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I pray I am blessed to make this climb with my Son.

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What is that long accordion between the laowa and the body??? Like a giant macro extension?

If you are reading this comment we have arrived to the point where we can achieve everything in focus within a second in 2024

Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge, with wisdom and humility. If I remember correctly, the index finger represents the Ego, so it is considered avoided when using a Mala, isn't it? Or perhaps it's my memory fault?

Tuk de Che! Michael ! Khenpo married us in 1982! Sure miss him and too many others. Om Ami Dewa Hri!

How do you know what comes after death, and how do they know what comes after death. How could they study something and not go there. Are you saying these people regularly die and come back, like a NDE.

Thank-you for this explanation on the counter beads. I was missing the knowledge on how to use them correctly 🙏🏿 Blessings

Interesting if I move your chart to big rapids,MI according to Sirius astrology program horizon coordinates,your ascendant shifted to late ♒♒/ early ♓♓,and your horizon ascendant in local space opposed ♄ at 187,so if you looked up at saturn in the southwest,you would see the moon,and uranus near by,and if you had a compass,and aligned it exactly 187° the compass would point at moon,saturn,uranus,and now with extremely advanced GPS systems,and local space,now we can truly travel our planetary energy path,more than just viewing in a geocentric zodiac chart,this is why I appreciate local space astrology,more than zodiac astrology is cause its more fluid like weather systems in meteorology than which seems to get more rigid when even some astrologers than does zodiac astrology which seems to turn everything rigid with literally equating everything with a sign as human like instead of mostly seasonal energy that the zodiac represents through calanders as periods of time not actual human beings as stereotypes which I feel hurts astrology since this view makes astrology seem shallow,not a deep guiding knowledge system that it is,while location based astrology is constantly moving,and changing,and not frozen as stopping a time system does,interesting cause some astrologers say astrology charts never stop,even after we as people,places,and things pass on to the next set of time as phases,and places as space which we call evolution,learned this from the movie 2010 the year we make contact at the end jupiter didn't die he just became. the star lucifer,and helped create more life on the moon Europa through mini monolith's as evolution,and 2010 was the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 a space odyssey where David bowman probably with strong ♐ ♐ seasonal,and probably strong ♇ became a star child,and helped evolution create new future life at the end of 2001, but then 2001 became 2010, not saying Stanley,and peter believed astrology,or even Glenn Larson,and Ronald Moore who created Battlestar Galactica put alot of astrology in these creative projects,especially. Battlestar Galactica that named people,places,and things after seasonal astrology,and even ship classes such as a mercury class space warship named Pegasus,and imagine if they shifted seasonal astrology to local space with azimuths',and altitude,since went from one side of our milky way galaxy to the other,since they went from the gemini side to our sagittarius side,in both versions 1978,and 2003,and in the 2003 version the cyclons humans started out as chiron,and became human,and passed on like us,but they went from seasonal astrology to motion based astrology such as local space when they had to leave their earth called caprica as in seasonal capricorn for our earth as a seasonal cancer as a crab earth,and they literally flew on a Pegasus,and Galactica,but had they choose to stay in seasonal capricorn,and come to seasonal cancer as a crab through very long distance meaning had they stayed rigid instead of mobile through space they might be what is called dead,but is probably just another road trip of phases,and places,like going up new floors in a building like the Willis aka sears tower in Chicago,Illinois,you get a more expansive view,and we realize life like astrology is more than just one phase as time,and places as space everywhere around us,which other astrologers like Steve cozzi through you realized we're are literal centers of energy that through constant reorientation through mobile astrology as local space as our own weather systems interacting as above as below,maybe this why some ancient astrologers viewed astrology as a ♄ / ☿ type of constantly interacting energies time as ♄,and space as ☿,and this probably why ☿ represents the axiom aka theory above as below,since couldn't ☿ as hermes in myth go above,and below stuff as a messenger between heaven,hell aka hades,and this place we call earth,and mercury seems to also represent DNA as a male/ female binary system,just like our computers,and every creatures brains including us humans,sorry I get carried away with this long deep view of this stuff,if astrology is truly a ☿ knowledge system,might explain why it keeps spreading as moving as very mutuable knowledge system with probably strong ♇ cause its very deep,and keeps being resurrected,and is over 5000+ years old,or more,but maybe by going back to more motion based astrology we're returning to the astrological core of primarily constantly moving energy,not saying seasonal astrology isn't helpful,but maybe like some ancient farmers that didn't have instant time like we do now,they just went on a energy based on feeling of rhythms,instead of having precise time like we seem to have today with more precise time through computers,which makes saturn stronger than mercury,since ♄ seems to like having his feet in earth,than constantly moving like ☿,or the ☾,just my point of view.

This is an amazing presentation and such a wealth of knowledge that you put into this. Im so grateful Ive found your page and website. Youve laid all the groundwork for everyone to pick up and run with it in terms of research so thank you so much for your contribution.

Thank you for this information video. Could you also please tell what is the material of the mala you are using? So that we can also purchase the same in the market

Actually very, very helpful!

Is this the same as astrocartology ?

Thank you for this great tribute to William. I saw him several times and we became friends, wrote to him several times. I am a life guitar player and loved the organ trios also. I spoke to Williams wife on the phone years ago and she told me what happened to him and I was sick to my stomach for a long time. He was truly one of the last great great harp players. He had soul and transcended color and age. He was gifted and few harp men had his drive and swing as you stated. I met Richard Groove Holmes years ago and got to see him play and hang out with him for several hours at the gig. He, like William, was a down to earth nice guy and genious on his instrument. They brought peace and joy to anyone that heard them play. William was brilliant. The first time I saw him play, he counted off by pounding on the stage with his foot and shook the stage. He commanded your attention when he played like all great players. I will always miss his sound and presence, no one today plays, swings or sounds like him. He always played with great players and his guitar players were always top line. I hope we can see him in heaven. We only had a taste if his playing here. God Bless him and all the great players that helped him perform. I wish William and Albert King could have played together. Albert's song "Everybody Wants To Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants To Die" was one of my favorites. They are both there now and rockin' the house!

Detroit music has saturated my soul since I was a child!

Esta es una joya ❤️

Loved this! Thank you

My name is Jason black and need help reading my chart please help it would be good for you promise

what was the average of band members??

Fantastic works well

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And in my natal local space chart, i have long distance between Sun, Venus, lot of fortune and Jupiter line each others, but in Chiclayo all theses lines are in close conjunction with MC line, So what these importance does pratical manifestacion in life with Sun, Venus, lot of fortune and Jupiter closest to MC in 0°30' between each other?

What a wonderful memory of your pet dogs! This was such a joy to watch. Thank-you so much for sharing! What a life you two have had together, just awesome!

Thank you

Those old Blues Daddys and Mammas were in Awe with the White Kids hungering to listen to their music and see them preform. Muddy Waters was very pleased especially because it put his act back in gear and full of 🔥

This is so awesome!

I have never heard a more beautiful chanting voice than yours Venerable Lama Karma 🙏

Thank you sir 🙏🏻 ❤

Thank you Michael. I looked for a free dharma chart and identified with it immediately. I am a Capricorn but in my dharma chart I am Cancer with Cancer Moon. I so identified with this because I felt I was always meant to be a Mom.

I once meditated and left my body. I saw a tunnel form in my living room. Was I in a bardo realm?

Thank you for preserving this history. These events happened well before my time, but the search for the beginnings has led me here. Not only is this informational, it has alllowed me to get a sense of the event as a participant. Thanks again.

For those of us without the resources of personal teachers (an average working guy like me), what material would you suggest for Dharma study? Or any other important studies? I own the TBOTD and read it, although some of it is a bit esoteric for me to fully understand.

Michael Erlewine, in this video at 14:04 is saying: "Seeing the true nature of the mind ... ". The mind, the mind, the mind -- but why only in preparation for death? Is that not apathy creating or depressive? How about learning all about the mind for the purpose of vastly improving one's ability to live well and very successfully, or to learn how to help much better and more effortlessly, this world needs all the help it can get. I know a book that's 491 pages long and it teaches about "Is there mind or is it just a wild rumour?", "What is mind -- er, if it really exists, 'cos I've never seen one. Why, have you?", "Does everyone have a mind, 'cos I don't see much evidence of this?", "What is the mind?" "Where is the mind?", "Is the mind the same thing as a brain?", "Is there just one mind or are there more minds to a person?", "Can I learn how to improve my mind or minds?" "Is it possible to see the mind?" "What can other people do to my mind, that I don't know about?", "Can I repair my mind, say, from hypnotism or drugs?" "Can I improve myself or my whole self by improving my mind and learning how to operate it better?" -- yes! yes! and yes! Ask me directly (and you can check out my other posts below to see if I know anything). Reply this or any of my posts and ask me.

In the video from 07:56, Mr Erlewine states what he says is the understanding or the position of the (Tibetan Buddhist), in his words - namely "According to the Buddhist teaching, we are now, and have always been since the beginning of time in a state of profound ignorance." And he states that "many religions say kind of the same thing that ignorance is the cause of this or that." "Ignorance is therefore an important term to understand." "Buddhists don't subscribe to the idea that we once were enlightened but have somehow now fallen. That's Platonic; Plato said that. That we originally knew but now we've forgotten, fallen out of a pristine state and have to get back there. The Buddhist view is that we have forever been ignorant and 'ignorance' here means literally, to be ignoring; in ignorance, ignore, to be ignoring the truth, ignoring what is true. Ignorance is not some state of unconsciousness or stupidity but an active ignoring of the true nature of the mind. Well, I am very happy to report to you all that the above has all been resolved. Consider just one proposition of just a small part of the new discovery: What is the actual happening was: We, every one of us, was once all knowing. That is, we each one came into existence being aware of everything; knowing everything. And then, to have a "game", to have "interest", to have "fun" and "sensation" -- we by decision, gave up a very great deal of the "allness of knowing" with which we were originally endowed? A major part of "game" or "play" then was "to find out in order to ... I don't know, say -- win the widget or win the girl, or something?" How about that? How does it fit? Plato then would seem to be the real deal with his assertion. The Buddhist (Tibetan) seems to have degraded from what Gautama Buddha said, by the way. It would seem hardly a Tibetan Buddhist has actually achieve true and full enlightenment. For why? For 'cos one would not make such a gross error when knowing, from enlightenment, that one knew all at the START. But that one gave away or "put away" his ability to know-instantly, anything, anywhere - now, in the past, in the future (since "time" is a contrivance, to have "memory" and "future" and "present time" -- see?) but all knowing of all right then. What's the fun or game or interest in that status? Huh?! Now consider this second proposition -- both developed out of the new discoveries (of Lord Metteyya Buddha, by the way). Consider this handed-down version of Plato's (on this subject of "ignorance"), consider that there may be unknown factors or factors which have not been but should have been considered right in there along with "forgotten" and "fallen out of a pristine state" and "have to get back (in) there". Consider this not known before; not related before factor: "Game". What if some smart-ass or wicked-ass all of sudden gets the bright idea of causing other guys which he sees out there, other guys who come and interfere with his "game" or "his stuff". And he eventually gets annoyed sufficient to put his thinking into high gear as to what to do with those "troublesome" or "pain in the kneck" other guys? Guess what, he comes up with a really banger of an idea and goes about "selling" to the "troublesome", "bothersome", "disrespectful of (him) and of (his stuff)" guys the idea that it would be fun to do this. They think its a great idea (to do "this", whatever it might be ... hear me out ... ) and they go to it like the blazes. After a while he gets back to them and shows them "the fine print; the small print", and yes, you have you first "contract" -- see where this is going? Now, why would anyone ever keep to a contract, or accept that a contract exists? Ought to listen to a Contract Lawyer one day -- wonder when I time that particular trade began?! So this "proven to be a contract -- you guys signed up to" contract, now you've got to observe these here finer details instead of enjoying yourselves heedlessly all the time. Time for some "pain". And its all off to the race or down the drain depending on personal viewpoint. Likewise, the "bad memories" concerning "contractual obligations" start to kick in, as does resentment against the cunning contract device. All sorts of other new action now starts as do secondary or entirely new additional "contracts", "agreements" as to what should be, what can't be ... and the rest of it. [Please continue to Part 2]

In return for your kindness, Micheal, please permit me to provide for you the following (please note: I am a student of Lord Metteyya Buddha, the most recent re-birth of Lord Buddha, though most Know or have heard of the individual, the mortal, that he once was, who had the name Gautama Siddhartha. Okay, that's my background. And sorry, I won't expand on "Metteyya" here. [Okay, Part 1] 1. "Enlightenment" is best explained or described in the manner of the first person who achieved that state and then went and taught others about. I will save the sanities and self-blame of many when I tell you that Lord Gautama Buddha, having become the first to both achieve "enlightenment" and then going on and teaching others about, well, near the end of the physical workability of his body, so, when Lord Buddha saw that he would have to "drop that body" as it was, er ... used up (for lack of a better term), he confessed to Ananda and some few others that he had failed in his intention and mission to bring to be a vast number of other human individuals who had also achieved enlightenment. He said it was a "failure" of his. He also said that he had offered too much of a promise -- that if one learned and carried out his (Lord Buddha's teachings), that one would achieve "enlightenment". Pardon me, I do realize I've not yet provided a (succinct) definition (and perhaps an "action definition", as Lord Buddha says to do, as this is the most natural and easiest to understand type of definition: most people give a "descriptive definition" which leaves the one learning that definition (descriptive definition) having to also solve this: "How then does this actually work?" Which is the "action definition" of a word or concept. The mind finds "action" or "actions" easier to understand than "descriptions". Pardon me for the light detour, for straying. I'm only hoping to provide as Metteyya provided for me -- over more texts, words, diagrams, gestures and the like). Lord Metteyya Buddha said, the reason that he, as Gautama Buddha told Lord Ananda and some others that he had failed was to make clear that the full promise implicit in his intention and teachings, that anyone and all humanity can and should strive for and achieve "enlightenment" by following his teachings and instructions (and by observing (Lord Buddha's) admonitions) -- is that it is and was his one betrayal of others. Since any one who heard his words, any who put the effort into then achieving enlightenment, did not always achieve enlightenment. In fact, as Lord Metteya Buddha stated: Most, and of course, there were, and have been, very, very many who grasped, this, Man's first chance and Man's first provenly workable reply to Man's greatest hope: that hope of becoming free from never-ending suffering and other undesired and undesirable afflictions. Lord Metteyya Buddha said that he had failed by betraying this vast number of those who took him up on his word; he had tried his very best (as Lord Gautama Buddha) to create an ever increasing, and continually successfully, enlightened number of individuals. But, over many years working to achieve this result, he (as Lord Gautama Buddha) had made the ("awful" -- this is my own additive to the sense of the HIS words, as he related this to Ananda and some others, as I feel for Lord Buddha) discovery that he was only able "to make a handful of actual Enlightened Beings" out of all who had come to him or who were under the supervision of his advanced (monks. And please know that Lord Gautama Buddha had both male and female monks as his staff). Lord Gautama Buddha then explained his discovery. I cannot relate HIS discovery, it is ... sorry! It was a most astounding discovery! He discovered THE EXACT AND FACTUAL REASON WHY (what? 99% or more of his other students/"followers" failed to make it and become "enlightened". He, as Lord Gautama Buddha, made the discovery very late in "his life" as Gautama. Too late to begin and produce a workable solution; the problem or obstacle discovered was so unexpected and so massive in scale. So Lord Gautama Buddha made Ananda and the others present, a promise, he said he would not rest until he found out just how this (humongous -- my words again!) this "problem", the "obstacle" could be being created and maintained, and how to undo it so all others (the 99%) who had been unable due to this "obstacle" to realize enlightenment, would then be able to definitely do what Lord (Metteyya) Buddha would then have produced as the "advanced" teachings and instructions which would include the handling for the previous (insidious -- my word again, but very accurate!) obstacle which had not been known before, which Gautama in his process of achieving enlightenment, had not himself suffered from ! The clue that Lord Gautama Buddha realized was ... Oh! I mustn't say! It's too advanced; it requires some self-experience of the new teachings otherwise it is rather shocking so will be handled by others, even the willing, as unreal or unconfrontable. Due to the length of time it would take to investigate and track down; to then observe and study; to learn and understand; to the find or produce a workable answer/solution which would work for all the various types of individuals that make up Man ... Well, Lord Gautama Buddha told Ananda that he would have to leave and go wherever his quest took him. And for as long as it took to get all this done. You may get a very true sense of the scale of the problem/obstacle Lord Buddha sought to address and resolve when i tell you that he told Ananda that he would have it figured out by And, this he did. He, Lord Gautama Buddha told to Ananda his "prophecy" of what was to happen; what was to come and, why it had to be done that way. And it is an astounding thing/prophecy. It, Buddha Gautama's prophecy, explained what was to come and how he would return to finish the job (or providing Man, all men, with the knowledge and tools to finally achieve all that he had promised and more!) Ananda asked Lord Gautama Buddha, "How shall we know him?" Buddha replied, "The Buddha that will come after me will be known as Metteyya ... ." In addition there exist Tibetan Buddhist scriptures which are very specific: "When he shall be seen in the West, seated in the Western fashion, his hair like flames about his noble head, discoursing, then shall the inhabitants of the Three Worlds rejoice, knowing that the emancipation of all sentient beings is imminent. Then it shall be called the age of the blessed because it will become commonplace to achieve emancipation in one lifetime." There was more to Buddha's prophecy, such as what would the state of the world be at the time, and why. Plus why he would appear in the Western world rather than his beloved Eastern world, in which he had spent so many lives. Now, all this and I've not yet explained "enlightenment". But, I feel one may understand as to why I did not just throw at a definition. But rather, that I've now provided many unknown facts which one should find then make understanding what enlightenment is, more complete and satisfying, in a natural way. So, on to the explanation of "enlightenment" as achieved by Gautama Siddhartha and a handful of others before the appearance of Metteya Buddha in very recent times.

[Part 2] Okay, "enlightenment": Gautama Siddhartha, accompanied by the ever-faithful Ananda, he just decided that as he had finished looking into all the existing different schools, practices, existing wisdom and knowledge of the time in Asia; as he had found it all to be insufficient and in many cases not really workable, he had decided that he was going to make one last all out attempt to break through the (barrier? barriers?) which he had found had defeated all the top yogis, gurus, swamis and more. And which he himself, so far, had not broken through, either. As they had just come to a river, which river due to seasonal rainfall, was swollen and rushing along with water -- Ananda looked at Gautama's thin, starved body and said, Lord I am filled with concern. And Gautama -- still furiously working on achieving enlightenment, even in that situation, distracted, asked Ananda what the problem might be, that gave him concerned. And Ananda admitted that he feared for his Lord's well-being, as Gautama had not had a proper meal for quite some days, his body was thin and lacking full physical strength. And, Ananda added, the river is high and has a strong current which (Ananda) said would likely sweep Gautama Lord to his death. At this Gautama paused and considered, looking at his faithful friend and companion, Ananda, Gautama said, Okay then, take my arm and see me across this water. At first Ananda baulked, and when asked why by Gautama, Ananda said he was still fearful for his Lord's safety. Couldn't they wait until the river subsided or find a safer crossing place. Gautama was so determined to understand why and what the difficulties were or whatever barriers were there which had prevented all others from achieving enlightenment that he could not tolerate the thought of waiting. So he commanded Ananda to help him cross that river, saying he was certain they would make it. He said he had to reach the other side so they could get to a tree he could see for him to then be able to sit there and continue with his (mental) work resolving a means to achieve enlightenment. Ananda assented, and taking hold of Gautama by one arm then proceeded to struggle with him across the flowing force of that river. They arrived to the other side, clambered out of the waters and Gautama immediately set off for the tree he saw which he was to sit under. Upon arriving at this tree, Gautama sat down and looked up at Ananda saying, I am now going to commit (everything that I have left) to find a way to breakthrough and resolve how to achieve enlightenment. And please Ananda, do not for any reason, no matter how long I take, whether it is a day, two, three or more days, do not interrupt me even to offer me food or drink. Thus spoke Gautama, utterly committed to achieving that which no other had achieved and which he himself had so far also been unable to achieve - "enlightenment". And he ordered Ananda not to let anyone at all approach or intrude or interrupt him. To tell them that he, Gautama Siddhartha was now completely committed to achieving enlightenment, right there, under that exact tree, with no further intrusions or food or water -- because Gautama saw that he had to do it now, himself, and not accept any sop or distraction. Ananda was beside himself with concern, he knew that what Gautama was also saying was that he, Gautama had now so committed himself that he would not broke any easing or break from his all in effort, that Gautama Siddhartha was saying he would not rise up to his feet ever again unless he broke through and found out how to achieve enlightenment and to do it, himself right then and there. That is, Gautama was saying he would either succeed or die in the attempt, but he would not permit any more distractions to this task and whichever end it would have. Ananda was forced to watch over Gautama as Gautama put himself through the process whereby he focused what remained of his life force and intellect and intention to the task. If I recall correctly, one day went past, then another, Ananda becoming more and more severely distressed at the signs and his own conclusion that he was watching his master die. Another day went by, Gautama never rising, never taking any notice of those that approached to chatter or to make offerings such as food or water to this become well known sage. Never taking notice even of whether Ananda was still there or not. On through morning, day, evening, night, and on into the next day, never relenting, never eating, never drinking. Finally, days later, Gautama suddenly stirred, focused on his faithful Ananda, and told him the remarkable news -- he had done it. He had resolved what was preventing himself from achieving enlightenment, and, he had then proceeded to do the actions required to then factually achieve enlightenment. And when he could, now Buddha Gautama, he told Ananda what he had done to achieve enlightenment. Gautama Buddha told Ananda that he had analysed and looked through much information then it struck him that he could not remember certain portions of certain "past-lives" of his of many thousands of years previous. Gautama had then attacked this problem: Why could he not recall just odd sections of a number of past lives of his from mere thousands of years before this life (as Gautama)? So day after day, Gautama had sat there, intellectually attacking this mystery until he succeeded and discovered the reason. Now, having the reason, he sought the solution, all without interrupting himself or stopping to inform Ananda. Then having found the solution or solutions, Gautama, again without stopping for a break, immediately began to "process" himself to break through the barriers he had discovered using the techniques he had developed to effect this. After some time, Gautama opened his eyes and declared to Ananda that he had done it. He, Gautama, had achieved the regain of all his living experiences, meaning complete recall of his past lives, which gave to Gautama a fabulously huge wealth of experiential knowledge and learned data. With which he was now resolving and answering many, many mysteries, unknowns, and complexities which previously had been impossible of resolution. With this, Gautama was now a Buddha, an individual who had achieved the state of "enlightenment". And with this write up, for all you good people, you will now be able to understand what "enlightenment" is. And no, there is no half-way house to enlightenment. It is all. Everything. The final thing that many do not understand or are confused about or, may not even realize is this: Gautama Buddha, once enlightened gave this goal as the most important goal: the state of "bodhi" (the Tibetan buddhists apparently call this, ... No, I am not a Tibetan Buddhist. And to my knowledge, I never have been. I've never studied there scriptures, never attended any of their schools, seminars nor any Dalai Lama "visit". So you know. I learn directly from Metteyya Buddha, in real time. Such miracles should not surprise considering who my teacher is! They called "bodhi" "Bhodicitta", apparently. In any case, Lord Metteyya Buddha says the word "bhodi" most closely means a "Clear" in English. A being who no longer has his own Reactive mind. He is a "Clear". It is worth emphasizing, when he achieved enlightenment, and went on to create only a handful of other enlightened individuals/beings, Gautama Buddha did not know there was a state to call a "bhodi". He only discovered that this state "bhodi" needed to be achieved, to ensure that (regular) human beings could then easily and definitely achieve full enlightenment. Thing is, it took Gautama Buddha another 2,538 years (or thereabouts) for him to finally breakthrough and produce the full discovery of what a "bhodi" is and how to achieve this with any human being -- even the psychotic human beings! Then, they could go on and achieve what had clearly been proven to be impossible -- only a handful out of, what? millions? who had striven for decades doing everything which Buddha had provided for them to do, in their honest, full-blooded attempt to also achieve enlightenment, the state of a "buddha", and they had all failed except for just a handful ?! Wow! The state of "bhodi" then, while discovered out of severely disappointing and very extreme experience to be the crucial formerly not known stepping stone or step towards the state of "buddha", was itself proven to be a highly valuable and truly remarkable state. And today, it is now available to all! Which means that Lord Buddha's promises are all now available and achievable, and all in one "lifetime".

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I have found the chanting of mantras to be extremely unhelpful. But I know many do indeed find it rewarding.

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Thank you for answering my question

Very good, congrats for your awesome discoveries!

Awesome!

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Just happened across this video. WHat a treat! You are quite a guy Michael!

What a treasure! You guys jammed! I wish I could have heard you live a few times! All of it is fantastic! Thanks Michael!

I find it fascinating to contrast Dzochen (Tibetan) Buddhist teaching,as well as Plato's,with the Near Death Experience stories. The NDE community may be as close as we can get to 1st hand experience. It seems that they challenge everyone's preconceptions,and they compel me to rethink my own. A few strike me as simple delirium,but the profound impact of most seem to point to much more than just oxygen deprivation. Science and Medicine finally are taking a serious look at what they mean.

Many thanks for sharing your experience, I'm truly grateful for it and it has helped me to understand the process better. I'm in the fifth month of practice, listening to your story has resonated so much with my own experience. Glad to hear how you carried on after the tough start, the anecdote about no cushion, then cushion, then more until having a separate building for it. Overall, what you have said: meditation was pretty boring, recommendations of sitting for a long time, then you understood it was all part of the process. I recently was starting to come to that conclusion and hearing you has just confirmed it and helped me to consolidate. By the way great speech on the Bardos video too. Thank you for being compassionate Michael.

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Thank you :)