Cheshire Cat

Sit in a meditation posture and perform mind maths.

Start with something simple like *2 and it goes like this 1*2=2 , 2*2=4, 4*2=8, 8*2=16. With large numbers you'll develop memory as well.

Main Tip --> Take your time to multiply numbers, no need to be superfast... but with time and practice you will acquire an impressive skill.

7 hours ago, thelerner said:

(...) I was thinking of longer term, more steps.. a bit more holistic.  (...) 

Sometimes, I feel like Mopai has shaped our expectations about spiritual practices in a very profound manner. 

20 hours ago, thelerner said:

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So great method, but not really a cultivation system but a nice supplement.  Not traditional tummo either but for cold adaption it does a good job.  And most of us will face severe cold a couple times a year, one may as well make friends with it. 

Forgive me for turning this thread into self-analisys stuff, but I'm a bit confused.

You said in this very thread that you "don't want anything too crazy, just a slow road to superior health and happiness.  No powers or siddhis, rather self control and  positive mental attitude" and that's pretty much what WH method does.

Then, you specify here that this is not really a cultivation system and this leads me to the next question...

clear and simple cultivation of what?

A question to @thelerner

I'm curious: isn't the Wim Hof method simple and clear enough? Happy, strong and Healthy?

The Cheshire Cats code prevents me from from not mentioning the Crazy Train... 

Please share some Parvati porn for spiritual purposes. 

Thank you 

Can awareness be separated from sensory inputs? 

yes? how? 

No? why? 

9 hours ago, Lightseeker said:

How could you conclude that? Do you know who Trailanga Swami is then

The sooner you realize the nature of the spiritual industry, the better you will make your own judgments. 

When I hear stories from India or Tibet, I know that the keyword is "exaggeration" and I ask for something more than an anonymous anecdote...

58 minutes ago, Lightseeker said:

This is an interesting idea. Do you know who Mahavatar Babaji is?

I consider the possibility that Babaji is not real. 

4 hours ago, Lightseeker said:

What is the relationship between his short life and sex sublimation?

No idea, but imho his lifespan could be regarded as an objective measure of the quality of his spiritual practices. 

4 hours ago, Lightseeker said:

 

And do you agree that it gives tremendous power??

No, it doesn't. 

But to practice celibacy for a period of 3 months or so may have a therapeutic effect on the nervous system. It might feel like tremendous power if your nervous system has some imbalances. 

On 21/8/2018 at 3:24 PM, Lightseeker said:

Some of the greatest minds like Vivekananda had spoken of the power which comes from sex sublimation..

Some of the greatest minds like Vivekananda had quite short lives. 

Sex sublimation is a fascinating concept, but I don't assume that it's real and doable just because some Indian guy said so. 

8 hours ago, dwai said:

Why do we need to speculate? I'm not interested in the physiological process. At a high level, can we say one perceives because one has sense organs? 

I think that we should consider a few possibilities. 

Given that as individuals who study themselves in the realm of subjective perception, we feel to be "observers" at the most fundamental level, we should consider that:

1- identity of the one who perceives could be a cognitive process generated by the mere activity and existence of the sensory organs. To support this thesis we have the fact that we can't shut down perception and when there's no perception there's no identity. 

2- it could be a mental trick, a false perception like a mirage or those images that the brain can interpret as different representation simultaneously. There are are a lot of perceptual tricks that our mind produces and we can study them trough popular images ready available online. 

3-there might be a Self that observes, but we don't know any of its qualities. It could be something that dies daily, or it could be immortal. It could be supported by physiology... or not. 

15 minutes ago, dwai said:

Perception. What comprises perception?

We haven't the tools to get to a definitive answer. 

We can just speculate. 

1 hour ago, dwai said:

Very nice, albeit it'd be good if you were able to narrow down a reason why you can't find the identity. What DO YOU/CAN YOU know about that which you can't identify? 

Identity is the business of conceptual thinking and it takes a fraction of time to give birth to conceptual understanding.

All that I can know is that perception comes first and concepts develop shortly thereafter: identity does not perceive.

2 minutes ago, dwai said:

It would be great if we could explore why you can't find an identity in such a short time. 

There's the Buddhist answer: there's isn't an identity. 

There's my answer: the eye can't observe itself. 

1 hour ago, dwai said:

Care to elaborate on that? What did you get in terms of your identity? 

I can't find an identity in such a short interval of time. 

It's the old trick of the eye trying to observe itself. 

Tried it. 

I feel like I'm someone who experiences stuff 

46 minutes ago, Marblehead said:

Well, I've got non-duality down fairly well, and I have never had a problem with duality.  Beyond that?  Duh?

 

How about antinomic oneness of phenomenal extistence? That's pretty important to grasp triality!

13 minutes ago, Marblehead said:

That's a new one for me.  Non-Triality.  Right now its not fitting into my brain.  Square block trying to go into a round hole.

 

One should start with non-duality and antinomian oness before delving into the principle of negation of the three vectors. 

1 hour ago, Apech said:

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Non-duality, the real deal, is the goal of various yoga systems et. al.  But it is called this because it is such a profundity that it goes beyond what we can conceive, what we can cling to or emotionally desire.  The way to it is various depending on the person and the circumstances (including culture etc.).

 

 

Not to mention non-triality which is such a profundity that it goes even beyond the Dynkin diagram.

it is said that mopai level 72 one can stabilize the mind in non-quaternality of which the classical non-duality is nothing but a special case.

Non-duality stands to fundamental truths like to accept myopia stands to actually healing your eyes. 

People manipulate energy, store Qi in the immortal dantian and prepare themselves for immortality. Yet, none of them is able to cure myopia. 

People kill imaginary giants but they can't trample the humble ant. 

Can you see the fundamental truth? 

24 minutes ago, awaken said:

I tried to paint some pictures in my space. You can find them in my space.

I have many students. Most of them can see light. It is very easy to see light unless you can't find the right way to practice.

How many students of yours have eyesight problems (myopia, etc..) ?

You found a song that you like, I provided the name of the artist who created it ... and now youtube could help you to find more from the same artist.

I like Shiva namaskara stotram

21 minutes ago, Lightseeker said:

Hmm.. is this ascension of semen converted into ojas and stored in the brain? What happens when all of the semen is convicted into fire element?

Understand the nature of the industry and you'll know why the mere concept of your quest should turn you away from the spiritual path. 

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