Yoda

Yes you can practice K1 while listening to music (as long as the music isn't super aggressive) or while watching TV. I thought that Spirit Ape said that in a lighthearted spirit.

It's my understanding that this was basically a war between the Catholic church and various secret societies where negativities can run pretty high on either side. Having said that, my cursory knowledge of history gives the Catholic Church "the most consistently evil" award. Imo, the illuminati factor would drift to whereever there is power in order to incite more fighting. In today's day and age, I'm sure they've diversified to governments, militaries, and subprime mortgage backed securities.

I have no idea how many people are practicing just from the book. In my case, I definitely needed to see Max. But I bet there are those who don't at all: http://www.aypsite.org/146.html

The Tao can't be discussed. "The 10,000 things" is the taobum forte.

palekiss, Welcome to taobums! Your pal, Yoda

Sean 'emerged' this site from an even whackier situation... full of potty mouth attacks and even dudes sending out astral dragons to do battle over goofy stuff. So he set the bar pretty low in his mind and, as he has the power to banish a bum, I guess he can determine what threshold he can be comfortable with. (If this were my site, I'd be more trigger happy myself... I'd organize a monthly lets-vote-someone-off-the-island-game. ) Sean deserves a lot of credit... this forum has really been of benefit to myself and I think many others. mjjbecker, Thank you for your beautifully stated aspiration and for reminding us of the preciousness of this site. I remember growing up in an era where there were just a handful of books out there on spiritual cultivation... It's nice to get that behind us!! Your pal, Yoda

meditate and pray/intend for a cure and then go to your stash of meds, vitamins, spices, supplements, food and follow your heart. Be sure to brew up strange tea or soup with an unusual taste... that'll be a pattern interrupt that might help. Possibly. Fun if nothing else.

Mal, You should! Just sleep in a little to make up for it. Your pal, Yoda

For men, it will boost your positive impulses and be helpful and will boost your negative impulses and be harmful. As not of us are 100% one way or another, it's a mixed bag. Alchemicaltaoism.com is a good site in this regard. It is said that women don't have to worry about this sort of thing unless they are "ejaculator" types. I don't know.

welcome to taobums!

Shon, As I typed that, I realized that I wasn't sure up/across/down or even if it was a river. Maybe it was a fjord of blood or an ocean? Definitely blood, definitely a viking ship made of wood. I first heard the scenario as a joke or a half joke but my mind latched on it... I'm not sure if the transitioning soul is sleeping on the ship or standing or steering the ship either. I'd love to hear your story but I'm sure it's either private or just too laborious to get into but if you ever come across similar stories in book form or on the net, let me know. Your pal, Yoda

Happy Diwali everyone!!!! Even if you aint Hindu you gotsta tap into the vibe this evening!!! Light some candles, practice, thank Laxmi for being such a great provider, celebrate Ram's return, etc. Maybe someone else could unpack the significance of the holiday, but I think of it as a time to thank the gods, Adonai, etc for their continuing support of our material plane proclivities. New moon on the east coast USA is 7:14 pm EDT today. Yoda

Save me a seat! In the meantime, your Ka or is it your Ba... one of those dudes in any case, can ride a viking ship up a river of blood to feast in the Halls of Valhalla!! They have a goat there on the roof who pees beer for an eternity!! Gotta love that. Apparently the Akh finds all this to be distasteful. What's up with that??? Your pal, Yoda

It's probably more like 100,000 for cats like me!

Yogani says you can get the blessings you need without a teacher: http://www.aypsite.org/146.html But with Vajrasattva's skype class and other great workshops popping up all over the place, one might as well check that sort of thing out as it *really* helps imo.

As The Worm Turns! Seriously though, it sounds like Taomeow has had a good experience so far and in a year or so she and Starjumper can be pals again when he sees that she's doing well with the path. It just sounds like he had a natural reaction like a caring but overprotective parent. No big deal. Now we can all settle down and rest up for our next Kunlun psychodrama. Y'all rock, Yoda

Whitecrow, Welcome to taobums! We have all sorts of stuff going on. Check out de_paradise's practice thread... he's an interesting multitasker. Theenigmaleague.net may also be of interest to you. Your pal, Yoda

How do you like that... Kundalini gets to be the snake path while I'm on the worm path!

OMG... I'm sitting on above mentioned self assembled furniture as we speak.

NATO... Nicely spead out! Hard to see how many in UK and Norway, though.

welcome to taobums!

I'll miss everyone, but I'm excited to see what Sean will do with it!! Chiao!

Apepch7, Sorry to hear that. Just from a tonglen perspective, to the extent that you can find some peace and cheery love will be helpful to her. If it's possible to do that in her presence all the better. If the situation permits, maybe meditate in her room or have a group meditation session with like minded friends. Otherwise meditate with her husband or just alone. Your pal, Yoda

Not Darin, but it's not so much the fact that he's Buddhist which is annoying but he's so hyperaggressively holier than everyone else that is challenging.

seekeroftruth, I would think that Bodri would be redundant to KAP, but scoring a book couldn't hurt... he's very good if you can deal with the writing style. At his core, he's a simple honest man: emptiness meditation is first and foremost important. Some energy drills like 9 bottle breathing and white skeleton meditation are beneficial. Some supplements are beneficial. Regular stretching is beneficial generating merit by making offerings to hungry ghosts and mantra recitation are beneficial abstention from any form of sex is beneficial. It's been awhile since I've read him, so I might be missing a component or two. There's lots of discussion of him on this site. I've not read any Master Nan, but I believe that's where most of his inspiration comes from so you might consider reading some of him too. Personally, I prefer Yogani to Bodri as Yogani is easier on the ears. Your pal, Yoda