College of Thelema: Thelemic Education

Thanks for all the feedback much appreciated, yeah basically when i first started asana I remember how after 10 mins or so it hurt now my new threshold is closer to the 20 min mark when i get to that zone it starts to hurt and i tense up trying to counteract these feelings and relax more while remaining still, also mind always trys to wander into different directions have to constantly keep it in check. its amazing though now how after 15 to almost 20 mins of sitting still my legs dont fall nearly as asleep as before i can get back up pretty fast and shake off the needle feelings pretty quick.

Also this was the first morning I did the Dragon before drinking any Coffee or eating and it was good my body naturally woke up and even my hunger went away thats another thing i noticed your hunger subsides once in the pose at times.

anyway sorry to ramble about this stuff but its so nice to have a like minded group to talk to about these things as i have no one else to share with regarding this.

hi all had a question i feel a kind of heat energy which causes sweat when i do the dragon asana i dont do any kind of breathing like pranayama just sitting still has anyone else felt this?

thanks all for your inputs I guess it mainly depends each person is different, i just find the buddhist tradition a bit stringent when it comes to practicing published teachings like those in the 6 yogas of naropa if the techniques are published people will try them especially most of us from the western tradition, i was told not to practice those techniques without being initiated into buddhism i find the ethical system of buddhism kind of restrictive i really feel that one in this time we are in can make progress from just reading and practicing even from a book the way they make it sound its like you need permission to practice i just want to make sure this isnt the case with thelemic system.. thanks all.

Hi all Thankful for this great forum,

my question is does moving the deeper levels of advancement hinge on being formally initiated into an "order" per se for instance i have some to understand that to practice things like tibetan tantra tummo practices and such one must receive empowerments or initiation from a guru does this apply to the western magickal path as well? if not does this lessen the effectiveness of our path of western magick or does one need a formal initiation just to progress my feeling is one can progress regardless of initiation in the formal sense.

also can one be initiated into something like tibetan buddhism and still practice thelema or should just one practice be taken up?

sorry for all the questions any advice would be great.

Thanks