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@kakapo that’s just Juvenile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_(rapper)

@kakapo yes I knew that.

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He’s “young”, he’ll learn.

Exactly. Imo your post said it all: … “reasons” … [putting it here for emphasis]

Where do you see an overlap with Laoism? I thought the ethics were very different.

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經 jing1 - scripture. 道德經 - a book about morality’.

The DDJ is, like Confucianism, a virtue ethics.

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‘Those who know’ know ‘siddhis’ are internal, part of one’s own consciousness (subjective). But till one knows one cannot exclude anything. Some Westerners think ‘siddhis’ are external, part of the physical world (objective). No ‘sane & honest’ person has ever experienced such thing (being non-existent).

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Best wishes for the New Year!

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The theory: The human side of life:

Imo these methods are meant for introspection; and not for shutting up other people to protect your own ego.

I thought this post fitted exactly here in this thread.

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