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nature's health banners... what do the flags say today? unlimited breeze.

Wow I can't believe we drink that much tea! Its amazing.

Let he without sin cast the first stone.

dog's day opening... the sky is clear, the sun up run free canine friend.

Hi, Hope you enjoy your time at Taobums. If you want to start a new discussion thread just go to the Discussion page and click New Topic button and fill in the fields. John

Hi, Found this now ... I'm a bit amazed by the connection: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112633.php

My mom was given Vit D for back pain (by a normal doctor) - anyone know what that's about?

Just found this book free download pdf on line here: Book of Tea "Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves, are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others." Kakuzo Okakura (1862 - 1913) - written in 1906 the language is quite flowery - but I like that

I thought you meant this: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=2HLhOrQuy9U

So what's the alternative?

I agree with soaring crane ... and my question was a genuine one, I would really like to know why someone bothers with that modern stuff if they have real ancient knowledge. Is it a validation of hypnosis and NLP? Or what. But as I have said before I really have nothing against anyone who teaches anything that helps people in some way - it is a good thing to do. Cheers. John

Wonderful and brilliant! Thank you. John

hayfever season... so it's not to be sneezed at nature pollutes us.

Hi Welcome to Taobums - I had a look at your blog - good luck with the meditation year. Are you going to try different types of meditation or just the body scan? Hope you enjoy Taobums its an interesting and friendly (mostly) place. Cheers. John

Which kind of cougar do you mean?

OK thanks everyone for replies. BUT is the objection to this particular scheme - or are those against, against the very idea? I ask because I instinctively feel that education and health are key for young people - no matter what socio-economic group they belong to and if there is a one valid role for government it is to protect and nurture the children and give everyone opportunity ... or at least a chance for a better life. I don't understand what is supposed to happen to poor people (often through no fault of their own) if they get seriously ill in the richest country in the world - what's the alternative to what Obama is doing?

As a dweller in a land of state medicine can anyone explain to me what the issue is with Obama's reforms? It seems obvious and necessary to me. Old people, poor people and children can't always look out for themselves - don't they need help?

But why bother with it if you are the inheritor of a 27 generation lineage of real shamanism? Just asking....

Its gone cold again here - bloody freezing wind and snowing in some places. This is just to remind me that summer exists ... and I was born in Cambridge.

senses overwhelmed... a bright rainbow dazzles me life is rain and sun.

I agree with MH that it was a good presentation - very confident and fluent and it seemed (I don't know if it really was) quite unscripted - which is good. I think you mixed the idea that everything is balanced/perfect with the idea that everything is perfecting/balancing which isn't quite the same thing. If you can look at a raging storm or even a nuclear meltdown and see the perfection in that (as it is) then that is one thing and not the same as how nature will seek balance through bacteria. I'm not saying it wasn't a good illustration of Taoism but I felt it was a bit imprecise. I got lost on the Hit-lur (?) thing ('Eva, Eva, whatever you cook for dinner it always tastes like sh*t to me!'). But overall a good vid and I'd watch the next. Liked the setting too but didn't mind the karma thing cos I think its a bit of a loan concept anyway. Cheers John

My take on belief is this. When someone starts on a journey they have to believe that they can get to the end, to the destination - or at least that it is possible. When an astronomer looks through his telescope he believes that it is possible the understand the universe in which we live. When a doctor is working he believes it is possible to cure (or at least alleviate pain). And so on. In other words belief is not about the kind of blind acceptance that religion often seems to demand but is just a kind of confidence that it is possible to understand, or possible to be a better person or possible to grow spiritually. Faith is much the same being the energy of belief - what drives people to go further in understanding or to be generous to their fellow beings and so on. A good word is 'confidence' which means 'with faith' - this is a key to cultivation or energy work - to follow the way and step by step through experience build you initial belief that it can work into confidence that it is working. This is a very strong approach which will carry you through difficult times. Knowledge is in two ways. Intellectual knowledge and wisdom knowledge. Intellectual knowledge is from thinking and studying and is very important and its importance should not be dismissed. For instance you might read the classics of philosophical Taoism in order to get a really clear idea about the Tao. Wisdom knowledge is when the way becomes ingrained into your being, becomes part of you. The answers to questions are natural and spontaneous. To some degree you don't just know it, you are it. Anyway that's my contribution for now. Cheers John

Now back to some real manly music - 'saving laser's cold' -- see you soon!

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=DYBQdXv0BhM http://www.youtube.c...h?v=RD7s4i_X-p0

Get with it Marbles its been raining black holes for weeks!!!!