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That seems to me to be the foundation of spiritual unfolding - for 95% of humans.
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So, some countries have freedom. Why, do you ask? Because if you forCe beliefs on people they rebel. Can you imagine being told what you should accept, what the truth is and how you should behave? What if the opposite was true? This is freedom of speech and religion. So, if you want your own beliefs... I would fight for that. Otherwise the next generation will decide everything for you. Note I didn't mention artificial intelligence because it already tries to do this. If you don't believe me test it out. You can't get aNy of the majority of LLMs (AI) to agree that people haVe the right to belieVe what they waNt.
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I just happened to swing by for a visit and and I saw this old thread of mine from almost 3 years ago had popped up again. My own views and experience since then have continued to grow and evolve. What I would like to offer up for consideration now is that some ordinary every day people who don't practice any form of cultivation can live well into their 80's and 90's while still being able to function reasonably well and still have pretty decent mental clarity. A smaller few even make it to the low 100's while still being able to get around to some degree and some still seem to have pretty decent mental clarity. At the very least, the neidan practices I am familiar with are supposed to bring good health and also notably increase longevity (yes, in my experience those are some common claims made about the benefits of neidan practice), yet I personally don't know of many daoists in modern times who have done too much better than many ordinary folks in the health and longevity areas once they get older. Any 'spiritual' benefits beyond these more mundane benefits would be very hard if not impossible to quantify, but the basic achievements of good health and longevity well into old age don't seem to be too far above the average of 'ordinary' people. That's not say I think neidan practice can't help improve health and longevity, because I actually think it can, but just that I wonder if there really are many who truly achieve even those basic goals in neidan practice which would place them very much above the norm for health and longevity into old age. Some may well do, but it doesn't seem to be too overly many that I know of, anyway. Therefore I would suggest that we should just feel blessed if we can truly achieve good health and mental clarity into old age, and also achieve true longevity above the norm if one desires that. Talk of 'spiritual immortality', etc, seems a pretty lofty goal when many don't seem to even achieve good health and mental clarity into old age beyond what is the norm. In my view, if you can truly achieve and maintain good health and mental clarity well into old age, you would be doing very well indeed in your daoist and related practices. I truly wonder whether we even really need any special 'spiritual' cultivation beyond just trying to understand self better and improve on our interactions with others, as certain schools of thought are that we are all 'immortal', anyway, and we are actually here experiencing this physical life 'dream' by choice made at some deeper level. I can't say for certain what is true or not true in that regard, but I am inclined in that direction. At any rate, any practice that is really beneficial, should of course have notable practical advantages for you over time. If you just seem to be spinning your wheels, maybe it's time to do some re-evaluation. Best wishes to all.
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kissing your dog is sloppy! (more so after they lick their butt!)
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Sanity Check replied to NorthWide's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
Beast in the bible refers to a few different things. 1. Person 2. Nation 3. Army The term beast refers sometimes to a person. The beast upon which the whore of babylon rides refers to a nation. The beast that comes from over the sea, refers to an army from abroad. -
Blame yourself?
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Just logged in: super zippy. - notifications: fast. .. betting it was fixed toot suite
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Masturbation can be good for the over-50s
Sanity Check replied to ChiDragon's topic in General Discussion
I read that piece in 2009 when it was published. It took more than a decade for the public to accept notions of citrus fruits being a legit treatment for scurvy. Dissemination of information and science are interesting things. - Yesterday
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I blame myself for that.
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Thanks that cheered me up - I’d better get to it.
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The owner of TDB allegedly is a programmer and site builder. He hasn’t been around here for years. Seems as though he couldn’t care less!
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If you used to build websites, could you please contact one of the mods (AFAIK, Trunk, Apech, Stirling, Cobie are some of them) by PM and let them know how to fix this issue so they can pass it on to the site owner. That'd be great. Thanks
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You are all right. 1. Slow 2. When I tried to reply, I had to login first, it sent me to a different thread. Back to square one.
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Crashing again (Bad gateway Error code 502).
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NorthWide replied to NorthWide's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
We post for enjoyment. Since my return I may find things interesting, but I disregard the worth of such kinds of code. If it your thing, which it sounds like it is... Feel free to post your extensive algorithms you have found. -
I used to build websites as well, someone adJusted the server side filters in the main directory of the site in such a way that it caused a 502.
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Lairg replied to NorthWide's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
If you are satisfied that is sufficient Ancient accounts are typically re-edited many times, even if they really are as old as we are told. For example King Solomon does not appear in copies of the Bible until our Middle Ages. Consider Fomenko's statistical analysis of historical accounts. For example some 30 ancient Egyptian tombs have ceiling astrological charts that reflect the stars in our Middle Ages. https://archive.org/details/history-fiction-or-science-2003-2015-22-books-in-1-fomenko-anatoly -
If you are missing me I’m hanging out at the Bad Gateway - see you there.
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Often sloppy, but not because of butter -- because of the method I use to make it. You have to watch it closely or it will suddenly foam up over the edge and deposit slop all over the stove. Cleaning up after this kind of accident is part of life -- happens roughly once a week.
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The green abyss of cabbage wind whispers with a square echo in the emptiness of carrot eyes. Through transparent walls rushes the crimson scream of a giraffe dancing on the edges of forgotten numbers. Eleven moons wept glassy shadows when yesterday's rain forgot why it was falling. And only the fish, closing the book of inevitability, understood the meaning of what never existed. Hypothetical little bells stretch into nowhere, but no one comes there anymore, for time has dissolved in the scents of a forgotten dream.
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Seems better this am.
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NorthWide replied to NorthWide's topic in Abrahamic Religions Discussion
The Bible Book of Daniel refers to beasts that come out of tHe sea as Kings (or literally governments) Revelation maintains this consistency. Code? Behold!🔥 -
Sloppy coffee ?
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