one of us always tells the truth

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Year of the Dragon :: Happy Chinese New Year!

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"When the dragon song spoken of by Hsiang-yen, Shih-shuang, and Tung-shan is heard, clouds gather and rain is evoked. There is no question of speaking nor any question of eyes and skulls. They are nothing but the songs of the singing dragon. "Still involved with pleasure" is the croaking of frogs, and "still stuck in consciousness" is a sound made by earthworms. Therefore, the bloodline is never severed, like one gourd receiving the contents of another gourd. Because it is "bone dry but never spent" a pillar becomes great with child and a stone lantern meets a stone lantern." Sweeping Zen Dogen, Ryugin

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In Chinese culture, the Dragon holds a significant place as an auspicious and extraordinary creature, unparalleled in talent and excellence. It symbolizes power, nobility, honor, luck, and success. 2024 is forecasted to bring about opportunities, changes, and challenges. If you're seeking a shift in your current lives, this year might offer a favorable chance.

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Raghib Al-Isfehani ( Abul-Qasim al-Hussein bin Mufaddal bin Muhammad)

from ʻAjāʼib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharāʼib al-mawjūdāt (The wonders of creation, or literally, Marvels of things created and miraculous aspects of things existing) by Zakriya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (circa 1203-83) is among the best known texts of the Islamic world. It is often referred to as “The Cosmography." 

The work begins with an introduction, and is followed by two sections, the first on supra-terrestrial, the second on terrestrial creatures. Al-Qazwini concludes his work with a section on monsters and angels. The genre of Aja'ib al-makhluqat (The wonders of creation), of which al-Qazwini’s work is the most famous example, includes texts in Arabic and Persian that describe the marvels of the heavens and the earth. Numerous manuscripts of al-Qazwini’s work have survived, as have several Persian and Turkish translations of illustrations.

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– Robert Bly

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I personally wanna see less ‘you are not a burden/it’s not work to love you’ and more ‘you are worth the work it takes to love you.’ I KNOW I’m a burden sometimes. that isn’t such a terrible thing! humans are strong. we can carry burdens. and it is work for me to be there for my friends, but it’s work I’m willing to do.

we need to acknowledge this because pretending love isn’t work will never make people like me feel less guilty for accepting love. we need to talk about it so people don’t feel bad for having boundaries and not always being up to do the work. we need to accept it so we can properly appreciate what others do for us and what we’re doing for them.

yes it does take work to love you. but guess what? you still deserve love, and you deserve people who are willing to do the work to love you. it doesn’t make you bad. all love take work. and everyone is worth it.

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Hilma af Klint  Parsifal Grupp I, No. 1 1916 © Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk

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Barnett Newman

Cantos series

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Eduard Artemyev on composing music for Andrei Tarkovsky

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RIP

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[ilikeyourcabinboy]

Hilarious book written by douche. Kind of compelling pottery.

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[ilikeyourcabinboy]

I was just absently singing this to the cat and then I laughed for thirty seconds because synchronicity is hilarious sometimes.

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Often, when there is no logic, that’s how you know you’re in someone’s dream. - Adrienne Maree Brown