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...and I think that's exactly the point I don't think it matters to somebody who is fixxin to be a great teacher or fixxin to become a great student.

that's great Indiken...neither do I

Indiken man there is nothing new under the sun. I did this same thread years ago only worded it differently... How stupid you are is a reflection of how smart you can become, and that the great modern tragedy to overcome is being as smart as we are stupid

that goes without saying...however Would that really be a compassionate move on the teacher's part? From what I've experienced, your teacher should show you how to augment and refine that which is too much, with something that is seemingly too little...if your teacher is a sheriff and you are an outlaw, and he finds you buried up to your head in the dirt and places a hand shovel in your mouth, it is still your responsibility to dig yourself out. I would still say that qualifies as being a good teacher

The higher the bricks get stacked the higher the skill level is attained... the correlation lies in whether or not the teacher in question can compassionately convey and prescribe to YOU the proper physical articulation necessary to execute transformative healing on YOURSELF. If they can do that, that's a good teacher...Politics shouldn't matter...Whether they are a copper or a robber shouldn't matter either. If Your teacher's art is enhancing your heart and your teacher Knows Your Heart. Why would you wanna judge your teacher's heart?

would any of you guys flirt with the idea that luck is kind of like a byproduct of cause and effect just like karma perhaps?

Shoot'em from the hip then, we'll oblige.

to honor your thread though yes golden age all the way...don't know about you, but I grew up on an Indian reservation, it's been hell! lol if anything though I feel highly reassured...skinheads and cops get together end up killing their own...and I'm supposed to be intimidated by the two bullies that essentially were served wet willies up the butt...I can see its turbulence but keep in mind I'm riding coach on this flight and aware of the survival odds in doing so.

great heavens... I hope I'm not coming off like this...

In honor of Madam Manitou's awesome idea for a thread(my apologies for the crude humor by the way, Hardcore drugs impacted my life by way of parents, guardians, and peers...That being said, despite being able to navigate and survive such false natures and narratives...I don't feel that defines me)SO let's cut to brass taxes Everybody... Intellect vs wisdom do you guys think the United States appreciates either for business? Survival? Overall wellbeing? Personally, I feel like all you have to do to excel in a lot of this is by being slightly more efficient than your peers and appear like your not crapping your pants in presence of challenge, and boom the world is your oyster! you guys think so?

I don't know about that, pretty confident in a more sane world... confidence in fluid strides on humanity's part, might just maybe Kali Yuga will be over be in the near future...

Pardon the bizarre humor, in hindsight, it should go without saying the Biden people are also guilty of such wildly insane "bimbo thinking" the way I see it as far as Intellect is concerned...anyone can pick up intellect, not everyone is open enough to grasp wisdom. which is interesting because...to say you respect intellect and not wisdom is like some of these guys who are all about "respect" but have nothing but disdain for people who are "friendly" In my opinion, you can't achieve quality business/quality respect without being friendly...

ah yes, most certainly a group comprised of bimbo quality thinking for sure...big ditto they won't ever admit that. I on the other hand am quite open to the fact that I'm a truth seeker. thus always keen and enthusiastic to getting schooled, especially by other truth-seekers....forgive my weirdo analogies though To answer that question...I don't think they place a lot of value on Wisdom or smarts...they act like terms of moderate thinking are outrageous and unreasonable requests... nor are they people that have been factually slaughtered back to the stone age. I would say their way of life comes with quite a few holes, to say the least... "My way of life is choosing how I Iive to die! And if you don't believe in the same thing as me I'll Kill You!" Not a very compelling worldview to put mildly.

Keep in mind people, I come from something of a henchmen's walk of life, therefore there are certain bitch quality-based thought patterns at play, what trying to line my way of thinking with that of my superiors most of the time lol

Literally ancient toddler curiosity and a Dr. Evil upbringing... a family Lineage of failed and mildly successful rocket scientists and casino bandits. My great grandfather helped Russia build the first metal burning furnace, and once he escaped back to Finland, moved to the united states and helped Von Brom build rockets for NASA. My father helped work on the infamous Challenger ship that blew up. My other father figure was a brilliant leader in my tribe whose career was sabotaged by jealous charlatans, however, this gentleman was versed in magic, and during his illustriously spectacular fall from grace. In his desperate plight, he developed a pension for robbing gambling establishments moreover He would go about doing things like pee on a police officer's boots and get into a high-speed pursuits drive to various cliffs...and jump off them and escape, apart from scratches and the occasional loss of expensive shoes...he would come back home unscathed, my mom thought he was possessed by demons and left him and that really broke me, cause he was like the nicest guy I'd ever met when I was kid, ultimate dad, dudes one of my forever dads for sure. I'll always remember the bizarre things he would say about the inverted truths of Hollywood. "We shoot John Wayne and laugh!" I think the most profound quotes I got from him was while I was like five years old and he caught me watching Shaolin vs Lama and got horribly irritated over the equivalency of Indians in westerns and Tibetans in Kung fu movies. After that, I was like "WOW Tibetans are an oppressed nation of outlaws just like Indians". Of course, I didn't have any idea there was even such a thing as Anuttarayoga tantra/outlaw tantra at the time either lol... I remember he always liked to dress like he was a "made" guy, like in the mafia lol that's one way I try to honor him. He said his spirits wanted him to dress cool. Truly a guy I try to embody by way of fashion, but also got me into looking/thinking about warrior traditions from a fairly young age as Daoism...Tibetan Buddhism as I understand them are also certified warrior traditions.

Yes, you guys got the ball rolling, that's essentially what I was getting at. Sure you could have super predatory intellect...but if your just an ankle-biting pup whose sneakiness is quite transparent, I think it's a self-sabotaging approach...but again this is just me and my dealings with people on the ground level in the U.S... I don't know, sounds solid at first, but that's just as brazen, and absurd as "how stupid you are is a reflection of how smart you can become." on that, you can trust me. I would say Intellect is augmented based on the development of wisdom and that wisdom is the intellect that survives the liquidation of unnecessary thinking. A drug lord who wants supremacy in life won't set foot ground-level operations ...just as his henchmen to whom he/she is sharing his/her compassion, aren't going to threaten or try to make jokes behind the back of their Boss. Sure we could do that because maybe we are "smarter" with better education and whatnot, but is that wise?

I agree Stirling, but not totally... you're suggesting the core of the united states are individuals with a firm grasp of said concepts...hmm Usually from what it seems, the bar is set even lower than this; just half-assed silver tongue maneuvers based on subconscious incompetency(greed, jealousy, hatred, general one-up-manship, etc). Keep in mind this is not How I conduct myself...not my culture and heritage...I ain't no fortunate son. I do believe for the most part that some fortunate sons do act out this way somewhat; and that its predatory based human behavior self-perceived notions of possessing a high intellect, except its Fredo Corleone style. This could be uniquely American circumstances on being SMAT and non too wise, too though...

Absolutely, in the absence of leverage.

Well, what are they, Mitch McConnell...shoot em from the hip. I don't think We should have to sprinkle some crack on ya to get something juicy in return...that comes later

Every cat has the capacity of reaching golden age and beyond...bakeneko baby. From what know about cats. Cats are cool. Cats are able to survive circumstances. Monsters on the other hand...Do monsters typically engage in apprehensive behavior of biblical proportions? What occurred on Jan 6th was as disgusting and anticlimactic as Chris Griffin vs Mr.Herbert on Family Guy...

I don't know bout anybody else...but that's just me...

its been a noncompromising 2 for 1 that's for sure...it is rather strange Knowthing, but if I racked up and took on score all the bad and weighed it against all the good that has happened to me...its been good that's gone almost hand in hand with the bad. I don't think I could judge it in terms of having a good time or having a bad time. That's uncannily accurate for me as well...its been like reality jumped up into space, and everything is so far up in the air it feels like it's not going to come back down...I strongly agree. At the same time though, I can't complain I've been surviving comfortably and only recently got rehired...I feel blessed you guys really really blessed, I hope the rest of you guys are surviving comfortably as well.

I'm all on board with the difficulties of cultivation, having increased dramatically. maybe i'm at a unique advantage working that angle being out in the middle of nowhere... But I sincerely hope i'm not the only one who sees the patterns Zork... that's inconceivable!! Plus I'm just calling it man...no civil war this year at least, I'm an Indian and made the point of striking up a few conversations with some Montana Militia fellas both of whom i thought were some sausage-making skinheads...couldn't be more wrong, they put it beautifully... "Anybody who wants a race war in the united states has no regard for their own family" I even got invited to go get wasted on chokecherry moonshine. It being red-state Montana and me a progressive...I'm feeling very reassured of things... granted I can't see the future, the present should feel very precious concerning gains in cultivation. its been pretty sacred feeling for sure

This is totally true...we shan't be lost in the dark and falling to our doom whilst illuminating, well said

that's great odds! isn't it strange how so far 2021 has played out like cards? ah, the fascists ook the house and folded! Lost everything giving away their hand! and the federale response..."Why I oughta!" What it's proven is that the people we fear as the oppressors on all sides...are incompetent in achieving those ends as oppressors. Clearly, a non-mastery wielding of energy if you ask me...patterns baby.