1997/10/06  22:40  
 kundalini-l-d Digest V97 #497 
  
kundalini-l-d Digest				Volume 97 : Issue 497
 
Today's Topics: 
  Re: Ulee's Gold? 
  bee sting 
  Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
  Re: Ulee's Gold? 
  Re: favorite charities 
  RE: Uniqueness Vs. Equality 
  Head energy and "middle chakras" (was First time Post) 
  Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
  The glory of the list world! 
  Growing with Kundalini 
  Re: Ulee's Gold? 
  Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
  Re: favorite charities 
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 11:18:35 -0700 
From: indra <indraATnospamsmartt.com> 
To: acarreATnospamconcentric.net 
CC: tg xxx <imtgATnospamjuno.com>, trimbleATnospamhawaii.edu, kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Ulee's Gold? 
Message-ID: <34392B7B.616ATnospamsmartt.com> 
 
acarre wrote: 
> 
 
>  
> tg xxx wrote: 
>  
> > Angelique wrote...<<<<Cool guy.. when the arthritis in his shoulder 
> > acts up, he grabs a beeand stings himself there with it.. the arthritis pain goes away for about 10 days. 
> > 
> > Ruth questioned... <<  
 what do you suppose happens to the arthritis.. is the 
> > sting a kind of numbing agent? Curious.>> 
> > 
> > And I, in all of my great wisdom, replied.... 
> > Nahhh..... the reason it works good is the bee sting hurts SO bad that you forget all about the arthritis.... then when the sting stops 
hurting> > (takes about 10 days), 'ere it comes again.... 
> > 
Kinda like Kundalini -- it hurts sooo bad to be here that we go on 
....BIG search for whatever it is we are searching for.  So we activate 
this K thang to forget about the pain of being here..... (and then when 
the K settles down and if we forget once again, we begin searching one 
mo'time) 
>  
acarre wrote :)). The circulation of blodd in the muscle is alsmot 
stopped after 
> 10 minutes, reason of the pain, and the only way to bring energy for the 
> cells there is by a very focussed attention, that pain developpe with 
> time. This bring more energy in the body, healing Light...  
> energise the body or cure faster a lot off other kinds off wounds one 
> can have. 
>  
> In the same way the bee could act  for arthritis. Where attention is 
> energy flows, and pain is good way to get our attention. 
 usuality it's cured in less than 3 days if well done. 
Better than antibiotic, no?
 
The feeling of pain from a physical condition activates certain neurons 
in the brain. The brain tries to activate other neurons which starts 
manufacture of pain killers. But most of the time our physical body 
being out of shape that not enough of natural pain killer production 
occurs. Recent researches on arthritis has  proven also that 
it becomes so due to infections in joints, which are now treated with a 
mix of antibiotics on a longer term. Plasma cultures indicate the method 
of treatment in modern medicine. 
When the bee stings, obviously the severity of the pain is intense than 
the arthitic pain. The brain now has to work in two channels to activate 
the specific neurons to counteract it. 
The methods of good acupuncture does the same thing. It stimulates the 
specific areas of the brain to make the glands release the chemicals in 
the body to counteract the pain or disease. This can also also be 
effected through concentration as acarre suggested in his post.
 
Indra 
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 15:47:10 -0500 
From: MrNamasteATnospamwebtv.net (MrNamaste) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: bee sting 
Message-Id: <199710062047.NAA08869ATnospammailtod-1.alma.webtv.net> 
 
The most recent information I read months ago about bee venom and 
arthritis is that the venom stimulates the immune system -- serving, 
therefore to deactivate part of the infection existent in the joints. 
When joint fluid is withdrawn, laboratory analysis typically proves it 
to be bacteriologically sterile.  However, some major researchers 
believe that there indeed, exist viral particles (i.e., viral fragments) 
in the joints -- because the joint fluid, itself, when withdrawn from an 
arthritic joint, is frequently green in colour, denoting infection. 
 
There is also some work being done on the use of bee stings in so far as 
theipositive impact uon a FEW individuals with multiple schlerosis.   
If interested I advise you to do a web search.  I have no medical 
education nor personal experience in this and am simply repeating some 
of what I briefly scanned in the popular press and other mass media.
 
  
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 14:13:49 -0700 
From: Kurt Keutzer <keutzerATnospamsynopsys.com> 
To: lodpressATnospamintercomm.com 
Cc: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
Message-Id: <3.0.32.19971006141348.007338acATnospampcpo-1> 
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Earlier Gloria said: 
>I would say cosmic energy is of a higher frequency and clear light is 
>very powerful, kundalini on the individual level is not as intense even 
>though it may seem so since it is working with matter in the body, but 
>still it is evolution. The universal energy is directly from godhead and 
>therefore very powerful. One is better and another less so, one has one 
>job the other another. Kundalini is connected to the universal in that 
>it is a step in the process. Gloria
 
I've been letting this sit - while continuing to think about it. I am 
inclined to believe that kundalini and cosmic energy-clear light-holy 
spirit are not really different - they are just situated differently in the 
human body. Sometimes I think that the myth of the prometheus is the story 
of how prometheus ``stole'' the kundalini from the gods and brougth it to 
humankind. Sitting inside us it gives a freedom and independence from the 
cosmic will. But the ultimate destiny is to return the kundalini to the 
gods through its ascension. 
Kurt 
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 18:02:33 -0400 (EDT) 
From: SKidder333ATnospamaol.com 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Ulee's Gold? 
Message-ID: <971006180031_-1963747947ATnospamemout04.mail.aol.com>
 
Many untreated and worse yet mistreated sports injuries from my youth have 
resulted in significant arthritis.  It's well known amongst sufferers that 
bee stings can be helpful.  Twice I've been stung by a bee and felt overall 
body (where ever the arthritis exists) relief; and yes, it seemed to last for 
about 10 days.  Still not brave or foolish enough to contact a bee keeper! 
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 09:03:47 +1000 (EST) 
From: Graham.DumpletonATnospamnms.otc.com.au (Graham Dumpleton) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: favorite charities 
Message-Id: <199710062303.JAA01769ATnospambaldric.pad.otc.com.au> 
Content-Type: text
 
 > Graham Dumpleton wrote: 
 > > If there is "self interest" in such actions, are you really advancing 
 > > your "personal evolution".  
 > > ...
 
 Indra Wrote: 
 > In conclusion: it is the silent motive within us which is prompts us 
 > to act, and when the motive is not in harmony with our outward action, 
 > in spite of the fact that the outward action may benefit someone or 
 > something, does not preclude the fact that some good is being done.
 
In one sense, to be in harmony means to be in agreement. But what if 
someones motive for killing someone was because they were in the way of 
them getting something they wanted. The resultant action is in agreement 
with or in accord with the motive. The motive can't just be compared 
relative to the resulting action, but to some absolute. The only unchaning 
absolute there is is God. Evaluating the motive against worldly morality 
just isn't enough, as worldly morality is more often than not tied to what 
is acceptable by society. What is acceptable to society is always in a 
constant state of flux. At present, it is socially acceptable to take drugs 
and people do so because they mistakenly believe that it will bring them 
happiness. The happiness is short lived though and so they keep going back 
for more. This applies not only to drugs, but to all actions where we 
pursue some material benefit or satisfaction for our physical body. Such 
actions will only ever give us fleeting happiness. The only action which 
can provide us with constant happiness is the love of God. Thus to love God 
and undertake actions for him and in his service will always give you more 
happiness than any actions intended to bring happiness to yourself or 
others which is based on our material existance.
 
--  
Graham Dumpleton (grahamdATnospamnms.otc.com.au) 
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 00:34:16 +0100 
From: Paul Fallon <pawlATnospamfirstnet.co.uk> 
To: "'Ed Arrons'" <eeaATnospamaug.com>, 
 "'kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com'" 
  <kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com> 
Subject: RE: Uniqueness Vs. Equality 
Message-ID: <01BCD2B8.F186F3E0ATnospamjota1.legend.co.uk> 
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Great question.  I can't separate them out in my mind.  Equality of opportunity.  Universality in everything, everyone, everywhere.  A sense of belonging.  Starting to see the selves inside ourselves.  Realising unique oneness through the celebration of our differences.     
Or was it the other war around?  I guess the divine thread runs through it either way.
 
When we live in multicultural communities, where no one culture predominates, this question becomes extremely interesting.  We need opportunities to explore and celebrate our own - often distinct, second-generation - cultures before we can understand, respect and celebrate the vitality of other cultures.  Without this opportunity for coming to terms, blandness, alienation.  With it, vitality, wealth in diversity.
 
 
This is not end: not beginning of end, perhaps end of beginning.
 
-----Original Message----- 
From:	Ed Arrons [SMTP:eeaATnospamaug.com] 
Sent:	Monday, October 06, 1997 4:18 AM 
To:	kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject:	Uniqueness Vs. Equality
 
Dare we know our own uniqueness so deeply to see the equality in all.
 
· 
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 18:17:00 PDT 
From: "Joseph Miller" <joemillerATnospamhotmail.com> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com, heimrATnospamcris.com 
Subject: Head energy and "middle chakras" (was First time Post) 
Message-ID: <19971007011706.10578.qmailATnospamhotmail.com> 
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You wrote: 
---------------- 
>I've had problems for many years now with "strange - dizzy-like 
feelings" in my head (also accompanied with "pressure" in the head 
region) that have caused me to seek advice from many doctors and 
psychiatrists - the common diagnosis (since no one could find anything 
physically wrong) is anxiety/depression - and I was given many drugs 
(prozac, xanax, etc) to help combat the symptoms. 
    Someone who had been practicing Kundalini for many years had 
suggested that I may have some knid of energy release 
and that's how I started doing K oriented meditations. 
...... 
    The reiki practitioner felt "lot's of heat" ...(in crown chakra)... 
    I was also told that all my chakra seem open EXCEPT around the 
middle of my body (heart/solar-plexis chakras). 
I guess my question is - how do I open the middle chakra's ??? Also, 
what does it mean to have such an unusually 
opened or "charged" crown chakra??? 
-----------------
 
Rich,
 
There is important information missing from your post. When you were  
dizzy was it with (or followed by) a headache (even minor)? Was it a  
happy dizziness, sort of a good alchol buzz or weak high from grass?  
Were you doing anything with electrical equipment, like cell phone or  
walkman with earphones (some of us, K-awakening or not are subject to  
special effects that impact the brain)? 
 
I am going to assume it was a happy dizziness. If I'm wrong, ignore the  
following. Since you've already seen the M.D.s I'll skip the "see a  
doctor" disclaimer.
 
Your friend was probably right, you seem to have an energy release. If  
your "middle chakras" are blocked it isn't K, or if it is it is coming  
through one of the nadis that won't keep it up in the brain.
 
It was most likely a build up of and expansion upward of Udana vayu (one  
of the components of prana) that dominates in the neck and upward in the  
physical body. This can be a lot of fun and a really cheap buzz. If you  
have no interest in spiritual growth (defined as the raising of  
Kundalini to the crown and its associated enlightenment) just enjoy the  
high.  
 
Since it sounds like that enjoying the high is not what you want you  
might try the following, it will also help open all the chakras below  
the throat. 
 
When you feel the high coming on immediately sit ("easy pose" or  
"student's pose" would be best but if sitting cross-legged is a problem  
for you sit up straight in a chair with your hands on your knees or in  
your lap). Then put on the throat and anal lock (you should be able to  
get details from a good yoga book, if you can't find one, let me know  
and I'll write it out, I'm already pretty long on this post). 
 
The throat lock keeps Udana out of the head, causing the dizziness to  
gradually decrease. The anal lock keep the energy from going lower in  
the body (desirable for several reasons). Together they concentrate the  
various vayus (pranas) in the body, turning it into a subtle energy  
pressure cooker. In time, if you are doing enough of the yamas and  
niyamas ("dos" and "don'ts"), this will clean out your nadis and chakras  
and therebye allow Kundalini to rise.
 
If you have any questions be sure to copy me directly. I am playing road  
warrior for the next two weeks hence have a slow laptop hookup and will  
usually only read messages sent to me directly, I just happened to have  
some extra time today.
 
Namaste,
 
Joe
 
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Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 18:32:47 +0100 
From: Gloria Greco <lodpressATnospamintercomm.com> 
To: Kurt Keutzer <keutzerATnospamsynopsys.com> 
CC: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
Message-ID: <343920BF.5874ATnospamintercomm.com> 
 
Kurt Keutzer wrote: 
>  
> Earlier Gloria said: 
> Kundalini is connected to the universal in that 
> >it is a step in the process. Gloria 
>  
> I've been letting this sit - while continuing to think about it. I am 
> inclined to believe that kundalini and cosmic energy-clear light-holy 
> spirit are not really different - they are just situated differently in the 
> human body. Sometimes I think that the myth of the prometheus is the story 
> of how prometheus ``stole'' the kundalini from the gods and brougth it to 
> humankind. Sitting inside us it gives a freedom and independence from the 
> cosmic will. But the ultimate destiny is to return the kundalini to the 
> gods through its ascension.
 
HI Kurt, 
Actually I meant to write one is not better then the other, they are 
just coming from different places with different frequencies, I was glad 
to find in a book called Cosmic Shakti Kundalini by Sadguru Sant 
Keshavadas the eternal cosmic or universal is called Maha Kundalini 
while in the individual psychic energy is called Kula Kundalini. I was 
glad they made a distinction since there is certainly a difference to me 
in frequency and power. Maha only comes down from the crown when you are 
ready to work with cosmic power while kula is doing the work in the 
preparation of this event.I do believe it has to be experienced to be 
understood.  Gloria  
>
 
-- 
 
Enter The Silence to Know God ... and... accept life as the teacher.  
Gloria Joy Greco  
 e-mail me at : lodpressATnospamintercomm.com and visit our homepage at: 
http://users.intercomm.com/larryn/ 
My homepage is to help individuals learn how to use the internet for 
spiritual growth. 
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 22:25:02 -0400 
From: JGH <jh2owbmATnospammoa.net> 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: The glory of the list world! 
Message-ID: <34399D7E.DB431CFAATnospamusa.net> 
 
So many lessons can be learned here. 
And so many lessons can be learned away from here. 
But here is like having a multitude of gurus giving some direction. 
And afterwards when I go out in my body it is like a thousand lights 
Descend from heaven to light my way.
 
I send my joy back to each and everyone of you in thanks.
 
Sometimes when life doesn't seem so easy, think about how all the 
problems here get worked out.  Not to difficult.  People communicate.
 
Lots of love. 
John Halonen 
mtmindATnospamusa.net 
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 22:37:17 -0400 
From: imtgATnospamjuno.com (tg xxx) 
To: Kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Growing with Kundalini 
Message-ID: <19971006.223718.10862.11.imtgATnospamjuno.com>
 
Evening All....
 
I've noticed prior to and after my K awakening, there has been a 
*sort-of* preparation towards a balance and unity among my body, mind,  
and spirit.    I realize this is no new news to you, but what I've 
noticed, is that it is occurring automatically, with the K (or me?) 
focusing on, for the most part,  one major thing at a time,  while 
continuing to grow in the other parts that had already begun to grow.  
For the last three years I would say, it is not working at it, but just 
happening....
 
I've observed this as quite interesting!   As I spent a lifetime prior to 
this not doing a dang thing to help any of these.  I spent my whole 
adulthood as a depressed martyr, always searching outside of myself for 
happiness.  
 
Pre-K, when I began my 'search', I found myself working on mental things 
--Being aware my thoughts, then cancelling the ol' negative thoughts and 
putting a positive thought in place of it. 
 
Next, as I realized what it was I was searching for, I began my spiritual 
growth.  A Course in Miracles was brought into my life and it made my 
heart sing!  I began learning about faith, trust, and the importance of  
the Holy Spirit in our lives.   By the time I had my K awakening, my 
spiritual foundation wasn't quite firmed up yet, but I had enough to get 
me through the rough times. 
 
Still prior to K, going back to the Mental growth, I later learned the 
importance of mantras and affirmations and filling your mind with 
thoughts of God.   After my K awakening,  I saw that neither the mantras 
nor affirmations were necessary, so they were eliminated a couple of 
years after  (please don't yell at me contrarywise - these are JUST my 
thoughts & my opinions, for what I have went thru - it isn't the God's 
honest truth).    Thanks to the group here, in the past 6 months,  I 
began to just observe my thoughts, whether *good* or *bad* -- no need to 
cancel them anymore, no need to put the positive in over the negative.   
What I've noticed now, is the meaninglessness of thoughts, and they can 
be eliminated with a literal blink of an eye. 
 
A couple of years ago, I began working on my emotional growth.  I was 
aware this was occurring at the time.  I spent 10 months in the 
mountains, healing from K, and using God as my support system, rather 
than whining to others.  It was a major growth period for me emotionally, 
as well as spiritually.   
  
Over the past three years, after K, my spiritual growth has grown 
gradually and naturally -- easily.  My faith and trust are there now, 
like never before.  I can cast my cares and worries, only to be replaced 
with miracles.   Where it might have used to take me a couple of months 
before I'd remember to cast my cares, it gradually dwindled down each 
time, to now, it is almost instantaneous in most cases.   I noticed this 
with my thoughts too.
 
I knew several months ago, my physical being was ready to be worked on.  
LOL!   Saved the hardest for last.  Financially, I was petered out, and 
knew I had to DO something.  That took me a good month or two, before I 
let it go, casted my cares, and discovered it was all taken care of.   
 
Now, I'm being faced with working on the physical body.  Yuk.  Made a 
complete mess of myself over the years and ignored it long enough while 
pursuing my mental, emotional and spiritual state of mind.   Knowing this 
is next, I began, once again, casting my cares.  I'm not sure where it 
will take me, but I'm just here for the ride anyway.   I am being led in 
certain directions and will follow those routes.  This particular growth 
area seems a most impossible one from where I stand right now, but I've 
turned it over to let it all be decided for me.  
 
I've also seen that the next upcoming movie in my life will be the 
creative part of me.    
 
One other thing before you nod off to sleep, I noticed I used to learn 
things, where now, I am moreso unlearning things.   And much easier than 
learning.  
 
Thank you for listening or deleting or falling asleep, whichever came 
first....
 
xxxtg
 
"You've got to be willing to give up good to get great. "    -Kenny 
Rogers
 
http://members.aol.com/Teeegeee/tgsplace.html    <~~~~ on the web now! 
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:21:39 -0700 (PDT) 
From: M  <chooseagainATnospamthegrid.net> 
To: imtgATnospamjuno.com (tg xxx) 
Cc: trimbleATnospamhawaii.edu, kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Ulee's Gold? 
Message-Id: <199710070321.UAA02557ATnospamgridsat.thegrid.net> 
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At 02:09 AM 10/6/97 -0400, tg xxx wrote: 
>Nahhh..... the reason it works good is the bee sting hurts SO bad that 
>you forget all about the arthritis.... then when the sting stops hurting 
>(takes about 10 days), 'ere it comes again.... 
> 
>Kinda like Kundalini -- it hurts sooo bad to be here that we go on this 
>BIG search for whatever it is we are searching for.  So we activate this 
>K thang to forget about the pain of being here..... (and then when the K 
>settles down and if we forget once again, we begin searching one mo' 
>time) 
> 
>oh never mind.  it's late and I gotta go to bed. 
>(another theory down the drain) 
>xxxtg 
> 
>"I CAN ANSWER YOU IN TWO WORDS:   IM POSSIBLE."
 
tg,
 
Darn good theory actually.  I like em both...arthritis and K.   Did y'all 
know most Alzheimer's patients forget to have arthritis any more???  Really!
 
M  
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 14:07:37 +1000 (EST) 
From: Graham.DumpletonATnospamnms.otc.com.au (Graham Dumpleton) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: Kundalini and Holy Spirit (was Pentecostal Kundalini) 
Message-Id: <199710070407.OAA05385ATnospambaldric.pad.otc.com.au> 
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 > Kurt Keutzer wrote: 
 > > Earlier Gloria said: 
 > > Kundalini is connected to the universal in that 
 > > >it is a step in the process. Gloria 
 > >  
 > > I've been letting this sit - while continuing to think about it. I am 
 > > inclined to believe that kundalini and cosmic energy-clear light-holy 
 > > spirit are not really different - they are just situated differently in the 
 > > human body. .... 
 >  
 > HI Kurt, 
 > Actually I meant to write one is not better then the other, they are 
 > just coming from different places with different frequencies, ... Gloria 
 
The way I see it, "energy is energy". When I have a friend do energy work 
on me, they will usually always ask "how did that feel?". I will inevitably 
shrug my shoulders and say something like "it felt like it does when you 
run energy through me". Some may be thinking but to be able to tell the 
difference is important. I can feel differences in what I experience, but to 
me, to try and label one energy as being distinct from another isn't really 
important. As Gloria pointed at, it is only something which you can relate 
to through your own experience, so what does it mean to try and label it as 
you can never really compare it someone elses experience. It is hard enough 
to relate to it yourself when you experience it a second time.
 
It is sort of similar to how there are all these different names for God. 
It doesn't matter which name you use, "God is God". So I would say that 
"energy is energy" and since it all derives from God what does it really 
matter. That one gets bound to one name or another seems to me to be an 
artifact of our material existence where we try identify everything. You 
don't need to look far in the New Age movement see the division which 
arises because of the artificial labels. Take Reiki for instance, my 
impression from reading and personal experience is that underlying the 
initiation is something akin to raising the Kundalini energy. Similarly 
with Pentacostals and Taoism, they would also appear to be working with 
Kundalini energy. Other groups will profess they work with some totally 
different energy. What happens though, instead of such disparate groups 
seeing the similarilty in what they are doing, no matter what energy they 
might use, they hide behind their artificial labels as a way of saying that 
we are different, we are better.
 
In the rare cases when I will do energy work on others, I simple express 
tha faith that the energy I work with is that which is appropriate and for 
the highest good of whoever it is working on. I don't try and work with 
specific energies because who is to say that I am developed enough in my 
being to even be able to use or sustain such energies even if I could 
relate to it well enough to call upon it. I just trust that what I get 
given to use is what is right.
 
--  
Graham Dumpleton (grahamdATnospamnms.otc.com.au) 
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 13:27:29 +1000 (EST) 
From: Graham.DumpletonATnospamnms.otc.com.au (Graham Dumpleton) 
To: kundalini-lATnospamexecpc.com 
Subject: Re: favorite charities 
Message-Id: <199710070327.NAA04761ATnospambaldric.pad.otc.com.au> 
Content-Type: text
 
 > Graham Dumpleton wrote: 
 > > If there is "self interest" in such actions, are you really advancing 
 > > your "personal evolution".  
 > > ...
 
 Indra Wrote: 
 >  
 > In my own way I wish to sum up the above. Karma can be eradicated 
 > totally from our memory if the motive is not self fulfilling, but self 
 > expanding.
 
I had to think about what you said here for a while as it didn't quite sit 
right with me. Actually, I rode the train into the city to see if I could 
find a book I was interested in.
 
Anyway, the way I see things is that whenever we have a choice to perform 
some action, the decision is an expression of our soul. That is, that we 
decide to perform the action, or that we choose one action over another in 
some ways says something about who we really are. Now you might say that 
sometimes we don't really have a choice, well that is true. We may have 
that the bank forecloses on our property loan. That we are thus forced out 
onto the street is thus not our choice. What you do about such an event 
though is still your choice. Thus even though an event may be beyond our 
control, the event can still force you to make some decision. It is 
decisions made in such dramatic situations that can often not just give an 
indication of the sort of person we are, but can result in the sort of 
person we are being changed. Do we in such a circumstance as given 
collapse in a heap and demand pity from others and expect them to provide 
for us, or do we rebuild our lives and use the situation to change our 
priorities in life and head in a new and hopefully better direction as far 
as our soul development goes.
 
Now I use the term "soul development", however, in such circumstances 
this is generally the last thing we are thinking about. We are too busy 
making what we think is the correct decision under the circumstances to 
selfishly think about how this may evolve us as a person. When you talk 
about doing something because it is "self expanding", that to me gives the 
impression that you are still quite specifically interested in what you 
might get out of doing whatever it is you are going to do. That is, you are 
doing what you are doing because you want to have more. To me the correct 
action, is when you simply act in a situation, whether it be as dramatic as 
that above or not, because you feel it is the appropriate thing to do given 
the circumstances presented to you at that immediate moment. That is, you 
don't sit their and think about what you might get out of it, or how your 
happiness may be satisfied, you just do what you need to. Now what you do 
may not always be the correct thing to do. The important thing is that you 
did it with no expectation that you would get specific rewards out of it.
 
I am sure that some will be thinking, "but we can't always act that way, we 
need to be able to plan our lives so we can support ourselves". To a 
degree, to make decisions for this reason is still okay. This is because 
you are fulfilling your responsibility to maintain your body, your vehicle 
in life, in order that you can survive and thus experience life and learn 
what it is you came here to learn. Thus we do still need to plan ahead and 
do things and expect a certain outcome. There are limits on this though, if 
you abuse the body and don't look after it, or if you purposely try to 
lavish great wealth or pleasure on yourself in excess of what is really 
needed to be comfortable, then you are bound to bring bad Karma onto 
yourself.
 
Remember that there are no hard and fast rules about this and in the end we 
each go with what we personally feel is right. The above is merely some of 
my own personal thoughts on the matter, so accept it with a grain of salt 
and make up your own mind.
 
FYI, below this is all of Indra's message. I only noted it didn't actually 
go to the whole list later on and yet I was quoting bits of it possibly 
out of context. The message is relevant to the discussion so I hope 
reposting is okay.
 
 > Kundalini being energy is neutral in nature just like atomic energy, 
 > yes one can use it for good or evil results. For those who may not 
 > believe in Karma or God or any such power,Every Karma produces equal 
 > and opposite reaction, not only is this established through physics 
 > but the same law is applicable in the Universe, in the field of 
 > Causation. In conclusion: it is the silent motive within us which is 
 > prompts us to act, and when the motive is not in harmony with our 
 > outward action, in spite of the fact that the outward action may 
 > benefit someone or something, does not preclude the fact that some 
 > good is being done. Although this action of the individual will not 
 > produce the inner LOVE and COMPASSION, for the further development, 
 > yet on the moral plane of thinking it is good. So, I check my motives 
 > in such activities. It's an easier way for me. 
 >  
 > In Love Life and Light, 
 >  
 > Indra
 
--  
Graham Dumpleton (grahamdATnospamnms.otc.com.au)
 
 
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