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I don't think you need help with that one. I see you'll soon be celebrating TPF membership of 5yrs. Congrats :party:

'Just you' is a welcome part of the reality. I don't think you are alone there. We all seem to have this need to seek and find a solution to the puzzl...

If I am one of the 'some', then you can and will do whatever you like. It's your thread. Re: the thread. You disagreed with me re its disjointed natur...

There is no need to resort to cheap and cheeky tricks. Did you really think that I required proof of the existence of paradoxes in the TTC ? I know yo...

I agree. @"T Clark" earlier: I think what it comes down to is that both hope and fear deal with something happening in the future. You can't act spont...

Indeed. I find Google Translate quicker but it doesn't always give you the true sense of the words or phrase. It can be quite amusing at times... The ...

Thanks a lot for trying :brow: And I can make some of it out... 'El Tao que se puede nombrar no es el verdardero Tao' And the verse - you translated t...

You haven't exactly answered my question. Your original verse is from the film 'Circle of Iron', not as you know from the TTC. I don't see how either ...

Yes. Can you provide a link to it, please ? Can you explain how water and mirror are the keys - are they the only way in ?

I understand the 'flexibility' aspect but don't see how this translates to 'arbitrariness'. Not sure how are you using the word 'arbitrariness'. See u...

I am glad you expanded on the only verse you remembered. You have clearly given this a whole lot of thought - and I am only just beginning to apprecia...

Why would you approach the TTC like this ? It's a bit like searching a Bible Concordance for 'Heaven'. Why would it not be significant in its own righ...

No. And neither would I find it confusing if someone wrote with different voices e.g. chatty v academic; informal v formal. It is not an either/or. Wh...

Thanks :smile: I am sticking with Ivanhoe for the most part. I feel comfortable reading his clear, concise writing which retains the poetry and imager...

Hola y Gracias ! :cool:

I had never heard of Tu-Fu before this. I'm curious. Would you like to say more about why you posted this ? Where and How do you know about the intera...

Ah, Kung Fu Grasshopper :sparkle: “Tie two birds together, and even though they have four wings they cannot fly." – The Blind Man.

:smile: You know very well the source. If you want to cite Saige, then: Saige does not wish to be linked to anyone else but me, myself, I. Flat out wr...

Unfortunately, I don't have Ivanhoe's book. I understand that there is an Introduction and an Appendix explaining the process of translation from Chin...

:up: Might give it a go...later...

'Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon: How one band turned a tale of death, madness and disillusionment into one of the biggest-selling albums of all ti...

'Fine Friends' - Lesley Duncan from her album Moonbathing (1975) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJ8H0hb_PM When the walls that divide us have crumbled...

Why do you ask ? What does it matter ? Why would a sage sent from Heaven not be a friend ? Saige: Sagaxa by any other name would smell as sweet. Me: I...

:smile: You are so bringing back memories of youth, I could almost cry. For me, twas mere alcohol or cannabis that led me astray :love: 'Dreamer' - Su...

'The Sound of Silence' - Simon & Garfunkel (from The Concert in Central Park) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAEppFUWLfc

ThusSpakeSagaxa. But she likes 'Saige' better. I call her Saggy1. Whatever the name, she is Heaven Scent and the message good :halo: Saggy1 sends you ...

I prayed to God for a solution to the confusion. He sent me a sage in shining armour who spake thus: Regarding the difference between the 10,000 thing...

Language Games: Philosophers Play Pictionary https://existentialcomics.com/comic/26

I look back and see the many definitions: Within the Tao - the Way, there can be a particular tao or way of looking at or doing things. As individuals...

:up: I am likewise helped. Well, that happens here too, and worse. I have learned not to fire off a response when tired and meet with some kind of dif...

I don't see it as a problem that meanings or use of a word changes in different verses depending on what subject is being addressed. Being and Non-Bei...

I'm glad you found it useful. It might not always be to your liking though. Ivanhoe was recommended to me by a friend who read the translation as part...

I think this is right. Your interpretation is in keeping with that of Ivanhoe's notes concerning V12. First, his translation: The five colours blind o...

Thanks synthesis. I am sure that all this analytical 'doing' will be the 'undoing' of me. I have decided to take it easy and go with the flow, whereve...

Well, that was a welcome surprise, thank you. I have missed parts of this thread, so thanks for spelling that out. Most helpful.

Pretty sure :cool: I hadn't a clue who you were talking about so I did my usual. Found this: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-billion-dollar...

Grateful for the pdf link. Will read later.

Again this is fascinating and worthy of further discussion. I think others interested in e.g. the philosophy of language will miss this gem, hidden aw...

Thank you for this. I will have to read carefully. It requires more time and thought. It really deserves its own thread. Perhaps in the Philosophy of ...

Perhaps, yes. So many 'How To...' Handbooks' about all kinds of subjects. In my previous post, I was talking not about rejecting a manual or looking f...

'Handle With Care' - The Traveling Wilburys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o4s1KVJaVA https://genius.com/Traveling-wilburys-handle-with-care-lyrics

Thanks. I am doing my best in reading this book for the first time. It is good to be in the company of those who have read it before, attended discuss...

Thanks for pointing that out. I will look for that later... Yes. The space around the bones of the joint - the natural divisions as in the real world....

I don't understand this. Where is the assumption that our position is fixed ? Not sure if I understand this either. However, I do note their sparse co...

That is such an amazing post. I love it :starstruck: A profound song from an unusual perspective. Usually, it's from the old to the young, saying I'm ...

This articulate and clear explanation makes complete sense to me. I might just have to print it out for later reference :cool:

There is interest, indeed fascination, on my part. The comparison site you linked to was a great find. I should have given feedback at the time, sorry...

Yes. I had thought of the agency required to swing the hammer. Also, the space in which it moves and the energy used. I added the word' basically' in ...

Yes. I think I was wrong to use the word 'substance' as a replacement for 'being'. The term 'substance' can be misleading. It was just how I tried to ...

Thanks for this. The comments I wrote after linking to the Cook Ding story took me some effort and time to compose. I should have made it clear that a...