Nice, Richard. I'm just old enough to realize the value of staying on an even keel and doing what helps that in terms of diet, sleep, exercise, etc. I also like that the good doctor said: moderation in everything. But don't miss anything. OTOH I have missed a few things like LSD and don't mind that I have!
On Monday, January 13, 2014 10:45 AM, Richard Williams <pundits...@gmail.com> wrote: > You also forget that I have a Vajrayana Tantric and Dzogchen > teacher. Certainly different practices but when he first saw > my altar he pointed to the traditionally carved shiva lingam > and commented “original Tantra”. > You two are comparing apples to oranges, but I'm practicing tantra with a real live shakti. There's nothing wrong with self-starting but it doesn't compare to the real deal. > All this means that your evaluation is a parody of a Willy-ism > - which is as much value as I can give it. > I've tried to dumb it down as much as I could. Let's see if you can understand this: 1.3 "jus b reg 2 x y med, ne alt sans 3 guns, seps abs, n' eyes-wide shut; nodoze, no bear down, u enjoy." ( Wallah Sutra 1.3) According to MY, most people are born in a state of mental equipoise but quickly loose it, either through karma, bad diet, bad treatment, extreme stress, or moving away from the physical location most conducive to their natural constitution and temperament. Everyone is recommended to discover for themselves what the optimum conditions for them might be and to try to keep themselves on an even keel. The primary method for returning and maintaining a state of mental equipoise is meditation that is transcendental, and as a supplementary practice, the siddhis, in which stress is replaced with bubbling bliss. On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 3:11 PM, <emptyb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >Actually, you have no idea what you are talking about >. >As you know, I had a ritvikâcharya teach me mahârudrâbhishekam. Over a period of 5-6 years he also imparted much of the Vedika view of values. According to him, the Tantrika view was that the universe was actualized by limitless shakti-s that structured its being, patterns and interactions. > >The only thing he wouldn't yield about was teaching me the mechanics of agni-hotra (although he performed one for me at the installation of my shiva-lingam). I believe he considered me too far from being a renouncer and therefore prone to get into trouble with an agni-hotra ... all because if done properly, the yajñamana receives the results quickly and decisively. > >You also forget that I have a Vajrayana Tantric and Dzogchen teacher. Certainly different practices but when he first saw my altar he pointed to the traditionally carved shiva lingam and commented “original Tantra”. > >All this means that your evaluation is a parody of a Willy-ism - which is as much value as I can give it.