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You may be encountering EMF from the computer. I know my laptop used to be horrible with EMF to me. I felted drained, major eye strain, and it even got so bad that the keys of my computer were literally stinging my fingers, thats when I knew I had to do something about it. I found this great company called earthcalm which has been around for a while providing products to help deal with EMF, My link. They're products are a bit pricey but IMO WELL worth it if your having serious issues with EMF. I got the wifi device for my computer and the eco tech device for my cellphone and it completely got rid of the problems I was having. I also got the personal scalar pendant which I may not recommend. The personal pendant is supposed to always keep your energy free from EMF, however it says that there is about 1-2 weeks of detox symptoms associated with it. I wore it for a week, but the detox symptoms got pretty bad and I didn't like how it was messing with my energy so I sent it back. However both the wifi computer device and the cell phone ones have been a real life saver for me and I highly recommend them.

I really enjoyed watching this and hope you guys will too My link

I have very limited understanding of this stuff, mostly coming from other members on this forum. My understanding is that the meridians channels are kinda like the our veins and arteries for our chi, while the chakras are another thing all together and resonate on a different level or even dimension. From my understanding, no amount of concentration on a particular chakra will open it, these only develop and open from learning deep karmic lessons in life and evolving spiritually. Again this is my very limited knowledge of it and it is not from first hand experience so I can't argue for or against it either way.

Very cool, thanks for sharing. I know personally with my pets, I have definitely noticed them having psychic abilities; for example when my cat always seems to know when I go to sleep even if he is on the roof and always comes running onto my bed to sleep with me

When I was little my parents got me very fun computer games in which you had to figure out puzzles and solve problems to continue the storyline to complete the overall goal of the game. They were a lot of fun and I think they really helped develop the creative thinking skills I have today. Writing about this is making me nostalgic to play these great games again , I think when I have some free time I may just attempt to play them again I think video games can be great as long as they are used with moderation, as with everything. I think games that are massive online universes like World of Warcraft can be dangerous because they're so gosh darn easy to become addicted to and sucked into that universe so to speak; I know from first hand experience, I've wasted way too many hours away on WOW back when I used to play, and I was a casual player, some of my friends played way more than I did. I think when video games are a fun social and learning outlet then thats great, but when video games become your life then thats not good and not much different I think than any other kind of addiction out there.

thats funny, was the protagonist spiritual at all? Ya I know its all fine to regurgitate these spiritual "ideas" that sound nice, however I think it will never mean something to you until you come to realize it yourself through personal experience.

I think the NOW is all there is and ever will be. The past doesn't exist and the future will never come so why bother worrying about it.

Very enjoyable read . "It's merely a process that has to start somewhere, with each one of us. I actually consider myself fortunate that I was an alcoholic and had to do inner work to keep from drinking any more. It was this very misfortune that kicked this process off, totally unbeknownst to me at the time." Isn't that the truth. I've spiritually progressed more in these last few months of suffering than from my entire lifetime combined. I think I read a quote once that said something like you never change until you hit rock bottom; makes perfect sense though, why bother changing yourself if things are going perfectly. Suffering is like our personal wake-up call from the universe that something is out of balance and needs to change.

Beautiful quote . Hey my motto is until were on our death bed its never too late! There is always time for a change of paths; just look at my uncle, he went to school to become an engineer, then in his mid forties he decided hey this isn't worth it so he actually went to a medical school in Mexico without knowing a single bit of spanish and came out with a medicine degree and a fluency for a new language, he passed the medical exam in America and has happily been a doctor ever since. I can't even imagine taking anatomy and learning to become a doctor in a foreign language , but he did it! So theres always time to follow your true heart. I'm right with you in being a cowboy, Yippee ! I've actually come to realize that my goal would be to live off the land on my own ranch and give qigong healings on a donation basis, some dream . Shoot for the stars

"again, can we just confirm that if I leave this woman, there are women out there who work with this in a positive way, or indeed that I can also work on myself to eliminate the thing inside me which brings these women into my life. Otherwise I will simply experience the same thing again in 6 months time with woman no.3, and that's not fair. " My take on your situation is that your current girlfriend won't take anything less than ejaculation despite the negative effects it has on you. To me this is an obvious sign of someone who doesn't truly care or "Love" you and is only using you for her own egotistic self. What you need to do is look at your situation from a neutral viewpoint and feel in your true heart from the deepest core of your being, is this relationship meant to be or do I need to find another mate who is right for me. You should never sacrifice your well being for another person's ill motives; you need to find someone who is compatible with you and is on a similar spiritiual level as yourself. You may have been at a similar level spiritually with your girlfriend when you got into this relationship, however now may be the time to move on to greater things as you seem to be at a spirittual standstill at the moment. There is most definitely a right woman for you on a similar spiritual level and when it is time you will cross paths. Perhaps ending this current relationship is the only thing preventing the universe from throwing you the perfect girl . Live life with an open optimistic attitude and great things can happen, have faith in the universe and your higher self. So thats my two cents I know for myself personally, I could most likely get a girlfriend right now if I wanted too, however at the moment I feel like healing and working on myself before I join a relationship with someone else. I am waiting till it feels right in my heart that I am ready for a solid relationship.

Taobums Rocks! my own spiritual development has evolved so much since discovering this amazing site. Thanks to Taobums I now know the spiritual path I would like to pursue in life so I thank every taobummer here for their wonderful contributions

Heres another book I found which looks really good for what I've been talking about, My link. This book is about raw food cleanses and includes ♦ 3-Day Energy Boost Cleanse Give your body an all-natural weekend to start your Monday feeling great. ♦ 7-Day Rejuvenation Cleanse Enjoy a week of delicious raw foods to thoroughly refresh your system. ♦ 14-Day Deep Detox Cleanse Go longer to experience better skin and hair, a clearer mind and a slimmer body. ♦ 28-Day Total Reset Cleanse Give the body a full recharge with an intense, nutrient-packed month of raw foods.

Sounds interesting, may I ask the significance of fasting before and during the full moon?

Heres a good book that I personally own which is chalk full of different cleanses, My link. This book has one day to whole week cleanses to purify the body. If you don't want to spend any money you can just do you own cleanse. If you own a juicer you can just juice up your favorite fruit and or vegetables and just eat that for a day, you can also eat vegetable soup something similar. If you don't own a juicer or anything you could just eat fruit for your meals and you could also eat a meal of salad. My dad has a friend who actually was an avid smoker and had some kind of cancer. Well now a few years later he is beaming with health and energy. You wanna know his secret, he only eats raw food. His breakfast is usually 4 glasses of juiced oranges or grapefruit, then for lunch he eats a bunch of fruit of his choosing, then for dinner he eats a big salad, and for dressing he juices up an avocado, tomato and bell pepper. I've almost never seen someone in better health than he is and he is 75! He said that he gets SO much energy from his diet that he has to spend it somewhere so he is usually playing basketball with his neighborhood kids, he said that the teenagers have trouble keeping up with him! I swear I couldn't believe it when he said that he was 75, he looks like at most late 50's. The reason his raw diet is so good is because the body digests the fruit juice and salad so fast that it hardly wastes any of its own energy for digestion. I'm actually gonna start doing a regular juice fast myself to help keep me cleansed and clear minded. Just let me know if you have any more questions, glad to be of help

A nice little limerick I found in Allan Watts' book, "Buddhism The Religion of No-Religion" There was a young man who said, "Though It seems that I know that I know. What I would like to see Is the I that Knows me When I know that I know that I know."

Hey I was actually gonna recommend that you try going on a mini juice fast to just clear your system physically/mentally/spiritually, to kinda like reboot your system and come back being much more clear minded in every aspect. Best of luck SB

Hey CatPillar, As for smoking, I thought Ya Mu's advice was pretty good that I read here once. He said something like you should first transition to smoking natural tobacco without all the harsh chemical and toxins which add to addiction. Also with natural tobacco you would roll your own cigarette so it forces you to slow down and just relax and once you make it smoke it slowly, don't be in a rush, be in the now. Ya Mu said that the actual physical addition from cigarettes leaves your body after a day of quitting so just relax, enjoy smoking natural tobacco slowly for a week or so and then see where your at, you may be surprised at that point how easy it will be to quit . I know you can do! You just gotta believe that you can do it and you definitely can . Just take one thing at a time, maybe first tackle smoking then focus on food, you can apply the same kind of strategy to food as well. If you eat and chew your food very slowly and enjoy every bite, then by default you will eat less as the brain tells the body within 15 minutes that it is time for you to be full. Gradually just pick healthier options and listen to what your body wants and not your desires. Best of luck, I know you can do it, its just a matter of taking that first step in the right direction

Hey RV, Ya now that I think about it, stillness-movement seems like the perfect practice for this , can't wait till this summer for a sm workshop!

Oh thats too bad, I was afraid of that

Thanks songs for the recommendation, I just researched Edward Salim Michael and his story and book look SO fantastic, I just purchased his book; its a rare thing these days to find a spiritual book I am just dying to read so thank you very much for pointing it out to us, can't wait to read it when it comes I love how Edward Michael reached his personal enlightenment without the use of any preconceived notions on spirituality and he discovered everything through personal experience. I was actually just thinking to myself yesterday how it is nice to have read about all this spiritual stuff but it would be really cool to have not read anything and just experience my own personal spiritual journey without any preconceived notions, I can still try to do this to the best of my ability . I remember reading "Mystery of the Life Force" by Peter Meech and his teacher told him not to read anything about qigong or spirituality so that he wouldn't already be expecting something he read from a book.

That is creepy to say the least

thought I might post this library link I found that lets you read many of Allan Watts books for free, enjoy My link

Very nice, thank you for sharing these