Makyea

I think the point was that there are threats out there and that no one is completly innocent

Your point of view makes me smile. I think that people don't understand that they have an army ready to kill us as well and so does china and any other country. We are not popular and whether that was because of our government or the military or whatever we are in a place where we need military to keep us safe.

From anyone who will threaten it. Believe it or not people do want to take it from us.

I have my ways. I was told this same thing by my friend who wanted to join.

Prior is the key word. We made it stronger to protect ourselves. That is why we need one to protect ourselves from other countries who have military. You may not like the military but you can't say we should just get rid of it becuase everyone else would keep theirs. We would be overtaken so quickly and you and everyone else could lose the freedom we are working for. Military in this day and age for a ocuntry as big as ours is a complete necessity.

Exactly. I want my children to be able to go on the internet and get all the info they want unfiltered. Thanks! I will try it I believe that everything we discuss dealing with life and our experiences I believe it all has to do with Taoism. I know many people who have been in the military and people going in and not one has lost their individuality. The modern military is doing the same as the old. I do not believe in war I believe in protecting my way of life. I ordered some boots and pack. I spoke with my old ROTC instructor and he provided me with a sweet BDU. He said to get used to the way they feel while running. Do you agree? We are not discussing the war but the military. Seperate the two and you may understand our point. I believe you should look back on old armies. Its not all brainwashing. Of course they arent going to say "you join and you will get PTSD and lose a leg" but everyone joining knows that. As I have said before, I know people who have been to war and back and they are not brain washed I do not want to be a nurse. I want to be an Aerospace Engineer or things along those lines. I dont believe it should be a last option. Why are you so ashamed? I know the rules and I have my ways. Shhh.

I met with an Air guard recruiter and they have so many people that the yearly 2 month deployment they do for supporting bases is mostly voluntary and are mostly on base. This air guard bases flies C-130s so no action really. Mostly Med and support I am very "top heavy" for my size so push ups are difficult but I am almost their. Thanks for the girl push up suggestion, that will definetly help me get there.

That is exactly why I am training haha. I really want to be the best I can be. I think it is so funny that civilizations went from almost worshipping soldiers to calling them bad people. I don't think some people understand soldiers take orders they are given so they can best protect home. No one calls a mother bird bad for protecting her family the best way she knows how. I have heard that the Army and Navy want to absorb the other branches because they prove unnecesary(to gain more money). I say this because all of the branches are filling up they are having to tighten restrictions, which shows that more people are starting to understand but I just hope that it spreads to everyone.

Also I forgot to mention that some animals also beat each other with their own skulls just for the right to sleep in a certain spot. Just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it is good for you.

I think the point is that you can't really reach full potential if you need the aid of things that even though they seem to make it easier to get to a higher place actually are restricting your abilities to mentally comprehend things. As a non drug user but having many friends who are I have seen them taken from being highly intelligent to being not the brightest to put it nicely. It really stops you from seeing and understanding these deep concepts you are reading. I would if I were you if you want to really do this continue to stay off the drugs and see how that treats you physically and mentally. In the end your spiritual path is up to you.

I actually think that basic training could be a very spiritual experience. I think that because it strips you down to build you up helps put you in a place where you can enter a deeper state of being. You really get to see those deeper bits of yourself and I think that could help you strip that away.

I understand how you feel. I believe that what happened to you was more like the shades on your window coming up rather than the door actually opening. Once you open that door you will understand the things in those books and that the people on here say with an even deeper understanding and you won't have to ask. But I believe someone on here told me once not to work towards enlightenment, it will come when you put that aside and let go. Well as someone who doesn't know much thats the best I can do and it is my opinion I hope it did benefit you in some way.

Part of me has been yelling at myself those exact words and to just go to the University of Minnesota and major in Pre-biosystems engineering and bio-based products like I had planned. Then I thought about my mother, she was in the army and it has set her up for so many good things. She is now a nurse and a strong smart woman like I want to be. I want to join either the Air Guard which is more about helping than hurting or the Airforce where I would become an Aerospace engineer.

Let me start off by saying I am epileptic. I was just wondering if seizures have anything to do with energy build up or something like that. If you have never had a seizure than I guess the best way to explain it is like a muffled explosion followed by a slow moving fire spreading through your body and all while you are floating in the deepest bit of the ocean. Anyway, I was dreaming and had a thought. I was thinking that maybe its some sort of build up and massive release of energy in the body, like an energy earthquake. Or maybe a clash of energies or something of the sort. I am not very smart when it comes to energy or anything like that so I was wondering what you guys thought or knew about it. Do you think there is a connection? Maybe if I were to work with my energy flow than my seizures would go away? Well just let me know your opinion.

I never noticed that! Out of the two which do you prefer to calm you and to help you achieve those factors?

Thank you. I am feeling pretty well actually. I just have been a bit upset because I have been taking medicine for this problem for a while and it barely helps. Rising steam sounds very familiar. That feeling I mean. I was told it was stress an that meditation could help out. I have never gotten the nack for meditation. I have not been able to do it without having the urge to do something.

I am staying in Northeast Minneapolis and in St. Paul Lowertown by the farmers market. I figure the farther in the city the less I will hear hah.

4th of July is a sad day for me, fireworks scare me haha.

Awesome, thanks. I have been gone for too long. I missed this place but my laptop has a virus. I will be rebooting it as soon as I have an extra $50, then I'll be around more often.

Just thought I would stop here and say hello! My name is Makyea and I live in Minnesota. I just registered cause I read about taoism in a book on world religions and I really thought the ideas of it spoke to me and who I really am and wanted more information on it. When I found this website I was so excited because as good as the information I read is it doesn't tell me what it truly means to be taoist and I thought this is amazing that I can talk to people who know. So, yeah this is pretty awesome.

Alright let me start of by saying I do not know much about energy at all. For my whole life I have been able to feel my blood, my inside move around as I move, and the electricity in my brain move around. Lately this feeling has become pain. The pain comes and goes an my doctors have done plenty of tests on me without finding a reason for it. I looked on here and thought maybe it could be energy. The pain has been around my ribcage. One pain around my heart, another in my side, and then the pain when I change position(I can feel the organs moving and it hurts). The pains come and go without warning or any cause I can think of. So could this be an energy problem? If so how can I fix it? (I have tried meds and they did not work, I have also tried increasing and decreasing exercise and neither helped)

Alright so I know minimum about Taoism. I know almost nothing about meditation and its purpose. I am completly confused on the whole diet thing. Basically, can you guys help me learn all this stuff? I feel so far behind. I do not mean for you all to tell me everything there is to know because I know how its beneficial to figure things out on your own or reading them but this would help. So here are some questions that I can not find answers to. What sets apart the three different types of Taoism? What is cultivation? What is the stuff about sexual energy and holding back ejaculation? Is there a set list of foods you can not eat as a Taoist? Are there any books I should read that will explain general ideas and finer detail on certain subjects? Like meditation, energy, Taoism's history, other beliefs, food, and anything else a Taoist should know? I would love to know as much about this as possible so please post as much on any or all of these subject as you can. Even a small detail, list of vocab, or anything would help me.

Thanks that helps plenty. I understand so much more now. Haha, I doubt he will agree to teach me though as much as I wish he would. Seems pretty interesting.

Thank you so much, you actually just reminded me of a question I was looking to asking. Can you help me with the three different "versions" of Taoism? In one of the books I read it said that theythere is Philosophical Taoism, Religious Taoism, and Practicing Taoism. The book didn't really go into any more detail than just naming them. I looked into it a bit but I got some mixed answers and was wondering if anyone here had any ideas on it? Well I do have two brothers. What is your friends name?

Thank you Drew I will check that out. Thank you. I will take my time to learn this and see how it goes. Many people suggest it and I think it could help me. I looked at his website and it seems like a great program. Wow that is truly amazing. I would love to have seen that. How long did it take you to be able to do that? Thank you!