Re: Karmamudra
Dec 09, 1998 10:27 AM
by Jerry Schueler
[Doss:]
>If Karmamudra is not allegorical, but real practical exercise which can
>help, then there are some questions.
>
>1. In this day and age, can you practice it in the US?
No. It is supposed to be practiced only by Initates.
>2. If you can, what are the nonspiritual/legal risks?
They don't call it KARMAmudra for nothing :-)
>3. Can one be prosecuted and jailed?
Not if both are consensual adults.
>4. If it leads to real results, can we afford to discuss it on maillists?
Well, I think its of theoretical interest. I also think that the
jnanamudra idea is one that can be practiced by anyone.
However, the goal is not physical sensation but the uniting
of one's ego and anima/animus to form a whole person.
>Can discussion lead to further criminal charges? Will it also expose the
>list owner to charges?
Of course not. Its a free country (I think).
>5. If associating Theosophy in any way cause the fundamentalists use it to
>give a public black eye to Theosophy?
>
It is NOT associated with Theosophy in any way. It is associated
with Tibetan Buddhism, and I think that everyone on this list agrees
that Theosophy is not equal to any school of Buddhism. It is being
discussed here on a Theosophical list simply because such
discussions come under the second Objective. It seems apparent
from the discussion so far that most Theosophists were unaware
of the teaching, and so its discussion does, I think, serve a useful
purpose of spreading knowledge. No one, that I know of, is
advocating its practice.
Jerry S.
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