silence is the only true religion

...Not sure where that quote came from actually. I wrote it down on a ripped out strip of paper while rushing around in a fog in Paris this summer. I must have been staring at Notre Dame because there is also an attempt at a gargoyle sketched on the bottom of the page. also the words: "Piety", "Elusive" and under that, "I surrender"
The tag line quote, I believe, came from Eat, Pray Love.
A great book to read if you are experiencing lots of life changes. It is written from a woman's perspective, but I think men could easily relate.

So Andrew Bird. Wow. This was my third time seeing this manic genius. He is amazing to watch. You can see he is totally in love with music. And the lyrics made sense for the first time last night. Perhaps because of a 2 hour session where I was told that I have a roller coaster inside of me. This is true. This is very true.

So, after just marveling in Bird's unbelievable energy and passion, it was "Opposite Day" that had me blown away. And this passage specifically did it:

Those who can't quite function in society at large
They've got to wake up on this morning to find that they're in charge
But those the world's set up for, who are really doing quite well
They're going to wake up in institutions
In prison or in hell
Prison or in hell

Today was supposed to be the day
Molecules decide to change their form
Laws of physics lose their sway
Youthful indiscretion now is suddenly the norm
With the good kids sprouting horns, yeah yeah
And today was supposed to be

Not just another day
Today was supposed to be
Not just another day
Today was supposed to be
Not just another day
Toady was supposed to be
Not just another day
It was supposed to be, today was supposed to be
And today

But if you think there's something else
Well you're right, there is
There's something else
But if you think I'm gonna tell you, think again
Why should I even think of telling you what there is

Yeah, 'cause silence is knowledge
And knowledge is power
I'm under explicit orders to dare not speak its name
Listen up, I just work here
Oh I dare not speak its name
I can't keep talking about it
Oh, I dare not speak its name

effect emptiness to the extreme

Effect emptiness to the extreme.
Keep stillness whole.
Myraid things act in concert.
I therefore watch their return.
All things flourish and each returns to its roots.

Returning to the root is called quietude.
Quietude is called returning to life.
Return to life is called constant.
Knowing this constant is called illumination.
Acting arbitrarily without knowing the constant is harmful.
Knowing the constant is receptivity, which is impartial.

Impartiaility is kingship.
Kingship is heaven.
Heaven is Tao.
Tao is eternal.

Though you lose the body, you do not die.