Prabhaker

Yes, I like it's taste. I think most of the people on this forum don't know about 'garam masala' spice.

We have already discussed vegetarianism many times, this was in its continuation.

In the context of self-improvement and self-growth it was irrelevant but it was in response to Loreena's statement. Methamphetamine users can be social, however once the more severe effects of long term drug use occur the personality is altered.

Vegetarian diet includes cereals and pulses , I am Lacto-vegetarian , I take milk products.

Once it happened: Jesus was walking and a woman -- a very poor woman, afraid and apprehensive about whether Jesus would treat her or not, because he was always crowded by so many people -- the woman thought to herself, "Just touch Jesus' garment from behind." She did, and she was cured. Jesus looked back and the woman started thanking him. She fell at his feet and was very grateful. Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." The world was deep in trust; people were rooted in faith. Jesus' miracles happened because the people were very trusting. If a person is healed that only means this was the time for his healing, he was bound to be healed in some way.

This is how a western mind thinks, how can a person who is still greedy for money can acquire psychic abilities ? Only a fake psychic will be attracted to such challenges. Money appears to be so important to the people who don't know about real treasures.

It was he, who admitted that he is doing all this for money. Once I was non-vegetarian, a vegetarian can be cruel and cunning , a non- vegetarian can be compassionate a loving person. I only stated that with vegetarianism it is easier to reach deeper levels of meditation. There are many enlightened persons who are non-vegetarian.

I had a discussion with Rali on this forum , he admitted that he is teaching others as a profession. He is not fully enlightened as he sometimes claims.

@Snick We have associated the most trivial matters with astrology. Those matters have no value, and because of our connecting them with astrology, difficulties have arisen. Mohammed had a disciple named Ali. Ali once asked Mohammed’s opinion about whether a man is independent and free to do what he wants, or whether he is bound by his destiny in everything he does. Ali asked, ”Can one do as one wants or not?” – and man has been asking this question for a long, long time. ”If a man is not able to do as he desires,” Ali said, ”then it is useless and foolish to preach to him not to steal, not to tell lies, not to be dishonest. Or is it destiny that one man should always be there to preach to others not to steal or not to do this or that, knowing full well that it is also destiny for a dishonest man to remain dishonest, for a thief to remain a thief, for a murderer to remain a murderer? All this appears absurd. If everything is predestined, all education is useless – all prophets, all saints and all teachers are useless.” People have asked such questions to Mahavira and to Buddha also. If what is going to happen is predestined, why should Mahavira or Buddha take so much trouble to explain what is right and what is wrong? So, Ali asked Mohammed what he thought about this controversial matter. If such a question was asked to Mahavira or Buddha, they would have given a very complicated and deep reply, but Mohammed gave a reply which Ali could understand. Many of Mohammed’s replies were direct and straightforward. Ordinarily, answers given by people who are uneducated or less educated, or who are simple villagers, are direct and frank. Mohammed did not give any metaphysical reply. He asked Ali to lift one leg and stand on it. Ali had asked a question about whether a man is free to do what he wants. Why should Ali stand on one leg? Mohammed said, ”First lift one leg.” Poor Ali lifted his left leg and stood there on one leg. Mohammed then asked him, ”Now lift the right leg also.” Ali was puzzled and asked how it was possible. Then Mohammed said, ”If you had wanted to, you could have lifted the right leg first, but now you cannot.... A man is always free to lift the first leg – it can be whichever he wants – but no sooner has the first been lifted when the other becomes bound to the earth.” With regard to the nonessential part of life, we are always free to lift the first leg. But once that is done it becomes a bondage for the essential part. We take steps that are nonessential, become entangled, and then we are not able to do the essential. So Mohammed said to Ali that he had all the freedom to lift the right or the left leg first. But once he exercised that freedom and lifted one left leg, he was incapable of lifting the other leg. So freedom is there within certain limits, but beyond those limits there is bondage. There are three areas of life. In one area, that which is the essential core, everything is predetermined. In another area, that which is peripheral, everything is uncertain. Between these two conditions – the essential and the peripheral – there is ample room for changes through the exercise of choice.

For beginners intermittent fasting is good, don't try longer duration fasting.

@Snick You can go into meditation just by sitting, but then be just sitting; do not do anything else.

Nothing rude in it, I always like to share as much information as possible, I know it is a very difficult journey.

What else do you want , some esoteric secrets ? Growing towards meditation requires great patience.

I have told you about meditation many times, you can always ask about any problem on this forum.

It is the same life energy we need to grow spiritually. There are many ways to waste this energy, we all are wasting. It is very difficult to accumulate this energy, we can lose it very easily.

Real problem is unconsciousness , all other problems are shadows.

Can they stop crimes, wars, terrorism ? What good it will do if they solve few crimes ? When they use psychic powers , they lose psychic energy , it's a costly affair.

If you are a seeker of truth , then your interest in any kind of power is an obstacle. Otherwise society needs institutions , parents need power to control children, it is important for the survival of society. From the point of view of a mystic , your society is sick, your parenting is horrible.

Every power corrupts. Use of psychic abilities is considered as hindrance on path of enlightenment. About this a chapter is written in Patanjali's Yog Sutra's, just to warn the seekers.

Always ! Enlightenment is a simple realization that everything is as it should be, everything is utterly perfect as it is.

In India poor illiterate mystics use psychic abilities impress other villagers, and they think they are helping others by telling their future.

There no question of losing those abilities, use of psychic abilities is childish.

Even if it is a breakdown , it can be transformed into breakthrough.

Why every prophet is harassed when he is alive ?