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  1. sage

    Asian Studies Course

    Don't envy me. Just appreciate the experience and perhaps you will (or already have) experience a similiar one. I envy you for your dedication to Taoism and your knowledge.
  2. sage

    Asian Studies Course

    Replace awesome with "enlightening"
  3. sage

    Asian Studies Course

    At my high school, once you finish your Freshman history course (Modern European or Contemporary) and your Sophomore history course (US History with different levels of difficulty), you may take one of many different history courses, including Post War, Economics, Dictators, Psychology, Western...
  4. sage

    Taoism in decline?

    Taoism may or may not be as widely practiced as it was, say, 1000 years ago. However, the philosophy lives on. The Tao is never ending. There never was a time when it did not exist, nor will there ever be a time when it does not exist. It is the essence of life.
  5. sage

    Yoga

    It tremendously increases flexibility. There's a test called a "sit and reach" test to measure flexibility. I reached 20" before yoga, and could do 34" after 3 months, but now I can only do like a 25". Some of the poses and quicker movements do get you sweating, but more challenging...
  6. sage

    How sharp are the swords today? (Metaphor)

    Metaphorically speaking, I think the sword is very sharp today. The stakes are high, and everyone is in competition from a local level to a global level. Athletes take performance enhancing substances, children compete a little too hard in "recreational" sports, parents want their kids to be...
  7. sage

    Emptiness

    Aha! I found another example, from the Tao Te Ching. The Tao Te Ching says it is not the wood that makes the house useful, it is the "emptiness" inside the wood -- that is, the open space. :)
  8. sage

    Do you want to read about me? Be honest...

    fromtheheart, that was a beautiful compliment, thank you very much. Everyone else, thank you.
  9. sage

    When do we meditate?

    Don't take such a strong opinion on his decisions, as hard as it may be. Attempt to see why he made that choice. There may be 100 bad parts, but 1 good part may exist.
  10. sage

    Emptiness

    Oh ... Master Vigil, you used my reply. I was going to use the second quote from the Tao Te Ching about usefullness in emptiness. That quote is fairly early on in the Tao Te Ching. Oh, well. Good topic, though.
  11. sage

    Do you want to read about me? Be honest...

    Thank you everyone. Hopefully I will encounter each and everyone one of you on my RF travels.
  12. sage

    Suffering is wonderful!!!!

    I see your point, and it seems to make more sense. So, the results of the situation can be seen either good or bad or whatever. Thanks.
  13. sage

    Yoga

    Do any of you practice yoga? I took a yoga class for 3 months, and found yoga to be one of the most relaxing (both physically and mentally) things I have ever done. I still practice yoga, but I should do it more often. Flexibility is always a good thing ... Anyway, if you do, what do you do...
  14. sage

    Suffering is wonderful!!!!

    I agree with you to an extent, Master Vigil. Not only do human minds label events or situations "good" or "bad." Certainly, when an animal gets injured, he or she realizes the experience is negative and painful. In contrast, when an animal catches dinner, it is content. The concept of "good"...
  15. sage

    Do you want to read about me? Be honest...

    You may call me "sage." I am an American teenager. A teenage male, to be slightly more precise. I write poetry, paint (though not very well), daydream, play guitar, attempt to write my own songs, think, read, exist, and question. I also enjoy athletics and summertime - especially days spent...
  16. sage

    Inner Nature

    No, I haven't. I will right now though. Thanks, Master Vigil, you seem to be a very knowledgeable individual. I hope to learn a lot.
  17. sage

    Suffering is wonderful!!!!

    I agree with Michel's original reply. If every action or experience was "GOOD," then we would not truly appreciate how "GOOD" it was, as we would not be aware that worse experience could occur. We need "BAD" in order for "GOOD" to work. We need both yin and yang.
  18. sage

    Inner Nature

    Simply put, everything, living or not, possesses its own "inner nature," and energy. The level or strength of energy and the kind of inner nature depends on the object and other variables involved (purpose, etc...) When objects are made from other objects, their inner nature and energy is, of...
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