dwai

The suspension was precisely because of what you pointed out. The ask is simply to avoid posting diatribes based on personal peeves when the original topic was created for aesthetic & informational reasons, and not to compare lethality of different martial arts

Dear Friends, I wanted to share with you an exciting bit of news (for me at the very least ). My new novel titled "The Mahāsiddha Field" is scheduled to release worldwide in paperback and Kindle eBook format on December 10th, 2019. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081SPR24B Some of you longer-term bums here have read the initial parts of the book a few years back (then under a temporary working title). I thank all those who encouraged me to complete the book, and for valuable feedback when I had requested it a few years back. I hope you will get a copy of the book and enjoy it. I know the words I am going to type below are used very frequently, but I mean it from the bottom of my heart, nonetheless. I thank all you Dao Bums for being such a constant part of my life since I became a member back in 2007. I couldn't have done this without you all. Love and Best Regards, Dwai

Here’s the theory — develop sung (release) develop ting (listening) Without these you can’t do any real neigong. To develop these, you need to practice and learn from a good teacher. How will you know if you have sung? How will you know if you have ting? When you touch hands with another person. You have to feel sung and experience ting in someone else to know it. .

This is a very interesting research paper on the paleo climate in the Indian context. Read specifically pages 14-16 https://www.insaindia.res.in/pdf/Paleoclimate-Final_18-12-09-web.pdf

This is not made up https://qz.com/india/1575810/indian-monsoons-effect-on-ice-age-sheds-light-on-global-warming/ https://www.quora.com/How-was-Indian-Sub-continent-during-Ice-age-Was-it-covered-with-ice/answer/Hamza-Shaikh-3?ch=10&share=6949d64d&srid=9nkbf If I find more references, will gladly share here.

Wiggle your toes and keep your mind on the toes, pay attention to the sensations, etc -- no seriously, I'm not kidding about this. The more you think about the energy in your head, the worse it will get. Energy goes where your mind focuses its attention. Another thing you can do is some physical exercise. Run, or go for a walk if the weather permits.

Indeed. But who said Brahman needs to "know it all"? In a dream, do you know it all, or only know from the perspective of the "individual" role that you have assumed therein?

It is not cheating at all, but IMHO, we should also develop the ability to meditate under non-ideal circumstances.

maybe. The ice age is purported to have ended around 11,500 years ago. However, The Indian subcontinent was not affected by it.

No, it is not a family style. It is its own style. In terms of form, it looks similar to yang style, but is practiced and taught differently. Master Waysun Liao, who came to the US from Taiwan, learned the art from a daoist monk in Taiwan. He said he was taught the way monks learned it in Daoist temples, and so called what he teaches, Temple style.

https://taichitaocenter.com/taichi-tao-network/ you can get a lot of the material online here — https://www.taichitao.tv/

Why is “all knowledge” in the domain of this? Knowledge of that kind is specific to the mind — Localized. To know more, the limitations of the mind need to be reduced. Again, the point being made is realizing the universality of consciousness doesn’t imply automatically that all phenomenal knowledge becomes accessible. Knowing the universal nature of space doesn’t automatically imply all objects in space are known as well. haha btw sanitation in ancient times was not such a rare thing. There were flushing toilets and well planned sewage systems in the sarasvati-Indus civilization I disagree. There is a habitual conflation of mind and consciousness which leads to that line of logic.

Inference is certainly an early companion in the inquiry process. But inference will give rise to realization. When there is realization, inference's job is done. The problem is due to/known as "avidya", and the method of resolution is "vichara". It resolves in "Self realization". Of course, that is speaking from a Vedantic perspective. The "universalizing" that is happening is a method of instruction. The teacher tells the seeker, "Verily, all is Brahman/Self". The student then goes through the process of introspection, listening to further commentary by the teacher until they come to the same realization. At least, that's the way I see it. Of course, there is -- that is called "realization". Is it an "experience" in the sense of subject-object? No. But with the realization, there is no longer any need for conceptualization, though it might be needed as a vehicle of explanation/dissemination. It is not inference or intuition, but a recognition of the "truth". There are of course other experiences such as the feeling of unity, etc. For instance, it has often happened to me that while I'm walking down a road, suddenly the road, the trees, the people, vehicles, animals, etc all become "me". That is, the "me" expands to include all, in a most distinct and unimaginable way. But if someone was to be skeptical about it, they'd say, "oh it's all in your mind...you imagined it!" P.S. Teachers of Jnana yoga will also categorize these experiences as mystical experiences, and then point towards our everyday experiences instead. But it is also true that many of the greatest masters of Jnana yoga were also great mystics (Tantra and Dhyana Siddhas). There are many such people sharing it with a wider audience. In fact, there are several ancient wisdom traditions that have been doing precisely that for thousands of years. I have nothing new to report

Temple style Tai chi.

You have to ask members of Jeff’s group. I don’t really need an answer from you as I already know it, was curious to see if your were actually interested in a discourse or whether you’ve come to do oneupmanship. I think I know the answer... Telepathy is not necessary. Some are transparent enough that we can see right through them

it’s mighty presumptuous of you to suggest that I’m a member of any group, let alone Jeff’s group. Moreover, there is no such group here on TDB (at least not for a while now). It's analogous to the difference between darkness and light or the difference between ignorance and knowledge. 🙂 That’s as wishy-washy an answer as any I’ve seen. Although, I see the general direction of your thought-process. Not much seems to have changed in terms of your demeanor, from what I can remember from earlier interactions.

In my own humble experience, that is the case. It is an experience -- but not like other experiences. It is literally an experience of the absence of phenomena. Words cannot describe it -- there is no time, there is no space, only being. The reason why deep sleep and nirvikalpa samadhi are categorized as different is while under the influence of Maya (i.e. a layperson), deep sleep is awareness enveloped in a covering of tamas (the inertial quality). In Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the veil of Maya is dropped, and there is only awareness without that envelope of tamas (darkness).

There certainly is a provisional status (vyavahārika) for an external world, but that is through the filter of Maya. Advaita Vedanta says the phenomenal world is known as such under the influence of Maya. Once the veil is dropped, the phenomenal world is known as Brahman/Self itself. This particular "problem" that Sam points out, is due to the mistaken identification of Consciousness with an individual (who is considered to be unconscious or in deep sleep, or awake) -- or perhaps, better worded as "mistaken identification of consciousness with all individuals". That is why the statement, "you might not be aware of the world outside when you are in deep sleep or under anesthesia, but others continue experiencing the world". The assumption here is that consciousness is an emergence from/consequence of these individuals (you and "others"). But such is not the case. Consciousness is non-dual, and it appears to operate through these separate beings. It is the same consciousness that causes "absence of the world" of the world in the "deep sleepers", while simultaneously causes the "experience of the world" in the "wakers". There is an experience in both cases -- in one there is the experience of the absence of phenomena, while in the others there is the experience of phenomena. The constant/unchanging is consciousness itself.

Why is Greg Goode an authority? what makes Greg Goode any more reliable than my own experience? 🤔 What do you think is the difference between deep sleep and nirvikalpa samadhi?

Huh!?!

I don’t understand how consciousness can be equated to color blindness. While it is possible that one could be color blind, one can’t say the same about consciousness. If there is no consciousness in a subject, they are effectively non-existent.

That’s the same rationale used in context of deep sleep. The localized appearance of awareness does not refute/disprove its primacy.

Why don’t you enlighten us?

I like Vidyut...he is a world-class action star. I'd love to see him collaborate with some of the international action stars like Michael Jai White, Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa, et al. Also love the fact that he practices and promotes Indian martial arts.