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Tao Saturdays – Verse Four
Published on Thursday, January 7, 2010 by Karl Hi everyone! Late again, but here it is. Tao Te Ching, Verse 4. The Tao is empty but inexhaustible, bottomless, the ancestor of it all. Within it, the sharp edges become smooth; the twisted knots loosen; the sun is softened by a cloud; the dust settles into place. It is hidden but always present. I do not know who gave birth to it. It seems to be the ... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse Three
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Karl One of my favorites. I'm sorry I haven't been on the ball with this - but I've been living the tao! I hope you all find this as interesting as you have the previous posts, and I look forward to sharing with you. Please comment! Verse 3. Putting a value on status will create contentiousness. If you overvalue possessions, then people begin to steal. By not dis... Read More » -
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Are We Special?
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Karl We're tied to the idea of individuality because our consciousness is trapped in a vessel with limited means of interface. My current view is that the notion of Hive Mind will be a very important issue should we ever obtain the technology for total neural interface. Consider teleportation. If the vessel is demolecularised, sent via the internet or some other form of... Read More » -
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The Identity Crisis
Published on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 by Karl Sunday is always a difficult day for me. I get very reflective, today I've chosen to share a draft I've been working on this week. Its about the nature of identity. The curious mind suffers a great imperfection. The curiosity generates the knowledge which perpetually changes the mindset of the individual, and leaves them with the constant nagging question; 'Who am ... Read More » -
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“The greatest human sickness is insecur...
Published on Monday, August 31, 2009 by Karl "The greatest human sickness is insecurity" - David Icke in an interview conducted by Project Camelot. This wasn't immediately obvious to me. But it really did get my head going. Regardless of what you have seen or heard of David Icke, the man speaks a lot of sense. And I personally have a great respect for him and the way he seeks to open the minds of the masses. ... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse Two
Published on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Karl A seriously overdue verse 2; I'm using a different translation this time because I feel it has more relevance today. Verse 2. Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty, only because there is ugliness. All can know good as good only because there is evil. Being and nonbeing produce each other. The difficult is born in the easy. Long is defined by short, th... Read More » -
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Consciousness – For Helen W. and Andy
Published on Monday, July 13, 2009 by Karl This is a follow up of sorts to the note I wrote on Loops. I've been experiencing some kind of mental block recently that has prevented me from getting any serious thinking done. I am in fact, ashamed to say that I have done little more than drink excessively, smoke enough to kill a small elephant, and play on Guitar Hero World Tour (drums FTW - I'm coming for you ... Read More » -
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Dangerous Language Series – The possess...
Published on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 by Karl Some of you may be aware of my personal war with the possessive pronoun. There are numerous reasons for my severe lack of appreciation. The most forthcoming being that I think of possession in general as an illusion perpetuated by society. I find it absurd to think that possession is a natural thing; do you think for example that the universe cares whether you believe... Read More » -
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Tao Saturdays – Verse One
Published on Monday, June 29, 2009 by Karl Here begins Tao Satudays! Every week I will post a verse from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) along with the way I like to interpret the text. Lets begin.. Verse 1. The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnameable is the eternally real. Naming is the origin o... Read More » -
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Television as a form of mental conditioning
Published on Monday, June 29, 2009 by Karl Listening to Peter Joseph's webcast this week. I really wanted to talk a little bit about the role of TV as a mental conditioning tool in today's society. Human beings (and more specifically one's personality) is/are a summation of all your sensory input. On a basic level, your 'free will' is only as free as the opportunities presented to you, or as your current le... Read More »
