Recent content by Siberia

This topic may not exactly fit with this board, but deals with ancient times so... I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on ancient practice of meditation/yoga - I'm quite sure that there was some Egyptian/Sumerian folklore pertaining to these things... Theories are welcome. :D

Pardon me if there has already been a thread on this, but what are everyone's thoughts on the 17 years in Jesus's life that were not recorded in the Bible? I kinda support the theory of him studying and learning in India, which may have been where he became proficient in his ability to heal...

Wow; after reading that and thinking about it for a while, the meaning of that hit me pretty hard. I guess it's kinda similiar to the Zen saying "What, at this moment, is lacking?"; designed to bring you into the Present. :) . Thanks alot!

Hey Vajradhara! Could you explain the metaphor of the rice to me? I actually read the same story a few nights ago in this book I'm reading. The best explanation I could come up with is that we are the bowl that has been filled up with so much desire (rice), and that after we live out our...

Thanks a whole lot! :) I've finally found an awesome religion forum! Most everyone whose posts I've read has been extremely sincere and very intelligent - I'm looking forward to hanging out here!

Hi! :) First off, I think it's important to understand the theory behind miracles. Great spiritual teachers throughout the ages have viewed matter as being merely condensed energy that could be manipulated by will alone to perform what we consider miracles. Thus, great yogis have been able to...