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InvisibleMoonshoe
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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Middleman]
    #22317785 - 10/01/15 08:03 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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Rev. Morton said:
He who digs many holes will never find water, he who chases two rabbits will catch neither one, etc. Pick one path and go all in. Better yet, burn it all and get naked.





Following your metaphor, actually he who digs many holes will find several wells. He who digs only one hole may find water or none at all.

He who chases a dozen rabbits may catch four, and you can chase a hundred rabbits as long as you chase them one after another.

Water does not exist in only one place, so dig all your life and find water again and again. The whole forest is full of rabbits and he who chases and catches only one will soon starve.

The world is full of rabbits and water and life is long. Each day we must eat and drink anew ,
And the Same repast day after day may grow stale.


God is infinite and has many forms and aspects as well as a nameless and formless aspect.

I do not know which path is most true, therefore I integrate the best parts of all.

All religions have some things in common, I cleave to that which is common to all faiths by the guiding principle of compassion, wisdom and love.

I emphasize practice over dogma - meditation, yoga, chanting, ritual and prayer.

I follow the Buddhist noble eightfold path and Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, and I worship Krishna and Christ as one and the same Being, even as
I venerate the Buddha as exemplar.

Theosophy is an example of a system that integrates all wisdom traditions. Syncretism  is the name
Of the game, each religion has beauty and truth And each has baggage and flaws. Take the best parts of each and abandon the bad parts and create your own unique and personal path.



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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Moonshoe]
    #22318445 - 10/01/15 10:36 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

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hex_enduction said:
I just did some yoga and actually feel pretty amazing, really makes me realize how bad my normal posture is though.

This thread has inspired me though to start meditating again and start doing yoga regularly. I've never been an incredibly spiritual person but I think it could help if I give it a shot. Any tips and resources regarding meditation would be appreciated, as I've never been terribly good at it. I might start attending the Zen meditation group in my town again, but I'm open to try other forms of meditation.

You into the I Ching moonie? I've been thinking about getting into that lately.



Good for you :thumbup:

If my other thread about yoga was what planted the seed of doing yoga in your head, I cannot be happier. Introducing someone to yoga/meditation is something I take a lot of pride in. Both are amazingly deep practices. I also agree with the whole posture thing

Also; I would try and do yoga before meditation and do it first thing in the morning. Meditation after yoga is :vibin:

I already sent you the name of that yoga iphone app which helps immensely. I think the iphone app "lift" helps. Either way, just find something to focus on like your breath or chanting OM

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yogabunny said:
I want to get into lifting to enhance my yoga practice, but I have no idea where to start. I have been thinking about getting a membership to this all ladies gym in my town....



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People at most gyms really like to help eachother out so that would be a great start.



I just want to throw this out there...you dont NEED a gym to get in shape. I have been doing one legged squats, one arm pushups and one arm pullups for a while now

the program set up in the book "convict conditioing" is a detailed path on how to get jacked as fuck using nothing but a basketball, and a pullup bar. Keep in mind, this is my entire gym. A basketball and a pullup bar is all I use daily for full body workouts

After you master the basics, paralettes and gymnastic rings, maybe some wieghts are nice. But don't fall into the "gym" hype. There are multiple ways to skin the cat
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Moonshoe said:
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Rev. Morton said:
He who digs many holes will never find water, he who chases two rabbits will catch neither one, etc. Pick one path and go all in. Better yet, burn it all and get naked.





Following your metaphor, actually he who digs many holes will find several wells. He who digs only one hole may find water or none at all.

He who chases a dozen rabbits may catch four, and you can chase a hundred rabbits as long as you chase them one after another.

Water does not exist in only one place, so dig all your life and find water again and again. The whole forest is full of rabbits and he who chases and catches only one will soon starve.

The world is full of rabbits and water and life is long. Each day we must eat and drink anew ,
And the Same repast day after day may grow stale.


God is infinite and has many forms and aspects as well as a nameless and formless aspect.

I do not know which path is most true, therefore I integrate the best parts of all.

All religions have some things in common, I cleave to that which is common to all faiths by the guiding principle of compassion, wisdom and love.

I emphasize practice over dogma - meditation, yoga, chanting, ritual and prayer.

I follow the Buddhist noble eightfold path and Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, and I worship Krishna and Christ as one and the same Being, even as
I venerate the Buddha as exemplar.

Theosophy is an example of a system that integrates all wisdom traditions. Syncretism  is the name
Of the game, each religion has beauty and truth And each has baggage and flaws. Take the best parts of each and abandon the bad parts and create your own unique and personal path.





Lol moon I see eye to eye with you on all of this. I just never really knew how to state it properly. Im glad someone see's the obvious truth; all religions are pointing to the same damn thing

moon, you should run for president already. I would vote for you. moon>donald trump


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: topdog82]
    #22318452 - 10/01/15 10:37 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

:japsmile: :heart:


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Moonshoe]
    #22318710 - 10/01/15 11:31 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

And what exactly are you trying to gleam from all of this?


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: topdog82]
    #22318831 - 10/01/15 11:59 AM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah man, I'll admit that it was your thread that initially got me curious earlier this week or whenever. I've been wanting to try yoga for a long time but never really made any effort to until now basically, so thanks. Likewise with this thread, reading out all those different spiritual practices laid out like that really struck a chord with me and inspired me to actually try and get into meditation and other spiritual practices, which I've always been vaguely curious about.

That was the order I did it in, yoga then meditation. Was definitely relaxing, shit has gotten pretty stressful today since then and I'm not fucking overwhelmed by anxiety yet, so that's a start :lol:

Also curious about that "convict conditioning", as I've always preferred the idea of working out at home with minimal equipment over a gym.

Moonshoe, you into kabbalah at all? A friend of mine who's big on esoteric practices has been telling me a bit about it lately. Seems like something that'd be up your alley.


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oh ive cried on drugs

sunshine said:
Tragic.  I told the cop not to do it but he didn't listen.


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Moonshoe]
    #22318889 - 10/01/15 12:12 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

is keeping a dream journal really part of the spiritual path? Seems to heady for me.


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Cowb0yNeal00]
    #22318965 - 10/01/15 12:35 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Using a dream journal has offered a lot of insight into my subconscious mind and even traumatic experiences that have been buried deeply and unaware of. Very useful. But I often forget to write in it

Also; hex_induction; feel free to pm me if you have questions on bodywieght. It's a beautiful art of movement. Between yoga, and bodyweight movements I feel like I discovered gold. I will begin deadlifting and squatting heavy soon. Squats+deadlifts+convict conditioning+yoga=a ridiculously functional physqiye

Have a good one!


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: topdog82]
    #22319174 - 10/01/15 01:27 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Its all in our make-up.

Fore me, ive been sober for over 2 years. Aint no complaining going on here.

But Jman really wants to smoke


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Cowb0yNeal00]
    #22319431 - 10/01/15 02:30 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Yes lucid dreaming is a huge part of my spiritual path! dreaming is the other half of our life, it is our direct experience of the spiritual realm . We are multidimensional beings and inhabitants of two worlds. The world of dreams is the spirit world. And lucid dreaming is shamanism . Furthermore once we learn to lucid dream we can begin practicing dream yoga, dream magic and other amazing things.

To be a spiritually alive person is to be fully conscious in both realms. Dreaming is our connection to realms of infinite wonder !

@hex enduction- yes I am very interested in qabbalah and have done some reading and practice in that area and intend to learn much more about it!

And whoever asked - I hope to glean many thjngs. Health, happiness, joy, wellbeing, self discipline , wisdom, awareness, power, bliss, understanding, liberation, salvation, enlightenment, serenity, insight, freedom.

The spiritual path for me is nothing less then life well lived, actualizing my destiny, being true to myself, being who I am meant to be.

Becoming a Yogi , a shaman, a mystic, a saint, a wise man, a holy man, a healer and teacher .

All this and more I seek through the disciplined pursuit of spiritual practices.

Liberation from suffering and the attainment of the highest good.


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Re: Beginning the spiritual path again [Re: Moonshoe]
    #22319508 - 10/01/15 02:46 PM (8 years, 3 months ago)

Lol my buddy was asking me the other day "why are you into this bullshit?". In this area of life, he is the complete opposite of me. I was trying to explain to him but its quite hard. I guess people on the outside watching me think I am just kind of doing a whole bunch of nothing. But the states of mind/conciousness I work to cultivate and the wisdom I seek is VERY applicable and "real"

I have been getting back into my yoga and meditation routine. Today in class I came to the profound realization that it felt like life was a dream. When I realized this, I realized I felt like I was melting into my chair. It sounds funny, but sometimes I forget how powerful this type of stuff is. Feeling absolutely at peace at almost any moment is a skill that is really worth cultivating


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