Silva Method
1. Close your eyes and roll them slightly upward toward your eyebrows.
2. Steps 2A, 3A, 3B, 3C are optional. Count slowly and silently trom 100 to l. Wait about one second between numbers.
• A. Starting with your scalp, focus your conscious awareness on the different parts of your body from head to toe, relaxing them as you go.
3. When you reach the count of 1, hold a picture of yourself in your mind as youthful, radiant, healthy, and attractive.
* A. Ask yourself mentally, "Why do I have this physical problem?" Then let your mind wander.
* B. When you find yourself thinking about a certain per-son, picture that person.
* C. Picture yourself forgiving each other. Imagine a hug or a handshake, smiles, and heads nodding in agreement. Feel good about this.
4. Repeat mentally, "I will always maintain a perfectly healthy body and mind."
5. Say to yourself, "I am going to count from 1 to 5; when I reach the count of 5, I will open my eyes, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before."
6. Count. When you reach 3, repeat, "When I reach the count of 5, I will open my eyes, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before."
7. At the count of 5, open your eyes and affirm mentally, "I am wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before. And this is so."
1. Close your eyes and roll them slightly upward toward your eyebrows.
2. Steps 2A, 3A, 3B, 3C are optional. Count slowly and silently trom 100 to l. Wait about one second between numbers.
• A. Starting with your scalp, focus your conscious awareness on the different parts of your body from head to toe, relaxing them as you go.
3. When you reach the count of 1, hold a picture of yourself in your mind as youthful, radiant, healthy, and attractive.
* A. Ask yourself mentally, "Why do I have this physical problem?" Then let your mind wander.
* B. When you find yourself thinking about a certain per-son, picture that person.
* C. Picture yourself forgiving each other. Imagine a hug or a handshake, smiles, and heads nodding in agreement. Feel good about this.
4. Repeat mentally, "I will always maintain a perfectly healthy body and mind."
5. Say to yourself, "I am going to count from 1 to 5; when I reach the count of 5, I will open my eyes, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before."
6. Count. When you reach 3, repeat, "When I reach the count of 5, I will open my eyes, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before."
7. At the count of 5, open your eyes and affirm mentally, "I am wide awake, feeling fine and in perfect health, feeling better than before. And this is so."
“What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife... Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment...”
― Nikola Tesla
― Nikola Tesla
Forwarded from Dao・Qigong・Taiji・TCM
A·Taste·of·Happiness··Contextualizing·Elixirs·in·Baopuzi··Mu_chou·Poo.pdf
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A Taste of Happiness:
Contextualizing Elixirs in Baopuzi.
Mu-chou Poo
In: 'Of Tripod and Palate: Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China'
Contextualizing Elixirs in Baopuzi.
Mu-chou Poo
In: 'Of Tripod and Palate: Food, Politics, and Religion in Traditional China'
Forwarded from Dao・Qigong・Taiji・TCM
Roger_Jahnke_The_Healing_Promise.pdf
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The Healing Promise of Qi
Create Extraordinary Wellness Trough Qigong and Tai Chi.
by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D
Create Extraordinary Wellness Trough Qigong and Tai Chi.
by Roger Jahnke, O.M.D
Forwarded from Dao・Qigong・Taiji・TCM
Bruce-Frantzis--Opening-the-Energy-Gates.pdf
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Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body:
Gain Lifelong Vitality
(Tao of Energy Enhancement Series)
by Bruce Frantzis
Gain Lifelong Vitality
(Tao of Energy Enhancement Series)
by Bruce Frantzis
When I asked Claude about the following virtues: humility, self-awareness, and compassion, I received a beautiful answer. /
These three virtues are deeply interconnected and foundational to ethical life in interesting ways.
Humility is often misunderstood as thinking less of yourself, but it’s more accurately about thinking of yourself less—or more precisely, having an accurate sense of your place in the world. It involves recognizing that you don’t have all the answers, that your perspective is limited, that you’re capable of being wrong. This isn’t self-deprecation but clear-sightedness. Humility allows you to learn from others, to change your mind when presented with better arguments, to admit mistakes without your ego shattering. It’s what makes intellectual and moral growth possible. Without it, you become rigid, defensive, unable to see your own blind spots. Paradoxically, truly accomplished people often display great humility because they understand how much they don’t know and how much luck or help contributed to their success.
Self-awareness is the capacity to observe yourself with some degree of objectivity—to notice your own emotions, motivations, biases, and patterns of behavior. It’s like having an internal witness that can step back and see what you’re actually doing rather than what you think or wish you were doing. This virtue is crucial because so much of human failure comes from self-deception. We rationalize selfish behavior as principled, mistake our preferences for universal truths, project our own faults onto others. Self-awareness helps you catch yourself in these patterns. It lets you ask “Why am I really angry right now?” or “What am I avoiding by doing this?” It’s uncomfortable because it strips away comforting illusions, but it’s the foundation of genuine change and authentic relationships.
Compassion goes beyond mere sympathy or pity. It’s the ability to recognize suffering in another person and be moved to want to alleviate it, rooted in a fundamental recognition of shared humanity. Compassion involves imaginatively entering into another’s experience—understanding not just that they’re in pain, but something of what that pain feels like from their perspective. It requires both emotional sensitivity and a kind of moral imagination. What makes compassion virtuous rather than just a feeling is that it motivates action and shapes how we treat others. It’s what makes us pause before harsh judgment, what drives us to help even when inconvenient, what allows us to see dignity in people society has written off.
The beautiful thing is how these three reinforce each other. Humility makes you recognize you could easily be in someone else’s position, which opens the door to compassion. Self-awareness helps you notice when you’re being judgmental because of your own insecurities rather than genuine moral concern, which deepens humility. Compassion for others often leads to compassion for yourself, which enables the honest self-examination that is self-awareness.
Together, they create a kind of moral flexibility—not in the sense of having no principles, but in being able to respond to the complexity and particularity of real situations and real people, rather than applying rigid rules without wisdom.
These three virtues are deeply interconnected and foundational to ethical life in interesting ways.
Humility is often misunderstood as thinking less of yourself, but it’s more accurately about thinking of yourself less—or more precisely, having an accurate sense of your place in the world. It involves recognizing that you don’t have all the answers, that your perspective is limited, that you’re capable of being wrong. This isn’t self-deprecation but clear-sightedness. Humility allows you to learn from others, to change your mind when presented with better arguments, to admit mistakes without your ego shattering. It’s what makes intellectual and moral growth possible. Without it, you become rigid, defensive, unable to see your own blind spots. Paradoxically, truly accomplished people often display great humility because they understand how much they don’t know and how much luck or help contributed to their success.
Self-awareness is the capacity to observe yourself with some degree of objectivity—to notice your own emotions, motivations, biases, and patterns of behavior. It’s like having an internal witness that can step back and see what you’re actually doing rather than what you think or wish you were doing. This virtue is crucial because so much of human failure comes from self-deception. We rationalize selfish behavior as principled, mistake our preferences for universal truths, project our own faults onto others. Self-awareness helps you catch yourself in these patterns. It lets you ask “Why am I really angry right now?” or “What am I avoiding by doing this?” It’s uncomfortable because it strips away comforting illusions, but it’s the foundation of genuine change and authentic relationships.
Compassion goes beyond mere sympathy or pity. It’s the ability to recognize suffering in another person and be moved to want to alleviate it, rooted in a fundamental recognition of shared humanity. Compassion involves imaginatively entering into another’s experience—understanding not just that they’re in pain, but something of what that pain feels like from their perspective. It requires both emotional sensitivity and a kind of moral imagination. What makes compassion virtuous rather than just a feeling is that it motivates action and shapes how we treat others. It’s what makes us pause before harsh judgment, what drives us to help even when inconvenient, what allows us to see dignity in people society has written off.
The beautiful thing is how these three reinforce each other. Humility makes you recognize you could easily be in someone else’s position, which opens the door to compassion. Self-awareness helps you notice when you’re being judgmental because of your own insecurities rather than genuine moral concern, which deepens humility. Compassion for others often leads to compassion for yourself, which enables the honest self-examination that is self-awareness.
Together, they create a kind of moral flexibility—not in the sense of having no principles, but in being able to respond to the complexity and particularity of real situations and real people, rather than applying rigid rules without wisdom.
🌿 MEDITATIONS OF SALAMAT SARSEKENOV: PRACTICAL METHODS
*(Salamat Sarsekenov is a Kazakh master of non-dual practices, integrating Sufi, Taoist, and contemporary approaches. His methods are aimed at the direct recognition of reality without intermediaries.)*
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### 1. “WHO IS SLEEPING?”
*(Awakening Practice Within Dreaming)*
Essence:
Realizing that even sleep is part of a single consciousness.
How to practice:
1. Before falling asleep, ask yourself: *“Who is falling asleep right now?”*
2. At the moment of drifting off, catch the gap between wakefulness and sleep.
3. If you wake up at night, immediately ask: *“Who just saw a dream?”*
Effect:
The boundary between dreaming and waking life dissolves.
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### 2. “SILENCE IN MOTION”
*(Meditation in Action)*
Essence:
Realizing that even action happens by itself.
How to practice:
• Walking → *“Who is walking?”*
• Eating → *“Who is eating?”*
• Speaking → *“Whose words are these?”*
Key:
Do not look for an answer—see that there is no one asking.
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### 3. “MIND RESET”
*(Working with Thoughts)*
Essence:
Thoughts are like clouds; you are the sky.
How to practice:
1. Let thoughts flow freely.
2. Suddenly ask: *“Where does this thought come from?”*
3. Observe how the mind freezes in confusion.
Effect:
Thoughts lose their power; pure perception remains.
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### 4. “FIRE WITHOUT SMOKE”
*(Working with Desires, e.g., Smoking)*
Essence:
Desire arises and disappears in emptiness.
How to practice:
• When craving a cigarette → *“Who wants to smoke?”*
• Before taking a puff → *“What is smoking?”*
• Afterward → *“What just happened?”*
Finale:
Desire burns out on its own, without struggle.
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### 5. “DIRECT GAZE”
*(Objectless Meditation)*
Essence:
Consciousness becomes aware of itself.
How to practice:
1. Sit down and relax.
2. Ask: *“Who is meditating right now?”*
3. Do not answer—simply remain in the question.
Result:
The “one who meditates” disappears—pure presence remains.
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🌀 SALAMAT’S MAIN SECRET
“Don’t practice—be the one who is already free. Even ‘practice’ is a concept.”
P.S. Try this right now:
— *“Who is reading these words?”*
— “…”
That is Salamat.
P.P.S. If you catch yourself thinking *“I understood something”*—ask: *“Who understood?”* 😉
*(Salamat Sarsekenov is a Kazakh master of non-dual practices, integrating Sufi, Taoist, and contemporary approaches. His methods are aimed at the direct recognition of reality without intermediaries.)*
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### 1. “WHO IS SLEEPING?”
*(Awakening Practice Within Dreaming)*
Essence:
Realizing that even sleep is part of a single consciousness.
How to practice:
1. Before falling asleep, ask yourself: *“Who is falling asleep right now?”*
2. At the moment of drifting off, catch the gap between wakefulness and sleep.
3. If you wake up at night, immediately ask: *“Who just saw a dream?”*
Effect:
The boundary between dreaming and waking life dissolves.
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
### 2. “SILENCE IN MOTION”
*(Meditation in Action)*
Essence:
Realizing that even action happens by itself.
How to practice:
• Walking → *“Who is walking?”*
• Eating → *“Who is eating?”*
• Speaking → *“Whose words are these?”*
Key:
Do not look for an answer—see that there is no one asking.
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
### 3. “MIND RESET”
*(Working with Thoughts)*
Essence:
Thoughts are like clouds; you are the sky.
How to practice:
1. Let thoughts flow freely.
2. Suddenly ask: *“Where does this thought come from?”*
3. Observe how the mind freezes in confusion.
Effect:
Thoughts lose their power; pure perception remains.
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
### 4. “FIRE WITHOUT SMOKE”
*(Working with Desires, e.g., Smoking)*
Essence:
Desire arises and disappears in emptiness.
How to practice:
• When craving a cigarette → *“Who wants to smoke?”*
• Before taking a puff → *“What is smoking?”*
• Afterward → *“What just happened?”*
Finale:
Desire burns out on its own, without struggle.
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
### 5. “DIRECT GAZE”
*(Objectless Meditation)*
Essence:
Consciousness becomes aware of itself.
How to practice:
1. Sit down and relax.
2. Ask: *“Who is meditating right now?”*
3. Do not answer—simply remain in the question.
Result:
The “one who meditates” disappears—pure presence remains.
➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
🌀 SALAMAT’S MAIN SECRET
“Don’t practice—be the one who is already free. Even ‘practice’ is a concept.”
P.S. Try this right now:
— *“Who is reading these words?”*
— “…”
That is Salamat.
P.P.S. If you catch yourself thinking *“I understood something”*—ask: *“Who understood?”* 😉
Forwarded from Spiritual Mysticism
The fact is you were never born, you can never die,
there is no power that sustains you or maintains you.
You do not exist the way you appear.
The same is true for the whole universe.
It's only a reflection.
It's an optical illusion, like the mirage in the water,
or the water in the mirage.
They're both the same.
The water is the mirage and the mirage is the water.
So the appearance is water,
but when you try to grab it, you grab sand.
Everrything you grab in this world is like sand.
It seems so real.
And then your emotions grab a hold of it and give it more power,
so that the maya becomes stronger and stronger
and stronger, until you're in such a state that
it takes you many incarnations to get rid of all the fears,
all the frustrations, thoughts about the past, samskaras.
You have made these things real for you, but they do not exist.
None of these things are real, but you have made them real.
You've done it to yourself.
Therefore when you leave your body,
you appear to go through an astral plane, and you take a rest.
You meet your long lost relatives, that you couldn't stand.
And then you go onwards and go back into a body again.
And you continue, and continue, and continue.
But it's a lie. You are making it the truth.
It is your truth because you believe in this,
and you refuse to let go.
Robert Adams
#Robertadams #letting_go #mays #illusion #truth #spiritual_mysticism
there is no power that sustains you or maintains you.
You do not exist the way you appear.
The same is true for the whole universe.
It's only a reflection.
It's an optical illusion, like the mirage in the water,
or the water in the mirage.
They're both the same.
The water is the mirage and the mirage is the water.
So the appearance is water,
but when you try to grab it, you grab sand.
Everrything you grab in this world is like sand.
It seems so real.
And then your emotions grab a hold of it and give it more power,
so that the maya becomes stronger and stronger
and stronger, until you're in such a state that
it takes you many incarnations to get rid of all the fears,
all the frustrations, thoughts about the past, samskaras.
You have made these things real for you, but they do not exist.
None of these things are real, but you have made them real.
You've done it to yourself.
Therefore when you leave your body,
you appear to go through an astral plane, and you take a rest.
You meet your long lost relatives, that you couldn't stand.
And then you go onwards and go back into a body again.
And you continue, and continue, and continue.
But it's a lie. You are making it the truth.
It is your truth because you believe in this,
and you refuse to let go.
Robert Adams
#Robertadams #letting_go #mays #illusion #truth #spiritual_mysticism
Forwarded from Spiritual Mysticism
I think there's a lot of confusion around the word love.
There's the conditional. Strings attached. I love you because we think alike.. We have a common agenda. We can team up against so and so. It is ignorant and destructive.
Another type of love: I love you because of the way you make me feel..i love because you love me, you helped me. You make me feel good. And one is disillusioned when one falls out of love.
There's unconditional love. I love you for what you are. I accept. Like a mother's love for her baby.
But divine love is the ultimate refinement; transcends all conditioning, free of any attributes. It is vulnerable.
To truly know God one has to be in love. This love cannot be experienced intellectually. It is to surrender and merge in unconditional love for the divine. This is to recognize and experience: it is a self realization that "I and my father are one", that "Aham brahmasi".
#mysticism #divine_love #experience #realization #oneness #spiritual_mysticism
There's the conditional. Strings attached. I love you because we think alike.. We have a common agenda. We can team up against so and so. It is ignorant and destructive.
Another type of love: I love you because of the way you make me feel..i love because you love me, you helped me. You make me feel good. And one is disillusioned when one falls out of love.
There's unconditional love. I love you for what you are. I accept. Like a mother's love for her baby.
But divine love is the ultimate refinement; transcends all conditioning, free of any attributes. It is vulnerable.
To truly know God one has to be in love. This love cannot be experienced intellectually. It is to surrender and merge in unconditional love for the divine. This is to recognize and experience: it is a self realization that "I and my father are one", that "Aham brahmasi".
#mysticism #divine_love #experience #realization #oneness #spiritual_mysticism