ZenStatic

Arch >> Mint Ive been using linux for years. Gotta love it. A true 3d desktop too

I can throw in $10 around the middle of next month. Xmas and the kids has me broke until then.

We'll have to make sure we don't go the weekend of the New Year. that would reallly be hectic.

Perhaps the sickness or curse is the reason they are not ready and do not have the money? I'm sure all of us could list times, where by "chance", we obtained something we needed, at the exact time we needed it most. Whether that be money, or anything else, it has happened to us all. And I am sure we can all see the flip side, where we didn't get things, when we thought we needed them most. But how often, did we find that we didn't really need it at all then?

Great post. I find it interesting also that it is newer members of the forum that seem to be bothered the most by it. Anyway, gossamer, no reason to go man. I'm constantly in that "I dont know jack" stage around here. Hell, for the first year or so, I barely posted, I would just come and read. Maybe you want to do something like that. Just read, and only post when you have a pressing question on something you have read. It does wonders for the blood pressure.

"Nan-in received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. He served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, then kept on pouring. The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!" "Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" " It's actually my sig on another forum Fabulous tale.

I think it's funny, that a guy that is actually sharing knowledge with everyone, and the on his website has the option to pay for specific things, is getting a harder time than the guy that was selling $70 ebooks. Strange how attitudes can morph.

Is it just me, or has TTB gotten a lot stranger since like sept oct?

I, like many people here I am sure, very much come here to learn from others. But honestly, I am starting to dread opening a lot of threads here. There is so much ridiculous bullshit going on, it's really getting out of hand. So please, I ask nicely, if you don't agree with something someone says, say so. But stop the attacks on the person. If you know you disagree with most things someone says, why not just stay out of those threads instead of disrupting things for others? I love this forum, but I don't come here to see so many people bashing others.

So then, by your standard, the TTJ matters not as well, but you reference that.

Did all the New Yorkers move?

So, if taosim is training to become immortal, what does your lineage teach about people who have died? Is it like in buddhism and we are reincarnated and have another chance, or are we dead and just rot away?

I think that may be partially faulted to the western forms of religion. They are not about being there for people to take or leave, but about actively trying to recruit into their ranks at all times. So I think many of us may inherently carry the attitudes regarding that along with us when we are exposed to the religions of the east.

I would very much love to see this movie, but I find it hard to justify $30 for it if I don't even know how it will be. I tend to only buy DVD's that I know have a replay value for me.

So, I have some bad habits in my life that I just cannot seem to overcome. I know that there must be a way, because others can and have done it. Does anyone have real practical advice on overcoming obstacles like this? Please keep in mind I am a complete novice, with very little practice in cultivation.

Speaking on the picture, why not have the 3 rings actually contain the trigrams and create a giant bagua?

Listen, if you don't believe in things, fine. But stop mocking those that do. Your petty bullshit sprinkled throughout so man threads really starts to get old.

Wow, you can copy paste, good for you. I said original, not something you got from someone else. Either way, your attitude reeks and seeps into everything you say. Enjoy it.

Gee, you're funny. If he knew, then why did he interpret the text to be THE definition of taoist practice, or non-practice, rather than the refutation of Confucianism that it was? Just because he mentioned Confucius and Mencius, who was a follower of Confucius so that's kind of redundant, doesn't mean he understood the context. perhaps you need to do the "reading properly" next time. And you can take your little wannabe superiority and shove it right up your ass. I have yet to see you actually contribute anything even slightly original in your posts, perhaps you are just hear to troll away?

Thank god I had just swallowed my tea, or it would have shot out of my nose! That was such a great and hilarious video.

Ah so at last we know you are a Zhungzi follower. You don't seem to care about the Tao, only in staying away from what is structured. Do you even know that Zhuangzi's writings we're in response to the Confucian thought of his day? Or does context just mean absolutely nothing to you? Amusingly enough, what you proscribe as Zhuangzi's taoism, goes by another name, Zen. I mean, you want all parts of "religious Taoism" tossed out, so all of the shamanic practices they may use that predate the TTC must be tossed out. No qigong. No internal alchemy. No qi cultivation. So what do you have left? What I think is especially telling, and actually shines light on what you do actually believe and your view of the world, is your complete disdain of structure. And you know, that is fine, for you. Your personal belief on how the world should be, and your personal belief of how spirituality should be, are shaped by who you are and your past experiences. It would just be nice if you started stating it as opinion, rather than trying to make believe it is solid fact in this world. Abusing the context of an ancient text, and having a few others that agree with you, doesn't make you the universal voice of truth.

I'm sorry, but how can anything be Islamic, from before the advent of Islam?

I tried drinking chamomile for a while to help myself stay a bit more calm and relaxed, but I found that it didn't really help. I figured with the amount of knowledge we have around here, people may know of some herbs that I can use to make teas that are going to help. For what it's worth, I have an 8 yr old son with high-functioning autism, so things can be very stressful at times, and I would prefer to be calmer most of the time.

That's not cynicism, that's just being an asshole. If you don't like the content, stop reading his threads.

Did you even read? The very things that you would do for internal alchemy, include elements of the same things you wish to throw out. So how exactly do you plan to cultivate?