Let's all pause

[Bucc5207]

Not everybody gets the breathing thing, and that's OK.

You know what's really soothing? The smell of freshly baked bread. Maybe it's just because that heavenly aroma encourages you to breathe deeply? Every home (or genie bottle) should have a bread machine.

[D. Shelton]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Now are you all happy? Discussing nonsense?

Enjoy. Forgive me for asking you to use your frontal cortex.

Neoteny .Only the more intelligent species engage in it .

[Rondoraymundo]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Now are you all happy? Discussing nonsense?

Enjoy. Forgive me for asking you to use your frontal cortex.

I can only forgive you for failing to see that this is not allowed here.

It can't happen here
It can't happen here

[smurph1]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

This is correct.

Breathing in this fashion can be construed as a form of Vipassana Meditation, which is also known as "mindfulness"...and is also considered a staple for the practice of Zen Buddhism.

It actually goes beyond "philosophical"...if you feel a need to go there...and all the way to religion...in the minds of some.

Really? To quote Rodney King "Can't we all just get along?"

[smurph1]

Originally Posted by Slinky

Can I be in one of them there cozy geenie bottles?

I like cozy.

Especially if Barbara Eden is in there. LOL

[Slinky]

Feeling refreshed! Had a very stressful day yesterday, until I visited this thread.

My favorite thread of 2015!

Bucc for President!

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Now are you all happy? Discussing nonsense?

Enjoy. Forgive me for asking you to use your frontal cortex.

Funny...my frontal cortex seems to work better when I take deeper breaths.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Now are you all happy? Discussing nonsense?

Enjoy. Forgive me for asking you to use your frontal cortex.

Isn't that exactly what spouting quips and silly nonsense is doing ? Using the fontal area to control aggressiveness and impulse control.
I am not sure which area controls "taking oneself way to seriously" but I am pretty sure it doesn't matter

[RedJoker]

We skipped yoga to race Dragon Boats this weekend. I think I'll breathe now.

[Bucc5207]

Originally Posted by smurph1

Really? To quote Rodney King "Can't we all just get along?"

Exactly. Or maybe we can agree not to disagree ... in the breathing and relaxing thread.

[Bucc5207]

Originally Posted by RedJoker

We skipped yoga to race Dragon Boats this weekend. I think I'll breathe now.

When I was racing Buccaneers, I sometimes had to remind myself to breathe.

[Davis Webb]

Okay this is my last post about the subject. I will not proceed further to antagonize but it should be observed that;

Things you cannot discuss on these forums because they are considered too controversial; a. climate change, b. gay rights, c. philosophy. I have seen threads on all 3 locked or zapped.

Things you can discuss on forums with impunity and support, a. praise and worship music, b. gun collecting, c. creationism. Just an observation.

I put up the philosophy thread because I teach this subject at University, that of philosophy and wanted to get a feel for how our community (which mostly consists of seniors) sees human nature. I felt the discussion was kind, fair, balanced and decent.

Anyhow that's it. Back to discussing NGD. Not a bad topic, but sometimes one craves something a bit more substantial than sports events or thoughts on whether Bob Dylan was media savvy.

[Bucc5207]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Okay this is my last post about the subject.

But that's not the subject.

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

I will not proceed further to antagonize

That's the subject.

[KevWind]

Originally Posted by Davis Webb

Okay this is my last post about the subject. I will not proceed further to antagonize but it should be observed that;

Things you cannot discuss on these forums because they are considered too controversial; a. climate change, b. gay rights, c. philosophy. I have seen threads on all 3 locked or zapped.

Things you can discuss on forums with impunity and support, a. praise and worship music, b. gun collecting, c. creationism. Just an observation.

I put up the philosophy thread because I teach this subject at University, that of philosophy and wanted to get a feel for how our community (which mostly consists of seniors) sees human nature. I felt the discussion was kind, fair, balanced and decent.

Anyhow that's it. Back to discussing NGD. Not a bad topic, but sometimes one craves something a bit more substantial than sports events or thoughts on whether Bob Dylan was media savvy.

Your observations may be correct if perhaps from a bit skewed perspective.

Objectively the subjects you posit as being able to discuss have also often been shut down. Arguably after perhaps more posts, but shut down none the less . Which makes then simply a matter of degree of disagreement and or when.

While understandably perhaps your perceived difference between the philosophy of Aristotle and Siddhatha Gautama might seem important and would make a good discussion . There is no getting around the fact that Buddhism is classified as a religion, nontheistic but a religion and one would think a university prof would understand that.

And I would think a thread about the philosophy of Luke or Mathew or Paul would get quickly shut down also

Where as a discussion of say Tibetan Buddhist monk chanting music might last longer.




But the really important thing (from a wisdom if not philosophical standpoint) is ..... It in fact, really doesn't matter . It's just a forum and if the rules is the rules OH WELL

[Larry Pattis]

Perspective:




EDIT: I'm told this photo is a fake...but it reflects a bit of our reality, nonetheless.

I mean, really, what is fake and what is real?

Breathe, indeed.


Okay, this one is real...!