nine tailed fox

Hello guys

I did a sadhana from the internet where I chanted two Buddhist mantras over third eye and heart center

I did it intensely for around an hour daily for may be an year

It was really doing something with energy, but it also caused me various issues like feeling I will loose mind, I will loose control , always feeling shortness of breath and pressure in third eye area

I would be grateful if somebody could help me or guide me to someone who can help me

Because of these issues I can't seem to able to do any sadhana of any kind because it seems like any kind of sadhana increases these symptoms

Namaskaram

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Hi guys

As the title suggests

I would like to know that is it possible to completely cure epilepsy/seizure , by natural means ? 

And if yes than what are those means ?

On 27/11/2017 at 11:20 AM, taoguy said:

Don't teach other people how to chant until we have accomplished and cultivated it properly.

Can you explain it further ?

Does that mean that we should not advise other people to recite this mantra unless we have accomplished something with it ?

What to do if we have shared it ? Any remedy ?

I have asked this before that if i meditate with closed eyes my head and eyes get very heavy and i can feel the pressure all day long, i feel low on energy and sleepy all day

I think i have found the reason behind it but i dont know how to resolve the issue

I think i am unconsciously crossing my eyes during meditation, i am unconsciously straining

I have caught myself with my eyes pointing towards the nose 

Has anyone faced this issue before ?

Is there any way to resolve it ?

I feel like i have too much tension in my eyes, face and head

Specially eyes and forehead

Is there any way, technique/exercise to release these tensions ?

Did you know that the Liver opens in the eyes? So any eye problems are Liver-related problems.

 

Care to describe what a normal day is like for you? I will give you some advice based on that.

 

Like what about the day

Anything specific ?

Guys, I need some suggestions regarding the positionof eyes during meditation

I am very confused about eye position

If I close my eyes during meditation , I feel very strong heaviness in my head and eyes all day long ( may be because I unconsciously forcefully shut my eyes forcefully )

I mean it's like I feel my eyes and head heavy and sleepy all day long

But than I tried to do meditation with open eyes and this heaviness problem disappeared in 1-2 sessions

But with open eyes , my eyes keep fluctuating from one position to another, sometimes I keep them on floor, sometimes at nose , sometimes in front

I don't know just what to do with them, I keep changing the position because I feel like this position could be correct or that one

Any advise ?

If i choose to close them, what should i do so i dont get that heaviness (any exercise maybe or something else )

And if i choose to open them, where should i focus them, what should i do with them

You could count on your fingers fairly easily up to 50.

 

the right hand has the the thumb to the first finger, then you move it down and up the fingers for a count of 10 (you will start with thumb to index and, after 10 ups/down counts, you'll end on the pinky; then you can do the next 10 count and end on the index finger). You can keep track of these rounds on your left hand. Once you have done 50 total, you can switch hands to balance it. (and get 100 total)

 

**Depending on how long it takes to articulate the mantra (viz. if you hold each mudra for a while), you will have decently expanded flow-through from the different mudras. Going from the active left hand to passive right hand or vice versa can do some pretty big left-to-right energy shifts too (to spiral the energy of your body inwards or out, depending on which you start with).

Thats cool but its not as easily and readily Usable as the tally counter

You have to do it in one go

I want something which can be as easily and readily used as tally counter but as simple as possiblr which will not attract unnecessary attention

Guys

What are some ways of counting mantra which will not attract unnecessary attention, besides rosary and tally counters ? 

Any technique or method to count mantra anytime, anywhere easily without attracting unnecessary attention

With rosary and tally counters,  it attracts too much attention

There is one way of counting on fingers but its complicated and cant be used as easily and readily  as tally counters

I've had EXACTLY the same issue, in fact, the optician sent me to hospital for a check up,, they found nothing. .   

 

Someone on here who i am a patient with for Chinese medicine told me to dissolve the crown, then the eyes then then the gates behind the eyes, followed by whole face and drop energy down to dan tian or below.. it works for me.. hopefully it will work for you..  peace 

Can you pls explain this practice in detail

What do you mean by dissolve ? 

I have become really frustrated with something

Whenever i sit down and just relax, look straight,  my head would automatically turn towards left and downward

This is really strange, i mean its so frustrating

I think its happening because of some tension in neck ,shoulders or back i dont know

Can anybody help me with this ?  what should i do ? 

Any drill or exercise ? 

In india there is a kind of unwritten rule which says that you never tell anybody about your cultivation experiences otherwise you will loose them, your spiritual progress will get impeded

Now i want to know, to what extant this rule applies ? 

And is there any written record of such warning in any spiritual text, be it buddhist or other

Does this rule mean that no body should even know that you are cultivating 

If you see someone harboring wrong views of cultivation and you try to tell them what actually cutivation means, you explain them about real cultivation and spirituality

does this also break this rule of secrecy because they will know that you are cultivating

So you cant even talk to anybody about cultivation ? 

Does this just apply to sharing experiences or even talking about cultivation will break it ? 

And if a person breaks this rule, what he can do to remedy this ? 

What this rule actually is and to what extant this rule applies ?  i would love to see some spiritual texts quotes on this

Does this mean total and complete secrecy of cultuvation? 

I want to know about this rule completely because it has bothered me from quite some time,  i also dont know which spiritual texts mention it

What you are allowed to share and what you are not allowed to share ? 

Guys can you tell me how to say these prayers in  sanskrit ? 

http://kadampa.org/buddhism/prayers-for-meditation

Actually someone told me that the energy of black is not good and he asks to not wear it,  forget about using it as meditation seat

He asks to wear and use red, because it is good energy wise 

Now when I read about zen monks who wear black and even use black meditation seats,  it got me thinking 

Because I respect zen and it has produced many enlightened beings 

That got me thinking why zen use black zafus 

I think this black zafu is something which started with soto zen, i think the chan of China didn't use black zafus , but who knows maybe Chinese zen monks also used to have black zafus and zabutons 

Hmm but  what about  zafus,  why are they black ? 

Did Chinese chan monks also use black zafus and zabutons  ? 

Is there any effect or significance of the color of the zafus or zabuton a practitioner use ? 

I was wondering why zen monks wear black robes and even their  zafus are black  ? 

What does black color mean to zen ? 

Black is generally considered evil,  inauspicious and not good in any way ,  so why than zen monks use it 

And is this an innovation of Japanese zen or the black was also used in Chinese chan ? 

 do Chinese chan monks also use black zafus and zabutons  ? 

Guys 

I want all or any of the following books of master nan huai chin 

Pls pm me if interested 

Working Toward Enlightenment: The Cultivation of Practice by master nan huai chin 

To Realize Enlightenment: Practice of the Cultivation Path by master nan huai chin 

Tao & Longevity: Mind-body Transformation : an Original Discussion About Meditation and the Cultivation of Tao

I would not say that it is not important. It's just that there are a slew of other things you can work on/be concerned about than your zafu stuffing as a meditator. Don't sweat the small stuff.

Ya u am aware of that,  but I am just asking 

Should I use synthetic cotton or foam  ?  Do they fulfill the energetic requirement  ? 

Pure cotton tends to flatten very quickly 

So you can use any stuff,  there is no energetic importance like it's non conductor stuff or like that ? 

Guys I am thinking about making my own zafu and zabuton 

But I don't have access to either buckwheat hull or kapok, which are normally stuffed in zafu 

So which stuff should I use to stuff the zafu and zabuton  ? 

I can use pure cotton, synthetic cotton or foam,  but cotton tends to flat down very easily , may be foam lasts longer 

I have also heard that zafu and zabuton also plays role energetically, probably by restraining the energy from leaking 

So which stuff would also fulfill this energetic need or any other need which traditional zafu fulfills  ? 

What are some of the best translations and the commentary of confucious classics  ??? 

Analects,  The Great Learning,  the doctrine of the Mean and mencius 

Guys I wanna learn Chinese

Where should I start from ? ??

I wanna learn Chinese because I wanna read Chinese books, I am not interested in speaking and writing Chinese as much, as I am interested in reading it

Though it would be nice to be able to speak and write it too

Does anybody have the merit fault chart mentioned in the book ?? ?

A scanned picture would be helpful (in English obviously)