Nintendao
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Another handy way to get vegetable nutrients is Spirulina tablets.
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@Mahiri Welcome to the Dao Bums!
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Is this the so called Cinnabar Field
Nintendao replied to OverseerFeatheredImmortal's topic in Newcomer Corner
well, here is the link from Voidisyinyang's signature. I just noticed it doesn't show up when using the mobile version of the site. https://www.docdroid.net/VERjba1/voidisyinyangblogspotcom-the-idiots-guide-to-taoist-alchemy-qigong-enlightenment-neidan-nei-kung-neigong-training-for-males.pdf -
That's cool! You might like to check out the Nestorian Stele, a collaboration of Tang dynasty ministers and early Christians, pilgrims from Syria journeying the Silk Road. I feel like it preserves an essential aspect of the "Luminous Religion," without as many ulterior motives like of Roman Empire and King James. https://www.sacred-texts.com/journals/oc/inm.htm
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Is it possible to look through the walls? Experiment and results
Nintendao replied to zak's topic in Welcome
Turns out there's an app for that (the remote viewing, not the x-ray vision). Thought you might find this interesting.. -
Like a snake sheds skin Transcending old boundaries Breathe deep and expand
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Nice! They knocked it out of the park with the hand made scrapbook style, too. i might have to draw the line at trout yogurt. Although... 🤔 *adds yogurt and fish sticks to shopping list*
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I like to try weird food combos, like peanut butter and pork rinds pizza, or sauerkraut on dark chocolate. And it’s not just for shock value. These are actual culinary discoveries!
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Is it possible to look through the walls? Experiment and results
Nintendao replied to zak's topic in Welcome
Hi @zak, nice work! @wandelaar, are you still interested in this kind of study? -
Is this the so called Cinnabar Field
Nintendao replied to OverseerFeatheredImmortal's topic in Newcomer Corner
BTW I wasn't implying that this is what Jun Yuxian is doing, or certainly anyone else on this thread. You all are amazing. It's just something that came to mind. @OverseerFeatheredImmortal please do keep in touch if you decide to continue studying on your own. I'm sure someone will be kind enough to warn you if you start sounding like a qi deviant. Just don't overdo anything. If one awakens the innate healing response too rapidly, their entire system may undergo unsettling readjustments. ☮️💜 -
Is this the so called Cinnabar Field
Nintendao replied to OverseerFeatheredImmortal's topic in Newcomer Corner
I wonder if a lot of us often mistake orange/sacral chakra energy for lower dantian. Say the famous location "two or three inches below the navel," was from medical texts. Picture you're the patient lying on their back, on the table — below from the examiner's point of view is really behind relative to your navel. All too many new to qi work go searching for a sensation below the navel, toward the gonads, rather than behind, toward the spine. Even if never done qi cultivation, one can usually stir up some really energetic feeling in the sacral chakra, thus equating arousal to real qi, which may lead to many setbacks eventually. -
Is this the so called Cinnabar Field
Nintendao replied to OverseerFeatheredImmortal's topic in Newcomer Corner
Welcome @OverseerFeatheredImmortal, If you're still looking for Cinnabar Field (丹田) may I invite you to read my PPD articles on logography. It's a purely literal approach to how these symbolic names are spelled, rather than attempting to describe the actual experiences associated with them. The hope being that added context will deepen the overall intuitive capacity when seeking these structures internally. I'm still developing the idea, but with any luck someone will also find it useful! https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/48451-lg02-丹田-dantian-till-a-field-and-dig-a-well/ -
Is this the so called Cinnabar Field
Nintendao replied to OverseerFeatheredImmortal's topic in Newcomer Corner
I did notice the Huai Chin Nan book seems a bit more down to earth, and cleaner translated, than Taoist Yoga. Both make some really neat points, and provide valuable perspective. Do not treat them as how-to instructions. I see them more as interesting biographical discussions of how the process went for them. -
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Some scientists like to talk about how our cells are constantly creating copies of themselves and then dying off. And every time the DNA gets copied there is a chance that some anomaly occurs, leading to eventual degradation manifesting as tumors and other problems. Just like making a copy of a copy of a copy etc. in a Xerox or VCR leads to the image getting fuzzy. I personally think there are certain flaws with this view, but It does convey a similar idea that we are given a finite amount of something at birth, that wears down irreplaceably throughout life. Slowing or stopping unnecessarily excessive reproductive churning is one among several ways of decreasing the burning away of one's life.
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yet: here be dragons! stirred from their hibernation to shed holy light
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are all second hand ticktocks through the eons on Universe Man's watch
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Why is it that a lot of people laugh at seeing some one else trip over something, or accidentally hit themself in the face with a fly swatter, that kind of thing? I’ve heard it’s because of a “glad it’s not me,” or “I’ve been there,” effect. I wonder if there’s also some initial jolt similar to “fight or flight,” or, “am I going to have to give first aid here?” but the mind very quickly figures out that everything’s okay and releases the energy in a fun way. Maybe it’s just so purely unexpected and absurd. Might violence seen in games and other entertainment work on some related principle? Depending on the level of gritty realism, of course, and sense of intent (comedy vs horror vs heroics). Like if the souls totally does know the difference after all, and it’s a good thing to be able to laugh at something that, if happening in real life, would be appalling. I dunno.
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It's gotta at least be a factor. Many a Tetris whiz has grown up to be some kind of engineer. I'm sure lots of kids out there signed up for Karate class due in part to an interest Street Fighter II. Back in '99 the original Columbine massacre punks were well known to be huge fans of Doom. The games out today are more intense and realistic. These are probably "chicken-or-egg" examples, though, as people already predisposed to violence would naturally like violent games way too much. It's not the games that made the person violent. It feeds off of each other though. To feel the satisfaction and sheer power of the click-click-Boom of a virtual shotgun makes even the nerdliest among us wonder what the real thing might be like. All that being said, I'd agree that it's not fair to vilify the games themselves, but are definitely yet another thing to keep an eye on. One thing I find really sad is since so many parents these days both have to work full time just to make ends meet, and the kid is too often left exposed to fend for themselves in a lot of ways. On this point I quickly descend right back into the ongoing struggles with economics, politics, media, gun control, mental health, you name it I think @silent thunder has again hit on something deeper than any of this, how humanity has simply grown too huge to be able to exist without some small percentage of it destroying itself through various evil..
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Desensitized, and even worse, rewarded with high score and bragging rights for whomever makes the most kills. I’ve often heard that a high percentage of those mass shooting criminals are on some kind of antidepressants or similar medication. So needless to say someone already mentally unstable should be considered differently when it comes to whether they should get interested in guns or certain entertainments. But honestly, there are other stories of people like drowned their kids in the bathtub, or literally tried to eat someone. Gun culture doesn’t even factor into it. But most time, DRUGS do. We need to admit that even prescription drugs can be highly psychoactive in some cases, possibly tapping into that blurred line between reality and the soul not knowing the difference.
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Absolutely the genre is valid and proper for various types of stories. And simulated gun fighting is exciting and skill-honing just like any other setting may use medieval weapons or martial arts. My beef is with the people that turn it into some kind of competitive sport, getting all cutthroat against other people not just in-game characters. Even then, the vast majority of players are perfectly capable of keeping game and reality completely and healthily separated. Maybe overindulgence, like anything, is when the problems can begin to creep in.
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I think it's fair to say that playing Super Mario Brothers has contributed to my desire to eat mushrooms, climb into tunnels, and try to save princesses. Likewise The Legend of Zelda has beckoned me to traverse the fields and forests in search of enchanted items. Not just games but all works of fantasy e.g. by Jules Verne, J.R.R Tolkien, George Lucas, Shakespeare, Gilgamesh, for many, many generations. I love the idea that even experiences purely in a dream state can be just as formative as "real-world." I'd say even more so, in some cases. I see a major disconnect from this tradition in the gamer subculture that engages in multiplayer death-match first person shooter styles. The element of story and mystery is totally sold out in exchange for pure carnage, and cold, tactical predation. It's sad and a plague on the psyche and thus society.
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Yeah! 'Shooter' style games suck. Mani mentioned them in this post, too..
