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Lady_Wu · 07-04-2010, 08:11 AM

The first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and positive emotions helpful.
(H.H.The Dalai Lama)

Lady_Wu · 07-04-2010, 08:15 AM

if i understood only one thing
i would want to use it to follow the Tao
my only fear would be one of pride
the Tao goes in the level places
but people prefer to take shortcuts

Lady_Wu · 07-06-2010, 05:30 AM

H.H.The Dalai Lama
Turns 75 today!!!

Lady_Wu · 07-06-2010, 05:33 AM

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one getting burned,
(Buddhist saying)

SFFemmePrincess · 07-18-2010, 04:22 AM

I'm so happy that this thread has continued. I was sort of on hiatus, but I am going to try and be back now, as much as I can. And after seeing that Linus and others are reading Buddhism for Beginners, I decided to take it off the shelf and read it again, this time the whole way through. I will be checking back and posting more often...

Lady_Wu · 07-20-2010, 07:23 PM

Good to have you with us, Rainbow! I have been absent for awhile due to illness. I try to post a saying for the Tao Te Ching everyday and a quote from H.H.The Dalai Lama everyday, and perhaps something of my own that is related to one or the other. I am primarily Taoist and secondarily a Buddhist.
Namaste,
Lady_Wu

there is an old saying
it is better to be passive
in order to see what will happen
it is better to retreat a foot
than advance an inch
(Lao-Tzu)

This is related to wu wei, one of the central Taoist concepts. "Wu" translates as "no" . "Wei" translates as "to do". So wu wei literally means "to do no" whatever. This is generally translated as "nonaction".

Lady_Wu · 07-21-2010, 06:26 AM

You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

07-04-2010, 08:11 AM	#1
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Re: The Daily H.H The Dalai Lama The first step in seeking happiness is learning. We first have to learn how negative emotions and behaviors are harmful to us and positive emotions helpful. (H.H.The Dalai Lama) __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

07-04-2010, 08:15 AM	#2
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Re: the daily Daode Jing if i understood only one thing i would want to use it to follow the Tao my only fear would be one of pride the Tao goes in the level places but people prefer to take shortcuts __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

07-06-2010, 05:30 AM	#3
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Happy Birthday! H.H.The Dalai Lama Turns 75 today!!! __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

07-06-2010, 05:33 AM	#4
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Anger Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one getting burned, (Buddhist saying) __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

07-20-2010, 07:23 PM	#6
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Re: The Daode Jing=Tao Te Ching Good to have you with us, Rainbow! I have been absent for awhile due to illness. I try to post a saying for the Tao Te Ching everyday and a quote from H.H.The Dalai Lama everyday, and perhaps something of my own that is related to one or the other. I am primarily Taoist and secondarily a Buddhist. Namaste, Lady_Wu there is an old saying it is better to be passive in order to see what will happen it is better to retreat a foot than advance an inch (Lao-Tzu) This is related to wu wei, one of the central Taoist concepts. "Wu" translates as "no" . "Wei" translates as "to do". So wu wei literally means "to do no" whatever. This is generally translated as "nonaction". __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.

07-18-2010, 04:22 AM	#5
SFFemmePrincess Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Lesbian Princess Preferred Pronoun?: Female Pronouns Relationship Status: Single but also non negotiably non monogamous Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bay Area Gal! Posts: 142 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47 Thanked 270 Times in 77 Posts Rep Power: 687706	I'm so happy that this thread has continued. I was sort of on hiatus, but I am going to try and be back now, as much as I can. And after seeing that Linus and others are reading Buddhism for Beginners, I decided to take it off the shelf and read it again, this time the whole way through. I will be checking back and posting more often...

07-21-2010, 06:26 AM	#7
Lady_Wu Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Queer Stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: M'Lady Relationship Status: given up looking sigh Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: somewhere buried under a pile of books Posts: 197 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 285 Thanked 300 Times in 105 Posts Rep Power: 155956	Quote from the Buddha You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. __________________ I'm the Yin in the Yang and the Yang in the Yin.