This is a redacted condensation, about 10 pages long, composed of for the most part, things conducive to practice and compatible with Bardon's system that I have found along the way, while others are simply reminders which are handy to have. Certainly, these will not be useful to everyone, but I found it worthwhile to share regardless, in hopes it may help at least one person. I have focused mainly in undermining the influence of the mind's chatter and egotistic identification, because of its negative influence upon most exercises. The formatting is a bit off, for lack of indent (this was originally formatted on Word).
Without further ado:
· Throughout the day, have some unwind time to think what you need to think, and undo mental and emotional knots.
· Till the land before you sow. Stretch; calm your mind; become mindful of your breathing; relax your body thoroughly (you'll notice your body has "gone limp", feeling sort of like an empty vessel, and the subtle energy is more easily felt ); separate the body from the mind; decide that you will not fall victim to tiredness, digression, or any internal or external stimuli; neutralize your emotions. There are techniques to do this as well, such as simple banishing, the Tibetan nine breaths of purification and so on. Be one with your object of meditation. “Close” your awareness-will, constraining it to what you decide.
· Mental exercises are mental — detach from the physical senses.
· “Will is unity of desire”
· “‘Just do it’ may not be perfect, but at least it clears the air from the start: Yes, you are alone, but you also have everything you could ever need to figure things out. You will make many mistakes, but since no one on this planet can give you the perfect answers to the questions created by your own unique circumstances, choosing for yourself and continuing to move forward is not just the best thing you can do, it’s also the only thing.”· Visualize the outcome quite vividly before you do the exercise, either through simple visualization or through prayer. [I have come to find this unnecessary, as I prefer to jump right into the exercise — preliminary practices make me nervous with expectation. Find out how you work best.]
· Sitting against the wall to meditate promotes dullness, and consequently digression. Avoid it when possible.
· Pay attention to your diet, and how it affects your bodies. Mindfulness will reveal these subtle things.
· Don’t get entangled in the mire of theory — p
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
Do you know any interesting practical application of it to the world of finance? Forecasting? Pricing Derivatives? Risk metrics? Thanks
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
They’re on standbi
Your 16-minute Monday report in 4081 words.
##large-scale mining investments, construction of a copper smelter and a new nuclear power plant on agenda after the partial nationalization of Zangezur copper plant in a deal with GeoProMining Russian miner
Read Friday report for context about how a Russian miner obtained majority shares of Zangezur copper plant and immediately donated 25% to Premier's office for nationalization. Find out more about the events that unfolded during the June 20 election campaign.
Shortly before this deal, another mining company partially belonging to GeoProMining's owner had regained the right to operate the Meghradzor gold mine. The government had suspended its license last year, among three other miners, citing long-term inactivity by the miners. GeoProMining decided to "activate" in late September, regained the right to operate the Meghradzor mine, obtained the Zangezur shares, then donated 25% to Armenia.
After the announcement about the partial nationalization, Pashinyan hosted the Russian miner GeoProMining (which also operates the Sotk gold mine) to discuss investment plans.
Pashinyan: welcome, and thank you for donating 25% to the Republic of Armenia, as a result of which 15% of the plant's capital was transferred to the Republic. We hope that all the agreements that were reached will be implemented, which is very important not only for your company but also for our economy. [sounds like a threat lol]
GeoProMining's Roman Trotsenko: thanks for paying attention to the mining industry, where many problems had accumulated in recent decades. We're glad to cooperate with the Armenian government to stabilize the field and implement long-term large-scale investment programs, that will reach $4 billion.
This will allow processing the products, building new workshops, a new nuclear power plant, a new copper smelter, so Armenia can produce copper and not just copper concentrate. //
Pashinyan: the new copper smelter will require more electricity. Successful implementation of these projects is very important for us. We hope this will be the impetus for the program to build a new nuclear plant.
We believe the partial nationalization of Zangezur will contribute to the expansion of private-p
... keep reading on reddit ➡
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
Forgive me if this is a broad or frequently asked question but I wondered if anyone could help a layman understand?
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
I won't be doing that today!
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Where ever you left it 🤷♀️🤭
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
You take away their little brooms
It was about a weak back.
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
