2009.10.23 07:00 - Coffee is Rajas

The Guardian for this meeting was sophia Placebo. The comments are by sophia Placebo.

this had been a light session and short one ! but what was intersting is the word rajas which is almost same word Quran used to describe alcohol !

**greetings**

sophia Placebo: hello yak
Yakuzza Lethecus: hiya sophia
sophia Placebo: how are you ?
Yakuzza Lethecus: fine, a bit tired

**pheno workshop**

Yakuzza Lethecus: are you going to watch the pheno session in an hour ?
Yakuzza Lethecus: obviously i hope ur also fine ?
sophia Placebo: oh no mostly not
sophia Placebo: im good ty
Yakuzza Lethecus: i hope it´s not a lindenstealing object :) ?
sophia Placebo: nop :) it is a hud that would alert you to new comers and anyone who mention your name
sophia Placebo: i attened last pheno workshop
Yakuzza Lethecus: i am curious how it´s going on after the biographie sessions :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: i think thats the point in which we´ll see it´s longterm viability
sophia Placebo: it was intersting and easy to grasp , being life story make one more attentive too
Yakuzza Lethecus: i think to much about not reading enough and i really believe when i would read all the time i think about ,,what i can´t do" i could do so much more :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: lol
Yakuzza Lethecus: do you use audiobooks ?
Yakuzza Lethecus: and podcasts
sophia Placebo: no i like to read loudly by myself :)
Yakuzza Lethecus: but you don´t record those ?
sophia Placebo: reading is good , but not the only way to know things ,plus reading isnt always good , some books are @#$^%$
sophia Placebo: record my voice reading a book , lol nop :)

--BELL--

Bolonath Crystal: namaste :)
sophia Placebo: Hola BOlonoTh !
Yakuzza Lethecus: hallo bolo :)
Bolonath Crystal: :)
Bolonath Crystal: very quiet today
Yakuzza Lethecus: at this time of the day
Yakuzza Lethecus: yes
sophia Placebo: very
Yakuzza Lethecus: but 1 am is even more silent :)
Bolonath Crystal: *g*
Bolonath Crystal: do we have a topic?
Yakuzza Lethecus: nothing specific so if you have something in mind, feel free :)
Bolonath Crystal: oic
Bolonath Crystal: i'm open to anything :)
sophia Placebo: :) excited for your session bolonath
Bolonath Crystal: did pema post it already? i can't read my emails since a few days
Yakuzza Lethecus: you take a slot or you got an event ?
sophia Placebo: he did !
sophia Placebo: he would have a theme session with pema Yak
Bolonath Crystal: pema and i want to make a chat about advaita vedanta
Bolonath Crystal: i'm curious how it will work
sophia Placebo: dont worry , it would be intersting and work smoothly
Bolonath Crystal knocks on wood
Bolonath Crystal: i pick up a coffee... afk
sophia Placebo: ok

**coffee**

Bolonath Crystal: as a yogi i shouldn't drink coffee...
Bolonath Crystal: but i need to commit a few sins sometimes ;)
sophia Placebo: really ?
Bolonath Crystal: coffee is "rajas" in vedantic terms
Bolonath Crystal: a yogi should strive for sattva
sophia Placebo: intersting
Bolonath Crystal: you know about the three gunas?
sophia Placebo: no , tell me

--BELL--

Bolonath Crystal: samsara (the illusionary dualistic world) consists of three main characteristics, called gunas
Bolonath Crystal: they are named tamas, rajas and sattva
Bolonath Crystal: tamas is heavyness, rajas is dynamics and sattva is clearness
Bolonath Crystal: to transcendend samsara and reach enlightenment yogis support their sattva
Bolonath Crystal: sattva is said to be the gate to nirvana
sophia Placebo: what is tamas i mean can you give example ?
sophia Placebo: he crashed
Bolonath Crystal: sorry. disconnected
sophia Placebo: *:::* WELCOME BACK *:::*
Bolonath Crystal: i have to get that fixted this weekend
Bolonath Crystal: fixed*
sophia Placebo: [7:35] sophia Placebo: what is tamas i mean can you give example ?
Bolonath Crystal: the gunas don't exist isolated for themselves. everything consists of all three of them. but in different amounts
Bolonath Crystal: so when i say something is tamas, i mean that tamas is very strong in it
sophia Placebo nods
Bolonath Crystal: tamas food for example is meat or eggs
Bolonath Crystal: or unripe fruits
Bolonath Crystal: alcohol
Bolonath Crystal: all the things that make you fall asleep in meditation
Bolonath Crystal: rajas food makes the mind unpeaceful. so coffee makes it difficult to reach a deep meditation level
Bolonath Crystal: sattva would be perfect. ripe fruits, veggies, salad, milk, cereals and so on
sophia Placebo: i see
sophia Placebo: so it is all about food
Bolonath Crystal: that'S why many yogis are vegetarian and don't drink alcohol
Bolonath Crystal: it is not only about food. food was just an example
sophia Placebo: ok
Bolonath Crystal: it is about everything
Bolonath Crystal: kind of cosmology, i guess

--BELL--

sophia Placebo: benifits vs disadvantage of things anh how to find the right balance ?
Bolonath Crystal: do you know the yin-yang concept? you can look at tamas as yin, rajas as yang and sattva as the balance between them. roughly.
Bolonath Crystal: balance is pretty useful, when the path gets narrow ;)
sophia Placebo: :)
Bolonath Crystal: maybe i should drink a beer after that coffee to keep the balance *ggg*
sophia Placebo: lol
sophia Placebo: i must go , nice to meet you bolo
Bolonath Crystal: ty, same to you :)
Bolonath Crystal: cu
sophia Placebo: bye!
Bolonath Crystal: i'm off, too. bye yak, om shanti :)