Cobie Posted July 18 (edited) 教 jiao1 - teach oracle bone: Is that pa and ma ‘teaching’ the kids by beating them with a stick? Edited July 18 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted August 21 8 hours ago, old3bob said: there is no ceasing in the Joy and Freedom of the Self, fanatical like negation or a lute strung to tightly will snap... Btw. the general forum is supposedly eclectic although we tend to toot our chosen ways which is ok as long as don't negate those that are following universal like dharmas that no one owns or has a monopoly on. This probably doesn’t concern me but I have no idea what this means, so I want to check - am I being accused of something? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted August 21 (edited) On 7/19/2024 at 12:14 AM, Cobie said: 教 jiao1 - teach oracle bone: Is that pa and ma ‘teaching’ the kids by beating them with a stick? good question but no they teach their child how to work with a tool. on the left- the mother teaches how to weave a mat out of plants, on the right - the father teaches how to hunt birds with a bow and arrow. the pics are quite touching actually. Edited August 21 by Taoist Texts 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Cobie said: This probably doesn’t concern me but I have no idea what this means, so I want to check - am I being accused of something? nope, was just a general statement 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Cobie Posted September 13 (edited) I have no idea what this means: On 08/09/2024 at 9:36 PM, ChiDragon said: I am glad you said that. Somebody else might take it for granted but I have my reservation on it. It sounds like all Chinese talks I heard in my life. I know if I ask any Chinese teacher, one will snow me with anything. I won't take it for granted but verify it with modern science. It’s a response to “that’s basically a cop-out”, which was in response to my post: On 08/09/2024 at 7:46 PM, Cobie said: … All this ‘bone marrow storage’ might be based in mistranslations of 烏肝 (raven’s liver) and 兔髓 (rabbit marrow). Edited September 13 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted September 13 I’ll be away from the forum for about a month. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted September 13 59 minutes ago, Cobie said: It’s a response to “that’s basically a cop-out”, which was in response to my post: No，Cobie, What you said is not related to anything we had discussed here. Ok, you have fun on your vacation. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted September 13 12 hours ago, Cobie said: I’ll be away from the forum for about a month. Jail ? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taoist Texts Posted September 13 52 minutes ago, Nungali said: Jail ? good one. respect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 17 (edited) On 28/09/2024 at 11:09 PM, Nungali said: … I am a western hermeticist so I have never really understood the concept of metal element - I do use 5 bit the four regular ones with 'spirit' (or 'quintessence ' ) … In ancient China too, there were only 4 elements. The 5th ‘element’ was I, the observer, at the centre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Symbols# Edited October 17 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 17 37 minutes ago, ChiDragon said: Non-violent force is when someone comes to knock on my door to brainwash me. I was told if I don't believe in God or accept Jesus as my savior, then I am a sinner. At my college period, I went to a baptist church to find out what Christianity was a about. One day, in a Sunday service, I was sitting next the preacher's wife. The speaker performing the service shouted aloud: "those who accepted Jesus as my savior please standup." All the sudden, I had felt two hands pushed me out to the isle. At the moment, I felt I was coerced to accept something against my will. Since then, I tried to act like a Christian but failed and left the church. At that time, I had met this Christian girl was very strong in her belief. She was very coercive too. I heard her said to other Christians, we must encourage him(me) stronger before his mind becomes weaken. At another time, during a night fellowship, the same preacher was staring at me and repeated a few times: "those who accepted Jesus as my savior please standup." I had a strong feeling that he was trying not to fail his power of preaching. Sorry, I had disappointed him again! I am very sorry. In my church too some people are ghastly like that, even though it goes against the RC faith. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=58814 I’m very glad you are a happy semi-Taoist! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 18 (edited) On 08/09/2024 at 7:12 PM, ChiDragon said: … Learning a better way to breathe will prolong once lifespan. … (joke alert) If you subtract from your (eventual) lifespan, all the time spent on Daoist practice to prolonge your lifespan; the practice might have shortened your life. Edited October 18 by Cobie 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 18 (edited) Alternative method to prolong once lifespan. Edited October 18 by Cobie 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Cobie Posted October 30 Chinese refers to time as coming from above, then going down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
