Kar3n

I have moved yet another of your topics to the rabbit hole from general discussion. General discussion is for practice and system based discussion. The rabbit hole is a place for discussions that are not about practices or systems of practice. Off grid is where the more controversial topics are discussed. Please note... The Dao Bums is not a dumping ground for links, photos, memes or videos without commentary, especially when opening a new topic. Please post in the appropriate forum areas. Thanks

I've always looked at "accepting things as they are" as applying to the things out of my immediate control and beyond my ability to understand or change.

That is until you have experintential knowledge and then words fail. The Tao that can be told is not the Tao...

They should be protected because of people who think that they do not deserve the same inalienable rights that every American is entitled to. You nor society are not paying any price for a man to become a woman or a woman to become a man. It has nothing to do with you. Do not like it, do not look, do not associate. You are a piece of work, WW, one that talks like a bigot on various front, but still a piece of work. I wish you the best, but my level of tolerance for your condescension and evident disdain for gays, the transgendered, women or anyone you perceive to have some sort of "benefit" that you do not has diminished. Peace...

You coverd people wanting to change their race, yes, but in the quote you are talking about transgendered people and their race, "If they happen to be white for example they have now become another protected group. Entitled to the benefits of benign protected" How does a trans person's race have any bearing on women's sports, or any imposition on society as a whole? What was your observation in relation to white transgendered people?

Do the words life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ring a bell at all? Who are we to say what is right for another?

Nah, I sincerely want to know what race has to so with it.

And what in the bigoted hell does race have to do with transgender women in sports or anything else? Come on, man!

Don't forget bleach bit! 😃

I've seen it referred to as uncut jade too.

No, but socialism is a gateway to communism.

As a moderator on this forum, I am advising you, just as our admin has, what you were doing is not recommended and rarely is as productive one might think. You have not been attacked in this thread, carelessly or otherwise. It is you who is the aggressor in this situation.

He has been outed as a scam artist already, prior to your postings. Using TDB to settle a personal vendetta is not what this site was intended for. I highly advise against it.

Spending too much time building shields or tying to circumvent attacks only gives power to them in my experience. I really try to give them attention in the beginning so as to say, "I see you, you've no power" and then carry on with my day. Granted, there have been times I've gotten caught up in it but the more I tried to shield and gave conscious thought to combat it, the tighter the grip. I find it effective to change my focus after the initial acknowledgment. Being outdoors, barefooted, connecting is of the most benefit to me.

Mod Team Notice Your rudeness is what will send this thread to the pit. There is no need for it.

I am not sure that you were hacked. When a password changes sessions are closed as soon as you attempt to navigate the site and you are prompted for the new password. This will happen on all devices. Passwords are not device specific. If you would like some assistance changing your password, private message me the email address used for registration, the types of devices you use and their browsers. I will reset it to something generic so that you can go in and change it to what you would like it to be. Sorry you are having trouble, we will have you fixed up as soon as I get your PM.

When I do not have to wear close-toed shoes I do not. If I must wear shoes to protect My feet from the heat of the ground you'll find me in flip flops. Any other time, I am barefooted, in and outdoors, especially on grass.

It is, however, I suspect that others will agree and are as puzzled as I am by your propensity to look for ways to disprove the Tao.

Right and wrong are so subjective that it is unlikely you are going to be happy with anything anyone has to say. Your query, in my opinion, is a stumbling block rather than an avenue to deeper understanding and aligning with Tao.

I was just contemating this myself and kept going back to chapter one.

My read of him says he can not, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have good qualities.

I am not sure, but will do some testing.

I do not believe the system allows for email notification of every post.

@ernobe, I just received an email notification for my post in this topic. Have you checked your spam folder?

@ernobe,I have followed this topic and requested email notifications in an attempt to duplicate your issue.