Cool - I like that idea, the journey down sidewalks, urban steps, jungle paths, rice paddies, streams and rivers, across oceans, bridges, through alleys of incense and temples, and then back home!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" wrote: > > Look...I changed the name of the thread. Hope it doesn't disappoint Barry. > > Your talk of buildings and such brings to mind "vibes," of course. > > It brings to mind energy signatures, or something like that...that I've read > about in one of Donna Eden's books. > > Which brought to mind HeartMath of which folks here may already be familiar. > In (at least some) of HeartMath's past studies, gratitude showed to be the > most powerful "heart tool" (I think that is HeartMath's term) to help bring > the mind and body into better sync. > Here's a link about some of HMs research: > http://www.heartmath.org/research/science-of-the-heart/introduction.html > > I was out hiking today, and again thought of blood soil. I've often thought > of that through the years...what has walked where I put my feet? Who has > walked? What blood has been shed where I trod? I feel the ground lives with > these memories of peoples and animals from the past. Similar to the buildings > whereof ya'll speak. > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Susan" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > > > "There could be many explanations for what a person experiences when > > > entering a building that have nothing to do with metaphysics or religion. > > > Simple expectation is one. If you have in your mind that certain building > > > will elicit a specific experience, you may experience that on entering or > > > working in one because of the placebo effect. There is also just plain > > > mood making. > > > > > > The placebo effect tends not to work well with me. I can't tell the > > > difference between different kinds of buildings except whether they are > > > lighter or darker, warmer or colder, or have fumes from the furnishings > > > or activities there, the activity of the people therein. And whether they > > > seem generally safe structurally." > > > > > > Purely by virtue of the beings inhabiting a building, now or previously, > > > gives the space a particular feel. I have noticed this in older > > > buildings, in particular. Not quite the same as the peaceful radiance in > > > a TM facility, obviously, though definitely there. > > > > > > I like buildings that are many many years old and have been left as is. > > > So many interesting things to pick up on - like the ruins of the single > > > prisoner cells on Devil's Island(s) I saw at 19, rusting manacles still > > > embedded in the crumbling brick, and as hot as hell. > > > > I have three times become sick to my stomach when in certain rooms in old > > buildings - a feeling of panic and nausea and I have to leave. The reasons > > I seem to think of have to do with old energies there that are not good for > > me. On the other hand, I too love old buildings, and live in a 100 year > > old house that I love. > > > > > > There is a lot more there, there, if you are open to it.:-) > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Xenophaneros Anartaxius" wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > "I am not sure why, but whenever I entered a TMO facility I felt a > > > > > > surge of positive light and energy. It was palpable, so thick with > > > > > > stillness. Just a special feeling that perhaps I created, but I > > > > > > don't think so. Not sure if I believe in angels, but if they exist, > > > > > > the TMO places were and still are swarming with them." > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, definitely - same here. I haven't been to one in years, though > > > > > > will probably test the feeling again, at some point. > > > > > > > > > > > > I was on a trip from Missouri to Fairfield in the early 80's, and > > > > > > my entire body literally began humming (Oming?) about 60 miles out > > > > > > - also saw a large celestial sentinel about a hundred feet tall, > > > > > > there, though it has been a very long time, and even those details > > > > > > are faint now. > > > > > > > > > > Same experienced all over the globe. Whenever you enter one of our > > > > > buildings, owned or rented, it always has a particular silence and a > > > > > cozy feeling of safety about it, as if the walls were 3 meters thick > > > > > and not 40 cm and you really don't wan't to leave the place. > > > > > > > > > > Naturally fellows like the Turq will certainly come up with all sorts > > > > > of cynical or rational "explanations" for this, mainly because > > > > > Buddhism is a dead religion and they simply don't have this kind of > > > > > buildings, however showoff grand and guilded they might be. > > > > > > > > There could be many explanations for what a person experiences when > > > > entering a building that have nothing to do with metaphysics or > > > > religion. Simple expectation is one. If you have in your mind that > > > > certain building will elicit a specific experience, you may experience > > > > that on entering or working in one because of the placebo effect. There > > > > is also just plain mood making. > > > > > > > > The placebo effect tends not to work well with me. I can't tell the > > > > difference between different kinds of buildings except whether they are > > > > lighter or darker, warmer or colder, or have fumes from the furnishings > > > > or activities there, the activity of the people therein. And whether > > > > they seem generally safe structurally. > > > > > > > > Buddhism is still not dead > > > > > > > > Christianity 2.0 billion > > > > > > > > Islam 1.7 billion > > > > > > > > Hinduism 1.0 billion > > > > > > > > Buddhism 1.9 billion (This number > > > > is variable from about 0.5 billion > > > > to the figure listed because there > > > > are many mixtures of Asian practices > > > > and depending on how you categorise > > > > these as being enough like the > > > > definition of Buddhism you are using > > > > to dump them under the Buddhist label.) > > > > > > > > No Religion 1.1 billion (The growth > > > > of a post-theistic poplulation is > > > > an interesting feature of our > > > > modern times.) > > > > > > > > Remember, there was a time when the Church rules and everybody believed > > > > in God. This was called the Dark Ages. > > > > > > > > Some sects of Buddhism still produce enlightened beings, although, as > > > > with Hinduism (which includes TM), the number of successes in this seem > > > > rather low. > > > > > > > > > Regarding "celestial sentinel". A pshycic friend told me that > > > > > Maharishi, as soon as the monestary in Vlodrop was purchased, invited > > > > > two such beings to stand about 15 meters on each side of the > > > > > staircase entrance leeding into the building to keep "watch". > > > > > According to him they are each about a hundred feet tall and still > > > > > there today :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
