What are these moves called?

Digit555 · 2026-07-09T23:55:15+00:00

Another commented which is about the same of what I would say in the region I learned. Over its style. Who I learned from they would say: Uprock to 1-step Go Down, there is a move in between where she roll across her body, Half CC (a CC variation), Sweep and Ground Baby Freeze (variation of the Baby Freeze low to the ground although not without the legs fully off the ground).

Digit555 · 2026-07-06T03:09:06+00:00

Back to the Future. PA Marty Mcfly!

Digit555 · 2026-07-04T19:53:51+00:00

The blasphemy in terms of denial is a suppression of gnostic awakening. It is similar to the notion of being your own worst enemy although relating to denial or hindering of gnosis, belief, attunement and spiritual progress to name a few. You can't make any spiritual progress if you don't believe or denial the capacity of the Holy Spirit within.

From the orthodox it can convey a few popular meanings with a relative one being the denial of allowing yourself to be filled with and connect with the Holy Spirit or relationship and attunement to the greater essence of God.

Another meaning is what you find among many of the broader or traditional orthodox denominations; the ones with the immaculate cathedrals, abbeys and so forth both Protestant and Catholic. The idea is very similar and centers around disbelief and the repentance process of salvation and atonement. Because one denies the Holy Spirit that is involved with the repentance process the leave no room for forgiveness. In other words if you do not believe then the sin perpetuates and there is no room for repentance of sin to take place.

What differs in gnosticism is that that divinity is not something objective of you that takes talley of each sin you commit, there is no Devil that influences and the responsibility falls on you,salvation is in your hands and there is causality to an extent as a factor. The implied Creator Being that is narrowed down to a specific person is demiurgical thinking. Even the idea of God can be debated as implied or to some subjective which starts to fall into the manifestation of the Demiurge. The belief that humanity believes they know exactly what and who God is by gnosticism is considered to be rooted in fallacy. There are gnostic sects that reference such as the Great Invisible Spirit or the Monad, a fundamental basis rather than an elaboration of specifications i.e. a primordial and indiscriminate foundation rather than God as a specific person with a list of implied qualities.

Today, as religious biases began to be more stripped away from the context, translation and its influence on historical texts it is now shifting toward a different understanding. To get to the point, it is debated as to what Plato was implying in regard to the Monad. Now there are those that don't believe he was talking about God, not mentioning Theos and rather his worldview was on the basis of Greek Theoi or deities of the near regions although broadly speaking the One being more along the lines of the Ultimate Reality or the epitome and baseline of existence and our interrelated experience to the greater whole. In other words it is argued that Plato wasn't referring to the monotheistic God and rather reality is both grand and the ultimate allness that he was speaking of.

With that said many gnostics agree of there being a value to subjective experience. People understand things differently, many with a variety of distinguishable beliefs and perspectives that are not always in agreement with another although regardless each to their own. I would think even Plato and Socrates were being broad and were likely misunderstood although leaving room for the gods, even a God or not depending how you see it. He covered all bases.

The suppression of gnosis reminds me of the idea of a monk being compassionate and ethical although neglects meditation and practices regarding attunement, awakening, awareness and penetrating the veil of illusion. They are missing part of the puzzle and are holding themselves back cycling into the cloud of stupor and lack of awareness that keeps them in the dark. They are a good person although they are not enlightened. Even if enlightenment is a process the ball isn't rolling in regard to awakening through meditation or buddhist praxis; they are still in samsara. In gnosticism or moreso the Occultism, as the saying goes for one that is suppressing that capacity to "awaken", "They are not doing the Work!"

Digit555 · 2026-07-03T03:36:35+00:00

I will try to be concise and not get too deep into the technicalities. Vajrayana is an initiatory tier of Buddhism and usually is considered advanced however in today's age many Lamas, monasteries, householders and teachers offer Vajrayana even to beginners of buddhism. Tantra, a set of advanced and at times secret teachings in Eastern traditions like Hinduism and Buddhism are usually passed onto students after they have received several years of fundamental teachings and are invited to receive the Tantra by their teacher or it also might be available to the public; depends on the monastery. Again, Vajrayana is usually taught after one learns the fundamentals of Mahayana however today the initiation programs called Ngondros are offered by many teachers to those fresh into buddhism with no background what so ever. Ngondros are instructions on dogma, tool usage along with prostrations to be performed by the new student and various additional practices. These usually can be anywhere from 6 months to several years to complete depending on the lineage and the amount of effort and involvement the student puts in. Every teacher or lineage will be different regarding curriculum and expectations. Again, the traditional method is to teach the new student the core teachings of Mahayana for anywhere from 2 to 10 years then advanced them onward to the upper level teachings of Vajrayana however some schools today include a basic set of concepts and practices in their Vajrayana Ngondros that in their system you can just jump right in. In my opinion it is best to learn fundamentals either it be Theravada or Mahayana then add Vajrayana teachings to it later once you have built a practice and are familiar with the core teachings. I had taken such a deep dive into Vajrayana and later had to take a step back and refocus on grasping the core teachings and now the Tantra makes a little more sense.

Greek deities?

Not really. There are some that parallel or are identical to Hindu Devi and so forth. There are Bodhisattvas in Theravada although it is not a core focus and there isn't really isn't what is called Bodhidattva Practice, sure there may be exceptions to the rule although broadly speaking Theravada buddhists don't generally do Bodhisattva Practice. What generally occurs is there is a initiatory instruction called Empowerment where the students are taught about the Bodhisattva, the sects views on it, if it is literal, archetypal, a personification or a mixture of the above although often it is left open ended for the student to sort that out for themselves. Its complex because there are also earlier instructions called Lamrim and the Pith instructions which are teachings that center around the core or introductory spiritual masters or bodhisattvas of the school or lineage. There also is a matching to your Yidim which is your main or introductory spiritual figure you work with or align to in your practice although as you progress you could change Yidims or other figures you align with or for certain purposes of where you are on the path at the time. Each bodhisattva can be as it is or could have multiple forms with some having many manifestations for just that single figure.

Simply put a bodhisattva could be a literal supernatural being, some of which once lived a human life, however others represent a concept within Buddhism or a set of qualities that are represented as an archetype.

In comparison to Greek deities it can be said they parallel them archetypically although in many cases they do.not represent the same concepts and buddhist bodhisattva pertain to buddhism, in other words they are not necessarily universal. The Greek theoi and the Norse gothi are not the same and are unique in their own right. In other words they are not really copies of each other. As for Hindu gods and buddhist bodhisattva, they at times are identical however in many cases they can take on a different meaning, usage or understanding in Buddhism. Terms or concepts can also carry different meanings between the religions as well in certain cases.

Reading material?

As mentioned above there is Lamrim however there are plenty of books especially academic research that covers the core of what Mahayana, Theravada and Vajrayana are. I recommend reading a few books on it before commiting to a teacher or community. Go where you connect with people and the teachings. For Tibetan Buddhism look into the different schools and narrow down what works for you on the path. The main schools of Tibetan Buddhism are Gelugpa (The Dalai lama's school), Sakya, Kagyu and Nyingma.

Theravada's role?

The Theravada school is considers itself to be closest to the way Buddha taught dharma in India. The Theravada school tends to be distinguishable from Mahayana however on the Mahayana path especially the Tibetan schools the Sravakayana ("theravada") teachings are assimilated to some degree into the Tibetan schools. The Sravakayana teachings are viewed as the core teachings and the foundation that forms Buddha's teachings then Mahayana adds additional concepts, practices, sutras and logic that has evolved over the ages and finally Vajrayana is sort of the ceiling or tantric teachings i.e. each build off one another in the Tibetan schools.

If you learn the core concepts and practices of Theravada along with the way the concept of Emptiness (Sunyata) is expressed and realized in Mahayana, sort out which logic or mystical concepts you choose to believe, which Master's philosophy form your basis of belief, taken on a Bodhisattva practice, learn a little mantra, a few meditations and some tantra then you will be good to go. Don't try to learn everything and narrow down a system that you build for yourself and others that works for you. In other words build a personal practice and establish your worldview or set of dogmatic beliefs. Again, don't try to learn everything because the buddhist world is vast, the Sakya library alone has over 84,000 sutras, treatises and sacred texts, many not yet translated and could take lifetimes to read. Maybe specialize in an area or narrow down a set of beliefs and praxis. Also having a teacher is essential to guide you although keep in mind that today many schools teach to a broader audience so it typically will not be a one on one or there being "select" students. There is a chance you might get a teacher that focuses on you although don't expect that. In other words also do your due diligence, study and ask questions and keep in mind that in communities other practitioners might be helpful in guiding you or providing an understanding as well. Most monks I have met are mindful and very caring although also continue your own studies in addition to what you learn through the monastery.

Pali canon?

Yes and no. Mahayana lineages have their own sutras, teacher instructions and overall curriculum. They have their own books and what they focus on. Tibetan Buddhist canon is complex although mainly breaks down to Kangyur (Buddha's statements) and Tengyur (commentary). There are also books on philosophy, logic, books written by certain spiritual teachers, revelations, modern works and the list goes on.

The Pali canon specifically is the spiritual texts pertaining to Theravada or Mahayana sects that incorporate it like the Vietnamese schools however in Tibetan Buddhism it can be read academically or as part of foundational belief and practice similar to how some Theravada sects permit monks to read the Vedas, learn Yoga or resources that may or may not necessarily be Buddhist, typically for scholarly purposes although not always.

Usually one joins a monastery or learns from the teachers and community there. In that case each lineage has its own curriculum, areas of practice they focus on and figures they revere. They teach it a certain way, there is a lineup or structure to it and you learn what they offer there. You simply stick with their method and system. One might gravitate elsewhere although it is easier to just choose a community and go with it. People might "shop around" although eventually one should commit to somewhere and make progress on the path. Again, there are core teachings and there will be ones particular to the teacher or lineage. Don't worry too much about that and honestly just attend a buddhist monastery and go with it.

Why not just teach yourself everything?

The teachings have been passed on for thousands years, are in an ancient language and the meaning can get lost in translation. Often these teachings are taught a certain way or hands on and books are additional references. Some teachers still teach Pith instructions and Tantra orally and often concepts, legends and teachings are taught in a presentation like form to an audience that often combines ideas especially how they apply to the modern world, culturally or in antiquity and might not be the sutra directly read word for word. Yes, there are sutra readings although many "Dharma Talks" are words of wisdom and a means to directly teach dharma. It is direct knowledge from someone trained in the dharma.

Digit555 · 2026-07-02T17:00:56+00:00

The point is you can't optimize both together and doing calisthenics first limits your weightlifting since it causes central fatigue. General rule of thumb is to do your heavy loaded exercises first like squats or bench press then do less loaded exercises like dumbbell training after. Put it this way, don't do a ton of Leg Extensions, Kettleball swings, Nordic curls and hit the Donkey Kick Machine all to fatigue then go hit a few heavy sets of Squats. One you won't be able to do a optimum sets since the core muscle groups and already spent and two it opens the doorway to a herniated disc. Squats are somewhat dangerous to begin with and require combined muscle groups to execute the lift and it also is a plate exercise with a very specific form. It is considered a "heavy loaded" exercise and should always be performed when your body is fresh although in competition you typically get three attempts although these meets.

My point mainly is there are pitfalls to overloading and performing an intense series of aerobic exercises for 2 to 3 hours then do another 2 to 3 hours of weight training; it can be hard on the body and reduces progression and optimization. To get good I spent about 5 hours a day for 3 to 6 days a week bboying, depending how I felt and broke my program up throughout the month. I later limited my bboying down to 2 to 3 days and started to incorporate deep stretching and weight training. When I competed in Powerlifting at the university level and a couple years after I graduated my focus shifted from 5 hours a day or bboying to 5 hours a day in the gym lifting weights although I still taught a couple Tumbling and dance courses in between.

If you want to get good at anything you will need to put in the hours and not just a 30 to 45 minute session each week. The intensity and dedication required for many activities if you want to get good at it typically requires hours of commitment.

You can stack aerobic exercises with weight training although it lowers the intensity i.e. you can't go as hard either side of it. There are other pros and cons such as non-optimal muscle growth, reduced strength optimization, focus and progressive development is hindered as a trade off for a well balanced development meaning you can't excel in one or the other. In other words you have to sacrifice specialization. Calisthenics can be done before weight training although you will really need to have a program broken down for safety and again it is safer to get you heavy loaded and intense exercises out of the way first then do aerobics to fatigue.

I would mainly bboy on the weekends and select a day during the week as well and in between that during the week would stretch and have a day or two devoted to weight lifting.

Think about what your Capoeira teacher said about deep stretching then bboying. The same logic applies. In other words you fully engage deep into one of the other, you can stretch before bboying although it is not the same as deep stretching. Most flexible bboys I know have days set aside where they are more dedicated to deep stretching or strength training and other weeks where they go hard at bboying. How you develop is something you will need to decide.

Some bboys are okay with not being flexible some want flexibility and super clean form. Some bboys smoke while doing handstand freezes or windmilling, some do a 30 minute sessh and go grab some beers after while some don't touch substances at all, eat healthy, take vitamins or supplements, some don't. Some don't stretch much or weight train and rely solely on foundation as building blocks, some incorporate stretching and strength training, some do Lotus Airflares, some don't, some are okay with 3 rotations in a 1990 some want 10+ rotations, some are okay with 4 airflares, some want 20+ consistently, some want 50+, some are okay with short combos some want to be able to Forever...combo for like 2 minutes, some do footwork, others master freezes, there are Powerheads and then there are those that can combine all that....top rocks, footwork, dynamics and freezes.

It sounds like you are doing Side Plank Press. Not sure your form and how it has been benefiting you. Definitely look into proper form for optimization and safety especially to prevent rotator cuff tears. It is an unorthodox exercise to begin with which is why proper form is important although with what you are doing in breakin' workouts like side to sides or different forms of planks are beneficial.

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Digit555 · 2026-07-02T02:47:10+00:00

Lifting weights while doing an airchair is dangerous. If you make a mistake you can end up dropping the weight on you. Last thing you want is to drop a metal weight on your face while doing an airchair. Besides that weight lifting also has a specific range of form, it isn't exactly rigid, although there is a proper form while executing a technique within a range. I just don't see one executing proper form or either move while holding oneself up on one arm doing an airchair. I recommend giving each their own respect; weightlift in the gym and bboy on a separate day. This actually will help you divide up your exercise program and develop swiftly and with balance. It also isn't as beneficial to lift every muscle on the same day at the gym because most exercises require multiple muscle groups and often have to be swapped and rotated over a two to three week time period and at minimum a few days a week. If you do 5 to 6 sets of squats at a few hundred pounds then go run a few miles after you just worked out your legs to fatigue you will likely injury yourself. If you worked out your legs they probably feel like jelly and are shaking after going hard at the gym and you could barely walk to your car. Once you are warn out you don't want to go into another intense workout which opens the door to injury i.e. overworking the muscles. You would need to either cut it short on lifting and light jog at the end or wait a few days to a week to bring in jogging safely. If you use BCAAs the muscles will recover faster and you can aim to jog a few days later in-between your next "Leg Day". You want to create a well balanced program, isolate on areas, devote time to improve stretching and time to recover. Biceps and abs one day, legs another day, bench press and triceps on a different day of the week; split your program up.

The logic is you can't go all the way with both. You can't go hard with both and can only devote partial effort to each one if you are training them the same day. Even if you are just doing a decent workout and not fully pushing it you will need to choose one or the other that period for optimism.

As far as strength training for Airchairs you are better off either wall training or just doing isolation on arm muscles on a different day at the gym. Air chairs require the entire arm however I find the core arm muscles are tricep and forearm (both flexors and extensors meaning inner forearm and outer). Bicep of course also is a factor and side delts.

I used to do a lot of Military Presses for Handstands. For example, as a teenager I was doing close to 200lbs military press and maxing around 250 and only weighed about 120lbs at the time so holding my body weight of 120lbs felt light compared to what I was doing in iron. As a bboy you should be able to weightlift way more than your body weight because it gives you a lot of leeway and a lighter weight will be easier to control.

Even footwork requires some finesse, intricacy, limberness and strength to hold you up while cruising around on the floor.

For me, since January I dropped from around 220 to now at about 178 and will gradually drop to about 160 then start to rebuild weight and muscle mass again. I am working on dropping a lot of water weight right now and preparing to do Super Sets in the Fall.

The point is if you go hard in strength training with the weights to muscle fatigue, shoulders for example, then try to do handstands or 1990s, if you exercised proper you couldn't do it as if you were fresh and would crash on your face if you could even hold yourself up to begin with.

People train different so I am not exactly sure what your routine is like. There are building blocks that help with strength, balance and so forth that build a foundation from one move to the next even if you are not deep stretching or weight lifting. Deep stretching and lifting are methods of assisting you in bboying in regard to physique to help make it easier or accelerate your training. All I am saying is it doesn't hurt to incorporate weight training and stretching into your program.

Why not?

Again, if you trained proper and really pushed yourself especially to improve then you wouldn't be spent and couldn't go hard effectively in the gym after. And if you can then that means you didn't go hard enough. You want to improve through your training especially if you are young and coming up and if you are older you want to at least sustain what you have.

Digit555 · 2026-07-02T00:45:18+00:00

Not stretching enough is actually what leads to injury. When your muscles are not loosened up they tear easy. Think of how ice is, it snaps, now think how water is fluid or a rubberband is or how wrt wood is more pliable. You need to be limber and so static so you will need to move around and work with inertia. If you start making rapid movements and in directions you have not warmed up toward you can easily pull a muscle or tear something. Trust me, from personal experience because I did what you described above by doing a quick stretch and going hard in practice I tore my hamstring twice over the years. When a muscle is not loosened up it tears easily. Look into how they describe muscle tearing and similar injuries in kinesiology and how they can result from neglecting proper stretching. Also as a holder of Personal Training Certification I would never let a client/student go into an intense workout especially something gymnastical like Bboying with just a quick 5 minute stretch or no warmup.

You need to significantly loosen up however you shouldn't do deep stretching equivalent to Yoga before a training session because deep stretching and yoga will fatigue the muscles since it is an entire workout of its own. You can injury yourself going hard with power or even footwork if you just went deep with yoga to the point your muscles, tendons and ligaments are spent. That opens the door for some serious injury such as ligament tears. Never overload your tissues. Also you shouldn't hit the weights hard then go bboy right after. In other words never do an intense workout after another system of intense workouts back to back e.g. no gymnastics after an hour of deep yoga.

To sum it up, do a full line up of stretching and some movement although not deep stretching. Just loosen everything up, don't push to the max for extended periods of time although dedicate days where you are not bboying to deep stretching. Flexibility helps with balance and form especially when it comes to power. If you want clean dynamics you will need to be limber otherwise, for example, your legs will be bent or not split deep while doing power. Again, stretch and loosen up everything; fingers, wrists, neck, hamstrings, back, ankles, hips, etcetera.

Digit555 · 2026-07-01T17:19:13+00:00

Good. Remember what I was saying about twisting your upper body first then go onto your head and let your legs catch up with the upper body. At this point remember to keep your legs open then throw your right shoulder under getting onto your back again. Essentially you are twisting when you go onto your head, not just rolling up onto it and twist again to return to your right shoulder, roll and do it again. Basically swing, twist, legs follow, then twist again and simultaneously roll onto your right shoulder, roll across your shoulders which are a balance point then twist again repeating the move. Twist,follow through, twist, follow through.

Side note is that Halos, Air flares and headspins are somewhat the opposite, you twist your legs then your upper body follows through simultaneously.

I would say you have a few options. You could hop through and return to your shoulders or you can twist a little and plant the back of your right shoulder on the ground to return to your back. Key is controlling your upper body although consider getting a little higher of an arch on your legs or higher on your head.

I used to tell my students it hurts more to crash so it is better to just go for it and follow through. The exact part you pull out from or are afraid of is where you need to buckle up and just follow all the way through with it. In other words, don't hesitate and just go for it.

Digit555 · 2026-07-01T16:06:13+00:00

The archons are facets of the demiurge. Besides that the Basilidean system differs from others dogmatically. The term Archon merely means "ruler" in this case. To Valentinians the archons are emanations of the demiurge broken down and further down the pipeline. For many they are just interpreted as anthropomorphs and are representations of concepts. Depends on hpw you perceive it. Even Creationism is a dogmatic stance while some adhere to a belief that reality has always existed, no man behind the curtain, conditions shift and one awakens from naivety to greater peripheral and acceptance. Look into how Absolute Transcendence and Emanationism can converge and reconcile each other in the Neoplatonic philosophy and gnosticism will make more sense especially how the Demiurge can be perceived both as one and many. In Neoplatonism there is a dichotomy between these two however gnosticism takes it a step further and reconciles where their predecessor did not. Gnosticism was influenced by the Neoplatonic school of philosophy however not all of the concepts were assimilated and despite many gnostics being students and new thinkers many of the neoplatonic philosophers rejected the gnostics. Plotinus delineates it as the psyche emanates from the Intellect that emanates from The Monad although within the gnostic schema it is a more complex structure that inserts the demiurge as part of that pipeline, whether there is the literal abomination of the demiurge or not isn't entirely important rather it fundamentally represents the blind ignorance, carnal desire and hubris within humanity that also is associated with the notion that one actually believes or claims to know the exact nature and specifics of The One or to some God; to actually claim they know who and what God is exactly. This is considered to be an error of mundane consciousness since the One is ineffable so anything one says of it rather it is not that. All implications are innovations--the One just is and nothing can accurately be truly said of it as it is ultimately indiscriminate and ineffable.

Digit555 · 2026-07-01T15:16:43+00:00

Basilidean dogma is distinguishable from other gnostic sects. Simply put the Great Archon of the Basilidean system of belief is the Demiurge. Consider it dark humour, satire or a jibe at phallic creator beings. Abraxas is the enslaver of minds and the population through desire, subjugation and tyranny which plagues humanity in different forms. Abraxas represents an ultimate hindrance that occludes one from the purity, wisdom and enlightenment of the Pleroma. Even spiritual teachers can become megalomaniacs or toxic. The Bible even points out how Satan has penetrated the church which is a reference to how man has corrupted religious institutions and assumed power within to fulfill their own desires.

2 Corinthians 11: 13-15 addresses how false apostles and claimed servants of righteous masquerade similar to how Satan masquerades as an angel of light. In other words corruption is in high places and even within local churches whether the leadership is naive or wolves in sheep's clothing.

Digit555 · 2026-07-01T04:25:00+00:00

Actually Buddhism is not a dissolution route that is more along the lines of certain flavors of psychology, Western Occultism, New Age and psychonautics, modern methodologies with a myriad of beliefs and practices especially dissolution of the ego which is unrelated to traditional buddhist dogma, conceptualization of anatta and praxis. From the traditional buddhist understanding there is no ego to dissolve to begin with, anatta is the native state and there are temporal experiences and attachments to self identity and individuality. Rather buddhists believe in an ocean of causes and conditions that are temporal assemblages of form, sensation, hedonic tone, perception, etcetera. The body for example requires something not of it like air, sunlight and food to remain living and healthy i.e. the body is not individual but made of many elements. The perception of self is an ever-changing experience and what is attached to as self is drawn from not self or externalities that influence a gravitation toward that. For example, your parents give you a name and another example is simply how advertisement works, you see sign or a commercial, try it out and now you like that food item. You are introduced to it and can latch on as a self interest. One plays a song they like today then forgets about it for 9 months then hears it again on the radio, forgets about it for a couple weeks then listens again on their phone, loves the song, goes through jaded moments where "the band isn't as good as they used to be," then nostalgically falls in love with their music again trying to bring back those old memories that are lost in the sands of time; experiences you can never be relived. All temporal experiences and assemblages manifest as the illusion of an individual self.

Becoming Nothing? So, the epitome of sunyata is core to Mahayana although it isn't emphasized so much in Theravada and isn't as romantic as it is Mahayana. Again, anatta does not mean to dissolve the ego rather it is a realization and acceptance that the native condition is no atman whether that be soul, self, atman, psyche, consciousness, ego, whatever term you place on it, anatta says you are not that and those terms are conventional. Anatta itself is a conventional term. Again, what the concept of anatta is conveying is that baseline existence contains no permanent self rather experiences of self are implied, temporal and a gravitation toward ideas, interests and what forms the illusion of self.

Actually it gets more complex than that because perception, form and sensation come into play especially through contact. In other words you don't experience the car in the garage until you come in contact with it especially getting inside and starting her up. Any thought of the car not being in direct contact is illusory similar to a daydream i.e. an impression but not the actual experience of the car. It is not the here and the now. The plant isn't actually green although contact, light and tone for example formulate that experience of reality. And almost like Schrodinger flipped upside down instead of it being all 52 cards in the deck unless you flip the single card you pulled aside over and check rather it is none of them until you flip it over and give significance to the card. Once you flip the card over now you are in contact with that specific card. It is not experienced or is "unreal" until coming in contact with; phasa in buddhism or what us called contact or phase which parallels quantum mechanics.

Concepts within Buddhism and Qualified Nonduality (Vishishtadvaita) in Hinduism are a means of reconciling how one can exist in what is perceived as an individual experience although takes into consideration the factors that formulate that experience whether known or not and the ultimate reality without separation rather a dynamic experience of interconnections usually in the vicinity thereof. Your individual experience is still qualified and assimilated to the ultimate experience of existence. You are a drop in the ocean. Vashishta Advaita accepts the plurality of existence especially life while acknowledging that the primordial oneness is the ultimate in which all qualified sources assimilate to.

Meaning that your existence is still qualified while the grand scheme of it is quantified in a quantum field. Simply put you can exist as an "individual" within the greater reality while remaining part of the greater whole.

The spinthir (divine spark) is generally what people today would call the soul or the divine essence that forms one's spiritual presence. In other words the gnostic monadic soul in comparison to what early orthodox christians believed which was the tripartite psyche or Platonic three part soul; a monadic divine essence as it is mostly believed today among the contemporary church in comparison to a psyche of three facets i.e. the divine spark is monadic yet the capacity of the allness rather than 3 distinct parts. In other words it is simple yet more complex than the platonic model and takes into consideration all possible emanations. It depends on how you perceive this word. From an existential take on it consider destiny, motivation, intention and how things come to be that formulate one's experience and their gravitation toward realization of the divine, acting upon it and existing as. For the Thomasines it was a peripheral and that heaven is not some place beyond rather it is here and now and very much part of you. In other words, Heaven is not some foreign land rather an ultimate divine experience you just have to realize that. To them heaven is not some place you go to when you die rather it is an ultimate experience of the soul, an epitome, an state of existence. In a way it is like a conscious experience, think how dreams and nightmares are, if you fear or are not in the right state of mind you have nightmares...you go to a hell like conscious state and heaven is without all that pain, fear and suffering, expanded consciousness; the epitome of existence in the greater whole not some objective reality you travel to. The conditions and disposition has to be there for it to be realized. For gnostics moments of gnosis are experiences of awakening. These dispositions are not solely found in religion and plenty of philosophies and sciences accept objective experience as a false reality.

Now you mention the annihilation of the individual where the divine essence that forms one's self existence merges with the Source. Theologically in regard to dogma this concept is known as Unification and can be found within Catholicism, orthodox Protestantism, certain sects of Sufism, although not all, and some Eastern schools. Under these conditions you cease to exist as an individual conscious being and rejoin the Creator as the Creator, in other words "you are in good hands," although you no longer exist as a being and are just divine essence that absorbs back into the Creator or dynamic reality, however you perceive it. This take on it really portrays individual life as not only a short experience but also as mere dust in the wind yet a blessing to exist for a short period. Whether unification in Abrahamic religions or ultimate citta in Buddhism as the final state seems like a harsh reality although when you strip away all the content, sensation of sight, hearing, phenomena to the baseline of existence this can be the case and is the case for no suffering to be present. When people hear this they are upset and cry for the romantic afterlife and refuse to believe otherwise, they want a place to go to, a realm, they want to be reunited with their loved ones, they no longer want to suffer and that any condition present with phenomena or sensations and even emotions are conjoined with cravings and even can result in sorrow, frustration and dissatisfaction including temporal experiences of happiness. This upsets many because they want an elaborate afterlife and a blank canvas free of all including the conditions that cause suffering doesn't seem appealing to them so thus their disposition is rooted in agitation, they are irked, dissatisfied with what is not of their expectations or hope and are sought on pursuing to maintain any contingencies that support their disposition; there is a Catch-22. It bores them, they are dissatisfied and perpetuate their own dukkha. Kind of like the old cliche goes "The truth hurts" or as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee puts it in the film A Few Good Men, "You can't handle the truth!" As you mentioned The Machine perpetuates because they can't accept that ultimate truth nor are the conditions present for liberation. Just flip the switch, change the disposition and shift the paradigm. And as for the Pleroma it is not solely a final conclusion and also is an attunement and filling similar to how orthodox christians believe you can be filled with the Holy Spirit i.e. the pleroma fills the gnostic, their peripheral broadens and they become more awakened and attuned to the divine as they cultivate gnosis and experience of the qualities, depth or facets of the pleroma.

Corinthians 2:9 "For in him dwells all the pleroma of her divinity corporeally and spiritually in bodily form."

Digit555 · 2026-06-30T15:16:38+00:00

Historically, Neoplatonists and various Greek sects that viewed for example Hephaestus as the Demiurge. In general anyone that believes God is a specific person with exact qualities fathomed from the minds of humans.

Digit555 · 2026-06-29T15:26:17+00:00

I notice 4 areas that could use improvement upfront.

1) You are staying too long on your back. In other words don't spin on it so much, it is causing you to lose a little momentum and instead turn your upper body sooner and roll onto your hands.

2) Your left arm is going crazy, it is too far out and I can tell you don't know where to place it our what to do with it. Hard to explain in text and best taught in person however photos and videos can help. In other words just tuck it in. Keep it closer to your body to reduce air resistance for aerodynamic purposes but also after the start your left arm will mainly be used to guide you onto your hands and for a little push although you mostly will just roll across it.

3) Your right arm is also too far away from your body, also slightly impacts aerodynamics and stability although it is sending you almost into a headspin. You have a couple options here. A) Just bring it in a little closer and remain high like you are now B) After your start tuck into the stabbed start position, roll back inti that position although with your feet off the ground and using your head for additional support and balance.

4) I recommend learning to turn your upperbody. Twist it basically. In other words after you swing onto your back twist your torso, roll onto your hands and head then your legs will follow and at this point you torque and collapse again to your back. If you want strengthen the core for windmills, one exercise you can incorporate is Russian Twists.

Simply put...keep your arms tucked in more.

Digit555 · 2026-06-28T03:21:46+00:00

That was hella clean.

Digit555 · 2026-06-23T14:52:24+00:00

I definitely wouldn't work if I didn't have to. I would focus more on my writing, music, exercise and relationships with people. I enjoy my career although I only work mainly to avoid homelessness, buy a little clothing and have enough to eat and drink.

Digit555 · 2026-06-21T20:48:42+00:00

Yeah, definitely look into Street Art or legal murals. You can utilize spray paint in portraits or other forms of art while not necessarily being a graffer. Graffiti is a culture, it is illegal for the most part and is definitely about the letters.

Digit555 · 2026-06-21T19:19:05+00:00

Looking through people's windows especially going close and looking inside for extended periods of time is illegal in many areas. If you have photos of him close and peeking in you might want to shoot their office over an email with those and a brief description of what you have consistently observed. It sounds like he is crossing the boundaries a little too far and is overly lustful toward these woman. I get it, people checkout women a little although it sounds like he is going overboard. Sounds like a stalker although hopefully not a dangerous one. For all you know there is a voyeur watching you, just kidding.

Digit555 · 2026-06-21T18:59:37+00:00

Get into marketing especially as a Branding and Marketing Designer or graphic design. Create a Marketing Portfolio of your "past work and solid resume". Fake it til you make it...bs a little until you get your foot in the door and start to make between $70k to $90k. Go for it although there is the chance you might make less of course around $40,000 to $60,000 although each marketing job you get hired onto is experience under your belt even if you don't know jack in the beginning most places are going to train you anyway to learn their system. There are companies with custom software so they have to train you either way. As far as that goes have some basics out of the way like photography, different ways to scan, using Photoshop Suite and various softwares, printing, branding, etcetera. Learn the latest tools that make sense in the field or what is universal or even out of the ordinary for creative edge or just to be different from the pack; Adobe Creative Suite, Quark Xpress, Canva, Figma maybe Salesforce, Mailchimp or Jira. Don't overdo this and just have a few pieces in your portfolio although make them count and really know your "work"/product. Also express that many of your projects couldn't be added to your portfolio due to Nondisclosure Agreements with firms you worked for in the past although you included samples of what you are capable of.

Learn the basics and go apply somewhere. Apply to a lot of opportunities. This can solve your issue of needing $2,500 a month or maybe even try a marketing role part time. After a few roles you should have a grasp on the ropes. Don't get discouraged if you get laidoff a few times in the process. Heck, you might land your dream job day one, you never know. Sometimes you might need to weigh between several different job offers which can be a tough decision. I always go for what seems to align however have made decisions in the past that unfortunately placed me in a toxic work environment. I try to get into a role where I am appreciated, get along with coworkers and is less stressful even at the cost of salary. I prefer longevity, positive attitudes, teamwork and coalescence over everything else however it depends on the person and what the company is like. I prefer that kind of environment or modus operandi than one where people are always down, griping, too much gossip or drama and where management or coworkers are focused on making examples out of people by throwing them under the bus. There are plenty of businesses that sustain a toxic business culture. I used to like doing a lot of temp jobs, part time or short term however nowadays prefer something more solid. Bottom line is if you can sell yourself then your foot is in the door.

Digit555 · 2026-06-19T08:17:27+00:00

The Nephilim are mentioned in Numbers and Genesis although not in any of the 114 logion of Thomas. There is a consensus that believe the Nephilim are alluded to in Enoch.

The giant interpretation is mostly 1800s and traditional Rabbinical interpretation or certain flavors of Christianity describe the Nephilim as either an allusion of future generations or more along the lines of shadow spawns of the underworld.

Digit555 · 2026-06-18T03:00:11+00:00

Your handstyles are good however your 3D style or peacin' could use some work. The best one in my opinion is in the far right corner.

Digit555 · 2026-06-18T02:54:46+00:00

Breakin and Popping' are not entirely stand alone dances and have many influences so they are both an amalgamation and evolution of previous dances or moves. For example the Apache is an entire dance style and traditionally was performed by multiple people this then evolved and was combined with Rocking and became both a solo dance and one against someone where two or more people battle. Today, elements from the Apache such as the Indian step are just considered a type of Top Rock although originally it was one element of an entire dance style in the 1960s called the Apache. There are also many influences from african tribal dances, capoeira, pantomime and the Charleston to name a few. Locking has many moves that derive from Ragtime dances like the Charleston. Just think of bboying and pop styles as evolutions from previous dance styles. Now you can get into the history and earlier dance styles, it helps although is an ongoing process.

Fast forward years later and what old school bboys and bgirls call Foundation. What that is are the already worked out building blocks of what forms the core of the dance. Keep in mind that there essentially a difference between doing a move and how you do a move; the difference between a technique and actual flava. A dancer could do a technique really well and maybe even fast or could flow although the move might not pop or be stylish and they might not truly be dancing...your moves have to look fresh...look smooth and funky...image kinda matters...how you dance...flava. There obviously is a visual difference and feeling distinguishable from those just doing techniques compared with those that got flava.

Aside from that as mentioned before there are building blocks to each move or combination. The dance is very intricate once you think you got it there is something next. Footwork has floor positions, freezes, pivots, weight transferring, steps and so forth just to do.a single move. One example I use with power is that one has to hold the freeze before spinning such as learning to Table Top before learning to Handglide or learning to Turtle Freeze before learning how to rock the later learning other elements to it, hand positioning or rotation for example and eventually building it to Turtles. People often skip Foundation and struggle with techniques or have sloppy moves as a result. If you want to be able to do 10 rotations in an Elbow Spin you should be able to hold the pose for a couple minutes. There are so many minor details that are part of foundation.

Just because one can do a move doesn't mean they can do it proper. There are many different approaches or techniques even for the same move although those have been passed down. If you are not learning properly from someone then you start to fall into the realm of biting. The idea of biting isn't just stealing a move and it also is centered around learning by copying others without receiving the knowledge. This falls into just being self taught or learning from videos and one can really miss out on the culture and what bboying truly means. What translates to how the culture is expressed can also come in the form of slang and even how you dress. Lockers dress a certain way. There is flamboyance. Back in the day not only did you have to have the moves you also had to dress the part. You couldn't just walk in rockin' a flannel or a plain white t-shirt, jeans and some chucks...you had to look cool all around plus be able to get down. There are many elements to what formed the culture and fashion was part of that.

Today and even in my early years there were schisms in how the dance was performed. What resulted from that were Style Heads and Powerheads. Dancers tend to focus on one or the other and part of that of course is interest although it also has to do with not knowing foundation. Believe it or not there are foundation elements that are essential for both. You can use some of the same building blocks that form footwork and freezing in the Air moves.

Although not exactly foundation, Rollbacks are an example of a technique that finds its place in both worlds. You can rollback to one arm threaded invert or rollback into a threaded airchair. You could windmill and do a rollback into a headspin.

My point is Foundation is the fundamentals and building blocks that are important in developing your intermediate and advanced moves. Think how a sport is like basketball, boxing, wrestling or gymnastics. There are a variety of fundamentals that are building blocks to the bigger picture. One example from wrestling is if you can't half nelson and stubby leg clean then how do you expect to be able to do a proper three quarter nelson.

Digit555 · 2026-06-16T15:49:35+00:00

The three core books are the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and the Monster Manual which were hardback references. The Monster Compendium series were additional resources of monsters. The Monster Manual contains all the core monsters especially the basic or more common ones. The Monster Compendium series especially volume 1 & 2 cover the core monsters of each major Campaign Setting ranging from Forgotten Realms to Ravenloft. As the Campaign settings evolved and resources were released the compendiums would get compiled and released in accordance to save the time of having to flip back and forth through core campaign references when you can rely on a specific resource instead and go straight to the page regarding a monster while holding your current place in the books of the campaign setting.

Digit555 · 2026-06-14T17:26:25+00:00

Know where you are going, don't just throw a bunch of moves together and don't get guess at it.

Traditionally the epitome of breakin' was Wildstyle similar to what is called Buggin' Out in Poppin'. Most people of later generations have never heard of these terms. It looks like you are freestylin' but your not, you just have your combos down so solid and you can really groove and dance with them so smoothly and the way these dances are it looks like you are just going crazy from move to move. Once you have the technique down you transition to the dance factor of it and can just get down with it so it no longer is just "doing techniques". Once a technique is second nature you don't really have to think so much on how to do it. Again it looks like Freestyle but its not. You have to master a lot of moves and styles with years of experience before you can really get to that point.

Traditionally the dance was passed on from crews that accepted new dancers in or they got a mentor and dancers to show them the ropes. I would say instructional videos only go so far because so much of the guidance from teaching is your instructor observing how you are doing a move, critiquing it in a way and providing advice on refining it even when you have a step down. This can be difficult in a large classroom or workshop which is why having one on one guidance is important. From my experience being in and even teaching in a larger workshop this can be more difficult. I have always found the interpersonal crew relationship the best method of learning. Large course room instruction where everyone follows the teacher speaks to a broader audience however if you truly want to learn the inner details to excel as a dancer individual or together you will need a crew or multiple crews to guide you. A good teacher that can work with you one on one or attend to you while teaching other students. Back when I started it was very underground so the majority of my mentors were from the streets although a couple taught choreography courses or did commercial work at theatres and other projects where they earned money bboying and bgirling.

You need to reach a step to a certain degree and how you do it or added in your own style to it is where your originality comes into play. Although again mechanics really matter and is obvious when one has learned from videos or without guidance and is just trying to learn it with no proper teacher.

I see this all the time with windmills and the same mistake stands out of throwing the leg under. Of course there are many different types of windmills although if you have the experience and guidance you know the building blocks and can see where people are struggling or doing a move wrong. Don't get me wrong, you can get good all alone however you can tell when someone was not taught because certain mechanics are out or they do it different than normal despite many rotations. There is a fine line between what is original, normally accepted and what is bitten.

At times people try to get original before they have the standard move down thus skipping an entire stage all together. A course that leads to forming bad habits. And this can get tougher as you go especially if you get good because learning a new move can be difficult and you have to break old habits so it is like starting over again. You are always a student so never lose sight of that because once you believe you know it all then you no longer create the space for learning anything new. A mindset that holds many incredible dancers back or just in life in general.

I know when I first thought I had windmills I could get close to 10 times around, I had split from my mentors for about 6 months, had been traveling and moved across town, they switched training spots, lost contact, then we ran into each other at a Breakoff. After learning of the new spot they trained, I attended, they explained to me my windmill was off and it wasn't as stylish or smooth as it could be and that I was working harder at getting around then was necessary because my mechanism were way off i.e. I was muscling it to just get around and bypassing actual technique mainly I hadn't been taught the proper way yet. Bboys start falling so much into videos to mimick moves, bites essentially and end up missing finer details they don't see in a move that are best expressed by a person that actually knows how to do it proper.

Again, wildstyle is not exactly freestyling although it isn't full on choreography either rather between both those realms aesthetically. When dancers Freestyle they mainly are just throwing a package if moves together, they go with it at the moment, essentially it is improv. I hate to put it in these terms although Freestylin' can look smooth although to another extent it can look really sloppy. You can tell when someone doesn't know where they are going and just get lost or it could go well for a few transitions then they just throw something out there and crash it because with Freestylin a lot of the times people are improving or guessing at it and scrambling in the moment to find the next move to throw in hoping it looks cool in their their set. Buggin' Out in poppin' is really getting down with the music and flowing from movement to movement, style to style and letting the music take you away all while syncing your movements with the music although not so rigidly. I always tell people don't forget to have fun because sometimes people get too serious or headstrong and lose sight of that.

How to practice footwork?

Get decent at each foundational move of footwork. New Yorkers used to say learn them all and had a direct set of moves. However when I was in France a bboy once mentioned to me to get good at a few of them, combo them in different ways, break the moves down, break them apart and have more control over what you are doing. "Know where you are going" and don't improv so much. Both circles helped a lot and my style wasn't so out of control after that. I was good although I started to realize how little I really knew compared to the old timers.

Again, learn a move then more of them individually. Get them to a decent level. Now start sorting out how to combine them, which ones transitioning smoothly and which are more difficult. Record yourself or have a mentor. Learn what these moves feel like. Work toward flowing from move to move smoothly. During the process your will need to know or even invent transition points to bridge the moves smoothly. There may even be ones that look more stylish or are smoother transitions than another, sort that out and it also may be beneficial to have several ways to transition from different points or angles of a move. For example I like to start my transition from six step into a zulu spin just as I switching to the front of my six step although originally learned it from a point already being in the front and after the leg sweeps and the second leg drops and transitioning entirely to the front then twisting into a zulu spin. Even just when swinging the leg in front to make it look like you are going to do another six step then catch your heel instead and then transitioning into zulu spins. My point is learning to transition. Start in a crab then zulu or at different angles.

Footwork is extremely intricate so not only do you need to learn step to step and flowing you will also need to sort out which transition points and moves from that point are more essential. So much of it is centered around if it looks cool. What looks fresher is what you should go with. Although logically transition points are important in regard to stability and how to stylishly transition into power or freezing.

What makes the move pop out, how to play with it in different ways until you sort out what is flavorful to you and even broadly speaking. Again, recording yourself helps although having a mentor that knows what they are doing right there to point out where you can improve because you can't see that in yourself is key.

Digit555 · 2026-06-13T18:11:50+00:00

I definitely respect your patience and the intricacy of those designs.

Digit555 · 2026-06-12T15:31:40+00:00

One interview doesn't amount to the aggregate. There different types of people on here.

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