Nungali

And you Sir .... are like a big jam doughnut .

( Not sure if this should be in this general section or the teachers sections ? Mods, feel free to move it ) First, I am not going to try to sell you anything or 'sign you up' for lessons . This about the Tao te Ching ... not the Tao te Ka-Ching! ' Ch 1 . There is this thing . Its also not a thing . Also it is both a thing and not a thing. It also is neither a thing or not a thing. It is all of the above . But it isn't any of them . If you have dont want stuff well - that's a mystery ! If you do want stuff The whole manifested Universe awaits you . let;s say you have two spring rolls both may have the same sauce but they can have different names depending on whats inside them and that can be a mystery of mysteries . Ch 2 You think my sister looks hot but that's because Yo Momma be ugly. You guys can only see either end of the line . But the Sage just sees the whole line . You cant have stuff without no stuff. Stuff is just lines , not ends . Back always follows front otherwise you be chasing your own tail. Ch 3 If you flatter people they will try harder to impress you. If you overvalue stuff you will pay more for it. Try to please people and they will get suspicious. Forget what you know and what you want Stop doing stuff all the time ! Ch 4 If the thing is empty and has no source it cant run out alls it got is little potential n+ s and n- s that make nuthings . Then put your hara in the center of all that . Ch 5 the Universe is neutral Judgement is based on comfort . The space between heaven and earth is the atmosphere It can get windy Stick to the surface or you could get blown away . Ch 6 The valley here is under a 'Big Mom' dome . My teacher said just ask her for whatever you want - you'll get it . Ch 7 heaven and earth last forever Why do heaven and earth last forever ? I just told you it did stop asking questions. If you dont do anything you cant fail at it . Ch 8 be like water then you will be good for all living things and flow along without thinking where you are going who knows where you will end up ? But dont be an arsehole about it . Ch 9 Stop taking and using up all our stuff ! Dont re-tune your lawnmower if it doesnt need it. leave things alone , fer Gawd's sake ! Ch 10 if you can be like a baby woman thats good . (tbc)

For decades I have been doubting the concept of ' rubbish DNA ' , thinking that , at that stage , they just did not know its functions . Concurrently I have been looking into 'Genetic Consciousness ' , ancestors , traits and 'memories ' ( Neurogenetic circuit - C 7 ; https://dreamflesh.com/essay/the-neuropharmacology-of-an-eight-circuit-brain/ ) So I did a check in on that ... using AI Recent research indicates that what was once dismissed as 'junk DNA'—specifically non-coding DNA—plays a vital, active role in brain plasticity, allowing for the formation, stabilization, and extinction of fear-related memories. These non-coding regions are actively transcribed into long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and can undergo structural changes (such as Z-DNA formation) that act as molecular switches for memory flexibility. Impairments in these processes are linked to the inability to extinguish fear, a key feature of phobias and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Here is how specific types of 'junk DNA' / non-coding RNA function in fear memories and phobias:

No worries ; be patient . I shall don my robe and take up my staff and cross the river and wander in the rainforest a bit ... on my return I shall enlighten you all ( I just gotta finish scrubbing the mold out from between the bathroom tiles first ) .

The more of it I read, the more I enjoy it . Chapter 42 starts out with some cosmic mumbo-jumbo about Tao making one, one making two, two making three, and three making everything else. I don’t know what it means, and, frankly, I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Except Tao 'doesnt act ' TTC 25 : ... I don’t know what else to call itso I’ll call it Tao.What’s it like?I can tell you this much: it’s great. ... '' - Hogan translation.

I haven't seen this one before .... and never noticed a discussion here on it . Eg Ch 1 If you can talk about it, it ain’t Tao. If it has a name, it’s just another thing. Tao doesn’t have a name. Names are for ordinary things. Stop wanting stuff; it keeps you from seeing what’s real. When you want stuff, all you see are things. Those two sentences mean the same thing. Figure them out, and you’ve got it made.

... ' Formidable fur sure ' .

Prepare yourself for a shock oldbob ..... there are people like that all over the world in all sorts of countries ! Now, who is trying to convince us that 'they' are strange and dangerous ? The ones that are strange and dangerous in their own countries !

- even 'Jahovah' was an import - some more dates ; Yahweh was a member of the Midianite pantheon originally and was a storm/mountain deity, NOT a Creator originally. He is first attested circa 1350 BC quickly becoming known as a "son of El" when He was introduced to the Israelites until the 8th century BC. At that point he is merged with the Canaanite/Israelite deity El, taking on many of El's attributes but under his own name, and is worshipped as the God of Israel. Within about 200 years Yahweh becomes a God for everyone who believes in him, but even the Bible says that there are other gods.

Marital bliss is it ?

... and they have never got the taste right since .....

Good in the wild ! ??? The insidious squat toilet is eroding our way of life down here ! - Just ask Pauline !

Ethel Mermin ?