Nungali

Did it end up being 'productive ' ? Valid reasoning .... but I didnt mean what I think you are meaning now . Your 'essence' or spirit (in this sense ) is what makes you .... 'you' ; your individuality ..... that may be seen as wholly physical if one wants ... but its still there ... otherwise we would all be the same. Also a 'spirit' can be a distilled essence ... which is sorta like I meant above ... the essential you ... beyond conditioning . ... your 'natural proclivities' . But perhaps you do not believe in that either ? Some declare that isnt even there . . ? Surely you must acknowledge other 'externals' ... even the 'ideal' if not considering 'the real ' ( the ideal - like concepts and physical laws that dont have 'hard concrete ' material existence ? Great question, but that term essence would need better defining in what you mean by it before a good discussion could be had . Personally I dont feel a near death experience proves anything ... thats about near death ... not after death . People can say they think or believe there is a God ... but to declare to another that there IS ..... well ..... Also what they are thinking or believing is God might not be the same as another .... that old adage ; 'No I do not believe in God ... not the sort of God you believe in . '' Even if it is not , experiencing such 'something else' might not assume spirit, afterlife or soul anyway . Its a bit of a leap or a jump to a conclusion . What those substances are revealing is an expansion of faculties , or a diversion of them to other things . To me it can be a bit like , if we are surrounded by magnetic conductive substances , we would not know it . But if we took up a magnet ( which I am comparing to these drugs ) all of a sudden a 'new world' opens to us ...... but what do we conclude from that , thats the issue . And if it did , what sort of heaven and hell might that be ? Some human concept of what that is ? HA! to that I say . And while HAing ... I see similar human audacity (or hubris ) in attempts to define or understand 'God' . No , not if there is no continuity whatsoever . Cant be 'sure' one way or the other , at least we can say death is a great adventure , stepping off into the unknown (even if it is instant obliteration ) . I do have my own personal convictions and indications about it , but thats for me and relevant to me . But at least ... here you are , now . May as well make the best of it ... which might include 'finding your spirit' within .... and 'doing stuff' according to your true nature ... that seems to satisfy a lot of people and dispels depression and pointlessness and feeling lost .

Well ... not quiet like those The thing is Turnip ...... what sort / type of psychotherapy ? wiki ; '' There are hundreds of psychotherapy techniques, some being minor variations; others are based on very different conceptions of psychology Its a bit like asking ; '' Is surgery useful ? ''

Very well then ... I shall preach to you about non reality from that very pulpit you just described ... until shit happens to me . We better introduce the Mullah here ! Mullah Nasrudin was annoying the whole town, going around preaching about non existence and nothing being being real . So the king got his soldiers to seize him and bring him before him and the townspeople in the arena . There the King asked ; '' O Mullah do you still insist nothing is real and this is all illusion ?'' '' I do ! '' replied the Mullah firmly . '' Very well, release the lions into the arena ! '' cried the King . '' Wait up .... '' called out Mullah '' lions ? What's this about lions ?'' The King then said '' Dont worry .... according to you , they , and yourself , are not real , so no harm will be done . Unless you want to reassess your view on reality ?'' '' Oh , I see '' said Mullah , '' ..... the lions and me are real, please dont release them in here .'' '' Very well, let the Mullah go'' declared the King , '' Now Nasrudin , do you concede my point ?'' '' Your point ? What is your point ?'' '' That reality IS real of course ! '' '' Oh no , reality , me and even yourself are all illusory . '' '' What ! Throw him back in the arena and release the lions .'' yelled the King . '' No no ... dont do that , you, I and everything IS real, after all .'' 'Now the King being frustrated asked , '' Look Nasrudin , are you claiming reality is real or not ?'' Nasrudin ; '' Well, that depends if you are going to release the lions on me or not .''

Spirit is a term that can mean many things though , so no wonder this dynamic is happening . If Lairg or anyone else thinks spirit is a ghost like / astral replica of the self and then tries to convince you that you have one ... that would be insisting a wide definition is narrow and pertains to you ... in short, its a projection of opinion on to you . I had an issue when teaching year 10 at a Steiner School , by year 10 they over 'spirit' as they had been 'taught' so much varied and opinionated and insistent BS about it . The moment I first mentioned the word there was a loud vocal rebellion Spirit can also be an essence ... the essence of the 'essential you ' , its in there amidst all the conditioning and programming . o one could look at spirit that way , and go on a 'spiritual quest ' regarding that . regarding spirit interpenetrating all existence , one could explain that via hermetic theory , but I dont think that is what you are chasing here . Or, you feel different about it compared to what others insist it is Fpr me , my saying is ; I spent a lot of time chopping wood and carrying water ... but then I got 'civilized' , so i dont have to do that any more , now I spend a lot of time fixing and maintaining the chainsaw and water pump . Another meaning is after 'enlightenment ' dont 'give up your life' ... continue your life - in an enlightened manner . In many eastern systems - isolation and / or aestheticism is advocated after 'enlightenment ' but in other systems , eg , some Sufi system if you are a builder ( for example ) after enlightenment you are a Master / better / enlightened builder . In some cycles of western initiation you end up at the 'level' that you started at ... yet something has been gained along the way to make one somehow different . We can assume, I think, that what is gained is experience ( which can include knowledge, practice, insight, intuition , etc ... perhaps even understanding and wisdom - in short , a way of functioning from a more enlightened or illumined perspective .

If I may ask ; your age and sex ? - its relevant to an explanation . Also what's behind your user name ? Some of this resonates with some experience I had as a child . Except mine was in nature and did not have the 'kundalini thing ' going on ... and not in some 'void realm ' . For me ( and it could also possibly be for you ) it relates to individuation and 'connecting to spirit' through ' Genius Loci ' * or some might call it spirit or angel guardian .... or familiar spirit / guide / helper . Its not unknown even in the modern western world ; Blavatski had her 'King John' and Jung had his ' Philamon' . * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_loci IMO Genius Loci may not necessarily need a 'loci' but may come through a different connection , however with indigenous people that are more connected to land and environment .... particularly local environment of birth ... the loci connection is very strong . I was 'touched somehow' as well ; a beam of light came out of the image and struck me between and a bit above the eyes . This is a crucial point for me ; was that just that experience then and did it settle down later , or do you still have those or uncomfortable , disconcerting , paralysis / crying , etc ..... or was that just after it ? This is important as if it was just then after it happened , now you can settle down to a rich and rewarding experience . It could be, but I dont know what the relevance would be . It could be an indication that ' you have done some work in past incarnation to get to this stage now where you can have this experience .... or just weird shit ... like I got a flat spot over my 'third eye ' with an up turned Moon crescent shape under it , the Moon shape ( sort of like a fat or fluid deposit , seems to get larger and the feature more prominent during a full Moon) .... now I would think I am just being a 'tripper' but it was others that bought this to my attention , I had not noticed that . Also, if it means anything , I have a lot of Cancerian energy in my chart , including the tropical Sun right at the beginning of Cancer and I have a water ( element for Cancer ) hexagram birthmark on my chest . Also my experience was by the water , my 'being' came out of the water ( also I have a strong and well aspected Neptune in my chart ) . Get your natal horoscope done , relevant things should link in to your experience if valid . But why ? I would agree if those signs / symptoms persisted , but if they didnt , why worry ... other benefits will surface from a valid experience ( see below ) . In any case , if you want to find out more about kundalini , look it up and research and read . If it still a problem, outline it and some others here with more experience in it than I have might be able to help . These are some of the below benefits I referred to . Now, with further explanation it seems this entity is female . So was mine . Also look into ' anima / animus ' and the Zoroastrian concept of 'Daena ' . If this relationship develops in a balanced way you will have great benefit .... I have from mine , all of my life . atheism is no protection against the 'unfolding of the psyche' . - '' she sang me a little song '' : Was it in English ?

Nostalgia ? or ; ''You wrecked our future ! '' Is it ?

You would have to ask Lairg about that ... he can gauge the emotional sensitivity of piston rings

One can go to far with that .... by smashing the bastard ! Or just do it your phone , now there is a stranger thing A DOP in the film industry had a habit of it ..... has a little temper tantie and smashes the phone ... HIS phone . Something didnt go his way or he got annoyed , take his phone out and throw it against the wall , or something similar . His PA would retrieve the card and relevant bits and stick them in one of his 'spares ' After a while the Aussie crew began to wonder how many he would smash and some betting went around .... but that meant some people were now trying to get him to smash his phone - tricky business as if you did something wrong (or not ) it could be instant layoff . So one had to .... cover one's arse ' so speak * . ( Eg NOT telling him one of his brilliant ideas will not work , just sit back and watch the F up and then ....... phone smash ! I cant remember the end tally - certainly double figures , over twenty something I think .

and the reverse ..... me coaxing a chainsaw to start and run perfectly after everyone else could not .... and swore and cursed at it . I step in and '' Do you want me to do it for you ?'' amidst much eye raising and huffing , but not from my Indigenous teacher , he was laughing and - knowing me ' ' here we go ! ( meaning he is used to my 'antics' ) .... < pat pat > ''Awwwww ... poor little chainsaw, everyone being mean and abusing you, but I won;t I like you ! Good little chainsaw < pat pat > You will start for me won;t you . '' and the others are ''Fer Gawd's sake ... etc '' .... went first pull and ran like a dream

VERY lifelike ! as ..... that looks just like me coming home from the pub with two mates !

Xpeng Iron man - he can do tai chi !

Did you like the answers you got ? .

and mainly over the head in the position of the Sahasrara Chakra ; which had its origin in the nimbus or halo which had its origin in Zoroastrianism ; but a nasty person had snakes coming out their shoulders ;

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Oooooo ... 'unpopular' . - these posts should have an unpopular rating score ..... a URS index . eg .....

That 'standard' translation gives lots of possible translations and meanings ..... but I like that . let's see what my fav chapter reveals ; The Dao generates oneness, oneness generates twoness, twoness generates threeness, threeness generates all things (1). Everything shoulders yin and embraces yang1 (2), surging qi 气 [energy, vital energy, material] forms a harmony (3). {What people hate [to be], is the orphan, the widower, the unworthy, and kings and rulers take them as their names. Thus things are sometimes diminished as they are benefited, or are benefitted as they are diminished. What people teach I also teach. The overly bold do not get their [timely] death, I use them as fathers of teaching.}

Now you have given me an image of old3bob , bottle in hand , staggering around the yard at 4 am and trying to swat the stars while yelling ; ''Damn fireflies ! '' .

As a lad , passenger in a car late at night with my friend and his parents ... I had been watching 5 UFOs for some time , low altitude, just ahead of us to the side and in formation and occasionally ducking behind a line of trees along the road . It became too much so I eventually said something about it , which of course , everyone thought I was cuckoo , but I insisted and I guess something in my manner made them curious or whatever . But every time I would ; ''Look! There they are ! '' they would duck behind the trees again . Eventually I realized that it was a damp night and power lines ran alongside the road on the far side of the line of trees and the car headlights were shining on five lines , making little blobs of light moving along with the car in 'formation' .

... you chopped off my 2nd ' so you might enjoy it ' and the smile , thus removing the context of your 'quote' . Your images remind me of something . Do you know what my prime motive originally was for enrolling at Sydney Uni (aside from the free education policy ) ? It was because I loved the old buildings ( that some of these pictures remind me off ) So, of course , all my lectures where in a different type of 'new' building and surrounds ( that look like the other pictures ) # 'Old' architecture is fairly rare in Sydney ..... I imagine myself as some sort of student . chillin' out on the lawn and studying ........ something .. . .... and being'cool' . but instead I ended up in some post 60s experiment in brutalist architecture surrounded by no nature and next to a major feed road .... of course, that's all been fixed up now ..... [ We could run a similar thread on the development of Australian architecture .... something bad happened there post 70s as well ! ] Not a substitute at all ... an 'adjunct', perhaps . There is that 'nature of reality' question again Its also not like that now , as far as overall 'admissions' go .... here since the 80s women enrollments significantly outnumber men and regarding the 'white majority ' .... if you are indigenous , you are guaranteed a place ; Since 2024, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia are guaranteed a Commonwealth supported place at a university of their choice for non-medical courses (and will be for medical courses from 2026). . When I enrolled my 'admission ticket' depended on two things then ; was 1. Australian citizen , 2. Over 28 . That was it .

Yes . One of the original pop 'scientific' east meets west works ( conceptually ), so you might enjoy it . It isnt a good source to learn modern physics though .... so you might enjoy it .

I'd love to know where it is too ! ..... Cobie's bookcase ?

Of course there was .... ... where did you think Menelek the First came from ?

No thanks ..... I prefer real women .