Healing Tao USA | Yoda | Activity https://healingtaousa.com/members/yoda/activity/ Activity feed for Yoda. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:15 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9627abbb02750e3a8795388d015ede9a Yoda replied to the topic Inside Scientology (Rolling Stone article) in the forum Philosophy https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/inside-scientology-rolling-stone-article/#post-11076 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:12:04 -0400 The thing that I don’t understand is why didn’t Xenu just nuke them where they stood? It seems like a lot of work to move them around like that.

Must have been a good reason, though.

I’m sure thankful that I’m not a galactic warlord.

]]> 3535efd31b545f73837cfd6bcd281e0a Yoda replied to the topic Baird T. Spalding and upcoming book on Atlantis in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/baird-t-spalding-and-upcoming-book-on-atlantis/#post-11017 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:29:11 -0400 Looks like fun reading. I’ll pick up v1 and see if I dig it.

]]> 7db561068bce9e2bdd73977bb354062f Yoda replied to the topic Science: Orgasm Different in Intercourse and Masturbation in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/science-orgasm-different-in-intercourse-and-masturbation/#post-10976 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:18:34 -0400 Sure dual is 400%+ groovier than solo… but in defense of solo, solo is 400%+ more accessible, 400%+ less complicated, can be done 400%+ more often, etc. “It’s sex with somebody I love” -Woody Allen

]]> 5ce825ee2aeaed8cedccecf0b5ef145c Yoda replied to the topic 9 Bottle Wind Practice to Max (others invited) in the forum Practice https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/9-bottle-wind-practice-to-max-others-invited/#post-10861 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:07:40 -0400 Max has helped convert me on a number of points, and this is one too. As long as breath retention practice is done in moderation and in the context of a good meditation practice the extreme power of it won’t be harmful.

As with all practices, if it doesn’t feel good reduce or eliminate it. It’s not for everyone.

]]> 71c539c272d4cfb62612d786ad430ad0 Yoda replied to the topic sorrow and suicide in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/sorrow-and-suicide/page/2/#post-10034 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 21:50:16 -0400 I’d agree… drop all energy intensifying practices. Meditate/inner smile at most. Get crazy… hire a prostitute, go on a trip to a new location, send flowers to somebody at random, etc just to get into a new space.

]]> 1c5c9d49e8b322d85e9264ea07898214 Yoda replied to the topic Meditation Expert in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/meditation-expert/#post-8771 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:42:14 -0400 I found advancedyogapractices.com to be helpful in this debate. The website believes that energy cultivation practice is like plowing the field and meditation is like planting the seed–they work best when done together.

]]> 77bfbf0a3677e47ec2f33db1380c05b1 Yoda replied to the topic Time for an intelligent conversation once more... in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/time-for-an-intelligent-conversation-once-more/#post-8430 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:17:11 -0400 Okay, I looked at the price of Operation Silver and it ain’t bad. If Max and your Mom live to rave about it, I’ll do it. :o)

-Yoda

]]> f3b942a0e22c089619eac4af8bcf1883 Yoda replied to the topic Time for an intelligent conversation once more... in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/time-for-an-intelligent-conversation-once-more/#post-8428 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:09:54 -0400 I regretfully concede first place in the test pilot department…

As a general rule, if the poison is $5 or less, I’m in.

On the hydrogen peroxide–the kind that you buy in the drugstore I’m assuming. How much should I throw down the hatch? What happens next?

-Yoda

]]> 4f35be949af2b848dce7ded66171e516 Yoda replied to the topic Tai Chi for Enlightenment in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/tai-chi-for-enlightenment/#post-8315 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:29:55 -0400 I don’t have Rubbo’s system, but Winn’s interpretation is excellent and presumably identical moves.

]]> fc9504b6337acfa2b29070701f327a27 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/page/2/#post-8291 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:39:57 -0400 another cool link:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:let_JOBpNKkJ:yrec.info/sutra-p105.html+kechari&hl=en

]]> fc9504b6337acfa2b29070701f327a27 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8291 Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:39:57 -0400 another cool link:

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:let_JOBpNKkJ:yrec.info/sutra-p105.html+kechari&hl=en

]]> b56eb72d94b10f0d45707bc6c1095295 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/page/2/#post-8287 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:37:13 -0400 As Yogani states in AYP, the practice of cutting the tendon is hotly debated and is forbidden by many (most?) schools. It certainly wasn’t publically accessible until recently.

I’ve experienced spontaneous kechari mudra and the soft parts of the tongue do have much better reach in the altered state, but the tendon was still a limiting factor…[Read more]

]]> b56eb72d94b10f0d45707bc6c1095295 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8287 Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:37:13 -0400 As Yogani states in AYP, the practice of cutting the tendon is hotly debated and is forbidden by many (most?) schools. It certainly wasn’t publically accessible until recently.

I’ve experienced spontaneous kechari mudra and the soft parts of the tongue do have much better reach in the altered state, but the tendon was still a limiting factor…[Read more]

]]> 2b8204f8b5a927a6aca953856280bf99 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/page/2/#post-8283 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:42:36 -0400 2 months is an aggressive timeline!! I’m just hoping AYP is right that more tendon will continue to present itself so I don’t have to dive into the fleshy section.

]]> 2b8204f8b5a927a6aca953856280bf99 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8283 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:42:36 -0400 2 months is an aggressive timeline!! I’m just hoping AYP is right that more tendon will continue to present itself so I don’t have to dive into the fleshy section.

]]> ee88da06540cee4daa44972ed29b3258 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8281 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:34:33 -0400 I have considered tripany but not seriously to the point of actually doing it.

]]> ee88da06540cee4daa44972ed29b3258 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8281 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:34:33 -0400 I have considered tripany but not seriously to the point of actually doing it.

]]> a617eb4f9a490dacab4b78d3eb44a076 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8269 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:47:03 -0400 I’ll try not, but if I do I won’t be able to warn Max! Maybe Mrs Yoda would be kind enough to get online to tell everyone, but don’t count on it.

]]> a617eb4f9a490dacab4b78d3eb44a076 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8269 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:47:03 -0400 I’ll try not, but if I do I won’t be able to warn Max! Maybe Mrs Yoda would be kind enough to get online to tell everyone, but don’t count on it.

]]> c656c905f2a40772505a8f17dc6192dc Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8265 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:04:55 -0400 Here it is:

http://www.geocities.com/kriyadc/hatha_yoga_pradipika_chapter3.html

]]> c656c905f2a40772505a8f17dc6192dc Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8265 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:04:55 -0400 Here it is:

http://www.geocities.com/kriyadc/hatha_yoga_pradipika_chapter3.html

]]> 5a3b71f5c140ae5d0b446ae5d00dc2ad Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8263 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:02:43 -0400 Awesome Max! I was just told about the textual reference at “hatha yoga pradipika chapter 3” scroll to kechari mudra. According to the text, it’s only 6 months of effort at one cut per week. That seems overly optimistic, at least at the moderate pace that I’m planning at going. My cut has been six days ago and it feels completely healed. The…[Read more]

]]> 5a3b71f5c140ae5d0b446ae5d00dc2ad Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8263 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:02:43 -0400 Awesome Max! I was just told about the textual reference at “hatha yoga pradipika chapter 3” scroll to kechari mudra. According to the text, it’s only 6 months of effort at one cut per week. That seems overly optimistic, at least at the moderate pace that I’m planning at going. My cut has been six days ago and it feels completely healed. The…[Read more]

]]> c6d59534317f0781b20e3ca74c736acc Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8259 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:55:12 -0400 I googled kechari to no avail. Keep me posted if you find anything and let me know if you decide to try it. I thought you might like it.

]]> c6d59534317f0781b20e3ca74c736acc Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8259 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:55:12 -0400 I googled kechari to no avail. Keep me posted if you find anything and let me know if you decide to try it. I thought you might like it.

]]> 1e2a92a58c35105cc5a2f1e7966dc5b2 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8255 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:06:09 -0400 I’m finally getting the recognition I deserve!

I pondered calling up the Gothic Dungeon to get a bid, but decided to play it safe and do the deed myself 1/16th inch at a time. Probably take a year before I can lick the inside of my nose. More importantly, I’m finally getting into stillness meditation that you’ve been pushing for awhile.…[Read more]

]]> 1e2a92a58c35105cc5a2f1e7966dc5b2 Yoda replied to the topic Has Yoda entered the lunatic zone? in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/has-yoda-entered-the-lunatic-zone/#post-8255 Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:06:09 -0400 I’m finally getting the recognition I deserve!

I pondered calling up the Gothic Dungeon to get a bid, but decided to play it safe and do the deed myself 1/16th inch at a time. Probably take a year before I can lick the inside of my nose. More importantly, I’m finally getting into stillness meditation that you’ve been pushing for awhile.…[Read more]

]]> 92e9f3e7957a7a7193ed81be15ba75f6 Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6353 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 22:40:52 -0400 Dude! Lobsters’ main diet is live food!!! What hast thou wrought? And don’t trust no Chinatown lobsters either–they’ll scam you every time.

Seriously, though, very cute story. The only thing I would have done differently is to make sure I was on a hot date with a like minded gal. That would’ve totally pushed her over the edge.

-Yoda

]]> 92e9f3e7957a7a7193ed81be15ba75f6 Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6353 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 22:40:52 -0400 Dude! Lobsters’ main diet is live food!!! What hast thou wrought? And don’t trust no Chinatown lobsters either–they’ll scam you every time.

Seriously, though, very cute story. The only thing I would have done differently is to make sure I was on a hot date with a like minded gal. That would’ve totally pushed her over the edge.

-Yoda

]]> f0a6ba653544b78040fec36c56f628e1 Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6351 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:16:03 -0400 Running ten miles in the sunshine would pretty much kill a normal joe, but for somebody who has trained, such a run would be very energizing. You just have to build up to it. Great time to do mantras too.

Sure, one would do best just to pass out afterwards… but in the long run, some form of regular physical exertion not only is energizing…[Read more]

]]> f0a6ba653544b78040fec36c56f628e1 Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6351 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:16:03 -0400 Running ten miles in the sunshine would pretty much kill a normal joe, but for somebody who has trained, such a run would be very energizing. You just have to build up to it. Great time to do mantras too.

Sure, one would do best just to pass out afterwards… but in the long run, some form of regular physical exertion not only is energizing…[Read more]

]]> f35bf831803ef6a53abd7099a3215cde Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6347 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:02:37 -0400 ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

]]> f35bf831803ef6a53abd7099a3215cde Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6347 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:02:37 -0400 ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

]]> eb39eb035fe6007bf65256ed2923c93a Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6333 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:48:32 -0400 Nothing beats exercise, sunshine, and vitamins, but standing meditation while watching the sunset or sunrise will up your swimmers in a jiffy!

-Yoda

]]> eb39eb035fe6007bf65256ed2923c93a Yoda replied to the topic Strategies for recovering spent Jing in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/strategies-for-recovering-spent-jing/#post-6333 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:48:32 -0400 Nothing beats exercise, sunshine, and vitamins, but standing meditation while watching the sunset or sunrise will up your swimmers in a jiffy!

-Yoda

]]> 41e4e0466c80a5585a66f0598758497c Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5286 Wed, 04 May 2005 11:27:53 -0400 I left Degoba figuring that I could use some sunshine… but all I got was this computer glare! I’ll get the hang of this planet sooner or later.

-Yoda

]]> 41e4e0466c80a5585a66f0598758497c Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5286 Wed, 04 May 2005 11:27:53 -0400 I left Degoba figuring that I could use some sunshine… but all I got was this computer glare! I’ll get the hang of this planet sooner or later.

-Yoda

]]> 41e4e0466c80a5585a66f0598758497c Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5286 Wed, 04 May 2005 11:27:53 -0400 I left Degoba figuring that I could use some sunshine… but all I got was this computer glare! I’ll get the hang of this planet sooner or later.

-Yoda

]]> 5592fe3c056d0f870972ec824343b2df Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5282 Tue, 03 May 2005 10:28:13 -0400 Mbanu,

You are definitely one brilliant dude.

I think most of us virtual taoists have the same basic challenge that you do–we are wickedly smart, but our minds short circuit when we don’t spend enough time outdoors in the elements.

Even megamasters like Osho and Trungpa weren’t able to keep it together sort of comes with the…[Read more]

]]> 5592fe3c056d0f870972ec824343b2df Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5282 Tue, 03 May 2005 10:28:13 -0400 Mbanu,

You are definitely one brilliant dude.

I think most of us virtual taoists have the same basic challenge that you do–we are wickedly smart, but our minds short circuit when we don’t spend enough time outdoors in the elements.

Even megamasters like Osho and Trungpa weren’t able to keep it together sort of comes with the…[Read more]

]]> 5592fe3c056d0f870972ec824343b2df Yoda replied to the topic My rules in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/my-rules/#post-5282 Tue, 03 May 2005 10:28:13 -0400 Mbanu,

You are definitely one brilliant dude.

I think most of us virtual taoists have the same basic challenge that you do–we are wickedly smart, but our minds short circuit when we don’t spend enough time outdoors in the elements.

Even megamasters like Osho and Trungpa weren’t able to keep it together sort of comes with the…[Read more]

]]> a212c05b65f744af35288975d25c7e31 Yoda replied to the topic breathing soles in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/breathing-soles/#post-5102 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:16:17 -0400 nice post. Page down once to my post “barefoot walking”–a related practice.

-Yoda

]]> a212c05b65f744af35288975d25c7e31 Yoda replied to the topic breathing soles in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/breathing-soles/#post-5102 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:16:17 -0400 nice post. Page down once to my post “barefoot walking”–a related practice.

-Yoda

]]> a212c05b65f744af35288975d25c7e31 Yoda replied to the topic breathing soles in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/breathing-soles/#post-5102 Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:16:17 -0400 nice post. Page down once to my post “barefoot walking”–a related practice.

-Yoda

]]> b3657811a1e52d28e1dbe64cbeab6e18 Yoda replied to the topic barefoot walking in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/barefoot-walking/#post-4574 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:54:31 -0400 I’m glad you like it, it really struck a chord with me.

-Yoda

]]> b3657811a1e52d28e1dbe64cbeab6e18 Yoda replied to the topic barefoot walking in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/barefoot-walking/#post-4574 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:54:31 -0400 I’m glad you like it, it really struck a chord with me.

-Yoda

]]> b3657811a1e52d28e1dbe64cbeab6e18 Yoda replied to the topic barefoot walking in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/barefoot-walking/#post-4574 Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:54:31 -0400 I’m glad you like it, it really struck a chord with me.

-Yoda

]]> b5d892128ec8dbf203cc56a2e3037f7d Yoda replied to the topic FLYING in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/flying/#post-4154 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:45:13 -0400 and the Peruvian temples would have been hard to build with pulleys!

-Yoda

]]> b5d892128ec8dbf203cc56a2e3037f7d Yoda replied to the topic FLYING in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/flying/#post-4154 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:45:13 -0400 and the Peruvian temples would have been hard to build with pulleys!

-Yoda

]]> b5d892128ec8dbf203cc56a2e3037f7d Yoda replied to the topic FLYING in the forum General https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/flying/#post-4154 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:45:13 -0400 and the Peruvian temples would have been hard to build with pulleys!

-Yoda

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