Wednesday 31 January 2024
WBXM experienced in Awareness
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परम ब्रह्म speaks through him.
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So-called MTHFR mutations are a popular scapegoat often used by alternative medicine practitioners652 to prescribe special supplements (that they not-so-coincidentally may also sell) for a variety of common ailments.653 MTHFR is an enzyme our body makes to activate folate. A common variant of the MTHFR gene, which has DNA code letter T rather than the more common C at the 677th position, makes for a less functional enzyme. This can have epigenetic implications, as those who got the T variants from both parents (about 10 percent of the global population)654 have diminished DNA methylation, but only when their folate intake is low. 655 If you get enough folate, your methylation levels are the same regardless of whether you have the T variants. Similarly, those with two of the T variant genes may have higher risk of cancer, but, again, it’s only among those not getting enough folate.656 You don’t need a special kind of folate either. The folate in foods and folic acid in supplements and enriched foods are perfectly usable, irrespective of which gene type you have
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Socrates
| Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers." |
| - Socrates |
SRK. Paka Ami v Kacha Ami.
I Am Pure C. Paka Ami
AAGENCY, BELIEF AN JOY IN MEDICINE
Kacha ami. Amar Bari. Amar Gari
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The ages at which a person starts and stops menstruating could impact their risk of developing dementia later in life, according to the largest study of its kind.
The analysis included health information from 273,260 female participants in the United Kingdom Biobank, and the findings suggest that those who start their period younger and go through menopause older have healthier aging brains, relatively speaking.
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The nutritional factor most widely studied for its epigenetic effects is folic
acid.642 That’s the supplemental form of folate, a B vitamin concentrated in
beans and greens that is converted into a methyl donor. (Folate comes from
the same word root as foliage—folium, the Latin word for “leaf.”)643 The
methyl group that ends up on your DNA may originate from the folate in
your salad, for instance, or the folic acid in a supplement or enriched flour.
The recommended daily allowance for most adults is 400 micrograms
(μg),644 yet the average daily intake of older men and women is less than
300 μg and a third don’t even get 200 μg.645 What are the epigenetic
implications?
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Higher bird witness. Lower bird eats fruits of karma sweet or bitter
Higher bird veiled by Ignorance
C. Fundamental Information structure of Universe
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The same thing physicists mean when they demonstrate atoms are 99% empty and anything that appears solid isn’t.
There’s ‘something’ apparently there, but it’s essentially made of Nothing. So this is Nothing appearing as Everything, real and yet simultaneously unreal, similar to how the people & stories on the movie screen are not actually ‘real,’ just a projection of light & shadows.
‘Mind’ can’t grasp this real/unreal experience, because it is already starting with the conclusion that it is a real, permanent thing and everything it perceives is also real or solid.
This intrinsic emptiness & impermanence can be glimpsed outside of ‘mind,’ in samadhi, in radical ego-collapse (awakening) and even in mind-altering substance experiences (psychedelics.)
But regardless of how you get to a temporary or sustained Nothing Being Everything perception, what’s important is what you will now do with that realization. Will you stop going to work or consuming food? Will you leave all friends & relations behind and go sit in the desert? Will you attempt walking through walls to test the empty-solidness theory?
The true value of the ‘spiritual awakening,’ in which you realize that what you thought was reality was actually just an illusion, is the direct realization/collapse of the false notion that “you” are real…that there is actually a semi-permanent ‘self’ inside this organism. There isn’t. It, too, is just an empty dharma, one more rising and disappearing phenomenon, pure consciousness-energy which seems to have condensed into a solid ‘self,’ but is still just random empty particles of energy.
Then you can go forward in the ‘world’ - as long as the body energy still remains contracted & cohesive, even ‘awakened’ ones must still interact with ‘solid’ reality - self-less-ly, impersonally, just flowing with whatever is happening, without minding or taking it ‘personally’ or thinking it ‘means’ something. Just Being with What Is. This also creates great compassion for all other temporarily ‘condensed energies,’ who, without your ego in the way, you can now selflessly serve and love without judgment or taking anything personally.
That not taking anything personally or assigning meaning to anything, that ability to exist in constant service and compassion for the world, is the real jewel of awakening, not some blissfully-detached walking around as if everything is a dream.
Awakened, life is incredibly ordinary. Only that it’s just Life life-ing…without an illusory “you.”
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HNTA
Those with a tendency to have lower IGF-1 levels are less likely to get cancer in the first place,878 and cancer survivors with lower levels are more likely to survive longer. 879 It’s not the original tumor that tends to kill you; it’s the metastases.880 As a growth factor, IGF-1 doesn’t just make tumors grow;881 it helps cancer cells separate from the main tumor, infiltrate surrounding tissues, and invade the bloodstream.882 IGF-1 is what helps breast cancer get into the bone,883 liver, lung, brain, and lymph nodes.884 It’s involved every step of the way, facilitating the transformation of normal cells into cancer cells to begin with, then nurturing them to survive, proliferate, self-renew, grow, migrate, invade, and, finally, stabilize into new tumors. It even helps new tumors hook up their blood supply
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“Will you attempt walking through walls to test the empty-solidness theory?”…..😅😂
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THE DIETARY INFLAMMATORY INDEX
The widespread meta-inflammation that occurs throughout our lives
appears in part to be the reaction by our immune system to many unhealthy
aspects of daily living—from environmental factors, like traffic pollution
and toxic chemicals, to our everyday lifestyle choices, including factors
such as cigarettes, sleep, chronic stress, and level of physical activity.
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However, we may introduce into our body the primary driver of metainflammatory chronic disease multiple times a day—every time we eat
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Generally, components of animal products and processed foods, like
saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol, were found to be pro-inflammatory,
while constituents of whole plant foods, such as fiber and phytonutrients,
came up strongly anti-inflammatory.
1055 It shouldn’t be a surprise, then, that
the Standard American Diet (SAD) scores as pro-inflammatory. This
reached a peak in the early aughts during the Atkins craze, but we still run
hot1056
and have the elevated disease rates to show for it.
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Bohr. Pure science. Edison. Pure technology X CGW CHLD GN WRNG
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Grieving Your Child Who’s “Gone Wrong”
Here at Empowering Parents, we’ve received many messages from parents sharing sadness and disappointment over the way their kids have turned out. It’s a subject we don’t talk about very often, but it’s one that really deserves some attention.
In The Total Transformation Program, James Lehman talks about parenting the child you have rather than the one you wish you had.
What he means is that we each carry an image of who our child will be. And we often hold on to that powerful image, attempting to connect with the fantasy of our child rather than trying to relate to our child as they really are.
In order to be effective parents, we need to see our kids as who they are, right now, not who they used to be.
Letting go of that “fantasy child” isn’t easy. In fact, it can be hard to even admit our disappointment when our kids don’t turn out exactly as we imagined. Perhaps they don’t like the things we enjoy, or they don’t want the career we’d wish for them to have. Many parents feel grief at the loss of that fantasy. And that’s normal.
When Your Child Goes Wrong
But what happens when the reality of who your child is goes beyond disappointment? When the reality of who they are is actually incredibly painful? Here’s one parent’s story. Maybe you can identify with the grief in her words.
My son was a beautiful little boy. He was smart and kind and got along with everyone. Right up through his younger years, he was everything I dreamed of.
That changed when he started school. He started bullying other kids. He got into fights, refused to follow directions and just argued with everyone. My formerly calm and kind boy became anxious and aggressive and eventually started using drugs.
He’s dragging himself through the end of high school now, but there’s nothing left of that sweet child he used to be.
I feel that I failed him, but I still look at him and see the boy he used to be. My heart is just so broken. My beautiful boy is gone, and I don’t seem to be able to let him go.
How do I accept my son now? How do I let him be the person he’s become when all I see is that sweet little boy he used to be?
It’s difficult enough to see your children become people other than you imagined. It’s deeply painful to see them making mistakes, poor choices, or otherwise not living up to their potential.
In this parent’s case, her son has veered far from both her dream of him and from what he used to be, so that “parenting the child she has” is far easier said than done.
Acknowledge Your Grief
As parents, it’s easy to fall into the trap of acting the way we think we’re supposed to. We pretend we’re not grieving the loss of our ideal child. We push ourselves to love and accept our kids, no matter what. And we shove our grief under the rug and put on a brave face.
In the end, though, we don’t lie to ourselves very well. The grief is too real. And the more we try to pretend that it isn’t, the more ineffective our parenting becomes. We end up trying to parent a child that doesn’t exist, and we don’t take care of our emotional selves.
But, to be an effective parent, you’ve got to address the feelings, issues, and challenges that come up for you as a natural part of parenting. For example, many parents get annoyed with their kids. Children can be annoying at times, so this is a natural response. But if you don’t address these feelings (of annoyance, disappointment, grief, and so on) outside of your relationship with your child, you can find yourself making ineffective parenting choices like losing your temper or giving a consequence in the heat of the moment.
If you’re experiencing deep sadness and grief over what feels like the loss of not only your ideal child, but the child who used-to-be, it’s okay. You feel grief because you lost someone you loved. It makes perfect sense. It’s a valid and real loss, one combined with disappointment and, for most parents, a heavy load of guilt. Denying these feelings only makes things worse. How does it make things worse? It negatively impacts both your ability to make effective parenting choices and to connect with your child.
Speak the Truth About Your Grief
It’s important to find places where you can speak the truth about your grief and your disappointment. While you do not want to share your grief with your child, you might lean on your peer groups, a trusted therapist, or the other adults in your family system.
The Empowering Parents community is also a great place to find connection and validation. The important thing is that you find a place where you can share the truth about your grief so that your heartbreak isn’t undermining the effectiveness of your parenting.
We all love our kids. We love them through all the bad choices, wrong turns, disappointments, and struggles. And we try to keep finding the good, even inside all the bad. We want the best life for them, the best life they can build. And sometimes, despite all our love, they choose a different path.
In our roles as teachers and guides, we have power, but we do not have complete control. Sometimes, there is deep grief in accepting that.
You Are Not Alone
If your child is no longer who you once knew them to be, you aren’t alone. As James Lehman wrote, in order to be effective parents, we need to see our kids as who they are right now, not who they used to be. We need to come to them with firm boundaries, clear rules and expectations, and unconditional positive regard.
If you’re struggling with this issue, please know that unconditional positive regard for your child can really only come when you’ve had the chance to speak the truth about your grief and your sadness. When we stop fighting our grief over the loss of the child we knew, we can show up to the reality of the child we have with all of our most effective skills.
We’d love to hear from you. Let us know if you can relate to the topic of grief and parenting in the comments below
Related content:
Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Wish You Had
“Am I a Bad Parent?” How to Let Go of Parenting Guilt
Perfect Parents Don’t Exist: Forgive Yourself for These 6 Parenting Mistakes
Tuesday 30 January 2024
SNYT B SERVICE IN BDHISM
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ANITYA CAUSES DUKKH
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EGO DISSOLN IS ULTIMATE GOAL OF ALL SPIRITUALITY
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DUKKHA - UNSATISACTORINESS- NON FULFILLMENT
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ANATMAN - NO REAL PERSONALITY - ALL CHANGE
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BDHA- TO LET GO OF TANHA /CLINGING
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Indra's Jewel Net, or the Jewel Net of Indra, is a much-loved metaphor of Mahayana Buddhism. It illustrates the interpenetration, inter-causality, and interbeing of all things.
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INDRAS NET - INTERBEING
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Francis Dojun Cook wrote,
"Thus each individual is at once the cause for the whole and is caused by the whole, and what is called existence is a vast body made up of an infinity of individuals all sustaining each other and defining each other. The cosmos is, in short, a self-creating, self-maintaining, and self-defining organism."
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LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY
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NOT IN OUR LITTLE COCOON
PART OF INDRAS NET
BY EGO DTH AND SERVICE
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Thich Nhat Hanh illustrated interbeing with a simile called Clouds in Each Paper.
"If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper. Without a cloud, there will be no rain; without rain, the trees cannot grow: and without trees, we cannot make paper. The cloud is essential for the paper to exist. If the cloud is not here, the sheet of paper cannot be here either. So we can say that the cloud and the paper inter-are."
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EGO DTH X SERVICE X DONT EXPECT FRUITS OF ACTION
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NIRVANA- BLOW OFF - GO TO NO-THINGNESS
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SERVE TO GAIN NIRVANA
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DESTROYING SENSE OF PERMANENCE
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SN YT PARNIA X RETHINKING DTH
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1960S- CPR
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CARDIAC DTH
BRAIN DTH
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1968- BRAIN DTH CRITERIA
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CPR- O2, MANUAL PRESSURE, ELECTRICITY, DRUGS
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REPERFUSION INJURY
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ECMO- LIFE SUPPORT
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WHERE DID THE AWARENESS GO DURING CPR
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LUCID EXPERIENCE - NDE - NARRATIVE
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RAYMOND MOODY COINED NDE 1975
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RED - RECALLED EXPERIENCE OF DTH
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Cassandra Scott remembers feeling "consciously unconscious" during her life-threatening experience at Coogee Beach.
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Cassandra was dead for approximately 15 minutes. Her heart had stopped.
"My experience was a little bit like being asleep when you're aware you're sleeping, but you're not dreaming," Cassandra recalls.
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NDE- READING THOUGHTS OF RESUSCITATOR
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"What we understand happens is that when [some] people have gone through death, they have this incredible experience that kind of transcends their usual reality," Dr Parnia says.
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People have described a sensation that their self – the part that makes them who they are – separates from their body and they're able to have external visual awareness," he adds.
"They can see everything; they can understand what's happening.
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LYF REVIEW- BHAIRAVI YATNA
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To Krsna
To cultivate the qualities dear to Krishna as described in the Bhagavad Gita, the path lies in aligning your mind, speech, and actions with unwavering devotion. Immerse yourself in the teachings of the Gita, letting its wisdom guide your inner journey.
Strive for equanimity, accepting both joy and sorrow with grace. Develop unwavering love for all beings, extending kindness and compassion even to those who appear unkind. Let go of ego and attachments, finding your true self in service to a higher purpose. Cultivate an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, seeking to understand the divine dance of the universe. Immerse yourself in Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion, chanting Krishna's names with full surrender and love. Through this unwavering dedication, your heart will become a temple open to Krishna's grace, allowing you to experience the blissful union with the divine that you seek. Remember, the journey is as important as the destination, so savor each step towards becoming a true devotee, knowing that every moment is a sacred offering to the one who resides within and without.
Krma
Karma is a simple universal law that describes how our reality is created. The law says, what you put out, is what you get back.
Another way of saying this is, what you do,including what you think, feel and desire, emits a vibrational message to the field of consciousness instructing it to assemble itself around your embodied shape.
In other words, your reality reflects you.
How you feel about this, points to where your spiritual work is.
Conflict in life always presents an opportunity for peace. But only if we do the work within our own consciousness.
When our embodied shape shifts, so does our reality.
This is not new-age woo woo, it’s science.
Misunderstandings only arise when a conflict-ridden ego gets involved.
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TA. Sakshi bhava
Observer doesn’t become the observed, in meditation or at any other time. Observer already is the observed, always.
There’s no distinction, no separation. No ‘duality.’
Sometimes in meditation (and for many, spontaneously in waking life) the internal mental narrative becomes so silent, and what is revealed (to no one) is there never was a separate ‘self’ observing, or analyzing or judging anything…just Being, just What Is.
Then, that non-separate, radiant oneness of Being is all there is.
No subject (observer,) no object (the observed,) just the Flow of Life, happening to no one.
If “you experience that ‘mentally’ or as a sensation of feeling Oneness, it will not last…because “you” (subject) are still there.
You cannot control making the experience ‘self-less.’ No amount of meditation, self-inquiry or any other practices can cause that. Cause-&-effect are as illusory as subject-object.
That said, it can happen.
Indeed, Buddha said it’s happening to all dream-characters 8,000 times every day. It’s just that “our” primary function is to keep dreaming, so we don’t notice it.
If & when that falling away of the illusory ego-mind-self ever happens - remember, you absolutely can’t cause it - all that will be left is The Beloved, This, What Is, and “you” will never again question what is meant by “observer is the observed.”
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