Cobie

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  1. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    č¶£ (dictionary) - interesting. But seems it also means ā€˜funnyā€™? ā€™grappig tochā€™ - Funny, right!
  2. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Perfect! But you left out a bit: ā€œGrappig toch!ā€
  3. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    @wandelaar heb je het etiket gelezen op mijn pindakaas pot? Grappig toch!
  4. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    @Keith108 Righto, 見ꀧ jian4 xing4
  5. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Interesting. Why is that? What is ā€œopeningsā€?
  6. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Sorry, donā€™t understand, what is the taboo in Zen? What does this icon mean? Yes. Hmm ... Interesting.
  7. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    No, these bums love talking about their experiences. They just donā€™t like those musings interfered with by facts. My interest is (was ) translating the DDJ from characters; thatā€™s just factual.
  8. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Lol, that made me laugh, because thatā€™s exactly what one of the above mentioned bums called me. Some really dislike facts, it interferes with their esoteric musings.
  9. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Agreed. E.g. In a thread about a certain phrase in the DDJ, I posted that this phrase is actually not present in the oldest versions of the DDJ. For that I got called a ā€˜trollā€™. Very odd that, I thought. So didnā€™t post about Daoism again in threads with these bums. There are some interesting old threads. Thatā€™s about it.
  10. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Tja ā€¦ Het ā€˜3-Nederlandersā€™ subforum.
  11. Is this forum still about Taoism...?

    Question: ā€œIs Buddhism incomplete?ā€. My answer: I could not care less. Same goes for the Abrahamic stuff, not interested; thatā€™s not what I joined this forum for. When I post anything Daoist, there usually is no response.
  12. Know thyself

    cf č‡Ŗē„¶ zi4 ran2 - self-so. ā€œZiran signifies the state of not relying on or existing according to anything external.ā€ https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/54593-zi4-ran2-č‡Ŗē„¶/?do=findComment&comment=1003399
  13. Know thyself

    I prefer the Visconti-Sforza cards. This one has the winged horses, with harness and reins. She is holding sceptre (yang) and orb (yin). She is not holding the reins.
  14. Know thyself

    Why are there no reins? Also invisible? Why are the sphinxes lying down? On strike? Or too ā€œitchyā€ perhaps?
  15. Know thyself

    and in some other ones too, e.g.:
  16. Know thyself

    I see no harness. Why are the sphinx/horses holding their tales in their paws?
  17. Know thyself

    cf ā€œyin & yangā€ 萬 ē‰© č²  陰 而 ꊱ 陽 wĆ n wĆ¹ fĆ¹ yÄ«n Ć©r bĆ o yĆ”ng - All turned their backs on the yin, and embraced the yang; äø­ ę°£ 仄 ē‚ŗ 和 zhōng qƬ yĒ wĆ©i hĆ© - the two primordial essences blended, creates harmony. (DDJ Ch 42)
  18. Flying Phoenix Chi Kung

    Sorry, didnā€™t know, I donā€™t have time to read all the posts. I tend to read only the short posts.
  19. Know thyself

    Hadnā€™t heard of IFS before but this resonates. I made a conscious decision about 40 years ago to use my ā€˜internalised parents partā€™ (very capable but unpleasant) to protect and raise my ā€˜inner childā€™ (practically without capabilities at that time).
  20. Know thyself

    IFS, interesting stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Family_Systems_Model#:~:text=IFS posits that the mind,interests%2C memories%2C and viewpoint. @liminal_luke (my apologies if I am wrong) the noble ā€˜Managersā€™ reminded me of you.
  21. Know thyself

    Iā€™m done in 6 words: I know I have a self. Obviously if youā€™re not in touch with yourself, then you can endlessly make up theories about it existing or not.
  22. Know thyself

    Thatā€™s your opinion.
  23. Help on the spiritual path

    Thatā€™s what itā€™s supposed to do! Facing the anxiety is the cure. But agreed, facing it is not for the gutless.
  24. Suggestions on possible improvements to the website

    JFF, my all-time favourite post: classic!