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  1. Organizing PPJ into Sections

    ilumairen replied to Earl Grey's topic in Forum and Tech Support

    I added your request (and yours too cleansox) to the thread in the mod area with earl grey’s request.

  2. Organizing PPJ into Sections

    ilumairen replied to Earl Grey's topic in Forum and Tech Support

    Hi Earl Grey, I had to present the titles for the requested sub forums before they could be created, and presently the members of the mod team do not have permissions (to create sub forums) or I would simply work with you on this. At the moment admin or tech would have to expedite the request, so I’ll create a thread in the mod area, and see if we can get you the necessary assistance.
  3. I still ice my coffee before drinking it on the porch - where it quickly becomes luke warm. Just the way I like it.

  4. On Spontineity

    ilumairen replied to Song of the Dao's topic in Daoist Discussion

    Oh my... Personally I prefer the Feng/English translation, but the sharing wasn’t about the translation. It was about the article which I do find rather interesting in a way which has nothing to do with the first line, but the duration of storms - in this instance correlated with forced activity. Which translation is this?

  5. On Spontineity

    ilumairen replied to Song of the Dao's topic in Daoist Discussion

    Found this a bit interesting: https://mydescentintomadness.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/tao-te-ching-verse-23/

  6. Remaining Centered - Simply Be

    ilumairen replied to dwai's topic in General Discussion

    “Enlightenment is the exhaustion of error.” If I am remembering the quote correctly, exhaustion may be much more literal than one may believe upon first hearing it.
  7. Ok, So she either agreed with you, and betrayed herself in the process, continued to defend what she had shared at the request of an individual with actual interest in what was shared, or threw up her hands and walked away? She doesn’t give in, and then you present it as about her need for control? Over a topic you acknowledged not wanting to contribute to, and admittedly find to be vulgar? I would call this persistence, not spontaneity. And that it appears to have become individually focused bordering on harassment with the sheer persistence of what in this moment looks like an intentional derailing of a thread...
  8. When the quote starts with “the idea is” it indicates a sharing of what is presented for the reasonings behind what the OP is questioning. You are entitled to your opinion. She has presented reasons for her own - which she is also entitled to.
  9. From the first reply the OP received: From the second reply the OP (in this case referring to original poster) received:
  10. Seemed more “they” were openly sharing what information they had regarding a direct query in the OP for just such information. Do you have information to add regarding the topic?

  11. Remaining Centered - Simply Be

    ilumairen replied to dwai's topic in General Discussion

    By being an undisturbed reflection, without effort, and without clinging or aversion, “others” may come to see “themselves” - sometimes they see the created self, and react or respond accordingly, and sometimes they see the uncreated, unborn, etc. etc. and blah blah blah. The mirror doesn’t change, doesn’t dwell on ideas of good or bad or wisdom or ignorance. The reflections arise, and fall away, and according to it’s nature the mirror simply “allows” the play of reflections to unfold. Hi Dwai, interesting thread, to me the idea of mirror like wisdom points nicely towards “no mind,” and provides me with invaluable reminders of when I am not quite “through the door.” As a mildly humorous aside, the back of my foot is healing nicely after rather forcefully attempting to close a door I wasn’t quite through, while juggling myriad objects. I didn’t drop a thing, and injured myself while attempting to hold to much.
  12. Hi Song of the Dao, There appears a strong correlation between the liquid content of what is being ingested, and the desire/need to drink fluids while eating. The drier what is being consumed is, the more likely any creature is to drink fluids with or immediately after consumption. As the healthier food choices seem to be those with their natural moisture intact, it may in fact be a good general guideline to not drink while eating, and reconsider food choices if one perpetually finds themselves thirsty while eating.

  13. [DDJ Meaning] Chapter 63

    ilumairen replied to dawei's topic in Daodejing

    Hi Rara, I actually like it translated as, “repay ill will with virtue.” And feel it correlates with what you were exploring in the amoral dao thread. Virtue/de when understood as dawei put it, “the action of Dao within you” points, imo, to not losing one’s inner connection when faced with ill will or hatred. One responds from “center” or according to their natural virtue.
  14. And as this thread has quickly devolved into what could be called personal attacks, I am locking it for 24 hours - a brief cool down period. When it reopens please discus the topic, and not each other.
  15. This isn’t open for debate, and I have no issue with you calling something silly. The issue is with this: Please reacquaint yourself with the following:
  16. Even if the individual you are engaging in discussion with had no understanding of genetics or diversity, they would be welcome to share their views here. Please refrain from making the issue personal, and focus any disagreement you may have on the subject, and not the person.

  17. Haiku Chain

    ilumairen replied to Stigweard's topic in General Discussion

    only man makes them ever more elaborate labyrinths of mind

  18. New Moderator Team

    ilumairen replied to steve's topic in Forum and Tech Support

    Thank you for presenting this, and I agree. Once permissions are sorted, and the back log of new ppd requests are handled, this can be added to the to do list.
  19. First: I wasn’t responding to, or engaging with you in any manner. So if you do not wish to converse then simply don’t quote my posts or use my name. Second: The use of “from my perspective and understanding” was intended to convey openness to the possibility what I was presenting may 1) be in error from another perspective and 2) others may have a different understanding. Did I claim certainty or advancement? Misogyny isn’t being given a pass here, although you are certainly free to pass over my posts any time you wish.
  20. Dear Zork, what does my gender have to do with your interpretation of my post? In the books on the subject I have read (authored by people with differing genitalia than mine), and in the teachings (adapted by a male Rinpoche on older teachings by yet another male Rinpoche), and in regard to what was presented and shared by a male senior student of the first male Rinpoche mentioned we as students and practioners are guided and instructed (for a variety of reasons I suspect you are well aware of) that we exit Samsara through the human realm. And while I am not only willing but pleased to bow to the wisdom shared by these individuals who I trust in my instruction, I do not bow to what you have presented here. Do not bring my gender into whatever debate you wish to have with me again. P.S. I thought everyone knew, unicorns fart glitter and traverse rainbows.
  21. What I shared has to do with the teachings I received on the practice of Six Lokas, and was kept very brief (and very much in the realm of my own knowledge and understanding), as I determined how much to share and if working with the Lokas (or some variation there of) would possibly be of benefit to the OP, or just create the potential for future various confusions. I found this appropriate, as he mentioned samaya in the context of Tibetan Buddhism. “Even the great bodhisattvas are like a speck of sand on the beach is to the Earth in comparison to the Buddha.” - something which has stayed with me from my reading. I am not even a great bodhisattva, even if my interaction here is in response to suffering. I lack the skill to blow the suffering away, or point in such a way it self liberates. And I find your insistence on some passively aggressive interpretation and presentation of what I did actually write confounding. Is the topic of the six realms and samsara important to you? Do you actually wish to discus them?

  22. Entities, how do you know if you have them?

    ilumairen replied to Takingcharge's topic in General Discussion

    While searching for something else, I saw this:
  23. My post was prefaced with, “from my perspective and understanding,” and my post said “is” and not “can only be” - which is in accordance with the teachings I have received. So yes, my statements were true as they were set forth
  24. From my perspective and understanding, “or am I the only one who is practicing this truly” falls into the demigod realm. And samsara is exited through the human realm.
  25. An observation which may or may not be useful to you: The title of the thread indicates a need for explanation, and yet in some posts you seem quite certain of your present explanations. So where does this dichotomy of seeking explanation and holding explanation lie? Is there some aspect of yourself which questions the explanations you have settled upon and hold?