Tao Speaks: Re: phase 2

Re: phase 2

Posted by Steve on 2/4/2009, 4:55 pm, in reply to "phase 2"
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: Actually...only Buddhists have issues with
: lust, so scratch that.

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: Not so much lust, more desire actually.

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: Ah...
:
: Nice.
:
: So you have a desire to calm/control/reign
: in desire.
:
: Does that make metaphysical sense to you,
: Sweet Pea?

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: Can you think of any other way cupcake?

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Well, the "Survival of the Fittest Desire" Rule works for me; Desires that are useful/productive tend to hang around. Those that aren't tend to fall away in time--to the extent that I get out of the way and don't interfere with the process.

(You haven't addressed my quandary--concerning how one goes about calming/controlling/reigning in desire through the exercise of desire.)

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Jewish Buddhism with a Dash of Taoism thrown in for good Zen. - Butcho 2/3/2009, 2:30 pm
- fear God? - Steve 2/3/2009, 2:54 pm
  - to christians and unevolved pond life everywhere - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 1:19 am
    - Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians - Steve 2/4/2009, 8:36 am
      - Re: Note to lurkers: god wants your first born - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 1:06 pm
        
        pay no attention to him, kind lurkers: he's a Buddhist - Steve 2/4/2009, 1:36 pm
        
        damn you all - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 3:46 pm
        
        Re: damn you all - rat 2/13/2009, 8:14 am
        
        Re: Note to lurkers: god wants your first born - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 2:08 am
      - Re: Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 2:13 am
        
        Re: Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians - Steve 2/7/2009, 9:34 am
        
        Re: Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 5:54 pm
    - Re: to christians and unevolved pond life everywhere - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 1:36 am
  - Re: fear God? same shit - rat 2/4/2009, 8:58 am
    - Re: fear God? same shit - Steve 2/4/2009, 9:40 am
      - Re: fear God? same shit & the baby underneath the superstition - rat 2/4/2009, 11:04 am
        
        Re: fear God? same shit & the baby underneath the superstition - Steve 2/4/2009, 11:45 am
      - Be Afraid, very, very Afraid. - Butcho 2/4/2009, 12:11 pm
        
        the frog and the well - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 12:59 pm
        
        stop beating up on my friend Butcho - Steve 2/4/2009, 1:19 pm
        
        Re: stop beating up on my friend Butcho - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 3:50 pm
        
        Re: Be Afraid, very, very Afraid. - Steve 2/4/2009, 12:59 pm
        
        lust breeds idiots - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 1:12 pm
        
        Re: lust breeds idiots - Steve 2/4/2009, 1:50 pm
        
        phase 2 - Lian Dao 2/4/2009, 3:44 pm
        
        Re: phase 2 - Steve 2/4/2009, 4:55 pm
        
        God is Love. - Butcho 2/4/2009, 9:31 pm
        
        Re: God is Love. - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 1:23 am
        
        good cop/bad cop - Lian Dao 2/12/2009, 9:23 am
        
        no-self - Lian Dao 2/12/2009, 9:17 am
        
        Re: no-self - Steve 2/12/2009, 9:33 am
        
        Re: no-self - Lian Dao 2/12/2009, 9:37 am
        
        Re: no-self - Steve 2/12/2009, 12:23 pm
        
        Re: no-self - rat 2/12/2009, 1:02 pm
        
        Re: no-self - Steve 2/12/2009, 3:19 pm
        
        Re: no-self respecting disrepecting Buddhists allowed. - Butcho 2/12/2009, 3:37 pm
        
        Re: no-self respecting disrepecting Buddhists allowed. - Steve 2/12/2009, 4:50 pm
        
        Re: no-self respecting disrepecting Buddhists allowed. - Butcho 2/12/2009, 10:31 pm
        
        Re: no-self respecting disrepecting Buddhists allowed. - Lian Dao 2/13/2009, 12:39 am
        
        Re: no-self respecting disrepecting Buddhists allowed. - Steve 2/13/2009, 8:19 am
        
        Don't leave out denial - rat 2/13/2009, 8:38 am
        
        Re: Don't leave out denial - Steve 2/13/2009, 10:39 am
        
        Re: Don't leave out denial - rat 2/13/2009, 11:39 am
        
        Re: Don't leave out denial - Steve 2/13/2009, 1:01 pm
        
        Re: Don't leave out denial - rat 2/13/2009, 1:29 pm
        
        Re: no-self - rat 2/12/2009, 3:42 pm
        
        Re: no-self - Steve 2/12/2009, 4:00 pm
        
        Re: no-self - rat 2/12/2009, 9:04 pm
        
        Re: no-self - Steve 2/12/2009, 10:33 pm
        
        Re: no-self - gar 2/13/2009, 5:10 am
        
        Joy is the key word-- Eros, Freud's pleasure principle - rat 2/13/2009, 8:07 am
        
        Re: no-self - rat 2/13/2009, 8:09 am
        
        subject to change, desire born of Yin and Yang - Wayne L. 2/5/2009, 8:05 am
        
        Re: subject to change, desire born of Yin and Yang - Steve 2/5/2009, 8:28 am
        
        Depth of perception - Wayne L. 2/7/2009, 1:10 am
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--Previous Message-- : Actually...only Buddhists have issues with : lust, so scratch that. : : ------------------------ : : Not so much lust, more desire actually. : : ------------------------ : : Ah... : : Nice. : : So you have a desire to calm/control/reign : in desire. : : Does that make metaphysical sense to you, : Sweet Pea? : : -------------------------- : : Can you think of any other way cupcake? : : -------------------------- : : Well, the "Survival of the Fittest : Desire" Rule works for me; Desires : that are useful/productive tend to hang : around. Those that aren't tend to fall away : in time--to the extent that I get out of the : way and don't interfere with the process. : : (You haven't addressed my : quandary--concerning how one goes about : calming/controlling/reigning in desire : through the exercise of desire.) : : : :

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