Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Lili I accidentally deleted your pending post. I meant to hit approve and hit delete instead. Do you mind resending it. SORRY! (Ouch stop hitting me) ~MKM , Lili Masamura <sephirah5> wrote: > > --- Arjuna Taradasa <bhagatirtha@m...> wrote: > > 93 > > Greetings! > > Again i interfere . I`m aware that usually ppl are > > unhappy with my> postings LOL, but a few may > appreciate. > #################################################### > I guess I am rapidly becoming a member of THAT club, > too! > ############################################# > > > > , "omprem" > > <omprem> wrote: > > > > > > Sadhana is practical mysticism. It consists of > > performing those > > > actions that decondition your mind, that increase > > the vibration of > > > the mind, and that remove obstacles to the > > movement of prana, > > > especially kundalini. > > > > I really wonder what is mystic in keeping diet > > LOL... Diet is a matter > > of medical science, not spiritual path. > > Of course some kind of food isn`t healthy; but it is > > a big mistake to > > mix worldly matters with spiritual. Whether u eat > > meat or not doesn`t > > by itself effect ur consciousness. And alchohol is > > used in sadhanas - > > if u are capable of them. > > If u know, scriptures of hinduism do not prohibit > > meat. In fact both > > Vedas and Tantras prescribe it in ritual context. > > However i can agree > > that generally no-meat diet is good (but fish and > > sea-foods are > > essential for health). > ################################################ > Vegetarianism is also much easier if you live in a > tropical climate, as well! if you had to live up > north, in Inuvik,say, a vegetarian diet would not > serve you very well.The only real virtues of non-meat > eating is to keep down your karmic burden, and to > sensitize one's consciousness and perceptions, > generally a bad idea if you live in a big city and > have to deal with the stresses of such a life. It will > not make you more "holy", as many people seem to > think. If that were true, then a big chunk of India > would have attained by now. > ############################################### > > > > Meditation is not an exercise . Without proper > > understanding what is > > meditation it is difficult to succeed. Thus it is > > preferable to view > > meditation as it is from the very beginning - as a > > freedom of > > consciousness, freedom from thought, as being the > > witness. > ############################################## > This is true. > ################################################ > > > > The MOST essential "sadhana" is prayer to God (True > > Living God, Who is > > Love - whatever name u use). > ################################################ > Absolutely. One might also recall the First > Commandment: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all > thy heart and all thy mind, etc. if you get that one > right, all the rest will follow. > ############################################# > > > > The rule of upadesha is to give upayas (methods) > > from up to down. > > Thus, we have to tell people that "Only Love saves". > > If u are in Love, > > nothing is needed more. > > No effort brings us to God. Only His mercy lifts us > > up - to Him... > > Plz keep this always in ur hearts. Sadhana is > > nothing, just some > > attempts to reach true prayer, repentance, > > meditation, Love... > > > > Apart from advise to meditate no rule given here is > > connected to any > > kind of true mysticism... > > If to speak about outer things, we should give > > charya-pada, ethics. > > This is essential, not what u eat and how much u > > sleep. > > Kularnava makes fun of so called "yogis" and > > "sattvic people" who > > think that Liberation is achieved by means of outer > > things. > > > > ONLY LOVE SAVES... > ################################################## > True. And not just any love, either. It is the love > you have for God, whatever you conceive God to be, > that will carry you through, just as the Aghora Master > Vimalananda says. Once you are in the lap of the > Mother, you are safe forevermore.Krishna saysto Arjuna > in the B-G, > "For even if the greatest sinner worships me with > all his heart and soul, he must be considered > righteous, because of his righteous will... > > And he shall soon become pure and reach everlasting > peace. for this is my word of promise, that he who > loves Me shall not perish... > > Having come to this world of sorrow, which is > transient, love thou Me... Give Me thy mind, and give > Me thy heart...and thus with thy soul in harmony, and > making Me thy goal supreme, thou shalt in truth come > to Me... > ##############################################3 > I might also add that practicing pranayama is a bad > idea, according to Vimalananda as well, because the > air is so polluted nowadays, and you can do yourself a > lot of damage unless you know what you are about. > However, learning to breathe more slowly and > thoroughly is not a bad idea, but proceed with > caution. > Lilith M. > > > > _______________________________ > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Lili: You're off moderation, finally. SE101's slip was the second; I commited a similar slip last week. :-( No fair, eh? So Lili ... your posts are safely in your own hands now. As promised. DB , "sunelectric101" <ouranian@l...> wrote: > > Lili > > I accidentally deleted your pending post. I meant to hit approve and > hit delete instead. Do you mind resending it. SORRY! > > (Ouch stop hitting me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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