Sunya

i concur. the schedule ends early june in LA. maybe after that you can swing by new york or anywhere close by? i read that Max doesn't like the big city.. well new york is a big state, theres also new jersey, connecticut, i suggest not choosing a place further than 1 hour drive from NYC because i think you will find many people from there who will be interested in attending. if you'd like, i can help set it up

thank you for the invite i only see seminars in hawaii and LA coming up. honestly i won't be able to afford it with the cost of plane tickets and seminar. i'm a full time student with no job. i'm spending my holiday money on a weekend retreat wher ei'll receive shaktipat transmission. same cost as kunlun seminar except i don't have to fly. if i hear about a seminar in my area i'll figure out a way to pay but if Max doesn't come around here by the summer i'll take you up on that if theres a seminar in your area. i hope chris does offer some sort of student discount that would definitely make me more inclined to go i am still in school, but would be willing to miss a day or two of classes for this if the opportunity comes up.

that's not too far I don't think. i'm at school in north jersey not far from NYC but am from the 'shore' area, town is called monmouth. frankly i'm tired of this cold weather. oh california how i yearn for you, or india. or anywhere warm really

well thank you for the advice, i decided im done for good and will give meditation my full attention, but will still sit in on my friend and join him. maybe being around him will have some kind of effect, plus i'm sure he could use the positive vibe i will give him during his journey. man, i'd love to learn red phoenix, but max won't be in my area for a while most likely (NY,NJ), and the new book won't be out for a while either.. oh well. until that happens i'll most likely be ready for level 2. been doing level 1 for close to a month now.

i concur. i haven't drank soda in a while but i remember liking baja blast a lot doesn't beat earl grey though :]

thanks Nancy, yes i'm almost 22. you've experienced everything and more through meditation I gather? i'm coming to the conclusion that meditation is the best path, but i guess theres still that part of me that wants to experiment and experience. hard work was never my forte, but i'm sure the reward is worth it from what you're saying. what woul dyou have killed to have known? and by drugs you mean psychedelics right? because thats all that interests me, i gave up pot and was never interested in feel good drugs.

well i guess it just comes from the desire to experience the 'oneness' that i felt on cactus. i've yet to experience that through meditation but i'm fairly new to the path. i guess its my western mindset of fast results "we want the world and we want it now" jim morrison

thank you karen, you gave me much insight that i was looking for.. and it definetely correlated with my experience, i felt like i had so much knowledge and wisdom but then the next day it was all gone. i think that they can be beneficial in some cases though. for some people all they need is that short glimpse to set them on the road. i believe you convinced me though that i'm beyond that and already am on the road. i don't think i'll partake, but will sit in with my friend and share the experience with him.

VA is like a 6 hour drive more north i say!

i've been feeling some headaches lately, especially in the frontal lobe region. anyone else experience this?

mystical nonsense eh? why are you paying to go to a Kunlun seminar? to feel that 'mystical nonsense' yourself? hahah you're a funny guy i'll give you that

how much closin time you doins? 20 min for 1hr enough? maybe he just doesn't star wars.

i'm reading in Pillars of Bliss, that after a while of being celibate and drawing the sexual energy up, if you ejaculate your semen will be clear.. so i'm wondering, whatif you want to have kids down the road? is it possible to reverse the process ? have you guys thought about this

i don't like the upward draw either. i suggest you look into tantra. http://www.aypsite.org/TantraDirectory.html the gist though is that you stop before you ejaculate, and eventually you will have an orgasm without ejaculating, not the blocking method.. this is merely controlling yourself to stop before you release but this is pointless without some form of exercise to bring the sexual energy up

cultish? no, not at all. as long as you don't act like WYG when you ask questions you'll receive a positive response. i don't believe any group mentality exists, or atleast i don't associate myself with it, or any group for that matter. i'm trying out kunlun myself to see how it works, and so far have been getting interesting results. about Max, i've never met him but remain open minded to his abilities. how can you know without direct experience i suggest you just try it out and see how it works out for you.. i frankly don't agree with the marketing tactics that Mantra uses, all this show of powers and abilities seems to attract a certain kind of people, so i understand your scepticism.

ham sa pranayama? is it where you breathe in, mentally chant ham, and bring sexual energy up the spine from the perineum to the third eye.. then breath out, mentally chant sa, and bring it down? if so thats a great technique. i would suggest though, that you practice the microcosmic orbit atleast twice a week to work the front channel.. it will help with grounding and prevent any 'symptoms' that may occur. Cam, what do you intend to do with this small 'group of guys'? hahah. a group of sexually frustrated guys getting together sounds like the beginning of a raunchy gay porn flick. i intend to stick with this 100 days. if you begin dec 1, i'll only be 8 days ahead of you, not a big gap. and as for what i'm practicing, the only energy practice i'm doing is Kunlun level 1.

what do you practice mantis?

cameron? anyone? in pillars of bliss it just says 100 days of celibacy and kunlun level 1, so i assume that kunlun is enough for retention.. but i don't understand how that is so if there is no conscious upbringing of the sexual energy. http://www.healingtaobritain.com/p67magazi...itualorgasm.htm would kunlun go under the category of spontaneous redirection?

this reminds me of that seinfeld episode where they had a bet on who would last the longest, hahah. mantis, have you noticed any changes now that you're not releasing

what is CFQ?

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i'm on day 8. this is when i usually give up as it gets harder and harder to keep going but i'm trying to maintain vigilance no porn is definetely a good idea. so kunlun level 1 is enough for retention even though you don't consciously do anything unlike say.. microcosmic orbit?

http://www.healingtaobritain.com/p67magazi...itualorgasm.htm interesting article that deals with sexual energy cultivation, tantra, taoism, and kundalini. the main gist i got is that tantra is too focused on fire, bringing the sexual energy up, and ignores bringing the grounding of bringing the energy down. read the article if you're interested in hearing more. this guy has practices kundalini and kriya yoga for some time and isn't come strictly from theory but from experience.

i believe having the east coast seminar in the tristate area will provide the best results in attendance. plus i really want to go and i don't believe i can drive all the way down to north carolina for this. i did a mapquest and its roughly an 11 hour drive!

tao of pooh

not going to be around for long? well that is a good marketing strategy haha i live close to NYC, how far is Asheville or those other places?