28/5/2023 1 Comment Well, Today is My 80th Birthday!I was born on May 28th 1943 - as the UK was involved in WWII and the bombs were dropping! Today, I am visiting my family and quietly eating my dinner (lunch is for posh people).'My body is in accord with my mind, my mind with my energies, my energies with my spirit, my spirit with Nothing. Whenever the minutest existing thing or the faintest sound affects me, whether it is far away beyond the eight borderlands, or close at hand between my eyebrows and eyelashes, I am bound to know it. However, I do not know whether I perceived it with the seven holes in my head and my four limbs, or knew it through my heart and belly and internal organs. It is simply self-knowledge.' This is what the Daoists say at any rate. The secret of longevity is the continuation of the breathing mechanism. I am not sure it involves anything more than this. Words might become 'fewer' with age - but this because they are supposed to get 'wiser'! Let's leave it at that!
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23/6/2022 0 Comments Treading Carefully...As per usual, the seasons are slowly turning! I often sit at my window looking-out upon the garden and observe all the changes as they occur... This involves the presence of a number of rabbits as they move around - pretending to hide from this or that predator. These rabbits are pets and are very well looked after and the only issue they have is the odd sea gall or perhaps enquiring cat! In other words, these rabbits have no real concerns, other than when it is feeding time! Much like myself - particularly as I am older than I was - but am in better health than I should expect! Waving on occasion - sitting and contemplating reality - and inbetween moving around and visiting family and friends! The art, particularly as I move into old age is to pick out words carefully and use them sparingly so that the maximum good is achieved through the minimum effort! This is not as easy as it sounds - as everyone interprets 'words' differently and what is viewed as 'praise' here is equally viewed as 'criticism' there! This is why 'silence' is often used as a position of 'no position' - and although it is a bit cryptic - nevertheless does not pour fuel on the fire of agitation, or at least does not make matters worse! On the other hand, a well chosen and precisely placed word can move mountains and produce much positive effect! On the mundane level, as the seasons have moved on yet again, family and friends have traversed through my awareness - and birthdays, bank holidays and significant times of the year have come and gone! I trust you are all well, and if not, I hope that healing and help will come your way in an unlimited quantity!
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