Zenister

[GTA overdub] You've made the best decision of your life! Youve come into a GUN STORE![/GTA overdub] ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

when it comes to "God" everyone does...and always will... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

no not really.. this happens so rarely that its kind of cool... as long as it stops by Friday... of course it seems that ALOT of Arizonan's brains and driving skills are water soluble so i'm staying off the roads..... more idiots have tried to kill me today than in ten days of skydiving with 700 peeps at Eloy.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

no it is just that we've modified our enviroment to the point where few pay attention to the senses they do have.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

here is a good list to begin with for the major religions i'd start with the Bhagavad Gita, The Torah, and the Koran to cover the large organized religions, then move on to the "Five Classics" of the Chinese (which include the Tau Te Ching) and then the Taosist/Zen literature for a completely different approach to 'religion' be aware the Bible has been amplified and expounded for a western audience for centuries... these are the major text representing each religion, but most are not combined and edited in the manner of the Bible and so you will have to read several seemingly seperate texts just to begin to get a good general impression of each faith. A great many religions put more emphasis on the oral traditions and teach the 'minor' texts and the principles they contain that way instead of having a single resource for their followers... it is also VERY enlightening to read the various Apocrypha's to see what the organized religions have 'excluded' and then question the motivations in doing so... beyond that i'd suggest reading EVERYTHING relating to humanity's search for a relationship with the divine that you come across...be it Roman/Greek/Norse/Mayan 'myths' etc... read everything with an open mind and a critical eye to see what the relationship is between 'God' and 'the faithful', attempting to see the underlying reasoning or purpose in the religions itself... was it a collection of fireside tales that developed into a church? a means to explain and appease the forces of nature? etc... it is interesting to see the reasons why a particular culture creates the religion that they do and what it says about Man and God. As you build a library take note of the timeline in the developmental pattern for each culture's religion. That says a great deal about the culture itself and the nature of it’s belief as it evolves from the more primitive aspects of religious faith... in particular, whenever you find your mind, your belief 'stopping' at an idea or concept that seems particularly 'alien' or 'wrong', try to set aside the western ideal and attempt to see the faith from the position of someone who knows or has no other belief system to contrast it with........ that also illustrates allot about each faith... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

hmmm Heroes? those i really look up too? I'm very lucky and some of them are my mentors as well... in no particular order at all... Omar Alhegelan Sean McCormac Dusty Smith TJ Landgren Andy Farrington Jeffro Provenzano Amy Chemeleki Jason Peters all great skydivers I admire both for their abilities and the time they take to share their skills and knowledge with others... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

my father mentioned that when we were talking about xmas presents and how i was a pain to shop for.... it was to late at that point, but my mother and i are conspiring for his b-day this year... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

hmmm looks like a good place to any and all peeps at the eloy boogie i didnt, say hey, introduce myself, and/or get to jump and party with.... i tried (really i did) to jump with ALOT of new people, but some how i always seemed to get distracted and involved in other things.... look something shiney..... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

in that regard i totally agree with your approach... I'd like to suggest that you begin to read other religious texts with the same openness (vs contrasting them with the text you 'believe' already) and see what else 'fits' for you personally. in the end your relationship with God is entirely up to you.... far more people seem to believe their relationship with a church is what brings them closer to the divine...... they couldnt be more wrong.... I find a great deal of truth inherent the Bible every time i read it... but i in no way subscribe to the "this path and no other" approach that organized religion has (imo) placed as a means of control amidst the insight into the nature of divinity it does contain... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

totally agree here I should have jumped my gear the first jump back to... instead i borrowed a canopy with break settings WAAAAAY to short for me and PLF'ed in as i was very afraid of stalling it with a normal flare... next jump i put my canopy back on... admittedly i had issues with flaring to high, not completely even, and worse, reaching for the ground with my feet.... but the problems were mental, not physical...i'd tested my impact level jumping rope and a few practice PLF's before hand, but it took 5 jumps before i got my head on straight and was flaring correctly, i had to 'hold' my flare to prevent the panic spook response my brain was giving me, but after i got the first one right, it all came back and i even started back with front riser 90s to final and getting a decent surf out of it... in the end, i totally agree.. do what you know..and focus on the what you 'know' vs succumbing to the panic that may be left over from the jump that injured you.... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

generally (and despite having been banned twice) i think they do a pretty fair job... lately however i've seen a tendency to 'pull the trigger' to fast IMO.. if irony and sarcasm are being taken as personal attacks then there isnt much point in discussion as that removes two of the major elements, particularly in a forum that is titled "Speaker's Corner" honestly i believe the rules (in here) should be much more relaxed.. sign your waiver at the door and give as good as you get.. if you dont like it dont play... leaning more towards "only the nice allowed" has meant i havent bothered to post many topics i'd love to see discussed as "real" discussion and debate wouldn’t exist... IMO it isn’t hard to ignore the blatant trolling and continue on throughout.. the crowd in here is pretty dedicated and reasonably aware of the nature of most of our topics, so barring anything blatantly illegal or overtly offensive i'd rather we be left to police ourselves... but then i'm a libertarian too.... the fewer controls and limits imposed on the members of a community the better imho ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

quite a number of us have..... i'd prefer not to spend this lifetime chasing such a fundamentally flawed belief system... of course your mileage may vary..... how many christians have actually STUDIED the rest of the world's religious beliefs, and bothered to look for divinity for THEMSELVES, instead of having it interpreted 'for them' through the vision and belief of another?? i'll wager that number is far less than yours... but then "you bet YOUR life"... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Bwahhhhhhh that was almost as good as you walkin' the cock! hehe! the cock and its companion... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

No more pictures PLEASE! I remember what happened later that night.... hmm was that YOU in the pool with them? everything was a bit blurry by then... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

just fyi, but the european Empire release has a cover of "Scarbrough Fair" that will raise the hair on the back of your neck....... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

and getting more amazing everyday... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

there is video of the Kapow crowd Steamrolling most of tent city at the NW jumpfest in Oregon one year..... you could almost see tents aquiver wondering if they were next... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Lizzy's version was MUCH more widely heard at a time when radio airplay wasnt so great... (and much better IMO) ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Thin Lizzy is responsible for the 'rock versions' popularity (its the one popicca is covering) but the song is a traditional irish drinking song..... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

if you happen to do something good only because it serves your own selfish interests, are you really doing 'good'? ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

...going to hell... etc... which is rather difficult when that inclusion/exclusion is fundamental to your religion.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

Have you ever in your life intentionally betrayed someone, however small an incident it may have seemed to be at the time? I have. Now that I'm older (and wiser? ), I'd like to be forgiven for my past mistakes. I agree that trust must be earned and that it’s hard to forgive someone who continually wrongs you, but I’d like to think it possible. No. i havent. I take responsibility for everything i've done, admitted where, when i've made mistakes and try to make amends where, how i can/feel is necessary... wither those i've hurt before (intentionally and not) ‘forgive me’ or not is irrelevant… the entire ‘culture of guilt’ and the religions that are founded on and promote an ‘inherent need for forgiveness’ (particularly for actions I had no part in at all) are not much more than forms of emotional blackmail imo and horrible methods to influence behavior or to become ‘more enlightened’ (or wiser if you prefer).. so no, being ‘forgiven’ doesn’t mean very much to me… its either not an issue, because it never was, or because I don’t care much about what they might think about me in the first… ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

two weeks till i will be there..... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

no but the PLF the military drills into your head like no other FJC can easily save your life... every military static line you landed without accident is one more landing you have (hopefully) learned something from.. ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.

well except for the packing part that is... ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed.