Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Dear Simoneji/Neilji Hari Om Hope all is well by the grace of lord Shiva. How are you feeling now Simoneji? Trying to find email address for Neilji, but not been successful. So please can you send me Neilji's email adddress. Hope I am not troubling you too much. Take care. Om Gum Ganapathai Namah Om Shivai Namah Love Vandana , "Simone" <syzenith> wrote: > Namaste Sri Neilji, > > Grrrrrrreat to see you here! Your darshan very much appreciated > too! Pls drop by whenever time permits.. And thank you for posting > the entire article here, certainly helps people like me who haven't > time to go hunting, bless you!! > > Friends, may I introduce my very dear Brother in Shiva from > Scotland. Anyone in the UK interested in authentic rudrakshas, > please contact Neil via email. He is part of our Rudra Centre > Family. > > Om Namah Shivaya > Simone > > > , "trikashaivism" > <Trikashaivism@o...> wrote: > > Namaste all, > > > > I couldn't find the article posted within the group (excuse me if > it > > was there) nor a URL directly to it > (http://www.elle.com/article.asp? > > section_id=36&article_id=2335&page_number=1). So, curious to see > > what it said I dug it up. Here it is for those interested. > > > > > > Om Shanti > > Neil > > > > P.S. Can't believe I'm posting Elle...what have I come to (LOL) > > > > > > Our beauty adventuress was worrying herself sick. Could the latest > > ayurvedic healing-bead treatment help her come to her senses? > > by holly millea > > > > You're not going to believe this, but the other day I was > > multitasking my news intake, watching CNN's Bill Hemmer (or as I > > call him, Bill Hemmina-Hemmina) and reading the ticker at the > bottom > > of the screen, when it scrolled, "…while you're reading this, > > sleeper cells are waking, hell's breaking loose, and the world's > > coming to an end.…" And I realized the channel was channeling the > > loop of anxious thoughts constantly running through my head these > > days. Flipping over to CNBC—same thing! "…the stock market's > > falling…your ass is falling…that itch is a yeast infection.…" > > > > Then, as I stood there, that cute Brian Williams announced, "Holly > > Millea's Homeland Insecurity Advisory System is warning that her > > risk of an anxiety attack has just gone from yellow [elevated] to > > red [severe]…and that's the news for tonight.…" Hello? Brian? > > Omigod. Red? I've learned to live with yellow—a pedicure, > > highlights, a new vibrator, and—bang!—back to feeling better. I > > can even nip high-risk orange in the bud with a Xanax, a shrink > > visit, or a Bill Hemmer fantasy. But red is a level I've never had > > to face. Clearly this threat requires a daring, untried method of > > counterattack. > > > > Seeking foreign aid, I find myself at Pratima, an Ayurvedic beauty > > and skin-care spa, where for $72 you can undergo an hour of > > rudraksha therapy—a mind-calming experience soon to be a trend > > because it can be. Rudraksha is a seed from the fruit of the > utrasum > > tree, which grows in northern India and Nepal. The rough > > brown "bead" looks like a small, petrified human brain that—like > > my brain—has a hole running through the center. > > > > The beads are commonly strung as malas (rosaries) and are believed > > to possess major physical and mental healing powers. "We have used > > rudraksha as medicine for thousands of years," says Pratima > > Raichur, a bindi-dotted beauty and naturopathic physician who, at > > age sixty-five, looks only forty-eight-and-a-half—give or take a > > week. "This is not a fad. There's been a lot of scientific > > research done on this." She slides a book across her desk that's > > filled with a lot of scientific research and turns to some brain- > > wave graphs that, unlike the economy, end on an upswing. > > > > Rudraksha beads have vertical grooves running from top to bottom, > > creating anywhere from one to 14 natural facets or faces, known in > > Hindi as mukhi. The number of mukhi prescribes the bead's healing > > properties—i.e., wearing a bead with three mukhi is said to > relieve > > guilt, fear, and inferiority complexes; four mukhi beads increase > > memory and wit; six give you courage. The five-faced bead is a > good > > all-purpose healer used to lower blood pressure and ease an > agitated > > mind. "People aren't able to relax anymore," Raichur says, > > raising her voice over the sound of a garbage truck backing up > > outside. "Even for people who have been doing meditation for a > long > > time, it's difficult." Hence her creation of a rudraksha bead room. > > > > No bigger than a walk-in closet, the candlelit room has a Sleeping > > Beautysize bed, canopied and curtained with garlands of rudraksha > > beads—thousands of them. I lie down, and Raichur drapes me in long > > strands of rudraksha, chanting "Om," and rubbing oil between my > > brows (the third-eye area). Then she places a bead on the spot, > > anchoring it with a headbandlike wire. She turns on a cassette > tape > > of "oms" and leaves me alone in the bead womb, where I immediately > > start thinking about those Hale-Bopp people. I try to relax > > and "let go" like she said, go with the flow…To Bead or Not to > > Bead, The Bead Goes On, Beadniks, Beady-Eyed, Beadermeier, Bead > > Laden…. > > > > I focus on my third eye…ew, like, what if you really had a third > > eye? How freaky would that be? Even if you had 20/20/20 vision, > > where would you buy sunglasses? Would you mention it in a personal > > ad? This anxious runaway train of thought is derailed by the wail > of > > an ambulance siren. It passes, and I try to reconnect with > > the "oms" emanating from the tape player. Just as I begin to > > relax, the tape ends and the recorder clicks off, which suddenly > > makes me feel gypped and angry and abandoned and wanting to call > my > > therapist. In other words, I'm reliving last Wednesday night, when > > an ex-boyfriend I'd trustfully reconnected with clicked off on me > a > > second time. Gee, which bead relieves How could I have been so f-- > > king stupid-itis, and the overwhelming urge to dropkick that 90- > > pound emotional weakling? > > > > That would be the Cuervo Gold bead. > > > > With the "oms" off, I can hear the receptionist through the wall > > answering the phone, taking appointments, checking clients in…. > > Let's face it, not being a great candidate to begin with, I'd need > > a bead the size of a bowling ball to sink me into a meditative > > state. My neck hurts. > > > > When Raichur returns, I feel guilty for not being blissed out and > > confess that the noise from the street and the reception area > > interfered with my entering what she said would be a "deeper state > > of consciousness." Raichur admits that she's been thinking of > > soundproofing the room. Before I leave, she gives me two five- > faced > > beads and a copper cup, instructing me to soak the beads in water > > every night and drink the water the next morning. "This will lower > > your blood pressure and help you relax," she assures me. "But > > don't swallow the beads—then you'll have a problem." > > > > After one week of drinking the beadle juice, my anxiety level > lowers > > from red to orange. Is it the rudraksha or is it because I've > > stopped watching the news? I decide to consult a specialist in > > alternative medicine—my big brother, Paul Millea, who's a medical > > doctor and a homeopath. He's never heard of rudraksha beads. I > fill > > him in. "Hmmm," he says, "there are a lot of panaceas out there. > > I will say that recent research demonstrated that if someone > > experiences a placebo effect, it can create the same physiologic > > change in the body that would be seen with a pharmacologic agent." > > He pauses. "These beads may have some nice effects, but the people > > who profit from selling them overblow it. They're selling the > > sizzle." The Internet is loaded with rudraksha sites. Prices are > > all over the map, from $14 for a strand to $501 for a single 15- > > faced bead. At Pratima, Raichur sells them for $6 a bead. Oh, and > > heads-up: Many sites say the beads should not be worn during sex, > > menstruation, or bowel movements. And if you see anything growing > on > > a guy that looks like a rudraksha—run in the other direction. > > > > > > > > , Viswa kartick > > <viswa_k> wrote: > > > All, > > > > > > I was able to get to the article by cut & Paste of the > > > lines containing the url and the next one.There is > > > acarriage return between them > > > When u do open the article it really looks like some > > > kind of ad for their products.It is in fact an article > > > on powers of Rudraksha. > > > > > > > > > KArtick > > > > > > > > > --- ghantala nilesh <tigernilesh> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi you had mailed the link of the article but i am > > > > unable to find it or the website so........can you > > > > please copy - paste the article for benefit of > > > > all............thanks.................... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Namaste Vandanaji, Here is Neilji's addy: Trikashaivism Bless you for enquiring.. I'm chugging along fine now albeit snowed under not by Sydney winter but by workloads. Off on the silver bird to Melbourne this Sat. Shall touch base via email whenever I can. Om Namah Shivaya Many blessings, Simone , v992003 <no_reply> wrote: > Dear Simoneji/Neilji > > Hari Om > > Hope all is well by the grace of lord Shiva. How are you feeling now > Simoneji? Trying to find email address for Neilji, but not been > successful. So please can you send me Neilji's email adddress. Hope > I am not troubling you too much. Take care. > > Om Gum Ganapathai Namah > Om Shivai Namah > > Love > Vandana > > > > , "Simone" > <syzenith> wrote: > > Namaste Sri Neilji, > > > > Grrrrrrreat to see you here! Your darshan very much appreciated > > too! Pls drop by whenever time permits.. And thank you for posting > > the entire article here, certainly helps people like me who haven't > > time to go hunting, bless you!! > > > > Friends, may I introduce my very dear Brother in Shiva from > > Scotland. Anyone in the UK interested in authentic rudrakshas, > > please contact Neil via email. He is part of our Rudra Centre > > Family. > > > > Om Namah Shivaya > > Simone > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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