B MIND X LISTENING MEDITATION X BEETHOVEN x dharma karma punya merit sukha x adharma pap dukkha x LAW OF KARMA X SAMSARA

 

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LAW OF CAUSALITY   X LAW OF KARMA

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SWAMI SPNANADA  SPN TALKS

SHARIR CAUSES KARMA 

BODY CAUSES KARMA

THE SONG OF THE SANNYÂSIN^{[1]-  SWAMI VIVEKANANDA}

Wake up the note! the song that had its birth
Far off, where worldly taint could never reach,
In mountain caves and glades of forest deep,
Whose calm no sigh for lust or wealth or fame
Could ever dare to break; where rolled the stream
Of knowledge, truth, and bliss that follows both.
Sing high that note, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Strike off thy fetters! Bonds that bind thee down,
Of shining gold, or darker, baser ore ;
Love, hate—good, bad—and all the dual throng,
Know, slave is slave, caressed or whipped, not free ;
For fetters, though of gold, are not less strong to bind ;
Then off with them, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Let darkness go; the will-o'-the-wisp that leads
With blinking light to pile more gloom on gloom.
This thirst for life, for ever quench ; it drags
From birth to death, and death to birth, the soul.
He conquers all who conquers self. Know this
And never yield, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

"Who sows must reap," they say, "and cause must bring
The sure effect ; good, good ; bad, bad ; and none
Escape the law. But whoso wears a form
Must wear the chain." Too true ; but far beyond
Both name and form is Âtman, ever free.
Know thou art That, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

They know not truth who dream such vacant dreams
As father, mother, children, wife, and friend.
The sexless Self! whose father He? whose child?
Whose friend, whose foe is He who is but One?
The Self is all in all, none else exists ;
And thou art That, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

There is but One—The Free—The Knower—Self!
Without a name, without a form or stain.
In Him is Mâyâ dreaming all this dream.
The witness, He appears as nature, soul.
Know thou art That, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Where seekest thou? That freedom, friend, this world
Nor that can give. In books and temples vain
Thy search. Thine only is the hand that holds
The rope that drags thee on. Then cease lament,
Let go thy hold, Sannyâsin bold! Say —
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Say, "Peace to all: From me no danger be
To aught that lives. In those that dwell on high,
In those that lowly creep, I am the Self in all!
All life both here and there, do I renounce,
All heavens and earths and hells, all hopes and fears."
Thus cut thy bonds, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Heed then no more how body lives or goes,
Its task is done. Let Karma float it down ;
Let one put garlands on, another kick
This frame ; say naught. No praise or blame can be
Where praiser praised, and blamer blamed are one.
Thus be thou calm, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Truth never comes where lust and fame and greed
Of gain reside. No man who thinks of woman
As his wife can ever perfect be ;
Nor he who owns the least of things, nor he
Whom anger chains, can ever pass thro' Maya's gates.
So, give these up, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Have thou no home. What home can hold thee, friend?
The sky thy roof, the grass thy bed; and food
What chance may bring, well cooked or ill, judge not.
No food or drink can taint that noble Self
Which knows Itself. Like rolling river free
Thou ever be, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Few only know the truth. The rest will hate
And laugh at thee, great one ; but pay no heed.
Go thou, the free, from place to place, and help
Them out of darkness, Maya's veil. Without
The fear of pain or search for pleasure, go
Beyond them both, Sannyâsin bold! Say—
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

Thus, day by day, till Karma's powers spent
Release the soul for ever. No more is birth,
Nor I, nor thou, nor God, nor man. The "I"
Has All become, the All is "I" and Bliss.
Know thou art That, Sannyâsin bold! Say —
"Om Tat Sat, Om!"

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APARIGYANAM - INABILITY TO EXPLAIN RATIONALLY

LAW OF KARMA IS AXIOMATIC OF HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM

BASIS OF HINDUISM - LAW OF KARMA AND PUNARJANAM (STEVENSOSN)

BIRTH AND REBIRTH IS TEMPORAL- TIME RELATED PHENO

TIME SPACE CAUSALITY IS MAYA

ONLY TURIYA IS REAL

AJATABADA - PHILO OF NON ORIGINATION

POT IS NOT BORN FROM POT, NOT CLOTH , NOT POT-CLOTH, 

POT IS NAME  FORM AND USE OF CLY - NAMARUPA BABOHARA

QFOV TO BBTBR 

RELATIVE MOKSHA  AND TURIYA HAPPENS WITH RETIREMENT?

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LEARN TO BEND, NOT BREAK: THE INNER GAME OF BEING A RESILIENT

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MANDUKYA KARIKA 

WILL BECOME ATHEIST

TO BRING US OUT OF THIS ANIMALISTIC LYF

LAW OF KARMA - LANKA KHELE JHAL LAGBEY-  SRK

LOK-  NEAR EFFECT , FAR EFFECT  , NO EFFECT , REBIRTH EFFECT

TRAPPED IN BODY-MIND COMPLEX

EVERY ACTION HAS CONSEQUENCES 

BEING WHOLEHEARTED  X WISDOM AND COMPASSION FOR SUFFERING 

TREAT PALLIATE COMFORT WISDOM AND COMPASSION ON SUFFERING

I AM TURIYA - PURE BLISS - BEYOND OF CAUSE EFFECT -SEPARATE 

FROME AWAKE DREAMA AND SUSHUPTI

NO  GREED  HATRED ILLUSION 

ANY IGNORANCE IS BEGINNINGLESS-   I WAS IGNORANT OF GERMAN , NOW

I HAVE LEARNT GERMAN

FLASH OF KNWLDGE- BRAHMAKARAVRITTI- I AM PART OF BRAHMAN

EVENT IN OUR MENTAL LYF

WAVE IN WATER  - LYF IS SAGUNA BRAHMAAN GOES BACK INTO NIRGUNA 

BRAHMAN

KARYA- GROSS - WAKE   , SUBTLE- MENTAL - HIRANYAGARVA,  

KARANA- SUSHUPTI

ONLY TURIYA IS REAL

3 ORNAMENTS , BUT 1 GOLD

REALISM PHILO- NAIVE REALISM -SAUTANTRIKA   AND CRITICAL REALISM -

BAIBHASHIKA- 2500 YRS AGO IN JINDE

WITHOUT DUALITY , NO EXPERIENCE

B EVERYTHING STARTS FROM SUFFERING

All In Your Mind 57. Refutation of Bishop Berkeley After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the nonexistence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it -- "I refute it thus." Boswell: Life ABRAHAMIC RELIGN -  JUST GOD- LOK IN SEED FORM -  WHAT WE SOW SO SHALL WE REAP ##################### FRNDSHP JUST FOR IDEA FCK ###################### A Practice to Reclaim Your Joy Here is a short meditation from Sebene Selassie from our new Winter issue to help you experience the truth of your inherent belonging by connecting to the essential elements of the earth. Let’s start by getting grounded in the body with love and compassion: Find a comfortable position, whether you’re standing, or sitting, or lying down. I invite you to close your eyes; you can also just keep your gaze soft. Check in and notice, what do you feel? Ask yourself, What’s happening in my body right now? Bring your attention to your heart area, and notice any sensations there. Ask yourself, Can I meet this with kindness, or can I meet this with love? You can also bring a hand to your heart to feel more deeply that sense of connection, that sense of kindness and care. Just explore this sense of groundedness and love for a few moments. Earth As you settle in, begin to notice the weight of your body. Here, the solidity of your body is the earth element. This element is heavy, it’s stable. As you connect to that sense of solidity, allow your body to soften and rest deeply into the ground, into the floor. Feeling the density of the body, your bones, your flesh, the fat of your body—all that is solid and dense, this is the earth element. As you feel the stability of the earth within you and around you, you can know that it’s connected to all of the earth around us—the ground, the trees, the rocks, the mountains, all that is solid and stable. The earth element in you is connected to the earth element all around you. Explore what it feels like to know this connection to the earth. Fire Now begin to notice the temperature in your body. Fire is heat, warmth, vibration. Where do you feel your internal heat? Sometimes you can connect to the fire element in the belly, the heart area, anywhere that feels warm and hot. Know that this fire element in you is connected to the fire element all around you. For example, the sun is the epitome of the fire element in nature, keeping the planet warm and alive. Know that the fire element, the warmth and heat within you, is connected to the fire element all around you. Explore what it feels like to know that connection we all have with fire. Water Water is smooth and flowing. Most of your body is water. Perhaps you can sense the water element in the moistness of your eyes, in your mouth, in the blood coursing through you— in all that is fluid and flowing through your body. As you feel this water within you, perhaps you can sense that this water is in balance with the water that covers our planet. Our planet is also mostly water, just like us—the oceans, rivers, lakes, rain, mist, clouds, and the dew. Know that this water element in you is connected to the water all around you. Water is life. Explore what it feels like to know this connection we all have with water. Air Air is movable and changeable—it’s light and ephemeral. Of course, in our bodies, the air element is the breath. Notice the air as you breathe in and out, connecting us to lightness and changeability. Your breath, your air, is connected to the air all around you—to the sky, to the wind, to the air that circulates around our planet, breathed in and out by many, many beings. Rest your awareness on the breath for a few moments as we finish this meditation. Explore what it feels like to know that you are connected to all of nature through the air you breathe— through all of the elements. As you open your eyes, you can orient to the space around you. Remember: You belong in every moment, just like the trees, the sun, the ocean, and the air. Nature is always right here, connecting you and me and everything else on our planet. We belong. ######################

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What evidence is there that vitamin D3 offers protection against COVID-19?

Good question! Take a look:

This chart illustrates the point quite nicely! For patients who were on average 60 years old ( roughly), the death rate as represented above by the orange line, begins to drop dramatically when blood levels of vitamin are around 28 ng/ml. They continue to drop dramatically to near zero at blood levels of approximately 34 ng/ml.[3]

If you want to avoid getting sick in the first place, you should aim for blood levels of 50 to 80 ng/ml. To do that, you will be best advised to also take significant amounts magnesium, and vitamin K2 supplements as well as probably 5–10,000 i.u.s of vitamin D. (check the sources, in the articles below)There other suggestions that are helpful as well. Check out my more extensive answers for more information:

Here are some of the reasons:

“Flu viruses (including swine flu, or H1N1) can induce a massive inflammatory response capable of killing the victim. In other words, it is not the virus that kills, but the body’s hyper-reaction to the virus—in the form of uncontrolled over-production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Vitamin D down-regulates the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha.42″[1]

In addition to attenuating the “ cytokine storm”, vitamin D also attacks the virus as well:

“Antimicrobial peptides are components of the immune system that protect against bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. Secreted by immune cells throughout the body, antimicrobial peptides damage the outer lipid membrane of infectious agents (including influenza viruses), rendering them vulnerable to eradication.

Recent studies confirm that vitamin D dramatically upregulates the expression of these antimicrobial peptides in immune cells.48 We now have a definitive biological mechanism to explain why vitamin D confers such dramatic protection against common winter illnesses.” [1]

According to several sources,( like Life Extension Foundation), optimal vitamin D levels are extremely important for peak health.

Supplementing with Vitamin D

Here is an excerpt from the article:

“Compelling research has demonstrated that vitamin D blood levels in the range of 50 to 80 ng/mL are associated with reduced mortality and a lower risk of common diseases.”

Recent recent research shows that vitamin D ( which is misnamed, it is really a hormone more than a vitamin), at suboptimal and outright deficiency levels, are associated with a much greater risk of a myriad of diseases. Unless you are exposed to sunlight on your bare skin, for significant time period daily, you are probably at least at suboptimal vitamin D levels. Two thirds of the US, falls into the deficient or suboptimal category. Optimal levels of this so called vitamin (which can be tested with the 25 (OH) D, blood test), are 50 to 80 ng/ mL. Below 30 ng/mL, is considered deficient ( according to several sources, like Life Extension Foundation).

It is likely that in order to achieve the recommended 50 to 80 ng/ml level, you will also need to a high quality vitamin K supplement, and a well absorbed magnesium supplement. Why? These two are necessary to assimilate the vitamin D properly, and not cause issues like elevated calcium. Vitamin K helps calcium be deposited to your bones and not in your arteries![2] Most older Americans are quite deficient in magnesium, anyway. It has a myriad of positive effects from energy metabolism to lowering inflamation and pain, to relaxation, and immune function.

“Research by GrassrootsHealth, based on data from nearly 3,000 individuals, reveals you need 244% more oral vitamin D if you’re not also taking magnesium and vitamin K2, which also works synergistically with vitamin D and helps prevent complications associated with excessive calcification in your arteries.”[2]

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“Choice of attention—to attend to this and ignore that—is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences.”

-- W.H. Auden, The Complete Works of W. H. Auden,

“Choice of attention—to attend to this an########d ignore that—is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences.”

-- W.H. Auden, The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, volume VI (Amazon, Bookshop)

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Onw#################ard,
Gretchen Rubin

“Choice of attention—to attend to this and ignore that—is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences.”

-- W.H. Auden, The Complete Works of W. H. Auden, volume VI (Amazon, Bookshop)

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Looking to get some of your clutter under control? First, make sure you aren’t falling for any of these common clutter-clearing myths.

Onward,
Gretchen Rubin