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Spiritual Technology / The world through my eyes...
« on: September 06, 2008, 02:18:38 PM »
First off mods, shift this into another board if its more appropriate there.
Ok so onto the topic at hand. This may sound wierd, but i see people different from what other see them. Of course there is no real way of knowing except comparing 2 or more ppl. For example my sister and a cousing of mine look very similar (physically), or so i am told (i dont see it ever). Our family members confuse them sometimes. But i dont see it, they are very different people (character wise). But i do see similarities in people, only when some part of who they are or how they behave etc matches. Like i know 2 friends of mine who are sort of egoists, they look nothing alike physically. I dont get them confused (cuz the similarities end there physically and otherwise), but i see them as so similar to each other, that i cud get em confused if i was sleepy or a little out of it. Mind you in the physical world they look nothing alike.
And this is not even with people i know (note when i say people i include trees, animals, other spirits etc, in this case anything i can see that has a spirit). Any thots? anyone have a similar way of seeing things?
Ok so onto the topic at hand. This may sound wierd, but i see people different from what other see them. Of course there is no real way of knowing except comparing 2 or more ppl. For example my sister and a cousing of mine look very similar (physically), or so i am told (i dont see it ever). Our family members confuse them sometimes. But i dont see it, they are very different people (character wise). But i do see similarities in people, only when some part of who they are or how they behave etc matches. Like i know 2 friends of mine who are sort of egoists, they look nothing alike physically. I dont get them confused (cuz the similarities end there physically and otherwise), but i see them as so similar to each other, that i cud get em confused if i was sleepy or a little out of it. Mind you in the physical world they look nothing alike.
And this is not even with people i know (note when i say people i include trees, animals, other spirits etc, in this case anything i can see that has a spirit). Any thots? anyone have a similar way of seeing things?
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Spiritual Technology / Shamanism or is it? need help
« on: June 21, 2008, 02:05:24 AM »
There are some question that you just don't know how to answer sometimes. Most of the time they are things like "how do you know her?" or smthg of that sort. To me it is "what religion r u?" or "what is ur spiritual path" or smth, really.
the issue is not that i have a confusion about my beliefs and where they lie, on the contrary. I have a very nice and fully developed spirituality, I am a phil major and read a lot of religious and philosophical stuff. The issue is i am afraid to step on toes.
Let me explain. After a long search, i finally arrived at what seemed to be a spirituality that is my own (in some sense) and made sense to me. If i where to "label" my religious beliefs i would say 'Daoist Shaman' is the closest i can get. The Daoist part i do not have much of an issue with, since when i read daoist philosophy it was like the guy was writing was was in my head, it was scary. (Note: as a student of the ancient eastern philosophies i see religion as more of a spiritual practice of philosophical beliefs or smthg of the sort).
My issue is the shaman part. I am afraid to step on a LOT of toes here, and be misunderstood at best (i have poorly designed RPG's to thank for that). I am an animist at heart, left to my own will i follow a daoist way of life, and i converse with spirits as a part of my daily rituals etc. I ask them for advice, help anything. My oldest and dearest friend is the wind spirit. Or one of them, i have strange feeling there is more than 1 there. And i think this plays an important part in my spirituality. Closest thing i can find is "shaman" so should i continue to use it. What should i tell people i am a "shaman" a "daoist shaman" a "pagan" i have no idea, anyone like to help?
Note: two things, i realise that a) labels are not important and b) i seem to be confusing religion, philosophy and spirituality. for (a) i say i am aware but i like to have a lable anyways. and for (b) i say, yes yes, i promise you its not a confusion, this arises from the fact that a lot of my core beliefs stem from ancient eastern tradition of philosophy. Most of whom do not differentiate between religion and philosophy. To me religion = spiritual sytem build on philosophical belief sytem and its practice. or smthg close to that.
the issue is not that i have a confusion about my beliefs and where they lie, on the contrary. I have a very nice and fully developed spirituality, I am a phil major and read a lot of religious and philosophical stuff. The issue is i am afraid to step on toes.
Let me explain. After a long search, i finally arrived at what seemed to be a spirituality that is my own (in some sense) and made sense to me. If i where to "label" my religious beliefs i would say 'Daoist Shaman' is the closest i can get. The Daoist part i do not have much of an issue with, since when i read daoist philosophy it was like the guy was writing was was in my head, it was scary. (Note: as a student of the ancient eastern philosophies i see religion as more of a spiritual practice of philosophical beliefs or smthg of the sort).
My issue is the shaman part. I am afraid to step on a LOT of toes here, and be misunderstood at best (i have poorly designed RPG's to thank for that). I am an animist at heart, left to my own will i follow a daoist way of life, and i converse with spirits as a part of my daily rituals etc. I ask them for advice, help anything. My oldest and dearest friend is the wind spirit. Or one of them, i have strange feeling there is more than 1 there. And i think this plays an important part in my spirituality. Closest thing i can find is "shaman" so should i continue to use it. What should i tell people i am a "shaman" a "daoist shaman" a "pagan" i have no idea, anyone like to help?
Note: two things, i realise that a) labels are not important and b) i seem to be confusing religion, philosophy and spirituality. for (a) i say i am aware but i like to have a lable anyways. and for (b) i say, yes yes, i promise you its not a confusion, this arises from the fact that a lot of my core beliefs stem from ancient eastern tradition of philosophy. Most of whom do not differentiate between religion and philosophy. To me religion = spiritual sytem build on philosophical belief sytem and its practice. or smthg close to that.
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Health, Healing & Movement / dental care
« on: November 08, 2007, 09:48:52 AM »
ok, im not sure this belongs in this board but here goes anyways. I wanted to know alternatives to a toothbrush. Back when I was in india, this wasn't very hard, it was common knowledge that the twigs from a 'neem' tree made excellent toothbrushes. But now that I am in a compeletely new bioregion, I am mostly lost. I am just trying to find my way around, finding all the plants and what they do, how to recognise them etc. Something I have to learn all over again, on account of coming to canada. Anywho; any suggestions? There is probably some plants that natives here used for "twig chewing" as some call it (alternative to brushing). Kinda like neem in india. Which are the trees thhat do that? Is there anything i should be carefull about? or do i just pluck a twig or a small branch, and start chewing? I'd appreciate and answer, and any related experiances, thanks.
-Tj
-Tj
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