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What were your favorite topics on The Tao Bums this year?

 

There's been a LOT, 79 pages of them. :blink:

 

Damn. We've come a long way.

 

Here is the first page:

http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?showfo...all&st=2310

 

Some really good discussions this year. Here are some of some of my favorites that I pulled from scanning through the pages.

 

I think I'm going to send a "Best of 2008" email out to the whole list early next week.

 

Will you do me a favor and take a minute to scan the list below, let me know if you think I missed any good ones? Or if you think any of the topics I listed suck and should be removed... :D

 

Thanks! Enjoy.

  1. What Bothers Me About Philosophical Daoism
    Topic starter: gossamer
  2. the importance of the neck
    Topic starter: laotse
  3. Why is there so much disrespect in the Taoist tradition?
    Topic starter: Cameron
  4. Goals, destinations, silence about...
    Topic starter: Ian
  5. Tea, Flavors, tea ceremonies...good tea for everyone
    Topic starter: joeblast
  6. Eyes, healing & maintaining good eye health
    Topic starter: freeform
  7. Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
    Topic starter: Cameron
  8. Harold Roth Nei Yeh--best book to start
    Topic starter: Brian L. Kennedy
  9. Well Put Post about Zaneblue, aka Witch
    Topic starter: drew hempel
  10. Spirituality and the Occult, discussing occult practices and the nature of spirit
    Topic starter: SFJane
  11. Different Meditations, Well put way to describe different types of meditation
    Topic starter: WhiteTiger
  12. Imagination or Visualization is never a good method
    Topic starter: exorcist_1699
  13. Discourse on Taoist Internal Alchemy
    Topic starter: dao zhen
  14. Daniel Ingram, Harcore guide to buddhist meditation
    Topic starter: Ian
  15. Enlightenment vs. Self-Realization
    Topic starter: AugustLeo
  16. Why is there so much evil in the world?
    Topic starter: durkhrod chogori
  17. The True Eye of the Tiger, A visual approach to the I Ching
    Topic starter: sean
  18. A Toltec view of Self, A path to spiritual freedom
    Topic starter: Stigweard
  19. Wu Wei = non doing
    Topic starter: cold
  20. Deep breathing practices, Yoga, daoist, Buddhism
    Topic starter: Wun Yuen Gong
  21. what is a person?
    Topic starter: de_paradise
  22. spirituality thumping: to thump or not to thump
    Topic starter: de_paradise
  23. weak erection
    Topic starter: mantis
  24. Dying in meditation, How to achieve this experience?
    Topic starter: durkhrod chogori
  25. Kechari Mudra
    Topic starter: Immortal
  26. Who thinks Bill Bodri is right?
    Topic starter: Cameron
  27. That imbetween state, Condition for good practice.
    Topic starter: Ian
  28. Tensegrity and Golden Dragon/Diamond Body?
    Topic starter: Xienkula1
  29. Mer Ka Ba
    Topic starter: Wun Yuen Gong
  30. Purifying the subconcious to avoid loosing jing
    Topic starter: provs
  31. Becoming multi orgasmic / Orgasm without ejaculation.
    Topic starter: Vantage
  32. emptying or filling ?, be one with Dao
    Topic starter: YMWong
  33. All the hurt in the world... what do YOU do?
    Topic starter: Anette L
  34. non-dualism & the need for practice
    Topic starter: mat black
  35. Shuigong, Taoist and other dream practices
    Topic starter: sheng zhen
  36. Who am I ?, any ideas???
    Topic starter: sunshine
  37. Darkness Retreats, peoples experiences
    Topic starter: Swami Jai
  38. Transmissons
    Topic starter: Scadder21
  39. Is KunLun Bogus?, A Complete Path or Complete Fluff?
    Topic starter: Jakara
  40. What is the Kunlun Energy
    Topic starter: Swami Jai
  41. KAP Kundalini Awakening Process Dr. Glenn Morris
    Topic starter: Vajrasattva
  42. KAP Kundalini Awakening Process Dr. Glenn Morris July
    Topic starter: Vajrasattva
  43. Spiritual Guides
    Topic starter: neo
  44. women must learn to redirect their orgams too, tao for ladies
    Topic starter: smartgirl093
  45. My journey in follwing the book: "Multi-orgasmic man"
    Topic starter: TheSeeker
  46. About love.
    Topic starter: cat
  47. Dark Night of the Soul, a personal experience of meditation and madness
    Topic starter: SFJane
  48. The Fire Yogi
    Topic starter: SiliconValley
  49. David Verdesi, It's for real? what's your opinion?
    Topic starter: amacgregor
  50. Shaking Practice in Bali
    Topic starter: joebob
  51. Does Taoism believe in a God?
    Topic starter: Azoro
  52. Natural Living
    Topic starter: emily
  53. K?
    Topic starter: muz
  54. Full-lotus fallacy, Like many others
    Topic starter: durkhrod chogori
  55. What Does Yin Energy Feel Like? How Do You Cultivate it?
    Topic starter: mwight
  56. Would like to hear how others experience "Qi" ?
    Topic starter: shontonga
  57. Wizard Wang Liping?
    Topic starter: styrofoamdog
  58. Pre-heaven Jing, a panacea for sufferings
    Topic starter: exorcist_1699
  59. What is the goal of Taoism?, Freedom? Enlightenment? Parlor Tricks?
    Topic starter: Unconditioned
  60. Courses, Books, Etc. Etc. That You Couldn't Do Without For Your Practice.
    Topic starter: mwight
  61. Gross Sense Impressions of the Transformation Process
    Topic starter: DarinHamel
  62. Nei Gung - What is it? to Starjumper, Buddy, et al.
    Topic starter: VCraigP
  63. Kunlun San Diego and assorted musings, warning: this is growing long...
    Topic starter: Taomeow
  64. For those of you still chasing "abilities", as if they prove awakening.
    Topic starter: Hundun
  65. John Changs 1st Westerner student
    Topic starter: shidoin
  66. My fellow trees
    Topic starter: hagar
  67. western magic, kaballah?,dolres ashcroft nowiki, your unseenpower
    Topic starter: phore
  68. Taoism of Western Imagination, [long winded but useful]
    Topic starter: YMWong
  69. The "S" word
    Topic starter: Cameron
  70. Questions about Egyptian Mysticism, to answer question from Yoda
    Topic starter: apepch7
  71. Increasing spiritual awareness leading to diminished happiness? is life boring now?
    Topic starter: nomad
  72. Daoist and Tibetan Transmissions
    Topic starter: Spirit Ape
  73. absolute direct work with fear, questions.
    Topic starter: Pranaman
  74. Etymology, The 'true sense' of things
    Topic starter: Stigweard
  75. Ayuhasca?
    Topic starter: SereneBlue
  76. Can We Transcend Lust?, How To?
    Topic starter: ddilulo_06
  77. Chanting names of goddess, chanting, goddess, wicca, witchcraft, vajrayogini
    Topic starter: phore
  78. Differentiating Yin and Yang in your body
    Topic starter: baloneyx
  79. Talking To God
    Topic starter: mwight
  80. Full lotus, techniques to achieve full lotus meditation
    Topic starter: sheng zhen
  81. Why Taoism is different
    Topic starter: exorcist_1699
  82. Fu healings, introduction to FU
    Topic starter: Mak_Tin_Si
  83. Virtue is..., What virtues should a Taoist have?
    Topic starter: Stigweard
  84. Immortality - the various views
    Topic starter: picnic
  85. Relaxing tea...
    Topic starter: lostmonk
  86. A Question For The Ladies
    Topic starter: mwight
  87. The True Taoism?
    Topic starter: Anabhogya-Carya
  88. A Warning, to the chargers
    Topic starter: benny
  89. Tummo?
    Topic starter: mewtwo
  90. Magus of Java Teachings Revealed, My two cents on the subject...
    Topic starter: Fiz
  91. Master Nan & Bill Bodri - circulation being a waste of time, what do you think of this?
    Topic starter: nomad
  92. Immortality
    Topic starter: dragonfire
  93. Human Flight -> Qinggong, Light Body Skill
    Topic starter: benny
  94. relative and perfect pitch., the training as a meditation
    Topic starter: Pranaman
  95. Shaktipat, A Quick List of Gurus
    Topic starter: SiliconValley
  96. Vajrasattva's Greatest Hits
    Topic starter: Yoda
  97. Long Distance KUNDALINI KAP Training through Skype
    Topic starter: Vajrasattva
  98. Most Events that Happen to us do not Matter!
    Topic starter: Pietro
  99. Daoists usually die, (or SHOW me one who did not)
    Topic starter: YMWong
  100. May I introduce the highest Buddhist practice?, its is called thogal and leads to light body
    Topic starter: alwayson
  101. Yin Xian Fa and Ling Bao Bi Fa Cultivation Methods
    Topic starter: 松永道
  102. What is the Most Common Problem...
    Topic starter: 林愛偉
  103. Question about spirituality and scientific testing
    Topic starter: seekeroftruth
  104. Best way to enlightenment
    Topic starter: markern
  105. why have YIN and YANG, A brief history and basics of yin and yang
    Topic starter: Mak_Tin_Si
  106. Haiku Chain, Make it spontaneous ... have some fun
    Topic starter: Stigweard

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:)

 

Thanks. I hope someone finds it useful.

 

And keep 'em coming!

 

I'll probably send the email out on Monday or Tuesday so please tell me if there is a topic you enjoyed that I missed.

 

I realized that I totally forgot to even go through the personal practice or book club sections.

 

Sean

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Dear Sean,

 

I liked "Harold Roth, Nei Yeh--best book to start", started by Brian L. Kennedy.

 

In fact, I liked it so much that I copied part of it. :P

 

Thanks for hosting such a GREAT forum!

 

 

Peace, gossamer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:)

 

Thanks. I hope someone finds it useful.

 

And keep 'em coming!

 

I'll probably send the email out on Monday or Tuesday so please tell me if there is a topic you enjoyed that I missed.

 

I realized that I totally forgot to even go through the personal practice or book club sections.

 

Sean

Edited by gossamer

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Bump, again (good gosh there is some traffic here :) )

 

This one just really changed the way I relate to life events, very intresting.

 

One of my favorites of 2008 is:

Ramana's 40 Verses on Reality

Topic starter: Lozen

Excellent fun working through Raman together

 

Best Topics of 2008: What's your vote?

topic starter: sean

:lol:

Seriously, awesome job for putting all these threads in one place

Agreed, there is some cool topics here that I didn't even see the first time around, some holiday reading for sure :)

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I don't know about specific posts... maybe... "Why Taoism is different", which I enjoy reading...

I always enjoy

Daozhen's posts

Taomeow's posts,

Exorcist's posts,

YMWong's posts,

Mjjbecker's posts

Wudangquan's posts,

Smile's posts,

Pietro's posts

Karen's posts,

Cat's posts,

Mal's posts...

 

I may miss some of you... Everytime i see a new post of these above, i go and read it... The order of the list is not so important.

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