old3bob

um, not following all that...but to put it simply i'd say our mind/egos and the trillions of particular selves or forms are only apparent.

btw, I'd say the false guru and true guru are worlds apart, so to speak.

well I see our local juvenile delinquent Starjumper is at it again.... And Rideforever, of course you know that you are speaking from your own projected, presumed and often jaded sounding position...although I will say that I think you showed some insight at the end of your post.

not so according to strict Hindu precepts regarding meat eating... except in rare cases or for certain soldiers on the battlefield. Correct me if I'm wrong?

most pigs live a horrific life confined to small, dirty pins, some cattle live better lives out on the range and in the sunlight but not all of them by a long shot, anyway we will reap the violent karma of most of the modern day animal processing and slaughtering houses in one way or another...so don't worry much about chakras, worry about the impact of personal and massive scale karma!

the proper amount and form of protein, minerals, etc. can be had from various plants but it takes some education and study, and thus if done correctly a person can be strong and more healthy because of a great reduction in stress on the body (like with the work of the kidneys) from dealing with the common worldwide over consumption of meat and dairy.

pleas drop the b.s. about the Golden immortal Jesus...for he is a victor over death and hell with more compassion and spiritual power than most could ever can imagine! (and that is not from book reading)

if a person is working with a true Self realized teacher and his school then one will be following well proven and safe dharma teachings and actions, thus not doing whatever in the hell they want to screw around with as in seeking power per foolish or even dangerous desires or advice.

to the op: seeking "siddhi's for siddhi's sake is a form of egotism or materialism and more of it!... for siddhis are a secondary benefit of true spiritual unfolding and resulting loss of ego, thus not an attempt to supercharge an ego trip.

some kind of eternity exists as demonstrated in the length of this string...

anyone offering any kind of remote psychic service over an internet site like this is at least suspect or worse... but anyone offering advice as to where to look for help in person regarding a well known and proven resource with credentials for said help is another story...probably resulting in a good story. (although not always)

repeated for starjumper since he seems to get so much enjoyment being a trumpist and pasting stupid icons on my posts! ....which have been twisted and perverted at trump destructive rallies of hate, violence and cruel mockeries that are touted or chanted by him and his followers! Thus creating a state and arena lacking all spirituality and instead paying homage to and bowing down to an obvious malicious dictator and purveyor of hell mind. ("oh but he has learned his lesson", no we have not learned ours!)

lots of "educated" people and even people who believe they are "spiritual" voted for and still support trump.... which is mind control or an accepted and growing insanity beyond all norms of reason, morality, decency, ethics, and common sense that a democracy can not exist without - such also shows a lack of humanity and related spiritual truths or the dharma's of tolerance, kindness, common ground co-operation, harmony with nature, etc.. which have been twisted and perverted at trump destructive rallies of hate, violence and cruel mockeries that are touted or chanted by him and his followers! Thus creating a state and arena lacking all spirituality and instead paying homage to and bowing down to an obvious malicious dictator and purveyor of hell mind. ("oh but he has learned his lesson", no we have not learned ours!)

right, far crazier than the anti trump strings

I was gone from the forum for a long time but do remember the strange, know it all vibe i got from Jeff... anyway anybody know what happened to Jones boy?

since when is compassion or Grace logical? Anyway I have not said anything based on speculation, we make our own tea and drink it to.

for our information: without love we don't get a home in the higher realms (although in certain cases a visitors pass is possible) so all the negative ego talk about this and that or calling humans devolved is a no go. (something I'm not innocent of either) Just imagine the Golden one when he said, "forgive them Father for they know not what they do".... "for he sunk beneath our wisdom like a stone" Leonard C.

Sounds like more twisted Mr. G crap, Rideforever, which he let go of himself in the end.

if you had ever crawled around in the horrors of the hell realms you would know far better, so no this is not a hell realm it is the earth realm. And give thanks for that!

there is that old saying, "be careful what you ask for, you might get it!" so if a person normally runs on 120 volts but is curious what it would be like to touch 4000 volts or higher yet still has areas of resistance in them, which can be translated to mean lack of spiritual purity, then that higher voltage (& amperage ) is going to really rip and because of that something has to give and it won't be the higher voltage! (in Christian context, although not that good of match, at one point Jesus warned not to touch him) Human masters can make a safe connection to others without harm although one can or should expect instant karma to be possible...and lets face it few of us are ready to suddenly deal with our karmas coming on full force which we have wrought over a lifetime! As for many gods, not unlike the sun in the sky, they are of a different orders of beings than us and only certain of them connect safely to humans beings through their wisdom and love. Btw, Intense Guardian beings do not suffer fools gladly! Thus we come to another saying, "the need to know" -- which should never be forced, for who would force their hands (out of curiosity) to touch a 220 volt circuit at 200 amps?

I'd suggest you shift to only karma yoga until you have a truly qualified teacher to help or guide you, for in your coming to a public internet site probably says you do not have that yet? (and you are not alone in that)

moral, ethical, philosophical, revealed teachings and whatever religious practices one may relate to are always in play otherwise the rocket will crash and burn...

the basics or free teachings (so to speak) with a personal price are yama and niyama, which in the west are often divorced from various yogas since many people don't want to bother with them or don't believe in them and jump right into pranayama, kundalini and other yogas or methods which is foolish and even dangerous to do without said spiritual foundation and a qualified teacher...who imo may need some type of compensation to be reached or understood but not based purely on a money deal if they are worth anything.

another fine reply by a fine man, namely Steve