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Thanks Lucky for your posts, I was quite unsure about Sadhguru, of course a lot of what he says makes sense but these days there are so many false gurus especially in India that I wouldnt have visited him even if I had the chance. But since your recommendation I for one will take the opportunity should it arise.

How is that? i thought Reiki channels universal energy while Mo Pai stores, transforms then that energy is used in the healing.

I find the same thing, just focus more on completely relaxing your body and getting very comfortable, don't ever TRY to get to sleep just completely relax and rest your mind. If you can become so relaxed and at ease, you don't need to worry about sleeping to rejuvenate, you'll be fine either way

Relaxation -> rest and digest -> you know the rest...

From Michael Lomaxs book, you use your INTENT to manifest a purple shield at arms length around you. Beneath the purple bubble you manifest a golden one. The more you develop your INTENT and energy the greater the effect. As Michael said above, just do it and the more you practice the better.

If one cannot burn sage (smoke alarm in my room ), then next best is intent/shielding? Any non smoke involving techniques? P.s I still find shielding hard to do, any tips or just more practice?

"When yang rises from the dan tien this reults in qualities such as agression, pride, desire for power, trying to change and control things and action." Maybe if its false yang

Consider investing in some Vibram 5 finger shoes, these are much better than some thick soled trainers. I would say just keep it light.

Hey taoiseasy do you have any info about music? Personally ive noticed my taste in music has changed since cultivating more, dont really like any harsh sounding tracks now, only in small doses perhaps. Some nice music that resonates with me definitely effects my energy. I wonder if the artist/composers energy can come through aswell? Cheers.

Does chilli, ginger, garlic etc balance that yin effect of coconut by any chance? I think i know why thai curry is so good now...

As i understand it, ones karma is from billions and billions of past lives, spanning across not only the human realm but animal, asura, devas and hell beings etc etc. Ones karma can be sown in this life but may only ripen after many future lives. This means trying to understand the cause of arising situations is basically impossible, perhaps unless one is at a very high level of cultivation. I suppose the driving force behind slave owners/slavery would be "power", or having all your power taken from you. This kind of situation is extremely broad and could be sown in a variety of situations not only the mass slave trade we have known in our time.

Hi there, I find your post on energy fields quite interesting. I wonder is your reading on a present basis e.g if someone has had a bad time recently will you be able to feel that? Or is it just an overall sense of their makeup? Also can you tell me my field centring just based on this message? I would like to know what your feel is compared to my own!

The more power you have the greater your wisdom and natural morality must be in order to not bring harm.

Thanks for that very informative post MithStrike, i wonder can holding the smoke in the mouth like that increase the risk of cancers?

http://www.scribd.com/doc/32932002/Paul-Brunton-A-Search-in-Secret-India Very interesting read

Good company that aligns with your goals and interests is mutually beneficial. Trying to make any friends as an ego booster or because of lack of self worth is only treating the symptoms not the root cause of these problems.

"If i could" was referring to making a visible clone of yourself, not anything else to do with astral bodies. My question was extremely simple but you seem to be getting very angry over it. This is a discussion board not a circle-jerk, if you cant even have a discussion without getting angry i would look into that.

I assume you believe you have opened your third eye if you are making such a comment. What has it done for you?

I didnt ask what can be done, i already know that. I was asking what YOU can do. Obviously nothing, so why the staunch attitude?I believe the vast majority of people trying things like the topic starter have posted are deluding themselves and are wasting their time.

So tell me what YOU can do with your astral body?

Ok... please make a visible clone of yourself with a few days practice and post a video.

Sorry real life isn't like Naruto

Hey TI, This practice is simply sitting in half lotus. A while ago the energy built up and spontaneously the "root lock" engaged itself causing a strong pump of energy inside my body, i didnt even know what it was, it just happened. It had an immediate effect on refining my energy and mind presence. Now what happens is after about 30-40 mins in half lotus I just gently pull in the genitals, perineum, sphincter muscles and below the tailbone. I just keep it like this for a short while then relax and sit for a bit before concluding the session. The perineum pumps itself and i can feel the energy flow into the tailbone and body. There are supposed kundalini effects like the heat and lights in the internal vision. I dont try to make the energy go anywhere, mind is silent i just do the root lock. Why do i do it? First of all it is very energising and my body & mind feel clearer and stronger after. Secondly, before if i built up my energy, my sexual drive would increase and i would usually have a nocturnal emission after a week or so, but this practice has seemed to stop them completely. Please tell me if you need more info, thanks again, Ish

Hey guys, nice topic with some good info, thanks. Tibetan_Ice, i saw you mentioned the root lock in one of your posts, can you say a bit more about it? Recently its become a part of my practice and ive found it quite powerful. Thanks

Ive wondered can one "lose" the transmission? Due to not practising or practicising insufficiently? I recall Michael saying the teacher lights the fire then its up to the student to keep it up. Appreciate the responses