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Well 45th had some interesting postures.

I wouldn't call them "yoga", but they certainly included self-indulgent narcissism.

Throw the fools off and under the bus?

Well grasshopper the best year to learn anything has passed.

As will this year, sooner than one expects.

Not to needle you but what you sew is what unravels.

10 hours ago, steve said:

 

Perhaps the the medical doctor treating a patient IS a manifestation of their karma and refusal to treat would be the interference.

Certainly there are plenty of folks with no access to doctors or healers, that is their karma.

Perhaps the doctor is crappy and that is the patient's karma...

 

If I step on a bug am I interfering with the Dao or am I the Dao's agent carrying out Her "plan"?

 

I love the teachings of Fr. Anthony Demello, a spiritual teacher, Jesuit, and psychologist from India.

He talked about sometimes being conflicted. Only sometimes?

As a psychologist he wanted to ease the client's suffering. Which can often be eased by being present.

As a spiritual guide he knew he may have to sit back and allow them work through the pain rather than relieve it...

I agree its almost entirely on the individual to work through their fear / pain. Yet it is almost always nice to have company when exploring ones demons for the first time.

 

Interesting questions

I am not a medical doctor, but I have succumb to illness, which to more or less I was able to overcome, adjust to, or accept, with the help from others.

In general one is called to fulfilling their own destiny.

Growing up in a Catholic family, as a very young person I was introduced to the concept of purgatory. The unfortunate souls imprisoned in a step or two above hell. Unlike the damned those in purgatory could be redeemed. Either thru good acts, or intentional suffering, by us the living. Mind you it was not an either or as one could suffer while performing good acts.

I have come to a sort of understanding that one has earned enough merits to help reduce suffering they are called to certain work or efforts as a means to do so.

Jesuits were / are known for their teaching abilities and ability to endure/ cause great suffering.

First learned, is hard if not nearly impossible to unlearn...

Edit to add the following Disclaimer: my father was fortunate enough to be orphaned, at an early age, and to be adopted by his Mothers sister whom was married to a fellow who truly loved her. They had a daughter, much younger than my dad. They realized the value of education and enrolled both children in parochial schools.

My dad attended a Jesuit high school and graduated with an education much wider, and deeper than many with doctoral degrees can claim. He served in the army WW2 returned home and went to night school under GI bill to graduate as a systems analyst.

I do not know for sure, but I have dreamed some crazy stuff.

 I asked Alfie "What's it all about?

I think the answer was influenced by a rabbit.

Failing to get an adequate answer from Alfie I turned to Ella.

Her response was, its Memorex.

Not to denigrate any ones reality, but I don't find Harvey, whom I visit with regularly, in his form, to be a reliable source of anything.

With the exception of were to graze, on some awesome grass.

And yes, I do recommend you put it your pipe and smoke it!

Next you will tell me fortune cookies are fake.

Where does it end?

I also have a practice, somewhat unique in its simplicity.

And through the years it also has led me to interesting places.

I would recommend comfortable shoes, as I suggest walking, its healthy.

And can lead one to interesting places!

If the shoe fits by all means wear it out!

Safe and rewarding wandering!

22 minutes ago, manitou said:

 

 

The scientists working with the Hadron Collider have found that that when smashing atoms, the particles will go into the future, stay in the present, and go backwards in time as well.  This is so wonderfully mind boggling.

I continue to scratch my head in bewilderment.

I am a grappler by instinct, training, I wrestled in my early years, with success at my weight class.

A dabbled in Karate, never made a commitment to any formal training.

Learned early on either walk on by, if possible, if not commit all in. As much damage to as many as possible as quickly as possible.

Still rely on judgement to avoid when ever possible!

No dark alleys for me.

Failing that feet do your job.

Because at that point its Def Con 2.

I employed a full on full nelson twice in my life. Both times opponent was much larger than I. Didn't see an alternative.

Both times I prevailed, attacker passed out.

Took the second attacker a bit to recover, I really thought I killed the guy.

We both learned a lesson that day...

I don't know for sure, but truly expect there is some plasticity in time.

Just as gravity is different, on different planes, places, planets etc..

So time maybe plastic relative to its local conditions.

I learned how not to sit first day of first grade. Public School 68 in 1965.

A born wiggler I couldn't sit still long enough for roll to be called. Two minutes in or so beforeI got called out and placed on a stool with a cap in the corner...

The cap was unfavorably known as a dunce cap then and if still in use today I wouldn't expect it increased any in popularity.

Just to the right of the stool was an open window...

It shouted Freedom! 

I lit out for parts unknown, like my pants were on fire...

Just about pushed my dear Mother around the bend... over that and similar antics!

Been known as a rambler ever since, not known to sit, not practiced in it.

But a nature lover thru and true...

Lol!

Well, if nothing else results in this for me, I will be a bit balder (as a result of scratching my head, lol). Thanks  ;) 

10 hours ago, dwai said:

trying out air fryer French fries for the first time.  

And?

4 minutes ago, dwai said:

Is it? Why?  

 

Because we have lost our innocence?

Burnt by the fire, etc...

My quick and limited understanding is "local time" is what I am currently present to, involved in.

I struggle to understand that different levels or planes of time exist. 

My ignorance limits me, I hope it does not you.

Great art is like great porn.

I know it when I see it

One feels it, or not.

It creates thought, emotion, andpassion in an individual?

For better or worse.

I know personally what piques my interest.

Such a subjective topic...

Timeless in so many ways!

"Isn't willful suspension of disbelief" a big part of life?

By default, if not by choice by nature, from time to time?

The supernatural, or nature by default, is scary, no?

Oh, and Welcome Eggisistentialist!

5 minutes ago, RiverSnake said:

I do a bit of freelance healing work. PM if you'd like any assistance. 

There is a fishing technique known as trolling. Simply put, one throws and rows.

Throwing a hook out and trolling, rowing a boat for example while trailing a line and hook while waiting for an unsuspecting fish to come into contact with the hook. If the hook is barbless and baited it is less despicable than the alternative.

Still not sportsperson like... 

I see a ladder as something of a challenge, in as something to not fall off of ; )

Thanks!

Does that qualify as an existential crisis?

Am I cured?

I am confused.

Are we talking about me?

Myself?

Or I?

Or to me, myself or I?

Am I real?

Or Memorex?

The leading cause of death is of course being born.

Is it biased to want to live with the least amount of pain?

Of course! We as humans are in a constant struggle to weigh risk versus reward. 

As much gain as possible with least amount of pain.

Can science help us arrive at common sense conclusions of risk versus rewards in particular situations?

Of course.

Yes, driving is dangerous, and we can weigh the risks versus the what we get from doing versus not doing it. 

We can choose to or not to drive. That being said the choice is not always totally based on science.

An automobile manufacturer, seller or mechanic have biases that inform their choice(s) as to whether to do so or not.

A Luddite will be making choice(s) concerning automobiles with different biases in place.

Know who is providing the information and why!

What are their bias? It exists. It can be accounted for.

An informed choice is better than an uninformed one.

So keep your distance.

I would say it retarded the speed, distance it travels 

But what do I know?

Not enough to not watch tripe on the web.

1 minute ago, dmattwads said:

 

The problem increasingly seems to be that hard work doesn't necessarily get one a fair wage.

 I was working for $1.00 per hour on my first Job.

After a month I asked for a raise.

Got bumped to $1.25. 

Gave my two weeks notice then and there.

Didn't slack at all during the last two weeks. 

Three days after the two weeks were up, I got a call.

How much to come back? Two dollars with regular increases I replied.

I started off with a paper route at twelve years of age.

Worked different jobs thru 4 years of college before launching my own business at 22.

Its a fact, I found it much harder to find workers than I did the work.

I paid better than anyone else and I remain that and the fact that I never asked anyone to do something I wouldn't do were the key factors to my success.