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I think the acknowledgements in this book give some idea of who she has worked with. Academically Livia Kohn seems top notch and I would have thought someone that you could learn a lot from. Livia Kohn book Do your own practice, learn from others, respect learning, don't bother with gurus or siddhis, find out for yourself ... but take the best from everything you come across ... that's my approach.

The man who had been hanging brushed off the dust from his clothes where he had fallen. He raised his eyes to heaven and spread his arms in an appeal to the Almighty. "How the hell am I supposed to win the gate weighing competition if people keep cutting me down!" The crowd grumbled and nodded their heads, although they were split as to whether he should be disqualified for the illegal tumble, after a discussion they agreed that he should be allowed another go. Bunny waved the golden Gate-weigh Cup in encouragement as he strapped himself up once more, took a deep breath and set his mind on the world record.

blossoms cherries sound silence in my Zen garden now the penny drops.

softly, as she goes splosh into the deep water, I hope she can swim.

Shaolin, Going back to the physics debate I found this which is quite interesting: quantum vacuum ... I can't find anything on this but there must (I think ) be an effect on the event horizon of a black hole where the particle pairs which the quantum vacuum produces are differentiated - one being sucked into the black hole (i.e. effectively destroyed) while the other is liberated into space ... this would be something from nothing if you like. On a more spiritual level - you have to look at what we mean by creation. We tend to think in a rather biblical way - that once there was a void and along came God and 'let there be light' and so on. This gives the idea of a sequence in time ... whereas it might be helpful to see this as more like a phase change or even a shift in perception between 'I see the emptiness' to "I see the many things". The nature of the things being modalities in energy rather than rabbits jumping out of a hat. Not sure if that last bit made sense (ha ha) Cheers. A.

how many to go... two burgers, fries and a coke, I'm on a diet.

I think the sweeteners in diet sodas may be an issue, see here for a list: list of sweeteners otherwise my advice is to limit yourself to a certain number, say two per day, for a week. Then one a day for a week and then try to stop. If you break this regime don't get upset just return to the plan the next day and carry on. You could be 'addicted' to worse things though so try to keep it in perspective.

this doc's impatience! ripping out my intestines looking for my spleen!

circulation flows electrocardiogram sensors on my chest. sensors on my chest underneath this thermal vest my heart in your hands.

shoes almost worn through I stroll through a soulless world must pull my socks up.

need a root canal! angry dentist is shouting - whispers ... just relax.

This is the best I can find - quantum vacuum sorry if its a bit heavy, particles and anti-particles come into existence in pairs so not break the laws of thermodynamics. By the way - this is not supposed to be a problem of observation or measurement but a real effect.

just over the hill yes, that's how they describe me, but I'm future proof.

Things that arise cause other things to arise through a kind of knock-on effect. I think this would come into your definition of make rather than create. To create out of nothing - is about how things spontaneously arise from no-thing, rather like the idea of the quantum field where small particles kind of bubble in and out of existence - this occurs because of the self differentiation of a field of energy. The field of energy is self-grading in that in takes up discrete vibrational energy states as photons and electrons and so on. Just my thoughts.

You can either reach void through realization or through logic (by analyzing the nature of things) either way void as a theory is not much use. What kind of proof are you looking for?

Much better with banner back! Thanks! Not sure about blue and greeny color though.

see through the heavens big bang leaves a signature nature's handwriting.

third eye opening I used to only have two extra one useful.

time's arrows then fly like hands on an old church clock's analogue display.

Missing you already Quillan. You should start your own practice thread, I like your style. A.

Hi No I wasn't being Buddhist. A thing is an object (maybe an abstract one a 'think' also ? ha ha) and as such is finite and named. Yes I think the nameless is void. You could say Tao is nameless I suppose because: The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and Earth. The named is the mother of the ten thousand things. but I prefer to think that once you have named things - then you have that which is nameless and I am not sure if that is the the same as 'that which cannot be named' = Tao. If you think of sets then you could draw a circle within which is all the named = 10,000 things, that which is outside the circle is the nameless. The Tao is the reality beyond the definitions of circles/things/names.???????? Just my thoughts.

Not sure what 'not tao' means. Absolute nothing = absolute no-thing , things are finite , no-things are infinite. Things are named, no-things are nameless and the Tao is beyond both.

I know what you mean but actually if you read stuff on the early universe you will find that scientists talk about the role of mechanical vibration (which they call sound) in the formation of structure immediately (well first few million years) after the big bang. Sound is just compression waves in matter - it doesn't have to be in the audible range.

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waltz all the way home figures on a wedding cake the icing sugar.