templarmonk

I`ll buy it mate, I live in Argentina, I wouldn`t want you to send it here. I found a used copy on internet, so I`m about to get it. Thanks!

I love the Shin Megami Tensei series. I still have to play the Devil Survivor games. I`ll get a copy for my ds, you got me interested.

I personally don`t expect an article to help me. I just found it interesting to read. I enjoyed it.

Great post mate!

Just buy a gun. Fast and easy power. Also, if you use it in another human being, a free ticket to jail.

Anyway, this cake is great.

It's so delicious and moist.

The cake is a lie.

Damn, you beat me to it.

Whoa, take a walk and get some sun guys. He wasn't bad mouthing anyone, just stating a personal truth. His eyes aren't necessarily closed to the suffering of the world, but they are open to the blessings he and probably most of us enjoy. Have you two taken a vow of poverty and constant unhappiness until the world becomes a utopia?

 

Imo help others, give to charity, make a difference even if its small, but for Gods sake strive to be happy and appreciative of what you have. Enjoy good things, and keep your eyes open to the suffering of the world and do something about it. Crying and moping helps no one and is going limit your energy and ability to give to others.

 

Whether you cry or smile you won't help a staving kid in the subsahara. Smile and sing anyway.

I agree with you, and I wouldn`t say anything if the thread name wasn`t "World peace 666 has officially begun", considering how things are with the world. I live in a developing country, and yeah, you can bless the sun and be all the happy you can, but it`s impossible to ignore the people looking for food in the trash. And yes, I do help, and I stay possitive, but also I don`t live in a bubble of happiness and can`t ignore the the suffering of my brothers in the world.

Also, why would you help or do anything if you deny the suffering? If you just live in your own bubble and things are just beautiful, and the sun is shining, is there any need to do something?

Just my feelings.

That´s very selfish. You are OK, I get it, enjoy it.

On the other side of the world, kids are starving, or dying because of the (very real) war, or just because they were born in a very poor country. Enjoy all the good things, and close your eyes to the suffering of the world.

I think it's worth to take a few minutes and ponder the implications of the Mopai school.

Of course with the Blair's videos of Master John Chang and his display of his powers as well as his seemingly very friendly and open nature and after that Kosta's and Jim's books with more details we're all interested in learning more and learning the techniques.

It all seems very adventurous, hanging out in the jungle, having superpowers, etc.. Who wouldn't want to move/break something from a distance, be stronger than others? The childhood and teenager dreams of omnipotence becoming true.

You could be like Spiderman in the Hollywood movie, but in real life. Cool.

However, I think it's worth- as has been discussed a few times before- to ponder the results of this school and the behaviour of some of their seemingly highest proponents.

There doesn't seem to be a question that Mopai training will lead to immense powers. So it's a sort of qi strong man training. You cannot simply lift heavy stuff or bend iron rods but you can knock out people from a distance, etc.. Useful for fighting in the old days when bandits were roaming everywhere and money could be made protecting caravans.

And Master John Chang's helping of his fellow people over many years with his energy deserves the highest praise.

However, when it comes to achieving compassion, quietude of mind and heart, basically being free from the monkey mind, I cannot see this.

The main point is obviously the exclusion of students upon the criterion of race.

What is race anyways?

 

But anyways- what would you think of Harvard if they only let in say people of Aztec descent?

What if Christian church (they seem to be popular among the Indonesian Chinese people) would only let in Korean people?

Or what if Tibetan Buddhism barred Chinese people from becoming students?

So think about what club you want to become a member of. Of a club that is displaying a mind set that we had hoped was of yesterday, a thing of the past. Of the dark chapters of history of the mostly 20th century. A mindset that had people feel superior over others, start wars and commit the worst of atrocities?

In Kosta's it's mentioned that after completing all 72 levels it would eventually lead to enlightenment. Only two apparently have made it, not even clear whether by following this path. And the others- as much energy as they might have accumulated- seem to be as far away from enlightenment as you can imagine.

I prefer the mind set of the Tibetan monk who had been in Chinese prison for more than 10 years and after his final release said that at one point he nearly lost hope, because he had nearly lost his love for his torturer, the Chinese prison guard.

One of the highest truth, that is often repeated in many traditions, is that "all is one", that everything is from the same source. You'd think that a spiritually evolved person would catch a glimpse of that truth. But then the Mopai as it seems ultimately might not be about spirituality but rather about accumulation of energy which can then be used for fighting, healing and cool tricks.

I mean there are even people critical of having world championships in sports like the Olympics because they stress the separation of people along nationalities.

I also prefer John Lennon:

"Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion, too

 

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace

 

You, you may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you will join us

And the world will be as one"

Great post mate, I`m 100% with you.

I wish you could do that in real life, but you posted this as a joke, right?

So, whatever you want sounds like if you wanted to be a doctor, and buy a degree, but you don`t want to study on college or practice in the hospitals. You just want to feel like a doctor.

This is the same mate, You can pay all you want , but if you don`t practice daily, there will be no results.

PAX

I'm just here to let a few like-minded seekers know where the water is.

The water you are offering is too expensive for some. In my country, for example, the average sallary is of 400-450 dollars. I understand you are sincere, and you believe in your teacher, and I admire that.

I agree with puretruth01, maybe you should aim for wealthy people, not average people.

You can bring the horse to the water, and charge $4000, or you can show them that the water comes from a river, wich flows in the nature for free, and that`s the source for all the water.

PAX

I once attended a free I-Ching seminar that was given by a Taoist teacher from Taiwan. When the seminar ended, a woman asked if he wanted the group to raise money for him. He answered in half chinese- half spanish this:

"I own my own factory and I`m doing very well financially, so luckily I don`t need anyone`s money. For me and my family is a pleasure to come here and teach."

Great thread DNB, please keep writing.

Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Thanks Harmonious Emptiness, just what I needed.

I `m trying do full lotus, unfortunatley I have to stretch my muscles a lot more to do it

I have to say it again brother, and sorry for repeating this: Great thread. Every time I enter to this forum, the first thing I check is if there is a new thread from you.

Regards.

Thanks mate, I`ll add your techniques to my daily practice.

Western Alchemy is explained by myth. Some alchemists said that they wrote books to leave a proof that the philosopher`s stone is real, but it wasn`t meant to explain the process, some even said that they wanted to hide it from those who didn`t deserve the knowledge.

Taoism is very clear on what you need to do to achieve inmortality and powers.

On the other hand, western alchemists wrote in symbolic language, they din`t want to be burnt by the church fanatics.

"Stone" and "gold" are used as symbols too. Those who don`t see that, will just find stones and gold.

I think Nirvana is more geared for the adolescent mind than the mature mind. Most of the people that listen to the albums are still young and have that "us against the world" mentality. I think for certain people it serves it's purpose, just like death metal and the blues, it helps us to get in touch with a darker place within and release those feelings, rather than allow them to fester. In that sense I can see how the music is healthy. I loved going to a show and just letting go, jumping, shouting, dancing, hooking up, etc. It was free and something that I don't regret experiencing.

 

I will quote Meat Loaf now, "A wasted youth is better by far, than a wise and productive old age."

 

Aaron

I completely agree mate, nice Meat Loaf quote BTW, Ilove that album.

Cheers

Aaron, thanks for sharing your story brother, it helps to understand where these guys came from. It must have been hard to grow up in a place like that mate. I don`t think the negative comments are headed towards you.

I`m from Argentina, and loved Nirvana when I was 16 - 17 years. Now I can`t hear any song, except for the Unplugged album. Kurt`s music is depressive (at least for me).

I don`t think he`s got any secret message. It`s only an angry person expressing his feelings. If he offers a solution, we know what is is for him: suicide.

Great thread DNB, I`m always surprised on the subjcts of your posts. Things I didn`t read anywhere else.

Regards

Great article mate. So, the de dragons or the serpent people, is a symbolic way to call people with active Kundalini? Or are these real "serpent - like beings"?

Very useful Aaron. Thanks for sharing.

You can go with the flow.

But, what flow?

The animal flow?

The mind flow?

The spirit flow?

I think we want to wake up, and be free of the flow.