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Post by ravenluv » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:12 pm

see?

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Post by the fire elf » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:28 pm

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Post by skygod » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:44 pm

A young man sits at the window and looks at the mountains, but thinks that he sees more than just the mountains.
An old man sits at the window and looks at the mountains, and he just sees the mountains.
"It will seem difficult in the beginning. But everything seems difficult in the beginning."- Musashi

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Post by the fire elf » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:55 pm

A wise man sits at the window and looks at the mountains, and only sees himself.
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Post by MoisturePup » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:56 pm

the fire elf wrote:A wise man sits at the window and looks at the mountains, and only sees himself.
A retard sits at the window and looks at the mountains and sees cake... boy do they love cake.

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Post by HughMungus » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:57 pm

MoisturePup wrote:
the fire elf wrote:A wise man sits at the window and looks at the mountains, and only sees himself.
A retard sits at the window and looks at the mountains and sees cake... boy do they love cake.
I was sad because I had no shoes. The end.
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Post by Tiahaar » Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:52 pm

still one of my favorite website designs...whether you believe in their vision or not (gotta have flash and speakers for this...click through the hot dots for extra tidbits):

http://www.theurgydesign.com/intro_f.html

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Post by the fire elf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:13 am

Demonic Levitation in Christianity:

Simon Magus reportedly had the ability to levitate, along with many other magical powers. As a dissenter from the orthodox Christianity of the time,
this was branded as evil magic and attributed to demonic powers.

Clara Germana Cele, a young South African girl, in 1906 reportedly levitated in a rigid position. The effect was apparently only reversed by the application of Holy Water, leading to belief that it was caused by demonic possession.

Magdalena de la Cruz (1487-1560), a Franciscan nun of Cordova.

Girolamo Savonarola, sentenced to death, rose off the floor of his cell into midair and remained there for some time.
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Post by the fire elf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:14 am

Mystical Levitation in Hinduism

Hindu Fakirs and Brahmans have a history of metaphysical levitation, which is active, rather than passive as in Christian mysticism. It is performed with the aid of a staff, though this does not have to touch the ground, and in a lotus position.
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Post by the fire elf » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:18 am

A system of yogic flying also exists within the inner tantras (anuttara-tantras) of Tibetan Buddhism as a system to attain enlightenment. In this system the practitioners work at the dissolution of the vital airs, prana, into the centermost part of being, the avadhuti or "central channel".

Once perfected, the adept of this school (rlung-gompa) can then work for the attainment of simultaneous bliss and emptiness (in Sanskrit, shunyata). Ultimately one attains mahamudra siddhi, total non-dual realization, and is able to radiate bodhichitta, the thought of enlightenment, for all sentient beings.
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Post by skygod » Fri Feb 24, 2006 3:31 pm

Flying is the second greatest pleasure known to man.
The first is landing.
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