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Here are some excellent frontline documentaries, about this issue and the difference between generations now. One quote from the program "It has been said that the internet has created the biggest generation gap since rock and roll". 2007 Frontline: Growing Up Online- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view/main.html However, it would seem today in 2011 it is not just the youth, but everyone who is now immersed in digital media 2011 Frontline: Digital Nation- http://video.pbs.org/video/1402987791/ At the end of the day technolgy is here, and it's a reality, whether you are a digtial native of the younger generation, or a digital immigrant of the older generation. You will have to adapt and change to the new world. It is now a Millenial's world, and if the Generation Xers don't keep up with them, they will be left behind.

Sometimes seeing it in real time is more interesting than reading about it- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXIrndpVeG0

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I've heard of Anonymous a little bit. I don't know a lot about them, but I liked that message.

Haha, you will have to test him. Try to figure out if he can hear you, try going to bed at different times each night, etc.

Yeah with cell phones, and how people are messaging and phoning all the time now, it could cause it to seem more like coinincidences. Still, I bet even with cell phones some people experience it clearly enough at times that they know it is not just coincidence.

Anyone heard of this, seen this before, or experienced telephone telepathy themselves?

Since the 1800s, writers, historians, western occultists, theosophists, and others have written about a legendary practice called the Star Exercise. Most have connected it with the legend of Shangri La, the legendary Great White Brotherhood, and a special time of year or festival called Wesak. However, for many years, you could not find any information on any of the particulars as far as how to practice or perform the Star exercise. In the 1920s, the Lightbearer, the Baron Eugene Ferson revived and brought to humanity and to the public, for the first time, methods and instructions for how to practice, and what the benefits and reasons for the practice are. To learn the Star Exercise, it would first be useful to get a grasp on certain fundamental concepts. Life Force Energy- http://www.scienceofbeing.com/html/lfe.html Universal Life Energy and Mental Contact with Universal Life Energy- http://www.scienceofbeing.com/html/universallfe.html The Star Exercise is the physical method for continually contacting the Universal Life Energy from outside the body, to support and provide the foundation for Life Force energy inside the body. Energy pours into the body from the hands, and even from every cell, but all points meet, and where all the energy enters the body, is the Sacral chakra, at the bottom of the Spine. From there the Star Exercise brings the Universal Life Energy from the Sacral Chakra to the Solar Plexus where it is distrubted to all parts of the body. The benefits from the practice of this exercise will surpass anyone's expectations. This really is the Fountain of Youth that so many people desperately seek. So many people would do anything for the Fountain of Youth, and yet here it is if they would only seek it out and find it. When you become more proficient with practice, you will find you will never get tired or exhausted again. When you exert yourself, you will always have that second wind, third wind, and fouth wind. You will always be able to find the heart, inspiration, and physical energy to keep going. You will become the Energizer bunny, and you can keep going, and going, and going..... The same thing goes for mental activities. I know many people now are seeking ways to gain more concentration and more focus. This is shown in universities all across the country, when students want to get a hold of drugs lke Aderol or Ritalin, in order to study for more hours, to keep them going and going, to get more cramming in for their next text or exam. Well here is your answer, the Star Exerciese, you will not need artificial drugs to artificially prop you up and keep you going ever again. So many people also, want to live their life in a way that is exhausting. They like to go out all night and party, listen to extemely loud music all night, dance, socialize, compete for the attention of the opposite sex, etc. They like to stay out all night and into the morning. They want to party until 10 am the next morning. Pass out and crash, and wake up the next night and do it all over again. The only way they can do this is by contantly using artificial means, like drugs and alchohol. They need that artificial drive in them, keeping them going, propping them up. The Star Exercise will give you all the energy you need, and will help you achieve physical and mental harmony, which will help you make better use of your time, have a more prductive schedule, and understand how to recover better. After you have developed a strong connection to Universal Life Energy and the bodies' channels open up, deep within you the Flame of Love will spring forth. It will burn away all disharmony from your life, give you courage, poise, strength, inspiration, hapiness, and the ability to achieve anything you set your mind to. To start out the practice, simply stand in the Star Exercise posture, for 3-5 minutes and eventually building up to 10-15 minutes several times daily. While in the posture you can silently or aloud say to yourself "I am one with Universal Life Energy, it is flowing through me now, I feel it". Truly be aware and actually realize this as you say it to yourself. In fact any time in your day, before you do a task, or if you're tired, simply say that affirmation to yourself, "I am one with Universal Life Energy, it is flowing through me now, I feel it" Here is an excellent educational resource, by the Lightbearers, based on the teachings of Eugene Ferson. The Star Exercise, both the 5 pointed and 6 pointed Star Exercises- http://www.scienceofbeing.com/html/starexercises.html And more details about the Star Exercise by Eugene Ferson from the Science of Being- http://www.scienceofbeing.com/html/5pt.html Also- http://www.scienceofbeing.net/The_Star_Exercise.html In 1998 Jon Peniel revealed further variations, and traditional methods of performing the Star Exercise, including breathing methods, how to practice together with a group of people, the larger historical context, and how the Star Exercise is incorporated as part of a larger system of Meditation/Energy practices/Yoga. Here is the Star exercise to develop qi flowing inwards as well as outwards together. And to store/charge/refine the energy vibration of the body. It may in fact be the original Qi or Yoga technique One way to practice would be to do deep rythmic, intense abdominal breathing through the nose, Then inhale and pause for as long as is comfortable, and do the affirmation. Hold the breath as long as comfortable, and then exhale. Or even another way, you can do intense rapid deep breathing through the nose, then hold and do the affirmation Breath of Fire can be added to the Star Exercise practice- You can practice this for the rest of your life and the incredible vitality and radiant health it will bring will exceed anyone's expectations more info and proper instructions on the Star Exercise Free reiki energy yoga exercises - The Star Exercise online meditation reiki yoga exercises the star exericise You'd also want to practice the whole Yoga routine that the Star Exercise is a part of, if you can. It is very exellent. yoga videos discounts - ashtanga, hatha, bikram The History of Tibetan Yoga Another site about the same Yoga style- yoga postures

Synchronicity man, synchronicity.

I'll try to explain my thinking. Long ago, various energy masters around the world engaged in energy practices connected to trees. In Europe this was practiced by the Druids, and eventually evolved into Tree worship that regarded Trees to be Gods. This happened the first time someone decided to claim a special connection with the trees, that was higher than what other people had. He became the first priest and used this lie to gain power over the whole tribe. It was then in the Tree Worshippering Priest's interest to keep the true nature of the Trees, and true nature of energy hidden from the common people of his tribe or village. Now today, through understanding, and knowledge, we do not worship trees. We understand that while Nature is powerful and beautiful, we understand that a tree is not above us, or a god. In the same way, through knowledge, we can understand that a Star is also, not beyond our conception. Not something we can never understand. We can sort of form some type of conception in our mind of solar systems, galaxies, etc. In fact Human Beings, are the most wonderful manifestation of Universal Life Energy. The original energy is everywhere, It has no limits. There is a limit as to how far away a star we can see is from us, and we can comprehend that limit, but energy has no limits.

As above, so below There are generally considered to be 2 types of meditation methods that have been used at different times in history for various purposes, Water and Fire. Water methods are completely natural, and they work passively. Fire methods involve human intention, and more active practice methods. Both methods involve the body, mind, and ultimately the spirit. The original meaning of baptism by fire and water, has to do with purification of the body by life energy, and purification of the mind through tribulation and meditation. There also may be other issues like perhaps predestination, karma, and past lives. Here is an article talking about the 2 methods a little bit http://www.chigung.com/en/tradition.html Water You can do slow deep abdominal breathing, which is common in passive, dissolving, "Water" cultivation methods. BREATHING Taoist longevity breathing Yoga- Video showing purely natural Taoist qigong methods of circulating energy through the body. The exercises and patting move the energy through the body automatically and gently.- High level Wild Goose Qi Gong- Prayer in all 4 directions- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tiHCOI6D0Y Fire The Yoga traditions use the more rapid breath of "Fire", method Kundalini- "Kriya of Liberation" Yoga- Alternate Nostril breathing. This method is very helpful for people who get allergies or clogged noses ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING EXERCISE Yoga Sun prostrations YouTube - Sun Salute Spiritual Buddhist Prostrations Jewish prostration- Early Christian prayer and prostration- Information about the Essenes, who used both Water and Fire Baptism. Here is what is said about the Essenes, recorded by Josephus- http://goodnewspirit.com/qumran_deadseascrolls.htm It is very well known that the Essenes practiced immersion in water and cleansing practices throughout the day at different times. But what is not known by very many people is that the main purpose of this was not only cleanliness, but purification of the spiritual and subtle energies of the body and mind. The physical vibrations and and spiritual energies, this is the true Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, Universal Life Energy. That is a vital component of spiritual cultivation. This is becasue Religion itself originally comes from spiritual cultivation and meditation. I found some stuff about some specific Muslim prayers. Interesting. Is this authentic muslim prayer? Is there more than this stuff or is this the main fundamentals of how muslims basically practice? My contention would be that prayer, is ultimately spiritual cultivation practice, involving body and mind. I would even go so far as to say, meditative in origin. It is said the purpose is to "contact", not worship, God. Only later did religions become about worship, evil, controlling others, Popes, Ayatollahs, and burning witches, alchemists, and infidels. wuzu washing methods- Step-by-Step Guide to Islam Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl0pvdi8fwl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz6j8tg0zkk Prayer Videos website- http://www.islam-usa.com/pray7.html

lol I guess I will have to do the google searching myself....

Fear creates tension, when you are tense you are not in a state of receptivity to what comes your way and to the universal energies, you close yourself off and limit yourself.

So some of the things we have been hearing on this thread are.... Several people who felt they needed to stop the practice because the effects on their body were "too intense" One person mentioned it brings out "maniacal laughing" One person mentioned "cannot sleep" Methods that cause involuntary movements and spasms IS the picture I'm getting here how you see it?

A lot of people underestimate the importance of sleep. I remember a report I saw about researchers who had found that so many accidents were caused by lack of sleep. They found even a few hours under 8 could have major effects. The scariest thing, was that people couldn't notice the difference in themselves, and felt like they were just as aware with 5 or 6 hours as they were with 8. They weren't though.

Red Flag. Personally....I would be attracted more to a system that helped you sleep better and deeper....as a opposed to one that makes you sleep less. See it's a fine line. On the one hand, sure being healthy might mean you need a little bit less sleep. On the other hand sleep and rest is still very important and you need to be able to get to bed at a reasonable time. I just like to sleep is all I'm really saying lol.

Those are some good quotes. My favorite one came from you though.... Fear is the enemy. Fear is tension. Anytime a person fails in something, the cause can usually be found in them having fear or doubt. When you are acting emotionally, you will lack judgement, reason, and intuition.

It's controversial stuff and bickering like this that is probably the reason that western fitness and MMA have taken over the world, why the youth of today don't have a clue what qigong is, and only rich old people who want to go beyond their Mantak Chia books are interested.

I can handle all the scrutiny

Parapsychology Here is a site with tons of information about what Parapsychology is. The Parapsychological Assosciation, which is a branch of the AAAS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science. One of the most prestigous scientific organizations- http://www.parapsych.org/section/36/frequently_asked_questions.aspx Videos- Evidence of precognition YouTube - Super "fighter" pilots or..........Precognition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the taboo of paranormal phenomena and spirituality in the scientific culture- YouTube - Dean Radin - Woo-woo Taboo's longer more in depth talking about scientific taboos Evidence showing Atheism causes people to be more dishonest Eastern Science vs. Western Science Merging Science and Spirituality Philosphpy of Science Many paranormal phenomena have been demonstrated scientifically. Precognition, picking up on other people's thoughts, projecting thoughts to other people, etc. It's even been shown that humans can use their thoughts to affect random particle generation or random number generation to make it not so random. Here's some info on the science of Parapsychology Alternativescience.com - vacation memberships Resources and Information. This website is for sale! From Dean Radin's Blog Entangled Minds: PEAR Lab From Jessica Utts, Statistician and researcher AIR : An Assessment of the Evidence for Psychic Functioning : Jessica Utts Also, the Ganzfeld effect is scientifically proven- meta-analysis and psi

My thinking is that, as far as the amount of content, online you get to choose what to read, what to click on, and what to skip. How many people sit down for several hours to watch a football game? How easy is to watch an hour of Jersey Shore without realizing it? The way I see it, is it's on me to find topics that will draw people and draw hits, and present them in a way that will be interesting. In that way, it's all on me. However, I will consider your suggestions, especially in presenting threads as questions rather than purely info packets.

My basis for what I said is my own experiences, I have never seen involuntary movements associated with Qi Gong ever being considered a good thing. In fact, it would be considered more of a bad thing. I haven't experienced anyone making spontaneous spasms, or jumping around from doing qigong. Qigong is gentle. Now, that doesn't mean I disagree that energy will move and circulate spontaneously, or that emotions can be affected from meditation or qigong, or that I am saying shaking movements used in qigong are incorrect, or that gentle meditative spontaneous movements are bad. But jerking movements, jumping around, vigorous intense shaking, spasms? I can only conclude that what is going on, if not just basically hypnosis, power of suggestion, faith healing, and psychological things going, is that some so-called spontaneous qigong are incorrect methods- http://www.thetaobums.com/index.php?/topic/16722-info-on-side-effects-from-incorrect-qigong-practice/

I'm sure it must still be on the second page at least, check it out and leave a comment to revive it.