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Shanti
USA
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 Posted - Mar 27 2006 : 5:58:57 PM
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| Last night I was thinking of something.. last year.. I was focused on my destination.. there was nothing I wanted more. This year.. I still hope to reach my destination.. but, nobody ever told me that the journey itself would be so beautiful. There is no book I have read that tells you about the journey.. just the destination... This beautiful journey has its downs, but each down just opens a new door.. it is no longer a search for me.. I am no longer looking for an answer.. somehow I am at peace.. somehow I know I am at the right place.. with the right people. |
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Manipura
USA
870 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 12:53:37 AM
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| Shanti - I too am a "destination" kinda gal; always moving toward a goal, and bored with the journey that gets me there. But the practices and in particular meditation have given me the ability to appreciate the journey and its nuances. There are SO many surprises along the way that I'm grateful for the slow unfolding of it all. Why rush toward the destination when the journey is so interesting? :) |
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Katrine
Norway
1813 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2006 : 02:49:24 AM
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The journey
I travel no more
Am home
Katrine 2006
May all your Nows be Here |
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Anthem
1608 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2006 : 10:34:14 AM
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Hi Katrine,
Do you still meditate once you are home? Is there a need, is the energy now flowing through you unimpeded?
Can I give you anything in return for your wonderful insights?
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Katrine
Norway
1813 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2006 : 10:59:58 AM
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Hi Anthem 
Do I meditate?
Every day. Twice. The ecstacy pulls me inwards all the time. If I meditate more than the alloted time, I would explode. My body is still not ready for this. When it is, it will just happen. It will not be my doing.
It is so easy to "slip out of Yoga". It takes practise - at least for me it does. I am not enlightened; I am just an ordinary woman in love with existence.
If the energy flows in me unimpeded?
Definitely not!!!
I am in a process of purification. Continuous purification.
You wrote:
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Can I give you anything in return for your wonderful insights?
You give of yourself here all the time, Andrew. Because of you, insights arise in me. This alone is enough 
I would like to meet you guys, though.
Maybe one day I will come to USA (or Canada or wherever....)
May all your Nows be Here |
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Richard
United Kingdom
857 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 06:31:13 AM
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I'm sure everyone would love to meet you too Katrine. I'm only in the UK so there is some hope there
Blessings
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david_obsidian
USA
2602 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 11:32:44 AM
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Shanti, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the journey. It's nice to be on the journey with you.
Hey folks, let's not forget that this was Shanti's post.
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 12:11:11 PM
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Hey David, its OK..it maybe my post.. but it is our journey..
And...Thanks for sharing the journey with me...
That's what makes it so beautiful.. having all of you around... it would have been a long lonely journey otherwise..
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Etherfish
USA
3615 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 7:25:30 PM
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Can you imagine how scary some of this stuff would be if you didn't know it was a normal part of the path??
And that's not even counting premature kundalini hell. |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 8:07:28 PM
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| Ether.. I cound not agree more.. If I was going through this stuff on my own, I may have quit by now... |
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weaver
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Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 8:44:17 PM
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| Ether and Shanti, it would be interesting to hear what stuff you find scary (other than possibly kundalini surges). I haven't had any scary experiences yet. |
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Etherfish
USA
3615 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 07:42:27 AM
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I don't mean scary in the sense of horror movies. What I mean is every little thing that happens to us that we haven't learned from society as being a normal thing makes me wonder what's going on. You get several of those, and question if you're doing the right thing.
For instance all the posts I've seen of people wondering if certain sensations are a medical condition or not.
Also, I've had a lot of visions over the years, and have learned to just ignore them because they have no meaning. But here when someone else has similar ones, I can put a couple pieces of the puzzle together and it makes me feel like I'm going in the direction I want.
What I mean is I am quite different from most of the people I come in contact with most of the time. This forum makes me feel like I'm not so odd. |
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weaver
832 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 07:56:25 AM
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| I understand Ether. There are lots of different sensations and changes going on, and they change over time, some may be on the strange side, for example pressure in the head and energy movements in the third eye area and in the perineum etc. It's great to get confirmation here that they are all normal on the path. |
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Shanti
USA
4854 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 10:38:38 AM
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Yes Weaver.. by scary I did not mean stuff that is in horror movies .... and you are right most of the scary stuff was kundalini stuff... all the energy over loads, the visions, the vibrations in strange parts of the body, the heart palpitation, the jolts . Most of these things were stuff I had never heard of, so if it wasn't for Yogani and this forum, it would have been a long scary journey for me. It was one of my visions that got me to this web site, my vision had disgusted me so badly, I had stopped all my meditation for some time. I was looking for an explanation to this, when I found this site... Just reading about other peoples experiences and being able the share my experiences here without anybody over reacting to it or ignoring it has helped me understand myself and helped me in my journey.. |
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alan
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 6:40:26 PM
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| You guys are all weird....Ha! just kiddin' |
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alan
USA
235 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 9:53:09 PM
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| Hey Shanti and All...I'm often not sure if my humor making is taken well. Not trying to offend. My neck of woods seems also to be seriously lacking in fellow yogis, so this forum with you all provides some of that kind of friendship. My yoga is somewhat different than AYP, though not much really. Every path is solitary and unique in the end. To find God in the hearts of all and in every experience is my goal. It is some comfort for us to realize that some of our "scary stuff" leads to freedom. All the people who are lost to such a path live in the truly scary. May our blessings help us to release the chains that hold our neighbors. Peace, alan |
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Etherfish
USA
3615 Posts |
Posted - Apr 01 2006 : 12:13:28 AM
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Edited by - Etherfish on Apr 01 2006 12:14:13 AM |
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Katrine
Norway
1813 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2006 : 12:27:00 PM
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Hi Azaz
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I'm only in the UK so there is some hope there
Yepp.....only takes some channel crossing
May all your Nows be Here |
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Richard
United Kingdom
857 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2006 : 12:47:05 PM
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SOMEDAY OVER THE RAINBOW I WILL FLY
RICHARD |
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Akasha
421 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 10:49:13 PM
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Originally posted by Shanti
Hey David, its OK..it maybe my post.. but it is our journey..
And...Thanks for sharing the journey with me...
That's what makes it so beautiful.. having all of you around... it would have been a long lonely journey otherwise..
What a beautiful thread ,Shanti.
I could'nt agree more |
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