Formless Tao

Salam Isimsiz Biri, you have already stated before that 'Jesus Christ was a prophet of God'. This is your opinion and cannot be proven for or against... There is no point in further discussions on mere opinions as you are bound to get people who are going to disagree with you. Unless of course you enjoy arguing with people for the fun of it. Allahu Akbar Salam

I believe its a blessing when a person recommends, lends, gives or brings to our attention a great book. A great book has the power to change our thinking, our actions and our path in life. I read somewhere that change starts in the mind with our thinking. So reading a great book can help with this change. But, "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." Bruce Lee Here is my list, Enjoy and feel free to share your own. READ and recommend: The Bible The case for christ The case for the creator The case for faith The case for the real Jesus The shack The purpose driven life Operation world The five love languages The bible code The bible code 2 : the countdown The bible code 3 : Saving the world The 5 people you meet in heaven The tao of jeet kune do The art of expressing the human body Tao teh ching The analects of confucius Chuang-tzu Wen-tzu The book of leadership and strategy Sex, health and long life The art of war The japanese art of war The dali lamas book of wisdom The prophet The magus of java 1421 1434 Life of pi The bourne identity The bourne supremacy The bourne ultimatum Opening the dragon gate Brotherhood of warriors Israel a history Mud, sweat and tears The da vinci code Angels and demons Deception point Digital fortress The lost symbol The alchemist Manuscript found in accra The great chiefs The idiots guide to meditation The idiots guide to yoga Bought but not yet read; The book of 5 rings The complete karma sutra Bhagavad gita I ching : the book of changes The fifth mountain The pilgrimage "As you think, so shall you become." "The spirit of the individual is determined by his dominating thought habits." "What you habitually think largely determines what you will ultimately become." "The possession of anything begins in the mind." Bruce Lee Please share any recommendations

Much appreciated for moving this thread Flolflolil

Hi Mods, Can we please get this thread moved to; books, film and media clubs? Thanks Formless Tao

I have a solution The Office = Sky Personal Practice Discussion = Humanity The Lobby = Earth Taoist Discussion = Highest Heaven (After all this is a Taoist forum) ;p General Discussion = Heaven Off Topic = Purgatory The Pit = Hell The Mo Pai Pit = Lowest Hell This arrangement will hopefully keep the PureTruth01s, Narveens and the likes all in one place (The Mo Pai Pit) without disturbing the Taoist, General and Off Topic discussions...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/30/obama-government-shutdown-netanyahu-congress/2895829/

Unlearner, very well said. I couldn't have put it better myself.

Ad Nauseaum great topic. I watched a documentary on the U.S bombing of Japan about a month ago and it was horrific, like all war is. Especially the aftermath and real footage of the Japanese who managed to luckily survive. Saying that though what the Japanese did in China (Nanjing) was absolutely shocking. The photos I saw in a book called 'The Rape of Nanjing' was disgraceful to say the least, torture, rape and killing. Some of the worst committed on women, children and pregnant women with their unborn children. I've been to Pol Pots killing fields and S21 torture school in Cambodia and that was very errie, sad, depressing and shocking. Also been to the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam where the Vietnamese first fought the French and then the Viet Cong fought the U.S, with great effectiveness using their gruesome boobie traps. Also been to East Timor and witnessed real photos taken by Indonesian Army/militia on what they did to the East Timorese people. Again shocking. As Silent thunder said 'all war is a crime.' We can look at war on an individual personal level or on a grand country scale. One mans enemy, is another mans hero One mans hero, is another mans enemy. At the end of the day war is war. It doesn't matter who commits it, it is always a crime against humanity. My small opinion. Peace

Very interesting Aaron. Thanks

Taomeow its a hypothetical question so that it may spill out the most important advise or life lesson from the respondents mind. Im interested to hear what others on TTB would have to say...

Cheers I am. Mods, should we maybe move this thread to general discussion? Thanks

Hi sonofthegods would you like to elaborate? Thanks

Imagine clocks and watches have not yet been invented today. The world will be a very different place. I think a more disorderly place where we would still be checking the position of the sun and the moon to know what part of the day we are at. Time or should I say watches and clocks are really all about human convenience and making life more orderly in my opinion.

Talk about Jekyll & Hyde...

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone..."

I personally can remember dreams without much trouble. If I wake up while dreaming I always remember the dream. If I wake up after the dream already finished I normally find when I relax in the bathroom or read and relax my mind, one word or thought that pops into my mind usually does the trick of remembering the dream. I find I rarely dream with my usual optimal 7.5 hours of sleep unless im stressed or excited. When I sleep for more than 7.5 hours I usually dream. The more I sleep ie 10 hours the more likely I will dream. I have also found through trial and error that if I sleep say 7.5 hours and then wake up and then go back to sleep for another couple of hours I always dream. The most realistic dream I had recently was after I had been doing some night Yoga and meditation I was completely relaxed and went to bed. In my dream I could see myself lying on the bed, so I tried to reach my hand down from near the ceiling to touch my head that was sleeping. As I got closer to touching my sleeping head I had a feeling/thought not to touch my head otherwise if I did I would not wake up from my sleep ie die. So I pulled my hand back and didnt touch my sleeping head. I knew that I was dreaming in my dream, but when I woke up I remembered it straight away and it felt so real. The reason I couldn't touch my sleeping head in my dream because I would die seems to be connected with what I had previously heard my mother say about dreams that if you die in your dream it means that in real life you have died. For some reason the touching of my sleeping head reminded me of what I heard about dieing in my dream and it confused my dreaming mind/consciousness. After thinking about it now I wish I had of touched my head from the third person view that I had while dreaming just to see what, if anything would have happened. My experiences Peace

" A light that burns twice as bright, burns for half as long." The dummy rumour most likely was linked to the finished 'Game of Death' movie after Bruce has passed away, which showed a dummy face of Bruce being broken. There are countless rumors on internet forums about how Bruce Lee died."We should be more interested in how Bruce lived." Linda Lee Cadwell When did he visit Indonesia? I agree. Bruce also collapsed and was rushed to hospital and saved a couple of months before his death from the same problem. Bruce was also a Cha Cha champion and boxing champion in Hong Kong.

"Everything is forseen, but freedom of action is granted." The Talmud

"To win without fighting is best." Sun Tzu

I would not deal with the friend. I would act on your feelings before you lose her to your friend. "Knowing is not enough, we must do." Bruce Lee My 2 cents from a person who has been in the same situation and won...

Great article from Julian Assange in this mornings The Age paper and online regarding his views on Syria. http://m.theage.com.au/comment/war-wont-serve-australias-cause-20130830-2swb2.html Australia is voting next Saturday on our prime minister and Julian Assanges' Wikileaks Party is one of the options we can choose... Julian Assange for Prime Minister of Australia? haha

" I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." ALBERT EINSTEIN "Everything is forseen, but freedom of action is granted. " THE TALMUD

The book "The Bible Code" written by Michael Drosnin in 1997. Pg. 134-135 states " "Armageddon" is encoded in the bible with the name of Syria's leader, Hafez Asad. In fact, the name of the actual site of the long prophesised Final Battle appears with his name in a single skip sequence; "Armageddon, Asad Holocaust. " " Syria is encoded with "World War." It is the country that stands out, because it is not expected. "Russia" "China" and "USA" all also appear with "World War." But they are the three superpowers most likely to be involved. "Syria" is the surprise. " "But if Armageddon is real, it may begin the way it is prophesied in the plain text of the bible. The last book of the New Testament predicts a final war of unprecedented fury: "Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations in the four quarters of the Earth, Gog and Magog , to gather them together to battle" Pg 136 states. " No one knows where the ancient "Gog and Magog" were located. But the original prophecy of the Final Battle, told in Ezekiel, is that Israel will be invaded from the North: " You will come from your place in the far north, you and many nations with you, a great horde, a mighty army" The only modern enemy north of Israel is Syria. "Syria is encoded in Ezekiel, starting in the verse that predicts the invasion. Syria's allies are named " Persia" and "Phut" countries that are now Iran and Libya. The plain text of Ezekiel predicts a terrible battle between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations, " a great slaughter on the mountains of Israel. " According to the Bible code, that is how World War III might begin - with an atomic attack on Jerusalem, followed by an Invasion of Israel." This first book in the series of three Bible Codes was written in 1997. Coincidence or something more...?

Iran attack Israel? Haha The Samson Option... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Samson_option

Hello Taobums, I feel honoured to have joined such an interesting community of likeminded individuals. I''ve been reading different topics for some time now and I thought it was about time I joined and shared in the discussions with some of my Taoist experiences...