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Location: Loveland, CO, United States
Anniversary: Aug 10
In My Own Words:
Radical pacifist revolutionary Taoist living 12steps. War resisters, counter-recruitment, non-militarization. Crone. Mac. Art. Balance. Breathe. dada mama. LAUGH.
living and loving at Side of mountain, CO ·
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I found this delight in a local bookstore near the time it first was published and I must admit that my copy appears as if it has been through a war. It is duct-taped, held together with rubber bands and glue, and has become a classic of perspective when I cannot find it clearly in my daily life and meditation. I found daoism long before this book appeared and had a simple understanding of its path. Ming-Dao creates a lovely (sometimes overused) vision of living in the dao in this daily "meditation" book". I read it diligently when I first began my recovery from addiction and, with the fellowship's approved material, found an incredible harmony betwen the two. As I followed my path… Read more
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The poetry of Sappho has been read as THE example of women from ancient times, but this text shows us that the rarest of the jewels come from the Eastern civilization. These works are like a Chinese brush painter's stroke; from the heart of the spirit to the characters on the page. Each stroke reads as if it is found in a great brushpainter's' tradition of "having the bamboo completed in your chest" -- or seeing with one's inner eye and then simply writing what one sees. What an exceptional find for students of daoism who are interested in learning the true beauty and wonderful myth of the Taoist Immortals and their jouneys! The Immortals include women but seldom do… Read more
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I found this delight in a local bookstore near the time it first was published and I must admit that my copy appears as if it has been through a war. It is duct-taped, held together with rubber bands and glue, and has become a classic of perspective when I cannot find it clearly in my daily life and meditation. I found daoism long before this book appeared and had a simple understanding of its path. Ming-Dao creates a lovely (sometimes overused) vision of living in the dao in this daily "meditation" book". I read it diligently when I first began my recovery from addiction and, with the fellowship's approved material, found an incredible harmony betwen the two. As I followed… Read more
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