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Chaaa!! I just think it speaks highly of my own mastery that this is only my 9th post, and I am already the 'Grand Master Guru' of this place. Today, The Dao Bums. Tomorrow, Guruphiliac!

I see that I am going to have to mentally and emotionally prepare myself if I am going to spend any time here with you guys. I can already tell things get pretty squanchy around here! 

Haha..thanks LimA! Thanks for those great sayings. Yes, I am already totally Awakened and Enlightened.. I spent the $25,000 at the latest Awakening course offered in NYC..Got the 'Ultimate Oneness Transmission' and can impart it to you for a (fairly) low cost. In a few months you will be able to read about me here: guruphiliac.org And, btw, I would like to be referred to as Master Lex-ji on this group from now on

I am on a mental diet these days. Not just the obvious stuff like avoiding media and negative people. But, also, from words like 'Awakening/Enlightenment/Transmission/Stages after Awakening, Master, Grand Master, Super-Duper Grand Master, etc.;-)

I am trying to focus on words like love, compassion, kindness, benevolence, friendliness, honesty, empathy, gratitiude, appreciation. It's a work in progress of course...

I would plant more apple trees because I'm sure there are others who would like to share in good, fruitful apples.. And that's what the people that have inspired me have done. I mean not literally...plant..more..well..you get the idea

BTW, I dig these expressive smiley-faces you guys got on here.. 

Thanks cold!:-)

On 8/2/2017 at 7:06 PM, roger said:

 

 

I've found that physical exercise is a form of 'spiritual practice'.

 

It definitely helps one develop Chi and mental strength.

 

I've been exercising regularly for about six months, and I'm emotionally stronger and more confident and powerful in my interaction with others.

 

There have been many studies done that demonstrate that exercise helps with emotions like depression and anxiety, and also stress.

 

It doesn't require a ton of exercise to get the benefit. I just do a few sets of push ups, body squats, and calf raises, and curls with a dumbbell. I do each exercise twice a week.

 

It sounds crazy that physical exercise is a great spiritual practice, but I've honestly found it probably at least as effective as meditation.

I agree roger. I do HIT training (powerlifting stuff) 2x a week and I feel it is definitely part of a spiritual practice/meditation in my life. It definitely helps me feel more connected to this 'earth plane'.

On 8/2/2017 at 6:39 PM, Sebastian said:

 

 

When you drift, you practice being guided by the Divine.  When you drift, you practice being a beginner, open and willing to go anywhere. When you drive your Volkswagen, you practice accumulating things to get somewhere: like fuel (energies, blessings) or repetitions of movements & meditations, and you drive along your own limited spiritual perspective. And you try to go fast, often thinking you've got the Divine figured out. You are indeed an expert in that case, and there are fewer possibilities in your mind. The Divine has less room to maneuver in you, because if you are already perfect, what use do you have of the Divine ? So always stay a beginner.

 

Some last thoughts from things I've learned from my Masters in recent months....

 

Setting up a practice pattern is a good thing for your body to sort of know what to expect. So I have a practice. Being attached to the brand of your practice isn't as helpful. Being attached to your spiritual perspective is deceiving, because everywhere you look all you see is your perspective. That's why profiling people based on energies can never be done. No expert mind can ever grasp the Divine fully. So always stay a beginner and establish a relationship to the true expert, which is the Divine nature in you.

 

Recent revelations have had me realize how surrendering to the power of the 'I don't know' is very effective - at least in my own life.

On 7/31/2017 at 9:07 PM, roger said:

A practice I find very helpful is affirmations beginning with, 'Every part of me is.....'

 

Every part of me is worthy. Every part of me is healthy. Every part of me is divine.

 

It's been said that the best affirmations are 'I am......' affirmations.

 

I've found it helpful to use 'Every part of me is....' rather than 'I am.....' because the former tends to give the benefit of the affirmation to one's entire self, whereas it's possible that with the latter, parts of oneself will be untouched by the affirmation.

I watched my mother change her whole life with the use of affirmations from the time I was a teenager (I'm 42 now). She uses affirmations from the New Thought writer, Florence Scovel Shinn. I've never seen such a dramatic shift from using simple affirmations. It really wasn't just the affirmations though imo, it was the love in her heart she had for me that made it work so powerfully and dramatically for her. That was the vehicle she happened to be led to that resonated with her for whatever reason.

On 7/30/2017 at 9:16 PM, Fa Xin said:

I try to practice no-practice, but it ends up being practice.  So then I stop practicing, and once I realize it's no-practice, I automatically start practicing and thus defeats the purpose.

 

One day I'll give up all practices and achieve the elusive no-practice practice.

 

But it takes practice...

Hahaha..I love this one!

I practice Pangu qigong and John Sherman's 'Self-Directed Attention' exercise these days. (justonelook.org) I use the SDA exercise to help me focus on the main objective of Pangu, which is kindness/benevolence. A lady from FLA who really helped me understand Pangu has the most clear understanding of the practice I have seen (more so than the creator of it, Master Ou, imo). I have seen some good talks about Pangu, and qigong in general, reading posts these last couple of months. The lady I mentioned has the clearest 'western english' interpretation of the Pangu password as far as I'm concerned:

"Take kindness and benevolence as basis" means to deepen the love inside you, not just for you, but for everyone around you. "Take frankness and friendliness to heart" means speak up but practice doing it nicely. "Speak with reason" means speaking and seeing all good and all positive: We can see the good in every experience, which will create a peaceful and grateful mindset. "Act with emotion" means to act with compassion. And last "Accomplish results", meaning to do it. This mantra is a constant reminder of how we should think and live our daily life. - Susan Deflavis Winters (now known as Susan Marie Spring).

My own version of the password is:

"I am kind and benevolent."

"I am honest and friendly."

at the end of the moving form:

"I speak about, and see, all things as good and positive. I see the good in every experience."

"I treat people with courtesy."

"I act with compassion."

"I accomplish results."

Hey Marblehead, thanks very much man! Appreciate it.. Yes, I had better talk about playing trumpet on my website, since that's what I do for a living Look forward to participating in some of the great discussions I've been reading here. Best, Lex

Hello there everyone. New user here. I live in Queens, NY and have studied various forms of spiritual healing, meditation, and nondual type teachings for a number of years. My main interest is healing, both physically and emotionally, through the power of love. I currently am practicing Pangu Qigong and John Sherman's 'Self-Directed Attention' exercise (justonelook.org). I also like to practice the very basic posture of zhuan zhang at times. After studying many different types of spiritual healing practices and different advaitic philosophies and meditation teachings, I have come to realize that the only practices that make any difference to me are the ones that open my heart and increase my ability to feel love. I'm no longer interested in any type of 'Awakening'/'Enlightenment', etc. Just into making my practical life better and for those I come into contact with. I really resonate with the Pangu practice because the challenge is to try and stay in a loving type of mentality all the time. John Sherman's SDA exercise helps me with this because it is about developing focused concentration on what you want to give your attention to. Ok, well I guess that's it for now. Wishing everyone all the best! Lex 

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