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Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin – find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.
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Nansen’s Ordinary Mind
Joshu asked Nansen, “What is the Way?” Nansen answered, “Your ordinary mind–that is the Way.” Joshu said, “Can it be grasped (for study)?” Nansen replied, “The more you pursue, the more does it slip away.” Joshu asked once more, “How can you know it is the Way?” Nansen responded, “The Way does not belong to knowledge, nor does it belong to non knowledge. Knowledge is illusion. Non knowledge is beyond discrimination. When you get to this Way without doubt, you are free like the vastness of space, an unfathomable void, so how can you explain it by yes or no?” Upon hearing this, Joshu was awakened.
Mumon’s Comment:
The question Joshu asked Nansen was dissolved by a stroke. After being enlightened, Joshu must further his pursuit 30 more years to exhaust that meaning.
Hundred flowers in Spring, the moon in Autumn,
The cool wind in Summer and Winter’s snow.
If your mind is not clouded with things,
You are happy at any time.
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How does cannabis itself work in the pineal gland?
Research on rats has shown that the pineal gland contains a functional endocannabinoid system,
in that cannabinoid receptors type 1 and 2, and the endogenous ligands
that bind to them, anandamide and 2-AG, are all present.
The study showed that the activity of the CB?-receptors varied
according to a daily cycle, with lowest activity levels occurring at the
end of the daylight period. It also showed that levels of an enzyme
responsible for synthesizing new endocannabinoid molecules, NAPE-PLD,
was reduced during the middle of the dark period.
Furthermore, the study showed that presence of THC reduced the
activity of an enzyme known as AANAT, and in doing so reduces the
synthesis of melatonin itself. An earlier study on rats
also showed that THC reduced the activity of AANAT, and suggested that
the mechanism that occurred was as follows: the neurotransmitter
norepinephrine starts a cascade of reactions, the end result of which is
the production of melatonin. THC disrupts this norepinephrine cascade
and thereby reduces the production of melatonin.
It is likely that THC’s endogenous analogue anandamide performs the
same action of reducing the norepinephrine-induced release of melatonin,
and is therefore fundamentally involved in pineal gland function. It
seems that low levels of anandamide or THC are therefore needed in order
for melatonin production to increase. As melatonin levels increase, as
they should normally do at the end of the daylight period, feelings of
sleepiness should occur.
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As you get older you will understand more about your life.
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To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
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When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness.
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If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.