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    Welcome, Cructacean. I also practice Zen Meditation with Taoist influences. I don't have any formal training in Taoism, but I do in Korean Taego Order Zen Buddhism. What's your background training (not that it is necessary)?

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    I love the Bell Curve. Get a big enough population and just about everything will conform to it and that includes other attributes like strength or wisdom. But, I always notice that smart people always want to discuss intelligence and strong ones want to talk about how strong they are in comparison to others. I notice only one person in this thread mentioned "wisdom". I'd put that guy in the top 50% of the Wisdom Bell Curve.

     

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    Yeah, sounds like a easy question that will get as many answers as there are people here. The good life for me would only be judged by my laying on my death bed and looking back. I don't really live in the moment. I am an INTJ and I am always planning for the future. If I were to really focus on the present the good life would be no bills, a circle of great friends and enough free time to play and seek Tao with passion(or dispassion?). I like the simple things.

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    38 minutes ago, thelerner said:

    I've heard one day, he wants to become,

    a law.

     

    sorry.. don't mind me.. as the pope of Taoism once said 'sometimes fingers have a mind of there own'.

    As long as he knows... she's my girl, Bill.

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    8 minutes ago, oak said:

     

    So, lets suppose that you were a pathological liar like Castañeda (I'm not insinuating that you are), and that you had that writing genious... Wouldn't you be able to write  amazing books based on your own life experience with dozens of techniques that worked? What that would make of you? Well, a millionaire for sure... and someone dangerous to be around too.

     

    Unfortunately the history of planet earth is full of these dark geniouses with enough charisma to manipulate the masses.

    I tend to judge the content of the book and not the character of the author. Character is for the gods to judge.

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    16 hours ago, WayofChi said:

    99% of the time yes....i have only seen 1 or 2 modern taiji players who were true warriors. They all had old school fucking killer teachers. :)

    Same here. 26 years ago I trained with an Aikido dude at Ft Bragg. There was a small Special Forces Aikido club there, but they did a little Taijiquan as well. My very  first exposure to Taijiquan was at Ft Campbell in 1985. When I was first studying Taijiquan I had no idea it was primarily used for health and spirituality. It was all about fighting and was super similar to Judo in its sparring. You don't see that much anymore.

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    well in my particular case I've been meditating for a while, and it seems like I'll get to a point where things really begin to seem like they are settling down, and then bam out of no where craving and stuff get very intense.

    That sounds like general withdrawal symptoms.

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