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Post by zendancer on Jan 28, 2024 14:53:11 GMT -5
You're kidding, right? Of course, the term karma predates the term LOA. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out. But what the term LOA refers to, is a principle that is prior to what the term karma refers to, because karma theory is basically LOA theory applied to time and space plus the personal context. LOA theory belongs to prior to time and space and the impersonal context. That's why LOA trumps LOK and why LOK is a distortion of LOA. TEN kills LOK, but not LOA. The act of setting an intention to bring about a desired outcome in the future is a decision that is made on a personal level. This practice is commonly employed by individuals who subscribe to the Law of Attraction. It seems personal as long as the illusion of a "me" remains intact.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 25, 2024 15:52:24 GMT -5
Since diving and holding your breath for record lengths came up, there's a wonderful movie with Jean Reno, called The Big Blue. It's about divers who dive without any equipment and who regularly do competitions. www.imdb.com/title/tt0095250/Very good film. That really looks good from the trailer. I'm going to see if I can access the longer version in French with subtitles. Love the music!
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Post by zendancer on Jan 25, 2024 13:53:35 GMT -5
GM thinks there a direct causation between body infirmities and the psychological/spiritual state of a human being. He has been adamant about this, and basically saying neither Ramana nor Niz could have been completely realized because they died of cancer. I just pulled a book off the shelf this morning to browse, DT Suzuki, Manual of Zen Buddhism. In it he quoting numerous Zen sources, one (I'll look it up) says we should not be affected by anything in our life, we should be impartial (our word) toward everything, because whatever it is could be the playing out of karma from a past life, nothing to do with this life, or now. GM has also stated in the past that karma basically doesn't exist. So there is a conflict of *facts*, which GM can't resolve. I'd rather go with the Buddhist scriptures. I'll find the quote, I recognized several names reading, some I didn't recall. Health wasn't mentioned, specifically, but inferred, but it would go in the whole ball of wax, karmic residue. It's none other than the preeminent Bodhidharma, On the Twofold Entrance to the Tao. Quoting the pertinent, and most pertinent bolded, sdp. 1. What is meant by "How to requite hatred"? He who disciplines himself in the Path should think thus when he has to struggle with adverse conditions: "During the innumerable ages past I have wandered through a multiplicity of existences, all the while giving myself to unimportant details of life at the expense of essentials, and thus creating numerous occasions for hate, ill-will, and wrongdoing. While no violations have been committed in this life, the fruits of evil deeds in the past are to be gathered now. Neither gods nor men can foretell what is coming upon me. I will submit myself willingly and patiently to all the ills that befall me, and I will never bemoan nor complain. The Sutra teaches me not to worry over ills that may happen to me. Because when things are surveyed by a higher intelligence, the foundation of causation is reached". ... 2. By "being obedient to karma" is meant this... in whatever beings are produced by the interplay of karmic conditions; the pleasure and pain I suffer are also the result of my previous action. ...Gain or loss, let me accept the karma as it bring to me one or the other. ...The wind of pleasure and pain will not stir me, for I am silently in harmony with the Path. 3. By "not craving anything is meant this: men in the world, by internal confusion, are attached everywhere to one thing or another, which is called craving. The wise however understand the truth and are not like the ignorant. Their minds abide serenely in the uncreated while the body moves about in accordance with the laws of causation. All things are empty and there is nothing desirable to seek after.. ..because the wise are thoroughly acquainted with this truth, they are never attached to things that change; their thoughts are quieted, they never crave anything. ...thus we know that not to crave anything is indeed the way of Truth. ... 4. By "being in accord with the Dharma" ...the Dharma is above defilements and attachments...no desire to possess. ..the wise never begrudge, they never know what ill grace means. ...they are above partiality and attachment. Only because of their will to cleanse all beings of their stains, they come among them as of them. pgs 74-76, 1935, 1960 ~~~~~~~~~~~ I'll trust Bodhidharma as knowing the truth, rather than GM. We have no clue why Ramana or Niz died of cancer. Bodhidharma said that there is a higher intelligence that does understand all the intricacies of causation, but that's above our paygrade. The teaching of centuries stands (from many traditions), we can't just make it up as we go along. If there are things we don't understand, that doesn't give permission to play Procrustes. Ok thanks for the explanation. Other than ‘peace of mind’ I don’t think there is any difference between a “fully realized being” and anyone else. We are all the same.. and certainly physiologically, which includes illness. I fully agree, but peace of mind is no small matter. Waking up from the concensus paradigm usually results in many patterns of self-referential thinking falling away completely and often leaves people feeling unburdened and happy as a clam. It can also change the way people think about past events and many other aspects of life. The "woulda, coulda, shoulda, if" kinds of thoughts can become laughable, the fear of death can totally vanish, life can become simple, direct, and obvious, and worries about anything can become a thing of the past. Most adults would find that state of mind preferable to the way they typically interact with daily events in their lives.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 25, 2024 12:34:20 GMT -5
The docs name is Dale Bredesen and he has several YouTube videos. I think he has one titled "Build a better Brain," but wifey was telling me about one video where he talks to four people who claim that by following his regimen they were able to reverse their cognitive decline. She told me that that video is highly motivating, but I haven't seen it yet, and I suspect that my skeptical approach to amazing claims would kick in and I'd want to know a lot more info about those folks before reaching any tentative conclusion. As for our nightly glass or so of wine, we both loved hearing that it might be beneficial health wise, but the evidence on that subject is highly controversial. Some recent studies imply that no alcohol at all is the safest way to go because alcohol consumption has been definitively linked to various kinds of cancer (although I'm not sure what amount of alcohol or period of time the alcohol is consumed is the assumed causative factor), but other studies have shown that one 5 ounce glass of alcohol for women and two 5 ounce glasses of wine for men has beneficial effects. I was quite surprised to read that moderate alcohol consumption seems to prevent the onset of dementias, so I guess one has to decide whether the possibility of getting cancer or dementia is the deciding factor in how one thinks about the risk. I suspect that one possible reason that moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia is the fact that alcohol reduces stress and perhaps inflammation to some degree. As for drinking more than usual , we had decided to limit outselves to only one glass of wine, but the other night we both agreed that one glass, alone, isn't worth imbibing because it has almost no psychological effect. 1.5 glasses, however, makes all the difference in the world!! I caught part of two segments on 60 Minutes 2 weeks ago about dementia. It was the most impressive thing I've ever seen concerning dementia and Alzheimer's. It was about a neural surgeon who doesn't cut anymore, he uses cranial stimulation with ...some kind of low frequency. I've seen a previous story, years ago, with a famous guy with autism, John Elder Robison. They showed MRI pictures of before and after, and interviewed the guy. As I recall, he said we can't yet reverse Alzheimer's, but we can dramatically slow it. Short excerpt. The full 27 minutes. It also works with erasing addiction. There is a story of a drug addict who had the treatment. He completely erased his addiction. He even helped a friend shoot up with heroin, and felt no desire whatsoever for the drug. So, maybe you can keep your 1 & 1/2 glass of wine with wife. That's extremely impressive. Thanks for posting that.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 25, 2024 11:49:34 GMT -5
So, wifey last night said that she encountered s ome doctor on YouTube who claimed that he could reverse Alzheimer's by having people do 7 things that are commonly understood to be super healthy activities--exercise, plant-based organically grown foods, cognitive exercises, socialization, very little sugar or refined carbs, moderate alcohol consumption, no smoking, etc. etc. I responded that I hadn't seen any reputable researchers make such a bold claim. She was offended that I was so dismissive. I explained that I was trained as a scientist, do not subscribe to conspiracy theories, and need to see evidence. I told her that if anyone had found a way to reverse A, I'm sure that it would be on the news. She countered that the doctor blamed the pharmaceutical companies for suppressing the evidence and keeping everyone unhealthy on purpose. I did not buy that argument, and I told her that I would do my own research. Although I would like for the good doctor to be correct, I was doubtful. Haha. This morning I spent two hours on the web, and discovered that the doc's approach is being studied by many different groups of people. So far, the research has shown that if someone does everything the doc suggests, it will reduce the CHANCES of A and dementia 60%, AND it will improve mild cognitive impairment. That's a big deal, for sure, but no research has yet proven that this approach will reverse A. Dean Ornish has a study underway that he thinks MIGHT be able to prove some reversal of A, but it's way too soon to conclude that. I found multiple other studies along the same lines that have also proven that following the super-healthy protocol will stop or reverse MCI but nothing that yet proves a way to reverse A. The good news is that MCI usually precedes A and other forms of dementia, so it's q :Duite possible that people willing to follow the suggested protocol MAY not advance to A or other dementias nearly as rapidly as if they had not followed the protocol. I put these comments out there because I know that Z and several other folks on this forum also have a scientific background and might be interested in this. Interestingly, both too much alcohol and no alcohol are not as strongly correlated with good results as moderate alcohol consumption. After reading all of the research that interested me this morning, I decided to slightly modify my lifestyle to more accurately match the protocol. Previously I had taken the approach of, "Hey, I'm eighty so I can take a more relaxed attitude these days." Now I'm thinking, "Okay, let's not get too relaxed about this." haha Could you share the name of the doc and/or Youtube channel? I might share this info with a member of another forum I participate in that's been diagnosed with early/mild dementia and is understandably quite bummed by that. I dunno if giving him such (maybe unfounded, as you note) hope is good, but since the recommendation of the doc seems to be to simply live healthily, I don't see how it could hurt. So you are now drinking more and telling your wife it's for health benefits? The docs name is Dale Bredesen and he has several YouTube videos. I think he has one titled "Build a better Brain," but wifey was telling me about one video where he talks to four people who claim that by following his regimen they were able to reverse their cognitive decline. She told me that that video is highly motivating, but I haven't seen it yet, and I suspect that my skeptical approach to amazing claims would kick in and I'd want to know a lot more info about those folks before reaching any tentative conclusion. As for our nightly glass or so of wine, we both loved hearing that it might be beneficial health wise, but the evidence on that subject is highly controversial. Some recent studies imply that no alcohol at all is the safest way to go because alcohol consumption has been definitively linked to various kinds of cancer (although I'm not sure what amount of alcohol or period of time the alcohol is consumed is the assumed causative factor), but other studies have shown that one 5 ounce glass of alcohol for women and two 5 ounce glasses of wine for men has beneficial effects. I was quite surprised to read that moderate alcohol consumption seems to prevent the onset of dementias, so I guess one has to decide whether the possibility of getting cancer or dementia is the deciding factor in how one thinks about the risk. I suspect that one possible reason that moderate alcohol consumption protects against dementia is the fact that alcohol reduces stress and perhaps inflammation to some degree. As for drinking more than usual , we had decided to limit outselves to only one glass of wine, but the other night we both agreed that one glass, alone, isn't worth imbibing because it has almost no psychological effect. 1.5 glasses, however, makes all the difference in the world!!
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Post by zendancer on Jan 24, 2024 14:47:27 GMT -5
So, wifey last night said that she encountered some doctor on YouTube who claimed that he could reverse Alzheimer's by having people do 7 things that are commonly understood to be super healthy activities--exercise, plant-based organically grown foods, cognitive exercises, socialization, very little sugar or refined carbs, moderate alcohol consumption, no smoking, etc. etc. I responded that I hadn't seen any reputable researchers make such a bold claim. She was offended that I was so dismissive. I explained that I was trained as a scientist, do not subscribe to conspiracy theories, and need to see evidence. I told her that if anyone had found a way to reverse A, I'm sure that it would be on the news. She countered that the doctor blamed the pharmaceutical companies for suppressing the evidence and keeping everyone unhealthy on purpose. I did not buy that argument, and I told her that I would do my own research. Although I would like for the good doctor to be correct, I was doubtful. Haha. This morning I spent two hours on the web, and discovered that the doc's approach is being studied by many different groups of people. So far, the research has shown that if someone does everything the doc suggests, it will reduce the CHANCES of A and dementia 60%, AND it will improve mild cognitive impairment. That's a big deal, for sure, but no research has yet proven that this approach will reverse A. Dean Ornish has a study underway that he thinks MIGHT be able to prove some reversal of A, but it's way too soon to conclude that. I found multiple other studies along the same lines that have also proven that following the super-healthy protocol will stop or reverse MCI but nothing that yet proves a way to reverse A. The good news is that MCI usually precedes A and other forms of dementia, so it's quite possible that people willing to follow the suggested protocol MAY not advance to A or other dementias nearly as rapidly as if they had not followed the protocol. I put these comments out there because I know that Z and several other folks on this forum also have a scientific background and might be interested in this. Interestingly, both too much alcohol and no alcohol are not as strongly correlated with good results as moderate alcohol consumption. After reading all of the research that interested me this morning, I decided to slightly modify my lifestyle to more accurately match the protocol. Previously I had taken the approach of, "Hey, I'm eighty so I can take a more relaxed attitude these days." Now I'm thinking, "Okay, let's not get too relaxed about this." haha Just heard on the news the yesterday that they now recommend stopping the consumption of all alcohol after age 65 to lower the chances of dementia because of the effect alcohol has on the brain.. Looks like I have only one more year to party it up
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Post by zendancer on Jan 24, 2024 12:56:45 GMT -5
So, wifey last night said that she encountered some doctor on YouTube who claimed that he could reverse Alzheimer's by having people do 7 things that are commonly understood to be super healthy activities--exercise, plant-based organically grown foods, cognitive exercises, socialization, very little sugar or refined carbs, moderate alcohol consumption, no smoking, etc. etc. I responded that I hadn't seen any reputable researchers make such a bold claim. She was offended that I was so dismissive. I explained that I was trained as a scientist, do not subscribe to conspiracy theories, and need to see evidence. I told her that if anyone had found a way to reverse A, I'm sure that it would be on the news. She countered that the doctor blamed the pharmaceutical companies for suppressing the evidence and keeping everyone unhealthy on purpose. I did not buy that argument, and I told her that I would do my own research. Although I would like for the good doctor to be correct, I was doubtful. Haha. This morning I spent two hours on the web, and discovered that the doc's approach is being studied by many different groups of people. So far, the research has shown that if someone does everything the doc suggests, it will reduce the CHANCES of A and dementia 60%, AND it will improve mild cognitive impairment. That's a big deal, for sure, but no research has yet proven that this approach will reverse A. Dean Ornish has a study underway that he thinks MIGHT be able to prove some reversal of A, but it's way too soon to conclude that. I found multiple other studies along the same lines that have also proven that following the super-healthy protocol will stop or reverse MCI but nothing that yet proves a way to reverse A. The good news is that MCI usually precedes A and other forms of dementia, so it's quite possible that people willing to follow the suggested protocol MAY not advance to A or other dementias nearly as rapidly as if they had not followed the protocol. I put these comments out there because I know that Z and several other folks on this forum also have a scientific background and might be interested in this. Interestingly, both too much alcohol and no alcohol are not as strongly correlated with good results as moderate alcohol consumption. After reading all of the research that interested me this morning, I decided to slightly modify my lifestyle to more accurately match the protocol. Previously I had taken the approach of, "Hey, I'm eighty so I can take a more relaxed attitude these days." Now I'm thinking, "Okay, let's not get too relaxed about this." haha I think it's a solid approach. Also engendering joy like your love of dancing. My wife is a workaholic, I keep encouraging her to do what she enjoys. She has a hard time even identifying what that is. She works herself to the bone which can't be joyful. I try to enjoy everything I do. Not enjoying my exchanges with GM. Apologies to the forum. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention dancing and those kinds of mind/body activities. Good stuff. Many years ago I went to a dance, and we sat with a guy who was being paid to escort a 90 year old woman who had Alzheimers but who still enjoyed dancing. He explained that the family needed a break from care-giving, and he provided this service to families in that situation. Amazingly, although she didn't know who anybody was, she could follow me perfectly through all kinds of dance steps that were not simple. It was pretty stunning to encounter that kind of muscle memory, and it must have triggered something else because she got this huge smile on her face that didn't go away. It was pretty cool. I can also rez with your comments about doing what one enjoys. I was always a bit like Peter Pan, and primarily just did things that I thought were lots of fun. I always hesitate to use the word "fun" among spiritually-minded folks because it sounds a bit frivolous, but if you enjoy what you're doing, life can be a lot more fun. I always tell people that if you enjoy your work, it's not work; it's more like play. Unfortunately, most people are so programmed to do what think they "ought" to do, that they don't realize how much more enjoyable life can be if one focuses on "following one's bliss."
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Post by zendancer on Jan 24, 2024 11:23:09 GMT -5
I guess that concludes the grandma experiment. I deleted my post after thinking about it, but you were too fast for me. It's not worth the effort. It was an experiment just like my "Really!!?" comment. We've got each other pegged. I was a terror at the public swimming pool because I could hold my breath the longest. Always dragging folks down with me. Welcome to confusion, you'll feel right at home. Btw, UG loved RM. Hey Z, did you know that a free diver in Croatia can hold his breath for more than 24 minutes? That's a rather amazing little factoid.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 24, 2024 11:21:26 GMT -5
So, wifey last night said that she encountered some doctor on YouTube who claimed that he could reverse Alzheimer's by having people do 7 things that are commonly understood to be super healthy activities--exercise, plant-based organically grown foods, cognitive exercises, socialization, very little sugar or refined carbs, moderate alcohol consumption, no smoking, etc. etc. I responded that I hadn't seen any reputable researchers make such a bold claim. She was offended that I was so dismissive. I explained that I was trained as a scientist, do not subscribe to conspiracy theories, and need to see evidence. I told her that if anyone had found a way to reverse A, I'm sure that it would be on the news. She countered that the doctor blamed the pharmaceutical companies for suppressing the evidence and keeping everyone unhealthy on purpose. I did not buy that argument, and I told her that I would do my own research. Although I would like for the good doctor to be correct, I was doubtful. Haha.
This morning I spent two hours on the web, and discovered that the doc's approach is being studied by many different groups of people. So far, the research has shown that if someone does everything the doc suggests, it will reduce the CHANCES of A and dementia 60%, AND it will improve mild cognitive impairment. That's a big deal, for sure, but no research has yet proven that this approach will reverse A. Dean Ornish has a study underway that he thinks MIGHT be able to prove some reversal of A, but it's way too soon to conclude that. I found multiple other studies along the same lines that have also proven that following the super-healthy protocol will stop or reverse MCI but nothing that yet proves a way to reverse A. The good news is that MCI usually precedes A and other forms of dementia, so it's quite possible that people willing to follow the suggested protocol MAY not advance to A or other dementias nearly as rapidly as if they had not followed the protocol.
I put these comments out there because I know that Z and several other folks on this forum also have a scientific background and might be interested in this. Interestingly, both too much alcohol and no alcohol are not as strongly correlated with good results as moderate alcohol consumption. After reading all of the research that interested me this morning, I decided to slightly modify my lifestyle to more accurately match the protocol. Previously I had taken the approach of, "Hey, I'm eighty so I can take a more relaxed attitude these days." Now I'm thinking, "Okay, let's not get too relaxed about this." haha
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Post by zendancer on Jan 23, 2024 16:51:46 GMT -5
I suspect ZD is right in that being surrounded by realized folks would greatly increase the chances of one being realized too. I doubt it would guarantee it, but greatly increase the chances, sure. If that's how most things work - learning by osmosis - why not ND. General thoughts on the topic of spiritual friendship... There's that popular saying that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Both for good and ill, from experience, I have come to believe it has a lot of truth to it. I have a spiritual friend for whom I am very much conscious that he greatly uplifts me. I treasure that friendship, even though I am sometimes jealous/frustrated that he seems so much ahead of me in most things I value. I'm also not quite sure why he hangs out with me, but he does, so great success! I've developed a fondness for Buddhist sutras. I enjoy the clarity and simplicity of them. I was amazed when I stumbled upon one saying that "Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is actually the whole of the holy life." (and not half of it as Ananda told the Buddha). The whole short sutra can be found here: www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.002.than.htmlMatthieu Ricard, the famous Buddhist monk who is called "the happiest man alive" because the results of his MR scans were outstanding, often says that he is a slow learner and not spiritually talented and that any wisdom he has is due to being surrounded by very wise teachers for decades. I always thought he was just being generous to the teachers, not wanting to take the credit himself, but hey, in line with our discussion, he might just have nailed it! Your comments and the post by JLY reminded me that one of the ideas promoted by Richard Rose that I considered highly beneficial was his idea of associating with friends on the same spiritual path, and the TAT foundation has put that idea into action. I remember talking to one older gentleman who said to me, "When I attended my first TAT retreat, it was the first time in my life that I truly felt at home because everyone who I met at that retreat was interested in the same thing that I was interested in, and I had never encountered that before." Rose had a lot of good ideas, and that's an example of one of them--having spiritual friends and associating with spiritual friends. He also advanced the idea of "laddering"--the idea that people at different stages of the spiritual search could help each other depending upon what people had realized. His idea was analogous to a high school math student being able to help a grammar school math student, and a college math student, even though not highly advanced, being able to help a high school math student, and a math professor with advanced degrees being able to help almost any college student learn more complex math concepts. Rose had a few ideas that strike me as a bit weird but those are two of his ideas that I'm totally on board with.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 23, 2024 14:30:49 GMT -5
Someone I know rejected conventional religion early in life, and was intermittently a seeker. About two years ago he heard people talking about ND, got introduced to TPON and another book on that subject and began wondering, "What are Tolle and other ND sages pointing to and writing about?" He contemplated this issue, and after several months suddenly awakened. The sudden discovery of THIS eradicated his past negative self-referential ideas and freed him from the concensus paradigm. Lately he's been writing about his insight and encouraging people to, in his words, "take the shortcut."
What does he mean by "take the shortcut?" He tells people that there's no need to seek anything other than whatever is currently happening, and that all they have to do is realize what's already and always here and now. He tells people that there's no need to meditate, visit teachers, read books, or do anything else. He tells them that they can spend years and years doing all kinds of different stuff in an effort to find THIS and penetrate the illusion of selfhood, but the shortcut is simply to grok the famous saying, "This is It." He tells them that whatever they are doing, or whatever they are thinking, is IT, and all they have to do is realize that fact. He even suggests that people "fake it until they make it" by constantly watching what's happening and acting AS IF whatever is happening is happening spontaneously and without any personal involvement.
I think that's an interesting approach, and it will be even more interesting to find out how effective his particular way of pointing will be. It's sort of a variation on the Tony Parsons Neo-Advaita approach that doesn't totally slam the door on the intellect.
Last night I wondered what the effect would be if a seeker were surrounded by a group of people who had discovered THIS rather than people lost in the concensus paradigm? Would the seeker be more likely to discover the truth if everyone s/he was associated with had already found the truth? IOW, would something like a "flashover event" occur similar to what happens in major fire events where the super-heated air from a fire suddenly causes areas adjacent to the fire to suddenly and spontaneously burst into flame? Tolle has suggested that as more people wake up, this kind of thing becomes much more likely, and it appears indubitable that as ND messaging via social media and videos on YouTube make more and more people aware of what words like "enlightenment" or "awakening" are pointing to that an interest in existential realizations will naturally increase as well as ND realizations, themselves.
Anyone who watches videos of people like David Bingham and similar ND sages will discover that more and more young people are waking up to THIS more quickly than in the past, and it certainly seems to be correlated to the increasing familiarization with ND pointing by more and more people. Many of the young people, such as Anna Brown and others, never spent years pursuing various spiritual practices, and that may prove to become even more common in the future.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 23, 2024 8:26:14 GMT -5
Hi Damian, Since you've been doing Silent Illumination, have you read any of the books by the Taiwanese Chan Master Sheng Yen? If I remember correctly there is one book specifically focused on Silent Illumination and he goes into great detail describing the stages of the meditation, including the phenomena that you describe in your post. For Sheng Yen, what you describe is progress and a stage of the meditation, and not something to be afraid of. Good point. I had a book by Shang Yen, but I read it so long ago that I've forgotten all of the stuff he wrote about. Yes, I do agree that what Damian wrote about is considered a "confirmatory experience" in various Zen traditions and indicates that meditation is affecting deeper levels of mind.
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Post by zendancer on Jan 22, 2024 14:58:29 GMT -5
! Zendancer doesn't need anything, so please don't even consider such a thing. Any proceeds will help support TAT, its retreat center, and its various activities. I have so much fun talking about non-duality to interested people that I should be the one paying for any such opportunity. That's exactly what I was alluding to
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Post by zendancer on Jan 22, 2024 9:45:53 GMT -5
Who is a better teacher on this 'subject' in your view? I'm wondering if this kind of teaching is inevitably subject to confusion/problems. I can't come up with a better teacher if I run through the usual suspects in my mind. Maybe it's a case of....different (flawed) teachers are relevant for different people at different times e.g for me....Tolle, Steven Harrison, Niz, UG. Guess Steven is one you aren't very familiar with? I could also credit some members of this forum. Not mentioning names haha. I know you didn't ask me ... but it doesn't get any better than this! That's good. His "You can't go astray" is similar to my telling people "You can't make a mistake." The truth of the matter is too funny for words!
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Post by zendancer on Jan 22, 2024 7:29:19 GMT -5
I was semi-kidding. The minimum donation is 5$ but you can go as high as you want. Proceeds, as far as I know, go to TAT, their work and center. I'm not quire sure why you would only watch it for 100$ or more but am aware of the strange financial phenomenon where people appreciate more the same thing if they pay more for it. I've even heard some spiritual teachers say that you must charge for events, rather than have them free, and charge a lot, since then people will appreciate them more and take to heart the practice more If your idea was to support Zendancer then I guess you could put a note in your payment to that effect and I'm pretty sure TAT would accommodate it. ! Zendancer doesn't need anything, so please don't even consider such a thing. Any proceeds will help support TAT, its retreat center, and its various activities. I have so much fun talking about non-duality to interested people that I should be the one paying for any such opportunity.
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