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The Tao Te Ching

Would love to know who it was. The first human to utter the word "God". The first human to attribute a miracle to "God". The first human that had an inkling that there was an invisible force for good in the universe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wWBGo6a2w

Five Minutes with God

It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
That keeps you in the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind

It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory

And for hours you're just gentle on my mind

Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind

But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind

I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
Cracklin' caldron in some train yard
My beard a rustling, cold towel, and
A dirty hat pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waiting from the backroads
By the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind

Gentle On My Mind

I Get a Kick Out of You

Fly Me to the Moon and other Hymns

Headin' down south to the land of the pines
I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline
Starin' up the road and pray to God I see headlights
I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey... mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey... mama rock me
Runnin' from the cold up in New England
I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now
Oh, north country winters keep a-gettin' me down
Lost my money playin' poker, so I had to leave town
But I ain't a-turnin' back to livin' that old life no more
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey... mama rock me
Yeah, rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey... mama rock me
Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
I caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke
But he's a-headin' west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee
And I gotta get a move on before the sun
I hear my baby callin' my name and I know that she's the only one
And if I died in Raleigh, at least I will die free
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel
Hey... mama rock me
Oh, rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey... mama rock me
So, rock me mama like a wagon wheel
Rock me mama any way you feel (oh, I wanna feel)
Hey... mama rock me
Rock me mama like the wind and the rain
Rock me mama like a southbound train
Hey... mama rock me

Wagon Wheel

Long Trip Alone

Start spreading the news
I'm leaving today
I want to be a part of it
New York, New York
These vagabond shoes
They are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York
I want to wake up in a city
That never sleeps
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap
These small town blues
They are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York
If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
New York, New York
I want to wake up in a city
That doesn't sleep
And find that I'm number one
Top of the list
Head of the heap
King of the hill
These little town blues
They've all melted away
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York
And
If I can make it there
I'll make it practically anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
New York

New York New York

, “I always thought when I got older that God would sort of come into my life someway, he didn't I don't blame him if I was him I'd have the same opinion about me that he does”.

Where Is God - Is God In Your Life

Where Is God Introduction

The arguments for and against God.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proto-languages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hitchens

Where Is God and How Do You Know

Where did TRUTH come from. Was it the night sky.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_proto-languages

Where Is God - Truth

Keep looking up. 
"You will know the truth and the truth will set you free"

Where Is God - The Truth

The shadow of your smile
When you are gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes
My love and see
All the lovely things
You are to me
Our wistful little star
Was far too high
A teardrop kissed your lips
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joy that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile
Now when I remember spring
All the joy that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile

The Shadow Of Your Smile

That's life (that's life)
That's what all the people say
You're riding high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June
I said that's life (that's life)
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks
Stomping on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing
Each time I find myself
Flat on my face
I pick myself up and get
Back in the race
That's life (that's life)
I tell you, I can't deny it
I thought of quitting, baby
But my heart just ain't gonna buy it
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing
Each time I find myself layin'
Flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get
Back in the race
That's life (that's life)
That's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cutting out, but my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothing shaking, come this here July
I'm gonna roll myself up
In a big ball and die
My, my

Thats Life

The summer wind, came blowin' in from across the sea
It lingered there to touch your hair and walk with me
All summer long we sang a song and then we strolled that golden sand
Two sweethearts and the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky
Then softer than a piper man one day it called to you
I lost you, I lost you to the summer wind
The autumn wind and the winter winds, they have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days, they go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind
The summer wind
Warm summer wind
Mmm, the summer wind

The Summer Wind Studio Version

A new deeper bell for meditation and clearing your mind.In Hinduism, bells are generally hung at the temple dome in front of the Garbhagriha. Generally, devotees ring the bell while entering into the sanctum. It is said that by ringing the bell, the devotee informs the deity of his/her arrival.

Sound Bell Meditation

It is found that, “When participants heard nature sounds, they felt comfortable, relaxed, and natural, and the negative mood state was lower, while the positive mood state was higher". Elevate your mood.

Bell Meditation Evening  Background

Neon Moon

August Moon 2024

When sung by female artists the song has often been rendered as "The Boy from Ipanema". Such artists have included Julie London (1964 single), Peggy Lee (1964), Ella Fitzgerald and The Supremes (1965), Shirley Bassey (1966) and Eartha Kitt (1974). Petula Clark sang it in 1977 on The Muppet Show. Crystal Waters recorded her version in 1996 for the various artists Red Hot + Rio compilation and was later included on her 1998 greatest hits set. Diana Krall recorded another version on her 2009 album Quiet Nights.

The Girl From Ipanema

Unknown Mozart Sonata

Happy Fathers Day DoD

Whats New

432 Hertz bell and voice

Let's take it nice and easy
It's gonna be so easy
For us to fall in love

Nice and Easy

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.
 
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
 
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

Sea Fever

Pipes of steel, Cecil Shaw is a Houston treasure

Rainy Night In Georgia

My son Ryans first season of "real" baseball.

Ryans First Real Season

SoundCloud Question:
https://youtu.be/GSWHAf9Y56s

You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak
But if you feel like I feel
Please let me know that is real
You're just too good to be true
I can't take my eyes off you
I love you baby
And if it's quite all right
I need you baby
To warm the lonely nights
I love you baby
Trust in me when I say
Oh pretty baby
Don't bring me down I pray
Oh pretty baby
Now that I've found you stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you

You're Just Too Good To Be True

Weight loss is difficult. Intermittent fasting has worked for me. I look forward to your success story! Thank you for the music. Bay Breeze - FortyThr33 on Youtube. NOT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Please follow professional advice.

Fasting Meditation

Lozang Samten
no shyiin shyam gi drik-te, lozang gi dring-te
Relax with a sound bath. Volume low, mid calm, let the healing begin.

Lozang Samten

Anoche estuve conversando con mi cigarrillo
Me sentí cansada, cansada, aburrida y tan vacía
Que a veces hasta pienso que ni siquiera existo
Que a veces hasta pienso que ni siquiera existo
Lo encendí muy lentamente, le dí una fumada
Y al mirar el humo que en el espacio se volatizaba
Recordé tantas cosas que creí olvidadas
Se las conté todas mientras que lo fumaba
Le converse de ti y de mis añoranzas
Le conte de tus besos y de mis esperanzas
Le conté de tu olvido, de mis lágrimas tantas
De aquello que vivimos y que hoy se a vuelto nada
Le dije que es posible que a mi nadie me quiera
Por que he intentado vivir a mi manera
Por que me he negado a pagar el tributo
De bajeza y pecado que hoy no exige el mundo
Que a lo mejor estoy acabada o que la vida me a vencido
Que he sufrido y he llorado
Que he luchado y he reído
Y que es lo que he ganado por ser así tan comprensiva
Solo vivir desesperada en un mundo tan vacío
Anoche estuve conversando con mi cigarrillo
Y al terminarlo pensando me quede entre suspiros
Que en este verso triste que es el mundo en que vivo
Solo él me va quedando como único amigo

El Cigarrillo

Sabor A Mi

Amiga, tengo el corazón herido
El hombre que yo quiero se me va
Lo estoy perdiendo, estoy sufriendo
Llorando de impotencia, no puedo retenerlo
Amiga mientras quede una esperanza
Tú tienes que luchar por ese amor
Si él es el hombre de tu vida
No te des nunca por vencida, que vale
Todo si se lucha por amor
¿Cómo puedo hacer?
Entrega todo
Todo se lo di
Inventa un modo
No es posible que se pueda querer más
Pensando así lo perderás
¿Y si él se va?
Lo habrás perdido
¿Qué me quedará?
Lo que has vivido
Tu consejo no me aleja de dolor
Son cosas del amor
Amiga yo no sé qué está pasando
Será que habrá encontrado otra mujer
Ya no es el mismo, su indiferencia
La siento por las noches rechaza mi presencia
Amiga no será que has descuidado
La forma de buscarlo en el amor…

Cosas del Amor Yanira and Paola

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friends, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each chartered course
Each careful step along the byway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh no, no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say all the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows, I took the blows
But I did it my way

My Way Forno Live

From Gia-Fu Feng  Translation - 1972
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and Earth.
The named is the mother of the ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.
Ever desiring, one sees the manifestations.
These two spring from the same source but differ in name; this appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.

2
Under heaven all can see beauty as beauty only because there is ugliness.
All can know good as good only because there is evil.

Therefore having and not having arise together.
Difficult and easy complement each other.
Long and short contrast each other:
High and low rest upon each other;
Voice and sound harmonize each other;
Front and back follow one another.

Therefore the sage goes about doing nothing, teaching no-talking.
The ten thousand things rise and fall without cease,
Creating, yet not possessing.
Working, yet not taking credit.
Work is done, then forgotten.
Therefore it lasts forever.

The Tao Te Ching 1 to 26

Popular translations of the Tao. This section is by Stephen Mitchell 1988
A good traveler has no fixed plans
and is not intent upon arriving.
A good artist lets his intuition
lead him wherever it wants.
A good scientist has freed himself of concepts
and keeps his mind open to what is.

Thus the Master is available to all people
and doesn’t reject anyone.
He is ready to use all situations
and doesn’t waste anything.
This is called embodying the light.

What is a good man but a bad man’s teacher?
What is a bad man but a good man’s job?
If you don’t understand this, you will get lost,
however intelligent you are.
It is the great secret.

The Tao Te Ching 27 to 57

True words aren’t eloquent;
eloquent words aren’t true.
Wise men don’t need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren’t wise.

The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.

The Tao nourishes by not forcing.
By not dominating, the Master leads.

The Tao Te Ching 58 to 81

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery.
Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.

Yet mystery and manifestations
arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.

Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.

The Complete Tao Te Ching

Introduction to the Tao Te Ching 2020
“This little book cannot be understood any more than you can understand a river. If you wish to experience the river you must jump in. So it is with the Tao Te Ching. Many things in here will confuse you. The confusion is not to be conquered. It does not result from a lack of knowledge. This confusion is a teacher that can teach you about yourself, your story, your people, your world and the still point of the universe to which we give the crude name - the Tao. There are no footnotes of commentary here. These words of the Tao are to be hung like bells in our hearts and rung by the motions we make as we move through our daily lives. Any other sounds make it difficult to hear the bells. The Tao is universal. It is not Chinese. Its is found in the quest of Christian mystics, native Americans, Zen monks, desert holy men, and indeed in every culture and age in the story of the earth. Before this story began and after it ends there is the Tao. It consists of stillness and silence and it will enter into any quiet heart.”
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Introduction to the Tao Te Ching

You Don't Know Me

What you focus on grows in your life. Choose wisely.

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