old3bob

a certain depth of evil was not underestimated, just the quick speed of its takeover....Btw. good and evil are parts spiritual teachings even if some are in denial or don't want to deal with same.

Yin and Yang do not plan or hunger for takeover...

kind of a trick question, change to ,"can a dog fully realize Buddha nature?) , then there should be no problemo.

right do not lean too much on a teacher, which is not cool. then again our ego's can not see our own ego's very well but some one else often can....and point same out.

there is no shortage of "adverse" astral beings and those driven by them all over the place !

as above so below, we wish...the various heavens are ruled justly by sovereign beings, but it seems that on battlefield Earth most anything goes...

Most of us are not advanced enough to really turn things inside out or upside down and flip evil, and if only done idealistically things may end up worse. Anyway here is a saying along that line: "Meditation in Affliction Assailed by afflictions, we discover Dharma And find the way to liberation. Thank you, evil forces! When sorrows invade the mind, we discover Dharma And find lasting happiness. Thank you, sorrows! Through harm caused by spirits we discover Dharma And find fearlessness. Thank you, ghosts and demons! Through people's hate we discover Dharma And find benefits and happiness. Thank you, those who hate us! Through cruel adversity, we discover Dharma And find the unchanging way. Thank you, adversity! Through being impelled to by others, we discover Dharma And find the essential meaning. Thank you, all who drive us on! We dedicate our merit to you all, to repay your kindness". - Gyalwa Longchenpa

looks safe, no teeth?

kissing your dog is sloppy! (more so after they lick their butt!)

any Buddhist parallels?

WTF (but the spelling looks right)

words to define words....

This could sound like slop to some classical music purists but its rather catchy...

is that what a lot of EM does to one's hair?

yep, and ET was on top of the tower...

the picture posted above is most likely Devils tower in Wyo, Satan butte is in AZ....totally different places and history and look.

I'd say part of what changes is that one knows they are not just an ego/construct, and that such a "program" of themselves is no longer all there is or lording it over on them, for it has been cracked open and revealed for what it is! I'd say that all of the various practices are to keep those cracks open and make them more open until the "program" shell can longer come back and take over. (so to speak, and then only serve per dharmas since then it too has changed yet some amount of personality is still retained/needed to interact with the world) A question to consider is who or what is chopping wood and carrying water before and after?

no one can really verify such unless they do so through first hand experience which is not second-hand....and yes I have had the good fortune (and revealing help!) of seeing a Goddess, Guardian beings, Golden immortal and Sage in humanoid or energetic bodies that are far beyond just a physical earth body. There are countless accounts of others with similar experience. For instance the historic Buddha inter-acting per well recognized sutra with a god so as to take on being a teacher and not just disappear into the forest. Btw, no need to believe me find out for yourself which is the only sure proof you will ever get.

Why are people into "bird nest" soup, it probably has some bird crap mixed in? But hell its "organic" right? Anyone here tried it, its supposedly good...(bird saliva)

lets see, the historic Buddha almost killed himself via starving the "delusion" of his body, but then he realized his body/mind are vehicles and not to be abused, broken, or discounted out of hand. Btw some Buddhists (and others) have experienced the import of quote below, are they to be written off as delusional ? "While Quan Yin is often depicted as a feminine figure, she is a bodhisattva, a being of enlightenment who has chosen to remain in the world to help others, and is not considered to have a physical body in the traditional sense, but rather a manifestation of compassion and mercy." So I ask the "delusional" faction what kind of body after physical death floats around on a giant lotus flower and as a humanoid figure of spiritual light?

just watch "Stargate" it has all the revealing info: Btw, beware those little brain critters that can take over oneself....

"nah, if he had no self and no soul, how come he has a name?" from TT which reminds me, while some of us are beating our brains out against the wall, someone said, "I got a name..." and the kids sing....(Zen)

could be the bad guys....

I read somewhere that chocolate from certain areas is high in heavy metal (cadmium maybe?) Btw, found out that dark chocolate is pretty toxic for dogs (don't know about cats) after our dog stole and ate some out of a grocery bag. Fortunately it was milk chocolate which may give a dog the runs, etc.. but not kill them.