silent thunder

soon as this was posted, my male cat disappeared... that's so eeeeeeerie.

I did, because I panicked when I couldn't remember if all male mammals had nipples or not. BUSTED!!!!

All humans start out female...

well yea! Mabu!

Red blood cells are created primarily during sleep.

Yup, I agree, care must be taken. One of the reasons I cultivate is to gain awareness of that tidal influence.

http://inequalityforall.com/ Reich's documentary on the decline of the middle class.

I'm on record as not believing that we exert a lot of control over our lives with our apparent choices in life. I find the conditions of life and our nature to predispose most events without our cognition on any real meaningful level. Wu wei is a tidal influence of massive impact.

I love dream work. I found this book to be exceptional. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199519.The_Tibetan_Yogas_Of_Dream_And_Sleep

I have yet to discover anything which is not spiritual, nor any thing which is more or less spiritual than any other. In fact... spirituality is for me the most effortless of things... which is not in itself, innately a thing.

Oh that guy? He's that guy who hates TTB.

Awesome. Thanks for the post. And double thanks for working stochastic into my life today... I LOVE that word.

I recommend finding a teacher.

Stop discussing Buddhism.

removed to make room to post more...

I have one comic I highly recommend: http://www.amazon.com/The-Path-Crisis-Ron-Marz/dp/1931484325 pure awesome!

echo!

Sometimes folks just need to vent, or incite. Seems cyclical.

So you are sad at the time you post this. Sadness is projected all about you in this state. Point it to a beach and you'll be sad about the beach, or job, or an internet forum. That is tao. Sadness has its place, but one of myriad. Who are you now? What is gained in judging, fighting, avoiding or running away? Nothing, except the process of judging, fighting, avoiding or running away. All of which are also tao. Who are you now?

This just makes me smile. You're cute.

I'm in the film maker's union and work on construction sites and meditate on site every single day. Folks get used to it... some mock it, some admire it, some ignore it, I just breath.

In my practice we run MCO reversed for a few cycles, then revert the flow to it's normal course for the remainder of the form.

I found some of Andrew J Bacevich's books on American Imperialism/Exceptionalism to be concise and keenly insightful. The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism The Long War: A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of US Diplomacy