liminal_luke
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I donĀ“t think itĀ“s possible to come up with a truth-of-casual-sex rule that fits for everybody at all times -- and, believe me, IĀ“ve tried I lean against casual sex personally, for all the reasons Zero articulates, but prescribing behavior for others is another matter. Universal truths are hard to come by.
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Wow guys! I feel so heartily supported. Thank you. @Rocky Lionmouth @silent thunder @moment @Zork @Walker
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This has been my experience too but I think some schizophrenics would disagree.
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I donĀ“t speak Russian so thanks for the translation!
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New Yungdrung Bƶn translations
liminal_luke replied to doc benway's topic in Buddhist Textual Studies
The subject matter of Self-Arising Three-Fold Embodiment of Enlightenment is likely beyond my present level but IĀ“m bowled over by the cover art. Just looking at that image feels like a potent meditation. What is it a picture of? -
IĀ“d love to come up with an appropriately lofty response to this post but I keep falling on my bony word playing butt. Puns based on obscure anatomical structures, such as the levator scapulae, just arenĀ“t gonna fly.
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Thanks for the puns guys. In some ways this thread has been a real downer so the levity is appreciated.
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I can see how youĀ“d take offense at the quote you are referring to but if youĀ“ll go back and read it youĀ“ll see that I did not ask for you to be banned. Quite the contrary. The point was that you -- and Gendao -- should not be banned. My "asking you for advice" was an attempt to put the resulting mini-conflict behind us and relate to you openly from a fresh place. A failed attempt, it seems. You say you can levitate and presumably understand the dynamics behind the siddhi. ThatĀ“s interesting. I take you at your word and ask you about it. Please donĀ“t take my question as a demand to be taught. It isnĀ“t. ItĀ“s not even asking for advice, really. ItĀ“s just a question about something interesting that you know about and IĀ“d like to know about. This is a forum. Most people are here because they either want to learn things or want to share what they know, or both. If youĀ“d rather not share what you know, IĀ“m fine with that.
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I did. Thank you!
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Just as a note, IĀ“ve got no issue with people who choose not to share things, no issue at all. There are all sorts of reasons why someone would want to keep information close to their chest, and IĀ“m fine with all of them. The way I figure, people have a right to ask and those asked have a right to answer or not answer as they wish.
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I donĀ“t know. Part of me wants to rail against this interpersonal ugliness. I hate this dynamic, the dynamic where one person asserts their superiority over another. I notice myself wanting to lash out and, at the same time, I know the futility of lashing out. ThereĀ“s nothing I could say that could pierce the armor of the offending person. And itĀ“s not my job to pierce that armor anyway. IĀ“ve got other fish to fry -- my own. Like quicksand, attempts to escape the dilemma with a clever counterattack would only pitch me further into the mire. All I can do is feel into the wound in my own heart. To meet myself with compassion where I am. If I am upset, itĀ“s not because of anything happening now. ItĀ“s because whatĀ“s happening now reminds me of something that happened long ago. But what? I donĀ“t know. IĀ“m not convinced I need to know, though I would welcome the knowing if it comes. Can I remember another situation in which someone tried to dominate me with presumed omniscience? (Hi dad!) Should I post these ruminations for all to see? I think I will though not all will understand or relate to them. I firmly believe that there is power in vulnerability. Not power over others -- which is not a very useful kind of power anyway -- but power to connect. In opening to myself I create the possibility of connecting more deeply with myself first and secondly with others. Hurt dissolves into love. Chances are IĀ“ll never levitate. Too bad, so sad. Still, when I meet my seeming shortcomings with acceptance a quiet confidence surges up: I know IĀ“m gonna be alright.
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This practice, https://shengzhen.org/, is very much oriented towards your goals. I took several workshops with Master Li years ago and highly recommend the practice
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A former taoist teacher of mine told me he levitated. Seems incredible but I donĀ“t think heĀ“d lie. WhatĀ“s interesting to me is not so much the levitation itself as the qi dynamics that underlie this phenomenon. Anybody know? GSMaster? What needs to happen energetically or alchemically to set the stage for levitation?
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Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
These toilet bowl dispatches have been sent out to some very advanced practitioners and IĀ“m surprised and delighted to find myself in their company. -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
This forum sure attracts some interesting characters. And I mean "interesting" in the trying-to--be-polite euphimistic sense of the word. Still, the question "Is X worth having on this forum?" suggests that The Dao Bums is something it isnĀ“t. This isnĀ“t a snoddy upper east side co-op. ItĀ“s not Harvard law school. WeĀ“re a come-as-you-are spiritual hub. ThereĀ“s no application. In general, nobody is turned away for unworthiness. Some people are smarter, nicer, and easier to get along with in every way than others -- thereĀ“s no question about that. But (almost) everybody is welcome. *exceptions very occasionally made for unrepentently vicious trolls and other very mean people -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
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Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
@moment Great job giving us examples of stunning women married to not so stunning men. Except for writer Chris Henchy. HeĀ“s a babe and Brook Shields is lucky to have him. Then again, maybe my perception just proves a related point: no matter what you look like, thereĀ“s somebody out there whose going to find you attractive. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
The world is full of people who would like to connect with others but, for a variety of reasons, find connection difficult. Some people are handicapped in ways that make dating and sexual relations challenging. Some are disfigured. Some obese. A good friend of mine told me heĀ“d start dating once he lost weight -- and we all know how that goes. Then thereĀ“s that huge cross-section of people who have experienced sexual trauma, many of whom are lonely and lusty but also frightened out of their minds. Some people struggle with religious beliefs that get in the way of a satisfying sex life. ItĀ“s a huge world out there and everybody has got a story. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I know some lusty women who would beg to differ. Conversely, a lot of men who think of themselves as incels could get sex but put up a lot of barriers. Maybe theyĀ“re only willing to have sex with women of a certain weight or a certain age. Maybe theyĀ“re only willing to have sex with women who wonĀ“t ask anything of them emotionally. Some men say women wonĀ“t have sex with them, but what they really mean is that they canĀ“t find a women to sleep with that meets the criteria of their objectified fantasy. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Lonely women exist but nobody notices them. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Whoa...maybe I donĀ“t understand the terms here. Are you saying there are no women who would like to have sex and arenĀ“t getting any? ThatĀ“s what incel means, right -- involuntary celibate?? I think there are plenty. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Women arenĀ“t my specialty but I donĀ“t think this is true. Maybe it just seems so if youĀ“re trying to hook up online. I look around and see lots of unattractive and decidedly unhot (at least in the conventional sense) married men. Did they all just let themselves go after securing the ring? I donĀ“t think so. I think they forged real relationships based on more than just looks and, you know, fell in love. -
I`m having a lot of fun tonight with The Nostalgia Machine (http://thenostalgiamachine.com/). You pick a year and up pop the songs that were popular from that year, at least the songs that were popular in the US. Someone elsewhere online suggested plugging in the year that I was 13. Interesting. Actually, all the years that I was in highschool brought back memories. More recent years, not so much. Anyway, thought it might bring back memories for others and wanted to share.
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Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I suspect you are understating your abilities there a wee bit, Walker. LetĀ“s say IĀ“m living in some Mexican pueblito about to be robbed at gun point by local banditos when Taomeow, Silent Thunder, or yourself steps out from behind the cactus and saves my ass. That kind of golden synchronicity is the mark of serious juju! -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Exactly. Suppose IĀ“m a master. (Big leap, I know.) What upside is there for me to arrange a bunch of scientific testing to confirm abilities? Probably not much. My ego isnĀ“t invested in being famous or having people think IĀ“m a spiritual bigwig because in my mastery IĀ“ve gone beyond caring about such things. Maybe I could get more students but who wants more students? If anything, I want less students! A few highly devoted students is more than enough. Would-be students are free to demand any level of proof or scientific confirmation they like. Nobody is forcing anybody to take up any particular practice (or at least I hope not). At the same time, nobody is forcing teachers to provide any empirical proof (or at least I hope not). Everybody can do what they want.
