liminal_luke
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I did. Thank you!
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Just as a note, IĀ“ve got no issue with people who choose not to share things, no issue at all. There are all sorts of reasons why someone would want to keep information close to their chest, and IĀ“m fine with all of them. The way I figure, people have a right to ask and those asked have a right to answer or not answer as they wish.
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I donĀ“t know. Part of me wants to rail against this interpersonal ugliness. I hate this dynamic, the dynamic where one person asserts their superiority over another. I notice myself wanting to lash out and, at the same time, I know the futility of lashing out. ThereĀ“s nothing I could say that could pierce the armor of the offending person. And itĀ“s not my job to pierce that armor anyway. IĀ“ve got other fish to fry -- my own. Like quicksand, attempts to escape the dilemma with a clever counterattack would only pitch me further into the mire. All I can do is feel into the wound in my own heart. To meet myself with compassion where I am. If I am upset, itĀ“s not because of anything happening now. ItĀ“s because whatĀ“s happening now reminds me of something that happened long ago. But what? I donĀ“t know. IĀ“m not convinced I need to know, though I would welcome the knowing if it comes. Can I remember another situation in which someone tried to dominate me with presumed omniscience? (Hi dad!) Should I post these ruminations for all to see? I think I will though not all will understand or relate to them. I firmly believe that there is power in vulnerability. Not power over others -- which is not a very useful kind of power anyway -- but power to connect. In opening to myself I create the possibility of connecting more deeply with myself first and secondly with others. Hurt dissolves into love. Chances are IĀ“ll never levitate. Too bad, so sad. Still, when I meet my seeming shortcomings with acceptance a quiet confidence surges up: I know IĀ“m gonna be alright.
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This practice, https://shengzhen.org/, is very much oriented towards your goals. I took several workshops with Master Li years ago and highly recommend the practice
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A former taoist teacher of mine told me he levitated. Seems incredible but I donĀ“t think heĀ“d lie. WhatĀ“s interesting to me is not so much the levitation itself as the qi dynamics that underlie this phenomenon. Anybody know? GSMaster? What needs to happen energetically or alchemically to set the stage for levitation?
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Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
These toilet bowl dispatches have been sent out to some very advanced practitioners and IĀ“m surprised and delighted to find myself in their company. -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
This forum sure attracts some interesting characters. And I mean "interesting" in the trying-to--be-polite euphimistic sense of the word. Still, the question "Is X worth having on this forum?" suggests that The Dao Bums is something it isnĀ“t. This isnĀ“t a snoddy upper east side co-op. ItĀ“s not Harvard law school. WeĀ“re a come-as-you-are spiritual hub. ThereĀ“s no application. In general, nobody is turned away for unworthiness. Some people are smarter, nicer, and easier to get along with in every way than others -- thereĀ“s no question about that. But (almost) everybody is welcome. *exceptions very occasionally made for unrepentently vicious trolls and other very mean people -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
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Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
@moment Great job giving us examples of stunning women married to not so stunning men. Except for writer Chris Henchy. HeĀ“s a babe and Brook Shields is lucky to have him. Then again, maybe my perception just proves a related point: no matter what you look like, thereĀ“s somebody out there whose going to find you attractive. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
The world is full of people who would like to connect with others but, for a variety of reasons, find connection difficult. Some people are handicapped in ways that make dating and sexual relations challenging. Some are disfigured. Some obese. A good friend of mine told me heĀ“d start dating once he lost weight -- and we all know how that goes. Then thereĀ“s that huge cross-section of people who have experienced sexual trauma, many of whom are lonely and lusty but also frightened out of their minds. Some people struggle with religious beliefs that get in the way of a satisfying sex life. ItĀ“s a huge world out there and everybody has got a story. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I know some lusty women who would beg to differ. Conversely, a lot of men who think of themselves as incels could get sex but put up a lot of barriers. Maybe theyĀ“re only willing to have sex with women of a certain weight or a certain age. Maybe theyĀ“re only willing to have sex with women who wonĀ“t ask anything of them emotionally. Some men say women wonĀ“t have sex with them, but what they really mean is that they canĀ“t find a women to sleep with that meets the criteria of their objectified fantasy. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Lonely women exist but nobody notices them. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Whoa...maybe I donĀ“t understand the terms here. Are you saying there are no women who would like to have sex and arenĀ“t getting any? ThatĀ“s what incel means, right -- involuntary celibate?? I think there are plenty. -
Love Shys, Involuntary Celibates, True Forced Loneliness, etc.
liminal_luke replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Women arenĀ“t my specialty but I donĀ“t think this is true. Maybe it just seems so if youĀ“re trying to hook up online. I look around and see lots of unattractive and decidedly unhot (at least in the conventional sense) married men. Did they all just let themselves go after securing the ring? I donĀ“t think so. I think they forged real relationships based on more than just looks and, you know, fell in love. -
I`m having a lot of fun tonight with The Nostalgia Machine (http://thenostalgiamachine.com/). You pick a year and up pop the songs that were popular from that year, at least the songs that were popular in the US. Someone elsewhere online suggested plugging in the year that I was 13. Interesting. Actually, all the years that I was in highschool brought back memories. More recent years, not so much. Anyway, thought it might bring back memories for others and wanted to share.
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Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I suspect you are understating your abilities there a wee bit, Walker. LetĀ“s say IĀ“m living in some Mexican pueblito about to be robbed at gun point by local banditos when Taomeow, Silent Thunder, or yourself steps out from behind the cactus and saves my ass. That kind of golden synchronicity is the mark of serious juju! -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Exactly. Suppose IĀ“m a master. (Big leap, I know.) What upside is there for me to arrange a bunch of scientific testing to confirm abilities? Probably not much. My ego isnĀ“t invested in being famous or having people think IĀ“m a spiritual bigwig because in my mastery IĀ“ve gone beyond caring about such things. Maybe I could get more students but who wants more students? If anything, I want less students! A few highly devoted students is more than enough. Would-be students are free to demand any level of proof or scientific confirmation they like. Nobody is forcing anybody to take up any particular practice (or at least I hope not). At the same time, nobody is forcing teachers to provide any empirical proof (or at least I hope not). Everybody can do what they want. -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
I wonder...is ST referring to the folks his hypothetical MAGA hat doesnĀ“t keep at bay or his lack of pants doesnĀ“t keep at bay? Or both? Interesting either way. I imagine the intersection of folks that frequent both Trump rallies and nudist beaches is a small one, though I am open to being corrected if any naked patriots wanna give a yell. -
Everyone post some favorite quotes!
liminal_luke replied to GrandTrinity's topic in General Discussion
Meditation is a lot like marriage: You begin in pursuit of ecstasy and eventually settle for mild contentment. After twenty years you realize that contentment itself is a kind of ecstasy. From "SparrowĀ“s Guide to Meditation," The Sun Magazine -
Lust - and what to do about it
liminal_luke replied to EFS White's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
To me, this feels like a productive line of inquiry. A new baby boy -- wow, what a potent transitional period. I wouldn`t look at the erotic feelings you are having as some sort of problem that you have to deal with alone, through spiritual practice or by any other means: you and your partner are taking this journey through shifting sexual wants/needs together. It`s not that either of you are wrong. You are not wrong if you feel lustful; your partner is not wrong if she doesn`t. Rather, this seeming problem is really an invitation to doing the "dual cultivation" of digging deep into the roots of your togetherness. Out of this process a stronger bond could emerge. -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
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Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
No you didnĀ“t call for a ban, Earl. Sorry if I implied otherwise. Personally, Gendao doesnĀ“t bother me because I virtually never read him. (Sorry Gendao!) Well, thatĀ“s not completely true; IĀ“ve read enough to know that his thing is colonialism. As far as the validity of his theories go though, I plead blissful ignorance. Even so, I know what itĀ“s like when a member gets under your skin. For me it was Windwalker -- that guy drove me bonkers. I probably shouldnĀ“t have called out GSMaster the way I did. My negative comment about him provoked a negative comment about me -- that IĀ“m not a cultivator. We could probably go on for several pages cutting each other down but I hope one of us has the maturity to stop. -
Why gendao is worth having on this forum
liminal_luke replied to Earl Grey's topic in The Rabbit Hole
ItĀ“s true that I havenĀ“t made it through cultivator kindergarten but my parents have enrolled me in one of the best preschools so things are looking up. -
Leaving the rat race for more cheaper, more graceful living.
liminal_luke replied to thelerner's topic in General Discussion
Thanks. I trust your judgment when it comes to toxic materials, among other things. MexicoĀ“s weird. The other day I passed a cheese shop with big signage informing customers that all their products were pasteurized, as if that was a good thing. When things are natural here -- which isnĀ“t always -- itĀ“s often in an unconscious way, because nobody has bothered to make them artificial yet. -
Leaving the rat race for more cheaper, more graceful living.
liminal_luke replied to thelerner's topic in General Discussion
My apartment here in Ensenada, Mexico rents for $220 a month including wifi. IĀ“m a ten minute walk away from La Guerrerense, the ceviche stand that Anthony Bordain described as "Le Bernardin-quality seafood in the street." ItĀ“s heaven until you want to take a hot shower and discover the city has turned off the running water. And God forbid you actually put toilet paper in the toilet because youĀ“ll surely stop up the pipes. I love to visit my friends in the states because my friends are nice people, yes, but also because their homes feature wall-to-wall carpeting. One other thing: itĀ“s easy to buy stainless steel cookware and cotton sheets in my homeland; here everything is aluminum and polyester. Yuck! Still, ya canĀ“t beat the tacos.
