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Do labels really matter if you understand what he means? No they don't....
If an 'Islamic extremist' means you no harm, does the label of 'Islamic extremist' really matter?
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by abeverage
Chakras may not have been found, but evidence that sound does indeed heal in cats is interesting wouldn't you say?
Or do you not trust Scientific American?
So perhaps there is something at least to vibrations and sound being healing in humans as well. Instead of completely and indignantly disregarding it there should be some more research.
I never said anything about vibrations not affecting matter (which is a very ill-defined term). Vibrations do affect matter. Sound can also destroy. But the affect of sound on plants is also well documented.
And no I don't trust anyone but the ones who have proven trustworthy...edit on 15-8-2013 by TheSubversiveOne because: (no reason given)
You are being very contrary. What you did say is this is a thread about making noises with your mouth. True but there possibly much more to it than that. So I am not sure where you are coming from, either you disagree with OP and believe this to be unscientifically sound (nice pun). Or you being disagreeable for no clear reason.
Root - Feeling Safe and Eternal (no matter what everything will be ok)
Sacral - Sexuality, Lust
Solar Plexus - Intuition (as in "gut" feelings), Will-power
Heart - Passion (feeling "in love") , Compassion
Throat - Truth, Wisdom
3rd Eye - Imagination, Visions
Crown - Bliss, happiness
Legend tells that once upon a time there was a poor man who was charged with tending a herd of cows for his master. The man, uneducated and mentally challenged, one day met a teacher of meditation and he was impressed by the calm, loving, happy nature of the teacher. So he asked the teacher to show him how he could achieve the same radiating peace that the teacher so obviously enjoyed.
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by VeritasAequitas
Do labels really matter if you understand what he means? No they don't....
If an 'Islamic extremist' means you no harm, does the label of 'Islamic extremist' really matter?
Would you call a cat a dog? Yeah, they do matter.
i understand a rose by any other name.. but i can call u what i want as long as in my mind the description and attributes of who i am addressing is YOU. so i doesnt matter your name. i could call you 'jimmy'. still you
Why not take that ancient wisdom give it respect and find out more about it instead of completely disregarding it as hokum?
This is all in a philosophical forum, and you claim to be a Philosopher, so how can anyone here offer any "evidence" of what is ultimately a state of mind? If someone chooses to visualize swirling pools of energy at points in their body that you can honestly feel vibrating when chanting these mantra's and uses these as a means to finding inner peace then what does it matter what the terminology is?
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by filledcup
i understand a rose by any other name.. but i can call u what i want as long as in my mind the description and attributes of who i am addressing is YOU. so i doesnt matter your name. i could call you 'jimmy'. still you
yes you can call me anything you want and you can believe it. It doesn't change the fact that my name is not Jimmy. In other words, you're wrong.
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by abeverage
Why not take that ancient wisdom give it respect and find out more about it instead of completely disregarding it as hokum?
I respect ancient wisdom. I don't respect those that attempt to pass it off as truth.
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by Thorneblood
This is all in a philosophical forum, and you claim to be a Philosopher, so how can anyone here offer any "evidence" of what is ultimately a state of mind? If someone chooses to visualize swirling pools of energy at points in their body that you can honestly feel vibrating when chanting these mantra's and uses these as a means to finding inner peace then what does it matter what the terminology is?
Because it's dishonest. I don't even think you can explain half the things you are talking about. Why not say that chakras are emotions, or chakras are a state of mind? Be honest for once is all I would like to ask.
so then your name defines who you are? what people call you defines who you are? or does the person that you are define who you are? what takes precendence.. the name? or the attributes of the individual?
here let me help u with it some more..
an englishman stands on the bank of a river and points to it saying "water"
a spaniard stands on the bank of the same river next to that man, points in the very same spot and exclaims.. "agua"
a german then walks up to them and says "wasser"
who is wrong and who is right?
should the 3 men stand and debate forever which one refers to it by the right name? or will they realize that different names can refer to the same thing?
chakras are portals! conduits! they have a physical presence in certain glands/organs but are not limited to the physical. the actual chakra is not the gland. the conduit opens around the area of the gland/organ. they feed the body with spiritual life.. consciousness.. intelligence. they are invisible, but they have physicality that appeals to the sense of touch.
make sense? oh and this is not philosophy im speaking btw. nor theory, nor guess
Originally posted by TheSubversiveOne
reply to post by abeverage
Why not take that ancient wisdom give it respect and find out more about it instead of completely disregarding it as hokum?
I respect ancient wisdom. I don't respect those that attempt to pass it off as truth.