zerostao

"Then all the mods needs to be fired and replace with common sense." did you read where i posted that 4 of 5 mods since july are already no longer modding? you are free to send a pm to viator, trunk, or sean and tell them that you are interested in modding. when admin tells a mod that this is an issue for admin to rule on, then what do you expect the mods to do? "mods told him to do this" that is not accurate. mods had nothing to do with that ruling.

my understanding is that this is an admin decision to make. http://thetaobums.com/topic/32483-admins-decision-re-current-ruckus-yinyang-mo-pai-etc/ from trunk to mpg; "More_Pie_Guy Rule: Spam Action: warning (next infraction gets a suspension) This was the most difficult to rule on, and the oddest ruling because I am warning you (by admin's prerogative) on a rule that didn't fully exist yet." when i became a mod in the summer and was joined by 2 other new mods. at that time there were no experienced mods waiting to bring us along and get us up to speed. we did have an admin, viator, who did a remarkable job of getting us to understand how all the buttons worked etc and altho he did offer input and opinion, he also allowed us mods to find our own way and decisions. the trolling/derailing/spamming subject was being discussed. however before any definitive resolution was agreed upon, the other 2 mods decided that modding was not for them. then 2 new mods again, but no real discussion on this subject of trolling/derailing/spamming. then the 'admin preogative' ruling. and those 2 mods now former mods as well. so one thing i think the board needs to be aware of is that there is not a continuous mod team in place that has had the opportunity to stabilize and come to a consistant view on a few subjects. and while the previous discussions about trolling/derailing/spamming were focused on other members and their trolling/derailing/spamming styles and not on more-pie-guy specifically. at this time from my perspective this is something worked out between trunk and mpg and not by the mods. there was a final note to mpg and to the board from trunk "Note: I am cautious that this clarification/expansion of the "spam" rule will be abused by others wanting to shut down dissenting views. I want to guard against that abuse of this rule. Solution: this rule is only to be applied in extreme cases."

here at school i have been focusing on the classics lately. right here , right now, thru nature, not too fast and not too slow real bluze

while i am mono-logging on about bernini,,,he did this one 30 years prior to the ecstasy of st theresea

bernini's portrayal of the ecstasy st. theresa

laozidao, what is the basis of your accusation?

aaron, do you have an opinion of rand paul ?

isimsiz biri, good points. "I slightly disagree with your analysis about that consumerism raised after WWII " maybe a new thread about this in off topic ? "About the insulting issue" i did not direct this specifically towards you, i said "lets all of us" however, this> " I show my samurai face" please refrain, escalation could lead to unfortunate outcomes. report and let the mods look at it. this is true for everyone and not only applied to you. as you have said sword and words use the exact same letters and "reaches a wrong conclusion." of course i am not always 100% lucid from/in my view. that is why i continue the dialogue and scratch deeper.

from the op; "Unlike any other Forum, TTB" aint that the truth?! ! ""that mysteriously come out of nowhere and discuss an unknown topic"." very Tao-like, isnt it?

"Zerostao, I think you were always pretty active posting from the day you joined. I remember some of the long-winded discussions we had before you became a Mod" a couple of regular conversationalists we are. i did sit quietly watching all the fun for about a year, but once i broke the ice, well. and yeah i greeted many in the lobby and we have our music crtiticisms and sharing that generates alot of posts. maybe VJ will return one day? "Funny how our plans fly away with the winds just like many of our dreams do" i let go of plans quicker than i do of dreams,,,, 5 posts in a day? hehehe aint no grandmasterP then is he

isimsiz biri, you didnt miss much on the video all-tho i felt it accurately summed up the obsession ideal in physical and spirit realm it was animotion obsession. then i found a newer cover by terminatryx that definitely captures the idea,,,,,,even better! yes on consumerism and this recent rise exploded only after world war 2. somehow the darker forces of the war prevailed, but that is another story as well,,,but at the rate we are going with this new full blown consumerism, the world will run out of its resources about the time you are predicting end of the world doom and gloom type of thinking..interesting coincidence. and in the meanwhile consumerism is blatant violence against the poor and helpless, especially in developing countries, where the big lie is, that this is the best way "We have destroyed mother nature with our evil civilization." history shows us again and again that mother nature will strike back appropriately, so there is that.... " forgot to be humble" there will be the timely reminder,,,,, "Wherever there are people, trust me, there is negativity" sartre-sian thinking "While I am writing these lines, somewhere on this globe, somebody gets murdered, a woman gets raped, a child is molested, a baby is dying due to hunger. " yes, but good things are also happening usually with little notice. perhaps in between our typings of these words, we can take a short break , and go do something positive?! but we should remain quiet about that. isimsiz biri,, if you gave your message in my neck of the woods, it will be thought that you are a fundamentalist fire-balling southern baptist preacher wearing his brimstone cologne. its fine that your message makes some feel uncomfortable or uneasy or pissed off even. but lets all of us be mindful of the new spam rule and as always no insults.

i remember i had an exit plan (every good appalachian guerilla moonshining highlander has an exit plan) i was gonna leave after post #888 and forever have that 888 sitting there. seemed like a high number even. but such a cool number , cooler even than a 777 on a slot machine,,, cool, yeah and a good number , 8 trigrams, 3 lines in a trigram sorta thinking, so 3 -8's well, that plan......................went the way of so many other plans i have had LOL i try not to look at my post count but i can safely say i am way under marbleheads count.. i reckon many of my posts are due to me being a hard working mod here, lots of back room conversations trying to keep some bums from being banned, suspended etc some bums definitely took more posts to defend than others hehehehe

obsession and possession are 2 different things, eh? but obsession also seems a weak and dangerous path to take in any realm, physical or spirit. your wiki article talks about 'influences' and this makes sense to me. it also warns of the dangers of going into trance to interact with spirits. that also makes sense to me. but this article seems biased towards the idea that spirits have the agenda of lust, envy, revenge, prejudice, and sadism. i reckon some do? but there are other ways to interact besides going into trance state. weakening ones own consciousness(trance state) may very well lead to meeting up with weaker (lust, envy, revenge, prejudice,sadism, etc) spirits and by using other ways to interact one can find the higher spirits, there is a link on your wiki article; The fourth case is mostly like the second but occurs in the spirit world. and on that link we find; the spirit world is inherently good and is related to truth-seeking as opposed to things that are bad residing in a "spiritual darkness i still see many members here on ttb talking of the 'virtues'?? of trance state to interact with spirit realm. danger danger will robinson! yep you will encounter spirits with the trance method, not the ones that i would like to hang out with. here is a (creepy) video that illustrates , at about the 1:54 mark she even openly states "" fortunately there are other ways besides trance state to interact with spirit realm. it will be challenging for the scientific community to investigate spirit realm, i challenge the scientific community to do exactly that.

" how is time art?" on another thread, cat posted this; http://thetaobums.com/topic/32406-building-the-foundation-and-inner-alchemy/page-11 "Life is art, a taoist lives life with life skill." and while it is being said differently and there is a difference, it is a similar idea. we are all artists and time is the canvas. transform the canvas into art

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/23/mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-ear-bite intense 'acting'

*******moderator notice******* lets keep it civil. realize that there are cultural differences. and some words dont translate across these cultural differences too well. i will not appreciate any escalation of flaming.

mh, while i think that i understand what you are saying here; " It should be important to anyone who earns an honest income." it is still kinda abstract, and could lead to a slippery slope. a banker probably believes that he is earning an honest income, and many would agree, and many would not agree. perhaps some bankers do earn an honest income and other bankers do not. almost sounds like it could be a moral judgement in certain contexts. plus there are those who are not earning any income that are still 'honest', right? and couldnt life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness be important to those as well?

another thing that iron mike mentioned the other morning, that i found fascinating,,, iron mike himself said that he was not a 'real fighter' and he was only an actor acting. he put on those plain black shoes and trunks , stepped up onto the 'stage' and acted

iron mike ,yeah, i saw him on the other morning talking about his book. he came across very humble and paid great respects to dempsey and ali, saying he never could imagine fighting those guys, and apparently foreman in that group as well. iron mike is still a work in process and transforming along. quite a few train wrecks along the way, i hope he has made his way past those. from his beginnings and where he came from. his dad was a pimp and he has one photo of his mom to know her by. how can we be surprised he turned to drugs?

while you very well may be right about this, i see you list sociology as interest, and maybe there is some accepted theory to back up your position? but couldnt it also be learned behavior to look at strangers as enemies? children also have instincts and it seems that most have to be instructed to be wary of strangers.

you are probably right oldchi, i am just lucky to be meeting friendly strangers. but how does one meet only 'enemies' ? i guess was what i was objecting to. symbols have a type of energy dont they? even a powerful type? oldchi, do you somehow, subjectively perhaps(?) pick up on forum members energies?

taomeow , have you tried coconut oil in the bulletproof coffee?