Trunk

Sounds to me that you went from doing nothing to doing something.

Uh, .. yeah... it's been there for years , just erased that - thanks. I agree with almost all of what you said, there, with a few exceptions.1. I'm not familiar with esoteric Egyptian terms at all, so can't comment - but that you're in the right ball park otherwise so I trust that your steering is probably at least pretty close. 2. Your phrase "working directly with reality" and the descriptives afterward were all spot on. I'd only add that "stillness" is really key, in that the "clever maneuvering" that lives in mundane awareness goes still, gets consumed, ain't there. Implied by the classic terms you used, just thought I'd add. 3. You mention "In a way you could say the three centres collapse into each other", and I disagree here (unless I miss your meaning). I'd say that the centers become integral with voidness~light, that their mundane activity reverses due to the presence of Light. .. and lots of stuff goes out of existence and comes back. The problem with accessing increasingly powerful states of consciousness is disintegration. MG once said "a bowl strong enough to hold the Tiger's Milk". So, hopefully, the centers become more integral with Light, through the bindus and become both increasingly refined and increasingly coherent. I'd agree that in personal consciousness, purified centers assist in personal stability, and a greater degree of harmonized centers on a personal level. While in the transcendent states, however, all of that is .. undercut, transcended, consumed, resolved. So, at the personal level: better drawings, at the transcendent: paper 's on fire. (Speaking at least for myself, the personal refinement process is often disappointingly slow and partial. )

As far as I know, and imho, the basic thing about the egg is to Light It Up (think "Glinda Bubble"). Resolves all cleverness.

You like it, so you must relate to it in some way... If you'd start by talking some about how you relate to it, and feel free to ramble if you like, then I'll chime in, we'll kick it around some.

By "egg", I mean basically the shape that is in Apepch7's attached diagram. By "Light" I mean a primordial vast Light that is accessed and integrated in meditation. It is sometimes referred to as the dharmakaya, "pure light". I tend to just say Light or Big Light. (My understanding of how this is done is in a few core vessel essays.) By "Lineage", I mean a group of enlightened beings who hang out together in a heavenly realm. Maybe I should say "Heavenly Lineage" as contrasted to a line of teachers on earth. I use it genericly, because people choose different Lineages to align with. (For instance, Christians align their attention to a different heavenly realm than Hindus.) I think I've come to some sort of capatilazation style that it reminicent of Winnie the Pooh, and that's Not Such a Bad Thing.

I've never read nor heard of anything in the Taoist tradition that's equivalent to Castaneda's description of the assemblage pt. Doesn't match any descriptions of dan tien (nor chakra) that I've seen. In my experience, the "egg" lights up as a result of the dan tiens integrating with the Big Light. Seems to me that moving the assemblage point (with skill) is an egg maneuver... very few people have stability and fluency at that level. Maybe someone could move the a-pt from mundane consciousness, or unskilled altered consciousness, but it'd be very clunky and risky, I'd bet. I think that as you get further into depths of practice that radically alter your structure, it's so important to align your mindstream with beings who've stabalized their enlightened bodies. That relationship teaches your body, and provides a stabalizing context so that your body-mind can re-assemble coherently. This is Lineage. You need to be well enough in the habit of inwardly going to lineage, that when you're utterly scared and disorderly, that your instinct is to Take Refuge in Lineage.

That was seasoned and humble. What a pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing your good company.

Yup. He was in the news several years ago because he sat immobile under a tree without eating/drinking/moving for days~weeks. He started drawing crowds, and the media dubbed him "buddha boy". (Google "buddha boy".) Rarely he would speak, and he said that he is not the buddha, but somewhere around the level of a rinpoche. After a while the crowds became too much of a nuisance and he disappeared into the forest/jungle. Apparently now he has re-emerged.

Welcome!

She's translated some real classics (link)... would be curious to meet her, see her talk. She teaches? Link?

He's chicano.

Apparently in US boot camp a drug is given so that morning erection/sex doesn't occur. I saw an interview with an actor who did an army movie. Prior to the movie, several of the actors were put through a mock boot camp with cooperation of the US military, and were given the drug. Trainees are under extreme stress during boot camp, and I assume the intent is to conserve their strength and disuade rape and relationships.

From the wikipedia entry on camphor (link):

What Hagar said about the nothingness. re: the "high frequency tone", I suggest that you go see a dr of oriental medicine. It's a possibility that it is a disharmony ("tinnitus"). Western medicine knows no remedy for it, but eastern med does. I happen to know because an old friend of mine was going to college of O.M. and his father was an ear, nose, & throat doctor: they talked about this and I heard the low-down afterward.

uh.... "Vega" as in "that far-away place"? or, "Vega" as in "Vincent"? 67EaMezOKUw ... in any case, welcome! Trunk

Cool, and you didn't at all.

Sidhere, Welcome! Trunk

I'm the webmaster of that site. If some writings come through that way, that was not my intent (and I'm open to specific constructive criticisms of the writing there). My intent was to present a variety of opportunities and risks and then let aspirants navigate for themselves, hopefully more well informed. People vary widely: one advice does not fit all. The idea is not to instill fear, but to simply state the mechanics and real risks so as to be informed (and therefore more capable of applying appropriate remedies), not fearful. A couple of notes about the stagnation disharmonies: 1. It takes a substantial period of time (+ mis-directed practice) for them to become serious. Can't give any hard rules, but generally over a period of years. 2. This is not as much of a risk when you're younger, when blood circulation tends to be excellent. When you're younger the body's resilient capacity to compensate for mis-guided practice is much greater. Generally, somewhere in one's 30's the body's resilience gradually starts to diminish. If someone starts mis-guided practice in their 20's and continues diligently into their 30's, they can accumulate a real tangle that is difficult to resolve. If, however, they are aware of the mechanics (risks & rewards) then it's more likely that they can deepen their practice with a greater degree of confidence, safety and success, navigate the risks more skillfully... whether or not that includes retention, as it's not the right thing for everyone. For those that harmoniously integrate retention, there are very real benefits. Trunk

Sweet!

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Something obvious that I've done hardly any of before.. Got a massage pointer.

Recently revised my orbit acupressure page. Short, info-packed.

Thanks.I saw your links page from another thread: intriguing. Post a link to your main page? (You're welcome to put a link to your site in your 'signature', if you're so inclined. 'My Controls', 'Personal Profile' section, 'Edit Signature'.)