liselina

I don't speak math. Namaste

What a great site, Sephiroth. I have bookmarked it. The image of the child will never leave me. Tomorrow as I go about my happy day with my healthy child, I will remember, I am truly truly blessed. Thank you krsna, for breaking my heart. I cannot remember the last time I cried like this. Namaste

The yogi practices presense. Their reaction to good or to bad is the same. It is nonreaction, nonresistance or observation. Such as: "This is what I'm facing now. This too shall pass.". This state of presence does not imply a lack of goodness on the part of the yogi. Nonattachement may seem cold on the surface but it is not. For example you may hug your ----- and feel -----, your observation can allow that to be in the moment without holding on to it or artificially trying to make it last: "This is lovely, this too shall pass.". Alternatively you may need to do something unpleasant to yourself: "This is unpleasant. This too shall pass.". In this way one does not hold on to unpleasantness. There is no need to carry emotions or sensations from the past with us. They have passed. Eventually, the "label" drops away, and the observance becomes: "This is. This too shall pass." Hot shall pass, Cold shall pass, Good shall pass, Bad shall pass, I shall pass, You shall pass. What one does before they pass is up to them. Namaste

If God is all, including good and evil, then no action takes us futher from God. The seperatness is an illusion. As such, one could extrapolate that nothing can bring us closer to God as God is always there. Perhaps the key is an awareness, or an awakening to the realization of Godhead. Here is a paraphrase or quote from Shakespear: There is nothing truely good or evil but thinking makes it so. Namaste

The suggestion of 'I am a gentleman' is good. I suggest that to keep a good woman's attention, you do not seek to possess her. You may meet a woman, you may spend time with a woman, you may even make a commitement with this woman... Yet you do not 'obtain' a woman. One may say, it is simply semantics. Choice of words can reflect subtler thinking. Namaste

Thank you again. I did not purport to mean Krishna is not here in our beautifull vision, hearts, minds and spirits. I mean physically in all his glorious blue splendor. Should I come face to face with Krishna on this material plane I would be forced to look at myself if he told me point blank, kill those people. However, because of, the frailty of the mind, proven over and over in our actions as fellow humans, I would be leary to believe someone who said a Godhead told them to kill another. I would consider them ill, delusional and dangerous. In short, I would not believe them. To your earlier point of Krishna being here in our beautifull vision, how could he not be? He is remembered so many ways in texts, in artwork, in disscussion, devotion, and is present in hearts. Whilst I would accept someones claim that said: "Krishna told me to give that beggar money." or "Krishna guided me to jump in the raging river to save this child.". I would think this is beautifull, how inspiational, and never would I doubt the authenticity of the claimants beliefs. But... should they claim Krishna told them to cause death... Theist, can you shed Illumination on these light and dark subjects. You are reportedly the best teacher out there. And I welcome, of course, any one else to comment. Namaste

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Thank you cbrahma, Amlesh, bhaktajan (pokemon :-), As you can probably tell I am not of any one faith. I do believe in one Divine Creator Lord of all the Universe. Multiple faiths would argue about the name and specifique attributes of such a Lord, but I will not. I am greatly enjoying this forum as a place to learn, reflect and exchange ideas. Amlesh, I would like to thank you for quoting the GITA. In particular the last two sentences. This truth is absolute: "The body is born and is destined to be vanquished today or tommorrow; therefore the body is not as important as the soul. One who knows this is actually learned, and for him there is no cause for lamentation, regardless of the condition of the material body." This for me causes no reaction. It is a fact. What does cause my fear to react is when people claim that they kill in the name of God. Or worse because God told them in this instance it is ok. Facism in all its forms be it US, Nazi, or whatever often has tentacles that go out into religion. It can find texts and passages to substantiate it's position. No problem. I do not claim to be wise or "learned" or to know the answers. That being said I do have opinions. And in my heart of hearts I find it difficult to comprehent a Godhead sending humans to kill humans. Couldn't he have a flood? Famine? Disease? Nuclear accident? What is the difference? I do not know. I am simply very resistent to the idea of people thinking they are justified in murder. Yes Krishna came, but he is not here now to direct. Or am I simply showing my ignorance again?

Well then let's burn the witches and stone the heretics, gas the Jews and murder those with glasses, eat the rich and kill your television. NO NO NO NO NO NO! Well, maybe your television. Coulds Arjuna's war have been figurative? Steeped in meaning or a literal story from a book? So killing can be for the good of all in general!! Says Krishna? You condone this? I will not kill a fruit fly or eat a cow, but I can kill for the good of all when Krishna tells me? Very dangerous... Makes me want to pray feverently. Hare Krishna x 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Om shanti shanti shanti Om x 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Sarve bavantu tsukinah Sarve shantu nira maya Sarve vadra ni paschantu Makaschit dukkavahk vavette OM shanti, shanti, shanti OM likely spelled wrong and translated to: May all be happy May all be healthy May all see goodness May there be no suffering OM peace, peace, peace OM P.S. Please forgive me for finding fault in the above quote and making such an outlandish offensive exaggerated statement in response. Peace. Namaste

Is this too PC? You can sign me up. When will we learn (myself included) that allowing peace (substitute God, Krishna etc..) to flourish in our own hearts and minds can be our primary aim. And by extension bringing peace to our global community, especially those places most desperate for it. War is a human condition that firstly exists in the mind. Unfortunatly for many men, women, and children, it also ends up killing them. Let us pray for 'akarma' or 'delivery from evil' or what have you. P.S. Must a message be stamped with the Lords name to be worth considering? In that case, for good measure, Hare Krishna! Namaste

When truth resonates clearly we can feel it. I felt it. WOW! What wise and well stated words.

What would you suggest as a way to encourage a swarm of fruit flies to leave my home. My home is clean, I have allowed my plants to dry out. But those pesky bugs don't want to leave. I'm interested in knowing what to do if I am not to kill them. Namaste

Yes, I've had a manic episode. The lead up was good, I felt great, enlightened even. I could dance with my eyes closed and feel the walls before touching them. I thought I'd met an incarnation of our Lord and he was pleased with me. He could tak to me through birds or flashes of light. He challenged me to a race. I hopped in a truck and flipped and rolled it doing 80 MPH on a 30 km / hr corner. Miraculously I escaped unharmed, which of couse was further proof (to me) of my significance. Fantasies of grandness etc... And then the reprecussions of my actions began. They affected me and my family for a long time. Apparently when someone is delusional, manic, schitzophrenic, whatever, the most common delusion is of greatness (ie. enlightenment etc), the second is paranoia. Or something like that. In the hope of helping another, Namaste

The trancendental nature of cow dung?? Are you kidding me? Perhaps I was kidding myself. "Gee I found this great forum for spiritual disscussions. Very interesting and open." To be honest, I am glad I do not know the cow and bull dung perpetator. It sure must stink to be associated with you. There now I too have resorted to juvenile behavior. Shall we call it a day, or continue to devolve?

Boys, boys, tsk. Yes mental illlness can lead one to believe they are enlightened. This is common. As far as I can tell it is a beautifull experience. Beware of the descent however. Inevitably there is one, and depression can result. In the meantime enjoy the ride. Namaste

Real religion is not man made QUOTE: The numerous so-called religions of the world that exist outside the Vedic system are not transcendental because they have no real connection to the Absolute Truth. Over time the proponents of these major world religions have done much harm to the world and deceived a multitude of people by engaging them in impious activities and all in the name of ‘good faith.’ If one deeply studies western theology and the history of religion one will discover that all contemporary religious thought has originated from the time of the Rg-Vedic civilization. These religious thoughts however did not come to the world as wholesome theology but rather as a Vedic heresy. There will always be some who must defend their religion. A faithfull servant of the Divine knows there is nothing to defend. Their path is right for them. What others make of it is irrelevant. Religion, like any tool can do good or ill. It depends upon who's hands it is in. A knife for example can be used to cut fruit or harm another. Do we blame the knife? Forgive me. Must we fight like children in a playground squabbling over who's mother is the prettiest? Does it matter? Talk of heresy invites divisiveness. Does it help the climate of our times? I beleive there is right action, thought and so on. Yet we cannot aleviate others internal suffering. This is acheived only through surrender to the Divine. And with so many billions of people on this planet, it is no wonder there are so many paths. I sometimes ask my child: What would the world be like if every one was the same? Her anwer: BORING. Not enlightened perhaps, but relevant just the same. No? Namaste

Thank you, Namaste The hammer is funny isn't it? I thought it was a flag. Still, it fits.

'religion' is not ONE sect or belief. A servant of god is a sevant of god. If the DIVINE were a tree, then the religions would be like people standing around the tree trying to describe it. They all look at the same tree yet have a different vantage point from which to describe the tree. And the description of the tree (however eloquent) is not the tree.

I aquired knowledge of feng shiu from... don't laugh... FENG SHUI FOR DUMMIES, by David Daniel Kennedy (OK you can laugh:)). I consider the book an excellent ressourse. It is simple and & fun to read and it contains a deep pool of wisdom. I found it accesible and worth a read if further study interests you. I first came accross the book at my local library, subsequently I bought it. I know if you put his name into a search engine you willl find his site.

"Three things cannot hide for long:The moon, the sun, the truth." - Siddhartha This is the quote at the end of the above mentioned webpage. The material at this site reminded me alot of people who claim that their religion is right, and is the only true faith. And that "worship" must be done in a prescibed manner (of which they are the exclusive holders of knowledge) to be valid. This website encourages disempowerment. I am no expert (even less a master) on Feng Shui. I may even be fooling myself with the following statement. I beleive all humans have the capacity to practise feng shui even unwittingly to a limited degree. When your home is very messy, how does that affect you? And when it is tidy? What if you have done your "spring cleaning" and let go of objects you no longer need, how do you feel? More importantly do you beleive that websites staments. I'd say there are a few true things said. IE. The answer to the plastic surgery question.

Feng Shui can be used to comprehend the energy we encounter, as well as influence it. As energy travels it is influenced by what it encounters and this affects the quality of the energy as it goes along. Feng shui is concerned with harmonizing the environment. To do so allows healthy flows of the highest quality energy to travel. In this way the energy positively affects those in the environment. Feng shui cures can be as simple as dealing with clutter, or planting a tree, ranging to the more complexe. Feng shui also has a strong base in intention coupled with action.

No thank you, I do mean Siddhara. Tha place Siddhara Betta, (also known as Nijagalu Betta), or Siddhara Basadi/Basti, is named such because siddha's were believed to have meditated on it's slopes. I have heard of Siddhara Gavi, Saint's cave. The Prince Siddhartha Gautama, refers to the Buddha prior to enlightenment. Why can I find both Siddhartha and Siddhara Gautama referring to the same master. Is it simply a different spelling in translation? Tha name Siddhara seems to be equally used for boys and girls. It appears to be associated with Siddha's and the Buddha. However I still wonder about a definition if there is one. Still curious, liselina

The end of time. Could it be the end of our preoccupation with time? A return to this moment. Not before, not after... now. And by extension, greater precence in all humans previously trapped in the world of the mind. The return of Peace lit like candles in the human heart one by one.

I am curious to know what does the name Siddhara mean? Is it traditionally name for males and/or females? I believe there was a prince with such a name and there is a place so named. Is there also a definition, is it a word?