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Hi Markern, Herb Brahmi ( Bacopa monniera) is widely used in ayurvedic medicine for memory improvement. It can be taken internally or you do a head message with its oil. There is also ginko biloba used by many for thousands of years to keep memory sharp, , however a recent study found it may cause stroke. Colloidal Gold has been mentioned to improve memory.

Well said Dave, natural remote places are best for cultivation. I forgot to mention about electrostatic part of EM pollution. This can result from use of synthetic materials eg nylon carpet, nylon-acrylic clothing, and plastics etc that tend to be good insulators. They can build up very high voltages up to many thousands of volts at various spots that can disrupt our energy flow by affecting one or more acu-points. Solution is to use natural materials like cotton etc

Thank you all for some excellent posts. I have some questions about the practicality of this practice. As abdomen area is receiving attention and perhaps some stress is it important to make changes in diet. I have read somewhere jj Semple recommends a raw diet. Also is it worth cleansing the colon, liver and kidneys. Also, is it important to focus on lower dantien directly ? Or can one concentrate on the upper dantien or forehead area which also seems to indirectly stimulate the lower dantien? With Best Regards

Moonbar from what you describe, IMHO you clearly had a major opening event and perhaps if you had some proper guidance at the time and continued your practice you would have surely awakened. Each of these events has a spiritual explanation and significance. This could be why even now you feel you need to find a good teacher. Also the fact that you were strongly attracted to meditation at early age when it was foreign to your culture seems to indicate that you could have brought this from your past life. Who knows you could have been a lama or yogi. Maybe you can think about starting a new thread about this fantastic journey in the main forum, where there is greater exposure and others more knowledgeable and wiser than me could come in and give some further guidance. Best Regards

I am glad that my Higher Self has pointed me in the direction of TaoBums. It fits in well with my spiritual journey to be able to call upon fellow seekers with good humour, outstanding knowledge and experience in energy work, healing and self realisation. Here's my 2 cents worth: In my own case I have practiced meditation from young age and have been through periods of ecstasy with number of mini awakenings but then like Yoda this has often followed by periods of suffering in the material world. The suffering has not been all bad at times it has made me grow and experience deeper. Making me to realise that it is all the minds play. I am presently trying to practice accepting everything 'as it is' -good and bad equally -but also through energy work, strengthening the loving feeling inside and towards everyone. I hope this is'nt too soppy!!