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365 Tao, entry 4

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From the book, “365 Tao, Daily Meditation”

“…if we engage solely in the frenetic activities of our daily involvements, if we seek to impose our own schemes on the natural order, and if we allow ourselves to become absorbed in self-centered views, the surface of our waters becomes turbulent. Then we cannot be receptive to Tao…

…there is no effort that we can make to still ourselves. True stillness comes naturally from moments of solitude where we allow our mind to settle..

Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so to will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still..”

Personal Development:

The most virtuous sound is silence. When one reconstructs a consciousness devoted to self-cultivation: mental stillness is a prerequisite. Thus, practice finding isolation, whether through meditation, yoga, walking or whatever achieves your mental isolation.  As a result, the grace of such tranquility makes what once was crooked straight, the unachievable, achievable. Without your interferences…all circumstances work out in their own natural order.

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The Invisible Dragon

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Andrew Koenig and Depression

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2010022002boner Andrew Koenig, the actor who played “Boner” on the series “Growing Pains” took his own life a few days ago. The actor reportedly has suffered from clinical depression over the past several years. Sadly, Andrew succumbed to what he conceived as his only way out.

I am a twenty plus year suffering of clinical depression, the outcome of Andrew’s plight was not a surprise. Conversely, like Andrew I had thoughts of suicide at times, thankfully I never carried the thoughts out.  I created a blog a year ago titled “A Way Out.” The blog was created to inform others about mental illness, especially depression. However, I ended the blog a few weeks ago and will fuse my depression news here on the Dragon.

I write the Dragon with a great deal more passion than I had with my other two blogs. (A Way Out, & 28Leadership Drive) Subsequently, I did not inform people about depression as much as I believe I could. Nevertheless, many of my depression posts are here on the Dragon; a blog search would reveal the rich abundance of information.

In addition, if you know someone who may suffer from depression and they have talk of suicides, they need immediate medical help. Do not think they will not take their life, unfortunately, in many cases like Andrew’s those were grave mistakes.

If someone you know suffers from depression and talk of suicide:

Call the suicide hotline Call 1-800-SUICIDE , 1-800-784-2433; Call 1-800-273-TALK / 1-800-273-8255 or get them to the hospital, do not believe they will get better.

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The Invisible Dragon