Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 > > Yep. Tater took valerian last night for sleeplessness. Echinacia works > > to help ward off colds... nothin wrong with the right herbs. > > > > -- > > Tater Gumfries > #vg# > There is a plant called Passion Flower. > The extract of its leaves is a great > remedy for insomnia. The easiest way > to get this remedy is to purchase it as > Passiflora Incarnata - Q, from a Homeopathic > medical supplier. 2 to 5 drops in half a > glass of water, twice a day is the dose. > Don't take more than a week in a month. > Incidently this is a potent remedy for > Rheumatism and Arthritis. Pain in the > joints, swelling in the joints etc. > Passiflora is also a mood elevator and > stress buster. For US customers, it > can be ordered online from this web site : > http://www.abchomeopathy.com/shop.php E: As we are on a spiritual forum, it can be useful to remind that, unless under great physical pain, insomnia even after a good day of duty performed faces you with the core of what liberation is meant to liberate you of. P: Very true! And what you wrote needs to be underscore, elaborated and belabored. Since belaboring the obvious is my favorite sport, here it goes: Insomnia brings you face to face with the ugly side of consciousness. Consciousness as the moon does, keep its dark side hidden, but in a sleepless night, it comes to light: Consciousness as a terrible burden that we want to drop. Then we realize how foolish those seekers are who want to be eternally conscious. When consciousness is seen for what it's, a lightning flash to highlight the unconscious, its contents loose their grip on the mind. Accepting pain, pleasure, suffering, bliss, life, or death is easier then. By the way, anyone who has trouble falling asleep can fall asleep in a few minutes by paying attention to how breathing feels as the air moves in and out of our nostrils like a caress. Concentrate on that pleasurable sensation. Breath slowly. It won't be long before breathing will feel very blissful. You wouldn't mind feeling that bliss all night long, but you won't. In a few minutes you would be asleep. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 If people were really enjoying their " consciousness " (read thoughts, emotions, senses, feelings)... Spirituality would likely have no existence, no purpose, no present and no future. ....nor will drugs or alcohol. In my view, Consciousness is not the burden as it is not something that can be gained or lost. However, " consciousness " , the thing that often resides in Consciousness can indeed be a burden sometime. Life as a " human " is not easy as it is not " automated " yet. And, because of not being " automated " it is not yet, " natural " or " effortless " . " Thinking " is not automated like digestion is and because of this... " right thinking " doesn't just happen it usually takes effort and practice. And, in spite of great effort, one can still fail frequently. " Thinking " is a phase of evolution that the nature hasn't mastered it. Once mastered, 'right thinking' will become almost as automatic, natural and effortless as right digestion often is. Humans are the only ones who seems to carry the burden of " thinking " and are engaged in evolving it - and, as a result life as a human doesn't seem as " natural " and " effortless " as a life as a python, lion or sparrow might be. Sparrows don't seem to be responsible for or worry about study, career, about meeting weekly, monthly, quarterly target, bonus, promotion, retirement, future... bills, taxes or child support. Neither do they seem to worry about the public image and perception. Yet, it is something that most humans find very hard to escape. It seems that as two old " problems " get solved, four new " problems " seem to get " manufactured " to take their place. Much of the " problems " that a 'modern man' faces today didn't even exist few hundred years ago - for example, the 'online flame war' on spiritual didn't exist in 1650 nor did the " problem personalities " that arrive online for the purpose of starting such " fights " . Humans seem to be a species going through the " thought " evolution that nature hasn't perfected yet. This " thought venture " is often full of turmoils and humans have very little mastery over this venue which gets more complicated with each " progress " . Given that, perhaps, it is not surprising that consciousness (thought, emotions, feelings, sense) often feel like a 'burden'... a burden, letting go of which feels like a bliss and " freedom " ! Perhaps, " consciousness " indeed is a " burden " - the burden of an evolving species. Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > > > Yep. Tater took valerian last night for sleeplessness. Echinacia works > > > to help ward off colds... nothin wrong with the right herbs. > > > > > > -- > > > Tater Gumfries > > #vg# > > There is a plant called Passion Flower. > > The extract of its leaves is a great > > remedy for insomnia. The easiest way > > to get this remedy is to purchase it as > > Passiflora Incarnata - Q, from a Homeopathic > > medical supplier. 2 to 5 drops in half a > > glass of water, twice a day is the dose. > > Don't take more than a week in a month. > > Incidently this is a potent remedy for > > Rheumatism and Arthritis. Pain in the > > joints, swelling in the joints etc. > > Passiflora is also a mood elevator and > > stress buster. For US customers, it > > can be ordered online from this web site : > > http://www.abchomeopathy.com/shop.php > > E: As we are on a spiritual forum, it can be useful to remind that, unless under great physical pain, insomnia even after a good day of duty performed faces you with the core of what liberation is meant to liberate you of. > > P: Very true! And what you wrote needs to be underscore, elaborated > and belabored. Since belaboring the obvious is my favorite sport, here > it goes: > > Insomnia brings you face to face with the ugly side of consciousness. > Consciousness as the moon does, keep its dark side hidden, but > in a sleepless night, it comes to light: Consciousness as a terrible > burden that we want to drop. Then we realize how foolish those > seekers are who want to be eternally conscious. > > When consciousness is seen for what it's, a lightning flash to highlight > the unconscious, its contents loose their grip on the mind. Accepting > pain, pleasure, suffering, bliss, life, or death is easier then. > > By the way, anyone who has trouble falling asleep can fall asleep > in a few minutes by paying attention to how breathing feels > as the air moves in and out of our nostrils like a caress. Concentrate > on that pleasurable sensation. Breath slowly. It won't be long before > breathing will feel very blissful. You wouldn't mind feeling that > bliss all night long, but you won't. In a few minutes you would be > asleep. > > Pete > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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