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I am sorry, I probably just wrongly percepted what I was expecting. I surely agree with you there. Yes, I read the article of him with that excerpt years ago and in my opinion that's a very good description of what dzogchen is all about in a nut-shell.

Why always so passive-aggressive? I actually think that Berzin is one of the better sources for theoretical dzogchen knowledge, but I am not sure if someone can understand and apply what he is talking about without having additional very good practical sources.

Yes, but where do you have this claim from? This sounds like a baseless rumor made up inside a certain sort of follower community for the psychological reason of self-assurence. "Oh, I am seeing bright rainbow colors floating around you, that means that we both are near realizing rainbow body!"

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The established definitions of the different sorts of rainbow body allow a pretty reliable classification. What do you mean with "personal experience"? If I have achieved rainbow body?

Jesus? Medium rainbow body (complete dissolution of the physical body after death in bardo).

Buddhas are made regularly to this day. In some cases the practitioners simply vanish suddenly into thin air...literally. But, a lot of "medium" and "small" rainbow body (buddhahood attainment at death or in bardo after death) cases are pretty well documented. In those cases, the dead body over a course of 7 - 14 days slowly vanishes completely, or just hair and nails remain or shrinks to a certain point (including bones). Some monks in tibetan monasteries today photograph the shrinking bodies of their masters step by step and post those photos on facebook...

Well, the sign of the dissolution of the physical body into space or into light can be found in several cultures. Christian saints ascending to heaven, taoist monks "ascending in broad daylight" (celestial immortality) or "vanishing into the void", Damo (Bodhidharma) not leaving a corpse but just one sandal,... I guess that all these guys achieved true buddhahood / true immortality / true sainthood etc.

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P.S.: If you want to use xylitol to reduce sugar, then you have to try out how much of it doesn't cause problems. I read in a medical article that you can allegedly habituate you body at higher and higher doses of xylitol over time (which is for example not possible with sorbitol).

My pleasure! How much Ca 2+ and HCO3 - does it have per liter? What's the name of the water? I personally feel a definite positive effect on my teeth when I consume at least 1 liter "Gerolsteiner medium" (a german natural mineral water) per day, which has 1816 mg HCO3 - and 348 mg Ca 2+ per liter bottle. I don't know if Gerolsteiner medium is available in the US, so it would be good if you could find a natural mineral water with similar or even higher contents of these two ions, then you surely will feel a definite effect as well. (P.S.: Carbonated natural mineral waters seem to be able to hold more of these minerals than non-carbonated water, at least that's true regarding the carbonated and non-carbonated versions of Gerolsteiner.) Speaking from my personal experience, calcium dissolved into single ions, as in natural mineral water, seems to be much more bio-available than calcium salts in tablets. I tried calcium effervescent tablets (Calcium Sandoz forte) in the past and did not feel any positive effect on my teeth (although the tablets contain biological compound salts of calcium like calcium lactate and gluconate and not only mineralic compound salts like calcium carbonate). Also, as the residue of those tablets falling down in the water glass shows, the stuff surely doesn't dissolve into ions. Most likely your body can only absorb a very small amount of calcium from such tablets and the rest goes out through the urine (and most likely burdens the kidneys). Also, don't underestimate the impact of hydrogencarbonate ions in connection with calcium ions. I personally would rather drink every day several liters of Gerolsteiner (or a natural mineral water with similar values in HCO3 - and Ca 2+) than taking any calcium tablets. Yes, higher doses of swallowed xylitol can lead to diarrhea and flatulence (similar to sorbitol), therefore I suggested to spit the stuff out again instead of swallowing it. Cheers.

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Zen guys don't achieve rainbow body, therefore they don't achieve buddhahood. Since Bodhidharma who "did not leave a corpse" there is obviously something missing in the transmission...

After every meal, brush your teeth. Then, take 1 tablespoon of xylitol powder into your mouth, let it liquify with your saliva, then flush the stuff around in your mouth and between your teeth for about one to several minutes. Then spit the stuff out, but don't flush your mouth with water afterwards. Don't eat or drink afterwards for at least 10 minutes so the remaining xylitol in your mouth can continue to work. Regarding actual scientific research, this is the single most potent measure there is to remineralize teeth longterm. Additionally: Look in your beverage store for the natural mineral water with the highest amount of hydrogencarbonate / bicarbonate ions ( HCO3 - ). An additional high amount of calcium ions ( Ca 2+ ) would be good too. Drink at least one bottle of that mineral water per day. This is for increasing the content of these mineral ions in your saliva to naturally increasing remineralization of your teeth. Both minerals cooporate and are highly important for remineralization of teeth: Calcium goes into the teeth and hydrogencarbonate keeps the calcium in the teeth by neutralizing acids! Also: Use an antibacterial mouth wash for 1 - 2 minutes once every day or every other day...if you don't get stomach pain from that stuff. If you get stomach pain, try to wash your mouth with water after using the antibacterial mouth wash to reduce the amount of the stuff going into your stomach. It's ok to wash your mouth with water after using an antibacterial mouth wash, the mouth wash kills the bacteria mostly during the actual mouth washing and you don't need to keep residues of it inside your mouth afterwards. Very important: It is much better to brush your teeth a longer time with less pressure than a short time with a lot of pressure! Brushing teeth with a lot of pressure can damage your enamel. Brush softly until the teeth feel smooth and freed of plaque. Don't eat or drink sour stuff with acids (no fruits, no fruit juices, no soft drinks, etc.)! That immedeately demineralizes your enamel! If you can't go without fruits, eat them only once at one time point a day so your enamel can recover afterwards. Remember: Acids from bacteria and acids from food are what demineralizes your teeth (pulls the minerals like calcium out of your teeth)! No sweets, no bon-bons (drops) and no sugar (or only once a day), if that's possible for you! Worst thing to do: Drinking all day long fruit juices, coffee with sugar or tea with sugar or soft drinks with sugar or eating bon-bons all day long.

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