cease;
Inwardly, the mind stops its panting.
When one’s mind has become a wall,
Then he may begin to enter the Tao.

~ Bodhidharma

children used as guinea pigs in hemophilia experiments

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68831061

Dickey Betts: The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and songwriter dies at 80

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68853477


my youth is disappearing
amazing i have lived this long

There is an adamantine Buddha Nature
Within the bodies of sentient beings.
Like the sun, it is essentially bright,
Perfect, and complete.
Although vast and limitless,
It is merely covered by the layered clouds
Of the five skandas.
Like a lamp inside a jar,
Its light shines nonetheless.

Sutra of the Ten Sages

The shadow of the bamboo
Sweeps the stair
All night long.
Yet not a mote of dust is stirred.
The moon beams penetrate
To the bottom of the pool,
Yet in the water not a trace is left.

~ Chikan Zenji

@drewnogal said
Enforced exercise?

lol
i'm just thinking out loud, please keep yer knives sheathed

let's MAKE EARTH GREAT AGAIN - MEGA
what needs to be done is go back in time to the great days of yore when men hunted and women gathered and children shut the heck up
no more machines!
no more computers!
no more silly games like chess and hide and seek!
i don't advocate for forced exercise,
BUT
if you don't you go hungry and die
life spans will go back to 40 years, total


oh dear
i just reread my rant and now i must croak

cya

@rookie54 said
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

~ Frank Zappa

i aim to misbehave

~malcolm reynolds

@rookie54 said
Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue.
It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made.

~ Oscar Wilde
The Soul of Man Under Socialism

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

~ Frank Zappa

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue.
It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made.

~ Oscar Wilde
The Soul of Man Under Socialism