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15 hours ago, Nungali said:Outlaw ?
Back during the great purge, it was posted by the owner that those of a certain inclination were not welcome here, and to GTFO. His house, his rules. Sometimes I like to pop in & say hi, maybe just to break them.
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On 7/13/2023 at 5:23 PM, Nungali said:Harumph !
- its a bit like when an old friend drops in , but has to keep on going ....
Has to - being the operative concept.
I'm an outlaw, here - so my howdys need to be brief.
They'll dwindle over time - such is the way of Tao. (-:
Cheers!
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21 minutes ago, Apech said:Don't walk away Rene.
You're here, too ?!?!?
Well. This just keeps getting better.
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On 7/12/2023 at 4:02 PM, dawei said:At some point, is the pesky problem of 'something from nothing'... to be deal with. Laws of physics don't allow it.. but a video game might... Are we seeing what is really there.. or here ?
I essentially agree with your, De is the efficacy when Zi Ran aligns (without intent) with Wu Wei..., as we have talked it for years... but their potential ultimately comes from somewhere.
I went back to 'view' the big bang origin... because we have to know what was before it... Is it a first bang or oscillating universe.. or a wizard behind a curtain, etc... I'm rather comfortable to talk from the potential stage of the unfolding as what is before that is not so comfortable.
Why would not the potential of De arise with De, the possibility of Zi Ran arise with Zi Ran and the way of WuWei arise with WuWei? All simultaneously manifesting unboundaried from the same source...
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On 7/13/2023 at 5:27 PM, Nungali said:Well I have !
I stopped having toast for breakfast .
Also my doctor asked me to watch my salt and alcohol intake . Last time I went , he asked " Have you cut back on salt ? "
I had to give him something ... " Yes, I have stopped salting my margarita glass ."
Wow! They still let you play in here?!? Good on 'em!
Grand to see you, ancient friend.
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On 5/19/2023 at 1:00 PM, dawei said:There seems to be a thread that strings all this together: Dao, De, Qi, One, Two, Three. I have long thought of De as, ‘Dao in you’ and why I was curious it doesn’t show up in cosmology but see it in Zhuangzi. If Dao is the potential-nothingness, possessing all possibilities it would seem that De, Wu Wei and Zi Ran infuse or transport will, intent, instinct, and non-being as becoming being into life.
It might be that nothingness does not possess potential or possibilities; they arise unboundaried with becoming.
To me, De is the efficacy when Zi Ran aligns (without intent) with Wu Wei...
And your thread is tied in a circle of Dao. (-:
Perpetual IMO applied.
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On 5/17/2023 at 3:25 PM, dawei said:This has the chinese, pinyin, literal and then easy english:
Dao De Jing in Clear English
Its possible that he borrowed this approach from here as that is how we used to go through some chapters, and he's a member.
Unrelated to your post, but your last line brought back a very nice old memory...of in the Tea House with me, Marblehead (then JimBob) and others helping Derek Lin write his chapters. Thanks for that.
Nice to see you again, friend.
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Hey hi
Time for my annual drop in; nice to see the site going strong!
Sorry to hear about Cheya - that was a nice write up for such a gentle spirit.
Gonna peek around some to see if anything has changed, or if anyone has changed their minds about anything...
Guessing not; after being in the same spot for 10+ years - why would anyone change now? LOL
I'm not one to talk, though. Still Viking, still anarchist, still raisin a bit of hell.
Wishing the best for everybody -
Warm* greetings!
Rene
*Actually, hot & humid greetings; still in Texas.
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<Tossing you a copy of the TTC>
Here's your template. Have fun! (-:
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@Nungali Yeah - I didn't know there were this many trees in Texas till I got down here!
Plus. we're a half day's drive to the Gulf...which is also verrrry nice 
And cheers to you sir, re your young friend. Your being there helped her, I'm certain.
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1 hour ago, Shadow_self said:I remember Rene
you posted this over on another forum where I happened upon it . It was sad to read.
It is nice to see you again however
I hope you are doing better and enjoying Texas Ah..right! Over in OriginalDao. I recall now telling about it, and that I was going offline for a while. I was surprised to find OD gone when I came back on recently - so decided to check in here.
Texas is fun, and the warmer winter was nice.
I sold the mountain and who knows where life will take me next... but I'm in no hurry to leave.
Hope all is well with you!
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@Shadow_self Aw.. it's okay! But I guess that was kind of a thread stopper.
Tom was killed by a swarm of yellow-jackets. He'd bent over behind our cabin to lift something off the ground; they'd had a nest under it and all swarmed out and stung him on top of his head. He wasn't allergic - the coroner said it was the quantity of stings. Death sucks for sure, but this was a good one because 1) he died at home, in my arms, on our mountain, 2) death came fast - in less than 2 minutes. I had him cremated and his ashes are spread up on top of our mountain. He'd have wanted that.
How I ended up in Texas is a whole 'nother story.
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35 minutes ago, Nungali said:Hey ! Wait a minute ! I just looked that up ;
'a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person' ...... harumph !
- by the way , you still got that dorky husband ?
No more dorky husband. He got killed up on the mountain late June '21.
But I am shackin up (for now) with a crazy cowboy in the deep woods of East Texas.
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35 minutes ago, Nungali said:Yeah... its an interesting that .
I and we ( a LOT of people ... all of a sudden , well, over the last few months ) been invaded by annoying destructive bush turkeys - they are ***** !
So I got a cheap bow and arrows
like the second one :
I use blunts, intention is to scare off turkeys, not to have them running around with arrows sticking out of them.
No matter what I do or how careful I am I usually miss when practising ( I got no training or instruction whatsoever ) ... yet, when I deliberately be 'not ready' , turn/spin and quickly shoot without really aiming, I somehow manage to hit the target more .
Yeah... that's kind of a 'Use the Force, Luke' thing.
Hey, I'm serious! We generally do better when we get our selves out of the way.
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Nice to see you, btw; you old reprobate.
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8 minutes ago, Nungali said:Hey Rene ,
have you ever tried blindfolded archery ?
- you dont know what you're missing !
I shoot instinctively - and so far I haven't missed.
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2 hours ago, ilumairen said:rene!!!
Hey Hi !! Delighted to see you !!
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Good to see you too, friend.
T'was your posts in the OD thread that tipped my scale to come.
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It's nice to see old friends!
Warm greetings. (-:
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In for a penny, in for a pound.
Open sesame, please?
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7 minutes ago, steve said:Sorry to see you go
I doubt that. Actually it was a post of yours (from Aug 15) that made up my mind.
Thread locked, couldn't quote it.
Your comment about the very fine people who left. Right.
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1 hour ago, Taomeow said:Hi Rene
Hope they burn in the special hell for the stupid people whose stupidity hurts others (I don't know which circle it is -- did Dante ever mention it?)
but other than that, welcome back!
Thanks bunches for the welcome back! but it looks like I won't be staying. I was asked to leave over a year ago... and I thought maybe there'd be a spiritual shift in energy by now but after reading through many threads it's actually more toxic than before.
Sooo... I checked my ppj for needed changes (there were none) & now it's time to go.
(((TM)))
Warmest regards!
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Hey -
in Newcomer Corner
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You said I was a cancer.
No reason to stay after that.
Or return, for that matter.
Peace out.