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Spirituality IV

2009-12-25T15:49:18Z

continuing from the old thread:

http://bodymindspirit.tribe.net/thread/a4e65fd4-2788-48e8-b7be-1359878f383e

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Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Among a million believers in God there is scarcely

one who makes God a reality."

"To love is one thing, to understand is another. He

who loves is a devotee, but he who understands is a

friend."

"Spirit can only love spirit; in loving form it

deludes itself."

"Those who have given deep thoughts to the world are

those who have controlled the activity of their

minds."

"Rest of mind is as necessary as rest of body, and

yet we always keep the former in action."

"The truth need not be veiled, for it veils itself

from the eyes of the ignorant."

"You can have all good things - wealth, friends,

kindness, love to give and love to receive - once you

have learned not to be blinded by them, learned to

escape from disappointment, and from repugnance at

the idea that things are not as you want them to be."

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

some of the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan are

available online (free) at:

http://www.wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm

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Healthy Recipes

2009-12-22T00:41:48Z

Broccoli Salad

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/RCP02076/Broccoli-Salad-With-Avocado.html

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Specific Holistic Treatments II

2009-12-08T12:00:09Z

Creating a second thread, seems to cut down on the computer time to download.

Here's the old thread:

http://bodymindspirit.tribe.net/thread/862e39ef-6166-446f-b745-933dcaaf6cc5

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Joint and Back Problems - Feldenkrais

I've been doing some Feldenkrais for joint and back problems that I have run into.

Here's one link:

http://www.feldenkrais.com/

The technique uses micro-movements to help the body adjust and re-adjust.

Can really do wonders.

Has helped me a great deal.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

take care all,

Jon

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Engaged Compassion

2009-10-25T21:12:18Z

Tsunami Relief
through the

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/

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Seven Sources of Indoor Air Pollution

2009-10-23T18:36:43Z

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/7-sources-of-indoor-air-pollution.html

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SECRETS! Conference 2009 The Energy & Harmonics Revolution

2009-10-20T19:23:54Z

SECRETS! Conference 2009 The Energy & Harmonics Revolution

http://www.chetsnow.com/signs.html
A Unique Gathering of today's cutting-edge thinkers, researchers & teachers, joining forces at this 8th annual North American Conference devoted to some of the Greatest Mysteries of our Times. Learn what's behind today's great shift in Human Consciousness. What is the Energy Revolution? How are we evolving in these Chaotic Times of Change? How do Energy, Sound & Harmonics affect human well-being?

Explore: Government Coverups - Clean Energy Technologies - UFO Secrets - Crop Circles - 2012 - Sound Energy & Healing - Ancient and Modern Mysteries - Ancient Crystal Skull "SYNERGY" - Harmonics Secrets - and Much, Much More!
It's a weekend guaranteed to change the way you look at life.

Jonathan GOLDMAN, David WILCOCK, Dr. Steven GREER, Dr. Tom VALONE,
Jeanne MANNING, William HENRY, Sherry WHITFIELD-MERRELL & "SYNERGY,"
David SEREDA, Ani WILLIAMS, Judy ERWIN, Psychic "JUDE," Fred RUSHER,
Dr. Chet & Kallista SNOW
Music by: John DUMAS, Tiffany TATUM

http://www.chetsnow.com/signs.html
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LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, VIDEOS,
WORKSHOPS, INSTITUTES, PHOTOS & DISPLAYS...

The 3-Day Conference Pass includes:

Friday Evening, Nov. 20,
Keynote Multi-Media Presentation
by Jonathan and Andi GOLDMAN
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“HEALING SOUNDS ® SEMINAR"

Sound is one of the most powerful and transformative forms of energy. Uncover the Secrets of Sound Healing for this special presentation with internationally acclaimed teacher, author and Chant Master Jonathan Goldman and his wife, Andi Goldman, award winning author and innovative sound therapist. Explore the scientific and spiritual basis of using sound for healing and transformation and find out how your own self-created sounds can enhance your health and wellness.
Discover how sound can:

Energize and balance our brain
Increase our immune system
Tune our nervous system
Resonate our DNA and cellular structure
Enhance relaxation
Reduce stress
Heighten our consciousness

This presentation includes group exercises, sound healing techniques, extraordinary visual images, award winning healing music and cutting edge scientific and spiritual information. Through teachings, meditations, and sonic exercises, Jonathan Goldman and Andi Goldman help awaken the amazing power of sound in us all!

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Saturday Evening, Nov. 21, Keynote Lecture
by Dr. Steven GREER

"Hidden Truth - Forbidden Knowledge!"

What is meant by “zero-point” and “free energy”? Why has it been suppressed? Have devices been built? Who knows about them? Having studied their suppression, Dr. Steven Greer has formulated a strategy for bringing these devices out to the world. What is that strategy? And what is the promise of “free energy”? Why is this promise of vital importance to the future of humanity? Dr. Steven Greer, better known for his "Disclosure Project" to educate the public about the reality of UFO contact, is also the founder-director of the "Orion Project" designed to improve our world - today & tomorrow - by manifesting real, workable new energy systems for the benefit of everyone. His story of how he became involved in this struggle and its promises & pitfalls is NOT to be missed. Our Future depends on cheap, renewable Energy so learn how to join Dr. Greer in bringing it out as soon as possible.

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Sunday Afternoon Nov. 22, Keynote Lecture
by David WILCOCK

"Title to be Announced"

David Wilcock is a lecturer, film-maker, mystic and musician who has a unique facial and astrological similarity to Edgar Cayce, along with demonstrating similar intuitive/psychic abilities, including many documented future prophecies that have come true. Based in Los Angeles, David is entering the final production phase of his first feature film: CONVERGENCE, which uses a
"DaVinci Code" style mystery-thriller narrative to reveal suppressed scientific proof of a unique Source Field that generates and unifies all matter, energy & consciousness. Best of all Convergence will present its viewers with tools that will empower them to reduce substantially wars, terrorism and human suffering on planet Earth.
Click HERE for the Secrets! Conference 2009 proposed Program
The Secrets! The Energy & Harmonics Revolution Conference begins at 7 PM on Friday evening and ends at Sunday at 5:00 PM. ALL Speakers will give their Main Lecture in the hotel's Grand Ballroom. No two Speakers will present their main lecture at the same time. The Main lecture of ALL Speakers plus the Friday & Saturday evening & Sunday Keynote Lectures are included in the 3-Day Conference Pass.

All Workshops and Institutes are Optional for an additional fee.

Optional Workshops will be held in the upstairs Junior Ballroom
Click HERE for the Secrets! Conference 2009 proposed Workshops (scroll down)
http://www.chetsnow.com/program.html

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Are you living an engaged life?

2009-10-20T01:23:24Z

I ask myself, am I living an engaged life?
I am exercising several days a week. I go to school to use my mind. I have people in my life who care about me and I care about. I have a career I am working on that is meaningful and ever evolving. I love my life. I love being physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually healthy. I don't take it for granted as I spent my 20's feeling numb, depressed, shut down. My energy is way up because I got it flowing. I learned that I needed to express my anger, sexuality, joy, goodness, etc... With like minded folks. I put myself in places that I could and continue to do that. I have gifts that not everyone has. I am very empathetic and I care about the health of everyone. I can work in situations where I use those gifts. A small thing but it's huge actually, people don't know how to eat. A lot of people eat to survive but they are not eating for healthy and optimal functioning. I can help with that. As a society we are not even eating with sanity yet. I can teach people how to eat. We also don't move enough, I can teach people how to move.

Are you living an engaged life?
My engaged life includes: relationships that are a joy to be in. Where we are kind and funny and good to each other for a long time. This world is one where I have meaningful work that benefits humanity. This world is an engaged world, where I am and fully present with all that I encounter.
What does your engaged life look like?

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Sept 20th and 21st: global community peace building event: United Nations International Day of Peace, Peacebuilding & Global Mala Yoga For Peace Project

2009-10-15T02:48:34Z

Title:
Sept 20th global community peace building event: United Nations International Day of Peace, Peacebuilding & Global Mala Yoga For Peace Project

Keywords : Event notice, United Nations International Day of Peace, "Peacebuilding", GLOBAL MALA YOGA FOR PEACE PROJECT, Community Building, International Green Movement and Rio Earth Summit Greens, Mahayana, generalized humanitarian and spiritual co-operation.

Summary: Here is a basic introduction to two related efforts. The first is the United Nations International Day of Peace, an annual September event. The second is The Global Mala Yoga for Peace Project, a worldwide set of spiritual cultural events directly supporting the UN Day of Peace through yoga sadhana.

“We need more light about each other.
Light creates understanding.
Understanding creates love.
Love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
Malcolm X

“When I give thanks, I give thanks for everything. When I pray, I pray for all that live.”
Chief Dan George

“We are all connected through the human spirit.”
HH the Dalai Lama

“Love builds inner strength.”
HH the Dalai Lama

http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/

All Our Relations . . . .

JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

The United Nations' International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace.
Established by U.N. resolution in 1982, "Peace Day" has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small.

For 2009, this new Web site makes it easy to find and promote Peace Day events anywhere in the world. Just click on "Participate!" to locate an event or post information. And explore the rest of the site to learn more about Peace Day and how to get involved.
May Peace Prevail On Earth!

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/about/background.html

About International Day of Peace, September 21

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982.
In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace.

By creating the International Day of Peace, the UN devoted itself to worldwide peace and encouraged all of mankind to work in cooperation for this goal. During the discussion of the U.N. Resolution that established the International Day of Peace, it was suggested that:
"Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples…This day will serve as a reminder to all peoples that our organization, with all its limitations, is a living instrument in the service of peace and should serve all of us here within the organization as a constantly pealing bell reminding us that our permanent commitment, above all interests or differences of any kind, is to peace."

Since its inception, Peace Day has marked our personal and planetary progress toward peace. It has grown to include millions of people in all parts of the world, and each year events are organized to commemorate and celebrate this day. Events range in scale from private gatherings to public concerts and forums where hundreds of thousands of people participate.

Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. It can be as simple as lighting a candle at noon, or just sitting in silent meditation. Or it can involve getting your co-workers, organization, community or government engaged in a large event. The impact if millions of people in all parts of the world, coming together for one day of peace, is immense.

International Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire – personal or political. Take this opportunity to make peace in your own relationships as well as impact the larger conflicts of our time. Imagine what a whole Day of Ceasefire would mean to humankind.

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/participate/events_calendar.html

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/your_peace_day.html

Plan a Peace Day Event!

Each year, events take place all around the world for the International Day of Peace. Every Peace Day event provides an opportunity to inspire individuals and empower communities to celebrate victories for peace that have been won throughout the year, and to rededicate our commitment to work for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world all year long.

A Peace Day event can be as simple as lighting a candle or meditate on Peace on September 21. It can be as complex as organizing a Peace Concert for thousands of people. In between, there is a whole scale of events on different levels that might fit your family, group, class, or community.

Be seen. Be visible. Let the world know you care about peace.

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/peacebuilding_101.html

Peacebuilding 101

Peacebuilding is different from "peacemaking" and "peacekeeping" in that it focuses on creating a long-term culture of peace, rather than solving existing conflicts or preventing old ones from re-occurring. Peacebuilding activities aim at building understanding and tolerance between individuals, communities and societies and establishing new structures of cooperation. Peacebuilding activities range in scale from personal acts of kindness toward others to global inter-governmental programs.

Definitions of Peacebuilding

Peacebuilding is the construction of new environments and new cultures which transform deficient structures and capabilities which unite the strengths of emerging innovations in all pathways of our local-global planetary life. Peacebuilding creates and maintains beneficial conditions for sustainable (life-enhancing) social, economic, political and spiritual development of all peoples.
(Adapted from speech given at UN by PTP and "An Agenda for Peace", a UN Report of the Secretary-General, 1992)

Unlike peace-making and peace-keeping, which are related to warfare and settlement of conflicts, "...the concept of peace-building (is) the construction of a new environment --- the transformation of deficient national structures and capabilities, and --- the strengthening of new democratic institutions."
(Excerpted from "An Agenda for Peace", a UN Report of the Secretary-General in January 1992, which globally and officially recognized the emerging field of peacebuilding.)

"We need to build not only geographical but spiritual bridges between people and strengthen the intellectual, cultural and communication linkages between our societies. (Let us) stand ready to participate in the effort to promote social integration and create a culture of peace."
(From UNESCO PRESS Report at World Summit for Social Development by Director-General UNESCO, Frederico Mayor)

"Where there is peace, there is culture; where there is culture, there is peace."
(Nicholas Roerich)

"Positive creativeness is the fundamental quality of the human spirit. Let us welcome all those who, surmounting personal difficulties, --- propel their spirits to the task of peaceBuilding, thus ensuring a radiant future."
(Nicholas Roerich)

The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC)

The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is a new intergovernmental advisory body of the United Nations that supports peace efforts in countries emerging from conflict, and is a key addition to the capacity of the international community in the broad peace agenda.

The Peacebuilding Commission plays a unique role in
1. bringing together all of the relevant actors, including international donors, the international financial institutions, national governments, troop contributing countries;
2. marshalling resources and
3. advising on and proposing integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery and where appropriate, highlighting any gaps that threaten to undermine peace.
The concurrent General Assembly and Security Council resolutions establishing the Peacebuilding Commission also provided for the establishment of a Peacebuilding Fund and Peacebuilding Support Office, which together form the United Nations peacebuilding architecture.

The PBC is mandated to: "marshal resources and to advise on and propose integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery." The PBC focuses attention on reconstruction, institution-building and sustainable development, in countries emerging from conflict. It is specifically mandated to:
• Propose integrated strategies for post-conflict peacebuilding and recovery;
• Help to ensure predictable financing for early recovery activities and sustained financial investment over the medium- to longer-term;
• Extend the period of attention the international community gives to post-conflict recovery;
• Develop best practices on issues that require extensive collaboration among political, security, humanitarian and development actors.

For more information about the UN Peacebuilding Commission, please visit:
http://www.un.org/peace/peacebuilding/index.shtml

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http://www.globalmala.org/pressrelease2009.php

GLOBAL MALA YOGA FOR PEACE PROJECT UNITES YOGA COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

Yogis Throughout the World Cross the Borders of their Mats to Raise Consciousness and Funds for Important Causes.

LOS ANGELES — (March 17, 2009) — On September 19 and 20, the Global Mala Yoga for Peace Project, whose purpose is to unite the global yoga community, will implement events throughout the world in honor of the United Nations International Day of Peace. Forming a “mala around the earth” through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108, the mission of the Global Mala Project is to raise both funds and consciousness for some of the most pressing issues facing the world today. Global Mala Yoga for Peace is a featured event during National Yoga Month 09.2009.

Thousands of yogis will practice 108 sun salutations at hundreds of event across the nation. Taking its name from the sacred prayer beads called “mala” used in India and Tibet as meditation guides, the Global Mala Project will benefit the Yoga Health Foundation and numerous other charities and projects being supported by local community leaders. Composed of 108 beads, the mala is symbolic of the prayer for peace, hope and charity the Global Mala Project will be sending to the world.

“With the rising threat of Global Warming, the illusion of separateness is dissolving around the world,” said Shiva Rea, world renowned Yoga teacher and catalyst for the Global Mala Project. “Yoga is one of the few common denominators for millions of people around the world; together we are creating a circle around the earth and dedicating our energy to peace.”
Global Mala Yoga Project in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco and many other cities worldwide will include 108 sun salutations, live music, and fellowship with likeminded yogis interested in creating the peace they wish to experience in the world.

For more information, please visit www.globalmala.org or www.yogamonth.org.

From
http://www.globalmala.org/about.php

The Global Mala Yoga for Peace Project: Uniting Yoga, Seva and Collective Consciousness
Namaskaram!

This site and the Global Mala Project belongs to the global yoga community. This is a seed of a world-wide experiment into the power of meditation in action.
The purpose of the Global Mala is to unite the global yoga community from every continent, school or approach to form a "mala around the earth" through collective practices based upon the sacred cycle of 108 on Sept. 19th or 20th, Fall Equinox as the yoga world's offering to further the UN International Peace Day.

Each center offers their form of a Yoga Mala according to their yoga tradition and inspiration:
• 108 Sun Salutations (or variations of 27, 56)
• 108 rounds of mantra such as the Gayatri or Maha Mrityanjaya
• 108 rounds of a kriya
• 108 minutes of meditation, kirtan or movement meditation

Each Global Mala event can be dedicated to practice or to practice and seva - service by integrating local action, and raising funds for the organization of their choice.
Global Mala Yoga for Peace are featured events during Yoga Month 09.2009. Coordinators please signup here or learn more about the Yoga Month-Global Mala Yoga for Peace partnership and support.

May all beings experience the blessing of unconditional happiness!

Om Shanti,

Johannes R. Fisslinger
Shiva Rea
Michael Spitzer
Jacqueline Stolte

http://www.globalmala.org/support.php

Global Mala Yoga for Peace 2009 - Support Materials

Supportive materials, brochures, posters and graphics for Global Mala Yoga for Peace 2009 and National Yoga Month are available inside the coordinators login area. 2009 Coordinators signup here or login.

After you have logged in, please ADD YOUR EVENT in our global directory and use brochure, poster templates and other support materials (see links after you have logged in).

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Peace Quotes
"On this International Day, let us promise to make peace not just a priority, but a passion. Let us pledge to do more, wherever we are in whatever way we can, to make every day a day of peace." — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

"Simply the absence of war is not peace" — Anam Prem, India

"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal." — Martin Luther King Jr.

"Peace is not a thing to be achieved or a commodity to be stored." — Anam Prem, India

"Peace is not the absence of war; it is respecting and accepting each other and promoting human rights." — Miss Nida Ashfaq, International Young Catholic Students (IYCS), Pakistan

"I feel peaceful when I'm on the rollercoaster." — Anonymous child, Marin Peace Projects, USA

"…all religions of the world teach us to respect man, regardless of color, race, gender and faith." — Jahangir Piara, Organization for Peace and Development, Pakistan

"Peace is possible; when there is Peace is each of us." — Mr. Kamran, MARS Organization, Pakistan

"Peace is one of humanity's most precious needs. It is also the United Nation's highest calling." — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

"Peace begins with a smile." — Mother Teresa

"There is no such thing as a good war and there is no such thing as a bad peace." — Benjamin Franklin

"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Peace is its own reward." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace." — Buddha

"There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit." — Napoleon Bonaparte

Dedication: this outreach effort is dedicated to the broader work of Mohandas Gandhi, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, the Dalai Lama, and Aung San Suu Kyi, the International Green Movement, and All Our Relations.

Sarva mangalam. May All Beings Benefit. Om shanti shanti shanti.

In partial fulfillment of various community and teaching responsibilities,

KT

N.B. : KT is not formally associated with these organizations and does not formally represent them. Some of the above items are copyright, and provided here as a combined set through what is called "fair use", with some original content.

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Donate Books to Prisoners

2009-10-04T02:12:26Z

Donate Books to Prisoners

from the Prison Dharma Network

http://www.prisondharmanetwork.org/donate_books.html

Every year we send thousands of donated dharma books, free of charge to prisoners and prison libraries. We always need donations of new and used dharma books (or any books on contemplative spirituality, meditation, yoga, NVC, stress reduction, etc) from individuals, booksellers, or publishers.

Please send book donations to:

Prison Dharma Network
PO Box 4623
Boulder CO 80306

Therefore, we have worked out an arrangement with Tricycle magazine to send used magazines from our members to prisoners.
Please send (used Tricycle magazines only) to:

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
Attn: Prison Project
92 Vandam St., 3rd floor
New York, NY 10013

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Happy Gandhi's Birthday! - Oct 2nd

2009-10-02T03:21:41Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Jayanti

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Free forum for martial & neigong artists to connect with others by region for partner practices and for information sharing, networking, etc

2009-09-20T06:56:26Z

For anyone interested, I am in process of creating a totally free forum for connecting with other martial & neigong artists who would like to meet up for practicing together, sharing information, reviews, suggestions, etc..
The forum is totally free to join, post, reply to posts, view media, etc..

Url is - http://martialneigongpracticepartners.lefora.com/

Please feel free to share and forward this forum address to anyone you feel may be interested. The more people know about it and join, the more it will grow and be more useful in many ways.

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(repost ) "Tantra and spiritual power? Here is a definite answer, in terms of Buddhist tantra."

2009-09-01T22:36:36Z

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"Tantra and spiritual power? Here is a definite answer, in terms of Buddhist tantra."

Sentient, on tribe Tantra:

" think a lot of people, especially in the west, got interested in tantra because of its sexual practices and people seem to like sex. Some people go a little deeper and want to use it to take their love making to a deeper level that incorporates the emotional and higher energetics. What about people who really use it as a meditation, who learn to raise energy for psychic or spiritual practices? What can tantric practices be used for in the practical application of psychic discipline and spiritual practice, beyond the temporary experience of it? A lot of psychic energy is being directed. What can it be used for?"

http://tantra.tribe.net/thread/ee95fef5-e011-4547-951d-23f4f2ed024e

Re Sentient:
"What about people who really use it [ tantra ] as a meditation, who learn to raise energy for psychic or spiritual practices?"

Tantra means several things. It means "integration", "wholeness", as in integration / wholeness of psychophysical experience, through integrative yogic discipline, and in the Buddhist usage it also means
"primordial pure awareness", specifically the Basis Path and Result of Awareness Yoga. Awareness yoga is in one of two major categories, Atiyoga / Dzogchen / Great Perfection, and Mahamudra / Chagyachenpo / Great Seal.

In each of these three sets of terms, the first term is Sanskrit, the second is Tibetan, and the third is an English language approximation. In either Buddhist system, the basic idea is that Basis = Path = Result, or
Basis Buddha = Path Buddha = Result Buddha.

Basis Buddha is you, specifically your own primordially pure awareness, or mine for that matter, which is temporarily obstructed or limited, resulting in a lower energy, divided state of awareness. But the original pure awareness within each individual is never lost nor can it be destroyed, even by physical death.

From one perspective, the teacher known as Guru Sakyamuni Buddha developed or realized his own pure Buddha nature over a period of one thousand lifetimes, with five hundred "impure" lifetimes and five hundred pure lifetimes.

This resulted in an extraordinary event which is the refounding of Buddhist yoga in the current world age. The current founder Buddha Guru Sakyamuni Buddha manifested three defining attributes
1) wholeness and completeness of awareness
2) wholeness and completeness of compassion
3) wholeness and completeness of power, meaning spiritual power.

You asked about spiritual power, so I will give you a concrete, specific historical act of power manifested by Guru Sakyamuni Buddha.

Once, about twenty five hundred years ago or so, the historical Guru Sakyamuni was attacked by a large, wild, ferocious stampeding elephant. This elephant was specifically provoked by Guru Sakyamuni's cousin Devadatta in hopes of killing Guru Sakyamuni.

The elephant was charging straight towards Sakyamuni, and as I understand matters, some people nearby were trying to flee, since a raging elephant is a powerful and unpredictable force, that might turn in any direction.

Guru Sakyamuni saw the elephant charge straight towards him, and he just stood there. This was not because he was lacking attentiveness, nor because he was frozen with fear. He was standing there to address a problem, not only for himself, but for others present.

So, the elephant is making a straight line for Guru Sakyamuni, and Sakyamuni is standing there for a long moment considering the elephant. Then Sakyamuni raises his right hand palm forward in the Abhaya hasta mudra, the Sacred Hand Gesture of Fearlessness. Then the crazed elephant stops dead in its tracks right in front of Guru Sakyamuni, becomes completely calm, and the problem is solved.

Now in Honolulu Hawaii, it took a lot of effort to stop a rmapaging elephant thaw was tearing up a main downtown avenue some twelve years back. It took a lot of firepower to bring that elephant down, to cripple and kill it.

But to all appearances, all that Guru Sakaymuni did when he was attacked, was to make a simple hand gesture, and the huge and dangerous problem was resolved in the space of one breath.

This is a definite expression of spiritual power, of the power of a great mystic and yogi and indeed a true Buddha. It's not a magic trick nor any kind of swindle nor rumor of what may have happened. It is simply put, a direct manifestation of jnana ( wisdom ) karuna ( compassion ) and bala ( power ).

The overall tradition of Buddhist yoga remains alive today, at varying levels of effectiveness and completeness. Great acts of power have been performed over the centuries since Guru Sakyamuni originally taught. I myself have seen and experienced some real acts of power in the Buddhist tradition, as well as in some other traditions.

For example, I once saw a native American bring a lame woman to ( begin to ) walk in one very short healing session, back in 1983. She actually was beginning to lift her legs. The teacher, Rolling Thunder, said
"I did not expect this to happen in one session. I thought it would take three sessions. I did not perform this healing. It wasn't me. You healed yourself."

So here is the real teaching on wisdom compassion and power: wisdom compassion and power are already within us. That is the core meaning of tantra in the Buddhist tradition. There is an equally important core meaning known as Lineage and Transmission, which means connecting with an authentic guru and receiving abhisekha, or transmission/ empowerment. And also there is samaya, which means maintaining the sacred connection, through ethics and self-reflection.

In the mid 1980s Buddhist tantra saved my life, through a series of major transmission cycles and several million mantra recitations, and so forth. The abhisekha/ transmissions were mainly from
- HE Luding Khen Rinbochay ( the principal Sakya Tibetan Ngor lineage holder )
- HH Kalu Rinbochay ( the principal Shangpa Kagyu Tibetan lineage holder ) and
- HH Chetsang Tulku Rinbochay, one of the two principal Drikung Kagyu Tibetan lineage holders
- Longchen Nyingtik Breakthrough from Ven. Lama Terton Sogyal Tulku ( Nyingma, Rigpa Fellowship ).

This includes three primary cycles of transmission from HH Kalu Rinbochay.

I was therefore able to receive power, healing and purification, and so able to develop some power, healing, and complete some purification, when these were most needed to save my own life

There was no way a western muggle doctor or shrink could address the kind of problem I faced, which in retrospect seemed about as easy to handle as a wild charging elephant. So I didn't talk to any. I took the medicine of Buddha Dharma, the Discipline of Awareness.

I have never believed in "faith healing." When I was very young, a little girl died because her parents provided her only Christian faith healing. She had appendicitis and her abdomen ruptured. Over forty years later, I still do not believe in faith healing, certainly not as the muggles do.

But there is spiritual power, there is yoga, and there is healing. At least, these are present as possibilities.

I myself am a medical yogi, an inner medical tantrika. I took my final exams over twenty years ago. In all that time, I have never believed in a personal creator God, nor in faith healing, nor really in any of what the yogically illiterate call "religion".

I don't have a personal religious belief to espouse. I study and practice yoga, mainly Buddhist tantra, along with a large set of related and similar practices from across Asia, plus various protocols for high level wellness from all over, including Native American teachings.

There are many many classical and and traditional practices that really work. My own experience is that the tantra - considered in the broader sense - is the deepest and most powerful and most broadly acting spiritual discipline. A lot of it has to do with breathing techniques ( pranayama ) and visualization, based on lineage transmission and sacred commitments as mentioned earlier.

Vajradhara Kalu Rinbochay wrote a book:

"The Dharma: That Illuminates All Beings Impartially Like the Light of the Sun and the Moon"
by Kalu Rinpoche (Author)
# Paperback: 222 pages
# Publisher: State University of New York Press (October 1986)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0887061575
# ISBN-13: 978-0887061578

There is also

"The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen" (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy) by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu and John Shane

# Paperback: 176 pages
# Publisher: Snow Lion Publications (October 25, 1999)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 1559391359
# ISBN-13: 978-1559391351

For general purposes, these are two books I have been recommending to many here and there over the years. They are both very accessible and together provide a good foundation for further study in more technical areas of Buddhist tantra. ( My own core Buddhist stack of books and materials and sadhanas and notes is over sixteen feet tall, but you don't need more than a small functional set of teachings and transmissions and texts to engage this path. )

I am really thankful for the efforts of these two Buddhist gurus, as well as many others ( over sixty Buddhist gurus in fact ). I have benefited greatly thereby. Perhaps you can too. It's mostly about doing your homework, it's mostly about effective yoga sadhana.

It's mostly about awareness and responsibility and caring enough. . . and prioritizing what matters in the long term.

You have been helped.

Sarva mangalam. Siddhi rastu.

KT

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Daily Meditation Blog

2009-08-21T01:37:36Z

Daily Meditation Blog

Well, last night couldn't sleep. And in the duldrums or whatever drums there were. So, I resigned myself to try a meditation, a longer one. No real enthusiasm for it, but did it out of duty and sense of "work."

Mostly Ramanama, with some kundalini stuff to bring in some extra energy for better concentration.

Wound up meditating for a few hours.

Man, what a difference. Slept better. Woke up with hope, freshness and a bit of joy (not a common experience for me).

My gal woke up early and said, hey let's get some breakfast together...something we rarely do during the work week. Had a nice warm time with my gal.

Even the waitress at the diner was especially nice (this is New Jersey, and that experience doesn't come easily).

The owner of the diner was there. Very serious guy, never see him smile. And, for whatever reason, I decided to tell him a joke. I used to do stand-up, but my chops are pretty rusty...and this guy was a tough audience. But somehow, I got in there and made
this guy smile. I saw all the hard-edge countenance in him fade and this kind of "little boy smile" emerge.

It was really beautiful.

Then, I had this feeling of sweet sadness at the thought of the cloud of melancholy that is cast over our eyes at times..

seeming this
the child within
all-here-now-just-waiting-to-smile
The Mother of Heaven,
Mother to us all,
Just this, just gently wishing to evoke that smile,
and,
the tears when it is not so....

It was so clearly God, acting through me (because that stuff is clearly not the me that I usually am).

And I know that the top of the tree is not the always-me and I will return down to the struggle.

But nice to remember that my head can peek above the clouds now and then and remember, a bit, that we come from a Glory Within.

Namaste,

Jon

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workshops at Phoenix Fire

2009-07-29T00:34:05Z

Workshops at Phoenix Fire 2009

We are so proud to announce this years workshops at Phoenix Fire

What a fantastic line up of teachers showing up to share there wisdom and gifts. There is a little something for everyone.

We are especially excited to welcome ORION FOXWOOD this year who will be teaching Fire Magic of the Old Craft, and SAMINA OSHUN who will be teaching The Magick of the Fire Circle. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to learn with all of our great teachers in the smaller intimate setting of Phoenix Fire. What a special gift!

Hurry there is only 6 days left to register for Phoenix Fire 2009.
Thursday, August 13th - Sunday, August 16th, 2009 With early arrival option: Wednesday, August 12
http://www.firefamilygathering.org/

Transformational workshop offerings Phoenix Fire 2009:
Fire Magic of the Old Craft
Workshop offered by: Orion Foxwood
The use of fire in ancestral witchcraft tradition is a central part of natural magic and healing work. Through conjuration of the balefire, boonfire and bonefire, the spirit of love, wisdom and inner power is mediated through the world. In this workshop Orion will lead us in a wealth of techniques for these deep rooted practices.

And for those showing early!
On Thursday morning Orion will offer.

Fire in the Land
Workshop offered by: Orion Foxwood
At the heart of the planet burns the heart of Gaia's creative life pulse. In this workshop Orion will teach techniques from the Faery Seership practices for attuning and aligning our human center with the heart flame of the planet.

Orion grew up with the second sight (called the veil)in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginian, an area rife with the folk practices of southern tradition and Appalachia. He is a witch and Elder in Celtic-Traditional Craft, High Priest in Alexandrian Wicca and teacher of the Faery Seership tradition. He is also the founding Elder of Foxwood Temple and a primary founder of the Alliance of the Old religion- a national network covens in his line that have united to preserve the ways of his Elder.

He is the co-director of Moonridge, a center for metaphysical, Craft and Faery studies in Maryland. For over 20 years, he has lectured extensively across the United States and in the United Kingdom on the Craft, Faery Seership Tradition and Southern Folk Magic.

He is the author of "The Faery Teachings" (RJ Stewart Books, 2007),a collaborative CD project with RJ Stewart named “Faery Seership” and his newly released book called “The Tree of Enchantment” (Weiser books, 2008).

On the lecture circuit, he is best known for his teachings on traditional second sight and folkloric Faery practices originating in the ways of the Faery Doctors and Cunningmen of Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the conjurers of the American South. I

In the "other" professional world, he hold a Masters Degree in Human Services, is a licensed professional counselor and a public health administrator. His teachings are based in traditional folk practices aimed at direct spirit contact and substantive personal transformation.

MAGIC OF THE FIRE
Workshop offered by: Samina Oshun
This is a workshop on how to get the most from your experience around the fire. Creating the "Magick" of the fire circle, and using its power to manifest what is needed in your life. Come share your ideas and learn new ways to experience the fire.

Samina has been a Priestess of the Desert Moon Circle in Las Vegas for the past 13 years. She is a magician both on and off the stage, along with being a singer, dancer, song writer, percussionist, stilt walker, guitar & flute player, and all around enchantress. Being a seasoned performer, priestess, & magician, Samina blissfully brings her many talents to the sacred fire circle to help create and bring the magick to life!!!

Tantric Shamanism Breathwork Ceremony Workshop offered by: Sylvia Brallier
Ecstasy is a divine gift that lifts us out of ordinary reality and into a direct experience of the sacred. The transformative fires of ecstasy burn away the blocked energy held in our shadow selves and transmute it into pure energy that may be used for the healing of our world and ourselves. This form of tantric breathwork is done within the context of a circle. This ceremony is a profound opportunity to drop away what has been binding you and move forward towards your bliss.

Sylvia is a personal growth educator who is deeply interested in the relationship between the body, mind, emotions and spirit. She has some really unique and fun ways to help people shift both their perspective and their lives, which include dance, breath, hypnosis, trance states, energy body awareness, shamanism, and more… Sylvia has been offering seminars and working with people one on one for over 20 years, and LOVES what she does!
Sylvia fosters healing as well as spiritual and artistic grown through open cross cultural studies and personal creativity.
She is the author of: Dancing in the Eye of Transformation, a comprehensive guide to personal development drawing from the spiritual traditions of the world as well as spiritual applications of current quantum theory in order to help people achieve greater peace and balance

Kundalini Dance
Workshop offered by: Kelly Fireangel
Description: In this workshop, we will plug into the energy of Gaia, and dance that energy flow through the chakras, using toning, breathwork and ecstatic dance to release old wounds and stagnation. We then open to the golden light of the sacred masculine, dancing the divine union of earth and sun, dancing ourselves into balance and allowing the ecstatic body to raise our vibrations, clearing our energy field of that which no longer serves us. This practice allows us to step into our highest potential, magnetizing that which we need in order to live in abundance and be present in our most divine and awakened selves.

Kelly Fireangel is an ecstatic dancer and heart-directed being who has worked with many healing modalities over the years. She came to fire circle in 2001, and in 2006 became a trained Kundalini Dance facilitator, studying with its creator, Leyolah Antara Dekanic. She is grateful to have the opportunity to share these tools with her fire family.

Descent of the Goddess and the Phoenix Rising
Workshop offered by: Morganne Baum
During this workshop, I will discuss the myth of Inanna, the legend of the Phoenix, and other icons/archetypes that represent the journey of death and rebirth. These stories offer a powerful message - that through our challenges and ordeals lies a path towards transformation and renewal. As we dance around the fire, through the darkness and into the dawn, we also walk the path of Inanna, the phoenix, and the setting and rising of the sun itself. Please bring a pen and paper or journal.

Morganne is a student of classic mythology, archetypes, psychology, and the Tarot, as well as being a skilled composer for piano and voice. She has been learning and teaching rhythm for over 15 years, and is an Alchemical Fire Circle devotee- having assisted with Rites of Spring, Firedance, Phoenix Fire, MayFire, and Fall Fest for many years. Through her own struggle with fibromyalgia and back pain, Morganne has found potent strength, healing, and renewal from participating in fire circle events.

Musical Workshops at Phoenix Fire

Rhythm and Trance: How Deep Can You Go?
Workshop offered by: David Allport
This workshop will use the TaKeTiNa rhythm process, developed by
Austrian percussionist Reinhard Flatischler, to lead participants into
rhythmic trance. Our tools will be our voices, steps, claps, and our
willingness to let go of preconceptions about what we can and can't do
in rhythm.

This year I propose to lead a rhythm journey that is more explicitly
trance-inducing than the one we did in last year's TaKeTiNa
workshop. The basic elements will be the same, of course, of allowing
each person no matter what their rhythmic skill to go to their edge,
have fun falling out of rhythm, and feel the joy of falling back in
with the group. Logistically, it would be helpful to have a quieter
space than last year. That could mean the dining room at a different
(quieter) time, because a firm level floor is best for being able to
allow the feet to move on "auto-pilot" without (consciously or
otherwise) worrying about tripping up. Or it could mean the chapel
space, if quiet + dining room cannot easily coexist...

Heightening The Trance (and not by chance)
Workshop offered by: Mushrafali
"MELODIC SOLOING IN A FIRE CIRCLE"
Description: A short solo by a melodic instrument, such as a flute or a marimba, can be a real
contribution to any Circle. It can either heighten what is happening in the moment
or help to initiate a significant contrast that is attuned to the energy of the Circle.
It can also be joined with another instrument of a similar quality to further synergize
the environment. And because a melodic instrument carries more 'tonal information'
it also runs the risk of taking people out of trance if it is not well-timed, the wrong
instrumental color, or goes on too long.

This workshop will give useful guidelines for a practice that already occurs in our
Circles but that has not been addressed systematically. We'll take a look at the
essentials for making an effective solo, such as the Entry Point, the overall mood, resultant drone(s), density, various scale options, and the all important the Exit Point.
This workshop also seeks to inspire participants to investigate new possibilities on
their instruments and bring new creativity back to their local FireCircles.

Rhythm Improvisation for the Fire Circle
Workshop offered by: Morwen Two Feathers
At the Fire Circle, the rhythm carries us on a transformative journey. Often drummers come together from many places and many different levels of skill and experience, but we all want to journey together. In this workshop we will explore the anatomy of rhythm and learn some tips and techniques for turning an eclectic bunch of individual drummers into a fine-tuned rhythm generator. Root rhythm patterns and listening skills will be our primary tools for co-creating in-the-moment rhythm songs. This workshop will be best with a mix of drummers at all experience levels (including none), just like the Fire Circle. Bring whatever kind of drum or percussion instrument you like.

Morwen is a drummer, musician, teacher, writer, and facilitator who has been exploring the connections between rhythm, consciousness, and healing for many years. She is co-founder of Earth Drum Council, and has been teaching rhythm since the early nineties throughout the Northeast. She works as director of program development at a community art center in her hometown in Massachusetts. At the fire circle, as in life, Morwen is developing the skill of simultaneously sinking into the deep groove of the One and expanding to encompass the Polyrhythmic Many, in service to the Whole.

Creative workshops at Phoenix Fire

Altar Building Playshop
Workshop offered by: Howard Woodwind Morningstar and Laya Raznick
Description: Altars are magical doorways that invite the devine presence to enter our personal space. We invite you to join us in creating a safe and expansive container of creativity in which we can learn, share and refine our skills in this ancient sacred Art. Bring your imagination, inspiration & personal sacred items to the fire, and together we will create altars of magic and beauty!
Bio: Howard Woodwind Morningstar loves playing with fire and has beencreating magic, mayhem and sacred altars…. for a long time!Out there in the mundane world Howie has earned degrees in Folklore/Mythology & Family Medicine makes his living as an herbalist/physician in Ashland, Oregon.

Princess Laya has spent a lifetime diligently searching for magic, mayhem and sacred fire while the devine goddess patiently waited for her to open her eyes and come play! Now she stands in awe, riding the flow with an open heart and goofy smile plastered on her grateful face. Laya makes her living as an acupuncturist and a woman of wisdom in Seattle, Washington.

"Shades of the Phoenix - A Watercolor Workshop"
Workshop offered by: Roe Griffith
Come join us for creative play and community building! In this workshop we will play with watercolor paints, the natural scenery and beauty of the location, along with sharing creative juices and encouragement! No experience necessary! Paint, paper, and guidance will be provided. The intention of this workshop is for you to experience the thrill of expanding your creative horizons. We can spend the time capturing the natural beauty of the location via watercolors, or even capturing the beauty of each smiling face around us - what you choose to paint will be up to you!! After the workshop a gallery of our creative works will be created on site (location tbd) so we can share the "Shades of the Phoenix" with our community! Your painting will of course belong to you! Come join us and share your creative juices with your community!
Bio: Roe Griffith -Trash Witch of the Phoenix - is a Spiritual Woman, Fire Dancer, Herbalist, Rock Hound, Priestess of Isis, Mother, and Grandmother. Roe's life experiences personally and professionally provide for her to be an inspirational, empathetic, supportive, and encouraging Spiritual Life Coach. Roe lives in the Central Coast Region of Nor Cal where she is the facilitator of a wonderful Wiccan Circle, has an active Life Coaching business and has been active in the local Spiritual and Religious communities for well over 15 years.
Photo:

Phoenix Fire Media Workshop
Workshop offered by: James Bianchi
Anyone planning on taking photos or video to be used for publication is required to attend this workshop and receive their media credentials. The workshop will include the unique Family Fire policy that protects people in ritual space and from being “outed,” as well as the law of the arts for video and photo production: including when to get permission, and the various methods of doing so. We will also discuss camera settings and software that can transform images to unidentifiable yet spectacular color montage. It’s not enough to be a good photographer and videographer. An important part of being an artist is knowing when you need permission, what form it should take, and how to protect both yourself and the subject of your work. Those attending will receive Phoenix Fire Media Credentials that will entitle them to submit work for Phoenix Fire productions including our slideshows, website and DVD.

We invite anyone with a digital camera or video camera to become part of our media crew to capture the feel and splendor of Phoenix Fire. We will be creating a new body of work for a slideshow to be shown to participants, our website, and other creative projects. You will learn the techniques used by serious artists who know when and how to obtain permission. Doing this well, frees you to create images that you are free to use in Phoenix Fire productions. Everyone attending the workshop will receive wearable credentials for the Phoenix Fire Media Crew. The consent forms signed by participants upon registration apply only to those media artists who attend this workshop.

James L. Bianchi, Esq. is among the first graduating students from the oldest public interest law school in the country, New College of California, School of Law and is best described as a community activist. Over the years he has been on Boards and Commissions, or founded non-profit corporations, that operate homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault programs, drug treatment programs, legal aid offices, and after school programs for elementary school children. Jim practices law in the town of Benicia, California. He is also a professor at the Cherry Hill Seminary for the professional pagan ministry, were he teaches a course on Pagans and the Law. James L. Bianchi is a Druid in the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids of East Sussex, England, and is the leading Ovate of Taliesin in the San Francisco Bay Area.
James is a core member of the Bay Area Spark Collective and the Pagan Alliance.
Photo:

For information
http://www.firefamilygathering.org/

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Spirituality III

2009-07-27T15:24:22Z

Moving to a new topic, cut down on the download time for folks. Here is the link to the old one, Spirituality II:

http://bodymindspirit.tribe.net/thread/3f72bb14-63e0-45ea-b726-13754fb81d66?newpostingid=e80081cb-44b2-4016-9fb8-0db89cdf110e#e80081cb-44b2-4016-9fb8-0db89cdf110e

++++

Take Me Higher

Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Love is unlimited, but it needs scope to expand and rise; without that scope, life is unhappy."

"Every wave of the sea, as it rises, seems to be stretching its hands upwards, as if to say,

"Take me up higher and higher."

"True pleasure lies in the sharing of joy with another."

"As water in a fountain flows as one stream, but falls in many drops divided by time and space,

so are the revelations of the one stream of truth."

"All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hidden."

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

some of the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan are available online (free) at:

http://www.wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm

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Food Issue Centered group forming, Do you want to participate or co-lead?

2009-07-21T19:44:28Z

Wholeness Life coaching is a way for me to help you facilitate being the whole you. Body, Mind and soul we will work together to reach your goals. As many plans are available as their are people. You need something unique to help you towards your unique wholeness. One plan pays particular attention to food , weight, and exercise issues. Let’s explore together what got you off track and what will get you back on track to the healthiest you , you can possibly be.
WHOLENESS LIFE COACHING
My plan for you ( or your group):
– Create a weekly food plan with you – Go with you to the grocery store and show you the appropriate foods to fit you food plan
– Pick you up at work or home ( or meet you at the location) and take you to the gym for a workout or to an outdoor exercise activity (biking , hiking, swimming ( I have a pool)
– Show you exercises that burn calories and help you gain energy
-$40 per hour/ 2 hour minimum ( group prices upon request)

Aschleigh Jensen-Eldridge 603 209 4521

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Swami Vivekananda on Raja Yoga

2009-07-21T02:35:56Z

http://www.davedavies.com/splanet/raja.htm

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Orion Foxwood and Samina Oshun at Phoenix Fire 2009!

2009-07-11T04:31:28Z

We are so pleased and proud to announce this years special guests for Phoenix Fire 2009 Orion Foxwood and Samina Oshun. Each of them bring their own unique magical energies and talents to the fire. We are so excited to have this opportunity to spend three glorious nights drumming, singing and dancing around the fire and sharing our spirited community with them. Stay Tuned for information about their workshop offerings for the gathering.

Look forward to seeing you at the fire!

Please spread the word!
http://www.firefamilygathering.org

About Orion Foxwood

Orion grew up with the second sight in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, an area rife with the folk practices of the southern and Appalachian tradition. He is a witch and Elder in Romano Celtic-Traditional Craft, High Priest in Alexandrian Wicca and teacher of the Faery Seership tradition. He is also the founding Elder of Foxwood Temple and a primary founder of the Alliance of the Old religion- a national network covens in his line that have united to preserve the ways of his Elder. He is the co-director of Moonridge, a center for metaphysical, Craft and Faery studies in Maryland. For over 20 years, he has lectured extensively across the United States and in the United Kingdom on the Craft, Faery Seership Tradition and Southern Folk Magic and conjure. He is the author of The Faery Teachings (RJ Stewart Books, 2007), a collaborative CD project with RJ Stewart named Faery Seership and his newly released book The Tree of Enchantment (Weiser books, 2008)., , On the lecture circuit, he is best known for his teachings on traditional second sight and folkloric Faery practices originating in the ways of the Faery Doctors and Cunningmen of Britain, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the conjurers of the American South. In the "other" professional world, he hold a Masters Degree in Human Services, is a licensed professional counselor and a public health administrator. His teachings are based in traditional folk practices aimed at direct spirit contact for substantive personal transformation.

About Samina Oshun

Samina has been a Priestess of the Desert Moon Circle in Las Vegas for the past 13 years. She is a magician both on and off the stage, along with being a singer, dancer, song writer, percussionist, stilt walker, guitar & flute player, and all around enchantress. Being a seasoned performer, priestess, & magician, Samina blissfully brings her many talents to the sacred fire circle to help create and bring the magick to life!!!

Peace and love,
Venee Lotusfire

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Walmart Pharmacy - Caution!

2009-07-02T14:59:02Z

Walmart's $4 Drugs Coming From Indian Company Whose Products Have Been Banned In US and Canada

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/ranbaxy/

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Beef Recall

2009-07-02T05:30:48Z

Hi.

more bad food safety news...

12 hospitalized in connection with E. coli in beef

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_us/us_beef_recall

New York and New Jersey, two of the states included.

take care,

Jon

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Check this out : http://tribes.tribe.net/lovelydivineandhealing

2009-06-25T18:27:12Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/lovelydivineandhealing

Join me here, it's fun!

aschleigh

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Vegetarian Organizations

2009-06-12T02:35:14Z

Vegetarian Organizations Worldwide

www.ivu.org/

+++

USA

http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/OtherInfo/Organization.htm

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Salmonella - Now In Alfalfa Sprouts!

2009-06-01T00:33:21Z

RAW ALFALFA SPROUTS LINKED TO SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02001.html

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) today recommended that consumers not eat
raw alfalfa sprouts, including sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts,
until further notice because the product has been linked to /Salmonella/serotype Saintpaul
contamination. Other types of sprouts have not been implicated at this time.

The investigation indicates that the problem may be linked to contamination of seeds for alfalfa sprouts. Because suspect lots of seeds may be sold around the country and may account for a large proportion of the alfalfa seeds currently being used by sprout growers,and cases of illness are spread across multiple states, FDA and CDC are issuing this general advisory.

FDA will work with the alfalfa sprout industry to help identify which seeds and alfalfa sprouts are not connected with this contamination, so that this advisory can be changed as quickly as possible.

CDC, FDA and six State and local authorities have associated this outbreak with eating raw alfalfa sprouts. Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia have reported 31 cases of illness with the outbreak strain of /Salmonella/ Saintpaul to CDC. Most of those who became ill reported eating raw alfalfa sprouts. Some reported eating raw sprouts at restaurants; others reported purchasing the raw sprouts at the retail level...

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KosmiK Nexus

2009-05-22T15:06:30Z

Hi All,

Just thought I'd share with you a very interesting link:

http://www.divine-portal.com/KosmiK_Nexus.htm

[quote]
The Kosmik Nexus is a place of helpful & empowering information for all Truth and Light seekers. Knowledge and Wisdom hold the keys to healing, understanding and liberation for all sentient beings.

Within these pages my fellow Light Soldiers you will find Esoteric, Scientific and Spiritual Knowledge of many types & varieties that will aid you in your Quest.

Inside each and every one of us lie untapped spiritual gems that can awaken. Here you will learn how to energize and grow this potential for it is only when we change ourselves do we really change the world.

The future of our reality hangs in the balance. We must begin to stem the tide of oppression that is afflicting our home and begin to empower and awaken ourselves and those around us. Come, let us arise to a new dawn. The revolution begins.....

[/quote]

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Monolaurin: A Powerful Natural Anti-Viral

2009-05-10T18:40:08Z

Monolaurin: A Powerful Natural Anti-Viral

some info on Monolaurin:

from:

http://www.lauricidin.com/

* An active ingredient found in Mothers Milk, Saw Palmetto and other natural products.
* A USFDA (Generally Regarded As Safe, GRAS) approved food additive.
* 100% nontoxic pure nutrient to improve overall daily health and well-being.
* Helps support the immune system
* Helps regulate bowel function
* Shown in laboratories world wide to inactivate bacteria, viruses and fungi/yeast
* Does not destroy the body's friendly bacteria or form resistant organisms.
* Biochemicaly balances the body for optimal health and self healing
* Can be taken with most other medications
* Recommended by MDs and other health professionals around the world

Natural Sources of Monolaurin

# MOTHERS MILK: Human milk having sanitizing effects was recognized early in human medicine. In the history of cataract surgery that extends back at least 3000 years, the translation of Hindu manuscripts gives detailed methods of the great surgeon Susruta.

# BITTER MELON: Bitter Melon has been used as both a food and medicine throughout Asia as a therapeutic remedy in a variety of illnesses such as leukemia, diabetes, asthma, insect bites, menstrual cycle problems, stomach problems, as well as many other maladies.

# SAW PALMETTO: The berries of Saw Palmetto have been used as medicine by Native Americans for many years. Recent clinical studies revealed that Saw Palmetto extracts can help alleviate lower urinary tract symptoms arising from benign prostatic hyperplasia
(BPH), a prostate disease commonly found in elderly males.

from:

http://www.smartnutrition.info/info-monolaurin.htm

Monolaurin

Lauric acid was first discovered as the main antiviral and antibacterial substance in human breast milk. It is a medium chain, saturated fatty acid that is also found in coconut products. Monolaurin is the glycerol ester of lauric acid and is more biologically active
than lauric acid. Monolaurin has been shown to be active against influenza virus, pneumovirus, paramyxovirus (Newcastle), morbillivirus (rubeola), coronavirus (avian infectious, bronchitis virus), herpes simplex I & II, CMV, EBV, and HIV. Monolaurin
disrupts the lipid bilayer of the virus preventing attachment to susceptible host cells. It binds to the lipid-protein envelope of the virus and inactivates the virus. Monolaurin inhibits the replication of viruses by interrupting the binding of virus to host cells and prevents uncoating of viruses necessary for replication and infection. Monolaurin can remove all measurable infectivity by directly disintegrating the viral envelope. Monolaurin binding to the viral envelope makes a virus more susceptible to host defenses.

Monolaurin is effective against yeast and fungi, staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus agalactiae, chlamydia trachomatis, candida albicans, giardia lamblia, ringworm, H. pylori and gonorrhea. Monolaurin is non-toxic and listed in GRAS (Generally Recognized
as Safe) as a food emulsifier. A therapeutic dose of monolaurin is generally 1800 mg to 2400 mg per day.

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Article (by me) on Awakening your Power to Manifest Abundance

2009-04-20T16:26:35Z

The London College of Spirituality just sent out the latest issue of their e-mail, Voyager Growth, with an article I wrote about Awakening your Power to Manifest Abundance. Hope you enjoy!!!
http://www.londoncollegeofspirituality.co.uk/emag%20yvette1.html

Blessings!
Need Advice? Looking for Inspiration? http://tribes.tribe.net/inspirationsfrombinah

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The Summits of God-Life

2009-04-20T09:54:25Z

http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/books/0141/

(In 2007, Sri Chinmoy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev)

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An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness

2009-04-20T09:51:40Z

from - Autobiography of a Yogi

by Paramahansa Yogananda

CHAPTER 14

An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness

http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/ay/14.html

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Our Success

2009-04-20T09:50:09Z

Quotes by Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Our success or failure depends upon the harmony or disharmony of our individual will with the Divine Will."

"The wave realizes "I am the sea", and by falling into the sea prostrates itself before its God."

"Man is the picture of the reflection of his imagination; he is as large or as small as he thinks himself."

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

some of the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan are

available online (free) at:

http://www.wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm

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OT: New Tribe

2009-04-20T09:48:47Z

New tribe started for Agnostics: tribes.tribe.net/agnosticsonly

Being certain is stupid, whereas exercising doubt and critical thinking is more intelligent. Agnosticism is simply about being skeptical. Skeptical Atheists are welcome, and we ask that all people be considerate and polite when posting. Labels matter little, it's what's going on between the ears that counts.

True skeptics are skeptical of skeptics, skepticism, and him/herself.

Admitting that you may be wrong shows strength of character. We're only human. The only people who don't make mistakes aren't doing anything at all.

Agnostics may have suspicions about social/scientific/spiritual concepts having more or less validity, but our trick is discussing such topics without an emotional investment in any particular outcome.

So, with an open mind, a warm heart, and a colorful sense of humor, we extend our invitation to anyone inclined towards the Agnostic point of view.

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East West Massage School Thai and Deep Tissue Classes !!

2009-04-18T21:08:55Z

East West Massage School

Summer Class Schedule for 2009

“Dedicated to the finest continuing education in Massage Therapy and Asian Bodywork”

A deposit of $50 is required for registration. They are held at the “Upstairs Studio” at 343 Florence St., Sebastopol, Ca. Please visit eastwestmassageschool.com for information and call 707-823-1480 for registration.

Thai Massage Introduction June 13-14, 2009, 10am-6pm, $150.00: 14 Hours

This workshop will introduce you to one of the world’s oldest and most beautiful forms of bodywork. Traditional Thai Massage combines deep compression and Hatha Yoga inspired mobilizations to balance the body. No experience necessary.
Tim Holt CMT, RTT

Deep Tissue Bodywork July 7-9, 9am-6pm, $300: 24 hours

Most massage therapy touches and relaxes the surface layer of muscle . This workshop will teach how to access the structural origins and insertions of the most problematic muscles in the body. Body Mechanix are a major focus for this workshop. CMT is a prerequisite.
Tim Holt CMT

Traditional Thai Massage September 8-10, 22-24, 9am-6pm $700.00: 50 Hours

This workshop is a professional level training in one of the world’s oldest and most beautiful forms of bodywork. Traditional Thai Massage combines deep compression and Hatha Yoga inspired mobilizations to balance the body.You will learn to give a 2-3 hour Thai Massage from one of the most experienced Thai therapists in the United States. CMT or Yoga Instructor is a prerequisite.
Tim Holt CMT, RTT and Abby Bard, CMT

East West Massage School 8017 Washington Ave., Sebastopol, Ca 95472
707-823-1480 eastwestmassageschool.com

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Recall - Salmonella Tainted Spices

2009-04-16T05:57:43Z

Spice recall expanded because of salmonella threat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_re_us/spice_recall

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Some Spiritual Music

2009-04-14T01:10:16Z

Premik Russell Tubbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMQvKN_eDrg

+++

Angel of Air by Alice Coltrane and Carlos Santana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI_cgYpREb8

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Dangerous Chinese Drywall

2009-04-11T19:32:55Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090411/ap_on_bi_ge/chinese_drywall

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healing mind body and spirit

2009-04-09T10:00:58Z

the sound healing keys are in this book..healing mind ,body and spirit......lol

http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/consciousness-is-king/6475318

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HUGE QI / CHI /ENERGY SEMINAR EVENT - Orlando - April 25th - 28th

2009-04-08T05:54:56Z

In celebration of World Qigong / Tai Chi Day (April 25th), when millions of people around the world will practice Qigong & Tai Chi, the Supreme Science Qigong Foundation will host the Largest Qigong Gathering in US History!

For 4 days, 5000 people will come together, in one room, in Orlando, to learn and practice Qigong! Imagine, being one of 5000 people breathing together and moving together! The group energy will be AMAZING!

Qigong (pronounced "Chee Gong") is the ancient Chinese art of cultivating Qi energy. All matter, including the air around us, is composed of energy. In Qigong, we direct internal and external Qi, through deep abdominal breathing techniques, specific movements, and mental focus. You will literally FEEL the magnetic energy in the air, between your hands, and coursing through your body!

For just $99, in just 4 days, you will learn Level-1, and Level-2 standing Qigong forms, a beautiful, freestyle Qigong dance called Wu Ji, Pranayama Breath Empowerment and 9-Breath Method breathing exercises, powerful meditations, Taoist stretching, Food Based Healing, and Qi Healing. You will meet many beautiful, open people, overflowing with peace and love, and make new friends. There will be live music, huge TV screens so everyone can see, and advanced computer animations & more than 100 instructors to help you learn.

If you are a Massage Therapist or RN, this is worth 32 Continuing Education Credit Hours.

You can't find a better deal than this anywhere! This is an experience you will never forget! You will thank yourself for coming!

To REGISTER & GET MORE INFO, click or copy and paste this link: http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-3417718-10649567

I hope to see you there!

Blessed be,
:) Michael Raphael
www.QigongDallas.com

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FDA Says Pistachios Have Salmonella

2009-03-31T14:55:34Z

FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_pistachios

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Healing Exchange...

2009-03-24T04:03:59Z

Reiki II attuned female offering Reiki treatment in exchange for massage therapy treatment. East Bay area... seeking female trained massage therapist.

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Natural Bug Repellent

2009-03-19T14:00:55Z

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/WBL02132/Natural-Bug-Repellent-Better-Than-DEET.html

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Reiki table for sale

2009-03-18T00:18:06Z

The table was manufactured by an independent company so it is not a name brand.
The table has aluminum legs. The cushion surface is in very good condition.
It had very little use several years ago and has not been used since.
There is a carry case that comes with the table.
$150 or best offer. Pictures available by request.
Located in Concord.

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cosmetic acupressure/ facial rejuvenation

2009-03-13T22:32:45Z

I wonder if anyone has an experience with cosmetic acupressure/ facial rejuvenation.
I first came across this idea through a book by Victoria J. Mogilner "Ancient Secrets of Facial Rejuvenation: A Holistic, Nonsurgical Approach to Youth and Well-Being". www.amazon.com/Ancient-Se.../1577315529

I am a big believer in holistic methods and was very enthusiastic about the application of acupressure to facial treatments. However, to my big amazement i found that this is not a widely used practice. There are only two books on the subject that i found( one mentioned above and out of print book Cosmetic Acupressure Facelift by Kurt Schultz).
Search on the web returned only a few places that provide acupressure facial treatments.

Don't such treatments work? Please share your opinions/experiences

Thank you!
Lisa

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Bad Stomach Bug

2009-02-12T22:22:44Z

Bad stomach bug going around. Seems very strong.

I know a bunch of folks who've been to the doctor, even the ER. If that doesn't work, some natural stuff that I have been doing seems to be helping.

I finally seem to be making some progress. I am using pro-biotics, Kombucha, miso, buttermilk and other fermented products. Don't know what is best, but I have been taking large quantities. Digestion seems to be coming back.

take care,

Jon

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Transformation through Nutritional Cleansing

2009-02-05T21:22:26Z

Nutritional Cleansing is something I began incorporating into my lifestyle a few years ago, but it was just during my recent cleanse that its poignancy really came into focus for me. Interestingly, it seems that people are coming out of the woodwork this year to explore it too! I have a strong feeling that this has something to do with the current state of the economy. People are getting back to basics & reevaluating their values & lifestyles. While other businesses are experiencing precarious decline, or even shutting down, massage therapists & holistic health practitioners are seeing an increase in their business. This tells me that people are now prioritizing their health & wellbeing more than ever.

2009 is a year of Change, and Nutritional Cleansing helps create space for clarity and insight to enter and guide us while providing energy, focus, and the physical and emotional stability to support us in making vital change.

I've come to learn through observation & experience how the process of cleansing can be challenging because it literally resets the brain's chemistry, and along with it, familiar, comfortable habits of not just lifestyle, but even thoughts and beliefs which affect our self image and how we relate to and perceive others.

Every emotion has specific neurotransmitters and patterns in our brain. The brain can literally become addicted to the chemicals of emotions just like caffeine, heroin, meth, alcohol, etc. Similarly, we can become addicted to emotional/mental complexes such as "drama" or feeling "worthless" -and the stories & perceptions that reinforce that feeling.

Depression is an easy example I like to use to illustrate this dynamic. When our bodies get depressed from lack of nutrients, too much toxicity, too little sleep, not enough hydration, not enough exercise, combating pathogens, etc. our energy goes down and this physical depression is *felt* and becomes an emotional depression.

If you resolve any of these physical factors, your emotional state will reflect it. That's why when I have a family member, friend or client show up with depression, I always cover these physical basics with them before anything else.

The reverse works as well. When someone breaks our heart, or we lose a loved one, we become emotionally depressed, and we feel that in our body as low energy, fatigue, and generally feeling un-well.

Because it works both ways between emotions & body, we can salve most of our initial depression from a broken heart through nutrition, cleansing, exercise, hydration & rest. When we shift the chemical balance of our brain away from depression, we can reinforce our feelings of wellness by affirming positive notions such as all that one has to be thankful for in their life and how fortunate they truly are.

So for people who have lived most of their life in chronic depression, or with victim consciousness, cleansing can present both a profound opportunity as well as great challenge for transforming that. When one's identity depends on (is addicted to) feelings of anger, resentment, unworthiness, depression, fear, etc. doing a cleanse literally presents a threat to that identity. As we transform our brain chemistry, we transform our Selves on every other level. Doing a cleanse and getting better nutrition requires changing our lifestyle & habits.

For me, my greatest nemesis is gorging on pizza, cake, ice cream & soda late at night after a long day of doing massage. I recently turned 35, and I've been finding it harder to keep myself lean. Worse than that however is that I've noticed my vision degenerating! I knew this was due to my Nemesis and that I needed to change this habit.

So I did the Isagenix 9-Day Nutritional Cleanse to help me "reset" my brain chemistry to support me in making this change. Doing the cleanse helped me come to realize the different unconscious reasons I had for this habit. First, I realized that I was eating these things to GROUND myself and get back in my body for self-preservation on the psychic/energy level after working on all these people (usually 5-8, not including the energies of all my co-workers).

Shortly after that I realized that I ate for COMFORT too. This went even deeper for me as I quickly realized that I haven't eaten socially -particularly with family- for many years. I usually eat by myself. I realized then that there was this element of depression & isolation involved with this eating habit of mine.

After this epiphany, I also thought that I may be REWARDING myself by eating these particular foods for having done a long hard day of work. This led me to another insight where I found myself continuing to eat way past the point of feeling full because I wanted to continue experiencing the joy of different tastes & textures. With the prior insight in mind, I identified this form of eating as ENTERTAINMENT.

So with all of this association, it's easy to see why it could seem so threatening to give up this eating habit. It represents loss of comfort, boredom, and vulnerability, but also feelings of depression and isolation which as I said before can be just as addictive and adopted by the unconscious identity. Transforming these feelings & thoughts not only requires a change in my lifestyle, but confronting deep & powerful feelings related to self & family.

To this end, a colleague & I developed a support program for people who are doing cleanses. I'll share the principles of it so you can integrate them into your own process of cleansing & transformation and work with practitioners you're familiar with.

One can align their energies to hold the space for transformation though specific Acupuncture or Acupressure sequences such as the "Bridge Channel" or the "Regulating Channel" to name just a couple.

Essential oils are also exceptionally helpful! I always use Young Living for their purity & formulation. My favorites for transformation are "Dreamcatcher", "Valor" & "Harmony" & "Transformation".

Getting lymphatic massage & good old fashioned nurturing swedish or even vigorous shiatsu or tui na can help keep one grounded in their body and connected to earthy life energies to better hold the course.

I've found that doing a cleanse with one or more friends or family members also helps greatly and adds not only fun but lends a sense of community & support as one re-invents aspects of their self.

Some people may need counseling as well -or even just a forum like this where they can relate their feelings & issues as they go through their process and get perspective and feedback that can help them think outside their box.

I hope this is all helpful to you, and invite more thoughts, techniques & experiences that can help myself and other readers here to get more out of life!

Namasté

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90-day Zen Meditation Challenge

2009-02-05T17:12:35Z

http://www.tricycle.com/-practice/the-big-sit

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love poems from Rumi , for this Valentine

2009-02-05T01:29:47Z

To all of you that feel the call to explore the endless potential of love, journey now with love’s greatest student – and master – the 13th century mystic poet of Persia : Jelaluddin Rumi. Rumi’s incredible, profound verses invite us to experience a love beyond our senses, beyond time, beyond language: a love that removes all boundaries and answers all desire.
Sina Yasavolian recites selections of Nader Khalili’s translations in a graceful, lyrical dance to an original musical score by Hamoon Tehrani . His music awakens our hearts as Sina’s soothing voice and Rumi’s sensitive words transport our spirits to a place of union with the infinite divine presence. In her readings, Sina exhibits a deep respect and understanding of Rumi’s writing, which she generously shares with us. Do more than listen to this poetry and music; let it color your soul. You can buy and download these music, directly from this site. hope you enjoy it.
you can visite these web site for the CD.

http://trueloverumi.com/shop.html

http://cdbaby.com/cd/sina2

http://www.amazon.com/Rumis-Love-Sina/dp/B0012DKIBU/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1233635484&sr=8-35

http://www.dailyom.com/articles/3/2009/17069.html

love and light

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New Online Buddhist Sanga

2009-02-04T07:27:12Z

Treeleaf Zendo is a Zen Buddhist Sanga in the Soto Tradition "dedicated to students of Zen Buddhism who cannot travel to a Zen Center, or otherwise wish personal contact with a Zen teacher."

http://www.treeleaf.org

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Meditation Tip

2009-02-01T09:39:58Z

Something I was taught. If you have a deeper experience during meditation, you can enhance that experience. Try not to go back into your regular routine for a couple of hours. Don't talk with anyone, don't do any regular activities...maybe read some spiritual books or take a walk. Just try to stay in the spiritual mood. I was taught that the spiritual light received during meditation can take a couple of hours to be properly absorbed and that if this time is not taken, it lessens the power of the experience.

Also, if the meditation is particularly deep, later that day, you can write a diary entry about it. A poem or song about it is even better. Then, some months or even years down the road, when you are feeling uninspired, you can read the diary entry for inspiration. You can actually go farther and meditate on the past experience and perhaps recall it to the being a bit.

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Peanut Butter Recall - Clilf Bars, other natural products included

2009-01-30T05:31:04Z

FDA Page:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm

Lara Bar, Cliff Bar and Luna Bars recalled!
part of peanut butter recall.

from the FDA page:

Lara Bar

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/generalmills01_09.html

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Cliff and Luna Bar

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/clifbar01_09.html

+++

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Buddhist Bibliography

2009-01-28T07:20:16Z

• Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama

Roshi (2004 Edition) **
• Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

Roshi **

and

• Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of

Zen by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi **
• A Heart To Heart Chat On Buddhism With Old

Master Gudo by Gudo Wafu Nishijima Roshi (Jundo
Cohen, Translator) **
• To Meet the Real Dragon, Gudo Wafu Nishijima

Roshi
• Sit Down and Shut Up by Brad Warner **
• Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko

Beck **

and

• Everyday Zen: Love & Work by Charlotte Joko

Beck **
• Ending the Pursuit of Happiness: A Zen Guide by

Barry Magid
• No Death, No Fear by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh
• Asking about Zen: 108 Answers, Rev. Jiho

Sargent **
• The Art of Just Sitting, edited by John Daido

Loori
• Returning to Silence by Dainin Katagiri Roshi

**
• You Have to Say Something by Dainin Katagiri

Roshi
• The Essence of Zen by Sekkei Harada Roshi
• The Zen Teaching of "Homeless" Kodo by Kosho

Uchiyama Roshi **
• One Robe One Bowl by Ryokan
• Bankei Zen: Translations from The Record of

Bankei translated by Peter Haskel
• The Zen Teaching of Huang Po translated by John

Blofeld
• Meditation Now or Never by Steve Hagen
• Zen and the Brain by Dr. James Austin

MASTER DOGEN:
• From The Zen Kitchen To Enlightenment: Refining

Your Life by Eihei Dogen; Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

(Translator) **

and/or

• Nothing Is Hidden : Essays on Zen Master

Dogen's Instructions for the Cook by Shohaku

Okumura Roshi **
• The Wholehearted Way, A Commentary on Dogen’s

Bendowa by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi **
• Master Dogen's Shobogenzo-Zuimonki available

online: **
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/index.html#
• Enlightenment Unfolds (the essential teachings

of Dogen) by Kazuaki Tanahashi **
• Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen

by Kazuaki Tanahashi **
• Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo (4 Volumes),

translated by Nishijima-Cross
• Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist, Revised, Third

Edition (Paperback) by Hee-Jin Kim
• Dogen's Pure Standards for the Zen Community

(Eihei Shingi), Leighton/Okumura
• Dogen's Extensive Record (Eihei Koroku),

Leighton/Okumura

BASIC BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY:
• Buddhist Philosophy, A Historical Analysis by

David J. Kalupahana **
• In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of

Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi
(Editor)
• The Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
• What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded

Edition by Walpola Rahula
• Mahayana Buddhism, The Doctrinal Foundations,

by Paul Williams
• Buddhism Is Not What You Think by Steve Hagen

**
• Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor

BUDDHIST SUTRAS & ZEN CLASSICS:
• Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Talks

on the Sandokai by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
• The Heart Sutra by Red Pine (Bill Porter)

and

• Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on Heart

Sutra by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch by

Hui-neng and Philip Yampolsky

and/or

• The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of

Hui-Neng translated Red Pine (Bill Porter)

and/or

• The Sutra of Hui-Neng, Grand Master of Zen With

Hui-neng’s Commentary on the Diamond Sutra
translated by Thomas Cleary
• The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma, Red Pine
• The Diamond Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way:

Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika by Nagarjuna and

Jay L. Garfield

or

• Mulamadhyamakakarika of Nagarjuna: The

Philosophy of the Middle Way by Nagarjuna and

David J. Kalupahana

HISTORY OF ZEN BUDDHISM:
• Zen Buddhism, Volume 1: A History (India &

China) by Heinrich Dumoulin

and

• Zen Buddhism, Volume 2: A History (Japan) by

Heinrich Dumoulin
• The Record of Transmitting the Light (Keizan

Zenji's Denkoroku), F. Cook
• Living and Dying in Zazen (Biographies of

Sawaki Roshi, Uchiyama Roshi and others
associated with Antai-ji) by Arthur Braverman

KOAN COLLECTIONS:
• Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan

by Zenkai Shibayama Roshi

and/or

• Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues by

Thomas Cleary

and/or

• Master Dogen's Shinji Shobogenzo (Koan

Collection) by Gudo Nishijima Roshi

BUDDHIST ETHICS:
• The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist

Ethics by Robert Aitken Roshi
• Zen at War by Brian Victoria
• The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to

Action by Ken Jones
• The New Buddhism by David Brazier
• At Hells Gate by Claude Anshin Thomas

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Spiritual Word Games

2009-01-28T01:58:26Z

Hi Tribe

Haven't been posting on Tribe in awhile but I finished writing this and it seemed like a good thing to keep in mind for internet spiritual discussions.

Spiritual Word Games

Humans seek emotional security. We want to feel good about ourselves. Deep down, we rarely achieve those good feelings because the “self” we wish to validate is built on a fantasy we have created rather than our true essence. In the struggle to keep our self-image positive, we even distort our spiritual values and beliefs in service of our egos. We play spiritual word games.

We are identified with our egos. The ego is that collection of thoughts and feelings about ourselves which is based on our past. The ego wants to feel good about itself. The ego rarely enjoys genuine fulfillment because it is not real; it’s made up of ideas and concepts, rather than of true Being. It’s bound to be insecure. The ego compares itself with its perception of other people. It seeks validation in reaching a superior comparison. If you know something that others don’t, you think you’ll feel better. If you prove somebody wrong, you feel special.

Humans are creatures of conditioning. We are taught as children how to approach the world and we model our approach to new activities based on our past actions and successes. Whether it’s in the field of school, business or romance, we’ve learned to climb the ladder of success by molding ourselves relative to the predominant culture (or counter-culture) and rising in stature with effort, cunning, and increasing sophistication. We learn to evaluate the status of others by their dress, demeanor and company. We learn our place.

It shouldn’t be surprising then, that when we find the spiritual path, some of us apply our worldly formulas of success to it. We try hard, study the literature, use the jargon, and adopt the dress and mannerisms of the spiritual culture we are adopting.

It’s worth contemplating the pitfalls of the egoic model of spiritual advancement so we don’t waste our time building a new, seemingly improved, personality that’s merely a more self-righteous version of the unhappy person we’ve become.

With that in mind, I’d like to address playing “Spiritual Word Games.”

I call it “Spiritual Word Games” when a person manipulates spiritual concepts for ego reinforcement or ego justification. Here are some examples that might be called “Spiritual Word Games:”

“Everything is illusion. Nothing really happens so you shouldn’t be upset when I skin you alive.”

“I feel my body is telling me it needs to eat a quart of ice cream.”

“It’s not my problem if my wife is upset that I’m going to the ballgame instead of her family dinner. I’m detached about it.”

“God is in everything, even in this line of cocaine. I see the perfection in everything.”

“You say you feel divine love within you but someday you’ll realize that Love just ‘is’ and there is no ‘within’ and ‘without’.

We don’t need to debate if there is truth at some level in the statements above. They are “Spiritual Word Games” if their intent is to manipulate people, inflate the ego, or justify selfish actions. You have to be honest with yourself about ‘why’ you say something. ‘What’ you say is merely the content concocted for the intent. The temptation to be dishonest with ourselves is itself a warning that we are avoiding truth in favor of an upgraded rendition of our illusions.

“Spiritual Word Games” often rely on selectively surfing the layers of relative truth in search of what we want. Detachment arises from the virtue of accepting reality as it is, of remaining contented in the Self. But detachment makes a poor excuse for not caring about people’s feelings. If our actions are selfish but we detach ourselves from their consequences, we’re trying to work a loophole in the cosmic scheme, trying to claim a karmic exemption. To forgo justifying our actions doesn’t mean condemning yourself. Just be aware. Forgive your own folly as your forgive the folly of others, with understanding and compassion.

If we have our own bliss, we don’t have to grasp at the world for happiness or validation.

“Spiritual Word Games” can also mean using the Absolute level in support of some relative or selfish idea.

It’s true that a stick of chalk is made of vibrating energy; that doesn’t mean we can use it for a camera battery.

If you think you can smoke cigarettes without consequence because “Everything is God” then you might consider a meal of Dog excrement, that’s God too right?

If “the world is just an illusion” and “nothing ever happened,” why bother posturing yourself as spiritually superior to anybody else?

In India there is a story of a man whose Guru told him “Everything is God” The man went to a parade and fearlessly stepped in front of a mad elephant, even though the rider of the elephant was waving for him to run. The elephant squashed him but he managed to survive. His friends asked him why he stood in the Elephant’s way. He said he thought that since everything was God, that he should be safe in front of the Elephant. They reminded him that the driver who warned him to flee the elephant was also God.

Using spiritual knowledge or dogma to justify what we want to believe is a temptation for mainstream religious people as well. A passage from Leviticus is commonly cited to prove biblically that homosexuality is “an abomination.” Those same people would never dream of following the dietary laws of Leviticus, nor endorsing its view of slavery nor the death penalty for minor crimes of morality.

Beware of this phenomenon in Love and Relationships as well. It’s easy to demand unconditional love and non-violent communication when you’ve mistepped, just make sure you give as well as receive those blessings.

Spirituality is a state of “Being” and not a state of “Believing.” The ability to be very present and centered in pure “Being” with an open heart makes a person especially spiritual. Expertise with spiritual word games is a cosmetic that attempts to make us look better but doesn’t add anything real or enduring to our inner beauty.

It’s not only words that we use to make ourselves feel more spiritual. We learn to dress a certain way, speak in certain tones, and act according to our image of what “spiritually advanced” looks like.

On one level, projecting a spiritual image can lead to progress. There is a certain power to “Fake it until you make it.” When you behave according to your intent, you strengthen the energy of it, and release past patterns. We can choose to face the light, decide to be happy, and embrace truth. Our energy will flow into the mold of our intent and establish a new pattern that serves us better.

But if the motive behind our spiritual fashion is to climb the social ladder of a group, to influence the perceptions and opinions of our community, or to convince ourselves that we are better than we fear we are, then we are cheating ourselves out of the bliss that comes from a spiritual heart.

It’s hard to love people when we are rating ourselves against them in our minds.

Ironically, people don’t particularly like those who appear superior to them and they can sense when someone takes pleasure in their assumed superiority.

Peace and Love are our very nature. Seeking fulfillment from playing spiritual games means looking to your self-image for satisfaction. That’s bound to divide your personality from the Source of your Love. You are satisfaction itself if you open yourself to BEING. Immersed in your contented bliss, you see the best in people, you bring out the best in people, and your communion with the world banishes thoughts of ranking yourself or elevating your status.

It’s hard to get used to the idea that being yourself is more a matter of undoing habits, distractions and illusions than of building an upgraded persona. It’s easy to get energetic and enthusiastic about doing something. Letting go of our old doings while remaining content with ‘openness in Being’ is subtler. Our habitual desire to fall into the tracks of our old ways makes us restless for the comfort of the familiar. Be patient with the restlessness and just observe the tendency to cast past habits into new ideas. The energy of the past will dissipate when we stop feeding it. It just takes a little time.

Don’t judge yourself or be disappointed if you catch yourself indulging in some spiritual ego. That would just be another, more negative, expression of that ego. They are twin sides of the same insecurity: the desire to be ‘good enough’ and the fear that we are not ‘good enough’. Treat yourself with the same love and compassion that you would offer others. Accepting yourself goes hand in hand with accepting others.

So the trick is to ‘be present” with your motives and actions, without denial or judgment. Compassionately and honestly observe yourself. Maintain your awareness of your thoughts and feelings. Pointless spiritual games will lose their meaning when seen in the light of Awareness. The ‘Observer’ who can be aware of our thoughts and feelings without judgment is the gateway to the real self. Observe as the Self by Being the Self. The “thinker” that can lament about our weaknesses and failures is a facet of an illusory identity that separates us from Truth and Love. The ‘observer’ can be aware of the thinking without getting wrapped up in it. Don’t lose yourself in the train of thoughts.

It’s good to recognize these contrary forces that can be primary obstacles to transformation: we say we want to change because we’re not satisfied, and yet we habitually inhabit our usual state of consciousness because it’s a familiar rut that’s a challenge to unlearn. Stop playing the ego games you are addicted to by observing yourself playing them. Let go of inner assumptions about who you are that are really just habits and past conditioning.

Learning to step away from your habitual state of consciousness is one of the most powerful transformative skills you can learn, because otherwise, whatever you learn and do will be undone by your unconscious will to cling to the familiar.

Reside in your own BEING and observe. Embrace yourself and others with the Love that springs from within you. Abiding in yourself and being present and open to the world around you without judgment is a new orientation toward life that takes a willful mindfulness to establish as new awareness. Once you’ve lived in mindfulness for awhile, the peace and fullness of your being will make reverting to old negativity seem unthinkable.

Most people have lived in a negative bubble for so long that layers of mental and emotional clutter have obscured the wellspring of Peace and Love that is their own Being. They might have to endure a period of emptiness as they take out the inner trash before the inner light begins to shine. If spiritual work feels unrewarding at first, be patient and nurture yourself. The inner trash needs to be taken out sooner or later. Once you have observed negativity and tension within yourself, you understand that it doesn’t serve you. If you have to bear the sight and smells of your stinky inner trash while you purge yourself of it, bear with it realizing it’s better to be free from it than to have it darkly festering within you.

It’s only a matter of time and transformation before you know Peace as your very nature each moment.

Love yourself, Be yourself, and the world will shine in beauty around you.

Achala Baba

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Proof That Prayer Works

2009-01-22T11:45:35Z

interesting article:

http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_prayer_proof.htm

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Rumi on Prayer:

Coleman Barks Reading Rumi on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF4_KZfIfVI

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THE ENERGY BEHIND ENLIGHTENMENT

2009-01-22T11:19:39Z

Most people use ten percent or less of the Brain. Through the awakening of Kundalina energy the brain can organically evolve to a higher performance. No time has been spent investigating perhaps the most powerful energy of nature. Religious experience and its root.

Kundalini is the evolutionary potency in all humans. A fundamental bioenergy. It comes from an Indian word meaning “to join the soul with the cosmic soul,” In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit it is a term referring to a coiled force or energy originating at the base of the spine, and seated near the sex organs a coiled up sleeping snake. Implies latent energy or potential to expand. Serpent Power when activated travels up the seven chakras which are the nerve centers along the spinal cord and enlightens the mind. Expanding consciousness the nirvana of Buddha. It is responsible for human evolution and all-psychic abilities genius and spiritual illumination. Kundalini is the biological way to expand the mind.

Kundalini is the “secret” behind yoga and all other esoteric psychology’s and genuine occult mysteries. A scientifically measurable biochemical essence Kundalini is the substance that is the nourishment of consciousness. It penetrates the nervous system and influences the nerves to become the instrument of higher consciousness. This subtle substance is a snake-like force that fuels the mind in order to sustain a more active state, producing an awakened Kundalini individual, Note: snakes have two hemi penises and the power to hypnotize.

Such inner power is represented by the two snakes on King Tut’s headdress and the feathered serpent of Mexico and South America, The serpent in the Garden of Eden. The upward flow of Kundalini nectar (prana force, bioplasmic stream) is concentrated in the reproductive fluids of both men and women. When Kundalini is activated a reverse action takes place, feeding the center of the brain. “cavity of Brahma” in the brain’s ventricular cavity. Kundalini is the power that controls it. All great saints’’ mystics’ poets and people of genius, as well as the insane were influenced in this way.

If an experiment were performed it would prove the existence of the Kundalini force and show its physiological effects on the body. It could bridge the gap between science and mysticism and show the essential truth of religious experience and tradition. Religion has always been a companion of humanity. Religion came to guide humanity. No scientist could doubt the reality of this phenomenon once it has been observed and measured.. Such an experiment would uncover the vale of darkness and delusion under which humanity has been living. This evolutionary force needs publicity and actual proof would provide it. The results will speak for themselves. It will be a discovery more important than anything that has preceded it.

It is only from an awakened perspective that such observation can be made and this potential lies within everyone. As humanity evolved from cave men to the United Nations it becomes inevitable that this discovery will come to light and that there is indeed a purpose. A planned creation to our being. God protects our blue-green planet earth from the inferno of intergalactic space. Why? Because humanity has to attain to other states of consciousness for which all these recourses are needed to do this. We have been granted an intelligence to make the best use of it.

Life’s purpose and evolution’s power lead to cosmic laws, which must be obeyed for nature’s divine grace within us all to come to light. These laws as spoken of in all religions occult and mystical beliefs describe a path to enlightenment. As great empires have come and gone, so too must humanity’s faiths change.

My teacher, the late Pundit Gopi Krishna, an Indian Yogi-scientist and world renowned expert of Kundalini who has written over twenty books on the subject states, “We all know what happened whenever a political system became despotic and oppressive, a social system exacting and corrupt, and a religious system excessively authoritarian and dogmatic. There arose a demand for revision and reform. Political revolutionaries, reformers and prophets appeared on the scene, The old system was overthrown often with dreadful bloodshed, suffering and pain and a new one installed in its place. We have to cooperate with inner evolution.”

What is needed for a more positive harmonic peaceful and prosperous existence is a fuller understanding of humanity’s need for god. As society accelerates the brain must work increasingly beyond the point of balance. We are giants of intellect and dwarfs of the spiritual. We give no time to the spirit. Bringing on grave consequences. Gopi Krishna says. “ We have given too much emphasis to the material side of life at the cost of the spiritual side.” Time must be set aside for prayer, meditation, yoga or some other spiritual act in order to keep life’s evolutionary needs in balance and maintain inner sanity. Yoga meditation provides a channel for the opening of a powerful energy (inspiration) which can enable anyone to blossom into a genius, an artist, a poet, a mystic.

If this force awakens in an impure or out of balance form it can result in evil genius fanaticism delusions of grandeur, or mental illness (like manic depression and schizophrenia). There is a lot that is not understood that kundalini research will explain.

The brain is subject to the influence of countless factors connected with the life environment and the family history of an individual. When even slightly tainted or stained do to the pressure of reality or various causes such as wrong mode of life, unhealthy environment, faulty heredity, shock, frustration, repression, tension and numerous other factors. If the mind is abnormal the brain too must be a shareholder in the abnormality. There are subtle changes in some neuronic structures in the cranium. The real root of the abnormality is an impure or toxic condition of the prana. If you do not live a disciplined life then the awakening of this center can be unhealthy. A distorted vision of the same power. It means that the system is not pure and that the energy is not working in a healthy way.

There is a positive spiritual energy force within us all. Which has a physical counterpart in the human body that feeds a certain portion of the brain cavity of Brahma. This is a living electricity or intelligent energy that is needed to open the brain. The macrobiological changes and its effect can be observable and scientifically verified. Elevations of consciousness can only occur through the transformation brought by kundalini and by no other agency.

Nature shows compassion to humanity in order to help guide us safely through transgressions. God to me is a universal god that is not tied to any one organized religion. It gives us chance after chance. But when we digress off the path unhealthy results occur. We can not blame nature but ourselves. We have intelligence, we have reason, and we have learning. But if by having everything we ignore it then of course nature has no alternative except to teach us by suffering. Heaven is always merciful and all compassionate.

Great prophets, mystics, inventors, sages and people of genius have come to guide our race towards evolution’s goal. The study of the past will show the common thread within these great men and woman. Study is needed in order to educate us about how life should be led to be more in harmony with the forces of nature, which govern our life. A life of humility – love – purity - truth - moderation and compassion.

But how can we prove kundalini’s effect on the body? We can perform an experiment in a controlled environment. This experiment would take on hundred individuals with a healthy average intellect - normal typical people all with a great urge to awaken with a deep passion for spiritual matters and who are prepared to mold their lives in consort with the spiritual laws. Men and women aged twenty to thirty five. They would be put in a peaceful environment and subjected to various tests over a period of five years or more.

Scientists can observe them as the subjects try to awaken their kundalini. They will awaken to differing degrees. Tests will document the physiological changes that occur and will provide the empirical proof of what happens to the body as the kundalini force is awakened. I hypothesis that there are definitive biological differences in the blood, the cerebrospinal fluid and the composition of the brain matter in its subtle layers. Research on brain mapping. EEG ceg ces and the electricity in the body may show the kundalini force. The brain activity will be increased and its effect will be found all over the body. There will be metabolic processes, which can be measured. There will be physiological changes, which can be measured. This will convince the biologist that this change of the mind of the brain has physiological counter part. The result will start humanity towards a greater understanding of this evolutionary mechanism.

Once it is proved that the potential to awaken lies within everyone and is the most valuable asset we have, people will strive for it. The result on humanity will be comparable to the splitting of the spiritual atom. Instead of releasing a nuclear holocaust it will unleash the beginning of a utopian age, our cosmic destiny that can transform a mortal into an immortal and eternal source of happiness.

The awakening of these energies produces genius in mortal man or woman. Creativity, love and compassion emerge and pathways are opened to a future, awakened humanity. We will become the trailblazers of our own inevitable destiny. A utopian age of peace and harmony will follow. All political and spiritual processes will be developed for the highest good. Individuals will develop their “inner Sun” to the fullest during their lifetime. Kundalini research is part of an evolutionary force that compels us to look for enlightenment as an experience accessible to all. To awaken is the goal nature has set for us.

The time is right for we can use state of the art technology to study the phenomenon. We can study the common thread that lies at the root of all religion mysticism which is to guide humankind’s understanding of evolutionary change The understanding of kundalini is now becoming provable for the first time.

Sigmund Freud in fact understood that the libido is directly responsible for mental imbalances. At some point in time we will discover that all we know can be reduced to the bio-chemical. This center of the brain cavity of Brahma is still undiscovered but could be called the “third eye” or the “philosopher’s stone”. Kundalini will for the first time reveal how energy is supplied to the brain and that it is superintelligent. Freud’s concept about libido is of a psychic energy drawn from the libidinous tendencies in human beings. Which is to say the reproductive energy but only from a psychic point of view. He does not say that it has organic roots. This is what famed psychologist Wilhelm Reich emphasizes that this libido must have roots deep in the biochemical structure of the body.

The sex organs in a state of awakened kundalini produces a vast amount of fluid to feed the newly activated part of the brain. Sexual energy may well be directly connected to a mechanism that is affected by evolutionary advancement. Kundalini is the fundamental bioenergy stored primarily in the sex organs. This basic life force is normally associated with the genitals for simple continuance of the species by providing a sex drive. The tie in to the human sex drive and higher consciousness must be explored. Why do men have ejaculation while asleep or wake up with erect penises. There is a force of nature that needs physical release to be sane.

It is called the “goddess Kundalini” or “Mother Nature” because a mother’s love is similar to the bliss of higher consciousness. Woman have more feelings! Life is part of them - menstruation each month reminds them of that. Soulmates, man-woman have intercourse to prolong the race (children). Plus experience the love, kundalini evolutionary force of completion, happiness and bliss that keeps growing.

Sexual or relaxation exercises may release inner pressure of an over-taxed libido. An evolutionary super-nectar, extraordinary life force feeds the mind, a kissing food of unlimited bliss. The sublimation raising up of sex energy is the basic lever of all spiritual disciplines. But the all-inclusive nature of sex energy is a misnomer. Reproduction is but one of the aspects of the life energy of which the other theater of activity is the brain.

Humanity’s basic needs are for sex, god and a need for prayer to control our environment i.e.. hope within everyone lies the ability to awaken. Humanity needs love to balance our own unbalanced state and give us time to meditate, to control our over-taxed brain. Humanity’s sex drive may well be the only time some people relax from their hectic lifestyles. There is a need to just kick back and enjoy. Sex could be a form of deep meditation and experience between two soul mates. Loves deep blissful passion, kundalini’s purest expression an active prayer one of the most powerful forces in the universe. A positive experience that ends in an explosion of uncontrollable bliss. However for the average person, sex is not a deep meditation but is merely a physical release, a small slice of love’s true potential.

What is needed is that deep magnetism of love - a yin/yang of a universal constant. First came the big bang theory for the creation of the universe, now the love theory of creation states that the universe is a constant - always was here. That pure love magnetism, that yin/yang. Example. Trees love earth. Earth love the sky the sky loves the stars space… Love is consciousness … The universe is male and female and in love with both forces.

Suppression of sexuality out of contempt or hatred of our lower nature is an act of ignorance leading only to atrophy of the sexual system. Celibacy is contrary to nature. Since enlightenment is an evolutionary process with heredity playing an important role stamping the genera of the enlightened so that their biological gains through spiritual disciplines can be passed to their progeny. DNA research will eventually discover the consciousness gene.

Sexual energy has been represented in ancient art and statues by an erect organ. Showing the upward streaming of the reproductive essence that effects the transformation of consciousness.

In order to discover the factual evidence behind consciousness, one must first study kundalini energy and its effects. Scientific proof will free humanity to accept the fact that within everyone lies the temple of god leading to a clear realization of our own divine nature. Man’s incomprehensible inner bliss and oneness with divinity and a way of life that overpowers doing wrong or any other action that goes against this cosmic evolutionary force. The misunderstanding of kundalini has led to environmental decline that seems rooted to ultimate destruction of Planet Earth i.e. ozone layer, burning of rain forests, religious wars and terrorism, rape and murder….

It is one relationship not just to their own kundalini but also towards each other. It is the combination of the two that will lead not only to harmony but also to sharing and ultimately to progress. The appeal especially in these times is kundalini which offers hope promise. There is negative energy (i.e. ours) that can be transformed into positive communal conscience which will try to eradicate feelings of helplessness, negativity, pain and the burden of feeling isolated.

Why are people so selfish? Due to not having an understanding of kundalini. Just desperation, helplessness and power struggles which lead to hurting others and ourselves or apathy both of which have a profound effect on our history and the mood of the energy.

Our goal and objective is to create a paradise on earth. A peaceful co-existence, long lives, greater achievements and more freedom. A utopian society living by the laws uncovered by the experiment. A union with the divine is a sum total of the physical laws of the universe. We are in the process of taking the next evolutionary leap. The new century is here.

The study of what lifestyle would be best to advance ones inner potential is a task that may take eons to complete. With the help of divine grace may we free the veil that covers the eyes of the blind masses. We who have been chosen for this colossal task are the humble instruments of this evolutionary force. We will do our part to understand this unfathomable awareness of our eternal souls. The universe is ruled by an intelligent power! Consciousness does not change in birth or death it is bigger than our individual soul. Consciousness is an eternal om...

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A Simple Buddhist Exercise

2009-01-18T16:45:33Z

Nice way to start the day..with this:

May All Beings Be Happy
May All Beings Be Healthy
May All Beings Be Free From Suffering
May All Beings Be Liberated

May I Be Happy
May I Be Healthy
May I Be Free From Suffering
May I Be Liberated

The Great Way of the Buddha I vow to attain.

I find that offering good will to everyone is such an excellent way to clear out the negativity and start the day...and of course the deeper
aspects as well.

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Kellogg's recalls more peanut butter products

2009-01-17T12:54:02Z

Kellogg's recalls more peanut butter products

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090117/ap_on_re_us/salmonella_outbreak

"The recall includes Austin and Keebler branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, as well as some snack-size packs of Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies."

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Spirituality II

2009-01-02T17:24:17Z

continuing the Spirituality thread from this link:

http://bodymindspirit.tribe.net/thread/8a2cb2c8-265b-4a3e-8c9f-03ac1c051c00

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thought it might be easier for folks to scroll down less

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The Gateless Gate - Zen Koans

Tokusan Holds His Bowl

http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/gateless-gate/13.html

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101 Zen Stories

The Voice of Happiness

http://www.101zenstories.com/index.php?story=27

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Zen Meditation Instructions

http://www.mro.org/zmm/teachings/meditation.php

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Zen Centers Guide

http://www.dharmanet.org/infowebZen.htm

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Toxic melamine is suspected in seafood from China

2008-12-26T04:14:35Z

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-melamine24-2008dec24,1,1730515,full.story

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Vinegar for Cleaning

2008-12-25T17:40:26Z

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/vinegar-kills-bacteria-mold-germs.html

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I like to walk alone

2008-12-23T08:53:32Z

I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on both sides, putting each foot down on the earth in mindfulness, knowing that I walk on the wondrous earth.
In such moments, existence is a miraculous and mysterious reality.
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle.
But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.
Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child--our own two eyes.
All is a miracle.

~Thich Nhat Hanh, "Miracle of Mindfulness"

from:

http://www.naturalniche.net/about/about.html

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Inspiring Disability Story

2008-12-22T23:15:28Z

Inspiring Disability Story

Man with no legs and arms -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQPmY4nIjVE

Just amazing! And we complain!

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Dear Bodies Minds & Spirits - I HUMBLY ASK YOUR HELP! - Maya Calendar 2009

2008-12-18T11:16:50Z

Dear YOU!

I humbly ask for your patience & willingness to read this message in full!

My name is Stacy James Fry. - With great humility I have been called to ask for your help. - After 13 years of academic and alternative study on the Maya civilization, I have been inspired to write a novel detailing the particulars of the collapse of the Maya in the 9th century. It is clear to me now the Maya experienced a sequence of events leading to the collapse of their civilization, events that are being repeated today on a much grander scale. My novel titled "The Mystic of the Maya" is a parable, a call to all who will read it to exercise the highest teachings made available to mankind through the teachers of the ages including Eckhart Tolle, SN. Goenka, Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Ghandi, Krishnamurti, Paramhansa Yogananda, and many more. The essence of their teachings are embedded into the narrative of the novel and wrapped in fiction provide a passive medium for these messages to reach the masses http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

As you can imagine the writing of this novel is a great undertaking that requires 100% focused attention and free-time to complete. To support the completion of this vision I have invested all my resources and creativity into the creation and printing of 1000 copies of a Mayan/Gregorian calendar for 2009. These calendars feature photographs of Mayan ruins taken by me and each calendar is humbly equipped with the ancient Tzolkin 13:20 time sequence, and the Gregorian calendar. I have incorporated the Tzolkin with the Gregorian calendar as a gentle reminder to mend our unconscious conflict as products of the Greece and Roman Empires, and our role as invaders of the Americas. http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

Purchase of any number of Calendars and give them to yourself, to your family and friends as a reminder that we ALL have the power within us to divert our minds into the harmony and peace available to us at all times. I know many of you will feel challenged by my request, by the fear of lack in your lives. This is another opportunity to face your fear and use this purchase as a conscious catalyst for renewed, or augmented prosperity and a sense of wealth in your own life. People are all each others true wealth and abundance! http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

This calendar is a gift from my soul to you. I thank you from the deep hearts core for your kindness and sincere efforts in this regard. If you simply can not purchase a calendar you CAN pass this message on to all your family, friends and the members of your Tribes, your Facebook friends and and any where you connect with people. BREATH naturally the peace and prosperity available to us now.

To All My Relations!
Namaste - Peace Be With You
Source & Synchronicity within!
Stacy James Fry
Vancouver, Canada
Facebook: S James Fry
http://2012mayancalendar.org

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Dear Tribes People - A Humble Request - Mystic of the Maya

2008-12-18T10:37:05Z

Dear you!

I humbly ask that you exercise your patience & willingness to read this message in full!

My name is Stacy James Fry. - With great humility I have been called to ask for your help. - After 13 years of academic and alternative study on the Maya civilization, I have been inspired to write a novel detailing the particulars of the collapse of the Maya in the 9th century. It is clear to me now the Maya experienced a sequence of events leading to the collapse of their civilization, events that are being repeated today on a much grander scale. My novel titled "The Mystic of the Maya" is a parable, a call to all who will read it to exercise the highest teachings made available to mankind through the teachers of the ages including Eckhart Tolle, SN. Goenka, Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna, Ghandi, Krishnamurti, Paramhansa Yogananda, and many more. The essence of their teachings are embedded into the narrative of the novel and wrapped in fiction provide a passive medium for these messages to reach the masses http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

As you can imagine the writing of this novel is a great undertaking that requires 100% focused attention and free-time to complete. To support the completion of this vision I have invested all my resources and creativity into the creation and printing of 1000 copies of a Mayan/Gregorian calendar for 2009. These calendars feature photographs of Mayan ruins taken by me and each calendar is humbly equipped with the ancient Tzolkin 13:20 time sequence, and the Gregorian calendar. I have incorporated the Tzolkin with the Gregorian calendar as a gentle reminder to mend our unconscious conflict as products of the Greece and Roman Empires, and our role as invaders of the Americas. http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

Purchase of any number of Calendars and give them to yourself, to your family and friends as a reminder that we ALL have the power within us to divert our minds into the harmony and peace available to us at all times. I know many of you will feel challenged by my request, by the fear of lack in your lives. This is another opportunity to face your fear and use this purchase as a conscious catalyst for renewed, or augmented prosperity and a sense of wealth in your own life. People are all each others true wealth and abundance! http://www.2012mayancalendar.org

This calendar is a gift from my soul to you. I thank you from the deep hearts core for your kindness and sincere efforts in this regard. If you simply can not purchase a calendar you CAN pass this message on to all your family, friends and the members of your Tribes, your Facebook friends and and any where you connect with people. BREATH naturally the peace and prosperity available to us now.

To All My Relations!
Namaste - Peace Be With You
Source & Synchronicity within!
Stacy James Fry
Vancouver, Canada
Facebook: S James Fry
http://2012mayancalendar.org

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Berkeley- shared massage office open

2008-12-16T05:58:11Z

Hello all,

I have an office available tue/ thur for $270 a month on San pablo and Cedar in North Berkeley. Looking for another massage therapist to share the space. Its all set up and ready to go you just need to bring oil/cream and your sheets, maybe CD's as well. Its a really sweet spot so even though I couldn't afford it I didn't want to let it go. If you are interested and have further questions please give me a call. I can email you pics if interested Lynda_vigil@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Lynda 617-899-6420

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Melamine Found in US Baby Formula

2008-12-01T16:40:54Z

Hi:

If you know of anyone using baby formula, including some of the top brands, might want to pass this along:

FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081126/ap_on_he_me/infant_formula;_ylt=AioALmers4Qv8BnrtJ4Xtq7VJRIF

The FDA is playing it off like it is in very low concentrations and is no big deal. But the FDA are a bunch of liars and thieves and I wouldn't trust a single word they say.

The FDA is so bad, some of its own administrators have said it is just that bad:

The FDA Indicts Itself

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/jul2008_The-FDA-Indicts-Itself_01.htm

Alternatives?

I would assume some of the organic products would be better. The tainted milk imported into the US was in the form of powdered milk, so if the company used only fresh milk, I would imagine that would be safe (but I don't know if the company has to say on the label if the milk is powdered or not. So "milk" on the label, may mean powdered milk? Not sure).

I guess there are soy products for babies with milk allergies - so that might be an option....
and I would imagine one could make one's own baby formula from fresh milk.

take care,

Jon

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powerful ancient secrets

2008-11-22T11:48:58Z

hii..

for powerful ancient secrets of yoga,meditation,taoism you are invited to visit :

http://kundalinisodarshan.blogspot.com/

other topics included are-

-time compression

-instant manifestation

-power of awareness

-exponential chi/energy increase.........and more..

thanks :-)

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Melamine Found in Some US Products

2008-11-19T16:35:49Z

Food Safety Warning -

Some Melamine Found in US products

http://voanews.com/english/2008-10-02-voa8.cfm

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_10626959

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/09/26/melamine.html

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The Leaves of Trees

2008-11-17T23:04:00Z

If the eyes and ears are open, the leaves of the trees become as pages of the Bible.

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

some of the writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan
are available online (free) at:

http://www.wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm

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Buddhist Art Tour

2008-11-16T01:22:37Z

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/zen_art_tour.shtml

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Indigenous Church in Formation

2008-11-13T09:05:56Z

Hello,

I am the minister of the Church of the Old Ways, a free-church dedicated to teaching the indigenous spiritual principles of Northern Europe. One of our core values is wholeness, which is precisely the integration of body, mind, and spirit. In fact, these were the three gifts that the Gods gave to humankind in the yoredays which it is our job to cultivate, develop, and bring into wholeness.

I would like to invite anyone from the Southern California area who is interested in learning more about this exciting project to join us at http://tribes.tribe.net/churchoftheoldways. People of all backgrounds are invited to join, and discrimination of any kind, nor militarism, will be tolerated. Thank you.

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The Attitude of Silence

2008-11-12T13:34:19Z

"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth."

- Mahatma Gandhi

from:

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Mahatma_Gandhi/

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Hazrat Inayat Khan

2008-11-11T22:13:23Z

By the power of prayer, man opens the door of the heart, in which God, the ever-forgiving, the all-merciful, abides.

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

such beautiful and hopeful words!

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3 Unhealthy Ways to Cook

2008-11-06T14:17:35Z

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP03086/3-Unhealthy-Ways-to-Cook.html

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To Be Really Sorry

2008-11-05T22:53:27Z

To be really sorry for one's errors is like opening the door of heaven.

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

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Article - Yoga For Emotional Balance

2008-11-02T23:08:06Z

Yoga For Emotional Balance

http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emotional-Health/Bipolar/Yoga-for-Emotional-Balance.aspx?source=NEWSLETTER

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basic breath practice and basic mantra practice : nadi shodhana pranayam and White Tara mantra

2008-10-31T14:27:32Z

Re: what to engage in yoga - breath practices and mantra

Re Jennifer on tribe tantra
"What is a good form of yoga to get into for beginners? "

Hi Jennifer.
A simple and profound practice is "pranayama", or breath modulation.
It is used by yoga practitioners at all levels.
It requires no specific religious philosophy.

It is used for many purposes, such as psychological balance, energy balancing, mind-body co-ordination, physical workout warm-ups and warm-downs, kundalini yoga, and as a key practice in Buddhist yogas of primordial pure awareness, such as Great Perfection and Great Seal.

There are also Buddhist kung fu breath modulation practices for martial arts which are sophisticated and powerful.

There are many excellent books available on pranayama.
A basic and most useful pranayama practice is alternate nostril breathing, which is taught in many variations, among the Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists. In Sanskrit this is known as nadi shodhana pranayam.

As with most yoga practices, be careful regarding sensitive times such as pregnancy or illness and do not practice when the stomach is full.

A major source of teaching on pranayama is the 3H0 Sikhs and Yogi Bhajan, who brought a tremendous amount of this material to the West. Do a google search for "kundalini yoga" + pranayam + "yogi bhajan". You can get 3H0 books on kundalini yoga from Ravi Singh and Guru Rattan Khaur Khalsa.

I have and use many texts on tantra and yoga as practitioner and as guru, and pranayama is always of enormous importance in the different lineages, and in my own practice. I began doing pranayam in 1980, and on at least one occasion it has saved my life.

Another major and most useful kind of practice is Sanskrit recitation, or mantrayana.
You can find a basic description of the Vajrasattva mantra at my tribe home, under the picture for "Hundred Syllable Mantra".

The primary source for transmissions of this kind of yoga is the esoteric Buddhist tantra, known to the public under the name "Tibetan Buddhism."

I have completed ten thousand hours of mantra.

A most basic and openly available mantra for healing and developing inner spiritual connections is the Buddhist goddess mantra for Tara:

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MA ME AYU PUNYA JNANA PUSTIM KURU SVAHA

This is for wisdom ( jnana ), long life ( ayu ), noble qualities ( punya ), and spiritual energy ( pustim ). This is a good mantra for protection, for removing obstacles, and cleansing the magnetic field.

A basic practice would be to recite this 100,000 times, and it works better with visualization, pure intention and so forth.

There are many Buddhist books and practice texts for Tara, for example from Snow Lion Publications, at
http://www.snowlionpub.com/

See the book
"Skillful Grace: Tara Practice for Our Time"

at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Skillful-Grace-Tara-Practice-Time/dp/9627341614

If you can do some effective pranayama and some effective mantra then you are a functional yoga practitioner.
If you lack both pranayama and mantra, your practice will remain very very very limited.

Best,

Acarya KT

Sarva mangalam! Siddhi rastu!

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We Start Our Lives As Teachers....

2008-10-30T10:57:08Z

We start our lives as teachers, and it is very hard for us to learn to become pupils. There are many whose only difficulty in life is that they are teachers already. What we have to learn is pupilship. There is but one Teacher, God Himself.

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

from:

Bowl of Saki - (Free Daily Email Subscription)

http://wahiduddin.net/saki/saki_new.php

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How Much Vitamin C Is Too Much?

2008-10-30T02:58:34Z

How Much Vitamin C Is Too Much?

It’s generally accepted that a healthy dose of vitamin C can help ward off colds. But just how much is enough?

By Jack Phillips

Many people do not realize that man is one of the few mammals which does not manufacture its own supply of vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid.

The rates of production by a number of different animals like the cat, dog and goat have been measured. The heavier the animal the more vitamin C it produces.

However, a 154-pound man would need to produce between 1.75 and 3.50 grams per day to keep up with the other animals.

There are experts who feel that taking more than 140 milligrams per day of this vitamin is wasteful because, for many people, more than this amount results in urine containing the vitamin—“Expensive Urine.”

Loading tests have shown that 20 to 25 percent of a 1 gram per day dose shows up in the urine within 6 hours. When much larger doses are taken, as much as 62 percent can show up within hours.

Generally speaking, the recommended daily allowances have been based on the amounts needed to prevent scurvy in healthy young men.

But healthy young men represent only a small part of the total population.

To my knowledge, no one has determined how much of any vitamin is required by unhealthy old men—or women.

The results of a test involving 88 patients, half being schizophrenic, are reported in Dr. Linus Pauling’s book How to live Longer and Feel Better.

Each was given 1.75 grams of vitamin C by mouth. During the following 6 hours each patient’s urine was collected and then analyzed.

The amounts excreted varied from 2 percent to 40 percent of the amount ingested. The mental patients excreted about 60 percent less than the others.

This clearly indicates that the need for vitamin C is quite variable. Just as one size shoe doesn’t fit every foot, the recommended daily allowance is not going to fill everybody’s need for this essential vitamin.

Incidentally, excreted vitamin C is not a complete loss. According to Dr. Pauling, it protects against urinary tract infections.

Large doses can have a laxative effect causing looseness of the bowel. This is said to be greater when the vitamin is taken on an empty stomach.

Dr. Pauling recommended using this laxative effect to reduce chances of developing colon cancer. Additionally, the vitamin appears to be most effective in fighting disease when the dose is close to the bowel tolerance limit.

Vitamin C is one of the few naturally anti-viral materials. There has been much controversy about its usefulness against colds and influenza.

It is notable that Dr. Pauling’s interest in vitamin C was sparked by his observation that he and his wife experienced a striking decrease in the number and severity of colds after they started taking large quantities of it. I have enjoyed the same benefit.

The effects of the vitamin are dose related. Many tests at low dosages during the early years of this controversy showed little effect except reductions in the duration of symptoms.

However, physicians experienced with this therapy recommend intakes near the bowel tolerance limit, said to be between 4 and 15 grams per day for people in good health.

Dr. Irwin Stone, a pioneer in the use of vitamin C, recommended taking 1.5 to 2 grams by mouth at the first sign of a cold and repeating the dose at 20 to 30 minute intervals until symptoms disappeared. He said this usually happened by the third dose.

Collagen is the material that holds your body together. Vitamin C is destroyed in the process of producing collagen. If your skin is cut, collagen is generated to make scar tissue.

It seems obvious that the more extensive the damage, the greater the amount of vitamin C needed for the repair.

There are many references in the scientific literature attesting to the efficacy of vitamin C in wound healing.

When I had a need for a hernia repair, I put the theory to a test. I increased my intake of vitamin C prior to the surgery and took 52 grams of it in the 24 hours after it at the rate of about 2 grams per hour.

I experienced no digestive difficulties, my wound healed well and I did not need the prescribed pain medication.

I was careful to reduce this high intake over the next 3 days to avoid a rebound effect. If you take a lot of vitamin C and stop taking it suddenly, your liver will take it out of your immune system leaving you vulnerable to infection.

It is interesting to note that your bones are made up of layers of collagen and the mineral apatite which together form a matrix of semiconductors. It is reasonable to believe, therefore, that vitamin C is also of value in maintaining the integrity of your skeleton.

POISON?

There are those who say that large quantities of vitamin C are poisonous.

Dr. Pauling reported that he took 18 grams of it every day and he lived to be over 90.

In bulk, vitamin C is not expensive. It costs about 3.5 cents per gram. Thus 1.75 grams costs about 6 cents and 18 grams about 65 cents.

Of course your body needs other supplements to stay healthy.

Dr. Joel Wallach has stated that there are 60 minerals, 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids and 3 essential fatty acids that your body requires in order to prevent dietary deficiency diseases.

The soils in the United States have been deficient in minerals for years so you cannot get everything you need from food alone.

In 1994, Dr. Wallach stated that the life span for the average American was 75.5 years, but was only 58 years for medical doctors.

An attempt to update the life span for physicians was unsuccessful because a representative of the American Medical Association stated that they no longer keep these statistics.

Possibly the physicians who have been advising their patients to avoid “Expensive Urine” have been taking their own advice—and dying early of “Cheap Urine.” ™

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Nasty Cold Going Around - Precautions

2008-10-29T19:01:27Z

Very nasty cold going around, here in the Northeast, as well as other areas.

I've heard that it is going to bronchitis very easily and even some pneumonia if folks aren't careful.

For this one, I'd hit the doc and get those anti-biotics.

If you want to try it the natural support way, I'm doing NAC, Quercetin,
and "Respiratory Defense" from Gaia herbs. Here's the website on that:

http://www.gaiaherbs.com/product.php?id=41

(I have no connection with the company and I'm sure that some other natural companies make a similar product)

(Of course, always best to hit the Holistic MD and get whatever you are doing cleared....)

take care all,

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Please Call Me by My True Names

2008-10-27T16:02:18Z

Please Call Me by My True Names

Don't say that I will depart tomorrow --
even today I am still arriving.

Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
learning to sing in my new nest,
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
to fear and to hope.

The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death
of all that is alive.

I am the mayfly metamorphosing
on the surface of the river.
And I am the bird
that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.

I am the frog swimming happily
in the clear water of a pond.
And I am the grass-snake
that silently feeds itself on the frog.

I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks.
And I am the arms merchant,
selling deadly weapons to Uganda.

I am the twelve-year-old girl,
refugee on a small boat,
who throws herself into the ocean
after being raped by a sea pirate.
And I am the pirate,
my heart not yet capable
of seeing and loving.

I am a member of the politburo,
with plenty of power in my hands.
And I am the man who has to pay
his "debt of blood" to my people
dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.

My joy is like Spring, so warm
it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth.
My pain is like a river of tears,
so vast it fills the four oceans.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once,
so I can see that my joy and pain are one.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can wake up,
and so the door of my heart
can be left open,
the door of compassion.

from this website:

http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/H/HanhThichNha/PleaseCallMe.htm

(from Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh, by Thich Nhat Hanh)

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Some Meditation Articles

2008-10-26T00:24:28Z

http://www.srichinmoy.org/resources/library/talks/meditation/index_html/?searchterm=meditation

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Watching the Cosmic Motion Picture of Life

2008-10-23T21:07:17Z

http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/whispers/contents/watching.html

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The Stream of Love

2008-10-23T14:12:39Z

"When the stream of love flows in its full strength, it purifies all that stands in its way, as the Ganges - according to the teaching of the ancients - purifies all those who plunge into its sacred waters."

- Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Alcohol, drugs, consciousness...

2008-10-02T18:38:58Z

My tolerance for any intoxicant is almost zero these days. I see some of my friends who are drinking more than ever. Doing pills ,etc.. And I don't see how they do it. I drink two drinks and I am so out of it. I don't even like it . Am I more sensitive in my 30's? Has your tolerance for any intoxicant been going up or down? Do you use recreational drugs anymore ( if you ever did) Do you feel the effects that much more acutely?

Also, do you feel your self feeling alienated from the crazy , fun, drunken friends ? Does it change your opinion of them the less drugs you do? How do you think consciousness and intoxicants work? To a certain extent and in a certain time and place I thought they were helpful. Now I don't. Am I just getting old? ( I'm 31 but feel about 50 writing this ) I also ironically want to live to be 100 , so health is important to me.

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Happy Gandhi Day!

2008-10-01T20:10:20Z

Happy Gandhi Day!

(tomorrow, October 2nd)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Jayanti

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Gandhi quotes

http://www.1stholistic.com/Prayer/hol_quotes-of-mahatma-gandhi.htm

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Gandhi's favorite song

Ragupati Raghava Ragavan

http://www.lilydiamond.com/EarthDay20007.html

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writings of Gandhi

http://www.mkgandhi.org/god/god.htm

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Fun Picture

Gandhi with Charlie Chaplin:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Chaplin_and_Gandhi.jpg

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WHAT IS REAL?

2008-09-01T04:39:19Z

I go to the Agape spiritual center in Culver city, ca and the question posed to us at the service on sunday was What is real?

So What is real to you?

For me, Love is real. Committment is real. Feelings are real, experience is real.

What is real for you?

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Soul Integration and Recreation (S.I.R)

2008-08-23T21:25:39Z

Hi everyone,

I am writing to you today because I would like to share my experience about an amazing healing method I have tried. The name of this method is S.I.R (Soul Integration and Recreation). The healer is Eve Anderson, living in US. Her healing method is perfect and what she does here, no one else can. She has access to unlimited invisible knowledge all the time, plus communicating with all highest beings from other realms.I have had 5 remote sessions up to now.

During my first session with Eve Anderson (the name of her spirit is Sophia), I could feel her working on me. She has an endless aura with a myriad of angels, plus she uses her very powerful spirit, Sophia, to heal everything. I was shocked the first time , when she sent me my check-up, it was so accurate and the doubts and impressions I had about myself were confirmed.
>
> It is as if she brings to the light of your consciousness the problems or issues both conscious and subconscious that were within you. After my 1st session, I was more peaceful, noticeably healthier, in deep gratitude with her and Creator God for the healing touch. With karmic blocks being removed, I was feeling that things in my life were and are moving with ease and grace. Everything was suddenly clear. I was able to transmute released discordant emotions into more Unconditional Love. I was more in contemplation of what was then happening in and out of me. It was amazing, you cannot be the same after a healing session with Eve, it is not possible.
>
> Also, I noticed I was gradually able to integrate other realms of knowledge, learn and focus better. I was starting using the other unused part of my brain. The Brain and Nervous System healing is included in the healing session and after one session, you can use more than 75% of your brain and in next session, you start using 100%. The brain healing is done by God Creator! With the increase of brain usage, your spiritual intelligence increases automatically and books with dead or recycled knowledge start boring you! This is my experience. Plus your Christ Consciousness rises also and you know it.
>
> I came across Eve's website around the 23th May 2008 when searching on Google and I was on holidays after my exams so I knew that I would have more quality time to search for the missing puzzles so to speak. The Existence must have guided me to her. I had to take 3 sessions with Eve Anderson in order to cure my prostate cancer which was rather karmic and other health issues. Yes, most of the time or quite often, diseases are karmic related and that's why even if someone goes to the hospital, they won't see anything or even if the symptoms are already evident and you take medication or do surgery, you won't get healed. Medical science is very slow and they kill people with the chemotherapy and the like!Also, the diseases may be genetic and that's why Sophia turns off genes towards illnesses and replace defective genes with good ones. After a session , she can recommend you to take precise natural supplements or an appropriate diet if need be. No medication!
>
> Her method is perfect and best than anything I have seen. There is nothing higher than that. And recently, she told me she has perfected again the healing by finding the final formula for perfection as her already powerful Spirit elevates more, thus gaining more healing insights and the like:
http://www.enlightenmentpathsir.com/doineedsirhealing.htm
http://www.enlightenmentpathsir.com/howandwhatsirheals.htm

> You will be shocked by the quality of info you will find there. This is something to read more than once!. It will defy even the spiritual beliefs you cherish.
>
> Please, I would invite you to read also those 2 special pages on her blog at:
http://sophiaswisdom.weebly.com/free-health-care.html
http://eveanderson.weebly.com/silent-armageddon.html
>
> Eve Anderson has authored 6 books, one of which discloses 101 Secrets of God. The book is one a kind and will be available End of August probably. This is the one not to miss for sure. I communicate by email with Eve almost everyday and I always enjoy the wisdom with which she replies to me. She is in a subconscious state all the time, that's why you will notice her grammar flaws. She spends most of her time in other realms and communicating with God and all highest beings. Her wisdom is cosmic and is beyond anyone here on Earth and in Heavens. She represents the feminine divine consciousness.

The DNA is the antenna to God and key to perfection. With karmic programs and blocks cleared at each session, more strands and genes of your DNA get activated.
>
> Well , I hope you will understand what I wanted to convey in this message.
>
> Much blessings to you,
> Arnaud

P.S. My wish is to share this healing method with others as you know that the medical system kills patients with complicated surgeries, chemo, pills, etc and also gives false hope. Please feel free to share this with others. Truth is simple!

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Whole Foods - Beef Recall

2008-08-12T02:46:47Z

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080809/beef_recall_080809/20080809?hub=Health

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Purification

2008-08-06T16:41:36Z

Hey all-
I'm beginning a new chapter in my life and i'd like to bring it in with a purification of my entire being. any advice? I'm looking for some physical purification tips especially. Any ideas about fasting? Meditation tips? I appreciate any insight.

love.
gg

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Change the world

2008-08-06T05:40:11Z

Please read the following completely and with an open mind.

Then spread it to as many people as you can.

www.geocities.com/changethe...world1.htm

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Forgiveness and Health

2008-08-02T21:27:38Z

http://www.naturalnews.com/023304.html

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Misc.

2008-07-31T14:29:36Z

The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Cars

http://www.healthycar.org/home.php

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Call for Guest Healers

2008-07-30T22:19:55Z

Calling Guest Healers

Hee Bee Gee Bee Healers are pre-registering guest healers this year. If you have been a guest healer with us in the past or if you would like to join us as a guest healer this year, please sign up with us via the web before the burn. You’ll still be able to sign up with us on playa and it will streamline lots of things on playa if we get you registered ahead of time! If you are a body worker, energy worker or other healing practitioner, we would love to have you come join us in our healing tent this year. The HeeBee’s mission is to create a nurturing environment and provide healing services to the HeeBee community and all of Black Rock City . Our community’s intention is for the healing energy we cultivate to spread into the greater world, providing love, healing and a higher state of being for everyone.” If you’d like to be a guest healer in our healing space click here to register with us! http://www.heebeege ebeehealers. org/guesthealer. php

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Natural Pest Control

2008-07-30T12:53:52Z

How to Get Rid of Things

http://www.getridofthings.com/

Neat website, lots of information on natural and organic solutions to all sorts of everyday problems.

Pest Control, housekeeping, even computer repair.

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Natural Pest Control Links:

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/TIP02493

http://www.beyondpesticides.org/

http://www.gardensalive.com/Default.asp

http://www.nl-amer.com/

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The Return of Desire

2008-07-27T17:12:25Z

I love this book: The Return of Desire - A Guide to Rediscovering Your Sexual Passion, by Gina Ogden

So much good info. She polled women and men using a poll she calls an ‘ISIS’ poll and then meshed their answers with stories, anecdotes and exercises. An awesome read. It talks about everything from masturbation, polyamory, monogamy, dogma, spirituality, emotional intimacy, communication and sex toys. It addresses mind, body and spirit and is full of healing.

http://www.ginaogden.com/promo/

And this is cool—I found the ISIS poll that she used for the book on her website: http://www.ginaogden.com/index.php?p=Isis

Anyone else have good read recommendations??

I took this from the website:

In this book you will discover innovative ways to:

• Open up to the four energies that spark desire
• Create heart-to-heart communication in your sexual partnerships
• Transcend guilt, shame, and "good-girls-don´t" messages
• Heal the sexual wounds of abuse, addiction, affairs, and low self-esteem
• Enjoy sexual pleasure and joy throughout your lifespan— from new love, to parenthood, and even into your golden years, when desire can ripen, like fine wine.

Gina Ogden – a marriage and family therapist and passionate voice in the field of women’s sexuality - invites readers to look beyond sexual performance and offers engaging ways you can say "yes" to pleasure on your own terms. She suggests wise and lively approaches for overcoming roadblocks to intimacy, and encourages you to expand your capacity for love, creativity, compassion, and sacred union.

It’s cheapest right now on Amazon, of course – but the gifts still come with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Desire-Rediscovering-Sexual-Passion/dp/1590303644/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215533917&sr=8-4

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Hatha Yoga

2008-07-26T21:09:56Z

Comprehensive Articles on Hatha Yoga:

http://holisticonline.com/yoga/hol_yoga_home.htm

Intro to Yoga:

http://holisticonline.com/yoga/hol_yoga_beg-guide.htm

Animated Yoga Positions:

http://www.hathayogalesson.com/

links to specific postures, for example, Salutation

to the Sun (Surya Namaskar)

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Specific Holistic Treatments

2008-07-21T12:42:16Z

a thread for holistic treatment of various conditions

I will start the first one off with IBS/Crohn's

some articles from Holistic Online

http://www.holisticonline.com/Remedies/IBS/default.htm

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IBS and Crohn's Regimen

http://eregimens.com/regimens/IBS%20and%20Crohn's.htm

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Spiritual Questions Game

2008-07-18T22:32:18Z

QUESTIONS

What does spirituality mean to you?

Whom could you welcome into your community that perhaps you have been resisting?

When did someone's kindness make a difference in your life?

What have you been generously given?

Can you see that the source of happiness is being happy?

What is your experience when you are completely present with another person?

Where does life exceed your expectations?

How could you be more generous with yourself?

Who inspires you?

Where could you be more flexible?

When do you feel most alive?

What are you afraid to give?

Where could you lighten up?

What do your friends love about you?

In whose presence are you most alive?

Is your life aligned with your highest intentions?

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20 Astral Keys to Gates of Universal Consciousness

2008-06-22T18:29:33Z

Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who developed the field of analytical psychology and introduced the concept of archetypes of consciousness being "innate universal psychic dispositions that form the substrate from which the basic themes of human life emerge. Being universal and innate, their influence can be detected in the form of myths, symbols, rituals and instincts of human beings. Archetypes are components of the collective unconscious and serve to organize, direct and inform human thought and behaviour. ...archetypes heavily influence the human life cycle, propelling a neurologically hard-wired sequence which he called the stages of life. Each stage is mediated through a new set of archetypal imperatives which seek fulfillment in action."[1]

Centuries before Jung, the Maya introduced the very similar concept of Archetypes of Divine Consciousness. (According to the Maya, there are 20 of them.) Likewise, these Archetypes form the substrate from which individual Divine Consciousness emerges. Also being components of the collective unconscious, the Maya-identified Archetypes organize, direct and engender Divine thought and behavior in the human experience, in stages, over the course of days, months, years, ...millennia. Hard wired into the binary code of DNA and the human brain, these Archetypes are mediated through the permutations of an universal, binary, object oriented Code evident in and galactically broadcast by harmonic star cycles. The Maya perceived the astral Nature of the Code and embodied It in a "lunar calendar." Regarded as their Sacred Calendar, they call it the "Tzolkin." The Tzolkin enables them to track the cycles, the individual stages of the cycles [i.e. days] and the progressive effects of those intermeshed stages in order to further enable them to live in conscious alignment and synchronicity with the 20 Archetypes. According to the Maya, living in such alignment and synchronicity activates the inherent Divine Consciousness latent within the individual consciousness. Thus activated, the Divine Unconscious within can be consciously harnessed and channeled for communlal and personal well being.

Being both harmonic and binary in Nature, the Tzolkin's Code has been digitized and expressed in sound. As the stuff of our bodies comes from starlight, the acoustic expressions (of the Code's objects relative to the individual Archetypes) directly facilitate an exclusively positive rewiring of the brain, aligning and synchronizing its synapses with the dynamics of the respective Archetypes, and having a sympathetic effect advancing the activation of analogous higher functions of DNA. (Rather than needing to track the individual harmonic stages of the Archetypes as they naturally occur staggered over the course of months and larger spans of Time, as Maya clerics have done for centuries, the Archetypes' entire harmonic sequences can be heard in seconds.) Each of the Archetypes has been individually recorded (in great for meditation lengths) and embodied in "The Mayan Book of Wisdom" (a cognitive/consciousness enhancement software product from DarkMother.com).

On this Summer Solstice weekend, in the interest of fostering the planetary increase of Light, you can download an abridged version of The Mayan Book of Wisdom containing 3:00.00 excerpts of the full length (13:00.00) expressions of the 20 Archetypes. They're for you - Download them, experience them, use them; enjoy them.

http://www.darkmother.com/mbow/mbow-demopack.exe

For more information on the harmonic nature of the Tzolkin, visit and peruse DarkMother.com. (These Archetypes are fundamental components of all the complex Tzolkin acoustic translations embodied in company's "Ascension" series.)

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NY STIR- Sedona Transformational Intensive Retreat

2008-06-19T00:13:00Z

NY STIR
with Lawrence Lanoff

June 28th & 29th
Sat: 11am-completion Sun: 11am- 4pm or 5pm

We invite you to join us for one intense, powerful weekend, where you will focus on and begin to manifest the answer to THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION you can ask yourself:

WHAT DO I WANT?

All human beings live their lives through filters and prescriptions about what is possible and not possible. By participating in STIR, you will get to take off the "tinted glasses" that have stopped you, so that you can see more clearly than ever before & free yourself up to receive more of what you want in your life.

During NY STIR- the Sedona Transformational Intensive Retreat, we will:

Discover our core mythologies, and therefore our core prisons, by asking ourselves 7 key questions.
Learn strategies for removing barriers to personal freedom.
Tap into the raw creative energy of the Universe to transcend patterns & open ourselves up to access the wealth, love and power inherently possible in our lives.

The road to enlightenment is often long and bumpy, so please bring an open mind, comfy clothes and pack a lunch.

EVENT DETAILS
Dates: June 28th & 29th
Time: Sat. 11am-completion, Sun. 11am-5pm
Cost: $ 595
Location: Moonheart Healing Arts Center,
59 West 19th Street, Suite 3A2
NYC, NY 10011
Registration: Contact Diana at 917-697-5812 or dianayoga1@yahoo.com

About Lawrence

Lawrence, a master energy healer and leading scholar of human cognition, helps people realize their true potential by helping them dismantle the dis-empowering beliefs, ideologies and cultural values that consciously and unconsciously influence everyday choices.

Within the context of great joy, laughter and fun, Lawrence 's remarkable gifts accelerate energetic clearing, psychological transformation, and spiritual development, allowing people to live in this life fully.

What makes Lawrence truly unique is that he is a master energy tracker. He carefully observes unintentional verbal and non-verbal energetic signals from students, deeply taps into Universal Creative Energy Force, and clears the depths of core issues, causing profound shifts in group-consciousness.

Lawrence holds a PhD in Cognitive Studies from Canterbury College, and received his Yoga Teacher Training from Universal Yoga Temple in Los Angeles

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out of whack

2008-06-18T23:09:57Z

i cant remember the last time my body, mind and spirit (or maybe more accurately 'personal energy', cause spirit is always essentially ok yes? - sheesh) were all out of whack at the same time... its REALLY uncomfortable... cranky cranky cranky... if you have any spare good vibes, positive energy, prayers, (im laughing at all of the words we use to try to wrap around this stuff - did i mention that this mood includes a lovely little dose of cynicism? very unusual for me, and VERY unattractive!) please send them along to me!
yikes.

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Salmonella Outbreak in Tomatoes

2008-06-13T23:55:48Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_he_me/med_salmonella_tomatoes

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