On Discrimination

“Oh, Thou Sun, send me as far around the world as is my pleasure and yours; and may I make the acquaintance of good men but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.”

This was the Prayer of Apollonius of Tyana, circa 23

It is ideal to attract people who might have affinity to your ideas and at least are receptive to what you are all about. This is beneficial to all involved. This is done with your quality of thinking and thoughts. You can project a benign acceptance and jolly attitude and in turn this will attract the same. You do not need to make an effort to unconditionally love everyone at the onset. The goal is universal love and the projection of love, but that is very hard for the beginner. You can start by saying “I like all people”; you can do this by understanding their anger, fear and frustration which is always a projection of their suffering. There are several ways of calming the angry and redirecting their negative emotions by a socking and surprising act from your part.

When I see a very angry person who is visibly fuming and I must deal with him in some way, I’d go out of my way not to antagonize him further. I am super nice with him whether I feel like it or not. You must break their pattern of uncontrolled emotions somehow. This can be done by shocking them into a different pattern. I always do this without projecting weakness or servitude from my part. There is nothing to be said, you can project an aura or calmness and good waves about you without saying a word. Many times humor can work for you with difficult people.

You always have the right to avoid situations where you might be compromised or some conflict might arise. If you feel uncomfortable or strange with angry, disturbed people, this feeling by the way is normal, and then you can be more selective. This is done with the power of your mind. Eventually you will evolve into a skillful operator who does not back down from an occasional challenge and a difficult situation. Knowing that you always have the way out is calming. You are always in control. The power of the mind is very strong if you know how to use it. A focused mind is always in control of the confused, angry and emotional mind. The trick is to have no ego and know that this is never personal. The other party is not against you! They are pained and projecting this pain, confusion and suffering onto you. Always keep this in mind!

This skill of the mind puts you in control. You can be discriminating by using this skill by selecting whom you get in contact with on a daily basis. It is natural to select wisely and try to attract interesting and illuminating people who are a joy to be with.

Do not judge others by their appearance or physical characteristics! After studying the practical applications of the Ancient Wisdom you will be attuned to certain situations that are actually conjured up as tests. You are constantly tested and retested by circumstances in life. A feeble, untrained mind looks at physical outer beauty but the trained mind subconsciously knows that all that is a façade. Truth is deeper than skin deep. Rather than looking at beauty or ugliness, you must see the eye. It will reveal everything. Sadly many people nowadays are not looking at the eye. They somehow shun eye contact. They are afraid what they might find… perhaps the reason for this is that eye contact is a two way mirror, and when you are seeking to find out about the other, by default, reveal who you are. By looking in the eye you are becoming vulnerable.

What do Feng Shui and StarWars have in Common?

The Chinese culture is ancient and it had preceded the west in many  scientific discoveries, and philosophical advances in many aspects. Contemporary men often look at the Chinese as superstitious and weird in their outlook of life and the way they perceive the world.

It behooves us to study and try to understand this ancient civilization better and try to see similarities rather than pointing out the obvious differences. The biggest obstacle in understanding the Chinese is the spoken and written language.

There is a basic concept in the Chinese thinking is the dual energies the Yin and Yang.

The Yin and Yang as we refer to this in the West is used to describe how seemingly opposing forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, giving rise to each other in turn. The concept of polarity lies at the heart of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine, and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise, such as Tai Chi.

Tai Chi as the name implies works with the life force of the human body called Chi (or Qi).

This unseen force that keeps humans and all living forms alive actually exists in inanimate objects as well, albeit in a lower quantity.

What is the relationship of the Yin and Yang to this mystical life force? The answer is simple, they are interconnected. If you look at the symbolism, of the yin and yang it is obvious that the polarity exist in oneness, hence it is seemingly a paradox. The oneness of dark and light is an occult secret, hard to understand but the underlying principle that propels everything in this Universe is the Qi (or Chi), this is the Life Force, the prana as the Hindus refer to it, used by BOTH – Dark or Light. This word is in Sanskrit and it has the same translation as Qi in Chinese (meaning “breath”).

To understand the relationship of Yin and Yang to Qi we have to take you back in time a little and use popular culture in America. Star Wars was viewed by millions of people worldwide. If you remember the Force that Yoda was using and teaching to young Luke Skywalker, then you’d remember the dual existence of the Force the Dark side and the light side. Actually the movie never explicitly said “white”, “Right hand” or “Light”.

It was left to the viewer to decide. It was the opposite of the ominous of “Dark side”.

This energy (Qi) was renamed “Psychic energy” by my former teacher. I do not mean to confuse the reader by all this terminology. The reason I mention this is to illustrate the multiplicity of this concept. It exists in virtually all religions and cultures. The name is just another name referring to an age old concept but it is strangely appropriate.

Most if not all phenomena, true psychic work, magic and healing is performed using this force.

This energy can self heal, preserve youthfulness, and create miracles. Jesus raised the dead using Psychic Energy; he could walk on water according to the Bible.

The question probably arises from the reader, if we all are born with this psychic energy how come that we end up aging and ultimately dying? The answer is simple. This energy can dissipate and rise according to our lifestyle, thinking and to some external factors such as diet, habits and company we keep.

It is important to point out that this energy is in flux and remains in the body and can be transferred from one body to another and it can leave the body if the host remains uninhabitable.

The physical organ of this Psychic Energy is the appendix. This does not mean that psychic energy is  stored in the appendix,  merely it is the controlling organ the co-ordinate the flow and distribution in the human body.

The biggest factor in keeping our level of psychic energy is our thinking and beliefs. For example if a person refuses to believe in the very existence of psychic energy for whatever reason, this will pose a serious obstacle long term. On the other hand, the idea of realizing something and adopting it into our fabric of being will enhance that concept and strengthen it. When we are born, the slate is clean in our consciousness, we are innocent and no worldly ideas, dogmas and false teachings exist in our subconscious. This state is beneficial to our level of psychic energy.

Factors that enhance psychic energy;

• Meditation (raising our consciousness)
• Exercise
• Fresh Clean Air (right breathing at high elevation)
• Vegetarianism
• Purification of the body (fasting)
• Love towards all

Factors that inhibit psychic energy;

• Stress
• Pollution
• Alcohol
• Meat
• Drugs (both legal and illegal)
• Sex

Certain things we can do to enhance psychic energy are as follows;

• Wearing proper talismans or amulets, amber jewelry
• Pine needle and pine (even cut and processed into lumber)
• Tibetan Musk
• A healer (in extreme cases).

I hope this essay is beneficial to you in your understanding of the basics of the supernatural and magical. The importance of this is that having this power is not easily obtainable, as Mother Nature jealously guards her secrets, but the end result is entirely up to you.

It is all obtainable and you do not need a priest or a rabbi, or in fact you do not need any intercessor to get there. It is your birthright.