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    14 hours ago, Nungali said:

    My definition is on 7 levels;  a man should have '7 heads' . But I won't go into that here  .....   off topic .

     

    I will say however that in some of these systems , what 'makes you a man' might be considered effeminate  in some western views . Eg . in the Samurai tradition , you are not a 'real man' unless  you can arrange a nice bunch of flowers  (ikibana ) , appreciate nature and beauty ,  write beautiful and meaningful poetry , and in a beautiful calligraphic style and spend some time on your hairdo and facial make up

    Would you care to make it a topic? :) 

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    22 hours ago, Daniel said:

    The sword = division

    Differentiation. 


    Seems contradictory to the approach for reuniting with God, no? 

     

    And to Matthew 7:1: Judge not lest you be judged. (By the same standards maybe.)

     

    A purification of sorts through the process of differentiation for a clearance of sorts? Odd.
     

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    41 minutes ago, stirling said:

    In this case I mean:

     

    • Practices (or teachings) that are in "harmony" or lead to harmony (enlightenment).

     

    • ALL "phenomena" that appear in our experience which are themselves already in harmony (enlightened), and are actually teachings themselves. 

     

    The "dharmakaya" is the term for the space in which all phenomena appear. It is also considered to be the "teaching body" of the Buddhas. These are the two facets of the word "dharma" I am speaking specifically about

    Thank you for your explanation @stirling, I had read the article on wiki before, but it seems to have a very wide array of meanings and I was baffled at the plural. It’s clearer now! :) 

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    1 hour ago, Gerard said:

     

    The Egg

    Lovely, amusing reading, thanks! 
     

    @manitou, concerning 

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    Does anyone here ever wonder if 'god' and DNA are the very same thing?

    Someone here did,

     
    and someone else whose user name I’ve forgotten, but who had a similar way of writing as the one above. 
     

    @stirling, what please is the concept of “all dharmas”, - isn’t there just one? Which definition or explanation can be given for this word concept?
     

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    3 hours ago, liminal_luke said:

    Even if nobody actually goes to prison, the threat of legal action throws a pall over free speech.

    No way out of this, neither dead nor alive. :D I expect even thought conceptualizations will thus forcibly be moved accordingly, - perfidious -  neither free speech, nor free thought might remain. Regardless of the topic. (Just remember a few years back or take a look at a different country that now experiences similar sanctions.) 
    Nothing will remain. If it’s experienced. Oblivion seems to be the only solid answer. Sitting and forgetting - strangely - might be the only sane reaction to this. 

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  10. Posted

    Marvellous, how everyone has their own constant unique direct and unfailing and perception of ‘true reality‘ and ‘objectivity’! I do admire those who have it, life must be a lot easier….

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    20 minutes ago, Taoist Texts said:

    wu-wei does not mean any of the highlighted things. Instead it means all and any kinds of actions which are performed by another party on your behalf.

    So it’s about setting in motion a causal chain from one’s own behalf - action and inaction?

    Thought the old daoist concept of causality (shi) had a different interpretation of this… maybe someone can explain this?

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    Just an opinion while speaking to a friend: 

     

    life tasks should be looked at like through the emotional ‘wuxing’ model as a task where one has still troubled emotions burried, triggered or stirred and it should be acted upon this and not regarding rational outcome. 
     

    E.g. if fear is a recurring problem, decisions shouldn’t be based on safety issues, money, insurance and personal flimsies, but on working through the emotional issue.
     

    (I’m not sure if I really own this opinion, but the image seemed promising yet chaotic and irrational.)

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    1 hour ago, Nungali said:

    Love unrequited, robs me of me rest,

    Nah, that’s the nice madness, you should happily enjoy if you can. (In fact I didn’t read your full poem, so I don’t know if my statement is sincere here.)
     

    The general human madness is on different level. It has no hope.

     

    And there is a difference between heart love and erotical love indeed (having read your poem now) although at times it might coincide. 

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    2 hours ago, idiot_stimpy said:

    Unlike the “mind of clear light” ( PRABHĀSVARACITTA ; ’od gsal gyi sems) as described in other tantric systems, rig pa is not said to be accessible only in extraordinary states, such as death and sexual union; instead, it is fully present, although generally unrecognized, in each moment of sensory experience.

    So there’s a clear difference stated. 

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    18 minutes ago, NaturaNaturans said:
    I want, once and for all,
    not to know many things.
    Wisdom requires moderation in knowledge
    as in other things.
    Friedrich Nietzsche

    Too late, my friend. My desire for truth was propelled by love unrequited. I don’t think I was ready to look behind that veil. (But I didn’t pull it either.)

     

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    5 hours ago, Bindi said:

    a level of consciousness that is designed to operate within the central channel… engage in, that can be all too easily disrupted by our mundane mind level consciousness. If circumstances allow them to actualise their potential then their level of consciousness will be available to us

     

    don’t we need both to live functionally? 
     

    designed means there is a creator with intention? 
     

    why does it work and why works it in the central channel, what is the difference to the mundane? 
     

    potential is bound to decrease at some point… does it rise ever again?


    always questions, never answers, sorry.

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    On 6.3.2024 at 3:13 AM, johndoe2012 said:

    without desire you are dead and have no energy due to shutting down your own system,

    there's something to it. Emotions are like a compass - without them you are lost and without goals. Focusing on own empirical sense data and calm (instead of in depths concepts) might enlarge those to some degree, - I will watch that for a while, thanks.

     

    @manitou, thank you, yes, I hope so, yes, maybe I get stuck in the analytic part and don't get to feel or the aware part

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    Let all things flow through you, have no expectations on people, don't differentiate between good and bad behavior in another.

    This part seems difficult, when you strive to live a 'functional' life and have to 'work' with this. It did get better lately with some approaches, again, habitual feelings might just get enlarged even though there's no reason for it. 

     

    @Apech, yes, I mistook her first name for her last name, - Mr. Byrons poems however are a classic! Something you mentioned about 'overwhelmed' reminded me of a dream of my own, - - thanks.

     

    @blue eyed snake, something you mentioned, about intensified energetics in the body via 'practice'  (I never practiced, it was a current) resembling a feeling of 'being in love' recently, somewhere (cannot find it right now) rings a bell and explains - some - for me, thanks. 

     

    @Mark Foote, I am sorry, that there was a scam on the site, - I hadn't visited it, and I don't use google chrome. I'm glad you find a better sense of timing through meditation, however I get confused about the difference of 'the cessation of doing' and 'the cessation of breath' (which is not a thing one should get confused about) and I admire your dedication to the classical writings. 

     

    @snowymountains, thanks, the link might be of help!

    thanks @all for the input!