Lakshmi

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  1. simplify

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  2. Your Current Cultivation Practices

    One hour of hatha yoga after waking up. This has been my daily practice since many years. And before going to sleep, reading a few pages of a spiritual book. That is, when I am not too tired.
  3. How would you infiltrate a cult?

    Replying to the OP, I would consider the Chinese stratagem of using a beautiful woman to undermine them.
  4. Another way to say this is that we are acting from what has been programmed in our subconscious mind. And only when (and if) new knowledge reaches that level can we spontaneously act based on it. And yes, that usually takes time.
  5. I often focus on one of the Hindu goddesses... Guess on which one! And it gives me a sense of peace and harmony.
  6. The world is Brahman's dream... And you are helping him dream it, since you are a part of Brahman. However, while you are dreaming, the dream is real enough to you! I hope that makes sense...
  7. Maybe try to relax in Shavasana while lying on the bed? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavasana
  8. Concepts Etcetera

    I can do some Indian classical dances, but no Paso Doble, I'm afraid.
  9. Concepts Etcetera

    That's beautiful, Everything. Thank you.
  10. Concepts Etcetera

    I practice yoga and meditate because I enjoy doing these things. It's as simple as that.
  11. Concepts Etcetera

    It's more about the basic understanding that you are not to try and become something other than yourself. On the deepest level. That is, if you are so inclined. There is no 'need to'. Any insights occur quite naturally when you are ready for them. And when they do, they will be far deeper than any intellectual concept of you being 'this' or being 'that' anyway.
  12. Concepts Etcetera

    The statement that you are Brahman is more than a concept or a tool. It is literally true. It is also true that you are any entity that you may invoke. This is to say, you are one with them in the universal field of consciousness to begin with. Your act of invocation is just actualizing that identity, to one degree or another. And that's how invocation works. However, your identity with Brahman is the most intimate, direct and indestructable one of all. Now sometimes seekers realize their identity with Brahman or God and become megalomaniac. Trust me, I have seen it happen! I call that ego inflation. That's what occurs when someone becomes aware of their identity with the Divine on the egotistic level only. That is, when they have not sufficiently transcended the ego in order to become truly aware of their greater identity. An identity that goes infinitely beyond the egotistical self. It's as though the individual is merged with Brahma at some deeper level. Understanding this is a reason for deep joy rather than for cocky pride, however. Remember that everybody is one with Brahman on a deeper level. So becoming aware of your identity with Brahman is becoming aware of your identity with everybody and everything else, essentially. Tat tvam asi.
  13. Which books sit on your nightstand?

    Autobiography of a Yogi, written by Paramahansa Yogananda. I can't tell you how many times I have read this from cover to cover, but I do keep it on my nightstand, it is such an important book for me. It even has a Wikipedia entry of its own: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi
  14. Chakras & Enlightenment

    You are welcome. No, not necessarily. Perfect harmony with the universe is equivalent to the realization that you are the universe.
  15. Hello you fine people

    Thank you, Wizz. Glad to be here.
  16. Hello you fine people

    I am a woman im my 30's. I practice hatha yoga since my childhood. I am also very interested in the philosophy that comes with it as well as in many other topics. I have been following this forum for some time as a 'lurker'. Now I thought it's time to finally become a part of it. So I can benefit from the experience of spiritual practitioners here more directly and also share my own. I am looking forward to many enlightening exchanges! Yours Lakshmi
  17. Chakras & Enlightenment

    Not at all. The chakras represent different functions of us as living beings, different parts, as it were: from our most base survival instincts to our highest spiritual aspirations. Now in most people, there is some disjunction between various chakras and the functions they represent, respectively (e.g., between sexuality and love, etc.). However, a true spiritual practice will invariably have the effect not only of freeing the chakras from aforementioned impediments (whereby they become more radiant), but also of balancing and aligning them. Actually, these various effects don't happen in isolation from each other, but always go hand in hand. Psychologically, this will be experienced as a decrease of inner conflicts and consequently a sense of greater harmony. In yoga terminology, the blissful state of samadhi refers to that. Enlightenment or satori would be the epitome of that state, a condition of perfect harmony with the universe. When you talk about the chakras 'collapsing into a unified field of the light body', you are referring to this more integrated state of being, I suppose.
  18. Chakras & Enlightenment

    Chakras (in my understanding and experience) are centers in our subtle bodies, much like the physical body has its nerve centers and glands too. They are relay stations for pranic energies, as it were. True that fears and other issues can get stored in them, blocking the free flow of those energies. Removing those impediments will have a positive effect on your physical and psychological health and also open your channels up for spiritual experiences. What you call 'collapsing of the chakras into a unified field of the light body' is (again in my understanding and experiencing) nothing but the activation of their more integrated functioning - as may result from prolonged practice of yoga and other systems. It's correct that chakra systems as taught in different traditions vary from each other somewhat, e.g. in regards to their number. That said, more often than not, those traditions are quite in agreement as to the location of centers and their functions.
  19. Call me biassed, but I feel daily practice of hatha yoga could help you. As it will make you focus on your body, feel it in all its parts, take fresh air deeply into your lungs... Best wishes to you! Lakshmi
  20. Metaphysical, occult reality (as you call it) is the source of all reality. The universe is Brahma's dream!
  21. Hello you fine people

    Thank you, Fa Xin. I am glad you like my name. Yours is not too bad either (from what little I have read about eastern martial arts). And I am honored to be a member of this community now.