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  1. Posted

    ,  It's Time for rabbit to go bye bye. Fare thee well, Rabbit, you've served us well. Thanks for the memories!

     

    Whichever sticker has been chosen to acknowledge this Year of the Wood Dragon, it's time to display. 

     

    Taking a moment to reflect on all of the Years of the Dragon during my lifetime, each of those years continue to shine bright. Each of those years, being momentous, with great significance in my personal life and also the world.

     

    High haint no weatherman, yet, I will say this much, in the forecast, there be dragons. And that's coming from the Dog in me.

     

     

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    On 2/2/2024 at 4:37 AM, Master Solo said:


    Ironically enough, it was the people on here who led me to faith with their demonic ways. And now I have found a path of righteousness, Mashallah.


    Irony always finds a way. 
    In my neck of the woods, we have a saying, 

    righteous is as righteous does.

     

       My own take on that saying is, righteousness reveals itself through acts (not through self proclaiming)

     

     

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    On 11/30/2023 at 4:36 PM, Pak_Satrio said:


    Don’t ask me, ask 小梦想. You have an expert here, take this opportunity.


    I find it interesting in some off handed way, when, someone meets a real McCoy, yet, doesn’t recognize it as such.

    Be grateful for your own good fortune and opportunity and for your recognition ability. 
    I think folks either get it or they don’t. The ones that don’t get it, that’s ok. 
    I have a theory goes like: you tend to lose out on more by not taking a risk than by taking the risk.

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  6. Posted · Edited by zerostao

    On 12/9/2023 at 1:04 PM, HumanElectric said:

    I see qigong as the art of moving one’s qi, Neigong as the art of storing qi and working with one’s stored qi. For the most part, most goals seem to be dependent on the school and the individual practitioner. 

     By your definition, Baguazhang covers both qigong and neigong. Of course Baguazhang does way more than that, containing every element of Daoist alchemy. Whoever came up with the phrase “Baguazhang is as deep as the universe”  achieved a moment of clarity. 
    one beautiful thing about Daoist arts are there are different flavors to suit an individual’s unique qualities. When an individual expresses sincerity with an open mind, a Gate will open for them. After the Gate opens, leave ego behind,  continue In equanimity, steady as you go. 

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    If you like life to the point of wanting more of it; if you’ve found a way that keeps life’s struggles, disappointments, heartbreaks, horrifics, calamities, from beating you down, if you’ve reached the golden years

    Spoiler

     

    And still yearn for more, platinum or palladium years,,, it’s not that you dread a physical death, far from it, as that is the next fantastical adventure,,,

    yet, for whatever personal reasons you may have,, continuing your current adventures in the physical realm remain attractive for you,,,

    this thread is for you.

     

    Spoiler

     


    I started here in 2009, when 90+% of my breath had died.

     

    https://archive.org/details/taoisthealthexer0000dali

     

    Time for me to do a re-read and I wholeheartedly recommend ya’ll take a look at it.

    Da Liu never once visited a doctor and lived in good health ninety six years. 
     

    Different strokes for different folks.

    There are a few that lived to 108+ while smoking cigars and drinking whisky; this method won’t work for everyone. Get in where you fit in.

     


    There are meditations and qigong that enable  those in their seventies to feel like they’re seventeen. These gifts are bestowed, rarely, you don’t  order them off google.

     

    Spoiler

     


    The movie, The Green Mile touched upon some drawbacks of extended longevity. 
    Always be careful what you wish for.

     

    I like the YouTube  channel Physionic

    Here’s a sample episode 

     

     

    I like Baguazhang with it’s Limitless potentials

     



     

    Spoiler

     


     

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  15. Posted · Edited by zerostao

    MOD NOTICE

    Political posts are to be posted in the CURRENT EVENTS section only.

    A member will have to ask for access to Current Events section; to post or view threads there.

    If you’re thinking of asking for access; think twice. I advise against it. This forum nearly ceased to be due to political discussions in the open forums. Members left and many have not returned. 


    My two cents; merely my opinion, is whatever god is, it’s neither a religion or a politician.

     

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  18. Posted · Edited by zerostao

    On 9/21/2023 at 12:41 AM, silent thunder said:

    One day you will ask me which is more important?

    My life or yours?

     

    I will say mine

                                                                                           and you will walk away not knowing

    that you are my life.

     

    Khalil Gibran

     

    And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and wind longs to play with your hair.

     

    If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.


    All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

     

    Khalil Gibran, woulda liked to hang out with that cat.

    in the meanwhile, listening to the sweet music of psithurism,,

     

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    @natural

     

    @Encephalon

    i know you have a lot to share; my guess is your time available / lack of, for this place, factors.

     

    @joeblast

     

    i miss this bum’s unique practices, working with hexagrams, is an example. Definitely had/has energetics. 


    There are several other bums that rarely venture back around here, some not even posting when they do pass through. These bum’s definitely add, well,  have added to discussions on the way. 
    I won’t list then; and I have open lines to some of, but certainly not all of them.

     

    I hope that @Earl Grey is doing well and I look forward to his posts upon his return.

     

     

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    In tough times or Calamity a separation becomes apparent; there are those who choose to fend for themselves only themselves, and there are those who become helpful to the ones who need a bit of help. And those who 90% of the time that offer helping hands have times, when they are in need of help themselves. 

    Like I said, twenty twenty would reveal everyone’s true colors. And the same is true at Black Rock City today.

    Every community or group has to find a way to deal with the shit if they are to become an ongoing thing. This is as basic as it gets. 

    Ive never been to BM, it’s pretty much above my pay grade; in the past I have frequented the Family of Living Light when they set up camp near my neck of the woods, so it is similar. However, on a much smaller scale. It’s easier I think to set up properly for a couple hundred rather than70,000. Yet, the small gatherings have fewer folks to do what’s required than the larger group has to maintain kitchens, have first aid station,  clean water, and clean up.

    My imagination of BM conjures up vibrant energy creative folks bent on having a good time/experience. 
    And of course Black Rock City isn’t offline without signal. A fly over to drop supplies, I’m sure has been or is being arranged. Medical airlift if needed,, etc

    should have been planned for, prior, in fact, in case of unexpected whatever.

    One shouldn’t feel some stigma as being a prepped survivor before venturing to one’s adventure; a little common sense goes a long ways 

     

    If I was just one percent tech-y I would post the meme of the Beastie Boys are releasing a five part anthology,,,


    Being a little prepared for the unexpected keeps glamping glamping rather than devolving into base tribal, survival of the strong nightmares.

     

    Life is short, they say, some fire balling preacher yesterday pulled out a timer to demonstrate that mine just as everyone else clock is ticking away , 

    well kinda, I thought, none of us, way rare few know the appointed moment when expiration occurs. 
     

    in the meanwhile, have enjoyable experiences not bad ones. Make good memories not bad ones.

     

    we are all condemned to do our time. Do good time not bad time.

     

    So, my imagination has that towering wooden effigy presiding over the camp, his court. That Burning Man watches, judges, those in attendance; how they deal with this up till the moment he flames out

     

     

     

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