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Use a pen. Real success is in making a good healthy habits. Figure out what you want. Don't worry about getting IT. Work diligently, be faithful to the habit, create the daily habits and the goal will take care of itself. Once you're on the path you tend to be protected from the demons, they go after those who meander around. There's a nice poster called '100 day gong', you can google and download. Michael

I've had salt on my mind. I met a guy a month or so ago who swore by special himalyan salt. I was at a spice store yesterday. They had 8 or 9 varieties of exotic salt, French, hawaian black and red.. they also had Pink Himalayan Salt- a unique salt which from the fotthills of the himalayans , originated form Marine fossils over 200 million years ago $2.99 for a couple ounces in a nice 2" cube container. I've been putting a dash into my drink, I just tried a method above putting a little bit on you're tongue, waiting for saliva and swishing it around. I'll probably try to make a sole w/ it and add a little bit to my water first thing in the morning. Michael

I've caught views of Bruce Lee through snippets of books where he is mentioned casually. One unusual lesson concerning Bruce is perfection can come at a heavy cost. One of his students who would later write for the Kung Fu series, wrote that Lee was a perfectionist who always pushed himself very hard, maybe too hard. His physique was amazing, but he'd injured himself very badly lifting weights. His films were ground breaking, but he'd be a nervous wreck while doing them. The writer commented Lee would play with his children by putting them on his legs and doing leg lifts using them for weight. Even in play he'd find a way to work out. Admirable, but without rest we burn out. There was an old martial art book that had an unusual comparison. The author had experience with both Lee and Morihei Ueshiba the founder of Aikido. The writer said that Lee was a true master capable of lightening speed. But that he would be no match again Ueshiba's divine skill. The guy who wrote it wasn't an Aikidoist either. He pointed out neither the 70 year old Ueshiba or young Lee had anything to prove. Michael

You can bond a newborn chick to a piece of wood. As long as the wood is an early and consistent source of food. Humans bond too. We create incredibly strong ties that are both physical and emotional. Its not just in your head, its deep within your body too. The question is what are you bonded to? If its not nourishing break it. It won't be easy. Throw your physical and mental energies somewhere else. Work out hard, find a hobby and try to get passionate about it, even if you're just pretending. Need I say stay away from the old object of desire? Michael By the way, the question was not self centered, we've all experienced it one way or another and there's no magic wand, other then the cliche time heals all wounds and you'll get over it.

Not according to what I've been taught and read. Though one yeshiva I was at mentioned there is the writing, more folk tale really of each 1,000 year period being the equivalent of 1 day of creation. This year is 5769, so that clock has a lot of time left on it. Michael

I find the best way to get people chatting is to create a New Topic that says, I'm going to Chat Online, its (what ever time) please join me. Then you sit and wait there(at Online Chat). You get people about half the time and its very worthwhile, sometimes mindblowing to be conversing in real time to people across the globe. You can send Private Messages to people as well to increase your chances of getting a group online. But if you just go there without an announcement you're usually waiting alone. Yours Michael

I can understand seriously considering it if you follow other Mayan customs- there religious or social ideas. But if you don't prescribe to the Mayanite viewpoint of anything, then why pick up on a single somewhat fuzzy concept? Othen then the drama? or to sell books and tv shows.

On her website Karen (forget her name here) turned me onto Coconut Oil fudge, its very good, kids like it. I can't find her recipie but this one is very close. 'COCONUT OIL FUDGE 1 1/2 cups coconut oil 1 1/2 cups raw honey 1 cup cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional, tastes fine without it) Dump it all in the blender and mix till smooth. Pour it into a pan (I use a 9x13 glass pan) and let it set up. Depending on your climate and time of year you may need to refrigerate it if it's over 70 degrees or so in your kitchen. Cut into small pieces and try not to eat it all the first day. First - you don't need to use the blender, stirring it up by hand right in the pan works fine without having to clean the blender. If your CO is too hard you can soften it gently by heating up the glass pan and then add the CO. Substitutions and additions - a quarter to a half cup of flax oil swapped for an equal amount of CO will give it a softer consistency. ground up brazil nuts, sunflower seeds and/or pumkin seeds add extra nutrition ground up sesame seeds will give it a texture like a nestle crunch bar. cinnamon tastes surprisingly good in it. I don't bother with the vanilla anymore since I can't taste it. I do add a little extra himalayan salt because I think it accents the salty sweet flavor.' I think Karens recipie was as simple as 1 part coconut oil slightly warmed to liquid state 1 part honey 1/2 part coco powder. I've added rice crispies to it, as well as vanilla and a bit of salt. 2 or 3 healthy ingredients depending how you look at it, make up a very healthy indulgence.

Great to have you onboard. I look forward to your input. Yours Michael

Without the Penis there'd be no Tao though you do have a point

That all sounds complicated. Looking at a beautiful woman usually tends to enlarge mine.

I ask myself what does the Tao have to say about the matter ... and hear only wind.... this one probably belongs in the Off Topic section

If it helps you get to know yourself then yes. If it serves to hide you from yourself the no. Michael

Great idea, I really liked that episode. If it get rolling I'd like to see a journal and photo album in it. Michael

Tasteful or not, if the guy who runs the board says no nude pictures then if you post'em there are consequences. That was the case last time. Sean said (repeatedly) don't, Patrick did, got banned. It seems links are o.k..? Personally I like'em but when I'm playing in someone's house I respect their rules. Likewise if the homeowner says play nice, its not about free speech. Go outside scream at the top of your lungs, loud loud loud. But in the house keep it down, play nice. Disagree, disagree strongly, with wit and evidence. Also and this is a hard one, know when to drop it. After you've made you're point, hit the nail on the head, pounded it through the floor and into the basement, drop it. Walk away for a bit. The good fight has become soured. I say this as a reformed online jerk who broke these rules many times when I was young and full of piss and vinegar. Michael

There's nothing better then the real thing. In true teaching there is communication back and forth. Still there are Dharma talks that I get podcasts (InfiniteSmile) of that strike a chord with me. In person they'd resonate even deeper. An interesting hybrid is Varjatsu's Kap class I'm taking now. Its done using Skype and facebook. So classes are shared through interactive audio and supplemented with writings, videos and discussion forum. Its good, but real contact would be better. Michael

I'm cautiously optimistic. I liked the South Park take on the election. I'm not a big believer in conspiracy theories of Thems controlling Us's. Looking at what goes on indepth gives a way different perspective and far more complexity then simple illuminaty theories. Michael

Dang, I've been singing from the Tommy album all morning. If god is a Peeping Tom can we Sue? This parallels the discussion on Evil. To the enlightened evil doesn't exist, because they're totally in the moment, accepting all that happens just now. Right Now they're fine, no worries about the next moment. To me and the great majority of unenlightened masses, evil ofcourse exists, we read it in the newspapers, feel it in our cells as they die off, fear change and loss. So, like evil, time doesn't exist for the enlightened, its just Now. Things will get done in the Now that is later . Michael Q. Is a sign of becoming more awakened a collapsing of the feel of the flow of time?

The truly enlightened here don't post. They just read and laugh. Michael

In a practical sense, so what? If everything happens simultaneously I still have to put on my socks one at a time, turn the ignition before I drive, hit return before this is posted. No matter what, from my point of view everything is sequential. Same thing w/ free will. If there was a god predestinying my every move, he'd undoubtedly be dead of boredom by now. Michael scratching butt, Michael staring at computer screen, Michael still scratching butt, no doubt a higher being who controlled every action would destroy the known universe for a more exciting channel. Michael

When you don't feel like drinking water, find another glass. Sometimes a 5 or 6 ounce glass just seems right. I'll chug it down and grab another, even if I didn't feel like a large glass. Adding cucumber to water is surprisingly good. I like lime, but cucumber is has a slightly sweet very refreshing aura to it. Make up a pitcher of water each day and add some slices. This time of year allergies are creating nasal drip that cause soar throats. So if you want to be conventional, dry yourself up with 6 or 12 hour Over The Counter allergy or cold medicine. Worked for me. Michael

He's still alive, kicking (and ranting) on the Healing Tao USA website. I believe he posts as Paola Luna, something like that. Paola Luna posted Michael Winn had to make a stand on Chem Trails soon. There is much to admire about him, but sometimes I think he lost the fight with the insidious demon Paranoia. Or maybe I'm out to get him too. Nope Michael

G.A, you are the man, when it comes to action flicks. I'd only add. Jack Chan The Big Brawl...............5.0 his best IMHO Jet Li the man and actor is amazing. I'd drop the Once Upon a Time in China III to 3.0 though, particularly because the first two were so good. Same with Shaolin Temple. Lone Wolf and Cub is amazing in movie or picture book form. I think the movie I saw included all the episodes into one. I'm a big fan of Zato Ichi series; the recent movie that came out a few years ago butchered the character, just as Zato did to so many bad men Its ironic that as a kid I had a choice of 4 channels, but had Samurai Sunday on every week. Now with 150 channels the great Kung Fu flicks are absent. I saw many of the original Bruce Lee films in theaters with my Mom, who likened them to great ballet. I was lucky. Thanks for your list, it brings back memories. Michael

the river flows on No, it is only your mind the river stands still

Seeing that there are 283, no 284 posts on this topic, it seems to me we no longer have to communicate with long typing. Rather we can completely express ourselves using earlier post #. So the rest of the thread would go like this. #8 answered by #16 #138 #4 #204 (Hey you risk suspension) #224 #247 #8