evZENy

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  1. Sexual Energy

    Must be transformed of course. Use Water methods to control Fire.
  2. What you are listing are fermented foods. Where the B12 is formed by the cultures causing the fermentation. However, even this seems to not always be the case as some of the references in the first link (7, 8) show :-( http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/b12.htm http://www.veganhealth.org/b12/plant So some yeasts. Maybe....
  3. Taoist Physical Exercise?

    I guess it depends who are the "Taoists" :-) Some techniques discussed in "Opening the dragon gate" Then you have the more physical aspect of T'ai Chi, Pa Kua, Hsing I and Wu Tang, for example. I believe one can not neglect the body and focus on mind and spirit alone. The Chinese philosophy sees them all as one, hence all have to be equally cared about and cultivated. That said, I know many who believe that if you cultivate, purify, store etc. enough Chi, it will take care of the body problems. I personally doubt it and take care of my body as well.
  4. Buddhism transcends the Tao

    The title of the topic makes sense, only if you define TAO as something that can be transcended. Most of us don't see it this way. Hence no point to discuss. As for Buddhism - a lovely view: http://home.att.net/~meditation/Buddhism.html Na mo Amituofo!
  5. I like Osho's interpretation of tao

    Here is a very good link describing all his falls - drugs, sex, power issues etc. Links to similar links texts. http://home.att.net/~meditation/Osho.html I agree with it all. Still love his message! :-)
  6. I like Osho's interpretation of tao

    If I have to follow one voice out there it will be Osho's. Big fan. Yes, he contradicted himself. And explained many times WHY he is doing this. Anyone using words to pass wordless messages will. Yes, you can find a discourse of how great Jesus, Buddha etc. is, and then another one, where he points why they had their limits. I don't see any problems with that at all! There is a story about Buddha himself, where in a single day 3 different people come to ask him if there is a God and he gives 3 different answers. The answer depends on the audience. The same way a radio signal depends on the receiving tuner - an AM radio won't get HD radio and FM won't get XM. Osho did few things that rightly put him among the most influential people of XX century: - created methods for meditation suitable for the people of today - discussed all major religions and philosophies, revealing their messages often hidden or unclear for most of us - brought for many the freedom to feel good with their bodies, thoughts, lives, desires... which is the first step to liberation - attacked organized religion, politics etc. Yes, he may have been poisoned by the US government (seems that there was data on Thallium poisoning indeed). Why not speak about it !? Yes, he had weird life - dozens of RR (as mentioned), addiction to painkillers etc. And yes, his way was abused by many who joined him and destroyed to a great extend the intend he had, by selectively picking his messages and seeing them as a free pass to sex, drugs etc. Yes, he might have gone with some of it instead of stopping it. I liked an article of one of his close followers, who said - it's all true. But he was a human. An awaken person is not a God (something which some Buddhists obviously won't agree with :-) But he is a voice that channels the realization of what God is. So in short - I focus on the message, not the messenger. And for 20+ years I haven't found anyone else who comes even close to Osho as far as passing a message is concerned. The Vedas, Buddha, Zen, Tao, the Greek philosophers, Sufism, Tantra, Christianity... He showed the best of them all, the treasure in each. The hidden gems. And always reminded us to follow ourselves - not him, and not even the message he passes. A true approach for a true mystic! Just this part comes with a contradiction - giving a message and asking people not to follow it. What's the point, right? :-) That's how it should be! I would not even bother to listen to someone, who does not contradict himself :-)
  7. Conscious Indulgence

    Can you unconsciously enjoy an orgasm without an ejaculation, for example? :-) Plus being aware of you and your partner in an act can be at different levels of experience. You have to put your mind on them or otherwise you miss.
  8. Sexual Energy

    True.
  9. True on the acerola (tried them in Brazil), wrong on B12. I am eating lots of seaweeds (crazy on Japanese stuff :-), but that's actually a problem. There is a compound that mimicks close B12 and uses the same receptors. Which means that the vitamin competes with it and is even less adsorbed :-(. But I just got some chlorella before going to bed :-)
  10. True about hemp! Just to add Quinoa and to a lesser extend - Amaranth. There is a reason why the Native Nations of Central and South America worshiped them. As for us vegetarians - good balanced source of protein (as is hemp). So does soy, but one has to be careful with it... We don't get enough Vitamin B12 mainly because everything is so clean these days! It is not part of the animal products, but contamination in them. In the same way, many people still don't realize thet milk does not have lots of Vitamin D - the US dairy industry adds it in :-)
  11. What Do Monks Eat Everyday?

    I can argue the other way around - that because of their practice is the health. I believe that the correct Chi cultivation can overwrite bad eating habits. But having good ones helps you waste time and energy. This can be seen in many cases, where 100+ years old people, drink, smoke and eat food, which would be otherwise considered unhealthy. Yet their lifestyle - mentality, social network, happiness are responsible for their physical health (got tons of these guys in my country - many real Taos in them, I believe:-) And the opposite - you may have very healthy diet, but not being careful about how you use your Chi, can turn yourself into an young and beautiful corpse :-) Many masters in different traditions are such examples, especially some who used their energy to fight, compete otherwise or cure. P.S. I am vegetarian, try to eat organic and grow and prepare as much of my food as I can.
  12. Buddhism transcends the Tao

    Can't have only one way. Even for a single person is hard. For humanity - as it changes, so do the ways. For example Osho is right to say that many of the thousands years old meditations won't work for the modern human. Hence the need for new techniques, to which he contributed a lot. In any case - Buddhism is the answer for some, but not all.
  13. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Still in the wheel guys? The Buddhist-Dharma one or not - doesn't matter? :-)
  14. also "The Valley of Flowers" , directed by Pan Nalin, who also did "Samsara" and many other similar movies (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659023/) Working on a new "Buddha" movie right now.
  15. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    How is that relevant? As I pointed, I know you didn't have the literal meaning of the word in mind (in order to avoid what you wrote :-). Would be nice to read more carefully - it's in your own languages :-). So no need to be explained what "read into something" means, but thanks anyway :-) True. So is doing the dishes. There is a major reason. One does not DO Zen. Tibetan Buddhism on the other hand is influenced by Bon with its prejudices and rituals. I find the religion of Buddhism too heavy on rituals and especially so the Tibetan version. Yes, I understand they do have their role. And yes, I am sure it works for some people, to the point they claim its the best and only true/pure thing :-) As I said yesterday - if Buddha was around today he most likely won't pick Tibetan Budhism or any other one as more pure, the best vehicle, etc.
  16. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    I am the least read of you all here :-). And I know you don't mean that. Just pointing the obvious - that's all. On the writings - weren't most of the Buddhist writings dated 300 years after his death? For Isa (Jesus) its ~100+ As for Chuang Tzu and other Taoist sages - I believe they wrote THEMSELVES, didn't let someone recall what others have understood from what the Master had said :-) Not that it matters. I still say that original (directly from the master) or passed along words, writings etc. are somewhat useful. But it's the practice that matters. Me neither! Did I ever said I do !?!?!? The poor Vedic rishis and sages - they never got really liberated, right? :-) Some probably got this lower quality of Enlightenment, no? :-) And then comes the Zen monk with the stick and you get IT once the pain and the shock kick the Buddhist framework out :-) yours, Ignorant...
  17. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    I thought you didn't like the same/Dwai's point on the frameworks few pages ago... Again, this is a weird statement. This can exist only within personal consciousness, which compares (i.e. that A is different than B ). But the latter can not reach two different enlightenments, unless we don't agree on what Enlightenmen means. . And why do we care about the interpretations !? Did Buddha ever say "Go and interprete!" I must have missed that discourse. By the way - shouldn't one focus more on what The Buddha said, and not his Interpreters? My feeling is that all the masters said: "Here is how it worked with me. Go and try yourself. Don't accept that what I say is true - use it as guidence." Obviously by using tons of concepts. Most of which were borrowed and hence - the discussions in the last 17 pages :-)
  18. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Obviously there is an "I" with attributes, as each sentence of Shankara starts with it. Of course they don't! The messages are different, as to have a message one has to use words and the words are different. The Reality however is only one. A tree looks different to a bird, an ape, a worm and a man. But the Reality of the Tree doesn't change because of the differences in the observers. And if you want to get on the Tree, depends if you can fly, climb, crawl etc. - the Way is different Otherwise, the closer the messages of two religions - the bigger the hatred/intolerrance between them, as the history keeps on showing us... And this thread as well :-)
  19. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    You are right. About Taoism. One doesn't have to be Taoist, to accept Tao. Lots of discussions on Chirstianity too - huge dogma with tons of scrpitures. Not much of what Jesus had in mind in it. I don't see the contradiction. The Taoism for me is not equal to Tao.
  20. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Indeed! That's what I am trying to say here too :-) The other interesting thing about Hsin Hsin Ming is, that is written by one of the Zen Patriarchs, yet, he, a Buddhist, talks about The Way all the time :-). It starts with: "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences." For a reason. Dropping the preferences is the first and probably the only thing needed. Saying your teaching is better than the others is a barrier :-) have a good NOW!
  21. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Emptiness here, emptiness there, but the infinite universe stands always before your eyes. Infinitely large and infinitely small; no difference, for definations have vanished and no boundaries are seen. So too with being and non-being. Don't waste time in doubts and arguments that have nothing to do with this. One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction. To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about non-perfection. To live in this faith is the road to non-duality, because the non-dual is one with the trusting mind. Words! The Way is beyond language, for in it there is no yesterday, no tomorrow, no today. Hsin Hsin Ming (Verses on the Faith Mind by The 3rd Zen Patriarch, Sengstau)
  22. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    True. Being one of the most translated books as well. I study the system of Master Waysun Liao, who also has his own translation, based on his lineage. And wrote a fictional book explaining the TTC "Night Nights with the Taoist Master" - discussed in other threads. The book also includes literal translation (at least my edition does). As for the calamity of having body and trying to extinguish it - never heard anything so stupid, sorry! Haven't the guy ever heard of Taoist practices BASED on the body !?!? Hello? The Body is seen as the microcosm, reflecting the macrocosm. Realization is achieved by going inside, by working on internal alchemistry. You need body for that, right :-) Someone has been smoking something Buddhist or I don't know what when he wrote it :-) I would say Tao is more body oriented even than Yoga, which only in parts is concerned with the body (mainly as way to cultivate the mind).
  23. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    "People used to ask Buddha again and again, "What happens when one becomes a Buddha? Is he, or is he not? Does the soul exist or not? What will happen when Buddha leaves the body? Where will he be? Will he be somewhere or not?" And Buddha says, "These questions you don't ask. You simply become a Buddha and see, because whatsoever I say will be wrong." And he always avoided the temptation of answering such questions."
  24. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Not at all. Actually dancing on my chair with my headphones on, while reading and drinking some tea. Of course I know what you mean. Yet I like more forestofemptiness' and Dwai's points that bunch of non-enlightened people keep on talking about bunch of mentally constructed concepts, which we can only logically and subjectively accept and evaluate. How can I be bored reading about the different types of No-thingness! :-) Have a good Now!
  25. Advaita Vedanta vs Buddhism

    Exactly :-) Since obviously people still like to hang to words: argument > a discussion involving differing points of view; debate. The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. -Mark Twain