Oolong Rabbit

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  1. My next car

    I will be surprised if we see this hit the market anytime soon. We all witnessed what happened with the electric car. The petroleum industry has an enormous amount of power and they have been actively doing everything they can to suppress alternative energy technology. Check out the following link: Note who he struck deals with at the end of the video.
  2. "The Secret" hits it bigtime!

    Okay, the Aristotlean exercise I had in mind was much more of an intellectual exercise than Freeform's: Desire A: I want lots of women. Is desire A an end in and of itself, or a means to another end? It is a means to another end: Desire B: Wife, kids and family Is desire B an end in and of itself, or a means to an end? It is the means to an end: Desire C: The need love and be loved. Is desire C an end in and of itself, or a means to an end? It is the means to an end: Desire D: Happiness Is desire D an end in and of itself, or a means to an end? Itis an end in and of itself Using the above exercise most desires can be boiled down/reduced to happiness.
  3. What are the right questions?

    I think I have heard that one or something similar to it before. It's simply profund isn't it. . I would ask: "Why do I ask so many questions?"
  4. A matter of choice

    Neimad, You might find the following article of interest. It was basically an experiment to put one of the world's greatest violonist in a subway to see if people would notice the quality of his music. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7040401721.html Not surprisingly, very few people stopped.
  5. New to the forum

    Hello all, I have been reading the forums for a while, and finally signed up to participate in some of the conversations . My background is primarily in Western philosophy although I am starting to chew through the mound of books I have been buying on taoism and tai chi. My whole life I have been searching for some sort of meaning to our existence (which led me to study philosophy), and I finally feel I have found the path for me in Taoism. At present I am a regular practicioner of Taoist Tai Chi. I have practiced various "hard" martial arts for about 10 years, but always sensed that there were was something lacking. I eventually stumbled upon Aikido, but in retrospect I wasn't mentally or spiritually mature enough. After several years of not practicing, I wanted something more spiritual. I no longer had any interest in the ability to "hurt" people. That is what eventually brought me to tai chi, which has in turn opened up a whole new world of ideas to me. That is my story in a nutshell, and I look forward to chatting with you fine people
  6. Taoist Levitation

    Check out this link, 4:45 into the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbFYMHuXKDE Not exactly levitation, but perhaps similar manipulation of chi involved.