For the Dàoist,
their form of Serious is
what most others call Silly.
When I seem at play
I, in fact, may
be at ‘work.’
-ShhDragon
“When your Teacher is unavailable, your Form is there.
When your Form is unavailable, the Principles remain.”
-ShhDragon
“Today I am spelunking. Seeking artifacts of internal poisons in the un-sunlit byways and antechambers deep within. I’ll get to know them, ask after their stories, and perhaps invite them out.
I’ve got my Davy lamp and heartlight.
-ShhDragon
“How have you helped, Today?”
-ShhDragon
“It's only when we've finished dying that we can finally die.”
-ShhDragon
“Set your discipline down, if you will, and taste the supposed cause of your actions as others’ actions.”
-ShhDragon
“Can you be ready to live before you are ready to die?”
-ShhDragon
“I often feel that when you use the word Love and give it a modifier….well, I feel that you have failed to know Love.”
-ShhDragon
“The I is always the center of the storm.”
-ShhDragon
“Shadows are the echoes of substance.”
-ShhDragon
“We are human beings,
not human doings.”
-ShhDragon
“Did you wake today prepared to Change Your Mind in some way?”
-ShhDragon
“It feels like the best use of my time on Earth is to Teach others.”
– Stephen Watson
Real Talk with Sensei Nick podcast
2023 12 18 Episode
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-with-sensei-nick/id1516511413?i=1000638940318
“Reflexivity is a liability.
Responsiveness is an asset.”
-ShhDragon
“When times are difficult and you reach for something to distract/soothe, notice that the reaching itself suggests that, somewhere deep within, you believe the remedy is outside yourself.”
-ShhDragon
“Curiosity prevents Fear.
Understanding defeats Fear.
Presence annuls Fear.”
-ShhDragon
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“The Work is the Worth.”
-ShhDragon
There is a strength in the Mind not found in the Flesh.
There is a strength in the Breath not found in the Bones.
There is a strength in the Heart not found in the Muscles.
-ShhDragon
Please step empty.
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