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But of course. So?

You surely can with such willpower developing. If you will/cannot ~ I WILL skin you alive. Hehe.

Hi Scholar, Just great! Que sera sera...? No... you have made it! Develop the willpower also ~ to help others after you. - Anand

Hi Apech, The thread is titled thus... "The necessity of thought". So thinking is inevitable ~ irrespective of what? ... but ... - Anand

Hi Nun, Knowing the roots in life and living is significant... Will/can there be... the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th chakras... without the root chakra? - Anand

Hi Nun, I am more comfortable with 'meditation' ~ re touching base with myself. - Anand

No. 1 ~ go and sleep. I will. Good night.

Yes ~ limit... limiting... limited... The sky?

It depends... So not a single... size/category/approach/dimension/tradition/... that fits all?

Yes...

Hi forestofemptiness, That is why reincarnation/karma are cyclically linked? The significance of experiential living/learning/knowing/... they can liberate us from depression/anxiety/...? Forest of emptiness... - Anand

Hi Nun, The World (Earth) and I... - Anand

Hi Yueya, Yes ~ it has. Why? I believe in karma. Why? I have karmic experiences. Is the Earthly Soul ~ collective and accumulative? - Anand

Hi Apech, Thank you for responding thus ... Now at least both of us are not depressed or anxious? - Anand

Hi Apech, I really do not know why others are depressed or anxious. But I do know now... after many years of living/searching/... there is a way/path out of such negative mental states. Instead of 'cause' ~ can we think of a 'course' to get out of depression and anxiety? Please respond with ~ "But of course!" - Anand

Good morning Apech, When mindfulness and meditation go hand in hand and yet can be differentiated as The Way and path respectively ~ can I meditate and be mindful... that I can overcome depression and anxiety... if I am finding a path and way to be less depressed/anxious? - Anand

Hi Apech, Yes ~ mindfulness and meditation may go hand in hand but I am inclined to differentiate the two broadly without splitting hair. As this is a Taoist forum ~ I will contain my differentiation within the realm of Taoism. To me mindfulness of Taoism is a broad understanding of it as a philosophy... The Way. Whereas meditation within Taoism may pertain to more specific paths within... The Way. - Anand

Hi Apech, There are two components to the thread ~ mindfulness and meditation. Are they synonymous? To me ~ mindfulness has a certain lightness of being... going forward. - Anand

Hi RiverSnake, Yes ~ not until one is clear on what healing is all about. Healing starts with one's own self. It comes with a responsibility. - Anand

Hi Paradoxal, Start with the HEART ~ (a) a soft thought... (b) the heart chakra... (c) compassion... (d)... - Anand

Hi Apech, I think it is not natural or possible for me to control the mind. To partake in the unnatural or impossible will lead to imbalances. I accept that I am impermanent as I am not the same person ~ moment to moment. So I embrace whoever I am momentarily. To me meditation is a meditation with myself to accept and love my ever changing self. I grow like an apple tree... with and in the elements. - Anand

No way.

Hi Hypnoape, An interesting thread thus far. But what pertains to "Direct Transmission"? I will not be at the receiving end of any "transmissions" from anyone whom I have no prior interaction and trust. It takes time to test/build/embrace/... understanding, respect, trust, confidence... - Anand

Hi All, How do/can I translate this...? - Anand

Hi Creighton, Spirals of Consciousness Personal and collective evolution move along a spiral. For understanding matters I’ll address it as if it was going up and down even... if it is definitely not a linear spiral and up and down have no sense out of a space-time continuum. Gillian Grannum - Anand