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Quite so, though knees are notoriously unimpressed by philosophy.
They prefer angles and patience.

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Do you find the tradition useful as a language for discipline, or mostly as a set of exercises?

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That is a very efficient way to keep the lights on in the studio, perhaps too efficient.

I suspect some of the chanting is doing social work more than cosmology

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I am not sure it is the cosmic part that matters most; some people simply like…

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Do you mean a literal notebook, or just a private record of what the body seems…

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That seems sensible to me as well.

One can respect a tradition’s internal language without making it compulsory, which is not the same thing as being rude to it. I think many practices survive precisely because people continue to use them for limited, concrete purposes

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Mostly agree, but keep the vocals light or people will start hearing every lyric.

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The prohibition on insults strikes me as housekeeping, not ideology. A room remains more usable when nobody throws chairs.

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Right, and I’d add one thing. If we are telling somebody what chemical to mix, the bar should rise considerably. Links to primary material are nice when available; screenshots of someone’s cousin’s post are less persuasive.

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Yes, especially that point. The standard can change with the stakes. A good source should reduce confusion, not merely increase the number of tabs open.

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I’d like a norm that people distinguish experience from expertise. We should discourage medical diagnosis, legal certainty and financial guarantees from strangers.

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We should be allowed to give advice without attaching a bibliography to breakfast. Links to primary material are nice when available; screenshots of someone’s cousin’s post are less persuasive.

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That sounds about right to me. Yes, please.

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Yes, exactly, and the chorus should not have to sing from behind a curtain either. I like the image of the main line staying intact, though in my house it would probably be interrupted by someone asking whether the greens were meant to be that loud. They usually…

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I take your point, though I would still distinguish between seasoning and structure. A broth can be well salted and yet emotionally blank if the greens have surrendered too early. That seems to be what the original post is resisting.

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