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Having the passion and interest in the subject is good already. At least it is a start with the intention and heart. Who can walk without falling first?

That's right.

Try making sushi with veggie maybe, it's so cool.

If going to school is very stupid, then have you accomplished them and became a PhD or MBA or something? I assume if it is stupid, you would be smart enough to accomplish the highest level long time ago?

There are always people who look down on things that are hard and tough. Which is like a person who got great orange juice and the other guy didn't, so this guy just say "orange juice is stink!" and went away from it.

School is part of life, if you can do it and get over it, you will enjoy life abit more too.

are you looking for something that you can do yourself ? or something that I can offer ?

Just another info...

most people who build a "temple" in the past are taoist who are leaders of a lineage, usually. They build the temple to spread their lineage and use it as a HQ for the lineage. So what comes next after opening is that people will come and challenge the lineage all the time, like how martial arts schools are like, people come and "kick your school". I guess if you do not have any of these knowledge, you will not want people to kick your butt just like that.... it's not fun.

Programming a TV or programming your PC is also programming.

Did you ever program your TV?

Some people also "program" their PC for MP3 playlist to play automatically and loop non-stop as a background for their room.. which they think it is also a way to "program" the pc too!

don't ever go to the chinese veggie resturants or even buddhism temple for a veggie meal here... what you get is full of "Jai-Lo-Mei" which is soy bean curds with different sauces like sweet and sour, curry, soya..etc,.. it's just very common for most chinese resturants.

Of course there are also some good "imitation" for dim sum with veggie ingredients such as the Cha Siu Bao and Siu Mai too.

Just a note- if you build a "center" you can do anything you want.

If you build a temple, you can never take the money from it. it's not "yours".

wah.. very fat...! chinese veggie is full of beans, soy and oil...... haha!

In order to loose, you must first learn to have the courage to gain, and then have the courage to give up all. As most taoist do follow this path in the past and now are those who ascended and who we worshipped.

Maybe then call it a Taoism & Buddhism Center? Or a Taoism & Buddhism Group? something like a more recreational feeling?

That would be better than calling it a "temple" which means it have to hold rituals, ceremonies, and do things for people etc,. Which for sure is religious based. Which is not what you are looking for.

Good Luck on your journey.

Our temple was fully of challenges, sufferings, and many many rain and thunderings on the way. It can never e easy to open a "temple". It does takes much more than you can think of.

Opening is easy, closing is also easy. Running is hard.

Temple is a temple, not a business.

By the way, in our system (chi in nature system) of leanring, you can learn to become a taoist master and open a temple, but the whole process may take you over 30yrs. Just to get you "qualified" with the amount of exp, skills and trainings.

Are you a taoist or a buddhist?

What is "apt prayer"?

Yes, there are of course things one can do to improve money luck and have a happy life.

APR 10.2009 is the birthday anniversary for 2 Deities in Taoism

1) The God of Wealth - Chiu Kung Ming

2) The Highest King of Heaven

HAPPY B-DAY!!

Click to see details about our Temple's event on this

How can a taoist be a "monk"??? (it's only buddism that have monks)

Taoist have 2 types -

1) you train in the society, called "Fire Living Taoist" - you cultivate in the society, live like a normal person in this society, eat normal food...

2) you can train outside of the society called "Chut Sai Taoist" 出世道士, which means you have COMPLETELY done with #1 and you are ALL DONE with all the deeds you have to do as a normal person, and finished going thru all that life experience, sufferings, and then you can choose to get away from society and live in the nature like a mountain or something and live by very simple things, eat veggie the whole life, and follow the 300 prescepts, etc,.. that is the basic. Of course this cannot be done unless you are are really finished with the #1 stage.

Or else, you are just hiding from reality, like people skipping classes in school and say they like to study computer at home so they skip school and do their own "programming" at home in front of the PC.

In chinese Not-self is 無我, = No "me".

This in taoism translated to - there is no "me". The reason to say this is because you are part of nature too, if you can blend yourself with nature, there is not much difference between you and nature, so why is there a "YOU"?

Do you have this all the time anywhere? or just usually start at home?

I love what yoda said about Sean! haha!!! The forum dissappeared....! All your post ascended...

If one want to "achieve" something in taoism, what is the difference between that and greedy? Where is the "wu-wei" of taoism learnings?

There cannot be an exact amount of lineage power in a FU that I can tell because there is not "meter" to measure. Also, the power of the FU can differ from users. If you respect the FU more, it will work more for you and maybe give you 100X the effect. If you do not respect it, it can do you harm even it is suppose to heal your illness. Very amazing

Wow, so easy and DIY !!!

What kind of singing though? like normal singing or opera kind? or what?

You know some of the people in opera really sing like

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo~ for like 2 mins.. holy cow..

Just one note to add in this post----

I can do a FU without the ink, just by doing it in the air with a finger, or even with the eye, or even without anything, and it can still work. So the FU's power is not from the ink or the gemstone. Plus, there are only VERY LITTLE of this gemstone (JUE SA) used in a full bucket of red ink. It is mainly a red food coloring powder that makes it red.

So the FU is not power up by the ink.

I am sure some of you do have another half that sleep with you, or maybe you have been sleeping with someone. The worst thing is not that you cannot fall to sleep but it s to hear a thundering-snoring engine beside you.. no matter how sweet it is before the sleep, it turns down everything afterward.

So what was your experience with snorings, yourself or your partner or your family members? did you find any solutions to yourself or the partner?

let's ahare about this daily topic!

You really have a strong mind or great tolerance.!

It is nasty and you can still stand that nasty thing in your mouth for 6 MONTHS!!???

I am sure you will survive in any situation in life! SUPERMAN!