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  1. Posted

    22 hours ago, NaturaNaturans said:

    One thing I acctually think is quite strange about christianity, historically speaking, is some of its values.

     

    Like the meek shall inheirit the earth..? Everyone being equal in the eyes of God (no superior or inferior, slave or master, barbarian or citizien, jew or gentile). I somehow doubt that was mainstream thought in the early roman empire, but maybe I am wrong.


    I think meek has a specific meaning which you might like to look up.

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    16 minutes ago, Nungali said:

     

    There you go making   ' inverted  affirmations'   again .    :D 

     

    Oh look  ;

    Conratulations +     /    Supremely Bonkers - 

     

    ( The best part of this thread ;    succubus -  and succubi +    ;   a single one is a negative but many of them are a positive  :D 

     

    --  and if you dont understand Yang  the polarity of a succubus   is an incubus . )

     

    You wait and wait at a succubus stop then three come at once.

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  5. Posted

    On 21/09/2024 at 3:28 PM, Juan99 said:

    I have been reading about Daoism, on and off, for many years, mostly in Spanish.
    But I don't know much, since I have forgotten most of my early readings!
    But, in my heart, I feel like a Tao Bum. I hope this is a good site for walking the Dao and that I don't stray from the way.


    The more you sit and forget the better.

     

    Welcome to the site.

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  8. Posted

    2 hours ago, Thrice Daily said:

    I've been enjoying reading this topic. It would be nice to see it continue. 

     

    Specifically I'd like to ask you who written Wang Mu and where is it best to read an English translation of it? 

     

    All from the stars and all back to the stars. Every fibre of our being balancing to death like threads made the old way... Back to the light where it came from. Connect to it on this cool clump of earth, and like water collecting on a metal mirror, just be... 

     

     

    Have a look here:

     

    https://www.goldenelixir.com/goldenelixir_press.html

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  9. Posted

    6 minutes ago, Thrice Daily said:

    What is Neidan?

    How do people practice it?

    How do you practice it?

    How would you describe it?

     

    There was a recent post about Neidan, the topic was closed though and after reading a few pages nobody had defined it . I'd love to read your views/teachers views...


    I am no expert but would recommend reading the Cantong qi as the first historical Neidan text and Wang Mu for the steps in the process.

     

     

  11. Posted

    18 minutes ago, liminal_luke said:

    When I first learned about this whole downvote thing, I was against it.  I thought it would lead to needless negativity and vowed never to press that button.  Turns out I was wrong.  It´s actually a lot of fun!


    NO! It isn’t!

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  19. Posted

    19 minutes ago, Shadow_self said:

     

    I understand exactly what it means.

     

    It means someone doesnt know the difference between sperm and essence

     

    Semen is not vital essence, Semen contains vital essence

     

    A person who practices neidan and knows what they are talking about would understand the distinction

     

    The others who never did, are forgiven for their lack of practical understanding.

     

    You (according to your self proclaimed status) should know better

     

     


    I go by this ancient teaching from ‘Carry on up the Dantien’

     

    ”When the fleet is in port the town is full of discharged seamen”

     

     

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  21. Posted

    Reliable thoughts are those that rally round to support you when you are questioned or challenged.  They are on call 24/7 to talk about jhanas, shamatha and vipassyana, sitting and forgetting, the LDT and the MCO.  You all know them well.  Like the mustered troops of a well maintained militia they defend our freedom of thought and give good service in times of need, especially when our island home is threatened.  I am not talking about those thoughts.

     

    I am talking about unreliable thoughts and ideas - not born of system or ideology - but the thoughts that point to un-being and truth.  

     

    Picture the most perfected and skilful you - trained in the arts, master of reason, perfectly poised and focused - sitting alone, your mind is calm and tamed.  Your house is aligned and harmonious.  The air is perfumed by the most pleasing aromas.  Small birds flutter past the wide windows between the trees and a gentle sunlight glitters on a limpid pond.  Your breath is quiet and almost still, your robes folded in place, your feet are warm.  Deep peace settles on your heart.  Without effort your attention playfully light rides on your soft breath and sinks into an inner strength hid in a responsive fluidity.  Nothing will disturb you now.  One thing resolves to another.  Time moves.  A quintessential heat moves.  Space itself hums with solid power.  A gold sun bobs in a sea-like sky.  You are there and yet not there.  Nothing seems to move out of its place because the point of reference is everywhere, co-present, perfect, silent but not silent.  Somewhere a gong sounds.  You rise.  It's dinner time at last.

     

    You have unreliable thoughts.

    There is no meditation at all.  There never was.  

    Laughing you stuff dumplings in your mouth and chew.

     

    At last you are useless and free.

     

     

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  22. Posted

    44 minutes ago, snowymountains said:

     

    It was reformed because those practices emerged much later than the Buddha. So they reformed in order to practice as the Buddha taught.

     

    Theravada is thus close to the original practice, in the whole area.

     

    It's ordained Theravada monks who define Theravada practice, not the fantasy of someone who posts in TDB.


    Such is their propaganda of course.

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  24. Posted

    39 minutes ago, Giles said:

     

    It would be more accurate to state that all matter is chi/qi.

     

    Qi is more than energy because, for example, qi also consists of information.

     

     

    Yes I agree - something like intelligent energy - or information conveying energy - just as light has spectral information perhaps.  It is quite difficult to pin down in definition and these are just words around the subject.

     

     

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  25. Posted

    58 minutes ago, Taoist Texts said:

    thanks, always valuable to see an issue from an outside prospective. my experience has been different though

    without concrete details hard to tell whats going on and who is deluded;)

    from my POV it is wrong because it is materialism since the physical body is material. 


    All matter is energy.

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