kundalini-l-d Digest Volume 96 : Issue 202 1 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: "Your friend at:" Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber Dear Friends, - This is a lovely way of speaking, but it does not tell the whole story. Celibacy is recommended for all those under 21 years of age. Men are not overly encouraged to marry or have sex. If we do marry, sex must be regulated. We must be well prepared for the fourth order of life. In the Lord's abode, He is eternally a blossoming youth, before sex occurs. His association is the highest spiritual achievement. We cannot approach Him with any sex. Sincerely, cj ************************** "The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation." Bhagavad gita as it is 2.15 ************************** - On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Antaris Ra wrote: > Beloved Jan: > Beloved Woman: > Beloved Man: > Jan wrote: > Be open for it. Want it. Want your pure love-light conection to the > fifth dimension. Y o u will have it. > The less you ask, the less you think, the sooner you will have it. > Be yourself. Be LOVE. B E the ONE. > Love simply is, > Antaris > limiteATNOSPAMinfonet.com.py > > - 2 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: Jan Watson Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber Your friend at: wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > This is a lovely way of speaking, but it does not tell the whole > story. Celibacy is recommended for all those under 21 years of age. Men > are not overly encouraged to marry or have sex. If we do marry, sex must > be regulated. We must be well prepared for the fourth order of life. In > the Lord's abode, He is eternally a blossoming youth, before sex occurs. > His association is the highest spiritual achievement. We cannot approach > Him with any sex. > > Sincerely, > > cj - Hi Ron is right, my friend; he was answering my real question (intuitively)rather than my overt one. I admire his courage in not defending himself against my words; rather, he chose to help me. I thank you for your perspective too. jan - 3 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: "L.D. McClanahan" Subject: Missing attachment Henry: Received your reply but not attachment:elkermsh.doc &/or application/octet-stream abouty woman from Germany who "awakened." Perhaps I do not know how to access attachments. Please resend. L.D. - 4 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: "Debee L. Thomas" Subject: Re: new list? > However, for some time, in my heart of hearts, I have yearned for a group of > loving, like minded indivuals. At least more so than what I have seen on > this list. No matter what we do, I do not feel like this is a place where I > can reveal my deeper feelings. And yet, I love the k people. THey are my > sisters and brothers. I want to dialog with those of them who have more in > common with me in terms of enegy and tone. I still expect diversity. I seek > open hearts, not lectures, that type of thing. Acceptance for who we are an > unique individuals with k, not lectures and flames. Reality is, I want a > place to open my heart, to give and receive love. No more , no less. And I > have concluded that this energy here is beuatiful, informative, lots of > things...just not one part that I also yearn for. I understand this on a very deep level Traveler. So much so that I began a chat channel on Undernet called #GreatOak. In the beginning it was everything I had hoped for. Filled with loving, like-minded people. However, as time went on it went through a shift. There were arguments about points of view, beliefs and at times it got rather ugly. I'd step in and ask people to try to maintain an open mind but it didn't always work. I'm not saying the channel isn't the same anymore, because at times it's very much the way it used to be. It goes through phases and you'll most likely find this the case no matter where you go. It's sad but when there is such a diversity of peoples, ideas, beliefs etc., it's one of the pitfalls. - Blessed Be Debee 5 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: GrandmmaATNOSPAMaol.com Subject: Re: Domestic Violence/K? - I am a survivor of sexual abuse. As a child, I frequently had OBE's which served as a means for my survival. My altered states as a child may very well have contributed in some way to my K experiences as an adult. Being able to transcend my physical state as a child has been a blessing in many ways. I agree with Holly's premise concerning the connection between domestic violence and the K experience. For me it makes sense. Love and Light Jean - 6 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: "L.D. McClanahan" Subject: Unreceived attachment Henry Swift: Thank you for your response, but the attachment (elkermsh.doc or applicatiion/octet-stream) about the woman from Germany who "awakened" was not found. I may not know how to access attachments. Please resend. L.D. 7 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: traveler Subject: Re: new list? Debbee, I can relate to what you are saying. I have had several people respond to me and now I am wondering what to do...how it would be any different at all...I think so far I am just choosing to respond to people indivually and not to the list. That feels more intimate. And like egos are less likely to get involved when they don't think 100 people are out there watching. I don't think I had a solution, merely a question. Although now that I have had the responses, I probably will go ahead and do something, though I don't know what. Isn't it sad that we are like this? (It's easy to think others are this way, and I have come to realize that even I can get this way...though I have always tried to be nice and polite, still, there are times when I have begun feeling like there was no easy way out of the circle of say something-defend your self, or the accuracy of what was said---etc.) Wishing for a more loving world, and thanking you for your message. And finding a more loving world too, every time I look. Best, Patti - 8 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: liaATNOSPAMquadrant.net (lia pas) Subject: Juliet's Kabalah snakes yikes! what an experience! what i found especially interested was: > >--a single large white snake (with a vine of roses patterned into it's >back!) with it's tail in it's mouth to > >--a series of white snakes encircling colored pools (red then orange >then yellow, etc.) to > >--two white snakes intertwined to > >--a black and a white snake (both with the vine pattern) intertwined to >form what we commonly call a "caduceus" (common to both kundalini and >kabalah imagery, among other things) > >It's interesting to note that at the time I wasn't familiar with this >form except as a medical symbol, and as the staff of Hermes from Greek >mythology. Only subsequent research began to show me the complex >history of the symbology, and that it was actually both kundalini and >kabalah related... interesting becasue i have seen all these snakes myself while recieving Reiki. were these snakes in certain parts of your body, or was it just a "seeing"? did you get any paticular feelings from these snakes? if this gets too irrelevant to the list you can email me personally. blessed be Lia p.s. glad your recovering - 9 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: liaATNOSPAMquadrant.net (lia pas) Subject: Re: What's Qi? >To whom it may concern, > > Praying all is well this sunday morning. > > I would like to say that Qi, Ch'i, and prana are more or less the >same thing. > >Sincerely, > >Christopher > true. ch'i and prana are the saem basic life energy, but the chinese ch'i meridians are different from teh yogic prana channels. soemthing i've heard and experienced, but don't know much more than that. anyone else know more? Lia 10 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: Juliet Subject: Rolfing I am thinking about getting rolfed--has anybody out there tried it and/or have insights into its subtle value?? The rolfer I've found has been practising yoga for twenty years and seems to understand a synergism between the two-- Here is a site: http://www.holistic.com/essays/rolfing01.html Juliet 11 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: redormanATNOSPAMplix.com (Dorman, Robert ) Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber > >Dear Friends, -> > This is a lovely way of speaking, but it does not tell the whole >story. Celibacy is recommended for all those under 21 years of age. Men >are not overly encouraged to marry or have sex. If we do marry, sex must >be regulated. We must be well prepared for the fourth order of life. In >the Lord's abode, He is eternally a blossoming youth, before sex occurs. >His association is the highest spiritual achievement. We cannot approach >Him with any sex. IMHO, Bullshit! --Bob 12 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: rjills Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber Come on Bob, tell us what you really think. :^) Royale - 13 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: Juliet Subject: Re: Rolfing--address correction Correction! It really is: http://www.holistic.com/essays/rolfng01.html ("rolfng" instead of "rolfing") - Thanks R 14 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: "Your friend at:" Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber To whom it may concern, - My prayers are with you all. Please excuse me for having invoked hard language from a recipient. I should have mentioned that this is the prescription for Vedic culture. It is in pursuit of Bhakti-yoga. Sincerely, cj - *************************** "The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation." Bhagavad gita as it is 2.15 *************************** On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Dorman, Robert wrote: > > > >Dear Friends, > > > > This is a lovely way of speaking, but it does not tell the whole > >story. Celibacy is recommended for all those under 21 years of age. Men > >are not overly encouraged to marry or have sex. If we do marry, sex must > >be regulated. We must be well prepared for the fourth order of life. In > >the Lord's abode, He is eternally a blossoming youth, before sex occurs. > >His association is the highest spiritual achievement. We cannot approach > >Him with any sex. > > IMHO, Bullshit! > --Bob > > - 15 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: redormanATNOSPAMplix.com (Dorman, Robert ) Subject: Re: Saturday-Night-Feeber >Come on Bob, tell us what you really think. :^) Royale > > OK. It was previously written: > This is a lovely way of speaking, but it does not tell the whole >story. Celibacy is recommended for all those under 21 years of age. Men >are not overly encouraged to marry or have sex. If we do marry, sex must >be regulated. We must be well prepared for the fourth order of life. In >the Lord's abode, He is eternally a blossoming youth, before sex occurs. >His association is the highest spiritual achievement. We cannot approach >Him with any sex. Whereupon I replied: IMHO, Bullshit! To clarify, I question the "authority" of the unnamed source that claims "celibacy is recommended...." Who says so? A bunch of un-sourced platitudes are given. "In the Lord's abode, He is..."-- how does the writer know this? And why the patrarchical HE? How does the writer know it isn't a SHE or an IT? "We cannot aproach Him with any sex." OH REALLY! Sorry, I don't buy that. Sex is, IMO, a sacred, creative act that has several functions or purposes: 1) Procreation, 2) Regeneration, 3)Spiritualization. The regeneration here is the utilization of the creative sexual energy for sustaining, rebuilding and perfecting the physical, mental and emotional structures and natures of both husband and wife. Spiritualization refers to the conscious, persistant direction of the forces of the sexual creative center in such a way as to bring about the immortalization of the soul. [more explanation of this can be found in the book, One Flesh, by Gerald E. Poesnecker, N.D.,D.C. (and a good friend of mine)] --Bob - .--Bob A truly wise man will not be carried away by any of the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering and pleasure. He is neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. ---Nichiren Daishonin 16 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: Dolce Vita Subject: Re: Rice recipes from Bangladesh... (fwd) Wonderful recipes!, I love Indian cooking and I never know how to make them. there is an indian grocery nearby, we need their spices so the food tastes as the "real thing" Thank you! K for world peace, Lissette - 17 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 From: Chuck Tedesco Subject: Re: Rolfing (long reply) I last week completed the 9th of 10 rolfing sessions. The results so far have been not only a physical restructuring/rebirth but a spiritual and emotional cleansing and release that has greatly increased the quality of my meditation and an awakening of sorts that is hard to describe. I joined this list to learn more about kundalini and gain further understanding about my self and what is being stirred in me, particularly during meditation---I experience a tingling and light-headedness and a sense of hard substance being exploded in the heart and top of the brain. I also have experienced swings between very light and beautiful energy and then times of feeling big-time dark energy--a growling, rumbling, nameless rage. I think this has to do with not only the pain energy released (brought up but not completely released by the body) but by a sense of anger over things I have not been dealing with effectively. Structurally, I feel like a different person. I am more centered. Posture is much better. And people have been commenting on how positive my energy has been since around the 5th session. Some caveats: There is a wide variety of "philosophy of Rolfing" amongst Rolfers when it comes to "the necessity of pain" during treatment. While I have handled quite a bit of pain during several of the sessions, a couple of which have taken a few days to get back to normal energy/mood-wise, my sense is that it has been well worth that price. Some Rolfers (it seems those trained earlier tend to) inflict more pain and others back off sooner. My suggestion is to find a Rolfer who takes the time to explain what they do and who is not too gung-ho about "the necessity of bruising" AND someone who suggests some exercises between sessions. Aston Repatterning has been incorporated into what the Rolfer has me do between sessions--very helpful. Any other questions, feel free. -- Chuck Tedesco Smoking Release Associates HTTP://WWW.SRA1.COM Smoking Cessation Coach Service via phone/e-mail/products shipped For free "Stress Management Tips for Smokers" send blank e-mail to: TIPSATNOSPAMSRA1.COM Unique, proven programs for individuals and groups. - 18 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: "Your friend at:" Subject: Monday morning gita verse "Humililty; pridelessness; nonviolence; tolerance; simplicity; approaching a bona fide spiritual master; cleanliness; steadiness; self-control; renunciation of the objects of sense - gratification; absence of false ego; the perception of the evil of birth, death, old age and disease; detachment; freedom from entanglement with children, wife, home and the rest; even- mindedness amid pleasant and unpleasant events; constant and unalloyed devotion to the (Supreme Personality of God); aspiring to live in a solitary place; detachment from the general mass of people; accepting the importance of self-realization; and philosophical search for the Absolute Truth - all these I declare to be knowledge, and besides this whatever there may be is ignorance." - Bhagavad-gita as it is 13.6-7 O.O.A.S.I.S./P.O.BOX 8693/MET.,LA. 70011 504-459-2892/1-800-752-9046 E MAIL ADDRESS: oxoasisATNOSPAMgnofn.org URL: http://www.gnofn.org/~oxoasis *************************** "The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation." Bhagavad gita as it is 2.15 *************************** On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Dorman, Robert wrote: > >Come on Bob, tell us what you really think. :^) Royale > > > > > OK. It was previously written: > > > To clarify, I question the "authority" of the unnamed source that claims > "celibacy is recommended...." Who says so? A bunch of un-sourced platitudes > are given. "In the Lord's abode, He is..."-- how does the writer know this? > And why the patrarchical HE? How does the writer know it isn't a SHE or an > IT? "We cannot aproach Him with any sex." OH REALLY! Sorry, I don't buy > that. Sex is, IMO, a sacred, creative act that has several functions or > purposes: 1) Procreation, 2) Regeneration, 3)Spiritualization. > > --Bob > A truly wise man will not be carried away by any of the eight winds: > prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering and > pleasure. He is neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. > ---Nichiren Daishonin > > - 19 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: WorcaATNOSPAMaol.com Subject: winds of change My dear listies, I have been guided to direct my energies toward a different direction, so I am unsubbing now. - Before I go, I want to thank you Richard for creating this open forum for all of us to share together. I have grown tremendously through the experience. I also want to thank those of you on the list for all the love, compassion, and support that you have given me, and I also thank you for giving that away to others who needed it on the list as well. I even thank you for the differences of opinion, and the emotion that has been generated by the list. That has been part of my growth the past couple of months; to learn to remain centered and balanced in the midst of choas. What a great learning tool this list has been! I would also like to invite those of you who would like to continue a loving, personal dialogue to copy down my email address, and use it! ;) May all your highest dreams come true!! Love to all, Barb ATNOSPAM--}}--}}-- - 20 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: FlarityjATNOSPAMaol.com Subject: Flames and the active heart chakra I have just read "Energies of Transformation" by Bonnie Greenwell. She does an excellent job recapping all the current methods to incorporate an active Kundalini. Several yogis in this book (and Depak Chopra, who is not mentioned) give an extraordinary power to the open heart chakra which most other schools do not describe. - The active heart chakra has the capacity to take any energy (even negative) and transform it into more usable forms. The energy delivered to you by an attacker at their great personal effort is actually a gift to the person with an open heart chakra. I believe I am doing this now, but just could not articulate it as well as Bonnie did in the book. Another benefit of concentrating on opening and empowering the heart chakra: it has the capacity to move energy amoung the other chakras according to their need. For this reason, the aforementioned yogis have termed it the 'King' of the chakras. It will activate the internal kundalini forces in a controlled fashion that avoids the trauma that most of the famous yogis endured. This is important if you have others depending on you for support. The heart chakra can do this because its tremedous capacity for love and compassion will not allow anyone (including yourself) to be injured. Although these yogis are in the minority, I believe their way is valid and appropriate for my circumstances and that is where I will be. I recommend to others who are feeling sensitivity from attacks--look closely at the state of your heart. Love, Joe 21 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: BlueSky876ATNOSPAMaol.com Subject: Re: What's Qi? In a message dated 96-10-20 22:32:28 EDT, you write: < I would like to say that Qi, Ch'i, and prana are more or less the >same thing. >> I rwealize that the above is all related, the question that I want to be answered is this.......Can one meditate beyond the Qi? Know one has been able to answer the question, I will have to seek at a higher level.......... Kathleen - 22 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: stampmanATNOSPAMix.netcom.com (Daniel Rusch-Fischer ) Subject: [[[[[Reiki -- Weekend Dear Kundalinini List Members: This is one of several posts I am dumping on the list because a 'weekend of confusions' has left me with so many questions that would appear to have disparate answers. My trip to Wisconsin included visiting with a sister-in-law who has many unresolved internal issues - she has done much seeking in various areas of spirituality. One of these has been Reiki. I sensed that she was jealous of my spontaneous K-awakening, but also very desirous of any spiritual guidance I could give her. She has spent thousands studying this and specifically asked if I had an insight into it. I told her that the 'insight' part of my awakening was so new that I had no 'control' over it and anything that I ever got was spontaneous and not asked for. I lied a bit here because I did get powerful images about this and am terribly conflicted about what to do about them as I had never even heard of Reiki until I was told about her studying it. The image I got was of an ancient and honored healing art that was being shilled for profit. I specifically got images of her 'Master'. I saw her not as a charlatan, but one part of a bigger organization that was denigrating Reiki. One that had also spent a great deal of money 'learning' gradated machinations that have no more effect than 'healing touch' that is taught by many for free and in a few moments. The image I got of Reiki is that it is a science that takes years of devotion and dedication rather that dozens of checks to learn to practice. I, however, don't know this personally, only psychically and therefore have not told her - reactions? Also, she asked if she should submit to hypnotherapy/age-regression/past-lives-work by this woman. I got immediately bad impressions of this woman projecting her interpretations onto my sister-in-law with disasterous psychological effects. Again, I didn't pass this on as I don't know the woman - but, I did say to be very careful of any type of involvement concerning these areas. Am I whoosing-out? Should I have spilled the beans and added a disclaimer? Was I given important info and am withholding it because of my self-doubt? Am I projecting my disbelief in mystical/ spiritual things? Yes, this is my conflict - any help? -) DAN-RF 23 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: stampmanATNOSPAMix.netcom.com (Daniel Rusch-Fischer ) Subject: [[[[[Energy -- Weekend Dear Kundalinini List Members: This is one of several posts I am dumping on the list because a 'weekend of confusions' has left me with so many questions that would appear to have disparate answers. As I was saying goodbye to my mother, I gave her a long hug and visualized passing strength to her frail body. As I let her go, there were tears in her eyes and she said, "Were you giving me strength?" I replied, "As best as I know how." And she asked, "Could you give me some more?" I was happy that she was able to sense my intentions and hugged her once more and put all of my mental effort into passing her strength. She suddenly pushed me away forcefully crying and said, "I can't take any more." She seemed to be OK, but I am worried. I don't know what I am doing and was only reacting instinctively and with love. Is it possible to cause damage or harm in this way? Also, when I find myself spontaneously meditating undirectedly, I try to channel 'positive' energy from myself to her. Is that a good thing, can that be of help to someone? There isn't much else I can think of to do - I told her that is my way of 'praying' for her. DAN-RF - 24 Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 From: stampmanATNOSPAMix.netcom.com (Daniel Rusch-Fischer ) Subject: [[[[[Affection -- Weekend Dear Kundalinini List Members: This is one of several posts I am dumping on the list because a 'weekend of confusions' has left me with so many questions that would appear to have disparate answers. - Earler in the day, my mother told me that she knew that she was burdensome to dad because of her weakened condition - she demands that he not leave her alone for more than a few hours at a time. She said that she was sure he still loved her, but regretted that he was unable to be more verbally demonstrative of it (all women have said that at some time about the men in their lives and yet, who is it that trains them 'don't cry', 'be a man', etc.). That evening, when my father had returned, he asked me if I wanted anything to drink as we sat around the dining room table, and suggested a soda since he knew that I don't drink alcohol. Something made me say, what else do you have that is stronger. He suggested a few things and I said, "blackberry brandy sounds good." He poured one for me and one for himself. The conversation continued and I refilled our glasses several times. Then my dad changed the talk to how I had met my wife. Seemed odd, but I went with it and then he started talking about how he met mom. Then he told us about how, on the 10-mile country drive home, after his last date with mom the night before their wedding he was so happy that he blew the car horn all the way home! My mom's eyes just got bigger and bigger as he related this story and filled with tears. He had NEVER in 55 years of marriage told her this - and she had her answer; yes, he loved her, always had, and always will. Strange how things turn out perfectly - happily and sadly, too.