TheSongsofDistantEarth

Is it just me, or does it seem like the volume of posts is way down and there's a lot fewer regulars and intermittent posters around in this new version of ttb? It seems like there's about 30 of us and a lot fewer interesting posts. Remember the days when the Buddhists were here and everything was about debating reifying and dependent origination, now we're more about pervy gurus and masturbation. But the haiku chain chugs on...

You're reading too much into it. I guess I was over-reacting to the term 'perv' in the title... why slam India? The great beings that were once there like Nityananda, Ramana Maharshi and Neem Karoli Baba, to name a few are long gone. Muktanada fucked many of the young disciples (and no, I don't buy that he was practicing tantra with them, as there were many many accounts of his lechery with young women who had not a chance with this powerful shaktipat master), and now there is very little shakti pr power in the remaining dimmer gurus...

Ah, yes...you are right!

Sorry, I disagree. The title to the thread "India's Top Guru is a Fake Perv" does not invite particularly serious discussion. And I have strongly defended drew previously when the mods wanted to ban him, so I respect him. I am not a Sai Baba devotee, although I saw him once in India, but if I were, I would be offended by the title of this thread.

Off topic. Not Taoist Discussion. Who cares, anyway?

He's "technically not a Taoist"?? Uh, yeah drew, not even "technically". He has nothing to do with Taoism whatsoever. And this is really, really old news. Thanks for the heads up. Now run along and play in the Off Topic basement...

I urged the bums to not feed non by continuing to respond to him and give advice that he then bitterly rejects. It's clear that he's pretty troubled, and to give him advice that you would give to someone who is healthier is useless, and he keeps acting out here by posting more and more disturbed posts (including threatening suicide). Best we all pull back and ignore him or at best, just wish him well. He's using all of us if we don't, and we're feeding his dysfunction. Please, stop the advice.

Hmmm, I guess we have to toss out the Bible now, too.

I wouldn't worry yet. You'll know it's time to be concerned if you're unable to resist the compulsion to change your name to 'Tidy Zhang".

I Ching Oracle of the Cosmic Way by Carol K. Anthony and Hanna Moog An excellent secondary I Ching to accompany the Wilhelm/Baynes. Yessiree.

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winpro07= August Leo?????

I strongly agree. If you research non's posts and topics he's started, it's the same thing over and over with no progress. I think we're just enabling his disturbed notions about the world. Enough already. Time to stop pandering to the guy, he rejects it and it may delay him from getting the real help that he needs. Blessings to him.

Paul, interesting points, but the use of the term 'Japs' is insulting and considered an ethnic slur.

I agree, see the 'Forum Upgrade' thread. It looks like Sean is seeking a web designer's services to get the thing more aesthetically similar to the old site, as the current form actually heavily affects the actual content and participation or lack thereof.

Alright then, if you're happy with other people regarding you as pathetic, so be it. I'm going to stop reading your posts, you're stubborn in your hopelessness and it's both irritating and boring at the same time. This is obviously the only place in your life where people pay any attention to you, but that too is fading. Good luck to you.

non, your many posts and topics all point out your isolation, anti-social nature, loneliness and unwanted celibacy. Honestly, I'm not sure why we keep replying, you seem so angry and bitter and you don't seem to have let go of your resentments that the world and women especially owe you something. And yet, many of us can identify with at least part of your difficulties. When I was young, I too felt alienated from women. Never had a date in high school, never went to the prom. I too was angry at women for not realizing who I was. But as long as I was stuck in this bitterness and resentment, women stayed far away from me. If I tried to be different, before long I would go back to being angry, because they still didn't pay any attention to me. It was not until I began to live my life, get involved in other things, worked as a bartender, continued school, worked in political campaigns, did I really lose the bitterness and begin to turn things around. So your quandry: "how do I stop feeling this way (bad, angry, resentful= female repellant) and begin feeling another way (good, worthy, capable, confident+ female attractant)? Well, the answer is not to sit at your computer screen putting up topics on forums about how fucked up you are and daring others to make you feel better about yourself...and shooting down their suggestions. There is hope. Things change. I did well with women from my mid-to late twenties on. By the time I was 30, I became invisible to younger women (early twenties and single) but not to women my own age. Now, at 50, I have worked on myself, developed physically, spiritually and emotionally, grown as a person... and now, believe it or not, I am attracting all types of women...now even young ones. I actually am not interested in younger women (aside from a brief fling with a 23 year old months before my 50th birthday, which I think I did to prove I still 'had it' and to rebel in the face of getting older, perhaps) because I'm at a different place in life. I like a women with character and charisma and experience. Wallowing in your misery, going around in circles at your computer (I'm almost positive you have a strong internet porn habit) will only lead to more of the same. Find yourself a fantastic therapist (and there are some!), get out of your apartment, get involved in something... embrace life, and you will find things slowly beginning to change. The key is not to judge things and get discouraged. If you go back to bitterness and resentment, no women. Find yourself a good female friend or friends(and leave it at friendship, do NOT put out a vibe of wanting to be romantically involved with them) so you can at least begin to see that women are o.k. They may advise you on dating, or clothes or whatever, and that will be good. Practice kaizen...small, incremental, even infinitesimal steps toward changing yourself. You can do it. You have to. Over all these threads and posts you have done here at ttb, you don't seem to have changed at all. Cut that shit out. Don't post your misery here again and again. Start yourself a personal practice forum here and report back on what you are doing, what you are trying to change your situation. (And change your name, Mr. non, non equals nothing. Maybe you feel like that, but then that's where you will stay. Pick out a strong screen name and pick out a powerful image for your avatar).You're allowed to get discouraged, but no self-pity, whining or sniveling. We're already getting tired of that crap from you. Do as i have suggested, and I guarantee you'll have a whole bunch of us cheering you on if you're really trying to get there.

winpro, what's the story with making posts then deleting them? Why bother posting at all? I just don't understand.

Ooh, ouch. Now don't be mean, hardy...

Rough day, huh?

It looks like that video hit a nerve... I thought a little humor might be a good thing...Sorry...Anybody care for more coffee?

You're going to pay $5,000 for a 15 year old car??! And you're 16 years old? Son, you need some guidance. You do not need a $5K vehicle that's likely to need major maintenance and repairs. When I was in school, I drove a $500 beater 'landshark' that kicked it when I was done with it, and I just moved on. I strongly urge you not to get this vehicle!! Take $1000 of your $2,000 and get some transportation, you also have to consider gas, insurance, etc. Forget that Jeep. RULE NUMBER ONE IN BUYING A USED VEHICLE: NEVER, EVER GET EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING...YOU WILL MAKE FOOLISH DECISIONS AND YOU WILL START BLEEDING MONEY.