Asceticism Part 2: Physiological

Asceticism Part 2: Physiological

 According to the Taoist teachings of China, the radiant energy of the cosmos is concentrated within the body of men in the form of a spiritual essence. - The Astral Body, Benjamin Walker p. 50
 

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Where does physiological apply in asceticism?

The human body is an enigmatic projection of its own sovereignty.This quality humans contain within themselves is a inquisition we should consider in dire objectivity. The means to ascertain this "soulful" treasure is something that can be compromised by monetary commerce or adorned on a t-shirt. This process is a cyclical advancement in Reflexivity.This advancement is an achievement of the "Self;" this self, I discuss, is representative of one's own 'soul.'

The ascetic techniques to gain this power is what i will discuss in this blog. I want to emphasis this as a "Diet." This "Diet" should be a perpetual, steady process of unveiling and procuring the 'Self" with knowledge, nourishment, and vitality in the body-mind-spirit aspects of ascetic practices.

Mind you all, I live in a Western culture, however, I will have the word "Diet" represent a nuance, refreshment, a progression in detachment. I wish for this blog to implement the enlightenment of one's "Self" through techniques of detaching one from habitual practices that have de-allowed health in mind-body-spirit.

Henceforth, I will discuss information from a couple of sources based: the seven Chakras,  the astral body (auras), and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. All these source will focus upon ascetic practices in reference to the body-mind-spirit; this cohesion in the vessel will propagate the very things that the physiological science invest in educating the masses in health of mind-body-spirit. The human body is a vessel of conscious and unconscious qualities that produces quantities of sovereign matter.Now,  let's see what qualities, in matter of the vessel, we will find resources for ourselves and the environments we reside.

Before I begin this inquisition, let's take a trip back for just a minute or two. For instance, have some of you read Reflexive Thought #11.  I wrote this about a couple months ago, last year to be exact. In this blog, I introduced a term "the Pleasure Ion." As I defined, the Pleasure Ion is the developing elation the body cultivates from the spiritual energy within; an energy that is procure from physicality within the human body from either an conscious or an unconscious euphoria.

Too add, I mentioned the three derivatives of obtaining the Pleasure Ion - these derivative are in pursuit of what would represent a "life force" or "euphoria;" they are:

• Mind (Synergetic) - the active state of imagination projecting the will of one's quality in existence within the vessel.
• Body (Kinetic) - the active motion in physical exercises and physical therapy of the vessel from the use of energy within.
  
• Spirit (Cardiotic) - the active respiration of the breath cycling throughout the vessel in a continual process of surplus-storage of energy within.
  

The application of these three derivatives will bring into fruition the qualities the vessel contains within. This discovery of the Self,  while resident on the earth, is the unique embodiment of the Pleasure Ion.

This minor piece of review should wet the senses just a bit. The Pleasure Ion represent a small icon of what you can discover in ascetic practices of the mind-body-spirit matter. There is another bridge you must cross, in order, to ascertain this wealth of knowledge. This fountain of vitality is awaiting your arrival. If, you want to know how to get there, then you start by reading the information below. This will start the journey on to the path of enlightenment. Shall we begin?

CHAKRA

Chakras are the body's energy stations. These stations are located in seven areas of the human body. Each locations have single function: http://www.chakraenergy.com/chart.html. These Chakras are great suppliers and stores of energy.

The flow of energy in your body is connected to emotional and physical events that result in bodily reactions. Thus, in Hindu and Buddhist tradition thought it is believed that body is contain in two different forms: a physical form and a energy form.

Leaning how to regulate this energy is a basic tenement in aligning the seven energy centers known as Chakras. Practicing simple meditation and yoga technique will allow this alignment to continue its even flow. This alignment will allow you body energy to continually maintain benefits in your physical survival, your sexuality, your ambition, your drive, your feelings of compassion and love, your ability to communicate, your imagination, and spirituality.

Therefore, you should practice different techniques in yoga, meditation, a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, drink plenty of water, drinking herbal teas such as peppermint and sage, chakra or sensual massage, aromatherapy, and writing a journal of your dreams.

THE ASTRAL BODY

 
Gerhard Dorn, an alchemist, expressed the belief that men have in them an invisible substrate unlike anything found in nature that represented their essential selves. "Within the human body," he said, "there is hidden a certain metaphysical substance known only to a very few." (Cavendish (1967), P. 173)

The idea of Chakras is to storage and supply energy in the vessel-we know as the human body. The Astral Body is like a 'fluidic spirit' separate from the physical state of the vessel. The Astral Body represents the non-physical state the body contains in life and in death.

In producing this Astral Body, there are certain exercises you could practice to procure the Astral Body such as: rhythmic breathing, looking inward mentally, and concentrating on the space between your eyes. These same technique are used as warm-up exercises during Hatha Yoga-I remembered these techniques when I practiced Hatha Yoga at SFSU under Instructor CAUGHLAN

These techniques, along with a slough of others, are central to the existence of the Astral Body; also know as "aura." This aura would be more like a vehicle of the soul. It protects the body from invasions of certain creating an imbalance of both forms-this being the physical and astral.

Furthermore, the Astral Body is a shield, protector of the Self, the soul. This form is just as important as the physical form. Anything that penetrates the Astral field into the physical will cause havoc to the balance created by the ascetic practices maintaining health. The importance of Astral Body is just as dire as the alignment of the Chakras.

TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD 
(Below is Part 1 & 2 of the movie by narrated Leonard Cohen based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead)
PART 1

 

PART 2

The Tibetan Book of the Dead offers an ascetic guidance in mythological realms of the Self. The book mentions the Five Elements. These elements are: Fire, Air, Water, Earth, and Ether. These elements are the function essential to the path of Enlightenment and Emancipation , as stated in the Bardo Thodol.

However, the Buddhist view declares there are the Three Buddha Bodies, which are standard analysis of the mind-body-spiritual continuum in attainment of enlightenment-in terms of Reflexivity the projections of the inner state of the Self.

These Three Buddha Bodies are:

• Truth Body: Phase: Death; Sleep-State; Waking Trance.

• Beatific Body: Phase: Between; Dream-State; Waking magic Body.

• Emanation Body: Phase: Life; Waking-State: Waking Gross Body.

These Buddha bodies are attained through ascetic practices of yoga, meditation, and diets consisting of herbal teas, vegetables, and fruits, etc. Thus, you can learn through these concepts how to enter from one state to the next. You will learn how your body can be a guiding tool, an vessel of alchemy.

Also, there is the Body-Mind complex in Tibetan Book of the Dead, which are projected in three forms:

• Gross (the body of the flesh, blood, bone, and other substances that can decode the five main elements).
• Subtle (this roughly correlates to the central nervous system).
• Extremely Subtle (the indestructible crop; tiny energy pattern existing normally in the center of the heart wheel or complex).

This information represents what the vessel can accomplish in a physical-to-non-physical forms. It entails the quality that is contain and the quantity of sovereignty within the vessel.

PROJECTION

All three sources that I choose for this blog are just small in comparison for the number of other things one can practice to achieve this perfection, enlightenment in body-mind-spirit unification. There is so much more you can learn and I hope the information I have provided can help guide some of you in the direction you seek for wherever your journey will take you.

My main function is for any who read this to ascertain these practices, and philosophies as a "Diet" of the Self. Yes, even the soul needs a bit of a tune-up.

These ascetic physiological practices are central to any one's longevity. The answer has always come from within. The solutions have always existed within. The journey has always started from within. There is no substitute for such a phenomenon, the Self. It's unique in its conceptualized existence. If, you choose to live in an ascetic manner you will have to devote your total attention, give your utmost sacrifice, and have complete patience. This is essential in an "Diet;" you must be willing to sacrifice whatever is necessary to ascertain the desired result.

This isn't something that will happen in an instance. The practice from beginning to end will result in what you have given to it. Whether whole-heartedly or half-assed, the result is the projection of your complete attention to detail, to practice, to everything you have provided in this transformation of the Self. If, you have confidence in your ability to ascertain goals this will not be a problem. If, you lack confidence, and want to change your life, this is just the exercise you need to reflex upon in projections. This is the "Diet" you would need to eliminate the body-mind-spirit of its malignancies.

The present is at hand. The opportunity is revealed. The only thing left is to decide: you want to live or do you want to die? This is the first step in asceticism: learning to detach, letting go of the present self in its dysfunction. Yes, non-acceptance of your defeated state. This is a "Diet" of the Self.

This video is Sarah M. Moser. She represents Eclipsism, yet, exemplifies the Pleasure Ion. This exemplifies one of the projections ascertained by this "Diet" of the body-mind-spirit.

Now that we may have a bit clearer understanding of the effective state of asceticism  in the physiological realm, let's pose another inquisition: the psychological. They go hand-in-hand. Therefore, this is the question to consider for the next blog: How does asceticism influence the psychological? Here is something to reflect on until my next blog; the way the mind can develop a sharp outlook on the Self, the culture, and the environment its surround upon daily. What projections would one's psyche gain from this experience?

REFLEXIVITY TERMS

Pleasure Ion: the developing elation the body cultivates from the spiritual energy within; an energy that is procure from physicality within the human body from either an conscious or an unconscious euphoria. 

Projection: is an icon, quality that is ascertained from a reflection; the conclusive detail from an observation of phenomenon or isotoric epsidoes, etc. 

Eclipsism: is the total embodiment of SELF, of culture, and of environment developed by rigor through practice, sacrifice, and study of a physicality, physical discipline, in order, to obtain knowledge and enlightenment via the human body.

REFERENCES

Rosen , B. (2007). A gaia busy person's guide chakras: Finding balance and serenity in everyday life. London, UK: Gaia Books Ltd.

Walker, B. (1977). Beyond the body: The human double & the astral planes. New York City, New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Limited.

Thurman, R. (1994). The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Liberation through understanding in the between. New York: Bantam Books.