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Skeletor Affirmations (and here too)

Pure perception - the inherent nature of the paper and dirt is pristine purity.

Thanks for posting this. A lot of interesting material here: http://www.theinnerlibrary.org/magical-beginnings.html edit:tpyos

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Just checking out the eye candy on tumblr sites : )

Laughing in the Face of .... Anger Attachment Pride Jealousy Stupidity Ref: http://inkessential.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/laughing-in-face-of.html edit: tpoys

New online course: The Five Keys to Taoist Energy Arts

Here's a summary of a Tibetan spell book found amongst the Dunhuang manuscripts: http://earlytibet.com/2009/02/19/a-tibetan-book-of-spells/ Later edit: Here's a piece on Tibetan Buddhism and shamanism: http://www.scribd.com/doc/157765568/Relationship-Natural-Environment

Estas Tonne https://myspace.com/estastonneguitar/music/album/internal-flight-19130706 He plays with a stick of incense shoved into the head stock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PgPfmBI5Gg

"There is nothing better than those mysteries by which, from a rough and fierce life, we are polished to gentleness and softned. And initia, as they are called, we have thus known as the beginnings of life in truth; not only have we received from them the doctrine of living with happiness, but even of dying with a better hope." Cicero

Excellent thread! Just cracked open a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and here are a few quotes on the Trinity: 233 Christians are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: not in their names, for there is only one God, the almighty Father, his only Son and the Holy Spirit: the Most Holy Trinity. 244 The eternal origin of the Holy Spirit is revealed in his mission in time.The Spirit is sent to the apostles and to the Church both by the Father in the name of the Son, and by the Son in person, once he had returned to the Father.The sending of the person of the Spirit after Jesus' glorification reveals in its fullness the mystery of the Holy Trinity. 261 The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of Christian life. God alone can make it known to us by revealing himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 267 Inseparable in what they are, the divine persons are also inseperable in what they do. But within the single divine operation each shows forth what is proper to him in the Trinity, especially in the divine misssions of the Son's Incarnation and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Thanks! I think I got it. It could be sgrub (pronounced drup). Bunging sgrub into this translation tool with the results display set to Roman script a number of senses are given, including practice and accomplishment. Result!

If I ever chance upon the word I'll post it : )

Thanks! Didn't know that. I suppose when the result is taken as the path they would be the same : ) What's the word?

Source: http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=10865&view=findpost&p=131141

By sheer chance this just popped into my mailbox: Edit: tpyos

This is an excerpt on the difference between meditation as a technique and meditation as a way of being is worth repeating: This is worth repeating too: Later edit/additon: Got this from a podcast, can't remember where (the punctuation may be way out too): edit: inevitable tpyos

You're welcome! I like anything that helps clarify and contextualize practice.

This excerpt on arcana and symbol is lifted from Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism.

Transmission is never revoked as the Three Jewels never abandons those who have taken refuge.

Thanks for the clear, concise and rational summary - speaking of kleshas I'm quite nonplussed that the initial question stirred so much debate.