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I got a black belt in Shotokan many years ago. I agree with the “unpadded kumite”. When I lived in Mexico I would work out on the bags with boxers and they would sometimes try to give me a pair of gloves, since I would hit the bags full force with my bare fists. If you work out with gloves, your wrists become weak and you don’t learn to hit with a squared wrist. If you train in gloves all the time, in a real fight you can break your wrist.

In my opinion, spiral dynamics is just another grand narrative laden with its own values that oversimplifies history. You can google “spiral dynamics is a pseudo-science” and make your own judgment. If there is evidence to support spiral dynamics, where is it? Of course they are going to protect their intellectual property because the model is being used in profit generating businesses. And it doesn’t surprise me that he supports Trump, Bush, and the Republicans because those values and prejudices are baked into his model, i.e. (the descriptions of the beige and purple stages). “Spiral Dynamics has been criticized by some as appearing to be like a cult, with undue prominence given to the business and intellectual property concerns of its leading advocates.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_Dynamics#Criticism_and_limitations

I took 4 grams of extremely powerful mushrooms my shaman got from the Mazatec Indians. I saw a infinite universe of entwined snakes, like the caduceus. The entwined snakes represented our life paths, we are all interconnected and our lives are entwined with each other. For two days after the ceremony, when I woke up in the morning, I would see these translucent spiders with multicolored legs walking on the ceiling.

A shaman taught me how to focus my energy to get out of a trip. I now can be in a deep journey and pull out of it long enough to go to the bathroom and then go back in.

Right-wingers already have compassion for guns. What we need is compassion for humans.

It’s an imprecise translation of “Tanha” from Sanskrit to English. It means “craving” or “clinging”. You can’t stop having desires. They come from the unconscious. But if you don’t cling to the desires, you won’t suffer.

Warren Farrell doesn’t even mention the bullying issue, and is using the incident to promote his Father’s rights stuff. In the second video he said all boys should be required to take team sports – which would subject weaker boys to even more bullying. According to new reports coming out this kid was severely bullied. It’s amazing how stupid people are that the elephant in the room is virtually invisible. Children should be able to learn without being trapped in a living hell. By the way, I do believe in passing gun control laws. But the laws still don’t solve the underlying problem.

A recent article suggest that he was bullied in school. Most of these shooters have been bullied. Why doesn’t any politician ever bring up the root cause? That’s why things never change. “According to reports, the 18-year-old shooter was a lonely child who was bullied in school over speech impairment.” https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/who-was-the-18-year-old-texas-school-shooter-friends-say-salvador-rolando-ramos-was-bullied-as-a-child-grew-up-aggressive-and-violent/articleshow/91794272.cms

Saturn You taught me the courage of stars before you left How light carries on endlessly, even after death With shortness of breath You explained the infinite And how rare and beautiful it is to even exist I couldn't help but ask for you to say it all again I tried to write it down, but I could never find a pen I'd give anything to hear you say it one more time That the universe was made just to be seen by my eyes I couldn't help but ask for you to say it all again I tried to write it down, but I could never find a pen I'd give anything to hear you say it one more time That the universe was made just to be seen by my eyes With shortness of breath I'll try to explain the infinite And how rare and beautiful it is to even exist With shortness of breath I'll try to explain the infinite And how rare and beautiful it truly is that we exist

Traditionally, patent laws have considered mathematics to be a discovery, and thus mathematics can’t be patented. However, eventually US law allowed for the patenting of an algorithm, as long as it was embedded in physical form, i.e. a computer. However, cognitively, mathematics can be highly creative, and seems to be an invention.

I went to an outdoor Ayahuasca ceremony, where in the morning the dogs on the ranch would come around and lick the ayahuasca cups on the ground. They seemed to like it, which is strange because for humans it tastes horrible.

They aren't unrelated.

I recently spoke to a respected Ayahausca shaman in Mexico and he told me that he no longer takes Ayahausca because he doesn´t need it. I have spoken to several people that have told me the same thing. It is a medicine. That means once you are cured you stop taking the medicine.

I heard this beautiful song at an outdoors all night Ayahuasca ceremony, with sleeping under the stars. Lyrics Allowing by Alexia Chellun I’m Allowing Me to be Me I’m Allowing Me to be Free I’m allowing my power I’m allowing well being I’m allowing my path to light up before me I’m allowing everything to just be as it comes to me I’m shining brightly I’m allowing, easily allowing all my dreams to be In the right timing I’m Allowing Me to be Me I’m Allowing Me to be Free I’m allowing my worth I’m allowing my brilliance I’m allowing my path to unfold now before me I’m allowing everything to just be as it comes to me I’m shining brightly I’m allowing, easily allowing all my dreams to be In the right timing

All this controversy about the beauty of the model is irrelevant and missing the process. Jordan Peterson has succeeded in getting free publicity – including not only the major news outlets but also all the social media, forums, etc. This will actually increase the sale of his books. He is using the same technique that Trump used to become president. The right wing really has this process down. But keep things clear. He is not an intellectual. He is a successful mass marketer. Discussing the content, i.e. beauty, the insult, etc. is just playing into his game.

I'm not deaf, so I can hear manipulative tears.

Crying because your father died is legitimate. Crying because some are commiting “revenge against God for the crime of Being” is fake.

Jordan Peterson reminds me of Tammy Faye, in the use of fake tears to manipulate people.

Women use to be heavier and wearing girdles was common. When the model "Twiggy" appeared in the 1960s, it changed by perception of beauty and women wanted to become thinner, which also correlated with the beginning of exercise gyms. Girdles went out of fashion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twiggy#Reaction

All this talk is just word games. In India, you have do service as a monk for 10 years before you are deemed mature enough to understand some of these concepts. There are qualifications, else it is just verbal noise. Ask yourself, when your car has a flat tire, do you feel blissful? Do your mind castles help you cope? A practical path is of great benefit. Join a Buddhist group, meditate and practice following dharma. There is power is simplicity.

I have always been mystified why so many men seek advice from a pundit with a whinny squeaky voice that can’t even control his own addictions. I would take advice from Yumi Nu before I would take advice from Jordan Peterson.

I have seen too many variations to generalize about how the medicines affect energy. Some people will sleep all night through a ceremony and not remember a thing. Others will walk around or go outside. For me, I feel waves of energy that are so intense, that I feel like I am being electrocuted. Also there is no conflict between “psychedelics” and meditation. Breathing and following the breath can get you through a difficult journey. Another combination that works, is to take Kambo to release blocked energy followed by Yopo for mind expansion.

This emphasis on enlightenment has become another scam. American culture turns everything into a business. These men are providing competing services so have to talk down the competition. Ask yourself: are you living a high quality life or a shit life? That gives you a difference that you can actually measure.

I go to Mexico. Plant medicines are part of the Mexican culture and it is possible to find qualified Shamen and facilitators. Go to Facebook and put in keywords like "Mexico", "Ayahausca", etc. It may be possible, in the US, but I don't know anything about the scene there.

I heard this song at a recent mushroom ceremony. This song is mindblowing under mushrooms.