Basic Precepts or Rules for living?

[Quigga]

Wondering what you people have to say about this. Something that feels to me is important to get in order

For me, inflexibility is an error itself. Yet the exceptions need careful explaining and even if one feels like having found one, the complexities of choices can't be underestimated sometimes.

As cliche as it sounds, we live in a society. What does that bring with it? Isn't every person a way themselves?

Exchange between individuality and communal needs

Is it left right axis? Wood metal

My guess is karma is the ultimate ruler. Some say there are certain crimes that rob you permanently of some opportunities or bind you to come back to this life, yet even coming back often is bound in complexities again.

Judging prematurely is always a mistake. Everything is a matter of perspective, depends on where one allows light to shine

What do we event want? Is there even a 'we' today?

[everything]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_philosophy ?

perhaps you can narrow the scope of your questions for discussion?

[Quigga]

Another way of saying I need other people to tell me what to do - Precepts and rules

Looking back on some things I have done in the past, not sure if what I did was right or wrong

Either way, right or wrong, what happened can't be changed

Thinking about if I wouldn't have done it if... Yeah, the 'past form if' is useless. If only!

Right or wrong not important, peace is more valuable. Finding peace in the middle of conflict.

Who wins the argument? One who has right arguments and solutions, or one who leaves from conversation unbothered, untroubled, yet not ignorant or not willing to learn...

[everything]

It seems to be a "moral philosophy" subject, and of course religions have different takes on these questions

https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glos ... o%20others.

What is right or wrong? How should we live our lives in relation to others?

[Quigga]

When people lose Way, start talking about virtue
People lose virtue, start talking about ethics
Lose ethics, talk about morality
Lose morality, I don't know
Find shit
Or diamond in shit
Depends on pressure, effort expended in noticing

No need to talk about 'world view that people created by blocking out Heaven and Earth, creating their own rules and fantasy world' = morality.

Situation dictates possible solutions
People look through different lenses and feel with different hearts, arrive at differences
Bigger the outside forces, the more clear the situation = strong Nature naturally results in proper View and structure of people

Nowadays people lose Way because Nature is weak - or rather we block it out too much, useless attempt. Leads to unclear situation = confused people.

[BruceP]

"Be A Maker"

Making is liberating. And when the 'right way' is forgotten, originality and novelty are usually the result.

The habit of 'making' cultivates a neutrality that becomes pervasive in all levels of thought.

The millions of strokes it takes to carve, shape and smooth, stitch, sew and knot, scrape, true and tiller, are the meditative and physical discipline the mind craves.

While I go against many of his ideas of how to design knives, and although he's not even one of my favorite bladesmiths, I respect Jason more than all but one:

[GrahamB]

He's right! Creativity is life affirming and if we have a purpose, then that's it.

I just hung up some pictures in the bathroom - felt good.

[origami_itto]

Well, this.


And this...

https://neigong.net/2006/07/22/the-10-g ... -tt-liang/

And this...

https://masonicrezon.wordpress.com/2016 ... n-a-mason/

And this...
https://www.angelfire.com/hi/littleprince/frames.html

But most especially this...
https://www.angelfire.com/hi/littleprin ... ter21.html

[origami_itto]

He's right! Creativity is life affirming and if we have a purpose, then that's it.

I just hung up some pictures in the bathroom - felt good.

To create is to engage with the divine.
Even just hanging some pictures in the bathroom.
I'm building some folding tables right now.

[Quigga]

Great and helpful input so far.

[Quigga]

Just Do It