#the tao of physics

[funeral]

Descartes’ famous sentence “Cogito ergo sum”—“I think, therefore I exist”—has led Westerners to equate their identity with their mind, instead of with their whole organism. As a consequence of the Cartesian division, most individuals are aware of themselves as isolated egos existing “inside” their bodies. The mind has been separated from the body and given the futile task of controlling it, thus causing an apparent conflict between the conscious will and the involuntary instincts. Each individual has been split up further into a large number of separate compartments, according to his or her activities, talents, feelings, beliefs, and so on, which are engaged in endless conflicts generating continuous metaphysical confusion and frustration.

Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics

[generatedhandle]

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

- Albert Einstein

[nnicknnelsonn]

neon hula hoops of love

[xinyuehui]

My left eye is nearsighted with 300 degrees, and the right one is 400 degrees. But I don't know which is the left one and which is the right one. It's okay, you can wear your glasses.

滤镜 Filter · 2025

[scenearcee]

Hu Tao and Furina being friends is the best thing that has happened to me in a while actually. Like they’re canonically working together, so I reserve the right to say that they end up being best friends. Sorry not sorry!!!!!

They match each other’s energy so nicely, and Hu Tao would constantly be teasing Furina with scary/morbid shit just to get a reaction out of her. I feel like they’d visit each other a lot, Furina going to Liyue and Hu Tao going to Fontaine every now and again, and just crashing at each other’s places for a few days. When Furina has an episode (I hit her with the C-PTSD ray), Hu Tao will just cuddle her on the couch until she stops crying and she’s ready to talk. They’re super touchy, not in a romantic way but definitely in a very platonic “I can’t go anywhere with you if you’re not holding my hand” way, if that makes any sense. When together, they’re always really close, because they both know that the proximity is comforting for Furina, and Hu Tao is perfectly willing to offer her space to her mysteriously sad best friend.

Sometimes Furina has to third wheel on YanTao dates, but Yanfei doesn’t mind at all- they actually get along quite nicely, discussing the intricacies of legal systems together, and banding up to tell Hu Tao to stop saying odd shit in public.

[fistfuloflightning]

Tao Ying’s glow up from @neonghostcat’s Cultivate

[quotelr]

If you don't take life seriously,Life will take you, seriously!

Ana Claudia Antunes, The Tao of Physical and Spiritual

[katherinebotten]

Butchers paper, cowrie shells, sea shells, scotch magic tape, inkjet print collage, acrylic paint, glitter glue, gum leaves, clear contact, eagle feather, silver necklace “13” pendant, safety pins, alfoil, cellophane, cloth tape, pearls, band-aids.

Text by Max Trevor Thomas Edmond.

[martyrbat]

obsessed with her actually...

bonus:

^^ face of a man whos about to get dicked down within an inch of his life for christmas

[funeral]

This inner fragmentation mirrors our view of the world “outside" which is seen as a multitude of separate objects and events. The natural environment is treated as if it consisted of separate parts to be exploited by different interest groups. The fragmented view is further extended to society which is split into different nations, races, religious and political groups. The belief that all these fragments—in ourselves, in our environment, and in our society—are really separate can be seen as the essential reason for the present series of social, ecological, and cultural crises. It has alienated us from nature and from our fellow human beings. It has brought a grossly unjust distribution of natural resources creating economic and political disorder, an ever rising wave of violence, both spontaneous and institutionalized, and an ugly, polluted environment in which life has often become physically and mentally unhealthy.

Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics

[cattoru]

i started gokurakugai and i’m obsessed

[generatedhandle]

What is meant by the soul as suchness, is the oneness of the totality of all things, the great all-including whole.

[nnicknnelsonn]

how do you not fall in love with him instantly?

the sounds are the best part

[spurious]

🤝 for Live Oak, #️⃣ for Pine Gap, 🕰 for Twenty (More) Questions, 😄 for I'm Fine, and a 🃏 for whichever you like, please?

WIP Wednesday - Questions

Twenty (more) Questions: 🕰 What's the timeline of the story? (ie. pre-canon, post-canon, how long a period of time it stretches for, however you choose to interpret the question)

This fic picks up pretty much immediately after the end of Twenty Questions, like literally the same scene. I don't know what the time period is going to end up being--Twenty Questions stretched over a couple years, but this one might end up being more compact.

Live Oak: 🤝 Share a snippet that describes a physical sensation (how could i not feature that time both Rodney and his cat had a kidney stone?)

Later, while Rodney's hiding pills in a pile of processed tuna, the low-grade ache he's felt in his lower back for the last week very suddenly upgrades itself to a stabbing pain lancing through his side that has him doubled over on the kitchen floor, hissing through the radiating pulses of it.

I’m Fine: 😄 What part are you most excited to write?

oooooh this one is actually nearly done; i had some visions of how parts of it would go but i ended up really just getting into John and Rodney's confrontation because they're just. so bad at talking about things i love it

🃏 Wildcard: Answer the question you wish someone would ask you, or share a background detail, or a snippet or line!

Can I share a fear?

/looks around, whispers

I’m worried Live Oak 5 will never end

[smollandkindaannoyed]

Heartstopper S2 spoilers (kind of)

So I watch Heartstopper with my mom and we both absolutly adore the show, me because I am gay and love to see a more wholesome queer story for a change and my mom because she likes watching series with me. But I also have all four volumes on my shelves so of course I knew some of the things that were going to happen in season 2 and I warned her that at one time I was going to cry, I did the last episode really got me and the Louvre scene almost got me. To my suprise Isaac his scenes also had a lot of impact on me, but also not suprising since I am struggling with where I fall on the aroace spectrum so like of course his story speaks to me.

But that is actually not what I started this post for. Because like I said I have all four volumes and I am an annotater when I read, which means my volumes have nice color coded sticky thingies and I write in my books with those clear sticky notes since I dont want to actually write in my comic. And now my mom knows I do this and she asked if she can maybe read the comics, both to see the differences the show made with the comics but also to see my thoughts I write in them. And like there are some pretty serious stuff in there (Cause like I am Charlie, we are one and the same so a lot of his experiences I really recognize) but I would like to show some of my favourite comments I have left where my mom will just be like "Sweetie, why did you feel the need to write this down?"

Also most of this is me cursing at David but here we go:

[key0-m0ve-al0ng]

With a name like that I'll believe anything he says