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I'm doing the Wim Hof method- http://wimhofmethod.com/ Much of it is built on doing a long series of deep fast breaths. Not about meditation as much as building up energy, oxygen in the body/blood. Many people doing it seem to be holding there breath for 3 minutes after exhaling most of the air out. <I myself only manage about a minute 30> So, if you want to look into a strange method of breathing in the most air, this is an unusual option. Short of taking the 10 week class, here is an article with good insight into the method http://www.highexistence.com/the-wim-hof-method-revealed-how-to-consciously-control-your-immune-system/ and ofcourse his website has very good information too.

For me the answer usually is 'the middle one'. that's just how i roll.

Just to show I'm as anal as anyone else here, let me put put this down. Weather satellites, watch the news you see there pictures, looking down at the Earth recording the weather. They're circling the earth constantly bringing us pictures and have for decades. I can plug them into my Skymap app and find them, literally see them (easier with binoculars) and dozens of others crossing the sky. They are man made. Created using the engineering and physics that shown man the true shape of the Earth for a 1,000 years. We don't have to be primitives relying on iron age religious manuals. We've got science and its fruits, engineering, physics, chemistry. They are not easy or intuitive, but they produce workable models that allow the modern world, with electricity, computers, refrigerators, agriculture to exist. http://www.noaa.gov/satellites.html Satellites When you watch the news and see pictures of weather from around the United States or the world, you are seeing data from NOAA’s environmental satellites. NOAA’s environmental satellites provide data from space to monitor the Earth to analyze the coastal waters, relay life-saving emergency beacons, and track tropical storms and hurricanes. NOAA operates two types of satellite systems for the United States - geostationary satellites and polar-orbiting satellites. Geostationary satellites constantly monitor the Western Hemisphere from around 22,240 miles above the Earth, and polar-orbiting satellites circle the Earth and provide global information from 540 miles above the Earth. Satellites enable us to provide consistent, long-term observations, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They track fast breaking storms across “Tornado Alley” as well as tropical storms in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Data from satellites are used to measure the temperature of the ocean, which is a key indicator of climate change. Satellite information is used to monitor coral reefs, harmful algal blooms, fires, and volcanic ash. Monitoring the Earth from space helps us understand how the Earth works and affects much of our daily lives. A listing of all satellite products is available on the website of NOAA's Satellite and Information Service. NOAA's satellites provide other services beyond just imaging the Earth. Monitoring conditions in space and solar flares from the sun help us understand how conditions in space affect the Earth. Satellites also relay position information from emergency beacons to help save lives when people are in distress on boats, airplanes, or in remote areas. Scientists also use a data collection system on the satellites to relay data from transmitters on the ground to researchers in the field. Historical data from our satellites, and other air-based and ground-based observation platforms, is archived for public use at NOAA’s world-class national data centers.

Without flattening the globe, how else do you show all the nations? It was designed (corrected actually) so no particular nation got top billing. Speaking of which, why would an organization put there evil plans on there logo? Seems counter productive. Odds are they took a look at dozens of logos and chose that one for its symbolism. Course if you have problems with that flag, you should see World Health Organization, they're the same except for the giant serpent (caduceus?) hanging out in the middle. Symbolism in the UN Flag http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-united-nations-flag.html The light blue color is perhaps the most striking feature of the UN flag. The single background color is different from many national flags, which frequently use bars or stripes of different colors.. The light blue was chosen because it was taken to be the opposite of red, the color most commonly representing war. This underscores the UN's peacekeeping mission. Olive Branches and the Prime Meridian The symbolism of the pictorial elements of the UN flag is fairly straightforward and obvious. The globe represents all the nations and people of the world, indicating the UN's all-inclusive internationalism, and olive branches are a well-known symbol of peace. Although the original proposed design placed North America in a prominent position in the map projection, the design was soon amended so that no country or continent would be more prominent on the map than any other. Instead, the prime meridian and ante-meridian are aligned with the center of the map. Peace and Internationalism in the Global Community All the elements of the UN flag combine to create a symbol of peace and internationalism which represents the international community. However, it could easily be argued that this flag does not do an adequate job of representing the human family at large. For one thing, the two-color design, although it gives an impression of unity and of a single purpose, does not do justice to the diversity of the world's nations, or to the dynamism of human history. As a permanent symbol of the United Nations, however, the flag is both striking, appropriate, and easily recognizable, making it, on the whole, a great success. Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-united-nations-flag.html Come See Antarctica, Journey to the Edge of the World- Well, Southern part any how. Yes, its protected, the governments didn't want an arms race there and to a lesser degree to spoil a fragile ecosystem. But there are a dozen cruises that go there (http://wikitravel.org/en/Antarctica) There are airlines that go there. There are several airports. There are commercial hikes that go through there. Nations and universities are constantly getting permission to do research there. In this day and age it still a very dangerous place, but its no 'forbidden planet'- you wanna go there and have the money, you can fly, hike or cruise there. http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/antarctic/expeditions/antarctic-express-crossing-the-circle?gclid=CjwKEAjwho2xBRD0mpzUvsya6SgSJAAkRepSeFUroyKmcd_dePJQ6WHZvAgVTF7Xxm0WR__0xo50ixoCUKPw_wcB 10 or 11 daysA short, comfortable flight from Punta Arenas, Chile, to King George Island in Antarctica has you with boots on the ground, overtaken by the sheer magnitude of the Seventh Continent. Fully immersed in the Antarctic environment, you’ll experience a roller coaster of emotions, from excitement to awe, from exquisite solitude to incredible gratitude for the wonder of it all. http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/l. The World's Most Unique Day Tour Antarctica In A Day Sightseeing Flights over Antarctica from Australia We operate one day sightseeing flights over Antarctica departing from Australia every summer. Taking around 12 hours the flights are the easiest way to view this great white Continent. No passports are needed and you are kept warm and safe with a glass in hand while our privately chartered Qantas 747 glides effortlessly over amazing scenery. addon> Science is interesting, looking further into Antarctica, through scientists, geologists and explorers you discover it was part of the super continent Gondwana (Around 200 million years ago, Antarctica was joined with Australia, Africa, South America, India and New Zealand in the supercontinent Gondwana http://www.lonelyplanet.com/antarctica/history). Over millions of years the continents themselves separated. also from Lonely Planet- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/antarctica/history The ancientsAntarctica, unlike any other continent, was postulated to exist long before it was actually discovered. The ancient Greeks, beginning with Pythagoras in about 530 BC, believed the earth to be round. Aristotle supported and refined the idea, suggesting that the symmetry of a sphere demanded that the earth’s inhabited northern region should be balanced by an equally inhabited – or, at least, inhabitable – southern region. Without it, the top-heavy globe might tumble over. This idea of earthly balance gave rise to the name we give the southern continent today: Antarktos, or ‘opposite Arktos, ’ the constellation in the northern sky. In Egypt Ptolemy agreed that geographical equilibrium required an unknown southern continent, but he believed the unknown land would be populated and fertile. A map he drew c AD 150 showed a large continent linking Africa and Asia. Two factors conspired, however, against anyone going to look for this mysterious undiscovered continent. First, ancient thinkers as far back as Parmenides (460 BC) believed that between the earth’s two temperate regions would be found a zone of fire and perhaps even monsters. This may have been wisdom somehow gleaned from an early traveler who had experienced a tropical summer. This torrid zone was thought to be impassable and deadly. If mortal fear was not enough to dissuade would-be discoverers, perhaps eternal damnation did the trick, for the Catholic Church found the idea of a southern continent – with its own population, and thus its own separate relationship with God – unacceptable. The idea that the Creator could possibly have made two sets of humanity was deemed heretical, and the flat-earth theory was given full backing. Intrepid voyagers nevertheless pushed back the boundaries of their known worlds. As early as 700 BC, the Greek historian Herodotus records, a Phoenician fleet sailed from the Red Sea south along the African coast and around Cape Agulhas to the Strait of Gibraltar. This incredible voyage was not to be repeated for nearly 2000 years. In AD 650, according to Rarotongan legend, a Polynesian navigator named Ui-te-Rangiora sailed so far south that he reached a place where the sea was frozen. These voyages were neither repeated nor widely known, however, and it was not until late in the 15th century that further progress was made on answering the question of Antarctica. Well worth reading for a history of Antarctic. It (& the North pole) was the 19th centuries Moon race. None of the explorers from multiple countries, from the 1700's to yesterday, hiking and mapping ever made it to the mythical edge of the world. Not because they were part of conspiracies, but because we're on a globe and Antarctic though indeed lightly traveled has been well mapped and explored. ___ Physical Map of Antarctica About Antarctica Map is showing the Antarctic circle and the continent of Antarctica with a land area of 14 million km² (280,000 km² ice-free, 13.72 million km² ice-covered), so Antarctica is almost twice the size of Australia (7,617,930 km²), it is the world's fifth-largest continent in area, after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America (see the Americas). Not quite in the center of Antarctica is the South Pole, by convention it is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth (wherever you would go from here you would go north, somehow). The South Pole is also one of the endpoints of Earth's rotation axis. The South Pole is not really a fixed point, simply because Earth is rotating slightly off-center, our planet 'wobbles' a tiny little bit, scientists call this behavior the Polar motion, it is the movement of Earth's rotational axis across its 'surface', and - the deflection is just a few meters. The nearest countries to Antarctica are South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. On Antarctica there are no cities or villages, 98% of the continent is covered by ice. The map shows also the location of scientific research stations operated by various countries on the continent. You are free to use this map for educational purposes, please refer to the Nations Online Project. All Countries of the World Physical Map of Antarctica <add on Tristan is the nearest inhabitable island and its 1200 miles away. Fascinating place (according to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha) Here are some notes about an amazing part of the world: The islands have a population of 297.[36] The main settlement is Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (known locally as "The Settlement"). The only religion is Christianity, with denominations of Anglican and Roman Catholic. The current population is thought to have descended from 15 ancestors, eight males and seven females, who arrived on the island at various times between 1816 and 1908. The male founders originated from Scotland, England, The Netherlands, the United States and Italy, belonging to 3 Y-haplogroups: I (M170), R-SRY10831.2 and R (M207) (xSRY10831.2)[37] and share just eight surnames: Glass, Green, Hagan, Lavarello, Patterson, Repetto, Rogers, and Swain. economy.. is based on the principles set out by William Glass in 1817 when he established a settlement based on equality. All Tristan families are farmers, owning their own stock and/or fishing. All land is communally owned. All households have plots of land at The Patches on which they grow potatoes. Livestock numbers are strictly controlled to conserve pasture and to prevent better-off families from accumulating wealth. Healthcare is funded by the government, undertaken by one resident doctor from South Africa and five nurses. Surgery or facilities for complex childbirth are therefore limited, and emergencies can necessitate communicating with passing fishing vessels Me> back to OP, communication is done by internet which uses satellites; its expensive and often done at an internet cafe. Note this means, its bouncing signals off a satellite, in space, not smoke signals or cables. To me this means our species has reached a technological milestone and that we know the fucking shape of the planet we're on.

hmm, looks like if you travel south from South America (Chile) you hit the Antarctic then heading further south either hit a giant ice wall or fall off the Earth. Aren't flat Earthers curious to look over the edge? Mount an expedition to the edge of the world? It wouldn't be that expensive, not like going to moon. Bet they could pull it off for less then $100,000 $200,000. Rent a plane, fly south, then they could bundle up and walk or get a snow mobile or dogs, take pictures as they look over the side. Come back with proof that they are right. Proof positive that NASA and all the world's governments have been hiding a 100,000+ mile super snow wall and/or edge of the earth for the past couple millennia. Cheaper still, there are airlines that have tours that fly over the Antarctic, they could buy a ticket on one of those and bring there cameras.

from an earlier post of mine- http://thedaobums.com/topic/38730-software-junkies/?p=639087 Microsoft’s Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare. Here’s how to protect yourself http://www.slate.com...h_all_dt_em_bot by David Auerbach quote-" Windows 10 is the operating system Microsoft needs. In other words, it’s not Windows 8, a Frankenstein’s monster of a tablet-plus-desktop OS that alienated everyone from PC manufacturers to corporate users. Instead, Windows 10 is an incremental improvement on Windows 7, one that is faster, slicker, and has some new bells and whistles, like virtual desktops and functional tablet support. One of Windows 10’s leaps, unfortunately, is straight into your personal data. Apple and Google may have ignited the trend of collecting increasing amounts of their customers’ information, but with Windows 10, Microsoft has officially joined that race. By default, Windows 10 gives itself the right to pass loads of your data to Microsoft’s servers, use your bandwidth for Microsoft’s own purposes, and profile your Windows usage. Despite the accolades Microsoft has earned for finally doing its job, Windows 10 is currently a privacy morass in dire need of reform.. It uses some scary broad strokes: Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary. Some have spun conspiracy theories out of that language. I’m more inclined to blame vagueness and sloppiness, not ill intent. With some public pressure, Microsoft is likely to specify how and why it will share your data. But even that won’t excuse Microsoft’s ham-fisted incursion into users’ data, nor how difficult it is restore the level of privacy back to what it was in Windows 7 and 8. Apple’s and Google’s privacy policies both have their own issues of collection and sharing, but Microsoft’s is far vaguer when it comes to what the company collects, how it will use it, and who it will share it with—partly because Microsoft’s one-size-fits-all privacy policy currently applies to all your data, whether it’s on your own machine or in the cloud. As Microsoft puts it: Rather than residing as a static software program on your device, key components of Windows are cloud-based. … In order to provide this computing experience, we collect data about you, your device, and the way you use Windows." The article also shows the Byzantine labyrinth of moves you'll have to do to make the settings more private.

I wonder what they think about satellites? The weather satellites (constantly taking pictures and various measurements, its what they do), the communication ones. We put them up, you can see them racing across the sky, you can read about who designed them, how they were built and the mathematics to keep them in Geo-synchronous orbit. The last month has been wonderfully partly cloudy. Its certainly not any kind of proof of any kind, but the clouds allow me to 'feel' the curvature of the earth. Looking at the moon, the sun, the planets, knowing there relative distances allows me to get a tiny grasp of the spaciousness of the heaven. Scientists won't always be right, but in general they're moving in the right direction. Creating and testing hypothesis and developing new models based on the current state of knowledge. Nothing wrong with keeping the bible, but the idea that this iron age book should provide our scientific models should be tossed out.

I was listening to an author who did a long investigation of the Columbine shooting. His conclusion was there are no easy answers. No singular motivations or easy categorizations. In Columbine, the personalities and motives were different for the two kids involved.

Hey better Masonic then Satanic. While I don't know a huge amount about the Masons, the little I do is very positive. Seems like an intelligent progressive group.

I know bliss isn't an end game; maybe its a bad goal. Still as a tool, a recreational one, it seems like a nice one to have in my pocket. I'd like to hear more from those who've attained it. What they did. Is it replicable? Easily turned on and off? Are there downsides? Personally I don't think I'll ever be the enlightened type. Just being happy, having a bit of bliss now and then sounds pretty good to me.

I'm willing to boldly take a side on this one. The earth is round, like a pizza, wrapped over a bowling ball. You and I are merely toppings.. Magellan circled the globe from 1519 to 1521,since then (and perhaps before) countless people have followed, maybe 100,000's. Before Magellan scholars knew the world was round, but they tended to underestimate how large it was. You can go to a travel agent and buy plane tickets that take you around the globe, going from country to country til you've circled around. One day some brave Flat Earther will buy the tickets and fly, compass in hand, maybe even a gps and see that if you head in one direction you eventually get back to where you started and don't fall off the Earth.

From what I've read we're round, with tiny spread around the equator and shrunk to the size of a billiard ball we'd look and feel very smooth, ie not bumpy.

Ebola outbreaks have been popping up every few years. The more we learn and the more medicines and treatment protocols against it we develop the better. With increased worries there have been breakthroughs against the disease as the world's top doctors and researchers were given increased funds. I think people like the nurse are great heroes who've put there life on the line to save strangers, exposing themselves to a possibly horrific death. from article on the nurse: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34529575 synopsis (Dr Neuman virologist added) "..It may be that the virus has gotten into a place where the immune system can't root it out, and that what we are seeing right now is essentially a frustrated immune system overreacting and basically hurting some of the other organs. "We don't know what Ebola looks like the second time around or after a big relapse like this. Right now, she has had this virus about three times as long as the other previous record holder. "It is bad news, but it is not hopeless news. As long as she is still there, and as long as she is still fighting, there is a chance. "And there is a chance that some of the new medicines that we have got against Ebola may be able to help a little bit."

Au contrairie there probably is a magic pill. I just choose not to go that route, too many side effects. I train daily 20 minutes, twice a day, on and off, mostly on for decades, some weeks or months getting more serious. Up until last week, simply counting my breaths 1 to 100, one cycle or two, then just watching my breaths without count, empty. My body and belly warm, my skin often gets a sheen of perspiration, eyes and nose sometimes drip, thoughts mostly gone.. Deep peace, yes; bliss no. I've done other things MCO, Kunlun.. no bliss. I tend to be energy resistant. Even in a crowd of people swaying and blissed out, whether in ashram, holy sacraments, movie or sporting event, I am unmoved..stoic.. watching. When younger I was a life guard. To some extent I still have that attitude, my job is to watch, keep things safe, be aware. To be fair, I'm happy with my practice, it gives me a deep sense of peace. A needed reset button for life's dramas, maybe accelerated some healing, some energetic experiences good and bad. Of late (6 days) I'm doing Wim Hof method series of deep fast breathing followed by watching the colors behind the eyes. Its also nice. A change from years of watching and/or controlling the breath cycle.

Des, that reminds me of lyrics from Five for Fightings '100 Years to Live'; there's never a wish, better then this. That to me is the best way to live. What's happening right now, is really fine. <saw them at Ravinia this year. They were very good.>

Matt Bissonette who wrote No Easy Day seems to be still with us. That took 20 seconds. Landing in a small compound at night at the highest possible speeds might be problematic even for high-tech copters and pilots. In covert military operations snafu tends to be the norm. Involving 2 helicopters means more men and extremely expensive equipment involved, losing one makes the mission look less professional then saying it went off without a hitch. Why put in an element that makes you look bad? So much easier to say We blew him to bits, just like we did a half dozen number 2's. There's no benefit, only future problems creating a complex story. Under your scenario how many Seal members, there trusted friends, wives, support teams including tech and superiors have to be murdered after the event? Are you supposing hundreds or just a few dozen? I've actually been impressed by the honesty of the military forces. I remember a Republican pundit on TV just after the Iraqi invasion saying 'Weapons of mass destruction, we'll find them. Whether they are there or not. We'll find them.' But we didn't. The military and the politicians were willing to look like dupes when it'd be relatively simple and cheap to dig a hole or two, drop in a couple barrels of chemicals, gas and explosives and bring in the reporters. Woulda been easy peasy and stopped them from looking like duplicitous mass murderers. But they didn't. They played it honest, didn't find'em, didn't plant'em and that the way history went down. The article mentions cover ups like the famous football player who they said got shot by Al queada but was hit by friendly fire. That's an easy lie that might have started immediately, for the benefit of the accidental shooter and the victim and was uncovered relatively quickly.

Color is problematic for Nasa, things are under low light and often look drab and washed out to the naked eye. So they colorize most pictures, often using an artists flair to create more interest. They'll also create panoramic views by stitching photos together. In a recent one the tech accidentally created blurring that was immediately considered proof they were either hiding something or the object was moving very fast.

One or two seals, wrote a book about it. Movies, books and documentaries explaining how they found him and every aspect of the mission. To have photos or bring back a body (dead or alive) would be creating a pile of complications. A raid did go down and it created an international incident as well as some interesting almost real time media footprint here and abroad. If the raid had failed, it'd be stupid to say it worked and have the guy get on TV the next day saying 'Ha ha, you missed, I'm protected by a Higher Power'. If that happened all the propaganda value would be on there side, not the US's. If he was already dead, even by natural causes, they could have published it years earlier and just said body burned and blasted beyond recognition. The Taliban never even went with he died of natural causes, I don't think they've gone with the story he's alive and well. If he was alive, you'd think he'd be a little more active. Third scenario he's alive and in custody. Which after getting information would go back to 'A'; He's dead. In any case doesn't the author's suppose bin Laden was shot up and the pieces tossed out of a helicopter? For a more in-depth look here's an article that looks into the allegation: http://www.vox.com/2015/5/11/8584473/seymour-hersh-osama-bin-laden The many problems with Seymour Hersh's Osama bin Laden conspiracy theory

Sounds good. If we're in the same time period I'll certainly let you do your thing in my Wizardopolis, while I attend to the finer points of festival set up.

I don't know, seems a waste to bring all that stuff and not use it..

Let's see.. what would I bring. My ipad, one with cellular since wifii might not be too good back then. Solar charger.. Wrist rocket slingshot, with extra chords, some larger steel ball ammo. Wire for trapping. Water purifier straw. Canteen. Magnifying glass. A couple good knives. Small fire crackers, matches. Very important, a well trained German Shepard or similar highly intelligent guard dog. Seeds, tomato, cucumber, peppers, lettuce, perhaps fruit and nut tree seeds. Water proof bags.. Small tent, hammock, duct tape, journal, pencils.. toothbrush and ofcourse a towel. The ipad sets me up as godlike, ie captures and replays people's images, as well as play Angry Birds. It also gives me a 1,000 useful books full of information (maybe I'll bring a backup). A wrist rocket can take out small, sometimes medium sized prey, plus ammo is free. A good dog amplifies your power greatly; protector, hunter and companion with senses (and loyalty) far beyond your own. The greatest good I could do is set up a garden. The most precious thing I have would be seeds. After establishing my Wizard creds, planting a garden. Sharing its goods. Establishing a grove that'll feed others. Also on the to do list would be setting up the first Burning Man Festival, as well as spread the Man's 10 Principles. Yup, gardening, Burning Man festival, some chick I rescue from the Morlocks.. that's all I need. Burning Man's 10 Principles: 1. Radical Inclusion Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community. 2. Gifting Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value. 3. Decommodification In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by commercial sponsorships, transactions, or advertising. We stand ready to protect our culture from such exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience. 4. Radical Self-Reliance Burning Man encourages the individual to discover, exercise and rely on his or her inner resources. 5. Radical Self-Expression Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient. 6. Communal Effort Our community values creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of art, and methods of communication that support such interaction. 7. Civic Responsibility We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with local, state and federal laws. 8. Leaving No Trace Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities wherever we gather. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state than when we found them. 9. Participation Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in society, can occur only through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart. 10. Immediacy Immediate experience is, in many ways, the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human powers. No idea can substitute for this experience.

I wonder.. if it had to be reduced to its simplest, action oriented form; simple step by step instructions, what would the Golden Flower look like?

Love my Spoonk. http://www.spoonkspace.com/ They're about $45-$60 on Amazon. Lying on the thorny yoga mat (16,000 1/4" spikes) is first stimulating (ie painful) then deeply relaxing. Cures my stiff back in a few minutes, helps one sleep and deeply relax.

Earlier this year I did some editing and collecting from that site, trying to clarify and condense what I thought were the main ideas. I wish I'd been able to shrink it even more. Here is a link- http://thedaobums.com/topic/37570-golden-flower-thingamabobs/?p=607715 A few posts down from that one are similar notes I made from an Osha book on the Golden Flower. As explained, I don't mean to push or praise Osha, he is problematic to say the least. Yet, I feel there are some good insights into the text. http://thedaobums.com/topic/37570-golden-flower-thingamabobs/?p=608871 I wish I could condense it even more, strip out the poetry and cultural bias's til all that remains was simple procedural instructions. In truth I've never given it the time it deserves, yet there are ideas and pieces from it that inform some of my meditation practices.

The fruits of wisdom seem to be peace and prosperity, maybe simplicity too. The wise man likes what is good for him. Conversely the fool likes what does him and his environment harm.