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Crystal thread
banned_crab
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I heard that crystals are very useful for buddhist related things. We can use them for meditation and we can use them to make negativity go away. Every Crystal type is special with its own vibration and its own causes. I dont really know too much about crystals but I just bought a few, waiting for them to be shipped.
If you have a collection of crystals or any at all than I am interested to see a photo of them. If you want to share any knowledge or photos than thatd be great too.
Each one is special for a certain chakra, thats pretty interesting.
If you have a collection of crystals or any at all than I am interested to see a photo of them. If you want to share any knowledge or photos than thatd be great too.
Each one is special for a certain chakra, thats pretty interesting.
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I don't know of any specific Buddhist tradition that deliberately uses crystals for chakra balancing, but I have been convinced of their efficacy. However, I seldom use them currently....
I generally try not to rely on gimmicks or gewgaws in my Buddhist practice, but I sometimes look at a rose quartz for a few minutes before doing metta practice.
Is the tiny one less effective? Do you find any of them to be specifically effecive?
Crystals all have specific effects and benefits....
I find haematite very effective for grounding, and Amethyst as a general tonic and anti-depressant...
Be careful where you keep them though; exposure to sunlight can alter their colour and efficacy....
I clean my crystals by covering them, for 24 hours, in pure rock-salt, then rinsing them thoroughly and drying them naturally.
Cleansing them this way relieves them of negative energy and impurities....
And if you dont mind id like to see some of your stones if you have a photo of them.
You would use crystals of suitable dimensions for the function you require, (you wouldn't use a large rock on an eyelid, would you?!) but the size doesn't affect the efficacy, no....
The one thing I'd like to contribute is that often the metaphysical collector is overcharged for the crystal. A nice piece of smokey quartz that a rock collector can buy for, say, ten dollars will be sold to you for fifty. Cleansing and charging of the crystals is simple, according to the people who operate the stores. Stick them in a bowl of sea salt and place it on a windowsill for a few days. So you can try buying the raw crystals and experimenting and save money.
If you want to buy nice crystals, a good place to look is ebay. With areas like China and Brazil selling direct that way, you should be surprised at what you can buy for very little money anymore. Quartz is the most common mineral on earth, and quartz crystals are not rare by any means.
I lost my folder of pictures of my collection in a computer crash but I'll take some more pictures over the next couple of days and post them so you can see some fantastic crystals from around the world.
Thanissaro Bikkhu teaches a simple breath meditation where six areas are 'breathed through' and they are roughly in the same bodily spots as the Hindu chakra system.
BTW, when I was in nursing school, and the New Age was in full swing, I kept getting strep throat over and over again. I would take antibiotics and it would just come back. It would hit me like a freight train, high temperature, throat so sore I couldn't swallow my own spit. I bought an amethyst crystal and wore it around my neck because the lady at the shop told me amethyst was particularly powerful for purification and healing. The chain was short and the crystal was just below my collar bone. Nope, never got strep throat again. Go figure.
Either way, very nice!
A bit too anal for moi.