Maddie

I don't know if this has happened to anyone else, (I'm pretty sure its likely though) but I feel like the UFC/MMA phenomenon exposing a lot of traditional martial arts as BS has caused me to question things way beyond the scope of just martial arts. Basically in my mind I think "well if these martial art forms that I used to admire were shown to be frauds then what else from the East that I admired is a fraud? Qigong, religions, philosophies?". Has this happened to anyone else?

Yeah I can see how that would do it.

* I don't know what I was doing >_<

Here's a recent video of yet another TMA fighting MMA. The results are predictable.

Oh don't be sorry, letting go of attachment has been wonderful lol :-)

I thought it would be interesting to try this a few years ago, and now I no longer have a libido lol. (sorry if that's TMI)

Of course I'm very happy to share what I know and I can be a feisty gaI I don't take crap from haters LOL

I feel like you're replying to a straw man misunderstanding of Buddhism as opposed to actual Buddhism itself.

There's so many effed up things in what you just said I can't believe I responding, but I'm primarily going to respond for the sake of other people to not be confused. 1. First of all acupuncture has nothing to do with someone's sexuality which you assumed with me isn't heterosexual. I don't know why you made that assumption. This sounds like a homophobic attitude which you're projecting. 2. If you're a heterosexual male attracted to women whether they be trans or CIS then that makes you heterosexual. 3. I'm not going to even reply to what you said about acupuncture and TCM because you just sound like an idiot. * I find you to be both homophobic and transphobic and I think the forum should monitor you!

Acupuncture is a part of TCM.

I always assumed that the Buddha was talking about the enlightened state here.

Buddhist would just say that emotions are a result of conditioning and just something to be observed and as one is mindful the energy takes care of itself.

That is both a good question and a difficult one to answer with one easy answer, as the answer to the question could be either or, or both, or neither. For example Kidney qi deficiency can result in problems with the physical organ of the kidney, or it can relate to hormonal issues, or it can relate to lower back and knee pain, but it can also related to issues along the course of the Kidney meridian as well. So for example medial leg pain. This is a complicated and nuanced subject that has no one simple and easy answer. I hope that answers the question even though its not a great answer.

Seems a bit judgmental don't you think?

That being the case it would stand to reason that one would want to make sure what they thought was correct is indeed correct.

No, what I'm looking for is if someone claims they can knock someone out, without touching them and when they get into the ring with an actual fighter and they get their ass beat, they are a fraud. This isn't as deep as spiritual reality. I'm just talking about people that are full of crap being called out on it. This then raises the question. If I had been told this style of martial art was wonderful for fighting and led to spiritual development and the martial art isn't wonderful because it looses, then are the other spiritual claims fraudulent as well?

That's random lol

We don't see the world the way it is. We see the world the way we are.

One thing I have found interesting is that if you read the Sutta's the Buddha would never answers questions concerning if there was a self or no self. Rather when he taught the aggregates he just taught that the five aggregates were not self.

I think the first question is beyond the realm of acupuncture. As to the second question pretty much all we do all day is try to open them meridians and move qi.

I'm a licensed acupuncturist and would be happy to answer any questions, but I'm not sure I understand the question.

I knew you were going to ask this question before you did........ lol

I not really looking for a magical teacher but if there's any magical teachers out there that are willing to volunteer having a genie would be nice LOL.

Okay so he sounds like he was a good life coach which is definitely cool and valuable for sure, but not supernatural or magical.

Would you mind clarifying how Anatta is a non-dual understanding? I've always understood it that the five aggregates are not self.