Judih, its just you, ray and me nowdays. Even the new ones who register don't post. Except for the scammers that is.
you got it.
all the grandeur is in the past.
still a place to visit, but mostly to look around and dash out
Yeah even jrl no longer posts. How is your class going Judih?
good question!
teaching mindfulness to kids - lots of interesting insights - lots of chances to offer them an open door to see what's within
that's going great. Last week as part of the 'Being the change', we did some breathing med, then stood up to do the warm-up to chi cong. Watching their bodies, discovering what's easy, what's hard. reflecting.
For some, this was the longest they'd gone without chattering or using their 'spinners' (do you know about that fad? - a 3 pronged plastic circular device that works with ball bearings to balance on a finger and spin)
That alone is worth the entrance into the class.
to be continued.
Oh that sounds interesting. I was talking about the class you were taking, the tai chi. I just practice on my own now and don't have a class.
I just approved 12 members some going back to march. I think most of those were already approved, just the system messing up or something. Maybe one or two will post? I think the system sends an email so they will get a reminder
you approved them. Some are for sure spam-niks.
Others may be legit
Let's see what transpires
My t'ai chi class? Fantastic as usual.
(I teach, so 'how's your class going?' could refer to a number of classes in school. And i'm studying, so there were 3 classes I took and submitted papers for. And then t'ai chi (which i don't think of as a class, but rather as a weekly gift offered to me!)
I've had to jump back and forth out of the country (for family reasons and for school), so whenever I come back to t'ai chi, it's even more focusing)
How about you. Do you check out youtube for various masters doing various nuances?
Some were from march so I think it was some glitch. Rather than try to decide which ones were legit, I just ok'd them all. If they are spammers it will give us something to do, lol
I haven't been looking up any videos but that is a good idea. I practice every day at home
so far even the spammers are still.
by the way - we're back outside under the stars for our class.
We have a new smooth basketball court floor and it's amazing how I can keep balance better. We're surrounded by Eucalyptus trees, sounds of frogs and distant cows, jackals.
Tuesdays nights are definitely an experience
I often do my tai chi with eyes closed. Now I think my balance is better because of that. I sense the way I'm leaning and can sway back and forth or turn and move with eyes closed and no worries about falling
Nobody goes there any more, its too crowded.
hi jrl. hi stoney.
hi ray.
alive and well
I'm glad to see jrl pop in even if only to gloat over trumps follies, lol. We still have a few left. I keep approving new members and they dont post except for the occasional spammer we have to ban.
No one ever heard from eddy again since he vanished? He must be dead because he would be out of jail by now if that was it. I know where some of the other former posters are
the mysteries of time present.
facebook offers clues to some, but not eddy
JRL seems to have gone back into hiding, lol. Eddy may have died as some suspected. Or just doesn't give a crap. I will say he kept it going.
I just approved 11 new members, what do you want to bet none of them post? Except maybe if one is a spammer
And another, none of the 11 posted so I don't know why they want to join and not post
just returned from a silent retreat: The Way of the Heart or Metta. non-speech has a lot going for it
Is this really true that no one posts anymore?
they don't make quality posts like yours. Nice photos
Thanks for the compliment. That Trichocereus was grown from a seed Roach sent me. I thought she deserved a little "bling" so to speak.
Well last time i asked a serious question I got about ten pages of why I was full of shit and doing it wrong. And no real information that addressed my question. Know what I mean? And no one gives a crap about music apparently.
It is real good to see you posting JRL. Been missing seeing you around. I think we all love music deep down whether we personally have any talent or not. Singing is often the backbone to setting up the atmosphere for many ceremonies. You don't see too many crescent moon or crossfire ceremonies without someone singing and beating on a water drum. You don't see a yuwipi ceremony without yuwipi singers and drummers. Both yuwipi and peyote ceremonies generally have rattles involved in those ceremonies as well. The bottom line as I see it is that spirituality is often tied to music as music is a powerful force that can move our emotions incredible heights or take them down low as well. As long as you are feeling something from your music and others are feeling something from it then your doing it right. Not every song is for every mood and not every genre is for everyone.
true, wakinyan. Sometimes the noise level drowns out the wisdom.
sorry jrl you got bulldozed.
good conversations are hard to come by.
it's more 'open mic'. Someone steps up, does their thing ( or shows photos ) and others applaud and digest.
JRL, anything you post. You can be sure I'm reading it or listening to it. I think that goes for many of us and not just me. Sometimes the silence is simply because others don't have anything to add or don't feel they do at any rate. Then you get a few loudmouths like me that spout out their opinion whether they know anything or not. My theory is as long as you feel something you have a right to voice that feeling. Others have the same right to put you back into your place or enlighten you as to what was really meant if need be. I'm one of those fools that loves music and art, but I don't have a clue as to what its really about. I just admire those art forms that make me feel and if it doesn't resonate with me I don't care how popular it is.
hi guys--
sorry i missed this. i'm slack too mostly, just links to radio and Cenacle. i think one way to help me at least is check the "notify me of replies" button. did for this one :) it's how i saw stoney replied to radio thread this week.
here's a funny question for you: which forum can i learn about the wonderful art of cultivating mushrooms? real beginner type stuff.
peace,
raymond
No one post anymore because of fuckin social media crap .. people want shitty apps and social media, they are becoming far too lazy to come on a forum to have constructive discussion with proper argumentation. And because of stupid social media, everybody think he's an expert on every subject. That's so sad. I'm sad to see place like here drying or disappering as the Lycaeum .. invaluable data are disappering in the web nowhere and stupid conversations on social medias are keep because of all the money they drain .. fuck them
Sites like this were an invaluable resource for me and so... I continue to post in hopes that others will also find the time to do so.
Quote from: Wakinyan on May 20, 2018, 08:51:41 PM
Sites like this were an invaluable resource for me and so... I continue to post in hopes that others will also find the time to do so.
and the inspiration ripples into the universe