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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Ape Genius.... the main difference with humans is spiritual in the forum Philosophy</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ape-genius-the-main-difference-with-humans-is-spiritual/#post-28319</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:49:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;Thats the question few scientist seem to press.&lt;</p>
<p>That&#039;s a actually a question a lot of scientists are burning to answer and there is a significant amount of research on it.  In fact, the whole human family tree has been redrawn so many times as new knowledge comes to light, what u learned in high school or college is completely&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35309"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ape-genius-the-main-difference-with-humans-is-spiritual/#post-28319" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Didgeridoo and the uterus in the forum Philosophy</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/didgeridoo-and-the-uterus/#post-28086</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:31:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHAHAHAHAHA! Why doesn&#8217;t this surprise me?</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Chi Power demos in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:33:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s easy to demonstrate amazing things with your own disciples.</p>
<p>I saw a similar video about a guy who claimed to know Dim Mak, the legendary death touch. He would demonstrate on his students who passed out left and right and were revived by another touch that restored them.</p>
<p>Funny thing is, when the guy demonstrated on the film crew and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-37031"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/chi-power-demos/#post-28141" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Chinese-Western Brain Pathways Different (Science art.)- My hypothesis confirmed in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:28:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for that article, Michael.  It supports what I&#8217;ve been telling my English students here in China about the differences in the two languages, things I&#8217;ve discovered the hard way by teaching and learning the past 5 years or so.</p>
<p>When Chinese people see an English word, the literally &#8220;see&#8221; it. all the meaning is in the spelling.  When&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34091"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/chinese-western-brain-pathways-different-science-art-my-hypothesis-confirmed/#post-28077" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Sexual organs in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:09:28 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic &#034;The horror. The horror.&#034; in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:52:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve never come across any teaching or doctrine about that at HT.  Winn really likes to cut out the BS.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Inner Smile questions in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:03:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The question is not &#8220;when do i practice the inner-smile?&#8221; the question is &#8220;When do I NOT practice the inner smile?&#8221;</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Practice Music in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:44:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice video. thanks. i&#8217;ve used that piece before too.</p>
<p>getting a tad off topic, i&#8217;d like to recommend in general, not just for practice, the video set von Karajan did of the Beethoven cycle between about 1967-72.  The opeing chord fo the Sym. No. 1 alone is worth the purchase price.  But his &#8220;chaos&#8221; at the opening of the 9th is truly incredible&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-38504"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practice-music/#post-27725" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Innersmile and smile back in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:47:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;&gt;I guess he meen that the stewards always please you and do things fast for you. At your service.</p>
<p>Unless they work for Air France&#8230;..</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Goin&#039; on another retreat! in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:43:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or tear down the highways like a madman laughing maniacally. the cops&#8217;ll all be looking for the southbound crazies.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Kind of attention in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:20:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cool. i sometimes get a big puslating pink egg all around me and sometimes this spreads into &#8220;other selves&#8221;. its cool</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Kind of attention in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:09:53 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll chime in. I never found the points to be very useful: they complicate things mentally.  I just focus on the orbit in kind of a receptive way and let the qi speak for itself.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Funny critic of Healers and New Age scene in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:03:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting. </p>
<p>And on this note is a collection of videos on youtube pertinent to many of the threads on this list. They&#8217;re from a TV show on Showtime called &#8220;Bullshit&#8221; by Penn and Teller. Hysterical stuff, and much of it is very surprising!</p>
<p>Most of the shows are uploaded in three parts so you have to download 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3 to get the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42885"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/funny-critic-of-healers-and-new-age-scene/#post-27649" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic psychic powers in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:07:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In that case, it works.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic psychic powers in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:35:44 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man, you can&#8217;t even figure out what to eat and your worried about psychic powers?</p>
<p>one step at a time&#8230;.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Ren Fa Rong&#039;s commentary (?) in the forum Philosophy</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ren-fa-rongs-commentary/#post-27540</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:19:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if you study Mandarin or Cantonese cuz the writing is the same. Just make sure you learn traditional CHinese characters so you can read the ancient writing and commentaries, although some have been reprinted in simplified Chinese (they are about 85% same).</p>
<p>AFTER you learn modern Chinese, you need to learn ancient Chinese.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-41316"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ren-fa-rongs-commentary/#post-27540" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic The Articles in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:57:57 -0400</pubDate>

				
				
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic The Peace of Dives (long) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:43:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gosh, I hope not.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Chi Kung and Endurance in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:51:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My experience is qi gong, while keeping you healthy and giving you more energy, doesn&#8217;t build cardiovascular endurance.  That is, if you&#8217;re training for a marathon, or even 5 or 10k meter runs, you&#8217;ll need to do some cardiovascular exercise.</p>
<p>I bike and run a little. And i remember climbing the stairs of the big Buddha in Hong Kong with a very&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33718"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/chi-kung-and-endurance/#post-27330" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Can Humans Live for 800 Years? (Good Update on Longevity Research, lists of oldest people alive) in the forum Philosophy</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/can-humans-live-for-800-years-good-update-on-longevity-research-lists-of-oldest-people-alive/#post-27262</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:57:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, it&#8217;s like IBM leasing and maintaining proto-computers (i forget the exact name) to the Nazis in order to manage the Final Solution throughout WW II.  IBM claims deception by the Nazis, but documents prove their technicians were doing maintenance at the concentration camps.</p>
<p>If researched, you might be surprised to learn what of US military&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-43850"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/can-humans-live-for-800-years-good-update-on-longevity-research-lists-of-oldest-people-alive/#post-27262" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic The Peace of Dives (long) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:51:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, it&#8217;s a very cynical epistle.  Unfortunately i think it&#8217;s assessment of human nature is pretty close to the mark.  It basically says people have to be tricked into peace, and it says greed is at the center of the most effective trick.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Can Humans Live for 800 Years? (Good Update on Longevity Research, lists of oldest people alive) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:12:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with it. And I think it&#8217;s very close to what Eric Berne describes as a racket.</p>
<p>My point is precisely that GOVERNMENTS go broke, not the power elite, who don&#8217;t care about any country including their own. And it is not in any GOVERNMENT&#8217;s interest to ever go to war for &#8220;profit.&#8221; Thus globalization is an opportunity to blur national&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-43848"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/can-humans-live-for-800-years-good-update-on-longevity-research-lists-of-oldest-people-alive/#post-27258" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Maharishi in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:54:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL! Michael, this is wonderful. One reason I like Healing Tao, and you, so much is the frank statements of what is without a lot of artificial sentimentality. Most refreshing!</p>
<p>the only other person i enjoy this with in almost unadulterated form is my cousin who, when i congratulated him on the news of his divorce laughed loudly.  For some&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34629"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/maharishi/#post-27401" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Same Sh*&#038;t Different year in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:33:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sounds like a guy I met in China wit the initials PR.  and thats all i&#8217;m sayin&#8230;</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic How necessary is practice? in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:54:03 -0400</pubDate>

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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Can Humans Live for 800 Years? (Good Update on Longevity Research, lists of oldest people alive) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:51:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s no such thing as War for Profit.  Wars ALWAYS lose money and weaken economies, even in the victors. If someone or some gov&#8217;t engages in &#8220;war for profit&#8221;, it&#8217;s illusory.</p>
<p>For the global elite who are more dedicated to their own wealth than the human condition, war is generally abhorrent for the very reason that it does not make money.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-43845"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/can-humans-live-for-800-years-good-update-on-longevity-research-lists-of-oldest-people-alive/#post-27252" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic How necessary is practice? in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:11:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you demonstrate the effects scientifically?  how can you, toa third party, prove that certain levels of accomplishment are achieved? In sports this can be measured in time, score, stats, or performance&#8211;such as weight lifted, gymnastics score, etc.</p>
<p>with physical components of body with x-rays and CAT scans, etc. The lesion has healed,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42705"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/how-necessary-is-practice/#post-27368" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Disturbance in the Force in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:59:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hard to find in China laaaa.  I can look next trip home. Thanks for the tip.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic How do Ugly Guys get Gorgeous Girls? Secrets of Physical Attraction (article) in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:41:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHAHA! It works both ways!</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Ludwig Von Mises: Our Economy is Doomed (Yin-Yang Financial Cycle) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:22:19 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>a good reason NOT to have your money in dollars. The yuan is perched to plunge below seven (7.18) yesterday.  Or yen, or euros or gold. one reason I stayed in China.</p>
<p>But here&#8217;s a question: will the Japanese and Chinese, largest owners of overseas US debt, allow the dollar to collapse? Are their reserves big enuff to abosrb a crash? Will they&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-35593"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ludwig-von-mises-our-economy-is-doomed-yin-yang-financial-cycle/#post-27299" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Smell, Sex Attraction, &#038; Orgasm (article) in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:10:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great article. I saw a BBC or discovery channel or nat geo channel or whatever documentary about the t-shirt study. I&#8217;ve often wondered if this fact accounts at least partially for the ease of attraction between expats and Chinese. Couldt he populations been so isolated from each other for so long that genetic compatibility is much easier to find?&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-39917"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/smell-sex-attraction-orgasm-article/#post-27321" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Disturbance in the Force in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:26:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the same link as above:</p>
<p>Heath Ledger was born with his Aries Sun opposite Pluto (April 4, 1979; Perth, Australia; time unknown), an unusually powerful pairing which can bring great charisma and psychological depth, but also a fear of loss of control or identity. In extreme cases, as astrologer Adrian Ross Duncan describes, &#8220;they fear&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-47169"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/disturbance-in-the-force-2/#post-27270" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Disturbance in the Force in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:11:54 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Or we could just take control of our own destinies thru inner work and not worry about how the planets affect us.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve only ever seen one study that gives any credence to astrology anyway.  It was done in the 70&#8217;s i think by a French psychologist called Gaucalin (?? can&#8217;t remember spelling and i don&#8217;t know French).  he was the first, and I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-47168"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/disturbance-in-the-force-2/#post-27268" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic How do Ugly Guys get Gorgeous Girls? Secrets of Physical Attraction (article) in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:42:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;the classic academia type(nice way to say nerd) with atractive asian girls.&#8221;</p>
<p>Funny you should say that.  Here in China i see all kinds of hot, young asian chicks with ugly old men (is this why Michael comes every year? ;-P).  Obviously this supports the articles assertion that they favor wealth and status over looks.</p>
<p>There was a guy who&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-32820"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/how-do-ugly-guys-get-gorgeous-girls-secrets-of-physical-attraction-article/#post-27206" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Question for Michael re. Gnosticism in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:21:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was in that group for a long time in the DC area. There&#8217;s A LOT of fanaticism.</p>
<p>Although some of the core teachings may be true, their icon, one Venerable Master Samael Aun Weor, is largely a plagiarist.  They also have some very crazy beliefs, like a giant planet will destroy the Earth. When I was with them in the late 80&#8217;s early 90&#8217;s, this&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-37327"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/question-for-michael-re-gnosticism/#post-27167" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Polar Ice Cap Studies Refute Catastrophic Global Warming Theories in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:58:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to environmental issues there is never one simple solution. The problem is that everything is connected.  Tweak one thing and it affects a thousand others.</p>
<p>There is also the issue of scale. Candles are fairly innocuous at current use levels. What would happen if 6 billion people used them for their daily illumination needs?  Think&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-39787"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/polar-ice-cap-studies-refute-catastrophic-global-warming-theories/page/2/#post-27061" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic The Tibet Myth- The Violent Shadow Side of Buddhism (Excellent Article) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:13:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael, compelling article but no real surprise. In your meetings with the Dali Lama, did he ever explain his behavior prior to and during the British invasion a hundred years ago (assuming the myth of reincarnation and direct lineage is true)?  I posted this to the general discussion forum and would be interested in hearing what he says about&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34952"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/the-tibet-myth-the-violent-shadow-side-of-buddhism-excellent-article/#post-26299" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic What Have You Changed Your Mind On? (Edge.org annual survey of intellectuals) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:56:02 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often here this about orientals, but after 5 years in China I would say that the Chinese are even more self-centered on average than Westerners, even babyboomers (sorry Michael, i know that&#8217;s your generation).</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t believe the greed that rules this culture and the complete lack of an ethical foundation.  It&#8217;s mind boggling at times. The&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-40765"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/what-have-you-changed-your-mind-on-edge-org-annual-survey-of-intellectuals/#post-26816" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Gnosticism a short definition in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:36:38 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I ws inte Universal Gnostic Movement for 10 years. It&#8217;s pretty far removed from the ancient gnosticism and their alchemy has a lot of errors and shortcomings in it. Basically a fundamentalist movement now based on their &#8220;avatar&#8221; Samael Aun Weor. </p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Polar Ice Cap Studies Refute Catastrophic Global Warming Theories in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:31:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the best evidence i found yet to NOT WORRY about global warming, and the scam behind the IPCC report. Not to say global warming isn&#8217;t occurring, but that it&#8217;s not anthropogenic, it&#8217;s not out of the normal range of fluctuation, and as an apocalyptic tale complete bunk.  </p>
<p>I expect only those truly interested in the topic will read the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-39799"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/polar-ice-cap-studies-refute-catastrophic-global-warming-theories/#post-27053" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Ten things you didn&#039;t know about the People&#039;s Republic of China in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-peoples-republic-of-china/#post-26332</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:30:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I live in China. And I can tell you from firsthand experience it sure as hell ain&#8217;t ready for democracy. And neither is Tibet.</p>
<p>If you ask me (and you haven&#8217;t), the Dalai Lama, if he is reincarnated, has some explaining to do. The British tried for years to open relations with Tibet in the late 19th early 20th centuries. Not only did the Dalai&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36266"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-peoples-republic-of-china/#post-26332" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Punk Rock&#039;s 1st Concert in China - account from the mosh pit in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/punk-rocks-1st-concert-in-china-account-from-the-mosh-pit/#post-21987</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 06:42:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t logged into daoist discussion in i-dont-know-how-long, and i see my punk rock dispatch posted here. what do you know! it&#8217;s nice to be appreciated by one&#8217;s teacher! and believe me the feeling is mutual!</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a reason i quit my job recently&#8211;time.  how we choose to travel through time is important and i didn&#8217;t like the journey i was&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36403"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/punk-rocks-1st-concert-in-china-account-from-the-mosh-pit/#post-21987" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic refiners fire in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2006 04:23:35 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This thread title reminds me of Handel&#8217;s Messiah which is really a treatise on &#8220;Christic Esoterism&#8221; or western alchemy.  There is a superb solo by the alto tht goes &#8220;For he is like a refiner&#8217;s fire. And who shall stand when he appeareth?&#8221;</p>
<p>has nothing to do with Jesus&#8230;&#8230;per se&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Empitness (Again!) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 04:08:53 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this also has applications in internal alchemy.  if u do a &#8220;yin&#8221; practice, to see what the shen want to do, instead of directing the practice with the mind, you approach it from the neutral or empty space.  same with bone breathing or fusion.  you can let it happen, or you direct the practice based on intellectuall learing and applicatioon of&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-40271"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/empitness-again/#post-13515" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Round 7 (Prelim.) Humans Have a Binary Soul in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:30:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A) why don&#8217;t you contact Novak and offer to teach him the alchemy that resolves the issue?</p>
<p>2) I guess there&#8217;s a lot of Buddhists living in denial.  I have found this to be true as well.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Transcript  alan watts 1971 on Wu Chi &#038; Tao (everyone thinks they have the answer) in the forum Philosophy</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:54:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How will a reference make it any more &#8220;valid?&#8221;  michael speaks from his own practice and experience.  It corresponds with mine, too.</p>
<p>While I value study of taoist literature, or any alchemical and esoteric writing for that matter, the fact that somebody else said soemthing doesn&#8217;t make it true.  I&#8217;ve seen a lot of &#8220;esoteric&#8221; and alchemical&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-32906"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/transcript-alan-watts-1971-on-wu-chi-tao-everyone-thinks-they-have-the-answer/#post-12549" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic Practicing Feng-Shui with the Six Healing Sounds or Fusion of the Five Elements in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:45:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve read a lot of Eva Wong&#8217;s stuff and i dont find anything really practical in it.  It&#8217;s all interesting and informative, but in terms of helping your practice there isnt much there.</p>
<p>Her translations are very good, but she keeps the alchemical symbolisma nd doesn&#8217;t explain anything.  She&#8217;s very old school.  I also did a web search on her a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33368"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practicing-feng-shui-with-the-six-healing-sounds-or-fusion-of-the-five-elements/#post-12786" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic B.O. --taoist cures, good for a yuk in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:40:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interestingly, it seems to be coming from the lower back, not the pits&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve decided to do some sacral tapping in my hitting practice.</p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic B.O. --taoist cures, good for a yuk in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:53:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The air quality is best described as &#8220;shitty&#8221;.  And it&#8217;s gotten worse since i came here.  Its way worse than anything in america, including new york and LA.  The water is equally bad.  if i drink water, i drink bottled, but i cook and make coffee/tea with tap water.</p>
<p>in the US i ate at mcdonald&#8217;s about once every two years.  in china i eat at&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-32392"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/b-o-taoist-cures-good-for-a-yuk/#post-12644" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>spongebob replied to the topic fusion and gravity of the earth pearl in the forum Practice</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:52:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>should be no need to &#8220;reconnect&#8221; to the earth pearl, as the connection is never lost.  that&#8217;s just a mental thing.  the earth pearl is all about trust, the negative side of it is worry and anxiety.  </p>
<p>just trust it.  it will take over and keep u centered and restore your trust in the universe and the process.  the connection is always there.</p>
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