hi All,
First allow me to voice respects to you all on the Path,
i am a 37 year old Italian adventurer,
bathed and (self) bred from a very early stage in Culture and Martial Arts (results may be debated although this is not the point...)
Born in America, raised in Africa, University in Europe, and living in Asia for several years now,
Although primarily inoculated with Catholicism (you know Italian Mammas
) i progressively turned to Taoism and Buddhism as more "comprehensive" and "logical" - i mean congruent with my inner self and my own Path - in my early 20's,
After graduating i set sail to Asia at age 29, teaching at universities, writer, treasure hunter, private investigator, Chinese Calligraphy and Karate instructor and natural medicines healer,
and now in business for roughly 2 years,
i learnt what it feels like being chased by a corrupted police and having an armed gang in Northern China wanting to do you in by below 30d Celsius,
i learnt what it feels like crossing the whole of Asia from Saigon to XinJiang in cattle wagons and living on ten dollars a month feeding on rice and soup and begging,
i also learnt what it feels like diving unlicensed the choppy Mediterranean (don't do it) at dusk and hitting on a Roman Amphora at below 30m, or unearthing a million dollar Ceramic,
the joy of sharing knowledge,
the utter fulfillment in ploughing a seemingly barren soil in Central China for the Prize of a heavenly rest,
and a smile on a holy Peasant's wrinkled face,
also the pure bliss of making love to a fascinating Chinese woman,
and begetting children,
i learnt it all with my head, painfully, steadily,
still my Heart, for all my Taoist pursuits, was missing
one element was missing - i was aware of the Unity but couldn't make out the Ultimate Part i was supposed to play in it - nor was i aware i could have some tiny bit of influence in this Great Scheme
i KNEW Taoism was a long path but of course i never ever could have suspected the pain - nor the ensuing bliss
the only thing i was suspecting was an imminent shift - blurred feeling though elating
then i hit upon Steve's site a couple weeks ago - it was my missing link: Unity in the Tao AND subjective reality/ies in which WE are gods within the Godly superMatrix
quantum leap for me
within the "space" (haha) of ONE day, tremendous synchronicities as he terms them started to pop up... and keep doing so of course at an everincreasing speed
wonderful
thank you Steve - thank you guys for inhabiting my Reality