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A guy died while our house was being built, and it still creeps me out, lol. But, it was in the yard and not the house itself. He was digging the sewer, and the sewer has never worked properly. I blame the guy, lol.
I'm not sure how I feel about it, either. I do think sometimes when really bad things happen that those places hold that energy, to a degree. Not saying I think there are ghosts there, but just bad energy. Like you might in a town you don't know, and you can walk by a place and it just feels very wrong and dark. I feel that way when I go to the battlefield where Custer's Last Stand happen, and I felt that way when I was a child and didn't even understood what happened there. I don't think in that case, our street holds onto energy like that from my sister's accident, I think that is just my perception. But I think both are possible.
A guy died while our house was being built, and it still creeps me out, lol. But, it was in the yard and not the house itself. He was digging the sewer, and the sewer has never worked properly. I blame the guy, lol.
I'm not sure how I feel about it, either. I do think sometimes when really bad things happen that those places hold that energy, to a degree. Not saying I think there are ghosts there, but just bad energy. Like you might in a town you don't know, and you can walk by a place and it just feels very wrong and dark. I feel that way when I go to the battlefield where Custer's Last Stand happen, and I felt that way when I was a child and didn't even understood what happened there. I don't think in that case, our street holds onto energy like that from my sister's accident, I think that is just my perception. But I think both are possible.
Yeah, I agree I think.
It was the bad town example that swayed me. Some places, towns, cities or whatever are just dark places. The bricks and mortar are the same, but you can just feel the negativity. These are places with high crime rates, and they just feel all wrong.
@TheEccentric, to my knowledge yoga is an extension rather than a part of Buddhism. Buddha didn't teach yoga as far as I know, but he had students who studied yoga and so it got mixed.
Hatha Yoga can be a pre-cursor to raja-yoga (mind based practice) and helps with focus and pain during sitting, keeps ones body-mind (no difference really) healthy and on the path. You will find Buddhism is a form of yoga . . . and really came out of the Buddhas early training which led to his enlightenment . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali
Interesting discussion! I think that to do yoga you need to be mindful of the sensations in the body, and ignore distracting thoughts that are not related to the postures. If you don't, then you are only "acting" the practice of yoga (nothing wrong with that, it's still enjoyable and good exercise). If you do, then with time you will develop greater sensitivity to what is happening in the body, become more present in the here and now, and will have quite wholesome mind-states for at least the duration of the class, and usually quite some time afterwards too.
@TheEccentric, I think it is not necessary at all for practicing buddhism, but it can help a lot. For example, it is relatively easy to experience the pleasure of relaxation after an intensive yoga class. This experience can help to achieve relaxation in a meditation posture.
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I'm not sure how I feel about it, either. I do think sometimes when really bad things happen that those places hold that energy, to a degree. Not saying I think there are ghosts there, but just bad energy. Like you might in a town you don't know, and you can walk by a place and it just feels very wrong and dark. I feel that way when I go to the battlefield where Custer's Last Stand happen, and I felt that way when I was a child and didn't even understood what happened there. I don't think in that case, our street holds onto energy like that from my sister's accident, I think that is just my perception. But I think both are possible.
Not yoga as we know it, but the word
It was the bad town example that swayed me. Some places, towns, cities or whatever are just dark places. The bricks and mortar are the same, but you can just feel the negativity. These are places with high crime rates, and they just feel all wrong.
You will find Buddhism is a form of yoga . . . and really came out of the Buddhas early training which led to his enlightenment . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali
Asato Ma Sat Gamayo
paper bag yoga
http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/15449/subtle-points-in-hinduism-which-have-been-overlooked
@TheEccentric, I think it is not necessary at all for practicing buddhism, but it can help a lot. For example, it is relatively easy to experience the pleasure of relaxation after an intensive yoga class. This experience can help to achieve relaxation in a meditation posture.