Tao Surfer

I'd like to meet:

People from all over this beautiful planet. I especially would like to meet, musicians, scientists, engineers, writers, artists, poets, performing artists, tekies, builders, empaths, philosophers, people who have trade skills, eco entrepreneurs, etc.

Entrepreneurs who are not capitalists by the following definition: Meaning one's who don't put $ (capital) first, but put their passion for creating something first. Money as a close second is fine.

In the final analysis the only TRUE CAPITAL, and the source of ALL possibilities for freedom, are the resources and abilities that our earth has to sustain life, not pieces of paper, i.e. money. Don't believe me? Go try to find a man who eats, drinks, and breaths money.

GOALS:
A main goal of mine is community organized agriculture or in a broader sense: local, efficient, and sustainable food, energy, and commodities endeavors. Places where contributors and interested parties can work, live, and/or enjoy. This could be done by with property assets or in partnership with current property title holders. All spaces from urban buildings to wild farmland and forest campgrounds are of interest. Transparency for consumers regarding every step from the beginning of production to the sale of any goods is also needed and greatly encouraged.
Peace

Proposal for Independent Study:
Principals of Bioethanol Via Organic Metabolism of Emission Gases
Learning Objectives: Study will focus on the chemical principals and theory of converting combustion emissions into Ethanol using micro-organic metabolism, known also as the Syngas Bioethanol Process.

1. Gasification Process:
Gasification is a combination of pyrolysis and combustion reactions for converting a solid material, such as biomass, to a gasified product called syngas, i.e. mostly H and CO. The physical and chemical parameters of this process will be studied.
2. Biocatalyzation of syngas into ethanol:
The chemical reactions which occur during the bioconversion of syngas into ethanol will be studied along with relevant micro-organisms, metabolic reactions, and molecular enzymes which facilitate the bioconversion.
3. Bioreactor environment:
In what ways physical conditions of an aqueous solution within an ethanol bioreactor such as pH, temperature, concentrations of compounds and organisms, and other variables may affect the efficiency and potential yield of ethanol will be studied.
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Music:

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"One good things about music, when it hits you feel no pain."
Bob Marley
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Otherside
Santana - Batuka


I'll give anyone a listen. Here is a short list of some favorites, though I know I am leaving too many out.
Bad Brains, Beatles, Beck, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bocelli, CCR, Dean Martin, Enya, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, Jasambasol, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Louie Prima, Live, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Parliament, Peter Gabriel, Peter Tosh, Politicaly Smart Punk Rock, Primus, Sarah McLaughlin, Spacehog, System Of A Down, Tom Morello, Tori Amos, Weezer, Wes Montgomery, Wes Borland, Zeppelin,
Classical Music, Baroque, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Stravinski, Vivaldi, etc.
Classic Rock, or new artists with that free spirit
Latin Music, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Arturo Sandoval, Bossa Nova, Bolero, Carlos Santana, Meringue, Salsa, The "Salsa Around The World" cd that Putamayo put out is very nice, Tango
Jazz, Bill Evans, Billy Holiday, Branford Marsalas, Brubeck, Charles Earland, Charlie Parker, Cole Porter, Dexter Gordon, Diana Krall, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Gil Evans, John Coltrane, Medeski Martin and Wood, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Oliver Nelson, Theloneous Monk, Stan Getz,
Real Hip-Hop
Ska, Dick Dale, Goldfinger, No Doubt, Sublime, 5IF, surf guitar styles etc.,
World Music and Fusion, Bluegrass, Eastern Meditation Chants, Enrico Caruso, Loreena McKennitt, Ravi Shankar,

Movies:

Thich Nhat Hanh - Social Change at the Base

"Colors of Compassion Retreat: Honoring Our Ancestors – Embracing Ourselves on the Path"Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, California.True social change begins by going home to ourselves and creating a strong base for action. In this dharma talk, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths to show how mindfulness can create that base.Life contains ill-being and well-being, suffering and happiness. By becoming aware of what we bring attention to, we can develop conscious habits that nourish compassion and understanding – both for ourselves and for others. These habits will help to bring joy and solidity to action for social change.--For all DVDs available by Thich Nhat Hanh, please go to: https://www.ubcgateway.org/cart/ProductList1.asp?SearchBy=PR _SubCatID&SearchFor=96 or our main website: http://deerparkmonastery.org/ Baraka, A Bronx Tale, Koyaanisqatsi, Instinct, Amélie, Next Friday, The Pink Panther, Airplane, Monty Python, March of the Penguins, Traffik, Transformers The Movie, etc etc.

Television:

99% waste of time... But Ali G, Simpsons, Aqua Teen, Seinfeld, have all cracked me up. Plus educational shows like History Channel is great.

Books:

Edible Forrest Gardens, Mother Earth News periodical, Renovation and Building manuals, books on construction methods of native people, Books on Organic Living and sustainable plans, The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing / Gary Null Ph.D., Alternate Medicine / Deepak Chopra., The independent home : living well with power from the sun, wind, and water / Michael Potts. Free play : improvisation in life and art / Stephen Nachmanovitch., Thinking in jazz : the infinite art of improvisation / Paul F. Berliner., Carrots love tomatoes : secrets of companion planting for successful gardening / Louise Riotte., Atlases, Weather atlas, Herbology, Engineering, Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy series, Science and Tech stuff, all kinds of interesting non-fiction and fiction, and I love me some cookbooks as always! mmmm...

Heroes:

my dad, Organic farmers, Bob Marley, Bruce Lee, and everyone...

We're holding out for a hero, but the hero is in everyone.
Check out some quotes:
(First some old ones)

"Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons (and Daughters) of God.”
.. -Jesus
Matthew 5:9
.. [Emphasis Added]

3"The Kingdom (of Heaven) is inside you and it is outside you"

77"Split a piece of wood, and I am there "Lift up the stone and there you will find me"

-Jesus
The Gospel of Thomas

12"Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and Greater Works than These will he do...
-Jesus again, John 14, and referring to those that believe in him to do even greater works then he himself. The meaning of this is incredible. If he expected greater works then the "son of god" (him) to come from some of you then what would that make you? To surpass in greatness of work is to evolve. Does God evolve. Why would god be stagnant after all... and not grow into EVEN more? Why would anything choose to not grow if it could, and of course god can, however you may define that word, or conceptualize it. So are some of you the vehicle of that growth? Is this what Jesus envisioned? The creation MUST be ongoing.

(The Hero Is In Everyone)
But you've gots to separate the church and the state...

They be gettin'long worse then Saddam and Kuwait.

3 "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
4 "Blessed are those who Mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 "Blessed are the Meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 "Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
7 "Blessed are the Merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 "Blessed are the Pure in Heart, for they shall see GOD.
-Jesus
Matthew 5:9
MODERN QUOTES
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.We have guided missiles and misguided men.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
- Copernicus
In the century now dawning, spirituality, visionary consciousness, and the ability to build and mend human relationships will be more important for the fate and safety of this nation than our capacity to forcefully subdue an enemy. Creating the world we want is a much more subtle but more powerful mode of operation than destroying the one we don't want.
- Marianne Williamson
It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
- Giordano Bruno
That which the dream shows is the shadow of such wisdom as exists in man, even if during his waking state he may know nothing about it... We do not know it because we are fooling away our time with outward and perishing things, and are asleep in regard to that which is real within ourself.
- Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus
Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade, But do not be disheartened, The source they come from is eternal, growing, Branching out, giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is within you And this whole world is springing up from it.
- Jelauddin Rumi
Do you remember how electrical currents and "unseen waves" were laughed at? The knowledge about man is still in its infancy.
- Albert Einstein
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
- Albert Einstein
To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.
- Stephen W. Hawking
"If you know what life is worth, you'd look for yours on Earth."
You cannot see anything that you do not first contemplate as a reality.
- Ramtha

"A religion is a perspective, neither right nor wrong. "God" is the truth that transcends religion."