Apech
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Hi folks, I'm going to lock this thread now because it was just for the poll really. The result shows that the majority of voters are happy with I4L posting in General Discussion (with the option of Off Topic for PUA (if you really must)). Obviously normal mod rules apply but apart from that ... the few who object to his posts well I guess ignore is the best option. I4L please don't flood the board though ... On the issue of subs and the stifling of debate ... I think now we have the subs we will have to learn to use them well. They seem to serve a purpose for some people and some topics ... but its an open forum and its not about the views of individuals dominating its about open, frank, respectful, humorous, sometimes tangential discussion. If you don't like subs then use the general ... its up to you ... make this place what you want it to be. PS. If you want to continue this debate please start another thread - I'm just closing this cos of the poll.
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If you search on here or google 'thetaobums I ching' you'll get some helpful stuff and links I think. I use Stephen Karcher 'Total I Ching' a lot and also wilhelm ... also have Wang Bi trans by Lynne. If you want to study you should start with the 'Great Treatise' - start by examining the lines, the pairs and the trigrams to see how they build to the 64 hexagrams ... after gaining an understanding of yin and yang of course. A lifetimes study ... the more you look the deeper it goes ... also use it as an oracle so you can engage with it through real experience in daily life. My 2 c.
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Don't worry I'm not offended ... I like you too. I am bit surprised by all this because I thought things were going swimmingly in the subs. I would say .... vote with your feet (metaphorically) and use the General Discussion to start the debate you want to have. I think the subs were meant to be a quiet reading room away from the hub-bub. Some people were finding that they might ask a genuine question about Taoism say, only to be told that they should not be asking that question but another one about a different system or the person's own view of reality or whatever ... @manitou ... I hear you. TTBs does not have an official view of what is orthodox ... not even about Taoism. Its not here to express an individual's views - and I wonder if this is something that is happening unconsciously rather than meant to be excluding people. Like you I study different systems and generally make my own way based on what I have realized (believe it or not lol). I think the structure of TTBs is there to be used creatively ... so I hope the general dis. will return to its previous liveliness (but no aggressive stuff I hope).
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I don't accept the 'subtle version of censorship' idea at all and am surprised if anything we have done comes across as that. We moderate almost 100% on spam and conduct (i.e. insults and so on) ... I hold my hands up to moving one thread on race to the Pit ... maybe I was being a bit oversensitive ... but we never delete, edit out or stop ideas. The whole idea of this poll is to find a place where ideas that some object to can be expressed ... not to sweep them under the carpet somehow. All the subs were created in response to requests from members ... it wasn't a top down decision. It was what people said they wanted. In fact the example of the TTC sub made us think it would work. Anyway .. so far ... it looks like General Discussion is ok for most of I4L's stuff (with the exception of PUA) ... with maybe some of the more oblique stuff in Off Topic. Vote now if you want to express your opinion ... I'll probably close this poll tomorrow sometime. Thanks to all for the good discussion by the way ... its interesting to hear what you all are thinking. A.
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Yes, basically ... I like it that General Discussion is as broad as possible ... for instance I put some science articles there if I think they have some kind of spiritual aspect ... Like I tried to say above ... people report stuff and we are just trying to see what people want ... Christian mysticism would be def 'in' ... but if (for the sake of an example) we got bombarded with fundamentalist propaganda then I think that would be 'out'. >> More general point ... if subs are stifling debate ... then don't use them ... if you want to discuss the subtleties of Chuang Tzu in a peaceful setting go to the sub ... if you want to question the validity of things (or whatever) then go to general ...this way we all get what we want yes/no?????
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? the first recently created sub was for the TTC - you were one of the ones who pressed for it and were a moderator. Don't you think you are applying a double standard here? However I agree with your overall point and don't want to suppress debate. In fact the opposite - I want a place for I4L's stuff where everyone is ok with it and we stop getting reports objecting to it. I'm not trying to stop the posts at all. More votes please ...
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Nice ... thanks.
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INTJ Me and Hillary Clinton apparently : ( Oh and it says I'm a Mastermind ... ha!
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No one should be immortal if even one person has to die
Apech replied to tulku's topic in General Discussion
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Oh Fuck Yeah! Get Laid or Die Trying, BITCH!
Apech replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
No I thought that's exactly how babies are made. -
Oh Fuck Yeah! Get Laid or Die Trying, BITCH!
Apech replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Tell us something we haven't worked out ourselves. -
Oh Fuck Yeah! Get Laid or Die Trying, BITCH!
Apech replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Is this step one in the TBs keep a thread going technique? -
Oh Fuck Yeah! Get Laid or Die Trying, BITCH!
Apech replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
Yes I think this was basically the point I was trying to make. You have to think about the overall affect on yourself and everyone you come into contact with if your approach is to try to deliberately lower someone's value. Maybe it works I don't know but what is happening in the energy dynamic between the people involved? -
Sequential Energy Center Activation, Balancing, & Dimensional Expansion
Apech replied to Ya Mu's topic in General Discussion
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Oh Fuck Yeah! Get Laid or Die Trying, BITCH!
Apech replied to Immortal4life's topic in The Rabbit Hole
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Sequential Energy Center Activation, Balancing, & Dimensional Expansion
Apech replied to Ya Mu's topic in General Discussion
Damn if we win Ya Mu will exercise the judgement of Solomon and cut the disk in half! -
Sequential Energy Center Activation, Balancing, & Dimensional Expansion
Apech replied to Ya Mu's topic in General Discussion
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http://www.youtube.c...h?v=KXgoqG7ZU94 Opposite's attract When the female and male come in contact Sticky situation in fact
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The world is gonna end for me by Buddha's Birthday 2012
Apech replied to tulku's topic in General Discussion
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The world is gonna end for me by Buddha's Birthday 2012
Apech replied to tulku's topic in General Discussion
Tulku, The world ending for you might mean enlightenment. The world could be seen as a testing ground for Saints/Bodhisattvas and not a 3d Prison. If it ends of itself - then so be it but don't wish for it so much. Look for happiness and the causes of happiness ... please. A. -
Stick around on TTBs for a few years and it will sound normal .
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Hi, Aaron I think you have some courage sharing this with us. I kind of agree with the 'have a beer' approach but only in the sense that if you focus too much on this sort of thing then it can get more 'real' (in an obsessive way) and less easy to understand. In some ways we are all legion ... that is until we achieve a high level of integration then our personality is fragmented ... most people would confess to doing things out of character and we mostly have an internal dialogue which includes one part of ourselves commenting on the other parts. We have many parts. Not everybody experiences these as being separate entities but it is not a million miles from ordinary experience. I would suggest that you meditate (in a light hearted way) on emptiness and then examine these experiences for what they are and try to see what your Self is trying to tell you (if you see what I mean). Probably good to have someone to work with you on this one-to-one if you can find someone with the right listening skills. My 2 c. A.
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If you read the above post and it made some sense - then you need urgent medical assistance ... it's a spambot I just banned.