tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post7020898027642454834..comments2023-08-05T09:00:26.027-07:00Comments on The BALISONG Journal: Use Your Headguro jeff davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-47455261319864362662012-04-15T22:58:45.721-07:002012-04-15T22:58:45.721-07:00WOW!!!!!WOW!!!!!Damonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-56154187925488850462012-03-02T10:18:08.648-08:002012-03-02T10:18:08.648-08:00@alla
..so then seemingly I wouldn't get very ...@alla<br />..so then seemingly I wouldn't get very far in a bit of an unexpected fight sporting a simple sweater, jeans with my granddad's knife in my pocket, a few bracelets and rings, barefooted and now I'm rather guessing that there is not alot of thinking outside of the box that one can do with the notion of using black flip flops as a weapon either so...<br /><br />Best wishes to you on your martial art adventure.FTPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-80811605653071893222012-03-02T06:49:14.649-08:002012-03-02T06:49:14.649-08:00@FTP
I am en route to becoming a martial artist.
...@FTP<br />I am en route to becoming a martial artist. <br /><br />Now, I manage to not get strangled by my hair and jewelry, because the proverbial need to make myself more attractive than the next dame is so deeply weaven into my social makeup, that no superficial beautification trinckets stand in way of full fanctionality of daily life. <br /><br />About the practicallity of my 'O' earrings: just need to think outside of the box. I am able to take the earring off, lace my fingers thru the 'O's and have full use of the fist, or open hand. A heavy necklace can be wrapped around the hand or used as a chain, a brooche with its sharp needle..., a costume ring with its solid rock..., a stiletto heel with its pointy edge..., the possibilities are endless. Function before design does not mean that esthetics are absent.allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-75670130669299342022012-03-01T15:29:57.980-08:002012-03-01T15:29:57.980-08:00Alla, Thank you for your book suggestion and actua...Alla, Thank you for your book suggestion and actually I don't mind veering off topic a bit, infact, I do have a rather odd off topic question for you. <br /><br />Are you a martial artist and if you are,... how in the world do you quite manage to "use you head and move round" with those extraordinarily long "O" hooped earrings of yours without getting your hair rather tangled in them? <br /><br />If you ever found yourself in an unexpected fight of sorts, well, I think it best to always sport something on the smart and simple old classic looking hoop style...<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Guro Jeff, now I'm caught fascinated, what is the third type?FTPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-34993288659426180942012-02-28T10:01:19.493-08:002012-02-28T10:01:19.493-08:00Spelling correction: mystique, not mysticSpelling correction: mystique, not mysticallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-31475391157480144822012-02-28T08:03:43.487-08:002012-02-28T08:03:43.487-08:00FTP, I find that my answer to your answer-question...FTP, I find that my answer to your answer-question will veer as way off topic. Seeing that Guro hasn't given us 3rd type of orasyon yet, I'de like to stick close to the original topic. In reference to your 1st post that divine revelation is difficult to explain; I found that Baruch Spinoza and Albert Einstein (particulary his book "The World as I See It) do wonders in bridging logic and mystic.allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-64213348867221013582012-02-27T17:23:18.009-08:002012-02-27T17:23:18.009-08:00@alla
Why does music transcend all boundaries of b...@alla<br />Why does music transcend all boundaries of beliefs?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj9-2RgM6p4" rel="nofollow">O Magnum Mysterium </a>FTPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-12098290517503265892012-02-27T17:10:31.499-08:002012-02-27T17:10:31.499-08:00@alla
Why does music transcend all boundaries of b...@alla<br />Why does music transcend all boundaries of beliefs, age, race...?<br /><br />Oj9-2RgM6p4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-44955416903441287802012-02-27T12:55:31.485-08:002012-02-27T12:55:31.485-08:00@FTP
What would be the reason for remaining a myst...@FTP<br />What would be the reason for remaining a mystery?allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-1693100570619130262012-02-27T12:54:31.878-08:002012-02-27T12:54:31.878-08:00@FTP
What would be the reason for remaining a myst...@FTP<br />What would be the reason for remaining a mystery?allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-54717242341641247842012-02-27T11:15:53.932-08:002012-02-27T11:15:53.932-08:00@FTP
Divine Revelation is certainly not beyond hum...@FTP<br />Divine Revelation is certainly not beyond human understanding. In fact, some humans understand quite well.guro jeff davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-41476404326065069442012-02-27T09:57:57.097-08:002012-02-27T09:57:57.097-08:00"does it mean that we can change the flow of ..."does it mean that we can change the flow of daily bioenergies by the use of bija orasyons?"<br /><br />Yes. All day, every day.guro jeff davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-10621167513487744692012-02-27T09:17:47.204-08:002012-02-27T09:17:47.204-08:00and 3.) ....
Jeff, while I believe that divine re...and 3.) ....<br /><br />Jeff, while I believe that divine revelation does occur it is often times simply beyond human understanding and therefore perhaps difficult to fully explain. <br /><br />Quite honestly, I believe some things of this world are simply meant to remain unknown, a mystery if you will, for a very good reason.FTPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-8518465904085123802012-02-27T04:59:55.459-08:002012-02-27T04:59:55.459-08:00Sorry if my posts are premature, seeing how you ha...Sorry if my posts are premature, seeing how you havent posted the 3rd type of orasyon yet, but I am too fascinated by this subject to wait. So it seems that bija orasyons' are a field of bioenergetics, since their effectiveness (in my understanding)is dependent on sound frequencies. Following this idea; does it mean that we can change the flow of daily bioenergies by the use of bija orasyons? I sure hope I am making sence to anyone else other than myself.allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-54004217949772517222012-02-25T05:35:10.762-08:002012-02-25T05:35:10.762-08:002. 'Sound'
Sometimes an orasyon can be com...2. 'Sound'<br />Sometimes an orasyon can be composed of sounds that have no literal translation. In sanskrit, "bija" syllables are like this. For this type of orasyon - which has no literal meaning - number of repetitions, intonation, and metre are said to be more important.<br /><br />(cont)guro jeff davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-21138091263364553072012-02-23T14:56:21.367-08:002012-02-23T14:56:21.367-08:00Here's my take. We can break it down to 3 type...Here's my take. We can break it down to 3 types of Orasyon in context:<br /><br />1. Petionary prayer<br />You are "just talking" to G-d as Alla puts it, using your own words. This is the most spontaneous type of prayer and may or may not involve reciting a particular scripture. The great Rebbe Nachman of Breslov was an advocate of this. Doesn't imply being "frivolous or random" at all just like a small child talking to his parents. Parents may regard something as frivolous, but will comfort and listen to the child all the same. <br /><br />(cont)guro jeff davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-54768326426749014992012-02-23T07:33:29.361-08:002012-02-23T07:33:29.361-08:00Yes, but an orasyon is an orasyon because of those...Yes, but an orasyon is an orasyon because of those precise phrases. Otherwise we could just talk to G-d in the same manner one might talk to the priest, than we wouldn't even have a need for the word orasyon. Though simply talking doesn't give the same affect as using centuries old tested phrases. Technically, we are able to create our own orasyons, but the trial and error of whether they work might take us a life time. Instead we use already many lifetimes tested ones. My thinking is that G-d cares how we address him and are not at liberty of being frivolous, or random with our choice of words.allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-51608519281139326452012-02-23T04:33:13.614-08:002012-02-23T04:33:13.614-08:00Isn't God who makes Orasyon work???Isn't God who makes Orasyon work???Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-13676685539949542022012-02-22T16:46:10.145-08:002012-02-22T16:46:10.145-08:00Ditto.Ditto.Mohd Nadzrin Wahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688305454146125158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-5945917767460176692012-02-20T14:31:53.964-08:002012-02-20T14:31:53.964-08:00Many of my teachers would agree with that.Many of my teachers would agree with that.guro jeff davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162524941993244421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11491737.post-30025222920874818652012-02-20T04:11:35.855-08:002012-02-20T04:11:35.855-08:00Good day Guro, do you agree and am I right in unde...Good day Guro, do you agree and am I right in understanding that orasyons should be recited in the language they have been used for centuries, and loose power upon being translated? That much of the power does not only come from the meaning of the words, but from the sound of particular operative words? I have one oransyon that consists purely of ancient Russian names and flows as one long sentence. All of the names are considered to be operative words/sounds, therefore making a single error results in complete lack of effect. Seeing that this oransyon is made up of 80 names, making a mistake especially on the very last word is a real pain in the tuchas.<br /><br />Mabuhayallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432939214966853147noreply@blogger.com