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^Nice post. Thanks for sharing.

the author is good at discerning what is, but the heavy sophmoric undercurrent really projects an unbridled angst. "Nothing worth saving", 'lies lies lies", is what a person who's been just unplugged from the matrix says. What we're exposed to in text or media is a far cry from what actually occurs in the non-static reality of living, and living in it, I'm coming to recognize the slow slope as it unwinds.

I like the Taoist idea of physical ascension. I mean, think about it, what if we ascend Buddhist Style and when we get up there it's like, "hey, this place is cool but where's the porn?". As Taoist immortals we can return and check out our fave stars.

Ahh, the elusive Heineken 747 Jumbo Kegplane.

i think when a practitioner becomes less attracted and overwhelmed by attainments and more drawn to the finer and more refined aspects of meditation, what you're saying is probably the way to go. But until then the vicious cycle of intention, disappointment & astonishment will have to do!

I think there are different types of intentions involved in meditation. first being rooted in the choice to meditate. Frankly i think there has to be some level of egotistic intention involved to choose meditation to begin with. another kind of intention is what some practitioners consciously intend/will our bodies to do during the state of meditation, beit spinal/perenium breathing, backward flow, intending prana upflow, etc.

Well it looks like this chick has a Phowa hole in her head. Apparently this is what the hole looks like... Here are some dudes looking for holes in each other's heads... Well i'll be damned. I think i'm going to have a friend check out my head this weekend.

How many Phowa practitioners do you know who have holes in their heads? Did the Lama who taught you have a hole in his head? Does anyone have any pictures of these holes? Does anyone on Taobums have this hole?

Not quite. There are fundamental underlying reasons that are remotely and loosely related with expectations of the common person that have brought us here. Sure, in the aftermath public expectation will come into play as well as in how economic bubbles form and burst, but the present economic conditions were set at the highest levels of finance and governance with public expectation factored in, and we are seeing the reality of it today. Agreed. That is probably what will happen as life becomes more difficult for the avg person. Many people will have to learn to rely on their neighbors, otherwise it'll be quite a barbaric existence for them.

Ya know, "wizard" is actually quite an ugly word. It sounds like Ghizzard or Weasel. Whereas "shrine" seems to evoke a whiney sound and creates a bit too much pressure in the throat. "about" seems very benign. "study" sounds very stringent and blocky. I think "great" is the word i would choose. I feel good saying it and works well with the vocal chords while maintaining a peaceful and positive vibe upon the ears.

So what are the three reasons that caused you to vote for Obama?

The banking system will never collapse by accident or by the mistakes of a few rogue bankers. It's my opinion that mid 2009 will be when reality finally hits ground level, meaning inflation on a pretty strong scale. This will last for a couple of years while progressively getting worse. People will think housing has bottomed only to find out that it hasn't, and the bottom feeders will get shaken out in 2010. by 2011, life will not be easy for the average Westerner, which at around this time will be when a new system of banking as well as preliminary changes in the system will begin to occur (aka return to a semi-Gold Standard)

I wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if legislation and public approval passed it with flying colors. Either way, what the people want in the realm of rule and law is as important as what slaves want. This has been made insultingly obvious over the past two terms. However, the finalization of an official union must require a new constitution as well as a new constitutional convention, and realistically speaking, a few states are going to resist this. Namely Vermont, Montana, New Hampshire, heck even Texas. Perhaps even Ohio and Wisconsin. This could present a problem in terms of getting legislation through.

There's a big difference between the proposed NAU and EU. The NAU will be the combining of three nations whereas the EU was a union of 27 nations. Interestingly though, the EU passed with the specter of 9/11 lighting a fire under its ass. The NAU has no such event, yet. I would gather that it will take a helluva lot more than an event in NYC to convince the patriot/nationalist types in the US. If anything, it will definitely be interesting to see how the West gets the public to accept it.

wow, this had me giggling like a little school girl. MUST. SHARE. WITH. OTHER. PPL.

Although it's not wise to express any sort of disdain towards the soldiers, after all, there's really nothing they can do about anything since they signed their lives away, I find that the inactive and un-enlightened citizen is where due fault usually lies. If this is a democracy, which it really isn't, the soldier basically does the bidding of the citizens. Unfortunately the citizens are scared shitless of their govt, and now soldiers do the bidding of a small group of rich meglomaniacs and their army of statist politicians.

That's looks like a fascinating book. Definitely going to check it out. Thanks! Also, did a little research into the subject and found this... neuro-linguistic programming seems like a pretty fascinating subject.

Wow, Shon, that was one helluva post! I'm standing beside myself at the vast chasm of knowledge I never knew you had. 'Course, I don't know anything so that would explain it. I am really leaning towards that same idea that everyone has their own experiences, BUT, there does seem to be loosely related similarities when it comes to energy centers. It does seem like some people feel them very specifically, and some people feel them in a general sense through the body. I find this to be interesting for some reason, but the crux of the reason I posted this is to analyse what these differences are (although it does not look to be the huge successful thread I had imagined when posting) because I think it is relevant towards understanding what we are experiencing since too often these experiences come with absolutely zero guidance, mainly due to the very fact that people, for some reason or another, do not like to discuss the details of their experiences. Btw, you're pretty cute. Are you single? Wanna go out?

Why is it that after thousands of years of secretive esoteric arts and mystics that now is the time when it seems like a free for all? What is the significance of this time period that should allow all these secrets to suddenly be offered for teaching to the public at large? I realize opinions will be theoretical, but i'm interested in reading the thoughts of the Taobums because I think it matters in the bigger picture. I've heard theories ranging from preparing mankind for the Age of Aquarius (whatever that means), to 2012 Mayan calendar as well as ascendancy, to Alien vs Man warfare, to evolution of consciousness, etc etc. What are your thoughts?

Anybody out there experience the opening of the heart chakra? I am at a point now where i'm fairly positive I have experienced a partial opening in the backside of my heart. Physical Manifestation: when stretching or standing straight, I feel a coiling energy swirling around the back of my heart. I was skeptical initially, but this has been going on since September '08 everyday for short durations of time. Emotional/Psychological Manifestation: None that I can detect. Maybe more patient? lol. Confirmation came after speaking with a metaphysical teacher who directed me to C.W. Leadbeater's book The Chakras and the artwork of mystic Johann Georg Gichtel depicted on the cover of the book... As you can see, it is clearly not similar to what the New Age Housewive's depiction of The Chakras is. The heart chakra is actually where the heart is and the spleen chakra is introduced. The image also depicts a snake coiled around the heart which resembles the feeling behind my heart. I don't know what is supposed to happen when heart chakras open up. Probably the same ol' spiel of "bliss, enlightenment, love." etc, etc. Perhaps i have felt more of that lately than in the past, I can't gauge this given that i've gone clean and sober after all of this started. But i'm curious if anyone has ever heard of anything like this, or experienced anything like this? (Here is the full sequence of Gichtel's art if you're curious.)

I've wasted a lot of time reading into 2012, and I have concluded that everything regarding some kind of consciousness or physical transformation occurring on 2012 is pure 100% theory backed by absolutely nothing tangible. There is no fact involved in anything that should lead a person to wholly accept that theory. Something may happen, something may not. But one thing is for certain -- the days of capitalist culture is coming to an end, and 2012 will be the beginning of that bottom.

I read the book and saw the movie as well. The book, of course, is a lot more detailed but moreso technical which I really enjoyed I think the true story of Chris McCandless will never really be known, but what I did find poetic and romantic about this young man was the courage he had to break out of civilization. Sure, he made some mistakes which resulted in his death, but it certainly should not paint his life out to be a cheap lesson for kids. He was smart, had many convictions about humanity and the state of the world and wanted to test himself armed with what he knew at that time. That said, give the kid a break. He was 22, fresh out of college and feeling invincible.

I've been in the market for a good time piece that has a moon phase display to help remind me of the transitioning phases of the moon. Out of curiosity, I looked up the most expensive watches in the world, this led me to a Forbes article which displayed time pieces that ranged from nearly $1 million to a paltry $350k. What I found interesting was that in nearly every one of these watches there was a moon phase display (hmm). All yours for 3 easy payments of $225,000.00. Any of you taobums sportin' a Moon Phase watch? I've got my eye on a few of them from the $80 to $1,000 range, but i'm still playing with my budget to see what is affordable and whether or not a quality time piece is something i'm in the market for, but i'm definitely in the market for a moon phase watch.

Here's an interesting watch I came across while browsing the web. It's called the YES watch.... And there's also the Kundalini YES Watch. you think maybe they know who their target audience? ehh? EHHHH?? Kinda pricey but there's a leather strap version on Gaiam.com that goes for $395. I think i'm sold.

I think that's the gist of it - practitioners can do it for different reasons, but what is a stark contrast from what you're seeing is that almost everyone around me who is married/has kids seems very stressed out and seem secretly resentful in some way. Not to be a downer or anything, but that's the reality I see. The ones who "seem" to have it together usually have a religious or strong family support group behind them, but they're few and far between. I like the idea of marriage as a unification of two families as well as two kindred spirits, and children are angels to me, but what I think is more important is finding a partner who is over the euphoria and the sentiment of an adolescent lifestyle. Regarding children though, I do think those of us who are very aware seem too concerned with how we will perform as parents, which is interesting considering we would probably make great parents because of this. Which reminds me of an old client of mine who was neck-deep in family life, I remember asking him if it was tough raising kids. His response was ... "Nah. You just feed them the scraps."