MINTAKA

COME UNTIL THE EDGE. NO, THAT WE WILL FALL.COME UNTIL THE EDGE. NO, THAT WE WILL FALL. FINALLY THEY APPROACHED THE EDGE. HE PUSHED THEM, AND THEY FLEW” (Guillaume Apollinaire)"ZEN IS NOT SOME KIND OF EXCITEMENT, BUT CONCENTRATION ON OUR USUAL EVERYDAY ROUTINE" (Shunryu Suzuki)"KNOWING OTHERS IS INTELLIGENCE; KNOWING YOURSELF IS TRUE WISDOM. MASTERING OTHERS IS STRENGTH; MASTERING YOURSELF IS TRUE POWER. IF YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH, YOU ARE TRULY RICH" (Tao Te King)Things I like and things I dont:I LOVE: astronomy, cosmology, books, live music, history, biology, micology, horticulture, meteorology, geology, human evolution, spiritual philosophies (pantheism, taoism, zen, budism, hinduism, jainism, tantrism, sufism, mysticism, shamanism …), yoga, meditation, acupunture, fitoterapy, animals (in the wild, zoos make my sad), botanics, hugging old trees (gaia's living grandfathers), being in contact with the nature, a non cloudy new moon's night with my 12” telescope, eclipse & comet hunting, traveling to new places by my own or with one (two maximum) trip mates, field antropology, native cultures, Africa, Australian Aborigenes, my family, hanging out with my close friends, listening & participating in an interest conversation, atmospheric optics, lenticular clouds, autumn & spring, treckin, snow skiing, swimming in the ocean, visiting museums and exhibitions, red wine, cold beer, green tea, strong coffee, cannabis, enteogens, cooking with garlic & onions, organic and non refined food, fruits & vegetables, periodic food abstinences, a sunset in a west oriented beach, Spanish "fiesta" & "siesta", and some times... just doing nothing (contemplative activity)I DON'T LIKE lack of respect, superficiality, arrogance, selfishness, pride, greed, racism, violence, intolerance, prejudges, envy, bad humor, dogmas, proselytism, corporative globalization, any kind of fundamentalism, conformism without consideration...THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO LIVE YOUR LIVE... ONE IS AS THOUGH NOTHING IS A MIRACLE, THE OTHER IS AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS A MIRACLE (Albert Einstein)