blue eyed snake

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  1. The Cool Picture Thread

  2. The Cool Picture Thread

  3. Wim Hof, some less savoury details

    Newspaper article from the Netherlands, see for yourself, written in English. https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2024/the-outside-world-knows-wim-hof-as-the-eccentric-iceman-his-family-suffered-domestic-violence~v1176564/
  4. The Book That Changed Your Life - What Was It?

    the DDJ stranger in a strange land by Heinlein The wisdom of insecurity by Alan Watts the secret of the golden flower
  5. What are you listening to?

  6. Haiku Chain

    frothy current flows the winds of change enfold me freedom is calling
  7. Two of the types of Qi in Tai chi

    yes, never had it explained like this but is nice I do have the awareness, but not the ability to manifest it anymore. being the subject of the extracorporeal chi of a master can be quite baffling
  8. Everyone post some favorite quotes!

    't was a close call
  9. Current Events Discussion

    would like to have access to the current events forum.
  10. The lion in coat of arms

    quick search in dutch language came up with this (quora)
  11. The lion in coat of arms

    the Dutch still have the lion
  12. The four kinds of Chi to be cultivated in Qigong

    to me it also the way @ChiDragon speaks as if he is an authority. He's not, you're not and I am not either. It is his opinion, that opinion runs contrary to a gazillion different schools and lineages that describe chi as something that does cause tangible sensations. So let's not sell our opinions as truth and be clear they are opinions. getting back to the rules of DDB i read:
  13. The four kinds of Chi to be cultivated in Qigong

    the first session in the dojo, i was like whew, how can i have missed this all those decades before
  14. Haiku Chain

    Hopeful dawn, unknown future, unfolding lightly wu wei flows through me
  15. Everyone post some favorite quotes!

  16. Everyone post some favorite quotes!

  17. Christianity

    Interestingly, the other 2 Abrahamic religions hold different views. In the Islam it is believed that the first 4 months of pregnancy the fetus is not yet ensouled. ( were those modern cristians want us to believe a child is in the uterus 2 weeks before conception ) Although they are strict on abortion, In general they deem the life of the mother more important than that of the child to be. The jewish religion also puts the life of the mother above that of the child to be. When the US went backwards and Roe versus Wade was undone, they went to seek exception because this went against their religious beliefs. and then a little tidbit of info from a 100 years ago which 'pagan religion' would tell mums to not breastfeed because a bared tittie is sinful. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528132442/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/01/24/in-brabant-stierven-babys-door-taboe-op-borstvoeding-a3651624
  18. Christianity

    sorry @Apech there were some distractions this was the first topic i tackled, still in primary school, must have been about 10 years old. I concluded it cannot be true as it begs the question: who created that supreme being. I hold to that conclusion, its one of the attractions Daoism holds for me, no need for creation, it just is. No way, to get a baby you need both a woman and a man. At least in those days, nowadays a woman and some sperm is deemed to be enough. I guess the young lady herself believed the story, I envision some like this: this young, sexually totally naive woman gets visited by, for instance one of those Essenes, a spiritually highly developed guy, glowing with energy, nicely smelling, dressed in white flowing garments. He then seduces her, let her feel the first sexual arousal, lust and orgasm and leaves her pregnant. So yes, an angel, I wish every young woman such an angel. But he was a human man with human sperm. No god, thus no virgin birth either. Miracles, I once had a discussion with someone who told me: jesus is the real stuff ( "legit") because in the bible it says that he was no wizard, that he did no wizardry. Many years later a bum pointed me to this interesting read wich, when I remember well, says that all those references to jesus not being a wizard were inserted because at the time wizardry was forbidden ( by the Romans) so he took good care not to be accused of wizardry. https://wasjesusamagician.blogspot.com/p/introduction.html those are 3 questions, I think he's not mentioned in the Roman annals, but for the sake of the discussion lets assume he was crucified. There are many alternative stories, this is the one that sits best with me. But did he die on the cross? unlikely, crucifixion was meant to be torture, that little piece of wood under the feet prevented a relatively quick death so on average the victims suffered for about 3 days. Jesus was a healthy guy in his prime so there was no reason at all for him to die that fast. So i guess that drink they gave him had a strong herb added that made him comatose "dead" some bribery from the side of Joseph allowed him to take that body from the cross. They brought it into the grave, the ladies believed him dead, he was rubbed in with oils and a shroud was put around him. during that night he ran a high fever, thus making the imprint in what is now known as the shroud of Turin. Woke up and left the grave. He walked in his physical body as Thomas shows us by wanting to touch his wounds. regarding the unphysical appearances, I am sure these are possible for highly spiritually and energetically developed people. As Jesus surely was a spiritually highly developed guy at least, that is how I see it. we simply cannot know and then he left the world/ his homeland ...to go to heaven? or to leave his homecountry because it simply became too dangerous to stay, the next time the romans caught him he may not be as lucky. Its not clear to which country he left but there are many stories about that. we simply cannot know, but as unlikely my story may be, IMHO it's far more likely then the " official bible story" yup, and jesus told his followers that they would be able to do miracles as well, removing the importance from his own person. Look guys, it's not a big thing, you could do that to if you follow my instructions. blind faith... no practice needed, no reading, no thinking. Just believe what we say and do what we say and you will be saved. I've experienced many things that fly in the face of our normal experience, but I guess Christians would think these are made by the devil. I have a devout Christian friend who is more than a bit clairvoyant but denies that vehemently as it is forbidden by the particular brand of bible she follows . 🤷‍♂️ also in general Daoists and Buddhist do not push their belief/philosophy on others where as my experience with Christians is they are always sure they have it right and we should just convert to their ideas. That last is really bothersome, I do not push my ideas on others. Will answer when they ask ( when I feel the question comes from genuine interest that is).
  19. Christianity

    the person who posted this should look for some facts At least in my country social security, education, good healthcare et cetera was created by the political left, those were the first to chuck out the christian religion.
  20. Christianity

    I've lost interest some posts before further, as I said before, you're veering sharply towards subjects that belong in the section current events. If you want to discuss things like this, that is the place to go.
  21. Christianity

    sigh bron: https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/longread/statistische-trends/2021/zelfdoding-in-nederland-een-overzicht-vanaf-1950?onepage=true 2.1.1 Amount of suicides among total population per 100.000 citizens plus the changes in religion
  22. Christianity

    i think anticonception is the best thing that has ever been invented for women simple as that
  23. Christianity

    Classed in the same category as the invention of fire in the home.
  24. Christianity

    so much posts, won't scroll back and search for it