[FairfieldLife] RE: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2014-02-13 Thread jr_esq
Martyboi, That's a good analogy. The venom, that the snake emitted during the churning of the ocean, could represent the stress being released in the person's brain during the practice of meditation. But somehow the stress release is cleansed by the Impulse of Intelligence represented by Sh

[FairfieldLife] RE: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2014-02-13 Thread martyboi
On my siddhis course (20+ years ago) the administrator said the grinding rocks were analogies for the two hemispheres of the brain.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-15 Thread sparaig
The largest producer of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, is the stomach, not the brain. http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199905/our-second-brain-the-stomach --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > In Paul Mason's book, MMY is quoted to have stated that Soma can be found i

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
Johnjr_esq: > In Paul Mason's book, MMY is quoted to have stated > that Soma can be found in the belly of a person in > cosmic consciousness... > The primary ingredient in TM's bio-chemical labratory is seratonin, according to TMO research conducted by R.K. Wallace. Serotonin, according to MM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread John
In Paul Mason's book, MMY is quoted to have stated that Soma can be found in the belly of a person in cosmic consciousness. This suggests that soma could be some form of a chemical ingredient produced by the human physiology. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "richardwillytexwilliams" wro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, maskedzebra wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > > > This vedic myth describes the process of creation at the planck time after > > the Big Bang. At that point in time, matter and antimatter were created > > only to an

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
Johnjr_esq: > Your interpretation of this myth has validity > According to Maharishi, "Soma is produced in the human body when Cosmic Consciousness is attained." The purpose of Soma thus engendered is to enable the individual to see everything as one's infinite self. Maharishi says that t

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread John
Richard, Your interpretation of this myth has validity. By most accounts, amrita is interpreted to be the soma of ancient times. But soma can also be interpreted as the bliss gained during meditation, TM in particular. Nonetheless, it is interesting to see how this myth also can be interprete

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread maskedzebra
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: > > This vedic myth describes the process of creation at the planck time after > the Big Bang. At that point in time, matter and antimatter were created only > to annihilate each other in a tremendous ball of fire. In the end, only a > tin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Churning the Ocean of Milk

2011-09-14 Thread richardwillytexwilliams
John jr_esq: > Churning the Ocean of Milk > The most popular version of the Indian myth 'Churning the milk Ocean' is found in the Eighth Canto of the Bhagavata Purana. In Buddhist mythology, 'Amrita' is the drink of the gods, which grants them immortality. According to Terrence McKenna in hi