Good post, Mig.

>>where there are many chickens, do not spill maize

Reminds me of an incident when I was touring in Australia, where a tourist was feeding emus. She bought this whole bag of feed and foolishly had the whole thing out in her hand. The emus saw it, got excited and then, all with their long necks and beaks came at her. She panicked and dropped the whole thing. There was feed all over the ground and the emus crowded round and had a feast.

Where there are many emus, do not show a bag of feed.

i actually have the book f loa tzu's "teachings" i ever got very far into it...as i started it in high school...i should dig it up sometime

Great post! I've had way too many fights with mushrooms lately.

She bought this whole bag of feed and foolishly had the whole thing out in her hand. The emus saw it, got excited and then, all with their long necks and beaks came at her. She panicked and dropped the whole thing. There was feed all over the ground and the emus crowded round and had a feast.

i have seen this happen, too raven. it is often the highlight of my otherwise monotonous visits to the zoo with the 'visitor of the week' hehe

Where there are many emus, do not show a bag of feed

i love this. the aussie version. and when did you tour australia ? where did you go ? did you love it ?. how exciting that you've been here !

I actually have the book f loa tzu's "teachings" i ever got very far into it...as i started it in high school...i should dig it up sometime

steve, you really should. it's pretty much the way you live anyway. (or mostly )

Great post! I've had way too many fights with mushrooms lately

hehe wisefwan that made me chuckle. i felt a twinge when i posted that quote, too. thankyou for reading this, i'm glad you enjoyed it


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I didn't know you were a Taoist, Miggy!  I read and re-read 'Tao Te Jing' many, many times.  Tzu's 'The Art Of War' is a good follow on to that...and the 'Tao of Pooh' and 'Te of Piglet' are, despite their childish sounding titles, very good.

Reply #5 By: dharmagrl - 8/8/2004 7:51:32 PM I didn't know you were a Taoist, Miggy!

i didn't know you were, either, dharma !. i also found out that jeremyg lives by taoism, and i recently showed some taoism stuff to muggaz and he was, as you know, instantly hooked. it seems that there are more people living this way than we think.

I read and re-read 'Tao Te Jing' many, many times. Tzu's 'The Art Of War' is a good follow on to that...and the 'Tao of Pooh' and 'Te of Piglet' are, despite their childish sounding titles, very good.

oh dharma, i agree, 'the art of war' is probably the single most important book i ever read. and the 'tao of pooh and piglet' is an great way to think of taoism as the relationship of the things that happen 'bewteen' us. i'm so glad you left this comment

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>>i love this. the aussie version. and when did you tour australia ? where did you go ? did you love it ?. how exciting that you've been here !

I've been to Australia twice. The first time was four years ago, I was in Perth and with a group of friends, travelled down the west coast to Albany. We visited a cave and also stayed in a log cabin near a wood mill. We also had chance to take a one day trip from Perth to see The Pinnacles.

Second time was just last year, I was in Queensland for three week holiday and to visit a friend who lives near the Sunshine Coast. We went down to Canberra together and then travelled back up to Brisbane via rented car. I saw the Blue Mountains, Western Plains Zoo and even visited a sheep farm. We also drove through a few charming little towns on our way to these places. I really enjoyed myself. Absolutely loved it. Definetly would like to return someday and see other parts of Australia.

I've been to Australia twice. The first time was four years ago, I was in Perth and with a group of friends, travelled down the west coast to Albany. We visited a cave and also stayed in a log cabin near a wood mill. We also had chance to take a one day trip from Perth to see The Pinnacles.

how wonderful rave, you're practically a native

I was in Queensland for three week holiday and to visit a friend who lives near the Sunshine Coast. We went down to Canberra together and then travelled back up to Brisbane via rented car. I saw the Blue Mountains, Western Plains Zoo and even visited a sheep farm. We also drove through a few charming little towns on our way to these places. I really enjoyed myself. Absolutely loved it. Definetly would like to return someday and see other parts of Australia

oh, please do. it sounds like you made very good use of your time whilst you were here. come back anytime !

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Lao-tzu on integrity could apply to Bush in his old age plagued with nightmares.

Lao-tzu on integrity could apply to Bush in his old age plagued with nightmares

oh, stePHen, you naughty, naughty boy !

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