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31 minutes ago, Sherman Krebbs said:Even the selfless must keep food on the table. I guess this raises a follow up question: Is it a contradiction to be selfless and shrewd (i.e. self interested)? I look out for my self-interest and my family's, not necessary for the pleasure of worldly things, but to survive and provide for them. As much as I believe in non-duality of being, I also believe that karma holds a better place for me by virtue of the value I create in society than living in a dumpster eating cookies. Where does the cookie monster get his, anyway? I don't know if this is right, and it may be different for different people, but for me it is more about getting past the lust of the end result, and acting in a way that enriches myself and all around me. (lots of "I" 's in there )
Neapolitan, for sure.
I would say the discipline required to be in the world engaged with worldly things and yet following the dharma is the highest form of teaching.
I also think being overly concerned with non- self is a big red herring. A trap which both these guys fell into. Better to engage and to understand what the real practice of compassion really means in the world.
Slowly release self clinging by engagement but think little of it.
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8 minutes ago, Nungali said:Hey, if renouncing is in fashion, I am up for that . I would like to renounce .... something , but I don't know what I am ?
(I already did it with Christianity when I was about 10 ) .....
Perhaps Apech could help define what I am ?
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Having watched about a third of this vid I would like to announce that while I may have appeared to many people, to be an infinite wise and loving Buddha, I now admit that I am just a common schmuck. I will not be returning the donations.
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I find the channel very dependent on the quality of the guest. He has some good people on but also quite a few questionable ones. But his interview style is good.
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Welcome and hope you find the answers you are looking for.
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Humans: summer penises, summer vaginas, summer in between.
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1 hour ago, Nungali said:'Winning ' ... with two face palms !
People aren’t trying hard enough!-
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1 hour ago, Cobie said:
You start please.
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Write something that makes everyone go 🤦♂️ ‘oh boy’!
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2 hours ago, Lost In Void said:Cobie. TC is Tai Chi (Tai Ji). CMC is
Cheng Man-Ch’ing. What is TDB? 😂😂
see attached link. I assume we’re allowed to to use links that aren’t private material.
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Yes we have free will.
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Hello and welcome.
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There’s an ancient Egyptian story called the shipwrecked sailor which is relevant to the question as to what a god may want from us (in return for whatever we ask from them) - and the answer is for their name to be remembered.
There is also a quote from I can’t remember who that ‘worship is continual remembrance’ .
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Hi Jan look forward to hearing more about your journey.
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From my cats I learned that the older you get the more bonkers you can be.
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10 hours ago, Cobie said:Exactly, that’s what I think too.
I already think the last one added (the down vote) can go again. There’s one member that hardly posts anymore, just breezes in occasionally to scatter a bunch of downvotes. Imo if a person can’t be bothered to reply with some good arguments, then I am not interested in their negative ‘downvoted’ evaluation either.
I use the downvote to mean ‘I’m down with that’. But I am unusual.-
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7 hours ago, Nungali said:Then he must have seen our responses . . . and then 'opted out ' .
Its a curious phenomena
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10 hours ago, Cobie said:Why not?
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2 hours ago, Margo said:thank you very much Cobie,
I haven't been able to fall asleep without sleeping pills because the images in my mind are super active, super intense, super colorful.
Try tapering off the sleeping pill dosage instead of stopping completely. Also you could try herbal sleep remedies like valerian.I think these energetic experiences take a while to balance out. If you are going to do sadhanas and so you need to learn how to normalize or ‘re- cover’ from the naked energy experience. You can easily get locked into an altered way of perceiving without knowing how to switch it off.
I would suggest going for long walks in the countryside if you can and eat well normal balanced food.
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Welcome I hope someone can help you with this.
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Welcome.
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DELETE ME PLEASE
in Forum and Tech Support
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We don’t usually do that - you can just log out and not return If that’s what you want. PM me if you have a specific reason.