[MD] Mind-body practice

[Dwaipayan Lahiri]

> Too much of anything can also cause havoc can't they ? In  
> moderation, I
> don't think JD creates any havoc.Thanks for the warning :). I've  
> done some
> meditation in yoga and martial arts..but I didn't get it..maybe I  
> wasn't
> ready then. Perhaps, I need to see "Tao meditation".I guess I'll  
> read the
> Tao book you suggested and do those exercises..i'm curious though  
> does it
> require a Master or only the mindset ?
>

A master is very good to have or at least a genuine source that will  
not misguide you.
Please take a few moments to read this article I'd written sometime  
back --

http://medhajournal.com/content/view/25/80/


>>
>>
>>> A good source of "Peyote stories" would be Carlos Castaneda.
>>
>  Thanks once again, I'll do some reading over the weekend.
>

Lot of people think Castaneda was a charlatan -- but my gut tells me  
he knew

>>
> Dwai  asserts:
>
>>> The call to seek "beyond" comes to everyone. Each of us react to it
>> differently. Some get afraid and seek psychiatric help. Others  
>> >redirect
>> this into some kind of sensual feeding frenzy (sex/food/drugs/ 
>> alcohol etc).
>>
>
> I agree that the "call", if not everyone does come to most people.  
> And..I do
> realize we all react to it differently. But somehow your list  
> doesn't seem
> complete and it only gives one aspect of the *reaction...For some  
> other
> people the reaction might induce them to meditate[Dwai] and some
> paint[Marsha] some spend quality time in the woods[SA] some serve the
> Universe[Ron]  some others read Rorty and write complex dissertation 
> [Matt]
> and as for me, I play ping-pong and I also get a high wading  
> through lively
> Bangalore traffic.[i think there is a latent intelligence operating in
> Bangalore traffic managing the balance between chaos and order and  
> riding
> through it, one gets a deeper understanding of the universe..a  
> different
> story though ]..actually, the "guide" in my case has told me to  
> stop seeking
> and to start plain old fashioned living :).
>

:) That wasn't meant to be a comprehensive list of any kind, but a  
sample of common reactions.
Yes, but the creative side does get triggered as well.

But Bengaluru!
Used to love the city -- it's sold out these days I'm afraid...

> Dwai:
>> The restlessness, the deep-rooted feeling in the gut that says  
>> there is
> something beyond this "reality" we live in is the one that is the  
> >guide.
> Hmm..This is akin to "The Matrix" and "Zeon". Dwai, are you "Neo"  
> the chosen
> one in disguise :) ?
>

I'll be happy if Tao lets me walk the path...