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  1. Scientists under Attack - Genetic Engineering in the magnetic Field of Money (Trailer)
  2. Genetic Armageddon: Humanity's Greatest Threat

    So you ignore the warning of the scientists in the above video... and use alex jones as a reason for ignoring/ dismissing the information ...?? lol Alex jones was complimentary / additional I think he made some good points though, I agree with him in that GMOs are a great threat to humanity + the planet...as with the scientists comments Entire crops could fail... and are because of GMO and many people are becoming sick from it. The scientist who created gmo food said themselves they would never touch it! haha Super bugs are wiping out entire GMO crops... much like how antibiotics are now becoming ineffective and are creating other types of super bugs... Nature always wins These people creating such are either complete fools or are of malicious intent toward humanity ... "happy people" ha... each to their own I guess.... angry/passionate, animated or not...the information is the most important we have to regulate our own emotions/ reactions/ responses etc...
  3. Genetic Armageddon: Humanity's Greatest Threat

    With this I don't think so. How about the collaboration of scientists above warning against it?
  4. Extreme sensitivty to alcohol & dairy?

    dairy kills too... what have we become?
  5. Topic derail, spring forest qigong masters words and thoughts

    I was thinking of Ösel (tib. hod-gsal; 'od gsal), the Yoga of the Clear Light (often translated as 'Radiant Light' (Sanskrit: prabhasvara), referring to the 'intrinsic purity' (Tibetan: ka-dag) of the substratum of the 'mindstream' (Tibetan: sems-rgyud) is a sadhana found in Vajrayana and Bön centered on the state of luminous clarity. Many versions, derivatives and accretions of the sadhana are extant. Ösel is generally included amongst the Six Yogas of Naropa and its sister tradition the Six Yogas of Niguma. Ösel is also an experience of 'rigpa' the 'reflexive apperception' (Sanskrit: Svasaṃvedana, Wylie: rang rig pa) of the mindstream. In a key scholarly collaborative Nyingmapa translation work published in 2005, furthermore notable as the first complete rendering of the Bardo Thodol into the English language from the Tibetan, this technical term was configured into English as "Inner Radiance".[1] Fremantle (2001: p.199) states: Luminosity is often translated as "clear light," which is a literal rendering of the Tibetan rather than the Sanskrit. Trungpa Rinpoche did not like that term, although he did sometimes use it in his talks, which form the basis of his books, because it is so well known. He felt it had become inextricably associated with such notions as the light at the end of the tunnel in near-death experiences, and that it gave too much of an impression of ordinary, visual light, whereas what is meant is an extremely subtle concept that he thought would be conveyed better by "luminosity."[2] The original Sanskrit term, prabhāsvara,[3] has been translated as "translucent"[4] and "luminous clarity."[5] In the tradition of Namkha'i, it is held that Ösel reveals the natural luminosity of emptiness, the 'true nature of Mind' (Sanskrit: cittatva).[citation needed] Ösel is taught as one part of the six yogas of Naropa. Keown, et al. (2003) identify the Ösel or "clear light", as that by which the natural luminosity (Five Pure Lights) of emptiness (Śūnyatā) is apprehended. [7] Berzin, in the Berzin Archives Glossary, identifies the "mental continuum" (Sanskrit: citta santana) as constituted by the "clear light awareness" which is his rendering of ‘od-gsal (Wylie). Berzin defines ‘od-gsal thus: The subtlest level of mental activity (Mind), which continues with no beginning and no end, without any break, even during death and even into Buddhahood. It is individual and constitutes the mental continuum of each Being. It is naturally free of conceptual cognition, the appearance-making of true existence, and grasping for true existence, since it is more subtle than the grosser levels of mental activity with which these occur. IT is named the Light. [8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sel_%28yoga%29 /// I guess that would be maybe the closest explanation of it... Relation with Taoism? // Practice Mother and child luminosities A fundamental distinction in the Dzogchen literature of 'od gsal (Wylie) is that of 'inner radiance of the ground' (Wylie: gzhi'i 'od-gsal) and the 'inner radiance of the path' (Wylie: lam-gyi 'od-gsal); otherwise known as the mother and child luminosity respectively. Fremantle (2001: p.198-9) states: The luminosity experienced in meditation is called the path luminosity, simile luminosity, or child luminosity. The true luminosity of our awakened nature is called the basic luminosity or mother luminosity; it dawns at the moment of death, and if it is recognized, the mother and the child meet and become one in liberation.[10] Patrul Rinpoche et al. (1994: p.406) define 'Clear light of the moment of the ground' (Tibetan: gzhi dus kyi 'od gsal)' as the: >>>> ...nature of the mind of all beings, pure from the beginning and spontaneously luminous; fundamental continuum (of awareness), potential of Buddhahood...It can be "introduced" by a realized master to a disciple, who then stabilizes and develops that experience through the profound practices of the Great Perfection. Ordinary beings perceive it only for a flash at the moment of death.[11] For further discussion on the 'pointing out instruction' refer Esoteric transmission. Luminous liminalities Cuevas (2003: p.63) conveys how the luminosity is significantly associated with states, portals or continuums of 'liminality' (Sanskrit: antarabhāva) such as 'completion phase meditation': "...the far-ranging tantric concept of luminosity or clear light ('od-gsal) said to be experienced briefly by all human beings at the moment of death, by advanced yogic practitioners in the highest levels of the completion phase meditation, and unceasingly by all buddhas. Interestingly, this very subtle radiance is believed also to be experienced, though rarely noticed, in more mundane moments such as fainting, sneezing, and orgasm, as well as in the first instant before and after dreaming."[12] Dream[less]work The sadhana of Ösel may subsume elements of lucid, conscious sleep without dreams and therefore may be engaged as a complement of Milam and Gyulu. Practitioner will not lose consciousness on the onset of sleep/death, but awakens instantly into the Clear Light. This state is reachable and sustainable only for advanced meditators. hmm... // In my experience celibacy make this easier to achieve... It says though rarely noticed, in more mundane moments such as fainting, sneezing, and orgasm, So if one builds that orgasmic/sexual energy such things should become more tangible? Starting to link into "how to think about sex thread" ... http://thetaobums.com/topic/31050-wwhat-is-the-best-way-to-think-about-sex/page-2 Is this description of clear light lacking yang aspect?
  6. What is the best way to think about sex.

    It would make sense that sexual energy = power / spiritual power? + creative power.... Interesting check/balance system really those who don't have the mind/ ability to control** the energy waste* it... If one has the ability/ mind / will to control** work with that energy transcend - the power* builds, move onto greater realities. hmm maybe you could compare to a fine artist? technique, practice / perseverance, higher learner etc this leads to great skill over time... refinement the other resulting in little above the average the first is able to create much greater realities/ potentials.... Some have natural talent regarding such thing though..where does this come from? I think celibacy is perhaps one step ... Maybe a system/progression such as... mundane sex celibacy transcendent sex transcendent celibacy // mundane: being basic animal drives/ lust (tension) celibacy: is learning about the energy it's expression/ power, how it moves/ works what it really feels like // entire body - relaxed transcendent sex: dual cultivation... further / deeper exploration of the energy in a controlled** manner... you move from maintaining a 40 watt bulb to a 100 watt bulb. (mutual arising / understanding) transcendent celibacy: would basically be a constant orgasmic/ bliss open heart state?? ^^ all speculation I think once one experiences these things it doesn't really matter if you do or don't ... you've been there Like a person who has practiced celibacy and experienced that isn't really going to fall back into the mundane, not at the same level/ understanding/ expression anyway. I think is still room for family etc ?? I think best way to think about sex is like this...
  7. Extreme sensitivty to alcohol & dairy?

    mm cool stuff, thanks
  8. Extreme sensitivty to alcohol & dairy?

    Heaps of rubbish/ artificial chems etc in many things today... alcohol included. I think natural fermentation/ clean organic alcohol may have different results? Or maybe something like vodka? having been purified many times?
  9. Hun and po

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hun_and_po Hun and po From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hun (Chinese: 魂; pinyin: hún; Wade–Giles: hun; literally "cloud-soul") and po (Chinese: 魄; pinyin: pò; Wade–Giles: p'o; literally "white-soul") are types of souls in Chinese philosophy and religion. Within this ancient soul dualism tradition, every living human has both a hun spiritual, ethereal, yang soul which leaves the body after death, and also a po corporeal, substantive, yin soul which remains with the corpse of the deceased. Some controversy exists over the number of souls in a person; for instance, one of the traditions within Daoism proposes a soul structure of sanhunqipo 三魂七魄; that is, "three hun and seven po". The historian Yü Ying-shih describes hun and po as "two pivotal concepts that have been, and remain today, the key to understanding Chinese views of the human soul and the afterlife."[1] Characters Chinese Bronze script for po 魄 or 霸 "lunar brightness" Chinese Seal script for po 魄 "soul" Chinese Seal script for hun 魂 "soul" The Chinese characters 魂 and 魄 for hun and po typify the most common character classification of "radical-phonetic" or "phono-semantic" graphs, which combine a "radical" or "signific" (recurring graphic elements that roughly provide semantic information) with a "phonetic" (suggesting ancient pronunciation). Hun 魂 (or 䰟) and po 魄 have the "ghost radical" gui 鬼 "ghost; devil" and phonetics of yun 云 "cloud; cloudy" and bai 白 "white; clear; pure". Besides the common meaning of "a soul", po 魄 was a variant Chinese character for po 霸 "a lunar phase" and po 粕 "dregs". The Shujing "Book of History" used po 魄 as a graphic variant for po 霸 "dark aspect of the moon" – this character usually means ba 霸 "overlord; hegemon". For example, "On the third month, when (the growth phase, 生魄) of the moon began to wane, the duke of Chow [i.e., Duke of Zhou] commenced the foundations, and proceeded to build the new great city of Lǒ" (tr. Legge 1865:434). The Zhuangzi "[Writings of] Master Zhuang" wrote zaopo 糟粕 (lit. "rotten dregs") "worthless; unwanted; waste matter" with a po 魄 variant. A wheelwright sees Duke Huan of Qi with books by dead sages and says, "what you are reading there is nothing but the [糟魄] chaff and dregs of the men of old!" (tr. Watson 1968:152). In the history of Chinese writing, characters for po 魄/霸 "lunar brightness" appeared before those for hun 魂 "soul; spirit". The spiritual hun 魂 and po 魄 "dual souls" are first recorded in Warring States period (475–221 BCE) Seal Script characters. The lunar po 魄 or 霸 "moon's brightness" appears in both Zhou Dynasty (1045–256 BCE) Bronzeware script and Oracle bone script, but not in Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE) oracle inscriptions. The earliest form of this "lunar brightness" character was found on a (ca. 11th century BCE) Zhou oracle bone inscription (Yü 1987:370). Etymologies The po soul's etymology is better understood than the hun soul's. Schuessler (2007:290, 417) reconstructs hun 魂 "'spiritual soul' which makes a human personality" and po 魄 "vegetative or animal soul … which accounts for growth and physiological functions" as Middle Chinese γuən and pʰak from Old Chinese *wûn and *phrâk. The (ca. 80 CE) Baihu Tang 白虎堂 gave pseudo-etymologies for hun and po through Chinese character puns. It explains hun 魂 with zhuan 傳 "deliver; pass on; impart; spread" and yun 芸 "rue (used to keep insects out of books); to weed", and po 魄 with po 迫 " compel; force; coerce; urgent" and bai 白 "white; bright". What do the words hun and [po] mean? Hun expresses the idea of continuous propagation ([zhuan] 傳), unresting flight; it is the qi of the Lesser Yang, working in man in an external direction, and it governs the nature (or the instincts, [xing] 性). [Po] expresses the idea of a continuous pressing urge ([po] 迫) on man; it is the [qi] of the Lesser Yin, and works in him, governing the emotions ([qing] 情). Hun is connected with the idea of weeding ([yun] 芸), for with the instincts the evil weeds (in man's nature) are removed. [Po] is connected with the idea of brightening ([bai] 白), for with the emotions the interior (of the personality) is governed. (tr. Needham and Lu 1974:87) Etymologically, Schuessler says pò 魄 "animal soul" "is the same word as" pò 霸 "a lunar phase". He cites the Zuozhuan (534 BCE, see below) using the lunar jishengpo 既生魄 to mean "With the first development of a fetus grows the vegetative soul". Pò, the soul responsible for growth, is the same as pò the waxing and waning of the moon". The meaning 'soul' has probably been transferred from the moon since men must have been aware of lunar phases long before they had developed theories on the soul. This is supported by the etymology 'bright', and by the inverted word order which can only have originated with meteorological expressions … The association with the moon explains perhaps why the pò soul is classified as Yin … in spite of the etymology 'bright' (which should be Yang), hun's Yang classificiation may be due to the association with clouds and by extension sky, even though the word invokes 'dark'. 'Soul' and 'moon' are related in other cultures, by cognation or convergence, as in Tibeto-Burman and Proto-Lolo–Burmese *s/ʼ-la "moon; soul; spirit", Written Tibetan cognates bla "soul" and zla "moon", and Proto-Miao–Yao *bla "spirit; soul; moon". (2007:417) Lunar associations of po are evident in the Classical Chinese terms chanpo 蟾魄 "the moon" (with "toad; toad in the moon; moon") and haopo 皓魄 "moon; moonlight" (with "white; bright; luminous"). The semantics of po 魄 "white soul" probably originated with 霸 "lunar whiteness". Zhou bronze inscriptions commonly recorded lunar phases with the terms jishengpo 既生魄 "after the brightness has grown" and jisipo 既死魄 "after the brightness has died", which Schuessler explains as "second quarter of the lunar month" and "last quarter of the lunar month". Chinese scholars have variously interpreted these two terms as lunar quarters or fixed days, and (Shaughnessy 1992:136–145) Wang Guowei's lunar-quarter analysis the most likely. Thus, jishengpo is from the 7th/8th to the 14th/15th days of the lunar month and jisipo is from the 23rd/24th to the end of the month. Yü (1987:370) translates them as "after the birth of the crescent" and "after the death of the crescent". Etymologically, lunar and spiritual po < pʰak < *phrâk 魄 are cognate with bai < bɐk < *brâk 白 "white" (Matisoff 1980, Yü 1981, Carr 1985). According to Hu Shih (1946:30), po etymologically means "white, whiteness, and bright light"; "The primitive Chinese seem to have regarded the changing phases of the moon as periodic birth and death of its [po], its 'white light' or soul." Yü (1981:83) says this ancient association between the po soul and the "growing light of the new moon is of tremendous importance to our understanding of certain myths related to the seventh day of the months." Two celebrated examples in Chinese mythology are Xi Wangmu and Emperor Wu meeting on the seventh day of the first lunar month and The Princess and the Cowherd or Qixi Festival held on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. The etymology of hun < γuən < *wûn 魂 is comparatively less certain. Hu (1946:31) said, "The word hun is etymologically the same as the word yun, meaning "clouds." The clouds float about and seem more free and more active than the cold, white-lighted portion of the growing and waning moon." Schuessler cites two possibilities. Since pò is the 'bright' soul, hún is the 'dark' soul and therefore cognate to yún 雲 'cloud' [Carr 1985:62], perhaps in the sense of 'shadowy' because some believe that the hún soul will live after death in a world of shadows [Eberhard 1967:17]. (2007:290) more at http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Hun_and_po
  10. Topic derail, spring forest qigong masters words and thoughts

    Is this the clear light?
  11. Topic derail, spring forest qigong masters words and thoughts

    seems like JC got it all backwards! haha
  12. EDIT: In searching original topic I came across... see post # not sure at present Any Taoist/ Chinese folklore about shadow beings? Has anyone experienced such... ? Seems are fair amount of info on the net about them... nobody seem to have a real grip on this phenomenon though... what they are / how to deal with them etc... Some say light + prayer/ chant incense So far I have found... 幽灵 - yōu líng - ghost, apparition. Literally "dark soul." 恶魔 - è mó- demon. Fairly generic word for your basic run-of-the-mill evil demon or devil. Another similar word for demon is 恶煞 (è shà). The first part of both words is 恶 (è), which basically means "evil." Evil is made up of two parts: 亚 yà - (ugly) and 心 xīn (heart). // side note... I found this one funny... 獬豸 - xiè zhì - Xiezhi. A guardian beast-god similar to the Qilin, but with black fur, and only one horn. It can speak human languages and is able to sense good and evil. It will seek out corrupt government officials, after which it impales them with its horn and eats them. Must be extinct. // From: http://benmojo.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/chinese-demons-monsters-and-other.html
  13. Shadow Beings // edit: + Angels, Demons and Orthodox Zoroastrianism

    Found this interesting... (there is a heap of very interesting info on that blog // enjoy!)
  14. Shadow Beings // edit: + Angels, Demons and Orthodox Zoroastrianism

    haha..hmm The talk with the girl was interesting though... Apparently in the USA this phenomenon / experience of ranks higher than people seeing ghosts hm
  15. Men and Dinosaurs

    http://ancientstuff.mxf.yuku.com/topic/10934625/Men-and-Dinosaurs#.UgCmfT8zd0R
  16. Tocharian Mummies (China)

    http://atlantisonline.smfforfree2.com/index.php?topic=272.0
  17. Tocharian Mummies (China)

    http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1919-07-27/ed-1/seq-24/ The Washington times. July 27, 1919 - "Science is Stumped by Strange Mummies in Utah. No possible explanation yet to account for the red headed, wavy haired, perhaps White race in America, thousands of years before the Indians or even the Cliff Dwellers" // Spirit cave mummy, Kennewick man, Florida bog mummies
  18. What is humble?

    Is a tiger humble?
  19. Men and Dinosaurs

    Coool stuff!!! :D
  20. J Krishnamurti

    Communist agent - Order of the Star in the East Connection with Freemasonry? ? Deuteronomy 7:6 Viewing the King James Version. Click to switch to 1611 King James Version of Deuteronomy 7:6. For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Messianic / Abrahamic in nature Seeking nothing less but total world domination... their Messiah is to subjugate/enslave all nations (peoples) ... Communism is one tool in achieving this (Capitalism is its twin). I'd advise against anything messianic... Pursue paths that teach you to unfold/ develop your own potential
  21. Taoist-Tantrika Native American Ninja in training

    Welcome to the forum I am curious about the humble concept... maybe another thread.
  22. Men and Dinosaurs

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXh7y9zIwjw
  23. Men and Dinosaurs

    haha hmmmmmmmm