forestofclarity

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  4. Posted

    On 3/2/2025 at 4:04 AM, Maddie said:

     The final straw however was one individual spewing extremely hostile and transphobic rhetoric against trans people and the trans community was allowed to continue doing so without reprimand on this forum even after I reported several of his posts multiple times, and when I tried to force the moderators hands to take action the only action they took was the cowards way out by shutting down the thread as opposed to enforcing the clear-cut rules laid down by the founder of this forum.

     

    I'm going to be honest, I haven't considered any reports because the site doesn't typically work for me. Often the site doesn't load, and if it loads I cannot check the reports, and if I can even click on the reports the site crashes. It really depends on the time of day. 

     

    I did see that there were numerous issues piling up in Current Events and chose to lock it pending a review. Unfortunately, I have lacked the time, energy, and bandwidth to conduct an in depth review of posts due to other, higher priorities than website moderation. I have finally gotten to some of the reports this evening, and am discussing with the other mods especially since I have recused myself from moderating political threads. So please don't take this for other than what it is-- a slapdash, haphazard effort by some one with little time and energy to spare at the moment. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    2 hours ago, L Meyer said:

    Hi, I'm a new user here. I've been doing Qigong and meditation for a bit. It's interesting to see so many different things discussed here. It will take a while to browse through it to even get an idea of what it's all about.

     

     

    Welcome!

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    Welcome! Just FYSA, discussion about Mopai and John Chang in particular has been banned due to the issues it has caused on the board. 

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    From the Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer, trans McLeod:

     

    It doesn’t exist: even buddhas do not see it.


    It doesn’t not exist: it is the basis of samsara and nirvana.


    No contradiction: the middle way is union.


    May I know the pure being of mind, free of extremes.

     

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    1 hour ago, Bindi said:

    This happens because the energy of the central channel, specifically kundalini energy, takes over as the primary consciousness of the heart and mind. Thoughts and emotions still exist, but a) they’re no longer reactive, b ) they’re somewhat upgraded and c) they’re now the result of the ‘soul’ consciousness, which wills any action that takes place. The entire system is overhauled. 

     

    This sounds very similar to the Indo-Tibetan models description, TBH. What is dissolved is not the mind, but the illusion of a separate self. The ultimate is not separate from the relative, any more than gold is separate from any specific form, such as a ring or a bracelet, etc. 

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    I don't know if it's been mentioned, but the initial model sounds like it is dividing ultimate truth from relative truth, and seems to be describing a classic Samkhya, renunciate approach. Relative practices are often important, and this would include various forms of healing, therapy, integration, etc. But over time, the relative practices become less necessary as one's center of gravity shifts away from the relative self to a more open spacious awareness. This is not a state of inactive passivity but a state of spontaneous action. And the shift itself need not be forced, it just happens.

     

    One issue is that people often overestimate their development tend to abandon the relative practices too quick, which some teachers describe as premature immaculation. :lol:

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