Indiken Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Nungali said: Read the OP . He wants to be like a tank or a nuke . And that is no where as silly s thinking he means he is gonna individually go around punching out world leaders and dictators , 'within arms reach ' . Are you stupid ? It is written "toss a tank" (which means throw a tank) not "be like a tank"; "tank a nuke" (which means to be unscathed by nuke explosion). Quote No ... I corrected it , away from the projection you where putting on the OP No ... your "discourage others" is my "preventive action". Your "punish" is my "revenge". It seems you did not even understand what I write. Quote A statement with a question mark - that either means you are calling me retarded or asking me if I am . Lets go with the second one ; It would seem you want to know , in context of what led me to make that comment , if I should be concerned about a plan to eliminate the retarded as that might include me and if I am not, why should I worry . Cannot answer this now. Quote More non - sense . By me not writing i no way would bring the thread under control . But by writing and pointing out some of you guys have projected your negative feelings emotions and would be solutions .... into Man Conduit's , maybe will make the 'enlightened' more aware of what they are doing and perhaps examine whatever motivated them to do that in the first place . I meant that you should stop writing, because your posts are disruptive and lack content regarding the topic. You prefer discuss in a conflictual and personal manner and trash threads with many posts. If you stop writing, there will be less threads out of control. What about the last question ... about the , where is the answer ? Edited October 28, 2023 by Indiken 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted October 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Nungali said: The Learner and Indiken are young ? I would have thought that applied more to the OP ... although his idea does seem to relate to threat . . . but certainly not revenge . Yes the original poster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mana conduit Posted October 29, 2023 19 hours ago, Nungali said: Yes, thats a good idea , I am sure he planned to change world corruption by 'throwing punches' . I honestly know that throwing punches alone would take time to do anything so I just wanted to show people it was possible to do so they could hopefully try and do it too so many people don't live in fear of a government Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) Imo lots of evil deeds are fuelled by righteous indignation. I prefer to stick with LL’s green tea. Edited July 19 by Cobie 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mana conduit Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Cobie said: Imo lots of evil deeds are fuelled by righteous indignation. I prefer to stick with LL’s green tea. I just wanna show people it's possible to get strong enough to not fear the government 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Mana conduit said: … it's possible to get strong enough to not fear the government That depends on the type of government you live under. Where do you live? Edited October 29, 2023 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mana conduit Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Cobie said: That depends on the type of government you live under. Where do you live? Mine is chill but others are not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 29, 2023 26 minutes ago, Mana conduit said: Mine is chill but others are not Thank you for your answer. I don’t know what to say further, as I have no political knowledge whatsoever. I think your heart is in the right place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, liminal_luke said: I forgot who created this image and wrote these words (wasn't me!) but it's one of my favorites. Seems to me if we want world peace, starting with ourselves is not a bad idea. The book where I read that quote had this story. An American wanted to go to Cambodia (or was it Thailand) to to study with study meditation w/ monks. He was stopped at the airport, they said 'Don't you know there's a war going on. Why do you want to go there?' He said 'Making a cup of tea, I stop the war'.. and they let him in, to study. That's my recollection, don't recall which book but I've always love the quote. Peace starts with me. In the midst of chaos and potential violence, the person who makes and serves tea, may stop the war. I hear a large batch of spaghetti works too. addon> Maybe it was from a Stephen Levine book. In my 20s his book 'A Gradual Awakening' was my favorite. In any case I found this: “Drinking A Cup of Green Tea, I Stop the War” In the early '50s, Paul Reps, who was in his forties, had traveled to Japan en route to visit a respected Zen master in Korea. He went to the passport office to apply for his visa and was politely informed that his request was denied due to the conflict that had just broken out. Reps walked away, and sat down quietly in the waiting area. He reached into his bag, pulled out his thermos and poured a cup of tea. Finishing his tea he pulled out a brush and paper upon which he wrote a picture poem. The clerk read the poem and it brought tears to his eyes. He smiled, bowed with respect, and stamped Reps' passport for passage to Korea. Reps' Haiku read: "drinking a bowl of green tea I stop the war." (Thanks to Robert C., our new friend and fact checker for pointing out that the quote comes from Paul Reps). “If you want to understand what ‘making a cup of green tea, I stopped the war’ means, it would be something like this: mindfully I pick up the kettle, mindfully I walk to the sink, mindfully I fill the kettle with water, mindfully I walk to the stove, mindfully I put the kettle down on the stove, mindfully I reach for the knob! Mindfully, I watch the water as the fire begins to make it boil. Mindfully, as the water boils, I lift the kettle from the stove. Mindfully, I pour the water over the tea. Mindfully, I hold the cup to check the temperature. Mindfully, when it’s ready, I strain the tea leaves, and then mindfully, I drink the tea and feel the taste of it.” Edited October 29, 2023 by thelerner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted October 29, 2023 22 hours ago, Indiken said: .. Cannot answer this now. ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) Weak. Edited October 30, 2023 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Partez Posted October 30, 2023 8 hours ago, thelerner said: “If you want to understand what ‘making a cup of green tea, I stopped the war’ means, it would be something like this: mindfully I pick up the kettle, mindfully I walk to the sink, mindfully I fill the kettle with water, mindfully I walk to the stove, mindfully I put the kettle down on the stove, mindfully I reach for the knob! Mindfully, I watch the water as the fire begins to make it boil. Mindfully, as the water boils, I lift the kettle from the stove. Mindfully, I pour the water over the tea. Mindfully, I hold the cup to check the temperature. Mindfully, when it’s ready, I strain the tea leaves, and then mindfully, I drink the tea and feel the taste of it.” If only every Korean did this back then... They would be slaughtered by the red army. But it would have been nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelerner Posted October 30, 2023 12 hours ago, Partez said: If only every Korean did this back then... They would be slaughtered by the red army. But it would have been nice. I think the hope is both sides would do it, particularly the leaders. Get together, make a cup of green tea, carefully. Smell it, share it. Appreciate where it came from and the difficulties growing, harvesting and preparing tea. In such appreciation they find enough commonality to not need aggression. In any case tea is a poet's weapon, could be a powerful one, if used early enough. Before nationalism and extremists get involved. Weapons are tools, good to keep a variety of them. Tea between leaders at the right time and place is a good one. After all, tea has made and broken whole empires. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted October 30, 2023 25 minutes ago, thelerner said: I think the hope is both sides would do it, particularly the leaders. Get together, make a cup of green tea, carefully. Smell it, share it. Appreciate where it came from and the difficulties growing, harvesting and preparing tea. In such appreciation they find enough commonality to not need aggression. In any case tea is a poet's weapon, could be a powerful one, if used early enough. Before nationalism and extremists get involved. Weapons are tools, good to keep a variety of them. Tea between leaders at the right time and place is a good one. After all, tea has made and broken whole empires. Dropping pearls mate. Appreciate you. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, thelerner said: Get together, make a cup of green tea, carefully. Smell it, share it. Hot tea when it is shared forces everyone to slow down. It cannot be gulped, but only sipped. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted November 1, 2023 I have found a system that allows you to be able to toss a tank . Just sit here .... ...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) On 29/10/2023 at 8:11 AM, Indiken said: Are you stupid ? It is written "toss a tank" (which means throw a tank) not "be like a tank"; I must be . Thanks for the correction, see above . Quote "tank a nuke" (which means to be unscathed by nuke explosion). I see . Some type of 'gamer speak' I suppose . Quote No ... your "discourage others" is my "preventive action". Your "punish" is my "revenge". Okay . ( I hope you are not a Judge or Magistrate ) Quote It seems you did not even understand what I write. Its more that I see a rather obvious difference between 'vengeance' and 'punishment ' .... and you do not . Am I understanding yet ? Quote Cannot answer this now. I meant that you should stop writing, because your posts are disruptive and lack content regarding the topic. You prefer discuss in a conflictual and personal manner and trash threads with many posts. If you stop writing, there will be less threads out of control. What about the last question ... about the , where is the answer ? ? Did you mean this one ; " By the way, why do you like empty spaces, empty lines and lack of order of symbols like (" logical " ?) so much ? " I just like them .... I like empty spaces because I prefer the open countryside to the city , standing on the beach and looking out to the wide expanse of the Pacific , the uncluttered night sky horizon , etc . I like walking the empty lines , when they are abandoned , no risk of trains coming , they cross the gullies and streams, they are fairly level and might even tunnel through the mountain in places .... excellent for a rainforest walk ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorrigo_railway_line .... its also interesting if you are into abandoned locomotives ; . Edited November 1, 2023 by Nungali 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indiken Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) On 11/1/2023 at 4:40 AM, Nungali said: see above . What ? Quote I see . Some type of 'gamer speak' I suppose . Yes. Quote Its more that I see a rather obvious difference between 'vengeance' and 'punishment ' .... and you do not . What is the difference you see ? Oxford languages (through Google search): vengeance = punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong. punishment = the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence. So, the meanings are: vengeance is infliction done for injury; punishment is infliction done for injury; Edited November 14, 2023 by Indiken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites