DWQA Questions › Tag: spiritual practicesFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesDoes Creator have a warning against any kundalini practice?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Metaphysics683 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “As a longtime Buddhist practitioner and now a mindfulness teacher myself, I continue to struggle with trying to make sense of some of the core teachings in Buddhism. One of the three “marks of existence” that all Buddhist practices are centered around understanding through increasingly direct and deep insight/realizations on the path to enlightenment is “no self” or “not self” (annata), which includes that there is no such thing as a permanent, unchanging entity or “soul.” It is said that in his quest for enlightenment, the Buddha looked deeply for the “housebuilder,” the one behind the whole thing, this experience of “I, me, myself,” the doer, and he couldn’t find one, and found instead that all phenomena, including the experience of a fixed entity called a self or soul, were simply the result of interdependent causes and conditions coming together temporarily, including even consciousness itself, which arises temporarily to meet with sensory experiences (which includes the 6th sense of mind) and that this consciousness we experience, too, dies with the body. Of course, there is something that experiences rebirth, as Buddhism was very, very clear on that … Since the goal, enlightenment, involves the ONLY permanent death … The cessation of rebirth. One of my primary teachers stated that what gets reborn is not a “soul,” but our “habits.” I am really hoping that Creator can shed some light on these things, since the teachings of the Buddha are what I resonate with the most, and yet I am also an LHP practitioner and do believe in the divine realm and love the idea of having/being an “immortal soul.” The LHP itself I do see as basically a lovingkindness/compassion/sympathetic joy/equanimity (Divine Abodes) practice, and therefore an extension of Buddhist practice. I accept that especially because the teachings of the Buddha were not written down until hundreds of years after his death that they could have become corrupted, and that given the depth of dark manipulation on Earth they most certainly were. However, this teaching, that there is no soul, that there is no self, is basically THE most important teaching in all of Buddhism. The Suttas (sacred ancient Buddhist texts) quote the Buddha as saying, “Nothing whatsoever is to be taken as I, mine, myself. Whoever has understood this has understood all the teachings.” How are we to make sense of this?”ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Religions804 views0 answers0 votesHow safe and effective is using a deck of angel cards to obtain inspiration and guidance?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Channeling Pitfalls629 views0 answers0 votesWhat are the potential benefits of yoga practice?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Healing Modalities740 views0 answers0 votesCreator has discussed the benefits of meditation if that meditation is done in partnership with the divine. Can Creator please provide a practical step-by-step approach of the best way of how to meditate? For example, one method is to focus on the in and out of one’s breath in order to try to keep the ‘mind’ clear, such as focusing on a non-meaningful nonsense word or syllable, which is repeated whilst breathing in and out so as to keep the mind clear of active thinking. Is this the best method, or is there another approach which is more beneficial and productive if one’s goal is to communicate and receive information in the most productive way possible with and from the divine?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Divine Guidance747 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “I have two cousins who are advanced yogis and who claim that they are, as well, very spiritual. They are vegan and have told me they have experienced extraordinary feelings while meditating. One of them saw himself going up on the spiral staircase (I believe) and claims to have had extraordinary tantric sex, etc., however, he does not seem very grounded to me. My other cousin is more grounded but she is also a practicing Catholic. As a matter of fact, the male cousin (her brother) did not abandon Christianity either but does not practice it, but rather just practices Yoga. Please let me know and please feel free to share the answers with the group.”ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Disinformation704 views0 answers0 votesAre there safety issues in general with yoga practice?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Disinformation723 views0 answers0 votesWill setting an intention to surround oneself with white light provide personal protection from spirits and extraterrestrial interlopers?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Disinformation649 views0 answers0 votesA client asks: “The more advanced level of yoga practice is also called the Rainbow body, but for due purposes let’s call it the Rainbow body of light as in this level all the signs are showing up while the yogi is still alive. The process of dissolving into light might go really fast but, in most cases, it takes months to years to complete, all while remaining fully functional. It is also possible that the yogi who is in the middle of this process slows it down or is unable to continue the process and dies before the completion of the Rainbow body. This has been the case with most of the famous Siddhars. If the process is continued the body will start to shrink and shine real light over time until it reaches the size of a baby and then as a flash of bright rainbow light will disappear into emptiness forever. My understanding is that they go into deep meditation and purposefully leave their body during a moment of enlightenment. Their bodies, left behind, do not putrefy. Does Creator have any comments about this phenomenon?” Is this real and being perceived and described accurately?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Non-Local Consciousness766 views0 answers0 votesA prominent channeler has brought forth a practice that appears to consist of a planned schedule of daily affirmations. Will use of this process be in divine alignment and have value or is there a possible downside?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Channeling Pitfalls740 views0 answers0 votesA client asks: “My husband’s boss shared with him that he belongs to some kind of royal family (from India), and they have been practicing a very curious ritual for around 4,000 years. Long history short, he and his family summon and invoke several spirits of ancestors as if they were present in their home. They chant to them, read history books to them, offer meals to them, etc., every single day. They also have a priest they are accountable to, for continuing this tradition generation to generation. This person has many strange and negative things going on around him, like a cloud of unhappiness that follows him around, and is very noticeable, even by people who have never met him before. Is working side by side in the same office with this person dangerous in any way?”ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Spirit Possession804 views0 answers0 votesIn what ways can people build their faith, in addition to asking for signs?ClosedNicola asked 7 years ago • Divine Guidance889 views0 answers0 votes
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