TheSongsofDistantEarth

It was a joke son, a joke...it's been many years since that kind of mushroom passed through me. But had some amazing experiences back then, especially in nature. And once, had a profound religious experience in my candlelit livingroom, with Arvo Part's Te Deum playing through, and man oh man, I got that music that night, along with some profound transcendence. Some of those early glimpses are what propelled me initially on the spiritual/meditative path, to encounter the transcendence without the aid of sacraments...

Nothing better than Saute' Champignon Psylocibe en Beurre, non?

Capoeira needs a lot of room, would not work in closed/tight spaces (elevator, for instance), or grappling. It also seems to me that the fighter is involved with his balletics a lot and may allow the opponent an opportunity for sudden strike...like in the 'joke' video at the beginning of this thread. There is a point to the joke, apparently.

Video #1: guy clocked him good. How does capoeira do if it gets down to grappling? Video #2: O.....M.......G! I have not seen hip pelvis action like that ever....ev-uh...I think I blushed just watching that.

Very nice, thanks. This is really beautiful: uA2SBjI7d0s

Wow- full on kechari, with the tongue tip tickling the pineal area? how did you attain that so young? Did you do the serial cuts on the frenulum underneath the tongue? Anything else to report about kechari?

he he. yeah, I know it was from a movie, but I'm just tryin' to lighten things up a little bit around here as we bums gather for some warmth around that burning trashcan in the back alley...I do crack up every time I watch it, tho!

I like this 'Barefoot Doctor'. It's a street-wise, hip, practical interpretation of Taoism that seems useful, especially to the young and urban (but not strictly so). It feels fresh, and certainly pertinent to daily life, whereas philosophical Taoism often can be difficult to get out of the tearoom and the Void, especially helpful for the beginner, but still a good read and interesting take for the more experienced Taoist. I like. Barefoot Doctor Book

Thanks. That fills in some gaps for me. I guess the answer is to not engage, and the energy will drain from the drama and hopefully pop up more productively elsewhere. If you read back through the various threads, he has been 'fighting' with a lot of people who don't seem to have problems with anyone else. I was trying to raise the topic in a calm way, and by troll, I mean someone who has 'taken over a forum to suit his purposes, which as I see it, is to spread the greatness and superiority of his brand of Buddhism, at the same time belittling every other path as lesser. We spend a lot of time here on that, and I'd like some of the members to free up energy for more enlightening discussion.

Thanks for the helpful reply. Why are you so threatened? I am not even a member over at e-sangha. The person I referred to in my post is, shall we say, rather ubiquitous here, and has been able to offend quite a few. I'm just tired of the same old V-centered discussions...a couple hundred of pages, endlessly where he never concedes a point. Its very unbalanced. I'm not against Buddhism, just the fact that this forum has been taken over recently by this endless discussion, and there is a lot more to Buddhism than Dzogchen, presented as Gospel from the mouth of Buddha.

[Reviving this thread now because it seems TOPICAL to me] It seems that we are getting a big good dose of Buddhist line of thought, which in itself isn't a bad thing, but t seems to come from one source, mostly. And that source has been turning me off to Buddhism, because it comes across as proselytizing... but, more importantly, it represents mostly one person's strong views, philosophy and opinions served up as Superior Truth. (This Buddhist doesn't even call them beliefs, but his "comprehensions of the truth"...honest to God, that's what he said). So, I went to my bookshelf, and the library, and got some books on Buddhism, and man, it's pretty cool, but it sounds not much at all like what has been discussed here in thread after thread...those pages and pages and pages, of 'esoterica philosophica' on reifying emptiness dependent origination blah blah blah and I am remembering/rediscovering that there's a whole lot more to Buddhism than this person 's narrow and opinionated semi-narcissistic views. Like, engaged Buddhism, social engaged Buddhism, lovingkindness, practical Buddhist conscious living, and more. Not so much the emphasis on the highest form of realization. I would like to hear more about Buddhism, without others getting drowned out by one individual who seems to have to answer every question, and tout the superiority of his brand of Buddhism and is dismissive of all other paths. Those pages and pages and pages of discussions present a certain fascination, because they are oppositional, but eventually everyone gets kind of irate at the everpresent-ness of this chap, but dammit, all those pages and pages are all drearily alike, and somehow draw off the energy off others for spirited discussion in other realms, so the topic always goes back to that brand of that person's Buddhism and his views, and there is very little liveliness happening elsewhere in the forum. And that person has monopolized the discussion, and gets to turn it, again and again, to his...well, agenda. He certainly is sincere, but yeah, this place seems like it has become the BuddhaBums. In a way, it's kind of troll-like behavior, isn't it? So, I would like to suggest that we not feed the troll, and not endlessly engage in what has turned out to be, at this point, pointless discussion. We seem to be going around in circles, and the discussion always ends up with the omnipresence of this enthusiastic practitioner sort-of getting the upper hand and getting to discuss his stuff on and on, ad nauseam. I for one, would like to have balanced discussion, and if Buddhism is discussed, would like to hear other voices. Perhaps if we engaged this person less by not actually engaging in this endless verbal wordplay, we might get some real energy back into this forum. As it is, lately, it seems rather flat, aside from the Buddhist/Taoist drams. Please note, this is not a personal attack, but it seems like we're at an impasse here.

Dang, Marbs! Nothin' gets past you!

I always end my showers with a couple minutes of cold...but have never done just cold ones. Should be interesting going outside and dumping 2 buckets of cold water over my head twice a day...from the above article, the shower thing doesn't approximate 'dousing' with a couple of buckets...

Discussed earlier in this thread, Now soon to be released, you can apparently pre-order now: Daoist Alchemy: Neigong and Waigong Training by Jerry Alan Johnson

D.O.= Delusional Orientation?

DaoChild, Do you have any follow-up on using this book? Has it helped you refine your Zhan Zhuang practice?

Ah, that's part of the problem, right there...you like to correct mistaken views. That certainly comes through. Does it make you feel more important/special to be the corrector of mistaken fools here? You're not really here to openly share and learn, then? And this coming from the man who 'took the Browns to the Super Bowl'! So, why then, do the other versions of Buddhism (Zen, Mahayana, etc., ) even bother with pursuing lesser or inferior realization? Why don't the Buddhists just come out and say Dzogchen is the only way, forget about all other ways? Is this not also, how the seeds of religious tensions and wars are sown, by proclaiming the One Way? Why spend so much time proclaiming one realization superior to another? What's the point?

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Durkhrod, Great article, thanks. (you look a lot like Pat Tillman, the former NFL football star who served in Afghanistan). TSoDE

Hope everything worked out OK for you, and that you had a "clean break". (I really hate it when I don't have a clean break). Hey, we Taoists use toilet paper, do Buddhists, or do they just do that thing with a bucket and their left (unclean) hand? I'm finding these commonalities with buddhists thrilling!!

Buddhists can wear topknots and Taoists can wear topknots...(I think)... http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=92&catid=3

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