As male/female titles “Mr.”, “Mrs.” and “Ms.” are out of fashion in these contentious times, perhaps punctuations should be used to identity people and their sexual proclivities; to wit:

Female appearance:  (:)

Male appearance:  (;)

Straight:  (|)

Gay:  (\)

Bisexual:  (<>)

Trans  (\/)

Dominant Female:  (‘:)

Submissive Female:  (:’)

Dominant Male:  (‘;)

Submissive Male:  (;’)

Weird Female in public:  (“:)

Weird Male in public:  (“;)

Weird Female in private:  (:”)

Weird Male in private:  (;”)

Weird Female every which way:  (“:”)

Weird Male every which way: (“;”)

Undecided Person:  (?)

Materialistic:  ($)

Into group sex:  (#)

Sexually loyal:  (&)

Mental connection priority:  (i)

Physical connection priority:  (!)

Wants children:  (+)

Doesn’t want children:  (-)

Self-conscious:  (%)

Dreamer:  (*)

Religious:  (^)

Homebody:  (@)

For example, a person describing themselves as:

(“$^&’:@+) is a publicly weird materialistic religious loyal dominant Female homebody interested in having children.

(‘;!<>#*”-) is a dominant Male physically focused bisexual into group sex fantasies privately weird stuff and not interested in having children.

Alternatively, recognizing our unity, everyone could simply be referred to as “it”. This identifier is suggested by the long-used greeting: “How’s it going?”

Ultimately, those who know the true nature of things can only describe anyone or thing as “it is what it is whatever it is “.  They are at peace, as they know the devil is in the details.

“Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.” — Galileo Galilei

Mathematics connects everything in the universe.

The mind created the word “number” whose etymology is “to divide.”

Upon awakening,

i becomes !

I + Word = World

My word creates the world.

As everyone who is not me is U and I am U to everyone else, all beings are Us.

I + dolls = Idols

A nation that gets into pissing contests is a urine-nation.

As every thing we see is but a reflection of light, take things lightly.

“The Great Way” begins with “no know” and ends with “know no.”

“The Great Way” (or Tao), a central concept in Taoism, is the natural flow of the universe and the path to harmony. It is the path to liberation from our temporary individual self to realizing our eternal oneness with the Everything.

The Everything is the soul and its manifestation in the now.

The soul is what every thing is before and after it is what it is whatever it is in the now. The soul is “no-thing,” just energy.

The now is an infinite number of seemingly separate things. However, their separateness is an illusion, as all things are interdependent. Ultimately, all things in the now are one thing: the manifestation (expression) of the soul.

The self is who we are in the now.

The self conceives the now as a duality: the self and that which is not the self. Upon this foundational duality, we perceive separateness between all things in the now.

The self’s perception of separateness is based on illusions (memories, stories and identities) that define who we are, not what we are (the Everything).

The path to liberation begins when we realize we “no know.” That is, our self does not know what we are. We then dispense with our heretofore perception of reality based on the self and its illusions.

Dispensing with the illusion of separateness, we come to “know no;” to know the “no-thing” (the soul).

Knowing the soul, we experience the expression of the soul, the now, as an interconnectedness of all things.

From the soul to the soul’s expression and the reverting to the soul is the natural flow of the universe. Realizing that this is what we are, the Everything, we are in harmony with the flow of the universe.

Meditation is a central practice of “The Great Way.” Through meditation, we can let go of the self which in turn liberates us from the self.

Holding the self makes the hand a fist, an aggressive gesture suggestive of duality. Letting go the self, the hand opens like a handshake that allows us to connect with all things. The connection is love.

In meditation, we focus on breathing and the space between breaths. The breaths are the now and the space between breaths is the “no-thing” (the soul).

In the space of the “no-thing,” we can observe the now and come to realize we are the consciousness that creates it.

With the wisdom of knowing we are the Everything, we realize our self’s sense of separateness and the self itself are illusions. This wisdom leads us to compassion, to love all things in the now.

The sounds of “no know” and “know no” are the same, but their meanings distinct. The same energy vibrations (sound) from the soul is manifested as different words in the now.

Liberation is reverting from words to their sounds; from distinct to harmonious. The path back is the Tao. The Tao reveals that “no know” and “know no” are one; that we and the energy are one.

Affects are the means and effects are the ends, but effects affect affects.

It Is What It Is Whatever It Is

Acronym: II-WII-WII (pronounced: I why why)

Why do I exist? Why is the universe as it is?

It Is What It Is Whatever It Is.

There is no why. All there is is is.

Work is business, jobs are busyness.

Work implies purposeful, goal-oriented activity. The key to a job is showing up.

Many people want jobs, not work; though appearing busy is tough work.

Each sense connects us to a facet of reality. Thoughts are a senseless connection.

When every day is holy, every day is a holiday.

Those who can explain “what it?” have wit.

Those who know “what is?” are wise.

Idol worshipers are idle, not working to realize divine consciousness.

Accepting is the path of unity.

Excepting is the path of duality.

The holy is holey when some things are holy and some not.

The grateful are great-full.

The definition of passion is:

Emotion.

An intense or overwhelming feeling.

An outbreak of anger.

A strong desire for some activity, object, or concept.

Sexual desire.

The etymology of passion is suffering.

Hap is the root of happiness.

Hap means luck.

Happiness is realizing that however difficult our circumstances, we’re lucky things aren’t worse.

Good evening.

Have a good transition to sleep-death, where all beings (the smart, the stupid, the rich, the poor, etc.) are even.

Good morning.

Have a good time mourning the person you were yesterday, who is now no longer.

“The world is new to us every morning. Every man should believe he is reborn each day.” — Baal Shem Tov

Kindness connects things of like kind.

When we realize every thing is a facet of one thing, the Everything, we connect to all things with love.

The sole of a foot and the soul of a man are rarely seen foundations.

“i” symbolizes the duality of body and mind.

“I” symbolizes integrity.

Asking whys makes wise.

I am eye. What eye see is what I am.

Awareness is like clothing.

It comes in two styles: “A-ware” and “B-ware.”

“A-ware” is open, loose fitting and comfortable.

“B-ware” is buttoned up and uncomfortable.

When approached, those wearing A-ware ask: “How can I be of help?”

Those wearing B-ware ask: “What do you want?”

Upon awakening, every day is not everyday.

The Everything is no-thing and now-thing.

No-thing before and after the now-thing.

The two letters in the Hebrew word for “life” have a numerical value, in terms of sequential order in the alphabet, of 8 and 10. Added together, they total 18.

The number 18 is symbolic of life. Monetary gifts between Jews for various rites of passage (birthdays, weddings, holidays, etc.) are always given in multiples of 18 ($18, $54, $180, etc.).

The number 18 also informs us that life is finite and eternal.

1 is finite as it’s drawn from top to bottom, from heaven to Earth, from birth to death.

8 is eternal as it’s continuous, with no beginning and no end.

In life, the eternal soul is expressed as a finite self.

Moreover, 1 implies that every thing is essentially one thing: the expression of the soul. 8  implies every thing is interconnected.

Upon realizing all things are one interconnected thing, we treat every thing as we treat ourselves. That’s compassion.

Our oneness with every thing allows us to view the world from infinite perspectives. That’s the essence of wisdom.

Wisdom and compassion as the essence of a fully realized life.