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That is funny No, not following you around, I have memory like a steel trap. Misogyny... I have responded to reports in this very thread on the matter, so you are mistaken.

you are now james bond.

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But you said...

Rails, you seemed quite fearful of Trump having access to nuclear codes several pages back, and now want to call others out for fear mongering and partial truths. Ironic, don't you think?

Yogananda called what you are referring to as cosmic consciousness. He wrote a poem titled "Samadhi" to give a glimpse of his earlier experiences. Vanished the veils of light and shade, Lifted every vapor of sorrow, Sailed away all dawns of fleeting joy, Gone the dim sensory mirage. Love, hate, health, disease, life, death, Perished these false shadows on the screen of duality. Waves of laughter, scyllas of sarcasm, melancholic whirlpools, Melting in the vast sea of bliss. The storm of maya stilled By magic wand of intuition deep. The universe, forgotten dream, subconsciously lurks, Ready to invade my newly wakened memory divine. I live without the cosmic shadow, But it is not, bereft of me; As the sea exists without the waves, But they breathe not without the sea. Dreams, wakings, states of deep turiya sleep, Present, past, future, no more for me, But ever-present, all-flowing I, I, everywhere. Planets, stars, stardust, earth, Volcanic bursts of doomsday cataclysms, Creation's molding furnace, Glaciers of silent x-rays, burning electron floods, Thoughts of all men, past, present, to come, Every blade of grass, myself, mankind, Each particle of universal dust, Anger, greed, good, bad, salvation, lust, I swallowed, transmuted all Into a vast ocean of blood of my own one Being! Smoldering joy, oft-puffed by meditation Blinding my tearful eyes, Burst into immortal flames of bliss, Consumed my tears, my frame, my all. Thou art I, I am Thou, Knowing, Knower, Known, as One! Tranquilled, unbroken thrill, eternally living, ever new peace! Enjoyable beyond imagination of expectancy, samadhi bliss! Not a mental chloroform Or unconscious state without wilful return, Samadhi but extends my conscious realm Beyond the limits of the mortal frame To farthest boundary of eternity Where I, the Cosmic Sea, Watch the little ego floating in me. The sparrow, each grain of sand, fall not without my sight. All space like an iceberg floats within my mental sea. Colossal Container, I, of all things made. By deeper, longer, thirsty, guru-given meditation Comes this celestial samadhi Mobile murmurs of atoms are heard, The dark earth, mountains, vales, lo! molten liquid! Flowing seas change into vapors of nebulae! Aum blows upon the vapors, opening wondrously their veils, Oceans stand revealed, shining electrons, Till, at last sound of the cosmic drum, Vanish the grosser lights into eternal rays Of all-pervading bliss. From joy I came, for joy I live, in sacred joy I melt. Ocean of mind, I drink all creation's waves. Four veils of solid, liquid, vapor, light, Lift aright. Myself, in everything, enters the Great Myself. Gone forever, fitful, flickering shadows of mortal memory. Spotless is my mental sky, below, ahead, and high above. Eternity and I, one united ray. A tiny bubble of laughter, I Am become the Sea of Mirth Itself. http://www.yogananda.com.au/pyr/pyr_samadhi.html I think the image you related to that of Satan was actually Lord Shiva.

Welcome to the bums. It takes some discipling to start a meditation practice, but once you get started you will love it. I will message you a guided meditation by a respected Tibetan Ripnoche, maybe that will help kick start your practice. Good luck and happy sitting.

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No upgrade just yet... Odd that chat is down without prior notification, I am sure it is a glitch of some kind. Poor MTL.

Thank you is just a thank you, whether you actually agree or not, though I suspect more people use it as an agreement or like of content. There is not any accumulation 'points' from thank yous that leads to being a mod or anything else on TDB.

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Oh wow! I can not imagine! Hope you heal quickly.

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Hello, Lee. Welcome to the bums

Politicians don't have integrity; hilarious!!! Don't you guys watch the news?

Pretty cool. Some of us see and some of us do not. It is fun to be able to see some of what we experience, but my best advice is not to get too caught up in the bells and whistles, just continue on, noticing without trying to hold on to them.

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Welcome to the bums, happy to have you.

They are everywhere here in AZ. I fish them out of the pool on almost a daily basis. Get some Lavender, Jasmine or Ruellia Brittoniana/Mexican Petunias (pic) they will attract them.