Posts by hollowviper72

A Dharma threesome? Honestly, that’s just not my scene. I mean, I might be open to it if you bring a friend along—but only if we’re all teaming up to take down Alexander Parker69. 😁

Confucius basically summed it up perfectly: cultivate your spirit, then go out and find some romance. 😛

So, I had this incredibly gorgeous girl drop by my place earlier today—she was conducting a survey about juice brands... and man, her hand was shaking and her voice was totally trembling. So cute. 😁
Now, if you listen to pure logic, you'd probably say she was just nervous because she's never done field surveys before, but I *know* better—I know I was just radiating such intense, masculine spirituality that it caught her off guard. It’s all about that aura. 🙂

The path to Enlightenment is often a difficult one. 😉

velvetpilot212 said:I once met this guy—he was actually organizing the concert—who told me that if I went home with him after the show, I’d be glowing like a lightbulb by morning. 😁 Well, being the absolute idiot that I am, I didn't go.
Do you think I'll get another shot at something like that?

Glowing like a lightbulb? Honestly, you could just stick your finger in an outlet and see how much "glow" you can actually generate. 😁

No way, I’m a total pushover—you can't go picking on me!
But hey, I happen to know about a thousand tricks involving a single feather... 😉 😁

Alright, alright, let me pull myself together for a second before we end up causing a scandal on this forum. 😛

Here is another (hehe) quote from The Tao Te Ching that perfectly captures my own philosophy regarding wisdom and moderation.

Ugh... wait, I think I already used that one. Drat. That's what happens when I run out of things to say.

So, tell me then—did you reach enlightenment before this whole thread devolved into a massive shouting match? 😉

Oh, so we’re heading off to an S&M club, are we? Hmmm... 😛

He was the one who kicked things off! 😁

Honestly, my back is already killing me from sitting here trying to make sense of your rambling nonsense. But hey, you've got a point. 😁

Alexander Parker69 said:My enlightened friend,😍

after finishing those three books and sitting with the ideas for a while—really chewing on them—I think we might just have ourselves a brand-new little genius here.😂

Look, Ravanek, maybe it didn't quite click the first time around:



Clear? 😁

Jack Harris3 said:hollowviper72, if I may—take this as some genuine, friendly advice. 😁
You probably won't take it, but hey, that's okay too. 😂

Honestly, though, don't be quite so certain about that. 😉

Take a look at my previous post above.

Alexander Parker69 said:Every fight has winners and losers. But wars aren't made up of individual battles. What really matters is winning the overarching war of life. Of course, you could just sit on the sidelines and play philosopher—neither losing nor winning anything at all. If you don't take a stand, you shouldn't even bother showing up.

When you're fighting yourself, there can't be both a winner and a loser. That’s why you don't actually "fight" who you are. Meditation and introspection aren't weapons for combat; they are tools for understanding.

...what do you mean by "Accept disgrace willingly"?
Accepting that you aren't important.
Don't get caught up in what you lose or what you gain...

I am unimportant. You are unimportant. Even Bush is unimportant. Once you truly grasp that—once you actually embrace it—the struggle ceases and peace begins. That is when you can finally start living. It isn't weakness, either—it's an understanding of the Whole. Whether you win or lose, the Whole remains unchanged.

I completely understand why you might disagree with that. Honestly, after about ten minutes of contemplation today, I managed to wrap my head around that quote, and suddenly, I was looking at the world with a sense of humor. But the ego is always lurking there, fighting tooth and nail against its own negation. Right now, I can feel my own "disagreement" bubbling up because I still feel "important." There's this voice inside me insisting that being important is essential—and man, is it hard to tune out.
But still... for a fleeting moment, I understood. 🙂

Alexander Parker69 said:Man, you really dug yourself into a hole with all that whining about that unachievable, low-quality jackpot. Who’s actually going to take you seriously now? 🙂

It’s almost funny—as if being taken seriously by anyone else is the point here. 😉

The truth is, our biggest breakthroughs usually happen right after our egos get absolutely shattered. My own ego took quite a hit recently, and honestly, all that complaining was just a symptom of the fallout. Through those cracks, I caught a glimpse of a version of myself I had started to bury deep down. 🙂 So, I'm changing. At the end of the day, the only person who needs to take *me* seriously is me.

Alexander Parker69 said:Wait, did we just drift off topic? It's getting late. 🙂

If you can't master the world around you, then focus on mastering your own inner landscape. Stand your ground—don't be that pushover who lets every random guy on the street talk down to him.

In this life, we’re all going to hit highs and lows. You’ll face victories and defeats, and so will I—we aren't any different in that regard.
But personally, I refuse to see victory as a win or defeat as a loss; Tao is always in motion.
Your struggle is actually what binds you. The more you obsess over winning and losing, the less freedom you truly have.

The path to internal victory is actually the path to peace. You can't win a war against yourself through combat—because in every fight, someone ends up destroyed. And if you destroy yourself in the process... what's left?

Alexander Parker69 said:Sure, there are still those people out there who actually have some life left in them—people who aren't looking for some deep philosophical substitute for their mother's apron, where they can just hide away feeling safe, warm, and shielded from all the nasty things happening in the world.😁

Ah. As the saying goes... small words from a small mind.

Wait, hang on... I think I can do better than that:



Hehe...

ravana said:The world is just matter—an illusionary string of nature. We are here to conquer it, master it, subdue it, tear it down, grasp it, and tame it...

Of course, you could choose to just surrender to it all. You could settle for being just another biological entity—basically an animal, maybe a little more intelligent, but not by much—and pass up everything the human body is actually capable of achieving.

But seriously, how exactly do you "conquer" the ocean? How do you "master" the wind? Subdue a rock? Destroy light? Grasp lightning? Tame a mountain?

I used to think people dismissed the older generation as just being out of touch—you know, those stereotypical "grumpy old folks"—simply because certain individuals were dragging down the averages for us younger guys... I won't go on naming names here, but you all know exactly who I'm talking about... 😁

P.S.

Alexander Parker69, if the wind carries you along, can that same wind ever truly break you? Just remember—we’re talking about a proverbial sailboat and a proverbial sky here. There isn't a patch of solid ground in sight. 😉

What I mean is, think about the principle of water. You can try to box water in with a massive dam, and it won't fight back—not at first. But no dam on earth can hold back even the tiniest little stream forever. The world isn't some territory waiting for us to conquer; it's something we're meant to understand. And honestly, it's pretty hard to wrap your head around the "wind" when you're busy trying to tear right through it, don't you think?

Let's not take our talk about planes too literally. We don't need to go *ad nauseam* with it. 😛

Mr. Pes said:hollowviper72, are you absolutely certain the sailboat is actually harnessing the wind—rather than just being dragged along by it?
And for that matter, is it possible he didn't get bored and just designed the whole thing as a way to stay busy? To find some semblance of purpose in his own constant striving? 😁

It’s essentially the same thing, isn't it? 😁

Here’s a little more wisdom for you all while you’re busy tinkering with your household appliances and flying around in planes—meanwhile, I’ll just be drifting along with Tao and Ching. 😈

Do you really think you have the power to seize control of The Universe and make it better?
I truly don't believe it's possible.

The Universe is sacred.
You cannot improve it.
If you attempt to change it, you’ll only end up ruining it.
If you try to grasp it, you’ll only end up losing it.

So, at times things move forward, and at other times they fall behind;
At times breathing feels labored, and at others, it comes naturally;
At times there is strength, and at times there is weakness;
At times one is elevated, and at times one is low.

That is why the wise soul avoids extremes, excess, and complacency.

There you go. Now, feel free to carry on with your endless "blah blah blah" following the teachings of Tao and Ching. 😁

Mr. Pes said:That’s just not how it works. The elements don't care whether the sea is calm or not.
A sailboat is completely at the mercy of the wind—if you hit a storm or the breeze just dies out, you're going to "crash land" pretty much instantly. 😁

Well, first off, the wind never truly stops blowing, and even if it does, a sailboat can glide along for quite a while just on pure lift.
And secondly—let's be real—you can sail right through almost any storm if you know what you're doing.

If we look at this allegorically, a sailboat follows the winds of the heavens; it exists in harmony with them. A boat doesn't fight against the wind—it uses the wind to fly. I’m talking about the principle of water here, which, as many of you know, is one of the most vital concepts in Taoism. We shouldn't take our little planes too literally. 😉

We’re looking at a fundamental divide in how we approach existence itself.
To many of you, life feels like a constant struggle—a relentless series of battles punctuated by brief, fleeting moments of peace.
My perspective is entirely different.

...it's just a continuous cycle of mental crises hitting one after another...

But where do these crises actually come from if not from within ourselves? In those moments, we become frantic—much like a cat endlessly chasing its own tail.

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but it seems you all are chasing victory. I, on the other hand, am pursuing inner peace. Concepts like "warfare" or "crisis" simply don't exist for me in the way you describe them—mostly because I refuse to grant them any legitimacy, even when they show up at my doorstep. They are nothing more than straw dogs. I’m not sure if that resonates with you, but honestly, it doesn't matter much.

I don't live in fear, because I try to live by the principle of the tree: keeping my roots deep in the soil (staying grounded in reality) while stretching my canopy high toward the sky (refusing to let the chaos of the daily grind bury me). Whether you buy into that philosophy or not is irrelevant; what matters is that I am content with it. 🙂

That last sentence tells us everything we need to know—you clearly think you're wiser than everyone else here.

Is that because I noticed a misuse of metaphors—and perhaps even the words themselves? Throughout this entire thread, there seems to be a glaring lack of understanding regarding basic concepts like temperance, which many people mistake for mere "ordinariness." If temperance were truly the standard quality for most, we would be living in a completely different world. So why does the word "mediocrity" keep popping up here?
Frankly, I find this whole thing quite amusing... I'm not particularly interested in a contest over who has the longer beard. You can take my words at face value, or you can decide I'm lying—it makes very little difference to me. 🙂

And one more thing before I go: has it ever occurred to anyone that a fighter jet, despite flying through the air, is never truly *part* of the sky? Think about that metaphor for a second. Otherwise, this discussion serves as a perfect illustration of the modern mindset.