Here we have a series of disciplines which were developed as a meditative means of bringing mind and body together

Yea that's a much more interesting approach to it.

I think in some cases though (shaolin?) it was originally just a means for monks to get some exercise.

HA HA HA OPINIONS

Doesn't seem contradictory to me based on the finer context.

Metal is like a mythology, and so it doesn't require a literal interpretation as the process is largely subconscious. Taken for what it is, you don't even consider whether it's serious or not because the music speaks for itself.

It speaks directly to the savage ape man lurking within. Metal's primitiveness becomes its defining virtue because the ape can't be escaped no matter how hard one tries and acknowledging this puts you one step closer to self-actualization.

Anyway back to the main topic:

The primate has no real need for poetic lyrics. Has anyone here really disqualified a metal album based on its lyrics? Just fucking growl, moan, scream and throw feces at the crowd.

I think with metal the vocals, production and lyrics act only as amplifiers and are not core components. Compare Mayhem's "Live in Leipzig" vs the studio album: its the same despite any aesthetic differences.

Although i guess one could counter argue that those Burzum re-released tracks are fucking terrible.

So in this way perhaps even an obvious joke like Impaled Nazarene can hit on something 'serious'. The dream can influence reality without directly translating into existence.

Probably this one of the major reasons why most bands create only a handful of vital albums and then go on to produce garbage for the rest of their career.

Yes, it is not particularly sophisticated; it is, indeed, primitive, but therein lies its charm!  In fact, the more that metal lyrics tend toward sophistication the more they fail miserably at it. The more primitive-minded, the better.

Agreed on all accounts. Yet still there is little virtue in being primitive if one is too limited to be capable of being otherwise.
 
Immortal is for kids and Graveland's best album is probably "In the glare of burning churches". Sure Fudali sounds like kermit the frog after having his throat slit but its very raw and hateful yet atmospheric all at once.

People can procrastinate when they don't want to do something or are not convinced they can accomplish the task or that the cost outweighs the reward.

Bringing warrior societies and modernity into the equation seems like nonsense.

If you have a complex problem try to decompose it into smaller sub components and start chipping away at them. You can always delegate sub tasks that you aren't qualified to complete.

if you have a small task that you are given that you really don't want to do just do it immediately on the spot.

I get the impression that guy is just an actor for the show. His interpersonal skills don't seem fucked up or neurotic enough to be connected to that kind of behavior.

Ego is what you pretend you are, when you aren't.
Ego stands in for the substance that is lacking.
Ego makes of you, something you wish you were, but aren't.
Ego prevents you, from ever being what you claim to be.

It never occurs to the inferior, that they behave as they do, because of their inferiority.
It never occurs to them, either, that what they see in a superior being, is, in fact, superiority.

There are a few who recognize their inferiority.
And seek to leave it behind, as a child outgrows its toys.
But for every one of those, there are a hundred who cling to childhood.

You can see all sorts of these nasty social habits very clearly in a lot of online video games.


From "The 9 layers of elo hell":
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=292682

4th Layer
(900-1200 ELO)

Smell of sulfur everywhere and the oppressive heat is getting to your head, hopefully you get out of here quick...

The "Misplaced Tryhard" level as i like to call it. This ELO range consists of players who are pretty much raging before the game even starts. Chances are the players are also always between the ages of 12-14. They feel that they were misplaced and aren't actually this bad, when in reality they are much much worse. Teamwork once again is LOWER than the previous levels, this is because your teammates are too busy blaming that 9/1 teemo for the loss, or *****ing at that guy who plays AP taric instead of AD.

Whatever they are complaining about, they think they are always right, always the best and always not the one at fault for the loss. If you manage to keep your sanity in this 4th layer, you've already won the game forever, because if you can accept that sometimes maybe sometimes, it was your fault your team lost... then you're always a better player than the 900-1200 range.

1200 elo is dead center of the bell curve btw.

The Dunning–Kruger effect seems to plague people regardless of their general intelligence level.

What I realized about all of this was that people were not seeing what I was offering for what it was. They seemed to always turn it into what it was not, instead, before even considering what was on offer.

Sounds like an issue with how its being delivered. If you come across as Moses coming down from the mountain you're going to get a polarized response. The delivery of a joke often matters more than its actual content. Social manipulation is vital if you want to do anything other than masturbate over your own ideas.

Couldn't resist haha.