My intro and dissolving problems

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Hi, my name is Rob and I just joined this list.

A little about myself. I'm 29 years old and am an artist, currently squeeking

out a living as a website designer. I have been a student of mysticism for a

little over 10 years and am currently studying the few remaining fragments of

the western mystery schools (Elusis, Gnosticism, etc.)

 

Several years ago I was invited to a class teaching Kundalini Yoga by a friend.

I didn't have the money to continue with classes but I found these practices to

be some of the most effective ways of lifting my spirits and my energy levels

that I've ever found.

 

About four years ago I started having difficulties with sleep and have since

found that I have sleep apnea. Because I have quite awhile to wait until

paperwork and a retest comes through before I can get access to a machine that

will effectively make me remember to breath while I sleep, I decided to look on

the net for some alternatives that I can start with right away. Guess what I

found...

Besides this site I also bought a copy of "Kundalini Yoga" by Shakta Kaur

Khalsa. So here I am!

 

By the way I'm sorry to butt in right from the start but I know the perspective

of Taoist though on the matter of dissolving problems and I thought I'd just

mention it briefly. In Tai Chi and some of the Taoist disceplines they consider

the one surefire sign that someone has a strong chi is the ability to handle

problems without difficulty. In other words if you have problems that you just

can't lick or if you find even small tasks have become major chores you need to

strengthen your internal energy in a ballanced way.

 

Even though there are major differences between the Taoist and Kundalini yoga

systems it seems to me that there is an area of overlap here. Couldn't the

Kundalini equivalent of "strengthened and ballanced chi" be a strong but

ballanced system of chakras? Then what's required is the practice of

strengthening the whole system in a ballanced way.

 

The thing that attracted me to Kundalini yoga in the first place was its focus

on strengthening the health of body mind and spirit, this practice would seem to

culminate in the ordinary world by working out the kinks in your life without

expecting any one practice to make all your problems fall away. When all

practice is done we still have to live in the world and whenever I feel the

world is gobbling me up I just buck up and trudge on through. Yes it's decidedly

secular way of doing things but I usually have a meditation or ritual to help me

boost my energy for the task and that's the thing that makes the big difference,

having something on hand that can make me feel stronger in the face of my

problems. Many times the problems just don't seem significant, at other times I

realize that no problem is permanent and I feel the courage to face my problems,

whether I can actually solve them or not, wash over me. My heart swells and gets

warm and things come into perspective. Why dissolve

your problems when you can learn to face it?! Then the problem might dissolve,

or it might not dissolve but the chances of it dissolving is much greater if you

can really face it instead of just trying to make it go away.

 

Believe me, I've had a lot of stuff to face like this over the last few years

and I can tell you from direct experience that my life is much richer and I have

much more confidence, compassion and awareness because of it.

 

Lots of love and mental hugs,

Rob

 

 

 

 

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