Realisation, Taoists and the conscience
Q: One of the keys is to be motionless — how many people know what realisation is? A: Realisation, enlightenment — the most misunderstood terms. On the Taoists: they stand for hours in the morning and evening — isometric holds. A book tells of a boy taught to stand two hours without motion, left alone in a cave for one year and six months. Don't confuse yoga with such things — it's different. Hearing grass grow is…
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Realisation, Taoists and the conscience
Q: …that one of the keys is to be motionless when you just both stand or sit. Actually, how many people know what is realization?
A: It is the most misunderstood term. Enlightenment, realization — what is that? So we don't know.
Q: But you talked about Taoist stuff. So they stand for hours in the morning and for hours in the evening. …Who? …The Taoist.
A: Oh, they are exercising to make their body more powerful. That is isometric holds.
A: In the book, he took a boy from being smaller and taught him to stand two hours without motion. And then he put him on the island and put him in his cave and left him for one year and six months. He says, I am cold, I stand.
A: …and after one year and six months, he shows this… someone he feels creatures. It's nothing. It's different. But they describe like soul of the soul. Don't confuse yoga with such things.
Q: What did they say? We heard like grass growing, so like consciousness was so…
A: So what?
A: You can see grass growing, so you can hear grass growing — so what is so special about it?
Q: I was thinking of a similar effect. Can you hear your conscience talking to you?
A: Yes, I hope so.
A: That is the main thing. Grass is nothing.
…[unclear exchange; mention of 'misunderstood terms']