we were commenting that everyone we know seems  to be getting daughters, and  someone remarked that there's scientific (or statistical) finding that when times are good, more girls are born.

now that i have read about explore-exploit, the bee's waggle dance ignorers, women being the first pack animal /centre , and the role of testosterone, it seems obvious that nature favours exploiters in good times.

what is interesting is the inference to be drawn, that, there's a biological switch that does this. if it the presence (or absence) of a stress chemical ? or good amounts of fat triggering testosterone cancelling ?

ranprieur never ceases to amaze. the latest links on quick jhana ( 20hrs as opposed to 10+ years), jhana as pre-buddhist technology, and the utility of learning as a means to getting hands-on, rather than of any use in itself - in the case of jhana,  blow a hole in the whole smugness of the religiously smiling & sutta quoting i'm-so-englightened-because-i-am-doing-buddhism weenies.

ayya khema's book also mentioned this, but as i view her as a member of the  establishment, i assumed she was just mouthing party lines

every time i listen to sid warrier, i feel like large weights lifting off my head, shoulders, etc

lot of negative emotions are stored in the hips. yoga practice almost always has a session which focuses on the hips, after warmup, loosening, stretching, and some starting poses are covered. it's from here that you can progress to upside down poses.

life stops being a walk in a large blinding storm.