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Re: Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians

Posted by Steve on 2/7/2009, 9:34 am, in reply to "Re: Note to lurkers: Tao Speaks loves Christians"
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: Oy. Cultivators and their dueling egos.
: Again.

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: What you fail to realized is that you have
: already been cultivated, self is born of
: cultivation,
: is born of, the Evolutionary process;
: Cultivation.

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Well, yes: I've been assimilated into the human race by forces of nature I have no control over. I have difficulty equating that with 'cultivation,' however.

To me, 'cultivation' implies proactively seeking to further the processes of nature.

I'm told it works for some people, and I believe it.

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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-- : : Oy. Cultivators and their dueling egos. : Again. : : ---------------------------- : : What you fail to realized is that you have : already been cultivated, self is born of : cultivation, : is born of, the Evolutionary process; : Cultivation. : : ---------------------------- : : Well, yes: I've been assimilated into the : human race by forces of nature I have no : control over. I have difficulty equating : that with 'cultivation,' however. : : To me, 'cultivation' implies proactively : seeking to further the processes of nature. : : I'm told it works for some people, and I : believe it. : : :

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