minimoke

Looked at about 3 am chicago time. some low clouds were coming in and i was too close to bright lights. Didn't see any. You have better luck? Found a good astronomy website http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy_calendar_2006.html Next meteor shower listed is for dec. 14 Bartlett Bruce

Not exactly sure what you are asking about, but I found these two university related sites. http://www.21school.ox.ac.uk/goal/ http://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/ Also found some educational sites that I am currently exploring but they are not specifically tied to any Higher Education Organization, which in my mind makes them more relevant and sincere. http://beyondmaya.awardspace.com/ http://www.anthropic-principle.com/ http://www.nickbostrom.com/ http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1320/cclinks.html Am I on a relevant wave-length? Bruce Here is the main site with all the research institutes under its domain. Bruce http://www.21school.ox.ac.uk/related/

Getting married and having kids shrinks the ME ego. Reading TheTaoBums everyday helps also. I bet cow pasture mushrooms would also dissolve the ME ego. Not really going anywhere with this except to say ME ego is overly rated. Bartlett Bruce

Could you please define quality? What type of meditation do you practice or what do you strive to achieve? Thanks for your help. Anyone else is invited to help with this issue also. Bruce

1.Preach what you practice 2.Practice what's inside you 3.Live life baby. When questions arise just remember the only answer worth anything is out there in a cornfield, a roadside ditch or sometimes smackdab in 'da middle of the road. Bruce

Words are such strange things. That's why I prefer telepathy. But not any sort of telepathy. The transmission of feelings and emotions. By pass even thinking of words. Takes alot of training. Bruce

There is no proof that you or I exist. When I close my eyes all I see is nothing. So I think that we can safely say that nothing definitely exists. Bruce

Found a pretty good image: http://himalayanhouse.com/shopping/images/Th042.jpg I didn't know she has 1000 arms. In this image it's a little hard to tell the border around her body are arms. Zen schools do not make much of a point in studying deities, or at least the ones I've encountered. I find it interesting all the different flavors of buddhism. Bruce

Yoda? When you speak of Esther, are you speaking of Esther Hicks and the "Abraham Tapes"? http://www.abraham-hicks.com/ Thanks for all your posts man. Bruce

Can't talk for all zen schools, 'cause oh lordy they iz all different in their beliefs. It mostly comes down to the master of the school setting, or not setting, a dress code. But, in general I think the mode of operandi is "dark" colors at certain ceremonies or occasions. The theory I think is color sets the mood and also is a sign of respect.

I'm curious, unless this is also a joke of course. You probably know alot more than myself, but I think "give up their attachment to life" is not the same as "being dead". As a side note, what you "think" is unimportant anyway, because it is just an illusion. Thoughts are not real. I know a Zen Priest living in the mountains of New Mexico who was shot in the head during the VietNam war. He survived and is currently 54 years old and is as lucid as any 54 year old I know. I believe he is well onto his way to outlive most of us probably "due" to his un-attachment to life. This brings up another issue. What is longevity? What is the quality of your life? What constitutes life? A heart beat? Is leading a sedimentary evil existence the same as being a contributing member of society who is always happy with a smile on his/her face? Do the 2 equate? So many issues here. Bruce

Evolution has always fascinated me. Conventional wisdom supports natural selection, ( i.e. the weak die off ) but how do you explain that no other species co-existing with the giraffe did not exhibit extreme long-necks? Mutations contributing into the gene pool does provide a real function. The theory that during periods of gravitational reversal the earth is exposed to high levels of radiation providing for more mutations to occur could explain relative rapid sporadic evolutionary changes. Guess what? We are probably entering shortly a magnetic field reversal. So in a few 100,000 years we may all be walking around with 10 foot necks. Bruce

http://www.with.org/english.htm This the Tao center u speaking of? Bruce

That's the beauty of it. What's that old saying? All roads lead to Rome. Bruce

I seem to have this internal conflict of how I was raised (Catholic) and now what I have progressed to. That's all I meant by "of course". It was mentioned merely for my benefit as a reminder of how I should not "lock" myself into a belief system created by others. When I read my question before I posted it I said to myself, DAMN that's a stupid question. Somewhere between my brain that thought it and my fingers that typed it, it turned to mush. I decided to post it as is to see what response it would recieve and DARNit if you didn't see it as funny also. It's just that in dealing recently in person and also on other chat boards, I get the feeling that too much is accepted as "gospel" without a filtering of what the teacher is preaching. Your postings seem to "shake" my brain up and I thank you for that. Bruce

Thank you for the insight on demon/Gods. I of course, see the judeo distinction of demon vs. God, and not the Tao progression. Do you, if you don't mind the intrusion, attempt to accept all of your Taoist Teachers views upfront or instead always question "somewhere in the back of your brain/being" against all the knowledge you hold? Thanks, Bruce the lizard

I've had limited experience with Tao/religion. I've only been in touch with Tao/bodybuilding, Tao/philosophy, Tao/morality and of course Tao/ForumSpeak. I've never heard or read about the transformation to Tao/demon as a gateway to Tao/Godliness. I've had experience with two different Zen temples where rarely the notion of demon/God reference is made. Am I missing some rudimentary basic understanding of Tao? Is there some Pagan splinter group you are more referring to? I feel confused over this. Bruce the lizard

Farther down in the left side index is: http://biologyofkundalini.com/article.php?...tfallsonthePath Maybe it's the blow to the head I took yesterday and my probable concussion but the 17 pitfalls seem to be written in jibberspeak. Do they make sense to anyone? In particular having trouble grasping number 16. Is the "absolute" Mr. Dubois referring to equivalent to "Tao"? Any idea what he means by "artificial perfection of ... a permanent awakening"? What the hell is he trying to say? Bruce

I think the arab oil producing states wear white for a reason though.

What's your webpage address?

Experience every "moment". Love life every "moment". Cram enough "moments" into your life and Enlightenment will jump on you.

Neimad will. Neimad does. But then I am talking for Neimad. What gives me that right? Because I am a head? Minimoke gave up being himself long time ago. Long before he discovered Zen. Long before he discovered Tao. Everytime you ask a question you give up alittle of yourself for the common good, or "other" good.

You sure it's a different purpose? Maybe it's just a different perspective? Wow. Extremely insightful. Humaton's believe they must follow a "norm", not so much that they don't want to wake up, but they want to "be" like everyone else.

I assume you talking about, "DESIRE:THE TANTRIC PATH TO AWAKENING" ? I recently ordered my first book by Odier and it's the one about meditation. Oh my, I ordered the wrong one! Bruce