Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/1/2014 4:20 PM, Bhairitu wrote: And Svoboda is even of all things a Texan! So, what would Svoboda being a Texan have to do with being a sadhu or a yogi?

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/1/2014 3:59 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: You should try reading the Aghora series by Svaboda. For what purpose would anyone here be reading the Aghora series by Svaboda? You can't be a sadhu or a yogi by reading a book by a guy from Texas. Go figure. Perhaps that might help you not

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/1/2014 4:38 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: The pundito doesn't want to understand deeply and expansively. You're the spiritual teacher - why don't you tell us why you're wanting to be a sadhu and a yogi. Why won't you give us some spiritual advice or instruction? Is it some secret

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/2/2014 1:41 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Vedic Chhandas and bijâkshara-s don't work - for the deaf or damn fools. Nor do books about Tantra sadhana. You can use any mnemonic device as a an aid to meditation - symbols, sounds, images, visualizations. There are no bija mantras in the

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/2/2014 1:51 PM, Bhairitu wrote: First off the early levels of tantra have nothing to do with sex and even if the cremation grounds ritual is required to be an archaya some paths (including mine) have replacements for that. Even wine can be replaced by fruit juice in tantric rituals.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/2/2014 4:46 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: Indian Tantra was transgressive in practice ... so coitus with a low-caste or non-caste woman was a one of the means for breaking the severe behavioral commandants and restrictions of Hindu life. Every sexual act, whether conjugal or

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Bhairitu
Completely unnecessary to achieve enlightenment. On 02/04/2014 07:16 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 2/2/2014 1:51 PM, Bhairitu wrote: First off the early levels of tantra have nothing to do with sex and even if the cremation grounds ritual is required to be an archaya some paths

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/2/2014 1:51 PM, Bhairitu wrote: First off the early levels of tantra have nothing to do with sex and even if the cremation grounds ritual is required to be an archaya some paths (including mine) have replacements for

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/2/2014 4:46 PM, emptybill@... mailto:emptybill@... wrote: Indian Tantra was transgressive in practice ... so coitus with a low-caste or non-caste woman was a one of the means for breaking the severe behavioral

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/4/2014 11:09 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: Couldn't sticking one's wet finger into a light socket accomplish this as well? This could easily be tested. There is simply nothing to compare to the enjoyment and enlightenment one can get in a sexual relationship with a spouse. That's

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-04 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: On 2/4/2014 11:09 AM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote: Couldn't sticking one's wet finger into a light socket accomplish this as well? This could easily be tested. There is simply nothing to compare to the

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 2/1/2014 4:20 PM, Bhairitu wrote: I've recommended that trilogy several times to the great pundito but it seemed to fall on blind eyes. And Svoboda is even of all things a Texan! Left-handed tamasic ritual practices: that's what I'm talking about! We've been discussing this for

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread Richard Williams
emptybill: You should try reading the Aghora series by Svaboda. Yeah, right - I read Svaboda's first book when it came out back in 1986 and now I'm reading his book about Vastu. We attended Svoboda's lecture at the East Side Yoga studio in Austin a couple of years ago. About a year ago we saw

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
Vedic Chhandas and bijâkshara-s don't work - for the deaf or damn fools. Nor do books about Tantra sadhana.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread Bhairitu
El Pundito fumbles: We've been discussing this for years, but maybe I need to remind you: it's very difficult to be a practicing tantric yogi without a partner of the opposite sex - it's like living with only half of your human body. First off the early levels of tantra have nothing to do

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
There is no such thing as Tantric Sex. Indian Tantra was transgressive in practice ... so coitus with a low-caste or non-caste woman was a one of the means for breaking the severe behavioral commandants and restrictions of Hindu life. Sex is life ... not Tantra. Tantra is the personal

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread Bhairitu
And you are making the mistake of thinking that one school or book of tantra represents all tantra. There are many schools of tantra throughout India. On 02/02/2014 02:46 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: There is no such thing as Tantric Sex. Indian Tantra was transgressive in practice ... so

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
You must belong to the P-Dog school of dear professor. I'm sure there's a dog for every school.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread Bhairitu
Nope, the Kali Sadhaka Gharana. I am a Sidh Tantrik. On 02/02/2014 04:20 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: You must belong to the P-Dog school of dear professor. I'm sure there's a dog for every school.

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote: There is no such thing as Tantric Sex. Indian Tantra was transgressive in practice ... so coitus with a low-caste or non-caste woman was a one of the means for breaking the severe behavioral commandants and restrictions of Hindu

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote: And you are making the mistake of thinking that one school or book of tantra represents all tantra. There are many schools of tantra throughout India. I think sometimes it's time to leave the classroom. On 02/02/2014 02:46 PM,

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread emptybill
These are discussions about claims of tantric sex. No doubt, for you, it is the reverse of Vedanta. The rope you saw suddenly was recognized to be a snake. If you get my meaning. Some Shakti-s just love to be bound so they can be freed.

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-02 Thread awoelflebater
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote: These are discussions about claims of tantric sex. No doubt, for you, it is the reverse of Vedanta. The rope you saw suddenly was recognized to be a snake. If you get my meaning. Some Shakti-s just love to be bound so they can be

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-01 Thread Richard Williams
Mudra is a seal or secret hand gesture; an auspicious hand-sign used by yogis. [image: Inline image 1] A yogi displaying the secret hand sign - Tat Wallah Baba According to Saunders, a mudra is a seal, mark, or gesture; a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudras

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-01 Thread emptybill
The usual half-baked information from the professor. You should try reading the Aghora series by Svaboda. Perhaps that might help you not embarrass your self so much.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-01 Thread Bhairitu
I've recommended that trilogy several times to the great pundito but it seemed to fall on blind eyes. And Svoboda is even of all things a Texan! Hart DeFouw used to give Robbie a hard time about that. :-D On 02/01/2014 01:59 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote: The usual half-baked

[FairfieldLife] RE: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-02-01 Thread emptybill
The pundito doesn't want to understand deeply and expansively. Rather he wants to appear knowledgeable and o-so erudite. Professor P-Dog apparently equates humility with humiliation. No other explanation for such repeated, intractable behavior.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-01-31 Thread Richard Williams
All About the Dandi Sanyasins [image: Inline image 1] SBS photographed with danda staff and water pot; sitting in padmaasana; displayng the gyan mudra. The auspicious hand-sign in Sanskrit literature is refered to as the symbol of wisdom or the mark of the I conciousness, which represents

[FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-01-26 Thread nablusoss1008
Rampuri interview about Kumbh Mela: http://rampuri.com/naga-baba-rampuri-interview-first-kumbh-mela/ http://rampuri.com/naga-baba-rampuri-interview-first-kumbh-mela/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-01-26 Thread Richard Williams
Siddhartha [image: Inline image 1] Siddhartha - A Film by Conrad Rooks http://youtu.be/t7xEcgkeLl4 Siddhartha is a film based on the novel of the same name by Hermann Hesse, directed by Conrad Rooks. It was shot on location in Northern India, and features work by noted cinematographer Sven

[FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-01-25 Thread Richard Williams
Meditating for some time, one gets established permanently in the state of being. And then, wherever the mind goes one is established in that Self no matter what one does here or there; it doesn't matter when one is established in the Self. And, that state comes after some time from going deep

[FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2014-01-05 Thread Richard Williams
Hundreds of Naga Sadhus gathered in the compound of Maya Devi Temple, befoe going in a procession to take a holy dip in the ganges. ..Sadhus gather here and perform all kind of feats, to show off their warrior skills, with their weapons, which include sticks, tridents, swords and spears...Kumbh

[FairfieldLife] Re: All About Sadhus and Yogis

2013-10-27 Thread Richard Williams
According to the Sage Patanjali, Raja Yoga has nothing to do with 'union with the gods', but has everything to do with 'isolation from prakriti', that is, the 'cessation of the fluctuations of the mindstuff'. To Patanjali, the Royal Yoga is the attainment of freedom, based on the sheer willpower