Kar3n

Apeiron&Peiron

Congratulations! Oolong teas are the best IMhumbleO.

Been down since Saturday for me. Admin is aware.

There is no sting, Kubba.

Many masters of the soundtrack of my childhood are moving on. I say good for them and am thankful for their influence. Cheers!

Do you not recognize that there is an exchange of energy in every interaction you have with another? Even by you reading this post, you feel something. Think about what you are sending back, and you are sending back... It is not with empathy or ego that I am sending you loving, reassuring energy, but because every sentient being is deserving of it for no reason other than that they are.

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I would send out some loving, reassuring energy to that person before they latch on, and see what happens. But that is just me

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villain

Trust

"I am" is what we are beyond illusion of mind and body. Welcome to the bums.

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Thank you, very much, Michael. This actually makes a lot son sense. I will fill in the blanks and share soon. ​edit: No possibly of physical pregnancy.

I think this has a lot to do with balance or being centered in our practices. I see chapter 12 as an instruction to look beyond what our minds tell us when the senses are activated by stimuli or outside sources, and to follow our gut (belly) and what the energy there is telling us. Our belly is the center of our being, holds a lot of powerful energy, it is there that truth beyond illusion and balance is found.

I read this chapter just this afternoon, and wrote this on another forum... This to me is clearly speaking about our 5 senses and how we rely on them. Further, I find that this also is speaking of how relying on ones sense can impede us in the long run, and that it is better to look for answers within. Let go of what you can see, hear, taste, touch and smell, and take hold of and listen to your 6th sense, the energy within and its knowing. We will find a lot more in the clear and still nature of emptiness than all the stimuli of the world can offer. I am not well versed in the Tao Te Ching, however, this is what it meant to me. edit: typo

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If you go that route, there is no "God" or devil. Karma is only given gravity by the force with which it is fed.