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05.06.2024 - C. Milosz & Banquet Speech 1980 and Pegasus Author's Calendar etc.

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11/04/2008 - Interpretation of dali48

We are millions all over the world - because this is a century of... (C. Milosz, Banquet Speech 1980)

Intellectual Freedom - always goes hand in hand with...

In 1936, he worked at a radio station in Vilnius (Lithuania), but was dismissed in the following year - because of...

And disaster struck - first in 1939, when Germany invaded Poland and...

The early work of Milosz also shows traces of dislike against - all forms of...

During the Second World War Milosz was active as a writer in the resistance movement - and was...

In 1944 he married...

In 1951, he sought political asylum in...

He saw that there was a dark attraction of totalitarian ideology, - and that the intellectuals were not...

Milosz believes in the redemptive power of art, - and treats it as...

After his fall - the works of Milosz in Poland were...

Milosz died at home... (C. Milosz, 1911-2004, Pegasus Author's Calendar)


05.06.2024 - Life and Death and Zen and Cosmic void etc.

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dali48 and studying & teaching in the 70s, and visiting & photographing in Tübingen etc.


23.11.1999 - Interpretation of dali48

We know neither the "Where from" of life - nor the "Where to" of...

That our life is thrown into this dark ignorance - makes our lives... 

That is why we practice Zen...

Life and death are one and the same. - Death takes me, like life has...

This fear, a fear of the cosmic void - which was repeated for years in heavy dreams...

An anchor in the “ego” - is at the same time the expression of an irrelevance to... (L. Groening)

Golden Snow “I cannot say I have never wondered and even feared death ... most people do ... to have the life (spirit) lifted from ones body is a scary thought ... life is the hard one to get through or so it looks to me ... thank you again for your posts dali48 ... so helpful and interesting”...

05.06.2024 - Pema Dorje & Tibetan medicine / T. Clifford & emptiness / S. Dali & mother's death etc.

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04.12.1996 - Interpretation of dali48
 
This is like a tree carrying a bird. - If there is no tree left (see deforestation etc.), - where will the bird then remain? - He flies away... (Pema Dorje, Tibetan doctor)

The fact that decay and death are inevitable - and that we will not be left with our relations, our interests, our status and our possessions - can be a crushing realization. - But if we suppress or deny this knowledge - we divide ourselves from reality, - and create a psychic tension that makes us sick. - The insight that our ego and our actions are ultimately empty - can be deeply frightening... 
(T. Clifford)

Tibetan medicinal substances:
Safran: for liver and gall ... Cardamom: for spleen and kidneys ... Ginger: for the blood ... Bamboo: for the lungs ... Beans for the heart ... Gentian for the bile ... Holarrhene antidysenterica against dysentery ... Castor as purgative ... Urine for wound treatment ... Pepper for mucus and digestion ... Valerian for the nerves and sleep ... Thistle for the liver ... Honey for the vitality ... Aconitum for heart and spirit ... Alant? ... Nutmeg for the heart and spirit ... Turmeric with digestion problems ... Cloves for the liver ... Kalmus? ... Juniper in fever ... Pomegranate for the stomach ... Pea pods? ... Magnolia for the bile ... Aloe for the mind ... Terminolia chebula (blue-flowering lotus-like plant) as a universal medicine ... (Pema Dorje)

Traditional Tibetan medicine also known as Sowa-Rigpa medicine, is a centuries-old traditional medical system that employs a complex approach to diagnosis, incorporating techniques such as pulse analysis and urinalysis, and utilizes behavior and dietary modification, medicines composed of natural materials ...
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 .... Dalí was 16 years old; he later said his mother's death "was the greatest blow I had experienced in my life. ... a being on whom I counted to make invisible the unavoidable blemishes of my soul. ...... Eberwein, Robert T. (2014).

05.06.2024 - Emotional Conflict & Household / Escape from Everyday Life / Daydreaming & Meditating etc.

dali48 and writing books and photographing a dandelion blossom in the park of Wickrath etc.


01.02.2014 - Emotional Conflict & Household or Work place and "modern madness" etc. by dali48

dali48 and private tuition and writing diary & books and cycling and photographing in Erkrath etc.

Interpretation of dali48
"Emotional conflicts and the intervention of the unconscious are the classical features of... medical psychology" for C. G. Jung. Equally, 'Freud's concept of emotional conflict as amplified by Anna Freud... 
Erikson and others is central in contemporary theories of...
Such conflicts in adult life may be defined as the presence in the subconscious of different and opposing emotions relating to a situation that has recently taken place or is in the process of...
'The early stages of emotional development are full of potential conflict and disruption'. Infancy and childhood are a time when 'everything is polarised into extremes of...
Defenses against emotional conflict include 'splitting and projection. They deal with intra-psychic conflict not by addressing it, but by sidestepping it'. Displacement too can help resolve such conflicts...
Inner emotional conflicts can result in physical discomfort or pain, often in the form of tension headaches, which can be episodic or chronic, and may last from a...
With respect to the post-industrial age, 'La Bier writes of "modern madness," - the hidden link between work and emotional conflict...
For Picasso 'the presence of death is always coincident - with the taste for life... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“In homes where conflict is present it affects all in the household or work place ... feelings are felt even when not directly involved ... especially where children are concerned ... their health both physically and mentally ... leaving scares for life ... Conflict should be resolved and let go, but in most cases goes on for weeks or even years ... causing discomfort for all involved”...

01.02.2014 - Escape from Everyday Life & Noise and Creativity etc. by dali48

dali48 and teaching and writing diary & books and photographing his folding bike in Erkrath etc.

03.06.2001 - Interpretation of dali48
Many of those who follow the impulse to escape from the demands of everyday life are thin-skinned and openhearted. Perhaps they have suffered abuse, and since then cannot bear - the suffering in the world...
If we are indifferent, we are aloof and not affected, unable to express our interest in others or our sympathy for them. We keep emotional distance - from the fluctuations in our lives...
Can anyone seriously suggest that I should be grateful - for a life full of fear, shame, confusion and anger? We find it easier to condemn ourselves than to recognize and to express our painful emotions in reality, the necessity for forgiveness... (C. Grof)
Forgiveness is the answer to the children's dream of a miracle by which the broken is healed, - and the dirty is cleaned again... (D. Hammerskjöld)
Forgiveness is not for the benefit of one who has hurt us - yet it grows out of pity. It serves our own well-being...
Like a cat that has fallen asleep on a chair peacefully, in peace, - and one with the master of the house, with the mistress, - at home in the house of the living, - sleeping on the hearth, and yawning before the fire... (D. H. Lawrence)
Take the cotton from the ears - and stuff it in the mouth! ... (12-step program)
Those who have been cheated and abused, often have to react so that they withdraw - from the rest of the world and create protectives...
We will not get anyone close to us - because we have all the answers. What he might have to add?
Angeles Arrien says that where there is no sense of humor, we are “addicted.” - We can take our path (see e.g. Tao, Zen etc. - d.48) seriously, without being “addicted” to it... (C. Grof)

If we do not love our own bodies, - how can we ever love anyone? ... (T.N.H.)

Interpretation of dali48
Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, solution, artwork, literary work, joke, etc.) that has some kind of value...
The lexeme in the English word creativity comes from the Latin term creō "to create, make" and its derivational suffixes also come from Latin. The word "create" appears in English as early as the 14th century...
This work disputes the earlier hypothesis that creative solutions to problems arise mysteriously from the unconscious mind while the conscious mind is...
In The Act of Creation, Arthur Koestler introduced the concept of bisociation - that creativity arises as a result of the intersection...
This idea was later developed into conceptual blending. In the '90s, various approaches in cognitive science that dealt with...
Other researchers have related creativity to the trait, openness to experience...
Creativity as measured by the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking increased until 1990 in the United States. An effect similar to the Flynn effect. Thereafter scores have been declining...
This article also explored the links between creativity and sleep, mood and addiction disorders, and depression...
Barbara Fredrickson in her broaden-and-build model suggests that positive emotions such as joy and love broaden a person's available repertoire of cognition and actions, thus enhancing creativity...
In addition, several systematic studies of highly creative individuals and their relatives have uncovered a higher incidence of affective disorders (primarily bipolar disorder and depression) than that found in the general population... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“Good one for me I always blame myself before I blame others , saying I am sorry when it’s not my fault ... condemning ourselves is so easy ... we only have ourselves to cope with ... letting someone other close to me is not easy ... people say I am strange , but I really am not,  just keep to myself ... coming from an abusive back ground is part to blame , I also find quite is less confusing ... my life is quite , most days I love this ... I believe I take my own path in life... Is it an escape? ... Yes I believe so... I find the world confusing and most days senseless chatter and noise ... I find joy in nature, in my sweet little kitten ... and interesting and quiet people”...

03.02.2014 - Mysterious Depths and Daydreaming & Meditating etc. by dali48
 
dali48 and writing books and visiting and walking and photographing in Baden-Baden, 8/2010

13.04.2001 - Interpretation of dali48
Rampant fear, loneliness oppressed many, emptiness and futility are spreading. - The ancient, mysterious depths, and questions have remained the same...
Then, suddenly there are diseases in animals (see e.g. BSE, FMD, etc. - d.48) and humans which present us with completely new questions... (Rhine Post, 12.04.2001)

Life Principles:
1 The "weed" principle. "Weed," increases on its own - "Weeds" (see e.g. dandelion & healthy wild herbs for bees etc. - d.48) does not pass...
2 The bounce-back principle: Since they have the priority in itself (see e.g. optimists, etc. - d.48), nothing really throws it around...
Love and honor yourself, keep your self-respect, and stay true to yourself. - Imagine in everything you do and think - there is always the question...
Daydreaming (see e.g. dali48 & meditating etc.) that has held the modern psychology is not "escapism" in the negative sense. You relax and create a positive attitude...
Similarly, you can wish all you want to savor it in your dreams to the last detail without being disappointed... (H. Kluge)

Interpretation of dali48
Daydreaming is a short-term detachment from one's immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by...
There are many types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition among psychologists, however the characteristic that is common to all forms of daydreaming (see dali48 and “inner migration” because of being bullied etc. in Erkrath, 1989 - 5/2010 etc. – d.48)...
As craft production was largely replaced by assembly line that did not allow for any creativity - no place was left for positive aspects of...
Freudian psychology interpreted daydreaming as expression of the repressed instincts similarly to those revealing themselves in...
Humanistic psychology found numerous examples of people in creative or artistic careers - such as composers, novelists and filmmakers, developing new ideas...
Similarly, research scientists and mathematicians have developed new ideas by daydreaming about their subject areas...
Research by Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett has found that people who experience vivid dream-like mental images reserve the word for these, whereas many other people... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“Daydreaming is one things I do well ... as a child I would go into the woods in search of my real home , I did this day after day my Mother worried because sometime I went deep into the woods in back of our home ... I would find a nice cool mossy place and lay back and close my eyes and all my heart desired was there ... as time went on I searched for my sweet Prince , this never left my mind even as I grew older I would find myself drifting into a world of beauty when people and places were too much to handle ... my sweet Prince was my safe place to comfort and protect me” …




05.06.2024 - The concept of Tao / Lung and Heart / Sugar and Stevia and Honey etc.

dali48 and writing diary & books and cycling & walking and photographing in the park of Wickrath etc.

31.01.2014 - The concept of Tao and Elements of Nature and Most belief systems etc.

dali48 and teaching and writing books and cycling and photographing in Erkrath etc.

01.02.2001 - Interpretation of dali48
Once you let go of all burdens, it is the authority of the "Tao" left to unbundle things, and now live only here and now, - and there is very little material for your thoughts with which you can refer to rotatingly…
Rest will move into your spirit and your soul. The past does not stick to you like a pot of glue, - and the future has lost its terrors, - its uncertainty…
For soon you will know from experience - that for a man of "Tao" there is nothing to believe. - He learned that his affairs are in good hands... (T. Fischer)

Interpretation of dali48
Tao or Dao is a Chinese word meaning 'way', 'path', 'route', or sometimes more loosely, 'doctrine' or 'principle'...
The concept of Tao differs from conventional (western) ontology, however. It is an active and holistic conception of Nature, rather than a...
In most belief systems, Dao is used symbolically in its sense of 'way' as the 'right' or 'proper' way of existence, or in the context of ongoing practices of attainment or of the full coming into being...
Dao is usually described in terms of elements of nature, and in particular as similar to water. Like water it is undifferentiated, endlessly self-replenishing, soft and quiet but immensely powerful, and impassively generous...
Wuwei (Pinyin: wúwéi) or naturalness are contingent on understanding and conforming to this inner nature, which is interpreted...
"Dao means a road, path, way - and hence, the way in which one does something - method, doctrine, principle"...The Dao is what gives Daoism its English name...
There is no single orthodox Daoist view of Dao. All forms of Daoism center around Dao and De, but there is a broad variety of distinct interpretations among sects and even individuals...
The Dao De Jing is the oldest text and representative of a speculative and philosophical approach to the Dao...
A Taoist monk practicing Chinese calligraphy with water on stone. Water calligraphy, like sand mandalas, evokes the ephemeral nature of physical reality...
Alternatively, philosophical Daoism regards the Dao as a non-religious concept. It is a not a deity to be worshiped, nor is it a mystical Absolute in the religious sense of the Hindu Brahman...
The Dao, or Way, of Confucius can be said to be 'Truth'. Confucianism regards the Way, or Truth, as concordant with a particular approach to...
Dhyana was translated as ch'an (and later as zen), giving Zen Buddhism its name...
Cut off words and meaning is emptiness. Emptiness is the Dao. The Dao is cutting off words and speech...
Ch'an (Zen) Buddhists regard the Dao as synonymous with both the Buddhist Path (marga) and the results of it, the Eight-fold Path and Buddhist enlightenment (satori)...
Cheng Yi followed this interpretation, elaborating on this perspective of Dao through teachings about yin-yang interactions, the cultivation and preservation of life...
He (C.S. Lewis) asserted that every religion and philosophy is an attempt to line up with the Tao - the way mankind was designed to be...
Axel Schüssler's etymological dictionary presents two possibilities for the tonal morphology of dào 道 "road, way, method"...
Many languages have borrowed and adapted Chinese dao 道 "the way" as a loanword...
In Sino-Xenic languages, 道 is pronounced as Japanese dō, tō, or michi...
The dao/dao "the way" English word of Chinese origin has three meanings, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.  1. a. In Daoism, an absolute entity which is the source of the universe, the way in which this absolute entity functions.
 1. b. = Daoism, daoist
 2. In Confucianism and in extended uses, the way to be followed, the right conduct, doctrine or method... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“I have always been interested in the Chinese culture , their ways are gentle and I love the way they enter mix with the soft voices and mind matters of nature , a lot like the Native , who also believe in the path of nature to be the right path ... when we consider the connection we have with nature the hold the universe has on us ... we become one ... a gentle and soft nature appears in us ... having respect for all around us ... small story ... As I swam in the deep hole of the brook which I visit, I felt as if I were part of all around me , the feel of the water gentle on my body , as I lay with the small ripple of the brook running over me I became part of all ... peaceful , loved ... thank you dali48 for the return of these gentle feelings”...

31.01.2014 - Lung and Heart are vivifier and adrenal glands etc. by dali48 

dali48 and teaching and writing books and photographing his folding bike in Erkrath etc.

02.04.2001 - Interpretation of dali48
Everything that comes into consciousness is good... (F. Nietzsche)

This is also the strenuous and sucking in the work with such people (narcissists). The more you do for them, the more ungrateful they often respond. This "ingesting" of the other is an expression of fear of individuation and responsible autonomy...
In depression helps: light therapy (see solar, etc. - d.48), St. John's wort, rosemary, honey from the inside and oil from the outside, Bach flowers, fruit, sugar, dairy plants, vegetarian diet, oatmeal, magnesium, iron, exercise, sweating, travel, medicine , “ora et labora.” - Many depressives are awaking in the morning between 1 and 3 o’clock, when the liver begins to work again. - Life organ = liver, gall = organ of courage...
Impression without expression excites disease...
Kidneys and adrenal glands regulate, among other things, the emotions that express themselves in high blood pressure, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, shortness of breath etc.
Lung and heart are vivifier and mover of our blood. - The connection between the psychic and the lung becomes evident when the diseased lungs: Breathing in the corset, in negation, being fixed at oneself, illusion, doubt, and mania for criticism, compared to the opposition of the world. Psychosomatic Research indicates that the asthma attack in asthmatics withdraws from the problems and thus speaks "no to the world"... (O. Koob)

Interpretation of dali48
They (adrenal glands) are chiefly responsible for releasing hormones in response to stress through the synthesis of corticosteroids such as cortisol and catecholamines such as epinephrine. The adrenal glands affect kidney function through the secretion of aldosterone, a hormone involved in regulating the osmolarity of blood plasma...
Catecholamines are derived from the amino acid tyrosine and these water-soluble hormones are the major hormones underlying the fight-or-flight response...
The adrenal glands and the thyroid gland are the organs that have the greatest blood supply per gram of tissue. Up to 60 arterioles may enter each adrenal gland. This may be one of the reasons lung cancer commonly metastasizes to the adrenals... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“My thoughts ...The heart has so much to do with our health , it runs our life both emotionally and physically , to me the heart is like a little world that has so much placed on it ... we eat the wrong food , we put unnecessary strain on it every day , with worry etc... a small but wonderful little world that runs out lives , our thoughts are affected by it ... and we affect it by our thoughts , unseen world working hard for us each day ... I am grateful for my heart.“

01.02.2014 - Sugar and natural sweetener Stevia and Honey etc. by dali48 

dali48 and teaching and writing books and cycling and photographing fruit & veggies in Erkrath etc.

16.12.2010 - Interpretation of dali48
During my long phase of diseases (1983 - 8/2008) I was reading a book concerning the toxicity of the white factory-sugar. Therefore I tried some alternatives, see e.g. honey, agave syrup etc. (dali48)

Like Stevia, Luo Han Guo is a natural sweetener which is derived from an herb. - Rather than being South American, this one comes from China... (by Kathryn Vercillo)

If there were a newly discovered substance that would be as harmful as the white sugar from the factory, - it would be banned long ago... (Prof. Yudkin)

Those who physically move themselves - do not only have stronger muscles but it rises also their soul. - Who is depressed but tends to hide at home with a... (H. Mark / H. Finck)

Sugar-related: Decline of the bite, rheumatism, arthritis, osteoarthritis, liver disease, gout, heart attack, stroke, etc...
Prohibited: white and brown sugar, dextrose, fructose, lactose, maple syrup, Sucanat, great sweetness, glucose syrup - everything except...
Required and allowed: whole wheat bread, porridge of fresh wheat, fresh food, butter and whipped cold oils... (M.O. Brucker)

Good product at a price. That may all agree, just not in the warehouse of food. Due to poor diets, the body comes in the “red”... (U. Böhmig)

Interpretation of dali48
Stevia is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America...
With its steviol glycoside extracts having up to 300 times the sweetness of sugar, stevia has garnered attention with the rise in demand for...
In a few countries, it has been available as a sweetener for decades or centuries; for example, stevia is widely used as a sweetener in Japan...
In 2011, stevia was approved for use in the EU starting in early December, 2011...
The genus Stevia consists of 240 species of plants native to South America, Central America, and Mexico, with several species found as far north as...
The plant was used extensively by the Guaraní people for more than 1,500 years, - and the plant has a long history of medicinal use in Paraguay and Brazil...
In the early 1970s sweeteners such as cyclamate and saccharin were suspected carcinogens - As a result, Japan began cultivating stevia as an alternative...
The first commercial stevia sweetener in Japan was produced by the Japanese firm Morita Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1971. The Japanese have been using stevia in...
For centuries, the Guaraní peoples of Paraguay used stevia, which they called ka'a he'ê ("sweet herb"), as a sweetener in yerba mate and cardiotonic medicinal teas...
The stevia plant may be grown legally in most countries, although some countries restrict its use as a sweetener...
European Union — Steviol glycosides are permitted as a food additive as of 2 December 2011...
A 2011 review study concluded that stevia sweeteners would likely benefit diabetic patients...
Indeed, millions of Japanese have been using stevia for over thirty years with no reported or known harmful effects...
In addition, a 2009 review study found that stevioside and related compounds have anti-hyperglycemic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory... (Wikipedia)

Golden Snow
“I use Stevia, makes a nice sweet and pleasant taste ... but since I have given up sugar I find that fruit is sweet and delish, sugar blinds the real taste of food ... I know one thinks they need for baking and yes for some foods may require ... but ... keeping our food healthy and simple are very easy , applesauce makes a wonderful sweetener, can be used in cakes and cookies , I add stevia for the extra treat”...