Ishanga

The basic capability of a Human Being is Free Will, its just that nobody knows this, the majority are karma ruled and predetermined unfortunately due to societal conditioning and elites ruling us, lucky we have Guru's that teach us otherwise..

With the practice part of the eastern systems, they don't "make" you enlightened, they just erase all the crap that is preventing You from Realizing it now, it takes most of the karma away, its up to You if You want to go all the way, most just stay below the Enlightenment stage, they like life the way it here and choose to stay, Free Will again rules! With Ramana it wasn't determinism once again, his karma was that he was already at the peak, so if your at the peak there is no more to do other than he stayed on the teach or guide or help as his role of a Guru..That was determinef by him and his will, Free Will again! In more simple terms, I can choose not to reply again on this thread or too continue to reply, that choice is up to me...

Yoga, Taoism, Buddhism, the Eastern Methods are the most effective imo, but some use gnostic stuff and other esoteric methods, there are lots of ways to Enlightenment that are time proven and tested (thousands of Years old).. Ramana's karma from what I can tell is that he was basically born the way he was, born to be already Enlightened or close to it...

On the contrary, with a Higher State of Consciousness attained one can dissolve or not be affected by their Karma, its called Enlightenment, problem is the moment of Enlightenment and the moment of Physical Death is the same for most, only Guru's of a certain kind stay on, they consciously create karma or they are masters of their energy systems.. If You master Your Energy system You can 100% determine Your destiny, when You die (other than an accident), if You are reborn and into what body, or if You merge with Absolute! What determines a person's level of Consciousness? Well its not done from someone looking at someone else and making the determination, its an internal thing and You will know it definitely when it happens, its not a small Experience to have happen to You:)

Everything is predetermined after the Moment goes by (this moment was inevitable), before that nothing is predetermine when it comes to Human Nature or how You feel within Yourself or the decisions You make, which largely depends on how Conscious You are, low Consciousness means no access to Free Will, High Consciousness means Free Will is now in Your Control! The cavet is Karma, Karma rules most ppl, Karma is like Software in Your computer, it allows You to do many things but its limiting You and controlling You as well, via conditioning and habits/tendencies developed, High Consciousness solves all of this!

Goggins is mostly Egoic, that is why ppl like him b/c they are too!

Work, unless someone luvs their job/career, they will mostly like do the min or easiest way of getting thru the day.. At my job, my job is to make it as easy on Me as I can lol, but the bosses want more out of us all the time and seem to make it harder and harder on a mthly basis. My job hardness has risen over the years I have been employed by them, never has it gotten easier, unless I make it that way..

Some form of conformity has to exist for ppl to live together in a society, less though if Your society is small in #'s, more like Tribes.. I don't think we are meant to live in Big Cities, imo Toronto is a basic disaster zone, I can't imagine what it is like in places 2, 3 or 10X the size, must be chaos, but I've seen videos of the Tokyo transit system and it seems to work much better than here, same with South Korea, they must be doing something right, but don't know the quality of life for the avg person..

@Terell Kirby Yes, read all You want, delve deeply into all the Conceptual Ideologies out there (thousands of them), continue this process all Your Life.. But if Your daily experience is Depression, Sadness, Anxiety etc, then it won't mean Shit! You have to have a stable base of pleasantness, Peacefulness at the minimum then and only then does what all the concepts talk about, Sat Chit Ananda (Truth, Consciousness, Bliss) come as a Reality for YOU.. It doesn't matter what anyone says, if You don't Experience it Yourself it is not a Reality.. What You don't Perceive/Experience does not exist for You!

Another attention seeker, the guy is rich, why else do what he does? I don't buy that he really wants to help ppl.. I remember years ago when I watched his stuff on the regular, he was with that blonde girl, and he wrote a book about success (Own the Day, Own Your Life I think was the book), I didn't order it, but I found it funny how years later, after breaking up with the blonde and other events in his life where he reveals he was out of it, and not well and going in the wrong directions and such,,I find it funny when ppl write these types of books, proclaim to be it, but are not in reality.. At least he admitted it and was willing to share, but I don't buy into him really at all, I think he wants attention, maybe has some narcissism issues and he's too new agey for My taste:)

Why would anyone want to run so hard that their Kidney fails, its dumb!! I had a friend, we would work out together at the gym, but he was sporadic, train for a week then take 3 mths off, then come back to it, I was consistent with it.. When he would come back he would go almost max weight for every lift, I said don't do that b/c tomorrow You won't be able to move, he ignored it, 2 days later when I contacted him to go workout he said he's too sore lol, this was a repeating pattern and he didn't get anywhere with lifting weights after awhile.. So the lesson learned is ease into it, then go for max performance if You want to test Yourself, but unless Your a pro athlete why do this? I never had the need to test my limits really, only in Martial Arts training but one can only do that for a short period of time.. Bruce Lee did it for Years, so much so that he majorly fucked up his back, it was only because of his intensity of getting to his goals that he overcame the back injury, you wouldn't know he had it if You see him perform like he did in his movies and real life, but he had to prep for a long time to get to that point and if he lived a longer life he wouldn't be able to keep that pace up, he burnt out like a candle unfortunately!!

I luv sharing People that are really in the KNOW.. This is Adam Chan, he is a top top level Martial Artist in Vancouver, I'm talking Bruce Lee level of Skill, as well he healed himself via the Taoist Methodology and Science, Taoism like other Eastern Traditions is a Complete System of Well Being and Spirituality! I totally recommend anyone interested in Taoism to contact Adam and get involved, You won't regret it! Here He is talking about a basic overview of Standing, Moving and Sitting ways of practice via the Taoist Methods for Healing, he explains it very well and its easily understandable, Great Stuff!!

The process of Life after Physical Death, what happens, a few things can happen! Sadhguru explains a process after death, the river test which decides what happens with disembodied being and decides next birth will happen or will they just hang around. depending on your karmic structure and karma one will either get dissolved in this pool of energy or hang around...

Also with digestion, One should be chewing their food thoroughly, like 40 times, this is like 60-70% of the digestion process right there is You chew thoroughly, this in the end makes the whole digestion process easier, whether its meat or fruits/veggies/plants...

For sure Goggins can be used as an Inspiring Example, he made himself into what he is today, that is inspiring for sure.. I think he is too intense though on putting yourself thru hell, then coming out on the other side and then feeling proud of Yourself.. Yes we have to learn how to deal with challenges and problems in Life, we have to in a sense push thru it, but there are better ways of doing compared to always having to Suffer thru the situation and then come out of it on the other side.. Plus, and I'm saying this as someone that is now in their mid 50's that has always been very physically active, participating in many things to a relatively high level, marital arts, gym sessions, yoga, Tennis, skiing, etc, when You push Yourself too much whether it is Physically or Mentally, and injuries arise, you can deal with it when Your Young, You can do almost anything when Young, but it will come back to You and You will pay the price when Older Trust Me, I am now dealing with back and hips issues, and my body is not nearly capable of recover and recouping like it was before, I experience pain everyday! The Smarter way is to have Clarity in Life, so You can see the obstacles arising and deal with it before it become too hard to handle, as well establish Your BEINGNESS, basically Your inner Experience is that of Ease and Peace naturally, You'll live allot Happier and Healthier Life overall thru all the Years doing it this way imho:)

Which is Healthier? For quick nutrient absorption: Meat is superior due to its digestibility and complete protein profile, says ScienceDirect.com. For long-term gut health & disease prevention: Plant-based diets are linked to lower risks of heart disease, cancer, and longer life, according to Stanford Medicine and Sanitarium Health Food Company. from Gemini So if one is looking for quick survival its meat, if one is looking for longer healthier life its plants and veggies I would say according to the AI.. It also said balance diet is best, but who is doing that nowadays eh:) I eat meat due to convenience and I'm used to it but in great moderation, I really only eat once a day, a tiny breakfast..

Veganism or whatever ism when it comes to food shouldn't be an ism, Your Body has a engrained intelligence, it will tell You clearly what to eat and not too eat.. In general though it is much better to eat live things that are as fresh as possible and non meat, living plants and fruit digest easier, take less energy away from other functions of the Body, eating meat is good for those that are looking to get bigger and stronger, which means it is good for Survival level of living, and today they inject so much crap into the animals before they are slaughtered combined with the stress they undergo, its not healthy or empowering if You want to go the Spiritual path and progress to higher potentials.. I find it funny, Jordan Peterson said when he switched to a carnivore diet his autoimmune symptoms lessened but look where he is now, sicker than ever... So the point is, if we are highly conscious that will give us greater access to the intelligence that all of Us have within our own Body, once that happens You will eat what the Body is telling You to eat, not what the tongue is!

The funny thing is that Tom Cruise is praised for how he treats ppl on set, his dedication not only the the art of acting but his willingness to learn about the whole process of movie making, from set design, camera set ups and such details, he obviously is super interested in what he is doing via entertaining ppl, as well as his dedication to the stunts he does which at times are life threatening and have caused him great injuries.. Yes they say in his private life he doesn't treat ppl or his staff/"servants" that well and that they are under the control of the Scientology ppl and are being used.. With this stuff I don't know if it is true or not and will reserve severe judgement, once again when someone reaches the status in the world that he has there is always haters and ppl that will dig up or even make up stories about him that reflect negatively negatively upon him.. All I know is what I see, he seems dedicated, focused, intense about what he is doing and life in general!

I would say that all of Us want what we individually define as Pleasurable, which is good for Us, but it may harm others around Us, just like our economic system which is all about making profit at all costs, this is ruining our planet and the ppl of the world but it goes on and on till one day there is nothing more to consume and all our resources are all but used up, then what will happen, probably extinction for Us and most life on the planet. So there is individual goodness for the individual (call it greed, corruption, selfishness) then there is just Goodness which is I care about my needs and yours too, if that comes into one's consciousness then we can say they are actually a Good Person since their selfishness is lessened because they care about others needs too!

Its easy to recognize "Good Ppl" like it is to recognize "Bad Ppl". Good ppl at a minimum recognize themselves in everyone they meet and touch, if this happens even to a tiny degree that will change their behavior, the opposite happens with Bad ppl, they don't recognize themselves in others, so therefore there is no care or empathy for others, hence they use them, abuse them, and all other bad things that happen between ppl, that is the battle that is going on, it seems like there are more "bad" ppl out there but there probably isn't, its just they make more noise.. When I'm driving around Toronto its easy to recognize the bad drivers, they don't signal when changing lanes or turning, they cut you off, the make so your drive is more taxing and longer by thinking only of themselves and not the other drivers around them. I would say these ppl are low consciousness as it reflects in their driving habits and non ability to care about other drivers, its doesn't make them bad ppl but low consciousness contributes to the problem!

This is very Important for Spiritual Seekers, Knowers and ppl Interested in such things! Truth is the Authority, but what is Truth? You are Truth in Your Essential nature, its just hidden from You for many reasons! There are many way/methods to remove this hidden Truth within You, this is why it is called Enlightenment, Your hidden Truth is Darkness, the processes bring Light to this Darkness and now You can see and Experience this hidden Truth.. Authority is not Truth, basically in this context, no book written, no speaker, no one sharing the Truth is the Truth, they can only inspire, share methods, help You along the way, do not identify with this person, just use them as a tool for Your own Enlightenment, then the Light will shine on You Too!!

Best not to judge, I won't judge You for what You feel, don't judge her for sharing, which is what it is, and him for doing what he wants to do which obviously is helpful to ppl otherwise we would not know of him, or me for how I feel about him and how I share about him, if you don't like it then ignore it please, my best advice for You!

I came here not because of that, more so because the forum is a venue to share on a topic I cannot share about elsewhere, and its entertaining and allows my to find my triggers and analyze them..

I'm more critiquing her as a personality and presence online, my take is she has ego problems and wants ppl to admire and look up to her, not on her specific sharing and such.. As I said she for sure has shared some value, but i don't think it is original value of her own doing, but I could be wrong, maybe she has a unique way of putting it together and presenting it which is a sort of value on its own, but when it comes to personal development that sort of value is not so valuable imo, in other arenas it is more valuable..