The Wise Tibetan Monkey shares his wisdom

[ComandanteBanana]

On Feb 10, 6:05 am, Mike Jones <N...@Arizona.Bay> wrote:

> >>Religion is not out of control. Its /always/ been controlled.
>
> > Yep, good point. Which, of course, makes it even more dangerous.
>
> A point to consider...
>
> Given the capacity for insane behaviour in a significant cross-section of
> any population group you could point at, nations, specific deity-
> worshippers, specific political idealogues, etc. might it be an even more
> dangerous world than this if they /didn't/ have something to channel
> those murderously twisted collective insanities, to contain that lurking
> chimp-legacy of "kill 'em all" blood-lust?
>
> IOW, things could be a lot worse than they are /without/ religion?
>
> Maybe godbotianism is a kind of "containment in the community" asylum?
>
> Maybe we shouldn't disturb them /too/ much? 8(

Good question. SHOULD WE UNLEASH THE MONKEY? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DO UNLEASH THE MONKEY?

I shall use my deep meditation as well as my common sense to clarify your earthly concern:

First of all, the monkey has been unleashed in every atheist-communist country... and they didn't eat each other alive. True, the system in itself is CRIMINAL, but so are some capitalist-Christian "DEMOCRATIC" nations where you can't ride a simple bicycle on the road because it doesn't generate enough PROFITS while the planet is going to the dumps.

If we unleash the monkey, however, in some moderate fashion, say, like in Northern Europe, we can be assured of success. Not atheist per se, not Christian, just HUMAN.

And I hope some CHIMP doesn't take offense from that. :zip:

[ComandanteBanana]

(I dedicate this post to the engineer who said we could be saving 33% of energy without major lifestyle changes)

ENERGY WASTE: Only I, the Tibetan Monkey, see the light... and it's blinding me!

Well you know, in my jungle philosophy I like to talk about things practical, and seeing so much LIGHT being wasted around me, makes me blind and sad. I mean lights and bulbs, not enlightened paths. Everywhere I turn it's all this waste: Two lights right in front of my door that forced me to put cardboard on one window. And then I'm kept away from riding a bike at night on this mixed path, where the blinding light forces me to use sunglasses!

WHY ALL THIS WASTE IN THIS CAPITALIST JUNGLE?

But I think most mortals go around with their blinders on. ;)


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THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS:

"I only wish the path of enlightenment to be lit moderately"

http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

[ComandanteBanana]

On Feb 11, 7:54 pm, Brian Elfert <belf...@visi.com> wrote:
> TheTibetanMonkey <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com> writes:
> >(I dedicate this post to the engineer who said we could be saving 33%
> >of energy without major lifestyle changes)
> >Well you know, in my jungle philosophy I like to talk about things
> >practical, and seeing so much LIGHT being wasted around me, makes me
> >blind and sad. I mean lights and bulbs, not enlightened paths.
> >Everywhere I turn it's all this waste: Two lights right in front of my
> >door that forced me to put cardboard on one window. And then I'm kept
> >away from riding a bike at night on this mixed path, where the
> >blinding light forces me to use sunglasses!
>
> Complain to the owner of the street if the lights are truly blinding you.
> The fixtures probably aren't designed properly and are creating glare.

The light in front of my apartment is "set" (two bulbs and no less) by the owners' board, and we tenants have no saying in it or so it seems. The lighting on the mixed path was designed by some contractor in order to milk the golden cow of government funds. Again I got no saying on it, and I've been complaning about this issue at my local forum, with no "visible" consequences.

>
> I hate the amount of electricity wasted on lighting in America. Car
> dealers have their lights blazing like a baseball stadium all night, but
> they say they will be robbed without the lights. I highly doubt crime
> would go up if only 1/3 or 1/2 of the lights are turned on after the
> dealer closes.

It seems they don't see any wrong with that, and nobody seems to care either. The blinders seem to be working. ;)

[ComandanteBanana]

On Feb 15, 9:59 pm, d...@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote:

> TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle wrote:

> >Why aren't the rest of American joining the club? Fear of the road,
> >too much junk food around, too many deniers who say it doesn't make a
> >difference anyway?>

> As for scale of how much AGW I expect as a serious ameteur scientist,
> I would say 4, maybe 5.
>
> As for rest of America? I say mostly fear of the hard work like that
> which Americans did when America was a rising high star. It appears to me
> that American ingenuity has been used lately to make work to be someone
> else's labor - preferably offshore or by low-pay illegal immigrants.
>
> Also, I sense too many of my fellow Americans like to depend on
> American medical innovation to "try to get away with" ulhealthful
> lifestyles, mainly exercising too little, eating too much calorie content,
> and eating too little of "veggies".

I tend to agree with you but I do think that this laziness and inclination to junk food is made by design. That's the role the media and the elites have chosen for us: HAPPY, LAZY CONSUMERS and we follow.

The few survivors that challenge the status quo around here ride bikes on sidewalks or walk subject to various dangers. Naturally is better to be "in the cage" and hop in the car to go to the supermarket.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

The wise monkey needs to know Banana KungFu... Extreme violence! :angry:

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As I always say:

NEVER TEASE THE MONKEY!


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"The wise monkey needs to know Banana KungFu"

Why the Banana Revolution?

[TheTibetanMonkey]

THE JUNGLE: If we need a metaphor to live by, this is it!

I don't expect myself to go unchallenged, but the more you think about it, the more it makes sense...

It seems every primitive culture has a metaphor about creation, and the Christians have their own inherited from sheep herders. Perfect scenario: the Garden of Eden, Adam & Eve... and Evil (the Serpent). Everything goes wrong because A&E don't follow God's command. Moral of the story? Follow the leader!

Real life: We have animal instincts. We thus can call this place where we survive "the jungle." Nothing's perfect: Things could be worse, but we can move up from the jungle and reach CIVILIZATION. I tell you more, it gives you a solution: unlike the Christian story where there's only one path to salvation, IN THE JUNGLE YOU HAVE MANY PATHS. There's one sure path to the cliff, though, and that is being HUNGRY toward nature.

So if you think we need a metaphor to live by, this is it. Actually it doesn't contradict any of the laws of nature or science. And best of all, it can get you out of harm's way, or solve conflicts where you are ignored because of your lower status in the food chain.

Hey, WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!


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THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS:

"A perfect balance in the jungle is found when you are neither hungry beast nor lunch"

Why the Banana Revolution?

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 4, 2:25 am, Giga2 <justho...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Mar 4, 12:09 am, TheTibetanMonkey showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-

> > Whoever consumes drugs while not fighting to legalize it (the obvious
> > solution to it), it's a PREDATOR. Someone is being killed in Mexico or
> > Afghanistan for you to have that pleasure.
>
> > Now, your CONSUMPTION IS ALSO AN ADDICTION that has consequences
> > around the world. Ironically consumption is not a crime while drug
> > addiction is.
>
> > I smell something funny, like "Christian morality"...
>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > THE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS:
>
> > "The sheep have a funny morality. The monkey does what he pleases so
> > long as it does not harm others"
>
> >Why the Banana Revolution?
>
> If drugs are made legal who is going to fund terrorism and the CIA?
> Without these two great social institutions there would be no 'War on
> Terror' to keep corporate profits high in certain sectors, which leads
> to unemployment. Also the whole of organised crime is largely
> supported by the drugs trade, and they ensure politicians, border
> officials and law enforecement officers all over the world made a good
> extra living on the side. All these people would suffer from
> legalisation, but who would benefit? Drug users first and foremost,
> and who cares about them? The drugs would be purer cheaper and often
> less concentrated forms (because they would not need to be smuggled)
> meaning they would not have to spend their whole day theiving, and
> then where would the prison system be? And the insursance industry, oh
> and the police again. So again the bad people benefit from
> legalisation and the pillars of our communities would suffer. I
> suppose you could say soe third world countries might be able to climb
> out of a spiral of poverty, corruption and bviolence, but these are
> other countries, so...? Well anyway...

Yep, real bad for the Establishment, but real good for the people who want to enjoy safe neighborhoods without having to move into gated communities.

They stole my bike from under my window. It must have provided a few rocks of cracks.

[Jess]

May I speak on behalf of all of 411 when I say WTF?

Is the monkey also the banana? Or are there two of you?!

[sungal]

It looks as if the wise Tibetian monkey gave you some of his wisdom!

[TheTibetanMonkey]

It looks as if the wise Tibetian monkey gave you some of his wisdom!

Hey, what's going on in the jungle, somebody lost?

You may be wondering if the Tibetan Monkey from the Jungle preaches Buddhism. Guess... Well, Buddhism is good but...

(I'm debating with the masters here)

Do you know the difference b/ Buddhism and Jungle Wisdom?

On Mar 6, 10:48 pm, Vajra <va...@nym.mixmin.net> wrote:

> Why, exactly, are you posting in alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan since you don't appear
> to have any sensitivity for Buddhism in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular?

Save for some differences, Buddhism and Jungle Wisdom are complementary. The former teaches you how to conquer the self, and the latter tells you how to conquer the world at large.

Both are spiritual, but Jungle Wisdom puts a big question mark on REINCARNATION. Perish the thought of a monkey reincarnate in a lion!

The real problem lies in MATERIALISTIC, UNREALISTIC religions that rely on hypocrisy.


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THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS

"The Jungle offers infinite wisdom but only the owl and the monkey know what's going on. The sheep knows nothing"

Why the Banana Revolution?

[TheTibetanMonkey]

As you may have noticed, my wisdom is spreading throughout the world as fast as the Internet. Notice my signature here. Like the common folk wisdom says, "Life's a beach!"

On Mar 6, 12:45 pm, "ranjit_math...@yahoo.com" <ranjit_math...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why can't all religions be true despite contradicting one another if
> all the books of the Bible can be true despite contradicting one
> another?

That's a deep question, wise man. That's why religion --all religions-- are false.

There's only WISDOM --and it comes from the jungle.


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THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS

"There are no churches, only beaches and mountains"

Why the Banana Revolution?

[TheTibetanMonkey]

If these words are true, then Buddhism and Jungle Wisdom are very close...

"A Buddhist does not seek refuge in the Buddha with the hope that he will be saved by his (i.e. the Buddha's own) personal purification. The Buddha gives no such guarantee. It is not within the power of a Buddha to wash away the impurities of others. One could neither purify nor defile another. The Buddha, as teacher, instructs us, but we ourselves are directly responsible for our purification. Although a Buddhist seeks refuge in the Buddha, he does not make any self-surrender. Nor does a Buddhist sacrifice his freedom of thought by becoming a follower of the Buddha. He can exercise his own free will and develop his knowledge even to the extent of becoming a Buddha himself."

Buddhism in a Nutshell - Is Buddhism a Religion

I'll give a mundane yet realistic example of survival... To go into the jungle you need good advice (what plant is poisonous or good to eat, for example), but COMMON SENSE should guide your steps.

And since the law of the jungle prevails everywhere, particularly on the roads where I should be riding a bicycle... "You are on your own, baby!"

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 12, 2:38 pm, e_space <espace1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> better breed more lions there monkey man, xtianity seems to be
> surviving quite well, despite your ambitious efforts ;^-)

They know how to be a lion better than me... That's for sure!

But the problem is, my unenlightened friend, that they are f*** up the whole planet because of their consumeristic, filthy ways, comprende?

I'm really humble in my ambitious, though, just riding a bike anywhere to do my share.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 15, 9:19 pm, Doris Briscoe <dbrisc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What about the paths for the bikes?

There are two ways to go around it:

1- BIKE PATHS FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC, AND

2- LET THE BIKE 'TAKE THE LANE,' which means that the bike rides in the center of the lane and the vehicles must exit the lane 30' before and after.

Put cameras everywhere and enforce above laws. No bikes on sidewalks. That's a sign of Banana Republic.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

You know, I spoke about the BLINDING LIGHTS before. Well, now they are on day and night!* At first I thought it was an oversight, but this is being going on for weeks, and nobody reports them/nobody fixes them.

*It applies to the southern end of it.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 16, 10:17 pm, "00,Z NB" <0...@nnn.com> wrote:
> March 17 2010
>
> THE Global Atheists Convention in Melbourne last weekend worked a miracle on
> me.
>
> I've never felt more like believing in God.
>
> Especially the Christian one.
>
> My near conversion occurred because the convention's speakers managed to
> confirm my worst fear.
>
> No, it's not that God may actually exist, and be cross that I doubted.
>
> It's that if the Christian God really is dead, then there's not much to stop
> people here from being barbarians.
>

Just see how the most Christian nation --America-- allows its roads be ruled by the law of the jungle, denying space to the weak --the cyclists and pedestrians*-- and how it denies universal healthcare, and then you'll understand where the Barbarians are found.

*A couple of days ago I witnessed this mother and child running for their lives while a car blasted the horn at them, at the light! I was also blasted at the same light before.

THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS

"Free America from bad drivers"

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 18, 6:06 am, dgk <d...@somewhere.com> wrote:

> I was riding in Chicago last summer and there are some streets where
> the signs tell bikes to ride on the sidewalk because the roads really
> are too narrow.-

There's always exceptions to the rule. But we have a situation here where we are told to 'walk bike on sidewalk' on a drawbridge, and the width of the sidewalk is not enough to accomodate both. Then you have two lanes of traffic that are a no go for bikes FOR NO GOOD REASON.

I get the feeling that WE DO NOT EXIST!

[TheTibetanMonkey]

THE POST OF THE DAY. MY GOAL IS 365 POSTS A YEAR.

On Mar 18, 4:44 pm, Conscience <nobama@göv.com> wrote:

> > Regrettably around here conditions are near suicidal for cyclists, and
> > only got a 1.5 mile path for leisure. Beautiful it is though. And I
> > refuse to ride on sidewalks.
>
> I'm retired, mid-sixties, and have the time. Why not? ;-)
>
> But when the temps climb or drop too far here, the daylight window of
> opportunity narrows.

I'm middle 50's, so you'll be my inspiration.

Here in South Florida there's no harsh winter, but there are stupid drivers and indifferent authorities. If I want to make it to your age, I think I better stay in the cage.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 19, 11:27 am, Conscience <nobama@göv.com> wrote:
> On 2010-03-19 10:58:18 -0700, TheTibetanMonkey
> showing-the-path-of-enlightenment-in-the-jungle

> > Is a STATIONARY BIKE the ultimate solution? It sounds good but I just
> > love the freedom.
>
> You don't have to drive it that far to avoid traffic. My parking spot
> is less than two miles away. No way I'd ride between home and there.
>
> For stationary, just get a Trainer. No need to buy another. Takes
> about five minutes to put your road bike on one, and off you go riding
> while watching a movie. Beats sitting on your ass and getting pasty
> soft like Jimmy Thudpucker in Rochester.-

Wow, and you have to load and unload a bike for two miles! But I believe you because some of the best riding spots are under a few miles and I get panicky about it. I did quite a bit of biking last summer, but this one I'm coming out chicken... in order to get to 65.

My bikes are just gathering rust waiting for some "break" in the jungle.

[TheTibetanMonkey]

On Mar 20, 9:41 pm, Doris Briscoe <dbrisc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know about walking I have done alot in my life time. dj

I've even tried race walking, so I love it. But beyond 5 miles can get kind of boring. That's why I wanted to ride a bike around, and I do have the bikes, but I'm not riding bike on sidewalks. Too much stress.

So the easy path is just to be in the cage. Cozy cage I got though.