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That's interesting - thanks I googled him. Have studied under him or his system?

Yes, I meant to say that IMO it works more powerfully with the initiation and not that it is impossible otherwise. Different systems have different approaches of course. But is he authentic????

Ugh. Need some coffee. A mocha to wake me up stirred with great pleasure.

all in all become as each and everything we are what we are.

Hello everyone, My friends wife has had a stroke - a serious one and is paralysed on the right side of her body. It happened Wednesday night. They have said she is 50/50 but I am trying to put our positive energy that she will get through this initial stage. This has happened after open heart surgery- they are using aspirin to disperse the clot. I know that what happens after she comes out of intensive care is critical and I wondered if anyone has experience or knowledge of the best alternative therapy for this - to help her try to get back mobility and so on. Thnx.

Thanks for all helpful replies. I am doing tonglen at a distance cos she is too far for me to travel. I am thinking physio etc. should kick at least in after 72 hours ... too soon now. Cheers.

Bump the map - its great. But no one in China or India? Are we all members of NATO? Hmmm ... starts conspiracy theory...

Thanks all - I will try my olive oil first since I already have it. PS. I vaguely remember from my physics days that oil drops take up electric charge, which I presume they will do when emulsified in this way. There is a famous experiment called Millikan's oil drop for calculating the charge/mass ratio of the electron.

Does the type of oil matter for oil pulling? I have a good supply of olive oil - which would be easier and cheaper for me.

but soon i must go, that second cup of green tea is making me pee.

I would suggest, if you are interested to try Tonglen or 'sending and receiving' a Tibetan Buddhist meditation which is part of Lojong Mind Training. It is very simple and you can use people that you have a problem with (as well as those you love) as specific objects for your practice. Apart from anything else it is great for stabilizing the mind/heart and can be if properly applied transformational in your relationship with others. Its better to get instructions from a qualified teacher but an explanation is given here (which I found easily by Googling) - there are more compex versions. Its not a teaching for which you need an empowerment as far as I am aware. http://tinyurl.com/6l2au8 If you read this link you will see that the Rinpoche concentrates on removing concern for yourself and I do not mean to imply that you have this. However for all of us, our fears arise from hanging on to ego perspective (as I know myself only too well .) The point as I understand it is to overcome negative associations which disturb your mind - some of which would be fear, but could be jealousy and so on as well.

Thanks - that's a wonderful account and a great set of photos. You've really captured the spirit of the 'Tour'.

What kind of fear? Fear of a situation? or anxiety? or phobia. Cos the solutions are slightly different.

Blue flowers! What kind of wizard are you?

while being here now you could catch the next bus towards tomorrow.

As a total outsider to all this - I have no access to Kunlun in the UK (as far as I know) and have only read the website and read discussions on here - 'sinister' of course means 'left handed' and refers to the hidden side of the shield in heraldry (the other side being 'dexter' or shown - the sword wielding hand). So sinister only refers to a particular way of using energy - hidden/dark and does not mean 'evil'. So if you work 'nothing- something - nothing' as has been mentioned, then to someone on another path this might appear sinister. I would also like to make the point that actually no teacher gives you anything. What they do is point out to you the presence of energy or reality which is already there. They are allowing you to access the infinite of potential 'within' yourself which your ordinary mind or state of being obscures. All initiatory systems work in this way. Some people who perhaps have achieved greater confidence in their work and have established freer access to deeper states of being can assist others who are less sure about things. Ultimately while teachers are needed, we do things for ourselves. I think this is worth remembering when dealing with 'gurus'. Have any other Taobums got interesting waterproofs? I think this should be a theme in itself.

Practice Thanksgiving You'll have a new president end of November.

Just a thought - nothing new about porn: ****** could easily give examples from ancient india, china, japan, rome - you name it. Its always been there - it just that now its easier to find on the internet. If the human mind likes to produce it then where is the 'trap'? Like everything else its in us and not in the porn.

One of my teachers said that because the physical body is 'of the earth' then it was better to let it return to the earth. That is be buried. He said that our bodies would then be 'recycled' by nature. Of course he believed that we are not the body so ultimately what happens to the body after death is not the most important - more important what happens to our consciousness.

Downloaded - marvelous thanks.