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 Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:16 pm
Please do not laugh or flame me on my interest...
But would it be alright if a person who practices Buddhism, can be interested in the occult or things dealing with psychic,psi,chakra energy? I remember talking about these things with my friend and we had an open minded converstaion about these kind of things (he is also interested too). But I dont mean like doing just to be like "Oh look...im an X-men" and all that crap just to try and be cool. I have heard that humans use a small portion of their mind but the other portion is unknown and I want to learn about the minds capabilites.
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Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:21 pm
I don't see any problem with it. I thought that chakras were part of Buddhism already.
I practice Reiki (a Japanese healing art) and dowsing and they seem compatible with Buddhism.
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:05 am
There is, inherently, nothing wrong with an interest. Buddhist tales are full of stories of manifold psychic powers, which have done everything from lifting a bowl to attempting to save an army. The problem with pushing to develop said talents is thus: Why?
For what reasons are you trying to? Why do you crave these powers at all, when they essentially do nothing but distract you from the dharma. Psionic powers are really base-level things, according to Buddhist teachings - they can be nifty, but far too often people are distracted by them rather than taught anything by them. Thus they are seen as sideshows rather than something to focus on.
As for the 'humans only use a small part of the brain' idea, that was debunked awhile back - we do use the whole thing, just not all of it is in active thought patterning. Respiration, metabolic function, growth, sexual systems - all require the input of the brain to work. How many people are actively thinking about metabolising their lunch right now? How many are forced to remember to sweat?
The brain works well on it's own. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:39 pm
Byaggha There is, inherently, nothing wrong with an interest. Buddhist tales are full of stories of manifold psychic powers, which have done everything from lifting a bowl to attempting to save an army. The problem with pushing to develop said talents is thus: Why? For what reasons are you trying to? Why do you crave these powers at all, when they essentially do nothing but distract you from the dharma. Psionic powers are really base-level things, according to Buddhist teachings - they can be nifty, but far too often people are distracted by them rather than taught anything by them. Thus they are seen as sideshows rather than something to focus on. As for the 'humans only use a small part of the brain' idea, that was debunked awhile back - we do use the whole thing, just not all of it is in active thought patterning. Respiration, metabolic function, growth, sexual systems - all require the input of the brain to work. How many people are actively thinking about metabolising their lunch right now? How many are forced to remember to sweat? The brain works well on it's own. 3nodding I was thinking about the same thing as well..I said to myself "I dont want to distract my self from the Dharma" but then I just remembered two words "Mindfulness and impermanence" I am aware that these kind of things wont make me live forever (Why would I want to anyway). I mean...can these things be used to help others as well...like Reiki. Thanks for not laughing me out of the guild you guys.
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:11 pm
I've been waste-deep in the occult for about seven years. It doesn't conflict with my buddhist principles. In fact, they seem to enhance one another. Good times. biggrin
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:56 pm
Anybody know about indigo children? Is anybody an indigo child?
I am. 4laugh
(Whispering is fun.)
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:03 pm
Soujiro Masakuni Anybody know about indigo children? Is anybody an indigo child?
I am. 4laugh
(Whispering is fun.)
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:19 pm
[ Jizo Bosatsu ] I've been waste-deep in the occult for about seven years. It doesn't conflict with my buddhist principles. In fact, they seem to enhance one another. Good times. biggrin I can see that they do seem to enhance on another ^_^ but what I mean is that I do not want it to detract from Dharma practices like nien-fo chanting..for what reason am I afraid? I am not totally sure but I just dont want to get too attached to it (to Chakra/psi practices)
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:41 pm
Shokai I can see that they do seem to enhance on another ^_^ but what I mean is that I do not want it to detract from Dharma practices like nien-fo chanting..for what reason am I afraid? I am not totally sure but I just dont want to get too attached to it (to Chakra/psi practices)
If it helps, as far as studying the chakras and psi-work goes, you may want to look into the research being done on holistic medicine. The reason this is relevant is that it seems the body and mind are more mysterious than we once thought. It's been discovered in recent years that the cells of the human body emit photons of light at regular intervals, in coherent patterns.Quote: Human hands glow, but fingernails release the most light, according to a recent study that found all parts of the hand emit detectable levels of light. The findings support prior research that suggested most living things, including plants, release light. Since disease and illness appear to affect the strength and pattern of the glow, the discovery might lead to less-invasive ways of diagnosing patients. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050905/handlight.html
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:35 am
Jizo Bosatsu Soujiro Masakuni Anybody know about indigo children? Is anybody an indigo child?
I am. 4laugh
(Whispering is fun.) Why only that year? I'm confused by this term - is it just children with undocumented psychological attributes, or is there something metaphysical to it? (The bullet points on the Wiki describe my childhood almost perfectly. Very amusing.) Oh, and nothing is impossible. Remember, the Buddhist universe is infinite.
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Akanishi Makoto Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:57 pm
[ Jizo Bosatsu ] Shokai I can see that they do seem to enhance on another ^_^ but what I mean is that I do not want it to detract from Dharma practices like nien-fo chanting..for what reason am I afraid? I am not totally sure but I just dont want to get too attached to it (to Chakra/psi practices)
If it helps, as far as studying the chakras and psi-work goes, you may want to look into the research being done on holistic medicine. The reason this is relevant is that it seems the body and mind are more mysterious than we once thought. It's been discovered in recent years that the cells of the human body emit photons of light at regular intervals, in coherent patterns.Quote: Human hands glow, but fingernails release the most light, according to a recent study that found all parts of the hand emit detectable levels of light. The findings support prior research that suggested most living things, including plants, release light. Since disease and illness appear to affect the strength and pattern of the glow, the discovery might lead to less-invasive ways of diagnosing patients. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050905/handlight.html So can one still do Chakra/psi-work without getting too attached and still practice Dharma like reciting nien-fo?
I am interested int he occult but not too interest though..
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:40 pm
I just remembered that in Tibetan Buddhism there are three chakras. The head, the heart area, and the lower body area. I personally think that this makes more sence than the Hindu system.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:03 am
Akanishi Makoto Why only that year? I'm confused by this term - is it just children with undocumented psychological attributes, or is there something metaphysical to it? (The bullet points on the Wiki describe my childhood almost perfectly. Very amusing.) Oh, and nothing is impossible. Remember, the Buddhist universe is infinite. The bullet points match you, Makoto? Me too. But then, what can you do when you're naturally inquisitive, full of talking and bored spitless by school? And all kids have problems with standing in line - I never knew a single one who took lines and waits for anything well, so I really do think that bullet point is completely moot. xd Frankly, many cases of Indigo Child I've seen resemble parents not wanting to admit the child may have (minor, not crippling) psychological problems rather than anything actually special - it seems to have sprung from new age hipsters who believe everything is roses, when in fact things aren't always that way. Not saying the Indigo Kids don't exist - like Makoto said, anything is possible - I just don't think there's near as many of them as the articles let on.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:04 pm
Ok....wtf are Indigo Kids?? >_<
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:30 pm
Hmm.. o.o; Wow :'D I'm learning a lot. I always thought that charaka was something like...uhm.. :: uses FF 7 thingies :: Like their life stream! Only in our bodies! @w@!
I'm so intrested to learn dowsing :33 That sounds so neat .. >3<;
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