YawningMind

We can try to squeeze square pegs into round holes by pretending yin is yang. Or we can let yin and yang run their course. As for which one of those is actually feminism... "Feminism", just like "god", "liberal", and "conservative", has become a meaningless word. A word loses its meaning, when people cease to agree on its meaning. You can't have a meaningful debate if you can't agree on the meaning of the word you're debating about. We can still debate about agreed-upon of subforms of feminism, and I think opening a thread about that would be more productive.

I wonder if horseflies have more consciousness than regular flies, by virtue of their size. Do they have bigger brains too? Or just bigger bodies? Mass murder of insects is natural, but I feel like we still should stop and think about it when we do it.

I've always found it bizarre how much time martial artists spend with antiquated weapons like commas, er kamas. Where do you even find those? If only more martial arts incorporated guns, and effective techniques thereof. The equivalent of a wooden practice sword could be a paintball or airsoft gun.

spring clothes her in fire a coffin clothes her body earth clothes the coffin

That is a very odd analogy - usually tent poles are used as a metaphor for an entirely different kind of love ("pitching a tent").

Why is A focusing so much effort on helping B when children are starving elsewhere in the world? Seems oddly myopic of him. Also, it seems like A is much happier than B in your scenario. A is content enough with his life that he has energy to spare for helping others, while B is so miserable that he craves attention for the smallest deeds. As myopic as A is, B is even more emotionally stunted; if anything, A should be feeling pity for B's lack of development. If A is feeling jealous of B, then A and B are simply two fools of different kinds.

I really wish I could cross my legs and meditate properly, but I have horrible flexibility (I've been working on that, though). The best I can do is to sit and keep my back straight. Lying down means falling asleep for me. Sleep is too much fun!

Lucky you. I'm burdened by all kinds of thoughts, each waking moment of my life. Even if I were to stand in line for hours each day, I wouldn't run out of fantasies to indulge in.

>easiest way to live in the present? I've been contemplating this question myself, OP. Living the future is too addicting and enjoyable, and it can be difficult to keep oneself tethered to the present.

Nihon-jin desu ka?

Interesting, thanks guys!

Hi, for a number of years I've had an ability to make my hands warmer simply by focusing and willing them to be warmer. It's only a few degrees change, but it's still something most people don't know how to do. I'm wondering if this is somehow related to qi, and if I can take this ability further and do something cooler with it. Thanks!!

Sorry for responding late; I was sleeping. Okay, you are correct! Thanks for commenting!

Well then you know better than I do. Sorry about that. Maybe I just tricked myself into being really non-self-indulgent with regards to pain or something. I guess I did attract the attention of someone who knows more about the subject, yay! Thanks for the info. I'll try and look into how Qi is related to pain.

Yes of course not, but if it's already there and we know it's there then why not relieve the suffering? Sometimes it's something short term and minor but painful like a stubbed toe. It's nice to be able to shrug off the discomfort in cases like these. Sometimes it's something long term like arthritis, that you can't really heal. Yeah, positive thinking! That can help with pain too! Sorry I am a little confused. How will focusing on NOW help if you are feeling pain NOW? That's not the kind of suffering I am referring to! I am referring to the suffering that is directly caused by pain even if people don't pity themselves. It can be decoupled with enough effort. I'm claiming you can even disconnect the suffering of suffocation from the pain of suffocation, and block the desire to breathe while still feeling the effects of oxygen deprivation, though it is more difficult than other kinds of pain. Yes of course! But that is a separate issue. This definitely depends on how proficient you are at tolerating pain. I was hoping that the method I wrote of could greatly increase one's tolerance. Hope you're feeling better now! Most importantly, this is an exercise in conquering the self. To be one step farther away from being psychologically debilitated by uncontrollable circumstances. I thought it was considered an important goal by Taoists.... Thanks for commenting!