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Very interesting. I don't mean to be rude, but would you be willing to ask her if I could remotely do an energy body scan on her? See what I find at that mental translation space? Thanks, Jeff
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Thanks for the excellent advice.
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Forgiveness is simply a word describing the letting go of a painful attachment. Forgiveness is more about the absence of subconscious doing, than any doing itself.
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There is no separation (or pushing away). One simply "forgives" oneself and the issue/fear drops. The underlying energy that was trapped in the issue/fear (that caused you to keep focusing on it) is freed up.
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I think you raise a very good point regarding learning to love oneself. Forgiving oneself and others is the key. With true forgiveness, all of the rest just drops away, leaving the natural love(and light) to shine through.
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So dropping (or the loss of) "fear of death" relates to seeing beyond what you would call "mind"? Thanks.
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There is danger with such an analogy, as often that software programmer and hardware maker are themselves part of the virtual video game where they see themselves as programming a computer as part of the video game (inside a computer itself). Many talk about swimming in the ocean, when it is really just their own local swimming pool. Regarding the topic of this thread, there is no swimming in the ocean, there is only being the ocean itself, as all such swimming is the "mind" (perception of).
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Bring the two together, and then you have Kashmir Shivaism.
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I think you may be looking at it out of context. If you look at in Chandogya Upanishad 6.2.1, you will see that your texts means "That [brahman] is one, without a second". That "one, without a second" is being and non being. Both form and formless. Is there some text that you know of that states that Brahman is impermanent? That Brahman changes and/or ceases?
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Impermanence is one of the actual major disagreement points. I think if you check the Upanishads, Brahman is described as Sat-cit-ānanda and is unchanging & permanent. The highest ultimate reality.
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I would agree with your efforts. To say that the two views are the same, one would need to say that Brahman = Emptiness, and as you have stated, per Buddha, this is clearly not the case. Additionally, the wheel turns over time, and hence, the resulting technology/practices (and potential) changes.This can be clearly seen when one compares Dzogchen/Bon to early sutra views. Similarly, the teachings of Jesus are dramatically different than Moses and the Old Testament.
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It could also just be a test to see how serious your friend was in wanting to be a student. When looking for a teacher, always best to interact first hand, and not just go with someone else's recommendation. Different students will "resonate" with different teachers,
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Any actual direct experience with women and their views/attitude? Ever been married and had a daughter? Seen her development and growth? I have three (two in college, and one graduated & working). My direct experience seems to be vastly different than yours. Happy to share and discuss. Best, Jeff
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As everyone else has said, this one is pretty simple/basic... Do everything in moderation. Don't go crazy with desire. Be at peace/rest when not working, for this is the way of (to) heaven.
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I think your point of "only apparently outside them" is an excellent one and very important to highlight. The inside and the outside become the same, and when that happens concepts of deeper states of meditation drop, as one knows it is all the same.
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For this one, I would say that we should just go with the Shaman Flowing Hands version... The greatest good is like water. Water gives life to the Ten Thousand Things, but does not strive. Because it does not strive, it flows in places without preference, depending on the flow and so is like the Dao. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep into the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech, be straight and truthful. In ruling, be just and honest. In business, be honest and competent. In action, be careful of the timing. Be forever these things and life will never burden you with troubles.
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I did pretty much mean what I said, but we may associate different meanings to it. What I meant was that if one is meditating and somehow feels/sees it as a deeper (or different) state then how it feels (or the relative mental clarity), then they are talking about relative depths in mind/consciousness. Or, you could say that one is creating various "states" or separation in mind. It is all the same pristine clarity, whether stuck in traffic, or in the deepest meditation. Another way to say it is that if you can feel energy or sense others, you don't need to go into some "quiet state" or meditate to do it. You just do it. One is just "residing", not trying to meditate in deeper states.
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Excellent point. If meditation and daily life are different, then they are various states of mind, and one is by definition not a Buddha.
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Discover your innermost awareness - The Dalai Lama
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I think you raise a good point. What one would call a bad birth gives one an opportunity to clear a lot of issues and fears. To be able to see through such challenges. Easy to be "elightened" on a pristine mountain top, but the reality of the challenges of life is where one truly comes to realize things.
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From your link and a very important point... "His father will be King Great Compassionate Brahmin and his mother Queen Youthful-Looking One. Maitreya will be born from her side as she stands in a forest garden and the great celestial king Indra will receive the newborn buddha with great devotion."
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Did it start after one of your Ayahasuca ceremonies? Or how long has it been since the last one?
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From the perspective on being in time and space, it would be like past and future lives. But it is really more like fractured components of a broader whole. Could say like pieces of a soul/spirit. Beyond time and space, it is really all just concurrent aspects. Karma is like classical physics. A body in motion, stays in motion. Unresolved issues and fears keep the motion going and it crosses those lives/aspects.
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Here is my take on chapter 7... Heaven and Earth are at one with the Dao and hence do not die. Why do heaven and earth not die? Because they are unattached and so never really born (self aware). The Sage drops his views and is detached, thus he/she becomes like heaven and earth. Being like heaven and earth (and detached) the Sage is one with all. Thus the Sage naturally performs selfless action, and so is fulfilled.
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Well said.