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Vajraji attempts to convince his audience that Buddhism is the purveyor of absolute truth. However, he also claims the experience of the observer is subjective. Therefor if that is the case, the Buddha's view is subjective, and not absolute. ralis

Dualism is defined by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism My IQ is high enough for Mensa. Your writing contains a paradox. You use the term uncompounded as the nature of all things and how do you reconcile that with non dualism? Contradiction? What does qualifyability mean? The Oxford dictionary contains no such word. ralis

I provided links to several books (Strunk and White) with the hope that Vajra would read and learn to write more clearly. Vajra's writing is an attempt to impress on his audience that he is some sort of scholar. The syntax of his writing needs much improvement. ralis Vajra uses abstractions and paraphrases from books he has read instead of speaking from experience. For example, if one analyzes his use of the term non dualism, then one will see he contradicts what the real definition is. Non dualism means unity with no separation i.e, oneness. ralis

Marblehead, What would you like to discuss? ralis

This is a topic that is fascinating to me. Several thoughts come to mind: Psychology of socialized primates i.e, humans. Primitive tribalism. Fear. ralis

I have been a member of a WPG forum for years and no one can define what ORMUS is. Pure speculation and repeatable results are not the norm. I would be careful of heavy metal poisoning. Thomas Geckler's Cherokee Gold water is excellent. ralis

It is difficult to have precise interpretations from 2000 or even 2500 years ago. Thus, " interpreting the commands wrong". Most contemporary religious views are merely fragments of the past. ralis

Erdrickgr made some astute points that are well thought out. You have every right to defend your belief system. However, please stick to the topic and not throw in side issues like reincarnation and human emotions. BTW, I have no problem with reincarnation. Let's discuss the topic and have fun with it. ralis

In your opinion, could an earth centered view be an an evolutionary artifact from our primate ancestry? That is not to say that primates would have such a view, but formed an impetus in some way that had a profound influence on how humans formed such views. Of course this took place over millions of years. There may be anthropological studies that may provide some clues. ralis

Not bitter at all. LOL!! Just wanting more clarity from your writing. No, I am not a cop!! I am someone who is intellectually curious with a very high IQ. Because I usually find flaws in people's arguments, it can be difficult to debate with me. ralis

State precisely what you mean and not vague generalities. ralis

You deny any absolute truth, with the exception of dependent origination. Yet, you state ad infinitum the isness of the Buddha's view. For your enlightenment, the use of is, denotes an absolute. You can't have it both ways. ralis

Of course, I have been writing in a linear fashion. Therefore, you conclude that I am unable to think out of the proverbial box. I am not one dimensional and I use creative and intuitive processes everyday. As one who is very creative, I can use various aspects of myself in whatever way is required in the moment. Please read this simplistic explanation of Einstein's theory of relativity and hopefully reach a real understanding of the theory. BTW, have you seriously studied Einsteins' work? Quantum Mechanics? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity

Prove it! ralis

There you go again, proceeding from incorrect conclusions about what I said. Einstein was making a philosophical statement about Buddhism and not about "Relativity". Do you even understand the theory or are you making an appeal to authority. Dilettante's love to banter notions of "Quantum Mechanics" and Einstein's work to prove some spiritual point. To say that I do not understand and think in a non linear way is to fabricate incorrect assumptions about me. ralis

Someone has to do it. LOL!! ralis

I have experienced non dualism and from my perspective your attempts to explain fail miserably. I have been in a number of retreats with Namkai Norbu and his explanations are succinct. You are causing much confusion in the minds of your audience. Your appeal to your mother's PhD is for? In a recent post you made the claim that Buddhism and science were somehow compatible. I asked for an explanation and you quoted Einstein. Your explanation was a philosophical point of view from Einstein and not scientific reason. I am very well versed on Einstein's General and Special theories of relativity and nowhere is Buddhism part of it. That quote was from "Out of My Later Years". ralis

Vajra, I would like to point out several ways in which you can communicate more succinctly to your audience. 1. Read and use Strunk and White's excellent guide to communicate to your audience more clearly. http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-50th-...9009&sr=8-1 2. William Zinser has written an excellent guide. http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-An...9126&sr=1-1 Your writing style contains inherent contradictions, does not follow logically from a premise, and is condescending to your audience. Your appeal to authority (logical fallacy) is an attempt to create and image of an academic. Instead, you insult the intelligence of your audience. So called spiritual discourse does not preclude reason. ralis

Thanks for the info. on adjusting the atlas. There is only one atlasprofilax practitioner in New Mexico. I noticed immediate results after the treatment. The results are increased neck mobility, radical change in posture, right leg was longer and now both are the same, my breathing is easier and deeper. Will post more as the unwinding continues. ralis

Excellent! LOL!!! ralis

What a naive and heartless point of view. Just wrap the world in your mental concepts with no feeling and everything is just fine. You must live a very sheltered life. ralis

Vajrahridaya et.al. According to recent discussions, the universe and all phenomena therein, are without prior cause. One could therefor proceed to conclude, all pain and suffering are without prior cause. Instead of realizing there may be no answers, human primates have decided to have infinite discussions, wars, inquisitions etc. Over what? Words? However, the Buddhists have provided us with some fantastic answers. I would like to have answers to the following: 1. If the first sentence is true, then is your so called merit and good karma without prior cause? 2. Your use of the derogatory term ignorance is used to place yourselves above others. I guess you Buddhists have achieved total and complete non ignorance? 3. In terms of the last nine years, approximately 1 million innocent Iraqis (mostly women and children) are dead from an illegal war. Are those innocent victims ignorant? 4. What about the approximately 60 million dead in WW2? ralis

Do Vajrahridaya et.al. have religious backgrounds going back to childhood? Perhaps Catholicism? Are their religious (fundamentalist) views just a reaction to childhood training? I wonder why one would be so desperate to prove the unprovable. As for myself, I had fundamentalist religious doctrine (which is always based in fear) forced on me when I was growing up. It has literally taken me 45 years to liberate myself from their propaganda. Which by the way is a very painful process. Facing one's cherished belief systems (BS) is not an easy thing to do. ralis