To be free of the past that rules our world – when we see what is rather than think of what should be

When a mind is like a mirror, it sees everything, and holds onto nothing. Chuang-Tzu : '... mind as a mirror; it grasps nothing; it refuses nothing; it receives, but does not keep.' The wisdom of the eloquent Alan Watts (1915 - 1973) - the insights behind both Taoism and Buddhism ...

All kinds of pastime can be found here ...

Amazing craftsmanship (actually, so good it is art) and culinary skills ...

An inspirational film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand ~ Composed by Armand Amar ... YT comment - Adrian Sava : Watching this movie, I don't see religion, politics, race, and all those things that makes us hate, envy, despise, destroy ... I see beauty, love, hope, life; a great diversity of human beings. Thank you for creating such an amazing story of the world. Will us humans ever become what we could be, or forever be doomed by those who rule by 'divide and conquer' ? Will the great many ever see what the tiny few inflict upon us, and say 'no more' ? *** Best wishes to all our viewers - we can not, any one of us, know every passer by, but we can show them our love, by who we are. ***

Beautiful scenes from Yunnan province, south west China ...

A Flickr meet-up ...

With Brenna (and her crew - Chance, Emry and Wynnie). What is life ? Life is a Chance (opportunity), go for it (tomorrow may never be the same). One has only one time to live one's dream ... With Living Asian ...

ChongQing lies on the YangTze (YangZi) River in central China, just to the east of SiChuan province, and is one of the world's largest cities. Administratively, it is one of China's four direct-controlled municipalities (the others are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin).

With Luca & Rachele 路卡和瑞丽 ...