If you make a study of apparently effective hands on healers, Qi Gong, and Tai Qi practitioners you will start to notice a repeating theme in regards to the source of power that provides an individual with both the ability to heal themselves, as well as heal others? the object of that theme is the Heart.
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Power of the heart... Prayers for Dansk
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where does the power to heal come from?
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Power of the heart... Prayers for Dansk
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where does the power to heal come from?
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Where does the power to heal come from?
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I'm not a Buddhist, but...............PART 2
by Dansk inas i can't post to the original thread started by nicolaou, i'm doing so here:.
hi fleur,but the part that really, well, frankly creeped me out for lack of a better term, is that he left his wife and child, then starved himself nearly to death before he realized that this wasn't the way to go, and he lived as a homeless person, begging food as he went on his path to enlightenment.
that's a rather simplified version of events.
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Dansk,
I'm glad to hear your positive attitude and I choose to believe you have the power to beat this as well... that in some way personal choice is involved in this either at a higher level and even in the physical. I will include you in my prayer and meditation. I know we'd all like to have your presence here for a long time to come.
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I'm not a Buddhist, but...............PART 2
by Dansk inas i can't post to the original thread started by nicolaou, i'm doing so here:.
hi fleur,but the part that really, well, frankly creeped me out for lack of a better term, is that he left his wife and child, then starved himself nearly to death before he realized that this wasn't the way to go, and he lived as a homeless person, begging food as he went on his path to enlightenment.
that's a rather simplified version of events.
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Fleur,
I think what you stated made quite a bit of sense not to worry... and I think that you are doing just fine listening to your inner intuition. Keep reading, keep listening to others, but ultimately make choices that agree with your path. We all have individual paths and purposes. The society made us feel that we had 1 basic purpose, to worship God and do his will. However, that was overly simplistic at best. We all are like parts of a body, or parts in a machine... each with it's place, purpose, and intrinsic value for the functioning of the whole... some as healers... some as teachers... some as prophets... etc etc etc... some can do a little of all.
I have found in my own life that if you find your place or path and focus your life's energy into it you will find deep fulfillment, growth, and happiness.
Ian, please understand I mean no offense. I understand you are ill. I do not know the reasons why and I do not know the cure... but I just want to share a personal story.
Shortly after leaving the organization I found myself in a state of unknown and lacking direction. I had not yet started regular meditation, introspection, and study. I had not yet found a focus either. I had already began to drink somewhat and over-eat as well. I started to notice at one point of this that my body felt like it was breaking down. I started getting lesions on the skin in places, turning pale, highly discolored urine etc... and I also started developing what seemed to be a harsh rash on the skin the doctors were worried about it being skin cancer. My health went downhill and I began to get sick. I literally started to feel like I was dying.
For a while I didn't care because I didn't feel I had any purpose. I was literally loosing heart and this had a direct impact on my health. Then one day I actually started to care and got scared. I realized I didn't want to die and that I wanted more out of life than to die right now. With that change in my attitude my health immediately began to change. The lesions went away, the harsh rash on my skin went away, and my health became strong again. I realized very quickly how much our mental state can affect our health as well as our wishing to live or die. I'm sure many others have experienced the same and/or worse. Sometimes we can actually have points of view, mental blockages, or mind sets that affect our health without us even knowing it.
I do not know your situation so this does not necessarily apply to you. Sometimes health problems are not caused by ourselves. If I get hit by a care it's probably (I hope) not due to my mental disposition. But in the course of healing ourselves it can be very beneficial to look for anything internally that may be obstructing the healing process. I'm sure you've done reading of this nature before. Are you open to discussing what you've learned and what your Buddhist teacher has helped you with in terms of your illness? If you've already covered this in another thread I'll go read it there if you post the URL.
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Who's Read Crisis of Conscience More Than Once?
by minimus ini've been re-reading it again and i'm definetly getting more out of it the 3rd time around.
i wonder why that is....
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Everybody contradicts themselves from time to time since no one is perfect in the art of writing/communicating one's thoughts. What may seem like a discrepency may not be... and/or can be selective on the part of the writer. For instance he may not think of talking to an individual here and there as "teaching" groups of people. In his mind teaching groups of people might be more akin to organizing actual separate bible study groups on a regular basis. I don't think he could rightly be accused of fomenting dissention and acting against the society just because he's talked to a few friends or people who approached him.
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Who's Read Crisis of Conscience More Than Once?
by minimus ini've been re-reading it again and i'm definetly getting more out of it the 3rd time around.
i wonder why that is....
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Every time you read ANYTHING you will get more out of it. Part of the reason for that is that we are constantly growing and changing. When you read something you are filtering what you read through your current level of experience, viewpoints, and beliefs. Thus, there will literally be things you simply ignore, miss, or just don't get the first time around. As you grow and your experience and your beliefs change your perspective changes and when you read something again you are able to then see more clearly things you couldn't quite grasp before.
I think I've read it about 3 times and am due for a 4th time along with the other books as well. As someone mentioned refreshing oneself of the details is necessary from time to time and is very encouraging as well.
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I'm not a Buddhist, but...............PART 2
by Dansk inas i can't post to the original thread started by nicolaou, i'm doing so here:.
hi fleur,but the part that really, well, frankly creeped me out for lack of a better term, is that he left his wife and child, then starved himself nearly to death before he realized that this wasn't the way to go, and he lived as a homeless person, begging food as he went on his path to enlightenment.
that's a rather simplified version of events.
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Dansk,
In my experience every word you wrote in your last post is true. However, there is a little more to it. The words, "it's accepted that the devotee alone, unaided by a guru, is unlikely to make much progress" could be a little misleading. Having had "eastern" masters myself I know that it is indeed known that a student will grow quicker at certain points with a Master. However, the master does not hold the hand of the student 24/7. The idea is not that the master become the say all leader of the student. It is also recognized that many Sijo's (or founding masters) either never had earthly masters to teach them, or learned various things from many masters from which they themselves extrapolated a greater truth or system. It's important to recognize how much the immediate self is necessary for individual growth.
I teach Martial Arts, but I'm also an employer. I notice the same thing from some employees that I notice from some students. Some employees and some students are constantly looking to the Master/Employer for EVERY answer instead of taking the initiative to figure some things out for themselves. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem answering "appropriate" questions... but an inapropriate question or leaning on the teacher would be asking a question to which you might yourself be able to reason out or experience by putting just a little effort out on your own part. This is part of the cycle of growth, learning how to find our own answers and develop self-motivation. What I personally find to be true is that students/employees that exert themselves to figure out their own answers, as well as asking questions when appropriate to their master/employer are the ones that excel the fastest and out perform others. Indeed, some masters of martial arts will not take students who do not demonstrate this quality to think for themselves already.
When you have a child or a baby as a father or mother you would carry the baby around at it's earliest stages. Then you would do things that would help it's legs to become stronger. Then you would put it up on it's legs and see if it could walk. You would keep your hands close by, but as much as possible you would let the baby walk under it's own power. In time you let the baby walk completely on it's own, but keep a close eye on it. Soon it is a young child you never even think of helping to walk.... then later an adult etc. The idea is to develop self-dependence and not dependence upon a parent or master.
Both the need and the desire to acquire a master is a very personal thing based on one's own unique needs at the moment. As much as possible I encourage people to figure things out for themselves ALONG with the aid of both Masters and Self-Study. Ian is absolutely right when he says only so much can be learned from a book... that however should not minimize the vast amount that can be learned from the writings of wise individuals as well as deep introspection and self-analysis.
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I'm not a Buddhist, but...............PART 2
by Dansk inas i can't post to the original thread started by nicolaou, i'm doing so here:.
hi fleur,but the part that really, well, frankly creeped me out for lack of a better term, is that he left his wife and child, then starved himself nearly to death before he realized that this wasn't the way to go, and he lived as a homeless person, begging food as he went on his path to enlightenment.
that's a rather simplified version of events.
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Thank you... I hope you continue to share your insights and experiences.
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2 Tim. 3:16
by kwintestal in"all scripture is inspired by god".
when this was written, was it referring to the ot only, or did it refer to the nt as well which hadn't yet been compiled?
did paul know that the letters he was writing would form the nt bible cannon?
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Great! we are on the same page then. I just thought I said something that might have offended someone who may still be somewhat fundamental in their belief system. Didn't want to be a thread killer.
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2 Tim. 3:16
by kwintestal in"all scripture is inspired by god".
when this was written, was it referring to the ot only, or did it refer to the nt as well which hadn't yet been compiled?
did paul know that the letters he was writing would form the nt bible cannon?
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Has no one else here read the Book of Enoch?