Hello, my name is Jeff Brooks. I live in the USA and I have been a lay follower of the Buddha for 30 years. In the duration of these three decades I have ...
... I just got back Monday night from a 9 day retreat in Riverside, ... who is supportive of meditative absorption (jhana), then check his website out:...
here is a portion of our knowledge.you can find the rest at: The_Path_Of_Eternity@yahoogroups.com sorry if it is long ,but i had to do it,because there has...
Hello mark, and welcome to Kundaliniheat. It is excellent to hear that you have given up the ways that cause suffering and you are seeking a path that leads ...
In a message dated 2/8/2004 3:47:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, sensei983@... writes: Hope this is of some ue. Chi the Chinese term or Ki the Japanese term...
In a message dated 2/9/2004 2:38:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... ______________________ Texas2SF@... writes: Are you including the use of all drugs;...
thanks jeff i found that self destruction to be a stepping stone and without it i dont think i would be where i am now, or that my attitudes would have...
Hello everyone, as I know many of you have excellent meditation experiences I do not assume my subjective experiences are any better or different than anyone...
Hi everyone: For some months now my hands have been feeling warm pretty much 24/7. Then maybe a couple months ago there began almost an electrical feeling. A...
Sat Nam Sue.. There are 7 Major Chakras along the Biological Human Body... there's also 4 other Chakras of great Importance and those are the Hands and Feet.....
In a related matter: There is much information out on the internet about cultivating and allowing greater awareness of the chakras. So much information, that...
Hi Timmah If you do not mind, all I can share with you is how I achieved awarness and opening of the chakras. I have practiced yoga for about 7 years here in ...
TONY
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Mar 4, 2004 9:51 pm
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You can try vibrating each chakra with it's Bija Mantra... Feel it, and observe... Ash timmah <timmah@...> wrote: In a related matter: There is much...
Ashwin Sun
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Mar 4, 2004 11:10 pm
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dear Jeff with no trace of arrogance -:) and no aim to criticise different practise/s..........simply the statement based on the experience/s... complicated...
Hello Everyone, Bhavana Society has a highly regarded monastic ordination program and they claim to be committed to jhana. You will find there web site and...
Hello SkyDancer, and thank-you for your kind interest in my venturing forth, yes I just sat a retreat with Bhante G and requested ordination. Also, just ...
If you are able to enter absorption states yourself, I'm not sure what you want a teacher for. Isn't the purpose of a teacher to lead you to your own Inner...
Roxan Lucan
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Mar 6, 2004 5:26 pm
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Dear Jeff I read about your search for commitment to the absorption states. It makes me wonder what is the urgency? Are we not supposed to be detached? I have...
Hello Sue, this is a good sign. These signs are the symptoms or manifestations of ecstasy (jhana). Just keep them coming and you will become saturated and...
I don't know much about Reiki but I have had my own adventures with Kundalini, and this is a typical sort of 'symptom.' Lots of electrical sensations, feelings...
Roxan Lucan
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Mar 6, 2004 10:37 pm
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These states are sort of your 'reward' for all that hard work! They are also a stage, I suspect. Roxana ... ...
Roxan Lucan
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Mar 6, 2004 10:43 pm
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Hello G, and many thanks for your interesting point of view. I find my practice exceedingly simple, and very deep, but one would not know that without ...
Sure, send me the techniques you mention. Though this is not what kundalini is about. You can get painful side effects if you try to force it, which you...
... I have no idea how one could go about 'forcing' Kundalini. You do not have to 'force' it. Many times the problem is trying to keep from being overwhelmed....
Roxan Lucan
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Mar 7, 2004 2:42 am
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Hello Roxana, Yes, I enter and sustain absorption states (jhanas) every time I sit in meditation. I do not believe I was asking for a teacher I was asking for...
... I aint no guru, never had a teacher, dont meditate regular and never been with a formal group that taught this stuff. I am going to post up my experience...
I dont have the years of experience or read as many books as those around here so I am looking for some advice, explination or guidance over the experience I...
I see what you mean. Well, if you're supposed to teach, I imagine an avenue will present itself. It may not be just exactly as you are envisioning. Sometimes...
Roxan Lucan
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Mar 7, 2004 4:55 am
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What exactly can you get externally, or that someone else can give you that you cannot gain from within? If your waiting for something then what is it, and if...
Well, there are lots of 'paths.' Some use Kundalini intentionally, others use it but don't know they are doing so. ;) Some intentionally avoid it. All depends...
