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Looking for a natural "supplement" to help clean out lungs
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mullein! (Verbascum thapsus) you can find this shit all over and now is a great time to harvest! i already got a gallon ziplock bag full of dried leaf for the winter...
licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) sweet, nice addition to any tea, good for throat, and mucous membranes
anything else which is good on mucous membranes will help, but mullein is a natural expectorant which happens to grow all over most of the US and europe. i make tea. the compounds are quite volatile so you have to cover the tea while you steep it. sometimes for bad chest colds i have heard of taking the leafs, putting them in a container, pour boiling water over them and then the sick person stands over it and inhales the steam which contains the compounds. note that mullein may increase hypnogatic imagery.
I dont find licorice growing wild around here so i go buy that at the co-op or herb store and mullein can be found there as well, i just dont think i need to go pay for it when there are plants of it even right outside the store...i like to harvest my own stuff usually...
licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) sweet, nice addition to any tea, good for throat, and mucous membranes
anything else which is good on mucous membranes will help, but mullein is a natural expectorant which happens to grow all over most of the US and europe. i make tea. the compounds are quite volatile so you have to cover the tea while you steep it. sometimes for bad chest colds i have heard of taking the leafs, putting them in a container, pour boiling water over them and then the sick person stands over it and inhales the steam which contains the compounds. note that mullein may increase hypnogatic imagery.
I dont find licorice growing wild around here so i go buy that at the co-op or herb store and mullein can be found there as well, i just dont think i need to go pay for it when there are plants of it even right outside the store...i like to harvest my own stuff usually...
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Universal Panacea- AND ITS FREE!!
Universal Panacea- AND ITS FREE!!
Chant (Say the words over and over again with appreciation for your life as you meditate upon healing yourself) the words "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!"
Nam- sounds like Nam in the word Vietnam
Myoho- phonetically sounds like "me" "YO" "HO"
Renge- sounds like Ren (from Ren and Stimpy) with ghee (guh-ee)
Kyo- sounds like "Key" "YO"
Always works for me, I have written alot in the chanting thread about how I figured out how to make Nam-myoho-renge-kyo! work for me, by chanting with faith in the power of the words I've gotten alot of great things, one of them is since I started chanting I haven't been sick much further than after I chanted to get rid of what ever it is I'm coming down with, such as bills, allergies, flu, bad case of the mondays, etc.
Practice
Members of the SGI practice the Buddhism taught by the thirteenth-century Japanese monk Nichiren. At the core of Nichiren's Buddhism are the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and a mandala referred to as the Gohonzon.
There are three basic elements to the practice of Nichiren Buddhism: chanting the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a prayer for oneself and others; studying the teachings of Nichiren; and making efforts to share the teachings of Buddhism, to spread the Buddhist perspective of life's inherent dignity and potential. SGI members perform a morning and evening practice known as Gongyo, which consists of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra.
The "Law"
Buddhism teaches that a universal Law (Dharma) underlies everything in the universe. This is the very essence of life. One could also think of it as the fundamental rhythm of life and the universe. Nichiren identified this Law or essence as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. He taught that by correctly carrying out the practice of Buddhism anyone is able to bring their individual life into harmony with the greater life of the universe. The result of this is that one is able to experience greater wisdom, courage, life force and compassion (the qualities of this life-essence). This, practically, is what it means to manifest Buddhahood, or an enlightened life condition.
Buddhahood in Daily Life
SGI members are encouraged to employ their Buddhist practice to squarely confront and overcome the specific challenges of their daily lives. Through this process, one is able to appreciate and manifest the profound potential of one's life. Buddhist practice is also a means to realize and unfold one's unique life purpose. SGI members believe that this process of inner spiritual transformation or "human revolution" not only leads to individual empowerment and constructive action but is the surest way to direct humankind's energies toward creating a peaceful and prosperous world.
AND THE MEANING OF NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO!-
daimoku
[題目] ( Jpn)
(1) The title of a sutra, in particular the title of the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Chin Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching; Jpn Myoho-renge-kyo ). The title of a sutra represents the essence of the sutra. Miao-lo (711-782) says in The Annotations on "The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra," "When for the sake of brevity one mentions only the daimoku, or title, the entire sutra is by implication included therein." (2) The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in Nichiren's teachings. One of his Three Great Secret Laws. See also daimoku of the essential teaching.
daimoku of the essential teaching
[本門の題目] ( Jpn hommon-no-daimoku )
The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; more precisely, the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with belief in the object of devotion of the essential teaching. Here, "essential teaching" refers to the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, not to the essential teaching tial teaching is one of the Three Great Secret Laws set forth by Nichiren (1222-1282). There are two aspects of daimoku: the daimoku of faith and the daimoku of practice. In his Letter to Horen, Nichiren writes, "If you try to practice the teachings of the [Lotus] sutra without faith, it would be like trying to enter a jeweled mountain without hands [to pick up its treasures]" (511). Thus the daimoku of the essential teaching requires both faith and practice. See also Three Great Secret Laws.
HOPE THIS HELPS
Universal Panacea- AND ITS FREE!!
Chant (Say the words over and over again with appreciation for your life as you meditate upon healing yourself) the words "Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!"
Nam- sounds like Nam in the word Vietnam
Myoho- phonetically sounds like "me" "YO" "HO"
Renge- sounds like Ren (from Ren and Stimpy) with ghee (guh-ee)
Kyo- sounds like "Key" "YO"
Always works for me, I have written alot in the chanting thread about how I figured out how to make Nam-myoho-renge-kyo! work for me, by chanting with faith in the power of the words I've gotten alot of great things, one of them is since I started chanting I haven't been sick much further than after I chanted to get rid of what ever it is I'm coming down with, such as bills, allergies, flu, bad case of the mondays, etc.
Buddhist Practice:
Practice
Members of the SGI practice the Buddhism taught by the thirteenth-century Japanese monk Nichiren. At the core of Nichiren's Buddhism are the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and a mandala referred to as the Gohonzon.
There are three basic elements to the practice of Nichiren Buddhism: chanting the phrase Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as a prayer for oneself and others; studying the teachings of Nichiren; and making efforts to share the teachings of Buddhism, to spread the Buddhist perspective of life's inherent dignity and potential. SGI members perform a morning and evening practice known as Gongyo, which consists of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and reciting portions of the Lotus Sutra.
The "Law"
Buddhism teaches that a universal Law (Dharma) underlies everything in the universe. This is the very essence of life. One could also think of it as the fundamental rhythm of life and the universe. Nichiren identified this Law or essence as Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. He taught that by correctly carrying out the practice of Buddhism anyone is able to bring their individual life into harmony with the greater life of the universe. The result of this is that one is able to experience greater wisdom, courage, life force and compassion (the qualities of this life-essence). This, practically, is what it means to manifest Buddhahood, or an enlightened life condition.
Buddhahood in Daily Life
SGI members are encouraged to employ their Buddhist practice to squarely confront and overcome the specific challenges of their daily lives. Through this process, one is able to appreciate and manifest the profound potential of one's life. Buddhist practice is also a means to realize and unfold one's unique life purpose. SGI members believe that this process of inner spiritual transformation or "human revolution" not only leads to individual empowerment and constructive action but is the surest way to direct humankind's energies toward creating a peaceful and prosperous world.
AND THE MEANING OF NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO!-
daimoku
[題目] ( Jpn)
(1) The title of a sutra, in particular the title of the Lotus Sutra of the Wonderful Law (Chin Miao-fa-lien-hua-ching; Jpn Myoho-renge-kyo ). The title of a sutra represents the essence of the sutra. Miao-lo (711-782) says in The Annotations on "The Words and Phrases of the Lotus Sutra," "When for the sake of brevity one mentions only the daimoku, or title, the entire sutra is by implication included therein." (2) The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo in Nichiren's teachings. One of his Three Great Secret Laws. See also daimoku of the essential teaching.
daimoku of the essential teaching
[本門の題目] ( Jpn hommon-no-daimoku )
The invocation of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo; more precisely, the practice of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with belief in the object of devotion of the essential teaching. Here, "essential teaching" refers to the teaching of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, not to the essential teaching tial teaching is one of the Three Great Secret Laws set forth by Nichiren (1222-1282). There are two aspects of daimoku: the daimoku of faith and the daimoku of practice. In his Letter to Horen, Nichiren writes, "If you try to practice the teachings of the [Lotus] sutra without faith, it would be like trying to enter a jeweled mountain without hands [to pick up its treasures]" (511). Thus the daimoku of the essential teaching requires both faith and practice. See also Three Great Secret Laws.
HOPE THIS HELPS
thcbound
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Back when I was a chronic smoker I found that chugging a large cup of strong hot green tea first thing in the morning immediately followed by a hot and steamy shower had me coughing up all kinds of black gooey chunks of tar. The caffeine in the tea helps to open up the lungs while the steam from the shower penetrates and helps to loosen up tars stuck to the lung tissue.
The most effective way to clean out your lungs, however, is to stop smoking your herb and buy a vaporizer. I switched to vaporization a couple years ago and I only smoke once in a while when I'm out with friends or at a party and honestly my lungs are now clean as a whistle. No more hacking up globs of crap from my lungs, and my breathing capacity has greatly improved.
Was the investment in a quality vaporizer worth it? Absolutely!
The most effective way to clean out your lungs, however, is to stop smoking your herb and buy a vaporizer. I switched to vaporization a couple years ago and I only smoke once in a while when I'm out with friends or at a party and honestly my lungs are now clean as a whistle. No more hacking up globs of crap from my lungs, and my breathing capacity has greatly improved.
Was the investment in a quality vaporizer worth it? Absolutely!
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