Archive for March, 2009

Cleaned the inside-outside of this donut we call a body

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Our body is like a donut in that a hole runs through the center of it – mount (&nose) to anus. The entire inner lining can be viewed as the outer surface. Now we clean the exterior surface of our bodies pretty regularly, so why not this tube that runs through us? It actually contains some of the grimiest stuff <imagine the grime at this point until I insert some pics :) >.

There is a yogic cleansing technique, or shatkarma, called laghoo shankhaprakshalana. It involves drinking salt water, doing specific exercises, and after three rounds, sitting on the toilet. All the water will come out. Not in the form of urine but straight from the anus! It’s pretty amazing.

The second stage involves drinking salt water then regurgitating it immediately,  either by abdominal muscle control or with the aid of a finger.

Finally, the nasal passages are irrigated with the help of a neti pot.

By the end of the process, which takes about an hour or less, your cleaned end to end.

We performed the cleanse this morning as the weather is warm and suitable for the practice. The body feels very light and clean. I ate breakfast at 7am and passed it out at 6:30pm, fully digested!

– Please don’t take the description above as steps to do it yourself. The cleanse should be done under the guidance of a qualified and experienced teacher! Aum

Do you know yourself?

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Do you know yourself? Can you recognize yourself if your were to walk by you on the street? Or if you overheard a conversation between you and another? How?

Try this experiment:

  1. Sit in a comfortable position. Feel that the base of the body is supported, spine drawn upwards, shoulders relaxed, head balanced on neck.
  2. Take a moment to feel into the entire body; moving through it part by part if that helps.
  3. Then become aware of your breath. Feel it moving in and out of the nasal passages. Watch it with the attitude of an observer, as if noticing it for the first time. Don’t try and change it in any way (and don’t not try to change it either). Just let it be and watch.
  4. The experiment begins from this point…
  5. See your self in your mind. Which details show up? Can you see your body? Are you wearing clothes? Can you see your face? What color are your eyes? Does the you within the mind have density?
  6. Say something. Does it have a voice? Is it the same you hear when you really speak?
  7. Does it feel emotion?

I think we can recreate ourselves within the mind to the degree that we know really know ourselves. Like an expert potter molding clay with eyes closed; the final product product will reflect his oneness with that he is working with.

What is pleasure and pain?

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

I hit my shin against the cross bar of my metal bicycle while dismounting. A strong sensation arose and I had to really focus to stay calm with the pain. At that moment, I asked my self, why am I recoiling rather than rejoicing? What has occurred that I register this as pain and wish these sensations to pass quickly?

What really is pain and pleasure and how do they differ? Pain seems to be what our being recognizes as harmful to us (if repeated). Clearly, there are different types of pain as well – emotional, physical, … Sometimes things that start out painful become pleasurable and vice versa.

Intelligence vs intelligent senses

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

How do we define intelligence? If our very senses were duped how would we respond to the environment? Is our environment more than what are senses tell us?

I think the ability to take action contrary to the information given by the senses marks superior intelligence.

Antar Mouna realization

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Listened to SWAN’s advanced antar mouna last night. Realized going to toilet afterwards that I want to master or be perfect at something the very first attempt. If that fails to manifest, there is underlying tension.

We are as seasonal as a tree

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

The seed of divinity is within me. It has been planted deep and has taken time for the firsts signs to show. When my leaves are sprouting and my flowers in bloom you praise me. When my leaves are dry and fallen you blame me. I am that same tree undergoing constant change. I have seasons too. Know that I am developing always. May I have patience to see this truth in others and with others to see this in me.

Om.

The flame dies but fire still exists

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Even when the flame dies, the concept of fire does not. The flame is a manifestation of That potential to manifest in the form of fire. In the same way, when I die, life does not cease to exist. Though I appear to be an individual, I have no individuality when it comes to life, for it shall continue when I am gone. I am really just an expression of That life potential.

What is life? Where does it go? Did it ever come into being? How do we define life?