Stable Gate

Masters’ Grip On Constant Change

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  • Words of God
    Seek Ancient Wisdom “…“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths,ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. …” JEREMIAH 6:16
  • Dignity
    “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left;keep your foot from evil.” PROVERBS 4:26-27
  • Pack of Wolves
    The last one is the boss “A pack of wolves, The three in front are old and weak, they walk forward to adjust the pace of the group in case of a race, so they don’t fall behind them. The next five are the strongest and the most robust, they have the task of protecting the front in case of attack. The group in the middle is always protected against any attack. The five behind them are also among the strongest and the best; they are in charge of protecting the rear in case of attack. The last one is … Continue reading “Pack of Wolves”
  • Be Patient
    They want you to act crazy. You’ve got to be patient, man. They want you to get mad and act all crazy; because, if you do, they got you!” Don Adams
  • What God Wants
    What Does God Want? “God does not want your burnt offerings; he wants your humble and contrite heart.” Earl Butler
  • What Jesus Needs From You
    What I need,…From inside the mirror,You will see. Dakkuan
  • Mirror
    Your sense of self worthis at the birthof your new consciousness.Nonetheless, the best dressedStill look uglyWhen they are a mess;And the messiest of the bunchCan still clean upWhen taken out to lunch. Don’t go to church.Never besmirch.Label a king as a kingAnd a peasantAs a man who has no plan. Ruling over all,The king builds his own mountainDown which to fall.What goes upMust be in the eye of the sky. The moonlit daysUnder the sun’s complicit raysLeave no mainstay.Soon, darkness is but a shade of grey. The simplest of menAre caught in the playpenof following the crowd,Playing the already written … Continue reading “Mirror”
  • To Thine Own Self Be True!
    You sacrifice your own life for the one you Love.Why not sacrifice your life for yourself? Make sacrifices which inculcate delayed gratification.
  • Lazy Racetrakers
    These people do not like me, because I do what the boss would want done when the boss is not around!
  • Success
    “Success is like being pregnant; everybody says, ‘congratulations,’ but nobody knows how many times you got fucked!”
  • From Poop To Plate: Soil for Medicine, Food & Soul
    Here is a step-by-step guide to how I created this soil. If you press PLAY below, I will read my words to you!
  • Masters are No Longer.
    “ … the ashes of the earth are the edge of this town.”
  • MARK Antony
    “The evil that men do 
lives after them;
The good 
is oft 
interred with their bones;” … “…And men have lost their reason…” … “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.”
  • Insanity of the Religion Of Government
    “…those falsehoods being society’s conditioning of humans to be polite and to pay taxes and to follow certain laws and customs, how we view our interdependencies with our physical environment, along with our political and social assimilations.”
  • Cosmic Interruptions In the Flow of Time
    “…the truth of our beliefs is revealed in history, within the contours of the mundane, and not through cosmic interruptions in the flow of time. Revelation comes to us ambiguously. Certitude and clarity are achieved only in hindsight, and even then provisionally.” James Carroll
  • Lead By Action
    Lead By Example, not simply by understanding what example you wish to embody, but by Exploring Wisdom through action/self-actualized practices. Chip Van Hassel
  • Shaolin Monk’s Three “Selves”:
    1.) Philosophical Master (speculate)Seeing (Empathy)2.) Physical Master (operate)Touching3.) Metaphysical Practitioner (subjective)Hearing4.) Material  (objective)Tasting5.) Spiritual (memory)Smelling 6.) Instinct (Survival)physical7.) Intuition (Cognition)spiritual8.)Action (calibration)
  • Publications
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  • Apostles’ Creed
    “I believe in God, the father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended to the dead.On the third day he rose again.He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic Church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and the life … Continue reading “Apostles’ Creed”
  • Shepp’s Training Program
    Which training method did Jonathan Sheppard employ? When somebody complained how Jonathan Sheppard would never explain his training program to them, this was my response: Well, some of us understood his training program which was essentially reverse-engineered in congruency with the horse’s running date, its condition, the competition it would be up against, along with the expectations of its upcoming performance while always keeping the race AFTER that performance in mind.
  • Lifestyle of Jeet Kune Do
    If you are an athlete, you never drive to work; you’re already At work.
  • What Are You?
    “You are what you continue to do.” Aristotle
  • The Plan All Along
    The world will never be the way it has been teaching itself to be!
  • Paragon of Rational
    What is the beginning? Where is that end? Who seeks a question? How tell an answer. When middle is, “middle,” “now, middle,” is middle, now!
  • Dirt Rocket
    Click PLAY to laugh.
  • Humanity’s Problem
    Treasures “The great problem of Humanity is wrought out in the humblest abodes; no more than this is done in the highest. A human heart throbs beneath the beggar’s gabardine; and that and no more stirs with its beating the Prince’s mantle. The beauty of Love, the charm of friendship, the sacredness of Sorrow, the heroism of Patience, the noble Self-sacrifice, these and their like, alone, make life to be life indeed, and are its grandeur and its power. They are the priceless treasures and glory of humanity; and they are not things of condition. All places and all scenes … Continue reading “Humanity’s Problem”
  • Good Way To Describe It
    “… was there any other stable gate at Belmont Park? Like a stanky snatch in the early 1970’s, that entrance was hairy with the trampling traffic of people of all smells, colors, diseases, sneezes, farts and coughs. Out, queeffed the same bunch, in exacting fashion, …”
  • Attack on Samaria
    “One who puts on his armorshould not boastlike one who takes it off.” Ahab (1 KINGS 20:11)
  • The Santa Clause Conspiracy
    “…The most taxing act of any relationship is when somebody speaks the unabashed truth!”
  • Humbleness Before Pride
    “… do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil…”
  • Leave No Debt Outstanding
    Love Others “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.…Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” ROMANS 13:8, 10
  • Use Your Hands; Not Your Mind.
    “You don’t get paid for having the idea; you get paid for producing the Result.” -Chip Van Hassel
  • Different Foot Same Shoe
    If, “The shoe is on the other foot,” than nothing has changed; because you started off one foot, shoe-less, and you end-up with the other foot, shoe-less! Chip Van Hassel
  • Infinite Lives
    Contra Affair UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A SELECT START
  • This Day.
    The Life Of A Man.​
  • The Struggle
    The True Struggle “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” EPHESIANS 6:12-13
  • In the book of Isaiah
    “The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon—to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier;the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say. When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and … Continue reading “In the book of Isaiah”
  • Who Are You?
    “You are a combined, moving average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Charlie Kirk
  • Voice In Your Head
    Jesus is that voice inside your head. Choose Him, and the voice will guide you. Do not choose Him, and the voice will tempt you.
  • Focus
    Slow everything down.
  • God’s Answer to Elijah
    Grace “So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.” ROMANS 11:5-6
  • The World Today
    How am I supposed to act? You’re not allowed to 
Act normal, 
but don’t be weird; 
…. Okay?
  • Heart for God
    Be Right With God “If we are speaking harsh things, it shows that our hearts are not right with God. If we are harsh and criticalof others, our hearts are not right.” Doug Kindred Letter to King Charles III The Only Way to Save the UK Subscribe to Doug Kindred Here
  • Different World Journal Post
    How do we re-learn those things which our grandparents had never been taught? … “…there are fewer and fewer students of the game anymore.
  • Council
    Emotions are indicators for regulation, not controllers of action.
  • Walmart: April 20, 2015
    “Can you watch my cart while I go to the bathroom?”
  • The Point To Life
    The world is different. What is the point to life, now?
  • Richard’s Prayer
        “It is a prayer for people such as yourself.  Who search for reasons to frown.  It tells of how a wise man became sour and how a sad man became wise.  You see,  when I was younger, I remember how everybody always prayed.  Instead of praying happily, they prayed to end their unhappiness.” Build anchor here:
  • Almost on the Fringe
    The nerves are out on the fringe.When you’re living out there,On them,You seemingly transcendTo the Other Side.And while out on the fringe,LostIs the coronationDeep within,Which has collectedAnd self-learns to evolveEvery second of every day,Therefore meltingSeamlessly into one moment,Instead of days,Or hours or weeks.But the flyWho’s lifespan is but three daysWould not see life in this way.The fly has not enough timeTo conceptualizeAs we humansContrive.Still, in three days time,A fly lives a full, natural life.You ever wonderif a fly ever gets bored?You ever hear someone say,“If I was a fly,…” ? In three days time,They would not conceptualize,“Time flies.”For flies,The prize … Continue reading “Almost on the Fringe”
  • The More Wisdom, the More Sorrow
    “For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;    the more knowledge, the more grief.” ECCLESIASTES 1:18 Related thought
  • Five stages of Mourning:
    The Five stages of Grief: denial,anger,bargaining,depression,(and, finally,) acceptance. “You are what you continue to do.” Aristotle
  • Girl At The Bar
    It’s all over,But I don’t want,… “it.”She keeps looking over at me,Yet the instanceDoes not seem toTruly taunt me.Beauty-struck eyes,Perfectly dropped-cut shirtWith lace.I’m sitting hereWith no intention;Her whole lifeEncumbered by gawking men’s stares,And all I can really laughTo say is,“CongratulationsAbout your face.”
  • Philosopher’s Loneliness
    “Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.” Hermann Hesse
  • Do Well In The Face of Adversity
    “Therefore faint not, nor be weary in well-doing! Be not discouraged at men’s apathy, nor disgusted with their follies, nor tired of their indifference! Care not for returns and results; but see only what there is to do, and do it, leaning the results to God! Soldier of the Cross! Good Knight and True ! be patient and work !” Morals and Dogma (320)
  • Defining the Style
    Redefining the Self Perfect Cognitive Dissonance: The Sentinal Honor Guard The Shaolin Retainer Dakkuan The Learning, Young Warrior Jube
  • Lead to Elect
    I love how people call them, “Leaders”!Grab your collar and leash, populous, and paw at the door to have a politician take you all for a walk!More pitiful than a man tethered to a canine whilst it poops is the common man, paying the more fortunate to steal from him! Chip Van Hassel
  • Charlie Kirk Assassinated!
    The World is at a Loss!
  • Toothless Battle
    Debating wordsAre as contrite as spite.You barkSmart as a dog.Your toothless battleGums up the fight.Your lawsAre the clawsThat scratch and tear.The flawsOf your ballsSnatch the cradle bare.Sometimes, when you lookNobody is there.You do not like people to stare.Realize that everybodyIs running aroundin their underwear!
  • Quote of the era
    “I have to take a Republican and then wipe my Democrat!“
  • Begin With Mushin
    It’s all about muscles: Their development, How we “interact,” with and perceive them and How muscle memory brings practitioners back to one focus.
  • The Lost Bartender
    The evil that propels people intrinsically bequeaths them to blame others, (or feel jealousy,) for short comings which they fluidly fabricate.This, “evil,” (this lower level of existence,) is a common human paradigm which compels a man to feel inferior to another man, then, aggressively, physically act-out as a result of such fluid, self-creating assertion. Chip Van Hassel
  • You Are Not Alone
    “Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now.”
  • Sharing Existence With Each Other
    Today, The World NEEDS Transitional People. What is a, “Transitional Person”? A “Transitional Person is:“A person who breaks unhealthy, harmful, abusive or unfortunate learned behaviors and replaces them with proactive, helpful, effective behaviors. This person models positive behaviors and passes on effective habits that strengthen and build others in positive ways.”
  • Narrow is the Door
    Only Narrow is the Crossroads “But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” MATTHEW 7:14
  • Above the Sphere of His Sorrows
    “Man longs to live in comfort and pleasure, but nature, who knows better what he was made for, gives him toil and painful strife so that he may raise himself above the sphere of his sorrows.” IMMANUEL KANT
  • Eye for Evil
    “The ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, And all who have an eye for evil will be cut down…” -ISAIAH 29:20
  • Book of Proverbs Book 3
    “…By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
    by understanding he set the heavens in place;
 by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, …”
  • Idleness Mothers Famine.
    “In arrogance, there is great ruin and great instability.”
  • Virginia Code Slander and Libel
    § 18.2-417. Slander and libel. Any person who shall falsely utter and speak, or falsely write and publish, of and concerning any person of chaste character, any words derogatory of such person’s character for virtue and chastity, or imputing to such person acts not virtuous and chaste, or who shall falsely utter and speak, or falsely write and publish, of and concerning another person, any words which from their usual construction and common acceptation are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace or who shall use grossly insulting language to any person of good character … Continue reading “Virginia Code Slander and Libel”
  • A Treatise on, “Righteous Anger”
    Table of Contents 1. What is Righteous Anger? 2. Why do we Experiences Righteous Anger? 3. How is is Righteous Anger different from Every-day Anger? 4. How do we apply Righteous Anger Usefully? 5. How does Righteous Anger destroy lives? 6. Why is it necessary to regulate or subdue Righteous Anger? 7. What is the end-result of regulating Righteous Anger? Introduction: When always being a nice guy and always being the better person by, “killing them with kindness,” we tend to experience certain frustration in the actions of people around us. The saying, “Nice guys always finish last,” is biblically … Continue reading “A Treatise on, “Righteous Anger””
  • 15 U.S.C. 1692 G
    §1692g. Validation of debts (a) Notice of debt; contents Within five days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the collection of any debt, a debt collector shall, unless the following information is contained in the initial communication or the consumer has paid the debt, send the consumer a written notice containing-
  • With Thine Heart, Trust
    He Shows the Way “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” PROVERBS 3:5-6
  • Paul’s words
    “…Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, …”
  • Sodium Love
    All Four Seasons “Let your conversation be always full of grace,seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” COLOSSIANS 4:6
  • Neurodivergent Life Tip:
    “Don’t put it down;put it away.”
  • Seek Advice!
    “Plans fail for lack of counsel,    but with many advisers they succeed.” PROVERBS 15:22
  • Why Jesus?
    The world has rejected you. That is not your fault!
  • Longing for Salvation
    “I long for your salvation, Lord,    and your law gives me delight.Let me live that I may praise you,    and may your laws sustain me.I have strayed like a lost sheep.    Seek your servant,    for I have not forgotten your commands.” PSALM 119:174-176
  • The Workers Are Few
    “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’” MATTHEW 9:35-38
  • Cucumbers Are Crazy!
    This woman just said, “Fuck you!” with a smile on her face. Japhy
  • The Tongue Which Hath No Fury!
    When the sword is worthy of falling on, if both edges are sharp, the tongue compares no fury! Chip Van Hassel
  • Everything is Eternity
    “We have eternal life; without that, we have eternal death!” Dr. Doug Kindred
  • Choose Why You Do It!
    “Whatever you do for Jesus will last forever; everything else will burn.” Dr. Doug Kindred
  • Warriors’ Journal: Tuesday, June 2, 2025
    Tuesday, June 3, 2025; 72°F pouring rain; Moon: 56% WG Today’s Readings: Bible: JOHN 17:3 HOSEA 4:6 LUKE 8:10 1 CORINTHIANS 2:10 COLOSSIANS 1:26-27 John 10:10 EXODUS 16:1-2 GALATIANS 5:1 EPHESIANS 2:6 PROVERBS 25:2 The Secrets of Maintaining Your Deliverance. (Pages xi-13): “Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” JOHN 17:3 Dakkuan’s Notes: Stillness Securing stillness of the in-breath builds strength. Securing humble restraint of the out-breath builds character. Not knowing allows purity. Chip Van Hassel Stretching is very, very important, because, not only does it help … Continue reading “Warriors’ Journal: Tuesday, June 2, 2025”
  • Pronouns
    My pronoun is: HeSheItThing
  • Seven Deadly Sins and Their Opposites
    Lust – ChastityGreed – CharityEnvy – GratitudeArrogance (hubris) – HumilityWrath – RestraintSloth – EffortGluttony – Mindfulness
  • The Symposium
    “According to Greek mythology,humans were originally created with four arms,four legsand a head with two faces.Fearing their power,Zeus split them into two separate parts,condemning them to spend their livesin search of their other halves.” Plato
  • Be Truthful
    Deceive your Fellow Brother NOT! “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices” COLOSSIANS 3:9
  • Today’s Mantra
    Mantra of this day: “…we may restrain our passions, subdue our hearts to gentleness and patience, …” Albert Pike
  • An Open Letter to Brother Doug
    “That Woman, Doug, she is gone. She left today. Off to presque isle, far, far (thank God,) away!”
  • Remain Calm
    The Peace of God “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
  • Tinder Dates
    “Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.” PROVERBS 11:22
  • Cooking In the Rain
    I held back the tears, washing that dish, Knowing that those eyes would soon shimmer no more upon me; Glimmer no more in my sight; Blink neither a tear of sorrow with me, Nor open in excitement at me!
  • Bread and Love
    Manna “Man shall not live on bread alone, but by every word that prodeedeth out of the mouth of God;” MATTHEW 4:4 The Church is our Christian Family; however, The Temple– the structure of worship- is your body! The Temple is not a stone building, but worship- True Worship, True Love emits from the center of the Temple’s heart. Two pillars of the church are Strength and Beauty. A third pillar of the church is Wisdom. A strong Christian sees God’s beauty in all things and practices mercy even with those who do wrong. After all, it is God’s duty … Continue reading “Bread and Love”
  • Jonathan Sheppard’s Expectations
    When asked how he prepared for a race, Jonathan Sheppard responded, “Expect the best, but be prepared for the worst.” Jonathan Sheppard
  • What is Love?
    Defining Love “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8
  • Ask To Receive
    Knock; and the door will be opened. “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.  For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” MATTHEW 18:19-20
  • His Words
    Words of Jesus “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” MATTHEW 11:28-30
  • Resentment
    From the Book of JOB: “Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.” JOB 5:2
  • Conduct
    How should we be? “…as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘be holy for I am holy.’” 1 PETER 12-16 Comport yourself accordingly.
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