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  1. Young Caine: You cannot see.
    Master Po: You think I cannot see?
    Young Caine: Of all things, to live in darkness must be worst.
    Master Po: Fear is the only darkness.
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    Caine: Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?
    Master Po: If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past.
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    Caine: I seek not to know the answers, but to understand the questions.

  2. slopefarm, I didn’t mean to not give Kung Fu it’s props. I absolutely loved that show as a child. I was completely riveted to the show when it was on. I even posted a quote on here not that long ago from the series:

    Master Po: [after easily defeating the boy in combat] Ha, ha, never assume because a man has no eyes he cannot see. Close your eyes. What do you hear?
    Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
    Master Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
    Young Caine: No.
    Master Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
    Young Caine: [looking down and seeing the insect] Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
    Master Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?

  3. “If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?

    Posted by: Biff Champion at June 5, 2009 10:12 AM”

    Because they used to be the fish.

    “I need to call my policeman friend over there and get the straight poop.

    Posted by: daveinbedstuy at June 5, 2009 10:33 AM”

    If he’s a friend of yours, is his poop going to be straight?

  4. Biff, are all these koans meant to honor David Carradine? I might have missed it, but no one really paid tribute to Kung Fu on the OT yesterday (lots of talk of suicides and 80s bands). I bet we could get some agreement from DIBS and what on that one. Can anyone in the 40-50 age range who has ever meditated say they were free from that show’s influence?

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