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I think that this thread should be moved to General Discussion where it will get bumped daily for as long as the lillies last and visitors and new members will spot it easily. It honours the Tao Bums space and it's certainly not off topic. Thanks MH

Hi TI Good to hear from you and thanks for the links. I'd been wondering how you've been getting on with the Cobra Breath Kundalini? BTW what did you think of the Thich Nhat Hanh video? Didn't you study under the direct supervision of another well-known Buddhist teacher? G

Hi TI I'd be very suprised if you can copyright-protect a mantra. Maybe I'm mistaken? G

Just about to book tickets for tomorrow - 3D (with a certain amount of trepidation!!!!). Edit: Update - seen it - not sure if I liked it!! Multilayered and very thought provoking. I'm curious about where he's going to go with Promethius 2. I'd be interested in discussing other people's take on it when it's been out long enough to prevent any spoilers. Perhaps a separate thread with a spoiler warning????

(By the way, I think that I've said everything that I want to say on this thread now.)

Sorry for butting in et-thoughts, we cross-posted.

There's a great mantra given here by Thich Nhat Hanh if anyone wants a mantra.

Body and Mind Are One by a Zen Master He gives a very powerful mantra during this satsan, which addresses this exact issue.

Yes, I'd noticed that. Incidentally, can someone set me up with a private practice forum please? Thanks in anticipation.

I don't really understand the question but does it make sense if I say that what you are (Self/Atman) is divine and changeless and it is the same Consciousnes that looks out of the eyes of all beings. It's nature is SatChitAnanda but this sometime appears to be veiled. Another word for it is Happiness. Don't get hung up on books. If they speak to you, cherish them; if they don't, it doesn't matter. The goal is to uncover the inherent Happiness, not to sit in libraries, unless this makes you happy. Sorry, no idea. Perhaps someone else here will be able to translate between Advaita and the Tao? They're both the same as far as I can see but I'm not bilingual. Death gets on most people's minds and part of it is healthy and part of it is "pathological". You won't lose the normal sense of self-preservation. If life is Happy why not take care of it and enjoy it?

Very interesting Wikipedia articles. Thanks SF

I absolutely agree with 3bob and OldGreen and I'd like to add that what you are was never born and will never die. You are eternal and your true nature is intelligence/love/beauty/peace/happiness. Traditionally, it's described as SatChitAnanada.

The picture posted by WWROA also speaks to me.

That was my original point. Get trained or move on. Working in these environments is not a good experience and requires proper training and proper support.

I should perhaps add that the old man was Morihei Ueshiba Sensei. Here is Terry's website:- http://www.terrydobson.com/index.html

We cross-posted. This is true - but remember that it is learned in the physical presence of the sensei. It is the pinnacle of the Art of Peace.

Your employer should train you to deal with people like this, ifr you work in that sort of environment. If they do not, then find another employer. Training to deal with these situations is not by a correspondence course.

Emptiness is not nothing.

The Light shines through all beings.

Yes. The Light of Love shines through artists when they are creating. It's easier to see in some than in others.

I think that what I was trying to get at is that if you "know it" rather than "believe it" then it is enough/everything. If you only believe it then it isn't enough and the belief cause further separation. (Although, strictly speaking there is no separation.)

Yes. I'd agree with that wholeheartedly. It's an examination of your own present experience. It's absolutely not a belief, although some people adopt it as a belief which causes more of a "problem" because they then need to address that belief-layer in order to address the other underlying beliefs that lie at the root of the apparent separation. We are very attached to our beliefs.

Isn't that enough/everything?

I'm up for it!