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Taoist Health & Longevity Exercises

9/28/2019

 

Innate (Wu Wei 无为) Qigong - 16 Taoist Healthy and Longevity Exercises, part 1


Innate (Wu Wei 无为) Qigong - 16 Health and Longevity Movements performed by Wang Jianjun who is president of Hanlin Academy, president of the European Qi gong Association and founder of Natural Qigong (wu wei qigong) style of qi gong. Member of the Chinese Scientific Institute for Human Research, the Chinese Human Body Scientific Research Society, the Beijing Qigong Scientific Research Association

YOUR ENLIGHTENMENT IS A THREAT TO THE STATUS QUO

9/5/2019

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Graham Hancock Word Porn

"Our society is absolutely designed to shut down 90% of the potential of the human creature. Why should it be the case that society is afraid of realising human potential and what it comes down to is special interests, that there are those who run things in society and that there are those who are there to kind of serve them and serve their ends and serve their needs.

And so, what our society has created is a realm of unquestioning meat robots who will perform their daily tasks without complaining and without causing any trouble, and that may be very useful to certain small interest groups but it's extremely damaging to the rest of humanity, Once we realise our potential we don't need elites anymore, who needs elites - who needs to be led. This is another revelation that comes from working with psychedelics is that we do not need leaders, they are not over us telling us what to do, they may imagine that that's what their doing but they have no right to do that.

And the moment we begin to wake up and start asking really profound questions about the nature of reality and about the society that we live in, their power is instantly diminished and I think that's why we've seen such vigour and real nasty unpleasantness put into this horrible wicked thing called the war on drugs which is being used as an excuse to enter the inner sanctum of peoples lives. See, if i'm not sovereign over my own consciousness, if I can't make free choices about my own consciousness, if I can't make those free choices while doing no harm to others then I am not free, in any useful or meaningful sense.
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And, the moment that I free myself then I become a danger to those who run things in the world, anybody who has seen led to question the nature of things profoundly as a result of psychedelics is a danger to the status QUO. We risk being thrown in prison, we risk having our reputations destroyed - if the powers that be enter our home and find that we're using psychedelics, I mean this is really Orwellian World that we've created, how dare some guy in a suit sitting in government tell me to what to do with my consciousnesses.

We must be free to make decisions over our own consciousness always with the proviso that we do no harm to others and any government any state agency that attempts to limit our freedom over our own consciousness - is itself an agency of darkness and control."

Author: Graham Hancock

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How to Live with an Appointment With Death

8/31/2019

 

APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (Marananussati)

What state of mind do you want to be in at the moment of your death.  It could be fifty years
away. It could be today.  The exact time cannot be predicted, but we can choose our state of

mind while we live.

Ajahn Nyanamoli Thero from the Hillside Hermitage explains:

Applying the 4 Noble Truths & 8 Fold Path to life in the modern world

9/12/2018

 

The Four Noble Truths

Applied Buddhism

Gaining a clear understanding of the Buddhas Four Noble Truths, which leads you onto the Eight Fold Path, brings about not only greater insight into your own state of being, but also greater wisdom on how to retain an overall state of calm as you navigate the events that arise as you journey through your day-to-day.  With this wisdom and by following the eight fold path, you are able to focus on a much deeper level with a more profound state of peace and a more radiant heart.  Gil Fronsdal and The Insight Meditation Center offer a short and easy to grasp look into the topic.
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Better to Face the Music

7/22/2018

 
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The person resolute in the Way must strive not to lose sight of it, whether in a place of calm or in a place of strife. Beware of clinging to quiet places and shunning those where there is disturbance. If you try to take refuge from trouble by running to some quiet place, you will fall into confusion.

- Daikaku (1213-1279)

July 09th, 2018

7/9/2018

 

Modern Physics
& Multiple Universes

Michio Kaku
Leading physicist Dr. Michio Kaku
#Quantum Physics #Multiple Universes #Michio Kaku #Reality

When Meditating...

9/6/2017

 
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Self-Initiated moral code

9/6/2017

 
Aspire to:
Remain calm in every encounter.
Speak less. Hear more.
Believe nothing you cannot verify for yourself.
Investigate and master what you do not understand.
Accept that there are things you may not ever understand.
Do not re-live past mistakes or predict future distress.
Live ONLY in the moment.
Make a complete study of how the human mind & body function and be master of yours.
Do not participate in or associate with ignorance.
Never define yourself.
Finish what you start.
Always do the very best that you can.
Do not be chained to anything that in the long run can destroy you.
Assume the best in others until proven otherwise.
Always be kind and well mannered.
Be generous without witness or need for recognition.
Receive gifts with gratitude.
Keep home and work areas organized and clutter free.
Do not take up too much space.
Do not lie, steal, or cheat.
Do not seek fame or excessive wealth.
Do not follow trends that are not in line with your own code.
Question the status quo.
Question everything.
Do not make unnecessary noises or gestures.
If you are not at peace, act as if you are.
Do not be impressed by strong personalities.
Eat and sleep only as much as is necessary.
Sit quietly for a few moments at the start and end of each day.
Do not discuss your personal problems.
Do not pass judgments or criticize when you do not know all the facts.
Do not have useless friendships.
Do not follow fads.
Do not sell yourself.
Respect the contracts you have signed
Be on time.
Do not be envious.
Speak only when necessary and with few words.
Do not make threats.
Follow through with your promises.
In an argument, put yourself in the place of the other.
Accept when someone is better than you.
Face fear.
Do not react when others speak well or ill of you.
Transform your pride into dignity.
Turn your anger into creativity.
Transform your greed into respect for the beauty.
Transform your envy into the admiration for the values of others.
Do not praise nor insult yourself.
Respect the property of others.
Do not complain.
Use your imagination.
Do not give orders or make demands.
Pay what you owe.
Do not fall into debt, buy and pay immediately.
Do not boast or brag about your possessions or accomplishments.
Do not rest on your laurels.
Do not seek or request pity, admiration, or sympathy from yourself or others.
Never contradict, just be silent.
If you offend someone, ask for forgiveness.
Admit and accept your mistakes and abandon them immediately.
Do not keep useless objects.
Be your own judge.
Do not let your possessions define you.
Never talk about yourself.
Be willing to change.
Accept that nothing is yours.
Never speak poorly or critical of others, especially when they are not present.
Look everyone and everything directly in the eye.
Live within your financial and moral means.
If you are meditating and a demon arrives, make the demon meditate.
Do not kill.
Be prepared to take risks.

Re-write this list and edit where you deem appropriate.

Leaning into Weariness

8/19/2017

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Be the master of your mind rather than mastered by it.
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"I can't go on.
You must go on.
 I'll go on."
- Samuel Becket
Whatever state of mind has you calm, centered, quiet, and aware - this should be your mental posture.
Whether you are in motion or at rest, maintain your mental posture at all times, steady as she goes, regardless of the task at hand. The ineffable teaching of all teachings resides within this. -md

* Read The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
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This Is Sanity

8/7/2017

 
Street performer Matthew Silver is brilliant and inspiring and impossible to ignore.

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