Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

more on uvula

more to digest...

http://www.vocalist.org/group/vocalist-temporary/message/4584.html
"If the tongue is high, the sound becomes nasal and twangy."
"If the uvula is high and the tongue, too, is high, the sound is both
breathy and nasal. But as long as the tongue is low and"( he uses an icon plus the word shaped to mean the tongue is concave ) "and the uvula is low and relaxed, the sound- although it may feel nasal because it is a new experience- is resonant.."

http://www.innerbody.com/text/dige02.html
Contrary to the depictions seen in cartoons, the uvula does not vibrate during singing and shouting and, in fact, has nothing to do with the voice.
???

And one more just to laugh about...
http://www.fabioarmiliato.com/aphorism.htm

ttg


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