Just networking. Realizing the need, as I feel (likely accurately) vulnerable

[Dovana]

Can you provide the sentence in French ? I'm not aware of this saying.

My french isn’t that good. I heard it once from a family member who lived in France in the 80’s and speaks french as well as he does English. It was something like “pousser l’herbe ne la faire plus vitte”. I could be confusing the origin. In my experience this remains true in any language I can think

 

[Dovana]

might be great advice if you happen to be studying at the One True School™

As far as I can see, I estimate that the “don’t mix practices” advice must abused significantly more often than used, and to comercial or power-play conveniences.

There’s what I find to be a fundamental point here, that iamthatis referred to, which is the danger of being an “etheric body mechanic” - that is, the danger of trying to tweak with aspects of ourselves we have little to no understanding of.

To give a bit of an extreme example for the sake of illustration. I’ve heard of different forms of acute yoga that burn calories with almost extreme intensity, and the practitioner must eat enormous amounts of pure fat and will still lose weight. Other practices involve very long fasting and almost negligeable amounts of food for extended amounts of period, years even.

I’m quite confident that if the calorie-burning sadhana practitioner forewent food, he might just die in a few days. Also, if the calorie-preserver sadhana practitioner ate buckets of butter, he might get very, very ill.

Of course, few of us do any practice with a fraction of such intensity, and most likely doing some mixing won’t be fatal or have noticeable effects. What I do know is that I’m very ignorant of the fundamental mechanics that powerful sadhana touches. And, similarly as I’d expect from experimenting with different powerfuk chemicals, mixing different forms of sadhana may eventually have detrimental effects (and of course, possibly quite benefital ones, too). Even if I can’t tell exactly why I experienced what I did, I find it likely it has to do with some mixing. And I was being quite cautious.

That is, I mentioned schools and maybe that was a misleading term. I’m not referring to any book, dogma, doctrine or group. I’m referring to the fundamental mechanics that makes us function, and of that I’m about as ignorant as it gets - demonstrably so.

And then, I see similarly as you, that no school can possibly contain all truth. That’d be similar to saying that some library contains all books ever. And in terms of finding truth, especially on the level of understanding, in my experience crossing traditions can be very useful if done with minimal discernment.

 

[Alejo]

That’s a good point. You know, it’ll take a few days to see how things will actually unfold, but it may happen that this event might have (even if inadvertently) catalyzed some processes.

Take as long as you need, one of the tings I have had a hard time with, and that I have learned overtime, is that sometimes we rush to get through something we simply can't rush through. Sometimes the point of an experience is to sit with it for as long as it needs.

I would not describe my motivation as leaving reality, not at all. It’s more like I have been consistently learning, practicing and doing what I can to nurture myself, and my academic sources on psychology had dried up for the moment, and after many years of (what seemed as) similar work, I might give this past lives things a shot. The results came in galloping!

Oh certainly, I don't think anyone, or probably most people, ever approach it with that explicit desire. But the trouble with meddling with such realms is that they have an extremely stimulating effect which can lead one to become enamored with what may be found, be it real or contrived, out there.

And I see as you do, that calm vigilance is more likely to go a longer way, at least for the foreseeable future.

I appreciate the attention very much, truly.

Anytime, that's what we're here for.

 

[Dovana]

we simply can't rush through

Oh yes…

they have an extremely stimulating effect which can lead one to become enamored with what may be found, be it real or contrived, out there.

I can certainly see that.

Anytime, that's what we're here for

That’s reassuring, and I feel sincerity from these words. Hope I can be of assistance as well

 

[Ryan]

And then, I see similarly as you, that no school can possibly contain all truth. That’d be similar to saying that some library contains all books ever.

Exactly. This is why it's the specific situation that determines whether mixing can be harmful or beneficial.

Something else I was thinking of is that the term "energy body" is a bit of a misnomer. It's more like "body energy", and when we consider the 'structural' aspects of such energy, such as the concepts of meridians or chakras/centers, thinking of them as a bunch of little 'tubes' connected by 'spheres' might not be the optimal image; their 'form' may fluctuate to facilitate the processes they relate to.

So when we think of the "sex center", it may not be some particular "region" of the energy that specialises in 'sex', but rather a role that the overall energy plays when we are attending in a certain way, such as transducing unstable gravity waves from 7th density.

This may also relate to Rupert Sheldrake's concept of the morphogenetic field that guides an organism in its development, and how the processes within such a field, for some beings, might not mature in physical adulthood, but continue to expand the capabilities of the organism by growing an "organic structure throughout the body carrying a different fluid other than blood or lymph that is related to light."

Just an extra 0.02 rubles for those interested.

 

[Dovana]

I’m not sure how to articulate it, but I get a feeling you’re onto something to probing deeper than conventional understanding of how this “body” of our works.

"energy body" is a bit of a misnomer. It's more like "body energy",

From the very limited personal experience I have - whatever little I’ve perceived more directly - has corroborated at least the general idea of drawings and explanations of the functioning of this energy/body. I suppose, especially if those edplanations are copies of copies of copies with little to no direct experience - which I suspect is the case for the vast majority of books on chakras and meridians that lay on bookstore shelves -, that they’ll be at least slightly distorted in important points and will omit crucial information.

it may not be some particular "region" of the energy that specialises in 'sex', but rather a role that the overall energy

This resonates with my experience. I must say different kinds of energies do seem to be more prominent in certain spots, such as unattached clarity and a “cool” form of balance on the forehead, a heavier “get-things-done” tool-grabbing tendency on the wrists, and some more subtle and peaceful emotions in the middle of the chest. But I don’t get the sense that any form of energy is exclusive to any part of the body.

such a field, for some beings, might not mature in physical adulthood

I’ve had a discomfort with the word “growth” when people used it beyond physical maturing or literal volume expansion. After years of having this sort of itch, I realized recently it has to do with what you’re saying. I’m fascinated how we as humans don’t stop maturing when the survival mechanisms (food-fetching and reproductive functions) finish maturing. There’s strong evidence that our - still very much physical - nervous system keeps on maturing well after survival-level maturation. You know, saying that men’s brains finish maturing at around 27 years of age is conventional even in academia.

I better understand now that people were using the word ‘maturing’ and ‘growth’ interchangeably in this context. And human ‘maturation’ on levels other than survival has seemingly infinite room for ‘growth’.

Just an extra 0.02 rubles for those interested

Heard rubles and yuan might be a stable currency in stormy times! Thanks for the input