Ishanga

Love is just a sweet emotion or feeling within You, God does not Love, God is not something separate, God is Absolute, and is Everywhere... Value is also a made up thing, no other life form has this thing called Value, only we place Value on this or that, a piece of Turd or a Human Being, it comes from the Mind, which is not God or You... So forget about Value, or some God luv'g Turd like it luv's You, that does not exist... All things have Absolute within it, its just Humans have more Access to Absolute, more capabilities and realizations compared to a piece of Turd, You and others will place "Value" (a unconscious action for most) on capability and realization, that is a choice...

Money, and the idea of having more than others to make Yourself feel "Special" is out of date, no longer works and creates a situations where the majority are suffering while a very tiny few benefit as we see today in the world.. But very few can see another way to do things, all the ones that are supposedly here to help make things better, are still using the same system that has created the problems in the first place.. Our systems are such that the majority of ppl suffer whatever actions, be it corrective actions or otherwise, that come about. But we created these systems in the first place to help society function better for the masses, so its time to change things, get rid of money, capitalism, all isms, and start fresh, so everyone has a chance to live with the basics, food, shelter, clothing, and a chance to find out what we really are, not slaves to a job or corporation, just trying to keep Your head above water daily!!

Hojo has a personal problem with Sadhguru, its not about Sadhguru, its about Hojo. He sounds angry and seems to be so, claims he is not, but deep down he probably is, sounds like he fell into the trap of worshipping him, and then was disappointed by something, hence now he doesn't like him anymore, poor hojo!! Sadhguru only claims to know this life from origin to ultimate, he doesn't claim Enlightenment, and he wants to the ppl of the world to live to higher Potentials, that's it... He's not looking for worshippers imo, Christ did not invent Christianity, Buddha did not invent Buddhism, they all just shared what their experience is, and ppl followed, its the ppl afterwards that create things and then eventually distort it.. Same with Om vs AUM, if its practiced as Aaaa Uuuu Mmmm then shouldn't it be spelled that way??? Hojo represents the crazy in the world, here You have a Being trying to make things better, and he puts him down, tons of other ppl do the same in other contexts and fields of life, they can't see what is what, their blinded by their own prejudices!!!

The world the way it is now cannot sustain 10+B ppl, not with Consumerism as the basis of our Economies, that is for sure, and is why we have the problems we have. If People were more natural, didn't need things outside of themselves to feel fulfilled, etc then maybe yeah we could sustain a population that large, but not today.. The tech created won't help either if the present economic system stays the same as well as the mindset and general consciousness level of the avg person!

Interesting concept, never heard of it before, but I sort of am in that space, I have a child already that is an adult, but I do not want to bring anymore children into this messed up world, for sure, unless the are on the spiritual path from day one, they will suffer allot. The world has changed a ton since I was a kid in the 70's, and its getting worse by the year, so why bring another human to a hell hole that this place is going to be, makes no sense!

The problem with the people today is that "Group Think" or "Group Identification" is running rampant, this is what everyone is doing.. Right now in Toronto the Blue Jays may win the World Series, non fans of baseball are getting on the band wagon because its an association with something bigger than Yourself, You see a Human Being always wants to be more than what they are right now, they want unlimited Expansion, but they are all going about it the wrong way.. Everyone is in tribes, tribalism rules today, and that is why the world is so messed up, and even in Spiritual Communities this problem exists!!

No they aren't, at least they shouldn't be about what You write above.. Sanga is community, a supportive community, its not about "Group Thinking", its not about Thinking at all, and its not about Conformity, its about "hey this stuff has been around a long time and it works, try it out, and we are here to support You", via that the individual comes in contact with the Truth, which is not outside of You but is the very essence of You.. You can do it alone, but that is the slow path, it may take lifetimes (plural). I'd rather do what is proven to work in the past and make it happen within this lifetime please and thank You! As I said before too, the Tradition is not about the Truth, the Truth is found within You, and it is always there, but You don't realize it, so the Tradition (not via teachings, or scriptures, or idolizing past masters) just wipes away what is blocking you from realizing the Truth of what You Are!

I don't think You understand what Spiritual Traditions are all about.. The techniques are not it, the sadhana, the breathing, the guru's of the past, be it Buddha or a Sadhguru of today, its not about sitting in cross legged positions. People get caught up with this stuff in the west because the western mind is surface level Awareness, what it sees, hears, smells, touches and tasting is all it knows, but this is surface level Experience and Living.. True Spiritual Tradition is about Striving to Know Yourself Completely, via that You know everyone else, since we are basically all the same, but in normal existence this is not the avg persons Experience since they are not Aware enough, or their Energy is low intensity, or their Karma rules them, the Sadhana just gets rid of the shit, and that allows Awareness to rise, Energy to be Intense and Karma not to be a problem...

Concerning the "Body" only, ejaculation is healthy if its not overdone and it depends on the age too, younger guys can do it more and need to release it in a way, but the older You get the less it is needed, but yeah its a good stress reliever, its like a dose of Bliss shot into the system, so that is good for You Body wise... But we are not the Body right? So in that context it is not so good to regularly ejaculate, its better to hold it in, preserve it and then let it be transformed into something else described before in other posts, to put it simply as Spiritual Energy! Spirituality is an Existence that is above Survival level of Living, ejaculation is survival level of living, Spirituality is not. The Yogi's and Rishis knew this thousands of years ago...

Yes true, one just has to be open to it or more sensitive too it, the Temples just focus it more in that space so the less receptive ppl can feel it more!

@TheSelf Another way is to as well spend time in temples! Temples are not places of worship or prayer, they like Battery recharging stations, and Temples can be set up for different purposes, the Dylanalinga Temple at Isha is set up for Enlightenment primarily, but it can be used for other things, its is like being in presence of a living Guru, which as well is another way to enhance prana and kundalini in a safe place...

There is no precise answer! Please Tell me the totality of an Atom? You can't, know one can because know one knows, as they are always discovering new things about the atom and quantum field.. And the Atom is one of the smallest things in existence, so knowing the Whole of Existence is not possible. What's possible is being inTouch with the whole of Existence as an Experience, not a knowing... Knowing implies Intellect, MInd/Facts/Comparison btwn this and that, etc...

Existence Just Is, if You try to explain Why Existence then You have to create a Story or Philosophy that has to either be Believed In or Disbelieved In, either way, answering it gets You no closer to touching what Reality/Truth or Existence Is! IMO Existence is ultimately here for Absolute/God to know itself, via the trillions of different and unique/individual life forms and the karma that is created and situations faced by those trillions of forms..via that Absolute can know itself as Potential and Possibility, which are other words for Infinity or Eternity!

Goggins, he luv's to suffer because it enhances his Ego, if he can endure more and more suffering his ego gets bigger and that turns him on! The Monk endures suffering to conquer suffering, to go beyond it, to realize that it is the Body or Mind that is suffering, and that You/Me are neither of those things, so via suffering one learns to not have to suffer because what is You is not capable of Suffering... This suffering path is difficult and dangerous though, the Bliss path is much better and safer/smarter path!

Yes agreed, I was just relating it too siddhis. Ppl in the west bastardize everything from the east, with Tantra they think it is about Sex, but its about using it too transform, but ppl will use it for pleasure and when that happens the ability disappears! Its like the dark side of the Force lol!!!

You cannot be intouch with Truth/Reality and be in a Suffering state, so that is the logic I believe.. Just imagine if You did not suffer at all? I would imagine Enlightenment would happen pretty naturally for You!! Pain is different from Suffering, especially Self Suffering as is the case with the majority of ppl, they do it too themselves, reacting to life, not living life!

I did Security for 20+yrs, seen most everything one can see in that job, worked all sorts of public sites, hospitals, hotels, malls, etc... I trained in Martial arts, taught it too, since 1988, so even with all of that, when stuff was about to pop up of course Your peeked in adrenaline mode and ready to fight or flight, but luckily for Me nothing got too serious ever, lol, but when I got into Yoga and Spirituality yeah I didn't feel like I wanted to do that sort of work anymore, I felt like I was holding back for the other persons sake, not for mine, so that is dangerous, and since things out in the world are getting more messy and violent, ppl will stab You just for looking at them the wrong way, never mind being a security guard and they are drugged up or drunk and you have to deal with it, so for me I just got out of that sort of work because of all the crazy and my internal Experiences coming forth, it was a bad match up for sure.. Today You have to have more of a killer instinct feeling, Yeah You don't want to do it, but if it happens You go all out, and that is no fun to deal with, legally and otherwise!

You have a certain sort of Enlightenment look or how one should be or what Enlightenment actually is, but maybe it is slightly different for ppl.. My interpretation of Enlightenment is that it is the highest possibility and potential for someone to have as an Experience, how that is Expressed is for sure different for Everyone, as well most ppl that get to the Enlightenment Experience also physically die at the sametime, so mostly only Masters or Guru's stay around to do specific work or purpose (Many are just here to balance the Karma of the world).. For eg Eckhart Tolle IMO is not Enlightened, he's a Saint or Sage of sorts, has a teaching and shares it but is not an Enlightened Master of sorts, compared to Sadhguru or Swami Rama or someone like that...

Here's the Secret Sauce! The essence of what we all are, all Life that is, is the same, call it the soul, atman, Life Force, Source Intelligence, God, Absolute, whatever, but the essence of what all life is is the same... Our Bodies, Mind, Karmic makeups are different, via all this an individual Ego and/or Identity is formed. This gives all life, especially Humans, that sense of Separateness.. Separateness is here for Us to play the game of Life, so Absolute/God/Source can know itself, it cannot know itself if it is complete and One, in a Oneness Experience per say even though it is not Experiencing or capable of it.. all its capable of is Potential and Possibility, so that is Us here, feeling Separate from everything else, even our true self, but knowing deep down that it exists, that we are one and the same, its just a matter of How to Experience this... Don't deny the Body/Mind level of Awareness/Consciousness, it is very real, but we can Experience more than this, only Humans can experience what Absolute Is...If You deny this level of Experience, then Your falling into insanity, Your intellect/mind will try to figure it out, but it can't and that will take Your life away from You and then it starts over again once Your body dies, so don't deny it, just find out for Yourself what is what...

Spirituality comes in different forms, and it basic meaning is not about Understanding of Reality, You or anyone will not "Understand" Reality because it is too complex to Understand, once You think You understand, then something else will pop up and once again You will not Understand, its like a never ending fractal.. Spirituality is about touching that dimension of You that is beyond the physical, so what the monk are doing with their sort of Sadhana is just that, a certain way to go beyond the physical, its not too Your liking, or mine, so we call it "anti Spirituality" but if we do this, judge it, then we become blind to what it has to offer and where it leads too, so don't fall into that sort of trap of thinking You know what Spirituality is all about, none of Us do really, we know basics, thats all, Guru's are here to teach us certain things, and too be an example, there's lots of them because there are lots of ppl with varying karmic makeups and personalities/identities, that's all, in the end they are the same, with the same message, You can go beyond the Body and Mind and find out what You truly Are!

Excellent!!!!

Yes was just going to say this.. Semen is life giving force, so as you said if it is not used, and one of doing Sadhana/Spiritual practices that life giving force is used elsewhere, its like a physical representation of Kundalini, which in its most basic form is semen, as well as the basic structure of the body, which allows it too survive another day... Tantra is the sec that is known for sexual practices, but its not about sex for pleasure, its about using sex to bring about Spiritual insights, semen retention is just one of them and yes they have techniques where a Man can orgasm without ejaculation and orgasm as much as a woman could, one after another after another, since there is no release of semen one can have multiple orgasms over and over again if they master the technique, problem is if You get addicted to it, like other siddhis, the power will go away if misused...

Yes... My understanding is that there is Me, it is not the Body or Mind, so I am not identified with either, when that Happens there is a space btwn what is Me and what is not Me, so I like to say that the volume of the mind chatter or past/future rumination is not so loud for Me, it gives Me a chance to respond better with more clarity to what is NOW.. And Yes, most mental suffering is living in the past or future too much mentally/emotionally. If Your past orientated then You get bitter, angry and depressed.. Future orientation is Anxiety, Fear Experiences.. MInd is past/future orientated, So something else is NOW orientated, whatever that is is YOU!

Pain will happen, physical pain for sure, Emotional Pain is a choice.. Suffering is different from Pain, Pain comes then goes, or it should..Suffering, which is mostly Emotional in our Society today, is continued experience of Pain over and over again, this is Unconscious Action, if You make it Conscious action, then would You choose to Suffer? Probably Not!

Yes, as well as Realizing "I am not my Emotions" and that I am creating them, but mostly Unconsciously. So its just a matter of making it a Conscious Action, which is what Responding means! If You Consciously control Your Emotions, then the question is which Emotions do You want to Experience, Peace, Love, Joy, Excitement, or Bitterness, Anger, Guilt, Anxiety/Depression etc...? Also, which Emotions Empower You, Which ones disempower You?