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Well I’m watching it right now. As it must still be in the loader. is it down?

@Tangerinedream seems to be legit with actual sponsors? seems more legit than xlib and it’s it pirate bay. Doesn’t seems to have books that are new but I haven’t looked for them. I’m just wanting old spiritual Taoist and Buddhist texts

Recently I've been downloading PDF versions of taoist text to read on my reMarkable tablet. But, I am wondering if this is moral? It's basically an online library. wondering What your thoughts are. In the past I would avoid these but there are just so many books I wanna look through and I don't wanna buy them right now. This is the website... Archive People talking about it on Reddit

Well, I can take a book for free at my library I generally only buy books. But, I like to take some from archive.org… mostly older books. But, I also wanna support the authors. I’ll probably end up buying the books I’m the long run if I like them.

God IS acceptance of itself totally already.

@Leo Gura lol

Do some yoga, Qigong, Tao Yin, Yin Yoga, go for a walk, meditate, read a book while laying in bed, take a break from the screen. Stretch, relax, take a hot bath etc

imo as a human is a finite being... working and doing it well can be part of your spiritual practice. I know this is likely to be refuted. But, Spirituality is a loaded word. Work and spirituality need to be contemplated together. Survival and spirituality as a human are one thing. Mastering your survival will aid in your spiritual development. Without survival, you can't do spirituality as a human.

Lol, I feel like this is a stereotype... guys sleeping after ejaculating Side note: Masterbation is good and healthy. You can learn to not ejaculate and have multiple full body orgasms as a guy. Turn it into a spiritual practice. Cultiviating and circulating sexual energy is crucial for sustained spiritual states.

@Leo Gura so does joe rogan lol

Currently I am working on a course for helping office employees lower their stress and learning the marketing skills to get to them. I am also meditating, doing Qigong and learning to purify myself from neurotic thinking, devilry and other forms of self deceptions. Large or small, how are you making the world a better place?

Forget about the forum. People on the forum are like people all over the internet. Also, there’s a wide variety of people here.

@PurpleTree I understand. I've addressed the name calling throughout the entire thread everyone was engaging in. People were triggered. Also, Purp, let's not play "Their not the victim... I am" We aren't playing that game there. Stand up for yourself if it feels right. We are human and react. Like, if someone yells at me in person it's very hard for me not to yell back because I become triggered. /// Besides the point Here is Joe https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/05/joe-rogan-apologises-for-using-n-word-and-racist-planet-of-the-apes-story

a difficulty with this thread and subject matter for all of us is to see admit in the ways we are a devil. It's the last thing anyone wants to admit. Especially white people because the definition of 'Racism' is tied to white peoples identity and heritage. Imagine, have the heritage of a devil? Who wants to fully face and admit that?

Yes. They are there. But, a leader has to also know how to get people to follow. A leader will have many haters, and deal with many fools. But, a leader knows that by standing strong in their principles and purpose they will teach others, change hearts and minds and gain followers. A Leader will make a better place for everyone in the long run.

@Thestarguitarist14 You can fix stupid. It's called leadership and educating others.

Honestly, I don't know because I am just looking at text on a screen. I don't actually know any of you. @happyhappy Ah, be mindful here. There is talk for reparations being made as a lot of wrong was done to these people. Don't tell others to grow up. Especially in these contexts of massive systemic oppression this isn't an issue where people should just "grow up" and move on. There is still justice that has yet to happen. We need to be open to this discussion without putting others down.

This is probably a complicated issue where not everyone would agree. Segmentation is a natural part of marketing. Marketers naturally target their ideal clients using all the aspects that make them them and their race may be a part of that. Quote from this article I thought was insightful: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-695487 In late 2020, the ADL changed its definition of racism to be “the marginalization and/or oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people.” It also added that systemic racism is a “combination of systems, institutions and factors that advantage white people and for people of color, cause widespread harm and disadvantages in access and opportunity.” Seems a lot of people define racism as white peoples oppression of people of colour. Ethnocentrism is more general I think and can be applied to anyone.

@ChiLongQua @PurpleTree This is important feedback for our leader here. How can we lead and teach others when they feel attacked by us no matter how right we are. Like the guy who tried to convince doctors to wash their hands. He yelled, attacked and upset the doctors who refused to wash their hands and sick people died because of it for years. I say he is nuanced when you see him before he got rightfully triggered. There is no room for racism here guys. But, I get that people are coming from all angles and experiences. You are speaking to yourself here the on forum. We are all one being. Let's work on respecting our differences.

It's like saying "I am not racist I have black friends" We can have people who we love in certain categories like friends, sisters, family etc but still have beliefs that are toxic.... know what I mean? This is why this work is so fucking hard. We all have our mess, but do we see it?

Yeah in an ideal world white people would listen. But, people are immature, defensive and selfish. I am kind of blown away by some of the responses people provided. I'll take more time to read everything. To gain more context. When I first came in I think I just saw everyone including the OP name calling in this and other threads and thought... "This doesn't add up to me.. how can we ask for respect, but attack others?" But, I see thats not the case and we are far down the line and that the OP is actually pretty nuanced in their opinion. OP was getting ridiculous immature pushback. Let's cultivate a space for people to grow and mature. It's going to be emotionally difficult. Embrace that instead of blocking and demonizing one another. A major part of spiritual development is recognizing our own biases and seeing things from other peoples perspectives. We can't do that if we cling to our opinions and fight others. I don't live in the US but I to follow this stuff closely and I am always learning... It's really complex. I have much to learn.

I understand. I need to review the thread in more detail. There is no room for racism on this form. No, you should get points for saying racist things... you can't spread hate here. You make a racist post you should be banned or warned.

Yes. There is no room for racism here or anywhere else. I expect better from this forum as I see it as a place to spread and cultivate universal love. I didn't read thoroughly through all the threads I just saw everyone name calling everyone else.

@Cocolove So far so good. You shouldn't take it more than 3 times a week.