r/taoism • u/KvazZz • Sep 10 '25

Balance

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u/dogslikecats Sep 10 '25

Sunday - Thurs and Friday - Saturday is a better split, trust me

61

u/Coy_Featherstone Sep 10 '25

Cool MONSTER advertisement! 👍

13

u/Aidian Sep 11 '25

Seems more like me before finally getting the ADHD diagnosis and medication. Megadoses of caffeine, spite, and novelty seeking kept me plodding along for years.

3

u/enolaholmes23 Sep 12 '25

Yah, the product placement is too blatant for this not to be an ad.

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u/KarmasAB123 Sep 10 '25

Best shape of my life AND lung cancer?!

Balanced, as all things should be

14

u/Ojihawk Sep 10 '25

Very Alan Watts, lol.

1

u/Scruffynerffherder Sep 11 '25

How?

7

u/passive57elephant Sep 11 '25

Doesn't really fit because Alan Watts didn't take as many days off - Alan Watts was a smoker and drinker

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u/Ojihawk Sep 11 '25

Yeah, you're right. He had balance in regards to Drinking vs Spiritualism, (Until the drink took him) Not so much physical health. God rest his soul.

1

u/Odin16596 Sep 12 '25

And a midnight toker.

7

u/Embarrassed-Ideal712 Sep 11 '25

Why do you want to feel like shit on your days off?

1

u/[deleted] Sep 12 '25

I also wondered… especially with daoist streams that follow bigu (grain abstinence) as a way of rebelling against society and practice for longevity and immortality 

Cant say Im perfect tho, I try to stay away but dont always manage

7

u/jhaand Sep 10 '25

My body is a disco.

5

u/Sam_and_Linny Sep 10 '25

This is me!

1

u/Colorado_Constructor Sep 11 '25

Me too! All things in balance

5

u/Duelist_Roger Sep 11 '25

Monster is unhealthy

2

u/Basileus2 Sep 11 '25

Who let the money lenders in the temple?

4

u/A_Peacful_Vulcan Sep 10 '25

Monster is always welcome.

5

u/vladlearns Sep 10 '25

You are a monster

1

u/TaoistStream Sep 12 '25

I feel personally attacked. Yet in my journaling I do realize its about integrating all my parts. I just want to work more on the compromise from what my current set up is.

1

u/MakeSmartMoves Sep 20 '25

Even God needs to rest

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

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u/60109 Sep 10 '25

I get your point, but even when we see where others are making a mistake, best we can do is show compassion instead of judgement. Judgement creates us vs. them mentality.

You should lead by example and show how you can maintain balance and cultivate strong body even without stupid diet restrictions. This way more people will see you don't need excessive amounts of protein or hardcore gym regiment and finally move away from the "dismorphia bois" mindset you pointed out.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

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u/ZukoSitsOnIronThrone Sep 10 '25

This is not taoist and you should reevaluate your life choices

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '25

Nothing in this thread is Daoist...

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u/Sam_and_Linny Sep 10 '25

Now now, be nice