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It's a reasonable question I expecteded it. However, I wrote it cryiptic for the same reason imo Damo stopped posting. I will not comment further.

Based only on what I read on TDB, I disliked Damo; this while never having seen any of his videos. Then one day a couple of years back, I finally did watch one video; in it he talks on his own at length. He seemed to me to spend the whole of the video with avoiding saying what he wanted to say; then finally, only right at the last minute he does say 'it'. And then I knew he had his heart in the right place and I understand why he stopped posting videos. (I forgot the title of the video. I never saw a video of Adam, or of Damo with Adam; sometimes two people bring out the worst in each other.)

Dear admods. Yes I agree, he was banned for very good reasons. But could there maybe be special dispensation please? I did enjoy some of his posts and miss his input. @liminal_luke misses him too

Googled, found this video ‘Mastering Stillness: Initiation into Hermetics with Sifu Mark Rasmus - Online Course Preview’. Oh look, it has the word ‘Hermetics’, my cue to tag @Nungali

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Hi Ismini. Welcome to the forum.

No, the ‘may’ refers to the choice of simily. Most translate it as “is like a newborn baby.”

I more had in mind: Image 1 ; " I think this world is rotten ." Image 2 (later ) " udaimonia or death. “

I cannot see this web, but it does resonate with how I feel inside.

Reminiscent of 木 (mu4) wood, tree. 木 represents a tree with roots, trunk, and branches. Derived from oracle bone script.

Laughing in a good way; your enthusiasm is cheerful. Sounds fine to me.

This bit I disagree with. Taomeow never talks “crap”, on the contrary. She merely has another opinion here. But on the whole I agree with your opinion on this one. Once upon a time a long time ago, I did a mindfulness course. The teacher said he had been an alcoholic, but ‘mindfulness’ cured him and had kept him sober since. Now that makes sense to me. I definitely would have quit the course if he still was drinking.

I’ll return the honour, here you are:

Wow, that’s wonderful. Reminds me of Alex Grey, e.g. this painting.

Welcome to the forum. It is helpful to express worries; get some feedback, put them in perspective.

A very nasty ad hominum indeed; Daniel never was and never will be a "wolf".

含德之厚者 One who embraces the fullness of virtue 比於赤子 May be compared to a newborn babe. (DDJ Ch 55) It's very modest of you to depict yourself as so much older; while seeing us as virtuous infants - thank you.

definitely overthinking it

Hi JavToo. Welcome to the forum.

psst!, don’t tell anyone

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Maybe. Idk. Opinion seems divided. A quick look online: - “the number of Chinese casualties is estimated to be in the millions, not tens of millions” - “… recent Western scholarship has begun to reassess its previous view of him as a barbarian warlord.”

I don’t teach because I know, that would be boring; I teach because I don’t know and need to hear that message again and again.