recent stories about a battle with opiate painkillers turns out to be true.

If true, it makes me wonder what more could he have done had he not had that handicap.

As it is he must go down as one of the greatest musicians/songwriters of all time.

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Tao (The Great Mother) is an approachable, comforting, and universal idea
"What is this Tao? The concept transcends the powers of reason and must be grasped intuitively, it is beyond words, beyond all differences and distinction, it is the unchanging, permanent reality of constant change, it is the ground of being and nonbeing, it is akin to the Hindu concept of the Brahman."

Tao
The Tao is called the Great Mother:
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.

It is always present within you.
You can use it any way you want.

Tao Te-Ching 6


There was something formless and perfect
before the universe was born.
It is serene. Empty.
Solitary. Unchanging.
Infinite. Eternally present.
It is the mother of the universe.
For lack of a better name,
I call it the Tao.

It flows through all things,
inside and outside, and returns
to the origin of all things.

The Tao is great.
The universe is great.
Earth is great.
Man is great.
These are the four great powers.

Man follows the earth.
Earth follows the universe.
The universe follows the Tao.
The Tao follows only itself.

Tao Te Ching 25


In the beginning was the Tao.
All things issue from it;
all things return to it.

To find the origin,
trace back the manifestations.
When you recognize the children
and find the mother,
you will be free of sorrow.

If you close your mind in judgements
and traffic with desires,
your heart will be troubled.
If you keep your mind from judging
and aren't led by the senses,
your heart will find peace.

Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.

Tao Te Ching 52


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That was the sweetest song at the end of part 2.

We've lost SO much in losing Prince. He was amazing. This has been such a heartbreak for me.

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Lovely tribute (and my eyes are wet again): http://laist.com/2016/04/22/purple_rain_room.php
(link from LAist email)

http://funkatopia.com/funk-concert-reviews/review-prince-piano-a-microphone-atlanta/