Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (this is a copy of my introductory message I posted on the Kundalini newsgroup wich I joined at the same time as this one.) Hello, I am very happy to have found this list! My name is Daniel and I had Kundalini awakening around the age of 19. I'm 26 now and in my final year at animation school. Kundalini awakening came purely through reading the Spiritual teachings of Adi Da Samraj. I remember now the first time it happened what when I was reading his teachings about the ego on the internet. I suddenly felt a huge insight into a dilemma I had felt throughout my childhood and at the same time felt a rush of energy up the spine and tingly all over. Adi Da by the way could be connected to the lineage of Shakti yoga since he was given permission to teach by Swami Muktananda, a famous Siddha Yogi. These early purifying Kundalini movements intensified hugely as I came close and closer to taking my formal Vow as a devotee of Adi Da. I spent 6 years with Adi Da and even lived on his Ashram for a year and sat with him many times. I have recently left his teaching. As you may know he is very controversial hard to trust completely. I felt he was disempowering us by making us dependent on Him (resort to him with our full attention in every single moment) for absolutly everything while at the same time criticizing the hell out of us, including our dependency on him so that we became paralyzed and felt every action we take is criticized as "egoic" or sinful action. But I am pleased see that I don't need to be with one particular Guru to experience Kundalini. And I still have great love and admiration for Adi Da. He is dear to my heart. I am now at a point where I am both attracted and repulsed by the idea of finding another guru. I would be extremely careful in that. Recently I was attracted to Master Ching Hai .. but find her intellectually lacking and disagree with her on some issues . . nevertheless I feel she is highly evolved and unlike Adi Da does not ask for absolute surrender to herself. She even tells her disciples they can keep their own religions. She teaches meditaion on the inner Light and Sound . . wich I think are Kundalini manifestations anyways. Anyhow I"m confused and am always open to hearing how other people here are evolving their awareness and connection to "The Great One" or the "Truth Self". There are so many paths! Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Welcome Daniel, You will find truth to be just that simple and pure here.. I hear you Adi Da or whatever he has changed his names so many times I loose track, he was actually born as Franklin Jones and it was really Nitaananda that gave him the blessings to go and teach.. But all that is just that here you may find that you are THAT and have always been the Awareness so welcome, Blessings in the now always Randy , "Daniel Tynan" <meridian_smith> wrote: > > (this is a copy of my introductory message I posted on the Kundalini > newsgroup wich I joined at the same time as this one.) > > Hello, > I am very happy to have found this list! My name is Daniel and I > had > Kundalini awakening around the age of 19. I'm 26 now and in my > final > year at animation school. Kundalini awakening came purely through > reading the Spiritual teachings of Adi Da Samraj. I remember now > the first > time it happened what when I was reading his teachings about the ego > on > the internet. I suddenly felt a huge insight into a dilemma I had > felt > throughout my childhood and at the same time felt a rush of energy > up > the spine and tingly all over. Adi Da by the way could be connected > to > the lineage of Shakti yoga since he was given permission to teach by > Swami Muktananda, a famous Siddha Yogi. These early purifying > Kundalini > movements intensified hugely as I came close and closer to taking my > formal Vow as a devotee of Adi Da. > > I spent 6 years with Adi Da and even lived on his Ashram for a year > and > sat with him many times. I have recently left his teaching. As you > may know he is very controversial hard to trust completely. I felt > he > was disempowering us by making us dependent on Him (resort to him > with our full attention in every single moment) for absolutly > everything while at the same time criticizing the hell out of us, > including our > dependency on him so that we became paralyzed and felt every action > we > take is criticized as "egoic" or sinful action. But I am pleased > see that I don't need > to be with one particular Guru to experience Kundalini. And I still > have great love and admiration for Adi Da. He is dear to my heart. > > I am now at a point where I am both attracted and repulsed by the > idea > of finding another guru. I would be extremely careful in that. > Recently I was attracted to Master Ching Hai .. but find her > intellectually > lacking and disagree with her on some issues . . nevertheless I feel > she > is highly evolved and unlike Adi Da does not ask for absolute > surrender > to herself. She even tells her disciples they can keep their own > religions. She teaches meditaion on the inner Light and Sound . . > wich I > think are Kundalini manifestations anyways. Anyhow I"m confused and > am > always open to hearing how other people here are evolving their > awareness and connection to "The Great One" or the "Truth Self". > There are > so many paths! > > Daniel > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi Matt, Welcome to the group. Hope you find what you are looking for---YourSelf. The answer is not in the mind. Best wishes, Richard > Namaste , > > my name is Matt Ryan I am 37 - I teach yoga asana in manchester , uk. I > have been exploring yoga in it's fullest sense for the past 8 years or > so - putting a lot of effort into asana but not much into meditation. I > have studied variuos texts including Patanjali's yoga sutras and the > Bhagvadgita . I have read some of Ramana Maharishi's books and foud them > to be beautiful and enriching - I am also reading one of the books from > his disciple Robert Adams. I am doing the self-inquiry meditation daily > - although I am finding lots of the terms used in the enquiry confusing > - like I am That - and presence - trying to understand that I am not the > body - I understand all these perhaps on an intellectual level but thats > all - it gets stuck in my head and goes round and round - like I am > conciousness - what is conciuosness - I feel like I need someone to help > me with answers to my questions that crop all all the time. > > I would be msot greatful if you would accept me into your group to help > me along my path > > Om shanti > > Matt Ryan > > my website is www.yoga-manchester.co.uk <http://www.yoga- manchester.co.uk> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Namaste All, thank-you for some very beautiful welcome messages I really appreciate it - I'm looking for some answers to various questions Im having with self inquiry meditation... I read ab ook called Hardcore Zen which is a very enjoyable book on zen meditation http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardcore-Zen-Monster-Movies-Reality/dp/086171380X/sr=11-1/qid=1165860859/ref=sr_11_1/203-2795229-8274340 link above to the book The book inspired me to start a "zazen" practice which I have been doing for a while. I have also read Maharishi's who am I and self enquiry books and my meditation practice has now moved on to self inquiry-. I having problems with terminolgy certainly with phrases in Robert Adam's book silence of the heart (which I am also reading) I am reading the words but just not getting it stuff like I am conciousness / everything is conciousness i just don't feel it - i understand the words but not the essence- also regarding the self-inquiry I have read Ramana says some people are not ready for it -so these questions cross my mind - am I ready am I doing it right - I sit on my cushion for 30 mins with the "who am I" question repeating and also "to whom do these thoughts arise" but Im not sure if the question might as well be what am I having for tea!!!?? Also I am reading "Hunting the I" - where Ramana says that I come before OM - I just dont undertsand it. Sorry to go on and on - but any help would be greatfully received shanti to all Matt "Richard" <richarkar > To: Subject: Re: New Member Introduction Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:57:47 -0000 >Hi Matt, > >Welcome to the group. > >Hope you find what you are looking for---YourSelf. > >The answer is not in the mind. > >Best wishes, >Richard > > > > Namaste , > > > > my name is Matt Ryan I am 37 - I teach yoga asana in manchester , >uk. I > > have been exploring yoga in it's fullest sense for the past 8 >years or > > so - putting a lot of effort into asana but not much into >meditation. I > > have studied variuos texts including Patanjali's yoga sutras and >the > > Bhagvadgita . I have read some of Ramana Maharishi's books and >foud them > > to be beautiful and enriching - I am also reading one of the books >from > > his disciple Robert Adams. I am doing the self-inquiry meditation >daily > > - although I am finding lots of the terms used in the enquiry >confusing > > - like I am That - and presence - trying to understand that I am >not the > > body - I understand all these perhaps on an intellectual level but >thats > > all - it gets stuck in my head and goes round and round - like I >am > > conciousness - what is conciuosness - I feel like I need someone >to help > > me with answers to my questions that crop all all the time. > > > > I would be msot greatful if you would accept me into your group to >help > > me along my path > > > > Om shanti > > > > Matt Ryan > > > > my website is www.yoga-manchester.co.uk <http://www.yoga- >manchester.co.uk> > > > > >Dear Friends: Please keep in mind that taking someone's creative and intellectual works (poetry, art, articles, essays, posts, etc.) without permission of the authors is a violation of copyright laws. This especially applies to this list, , as it is a private list which can be viewed by members only. > >Most individuals do allow their artistic and creative work to be posted elsewhere if you request it and use their work in a not-for-profit format for benefit of others. So that is not usually a problem. > >However, if you are taking content from this list with a profit motive (such as promotion of your site in order to sell products, ads, etc.), it is critical that you seek the explicit and written permission from the authors whose works you are using. > >Acting in any other way is dishonest. Thank you. >_________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Namaste, Who am I isn't a concentration system, it is a feeling underlaying everything. Love is not an emotion or a sentiment....Deepak Chopra....ONS..Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Dear Matt and others who are interested in Robert Adams and Nisargadatta. You can see both articles (Robert Adams and Nisargadatta) on the home page of the HS website. / Scroll down and you will see the Nisargadatta article on the right. Scroll down further and you will see the Robert Adams article on the left of the homepage. Good to have you with us. Love to all Harsha Matthew Ryan wrote: > > Namaste All, > > thank-you for some very beautiful welcome messages I really appreciate > it - I'm looking for some answers to various questions Im having with > self inquiry meditation... > > I read ab ook called Hardcore Zen which is a very enjoyable book on > zen meditation > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hardcore-Zen-Monster-Movies-Reality/dp/086171380X/sr=11-1/qid=1165860859/ref=sr_11_1/203-2795229-8274340 > > link above to the book > > The book inspired me to start a "zazen" practice which I have been > doing for a while. > > I have also read Maharishi's who am I and self enquiry books and my > meditation practice has now moved on to self inquiry-. > > I having problems with terminolgy certainly with phrases in Robert > Adam's book silence of the heart (which I am also reading) I am > reading the words but just not getting it stuff like I am conciousness > / everything is conciousness i just don't feel it - i understand the > words but not the essence- > > also regarding the self-inquiry I have read Ramana says some people > are not ready for it -so these questions cross my mind - am I ready am > I doing it right - I sit on my cushion for 30 mins with the "who am I" > question repeating and also "to whom do these thoughts arise" but Im > not sure if the question might as well be what am I having for tea!!!?? > > Also I am reading "Hunting the I" - where Ramana says that I come > before OM - I just dont undertsand it. > > Sorry to go on and on - but any help would be greatfully received > > shanti to all > > Matt > > > > > > ------ > /"Richard" <richarkar >/ > // > // > / Re: New Member Introduction/ > /Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:57:47 -0000/ > >Hi Matt, > > > >Welcome to the group. > > > >Hope you find what you are looking for---YourSelf. > > > >The answer is not in the mind. > > > >Best wishes, > >Richard > > > > > > > Namaste , > > > > > > my name is Matt Ryan I am 37 - I teach yoga asana in manchester , > >uk. I > > > have been exploring yoga in it's fullest sense for the past 8 > >years or > > > so - putting a lot of effort into asana but not much into > >meditation. I > > > have studied variuos texts including Patanjali's yoga sutras and > >the > > > Bhagvadgita . I have read some of Ramana Maharishi's books and > >foud them > > > to be beautiful and enriching - I am also reading one of the books > >from > > > his disciple Robert Adams. I am doing the self-inquiry meditation > >daily > > > - although I am finding lots of the terms used in the enquiry > >confusing > > > - like I am That - and presence - trying to understand that I am > >not the > > > body - I understand all these perhaps on an intellectual level but > >thats > > > all - it gets stuck in my head and goes round and round - like I > >am > > > conciousness - what is conciuosness - I feel like I need someone > >to help > > > me with answers to my questions that crop all all the time. > > > > > > I would be msot greatful if you would accept me into your group to > >help > > > me along my path > > > > > > Om shanti > > > > > > Matt Ryan > > > > > > my website is www.yoga-manchester.co.uk <http://www.yoga- > >manchester.co.uk> > > > > > > > > > >Dear Friends: Please keep in mind that taking someone's creative > and intellectual works (poetry, art, articles, essays, posts, > etc.) without permission of the authors is a violation of > copyright laws. This especially applies to this list, > , as it is a private list which can be viewed by > members only. > > > >Most individuals do allow their artistic and creative work to be > posted elsewhere if you request it and use their work in a > not-for-profit format for benefit of others. So that is not > usually a problem. > > > >However, if you are taking content from this list with a profit > motive (such as promotion of your site in order to sell products, > ads, etc.), it is critical that you seek the explicit and written > permission from the authors whose works you are using. > > > >Acting in any other way is dishonest. Thank you. > >_________ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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