Thought Art

Sex? Maybe learn about dating and pick up to get those needs met. Probably not an addiction maybe. if it’s prostitution I understand though never did it. Sort of wish I had tried it when living in Amsterdam. Go talk to someone! Spend that money on a therapist and then go meet some women.

@Rasheed do your research collect a few and then decide

@OBEler Inner Engineering

You may still have traces of your finite biases with some things though. I generally find myself taking a universal perspective but also notice how my finite tapestry distorts it.

@BipolarGrowth Yeah, they really opened up my channels and gave me my first real taste of QI which inspired me to begin Qigong.

That’s a great result. love Sadhgurus book inner engineering and would love to study more krya. I do some of his Krya as well but I’ve been focused on Qigong these days. Glad to hear ?

Not sure I agree but interesting. There is truth in his words. But doesn’t mean they are bad. ive had some pretty sattva experiences. how can he say they “are all this way?” Really, he is saying something true in essence. However, there is definitely definitely room in our practice for these tools.

Check out the book self chi massage by mantak chia to expand beyond chakra into meridians and Dan tians. chakras are only one vertical channel. The Chong Meridian. Certain chakras likely address the du and ren meridians as well.

There are paths where degrees help. Anyone call call themselves a coach. I’m a certified Qigong teacher and stress coach for example. Certified to teach Qigong and through my experience and results I coach busy professionals to lower stress. Getting my first clients has been very rewarding. Will make life purpose update soon. You don’t need to be a ‘life coach’ you can coach anything you like online and make six figures.

Hey, is this symbol only a Zen symbol? For someone reason I thought it related to the Tao but apparently that is more the Wuji and the TaiChi. Wondering if anyone knows more about this. I am beginning to study Buddhism and Taoism in more depth as I am building a solid foundation for my own life and spiritual practices. I think with these schools and Actualized.org plus others I will have a solid foundation. Enso Wuji There seems to be a mixup about what is Wuji and what is Enso. Is it just western people getting them confused? I wonder if Zen and the Tao are related or share in symbols. Will look deeper just wanted to open this with you. What is Wuji? Isn't that an Enso? Difference Between Tao and Zen From what I am studying is that Zen only addresses a small sliver of what the Tao does. The Tao consumes Zen whole and builds more on it.

It feels great to say "I don't really know. I may need help with some things."

@Zedman Yea there isn't a unified system. Your gonna mess up a lot as you learn to go about this in a wise way. I don't think spirituality really needs 'Missionaries' though. Just good examples. Or whatever you do.

Yeah, kind of odd. I exist.. I don't see Leo anywhere.

@allislove Yeah, well emotional intelligence isn't a website. I am not saying anything definitive of him here. Just thoughts, feelings, observations. Like, if someone is trying to speak to you or you someone else and they reflect everything to the point you can't speak to them... that kinda thing to me suggests some sort of lack of awareness or differencing in programming. I don't say this as a judgemental person. I see myself make these mistakes too.

This is tough. Sometimes you simply share what is interesting for you. It's not your job to teach your friends and family spirituality. They wont like it. Find your tribe, the right container or medium.

Leo does a really good job maintaining it here. It's always gonna be ugly to enforce and too clean. We are dealing with a lot of people of varying education and maturity levels. Honestly, Leo probably has to do a lot of guess work because enforcing this shit is hard. He has his own devilry to deal with, plus everyone else's. Unfortunately there is a 'groundlessness' of control that is always a risk. @allislove Maybe he did. But, maybe there is more going on here. It was not really possible to speak to Nahm at times. These spiritual insights of "not self" or whatever are useful. But we also need emotional intelligence and contextual awareness.

I've had my mistakes around here and with the work. I like to think I have the capacity for some degree of self reflection and integrity. I simply realize... My stay here is not guaranteed. I can control my conduct. But not that of others. It does feel scary on some level. It's difficult to conceptualize everything that goes on with Leo's work cuz its fucking huge and maze like. My inner maze and the 'outer' maze. I don't give my authority to anyone. Especially not Leo. His work, some of the things he says ring alarms of "Learn from him, but do not believe him nor give him a higher elevation over you". So, I respect him and his work. I realize he has a rare mind and I am grateful. I am going to build my own understanding because I think everyone is full of shit to some degree. I AM Reality. So, I am Authority. Yet, I am young and need to build this foundation of experience. I am here for now, to grow and to learn. Whatever comes comes.

I actually just read Leos opening post about demoting Nahm. I have to admit something though I mean no ill will towards Nahm. I noticed early on he was a respected member of the forum. As I have been increasing in my own awareness, reading books, contemplating, having awakenings and stuff I started to notice Nahms style of communication to not be helpful. The more aware and awake you are.... There should be a correlate of being personable, and people being able to speak to you and to find common ground. There have actually been many moments where I felt frustrated with this person because it was like "Yeah, sure, but don't you get the relative contextual situation I am in here at all?" Like, after a point I felt like I was talking to a wall of "Not this Not that" When reality actually "has this and that" and we need to be intelligent and emotionally intelligent enough to communicate with people at their level. It was a bit frustrating for me to read his responses to me at times. Though, yes he did help and at times gave good advice and was a great person to speak to. I like Nahm, but I do not like being spoken to in the way he often does on the forum. It's almost like... people can get so lost in a bubble of concepts (which is what I think is sort of ironic about Nahm) we get lost in these 'spiritual' concepts of "Nothingness" "No self" "Reality is imagination" that we sort of stunt our own intelligence to be human. I don't know what the right thing to do is/ way. But, I agree with Leo his frustrations. Reading the pms between the two of them was also very telling that Nahm could be lacking emotional or contextual awareness. There was times I would share an insight or awakening. He would be like "Thats just thoughts" or "Be like this forum member here" which I found difficult. I had to use these interacts to ground myself further into my own truth. I had to stop unconsciously giving my authority to 'Mods' or 'others' on the forum.

Honestly, Nahm was an important member of the forum. It's complicated because it's a community. But, It's also Leo's business and project. I personally find myself attached to the forum because of the discussions and community here. However, I grow more wary. I'll likely still post here and enjoy it. I just know at any time I could be banned or something so. Won't get too attached.

Dr. Yang Merdian Qigong Super easy to follow along flow exercises I found helped my lower back and my clients really enjoy.

@Mafortu I will think about it but I think Mods being known a good idea. There is BS in every aspect of human social life. Get used to it. Mods do pretty well. They are unpaid randoms for the most part. Just ape stuff (drama)

Nahm is a big boy No shade on him from me I like him. Even if he was hard to speak to on the forum for me personally.

No shade on Nahm

@Nadosa You can delete them you just gonna mash it

@Roy Nahm's sessions are good