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Actually you got me thinking a bit more BKA, I don't think I like 'magic' even though I might be practicing it myself on occasions. I might even be a bit racist even though I'm white and my wife is non-white. I don't like people that steal even though I might download stuff I shouldn't. I detest violence even though I want to punch the crap out of some people. I loath lustful, sleezy people even though I entertain those thoughts myself. I don't like lazy people even though I've been sitting around and not doing much lately. I look at the greed in the US which has caused 49 million people to not know where their next meal is coming from but I still want crap loads of cash to do things. I hate egotistical people but I love it when people hit the like button on my posts ! I guess I'm an Intermittent-type-Hypocrite :o Blessings of Knowing Thyself :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

I should have been more specific (use of magic wise) but it sounds ok by what you have said. Extra Bless you BKA :wub: :wub: :wub:

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A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down, but says nothing. The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention, but the drunk continues to sit there. Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles, "Ain't no use knockin'! There's no paper on this side either!" ROFL !

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Religion is mostly of a case of the blind leading the blind. A bit like a pyramid selling scheme :-) Luckily, in both cases, people can eventually get 'woken up' an pulled out of the system when they have had enough and realize there is something not quite right. I've been told many times that humanity is here on this earth mostly to learn 'lessons'. Getting shafted by some religion, selling scheme, company, group, organization, etc., is just one of those lessons. Blessings of awakening :wub: :wub: :wub:

Since we're on the topic of the dark side stuff.....I always wondered how sustainable the dark stuff really is. I found this explanation - I don't know how much truth there is to it though...any dark ones out there care to comment ? (source: upper triad book6) THE FUTILITY OF BLACK MAGIC While coarseness and egoism are the roots of black magic, the individual becomes a black magician only when he has the power and the will to impose (force or energy) upon others. The longer one continues the course of imposition (no matter how sincerely), the further one is seduced by the power of the ego (which is really the coarse power of matter manifested on a larger, composite scale) (which is the source of power for black magic). The worst (most potent) kind of black magician is one who has mastered some degree of occult training before falling prey to the temptations of ego. The black occultist is the least likely to be able to achieve freedom from the evoked forces, and the most likely to be destructive and (ultimately) to be destroyed. Those who fight (blindly or emotionally) for causes, who view ends as justifying means, or who seek to sustain or increase their personal influence (power), are the most likely to succumb to the (left-hand) path of destruction. The pursuit (or manifestation) of black magic (the dark path) is necessarily and ultimately futile. It cannot succeed in the long term (or be sustained by the individual (or group) for very long) because it is naturally separative and selfdestructive. Cosmic law supports (sustains) progressive evolution according to the logoic plan. Any activity not in accordance with that plan (on whatever level or scale) is ultimately dissolved and thereby eliminated, by natural forces (which are a consequence of that evolutionary qualification). The existence of coarseness (and the temptations of matter and ego) is natural and plays a role in the grand scheme of things, as a matter of experience and growth (progress) by virtue of that experience, but to be renounced progressively as the life and consciousness become (naturally) more aligned with finer forces (group evolutionary goals). Much can be learned by facing temptations and overcoming the lower urges, but where coarseness (and ego) are entertained to excess, then considerable are the resulting dangers. The right-hand path (of white magic (cooperative evolution (refinement) (expansion) of consciousness)) is essentially constructive, inclusive, and relatively selfless. This means that group activities that are aligned with the path (and where personality-centeredness is effectively renounced) are basically cohesive. More progress is made on behalf of the greater group by virtue of (positive) group activity than is the case for individual activities (which may be nonetheless sincere and appropriate). But none of this holds true for black magic, which is basically self-centered and imposing rather than group-centered and based upon free association and commitment. Group activities along the dark path are not cohesive, since the participants are basically self-centered (coarse) and the association is one of convenience to the individual or involuntary. Since the framework for black magic is not cohesive there is no supporting hierarchy for continuity of operation. From time to time organizations of black occultists are formed or reconstituted, but none can survive over the long course of human evolution since the principals are gradually (eventually) destroyed by natural forces, either at the personality level (as the personality matrix is dissolved by the soul) or at the soul level (as the solar matrix (and causal body) is destroyed by the monad). Rogue consciousness at any level is transient and undefendable. Black occultists futilely seek to sustain their powers from one lifetime to the next in face of increasingly intense karmic consequences. In short, the pursuit of black magic is unnatural and doomed to failure. The spiritual student should proceed without fear, as honestly and sincerely (and selflessly) as possible. Blessings of the true self :wub: :wub: :wub:

A man is talking to God. Man: "God, how long is a million years?" God: "To me, it's about a minute." Man: "God, how much is a million dollars?" God: "To me, it's a penny." Man: "God, may I have a penny?" God: "Wait a minute." ROFL !

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Everyone sing....... On the first day of Christmas my belief system gave to me: A false sense of my true identity

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Absolutely, and everyone else too ! The members here are an infinite source of inspiration. ROFL. Bless you BKA :wub: :wub:

Special, Christmas Edition, Ego Control Training Example..... (tyrant starts off with a bang.....flames everyone) Tyrant: I cant get a good discussion on cultivation on this website, 99.99% of the people here are newage r*tards. Trainee: Hey Mr Tyrant, you just trolled everyone on the tao bums. Tyrant: But its true, this forum is for discussion of things related to taoism. Idiots like you pollute this forum with your newage mumbo jumbo. Trainee: But the majority here enjoy diversity and use the similarities to other teachings to validate their own principles and ideas. Besides, we treat everything like straw cats. Tyrant: You dimwitted moron, you have no idea what you are talking about. If you want religion, go to a church and stay there. Trainee: You must learn not speak like that, you yourself have mentioned magic and pagan gods. That is very negative and you criticize everyone else ? Tyrant: Listen you low-life, bible quoting, tao reject, scumbag. All that comes from your mouth is worthless rubbish. You have not contributed one positive piece of text to this forum. All you do is come on here and continually spam each thread with your own half-assed belief system. Even the moderator has had a gut full of your crap ! (moderator finally arrives (late as ever) but asserts his great authority straight off the mark) Monty-Brian: I resemble that remark !, I resemble that remark ! squaaark, squaaark, I resemble that remark ! Trainee: Mr. moderator, please explain to the tyrant, that his remarks do not follow the TOS. Monty-Brian: I think it is you Mr Trainee, that needs to tidy up your act. The members are frowning. They are frowning, DID YOU HEAR ME ! THEY ARE FROWNING ! Trainee: I think they are upset at you and the tyrant for allowing things to get out of hand like this. Tyrant: I am going to send a friggin' demon over to you and set you on fire if you don't shut up (tyrant mentions the nastiest possible demon name to assert his authority over (and scare) the trainee). Trainee: Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (trainee runs for the hills)

I saw a couple of Buddhist monks in a tea shop yesterday. They were looking at all the tea pots. So I walk past and said to them.."Its all an illusion" They probably thought I was a loony-bin. At least I made them laugh. Blessings of Laughter :D :D :D

Q: Why don't Buddhists vacuum in the corners? A: Because they have no attachments. The Master: I've never met someone so thoughtless in all my life. Keep up the good work. The Disciple: Thank you Master So, I hear reincarnation is making a comeback :-) Q. What did the sign in the monastery searching for new monks say? A. Inquire within! Q: How many Zen buddhists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three -- one to change it, one to not-change it and one to both change- and not-change it. ROFL !

A Baptist, a Catholic, and a Mormon are in the maternity ward. The Baptist says, “One more son and I have a basketball team.” The Catholic says, “That’s nothing, one more kid and I have a baseball team.” The Mormon guy says, “That’s nothing, one more wife and I have a golf course.”

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"Pilgrim, there is no path; you yourself are making it by walking it!" - Raimón Panikkar

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