CDT299
Vajra Lightning Meditation Workshop
PWOS, Transformation
(3) CDs: 17.95
Vajra Lightning Meditation is a flash / burn method of burning off Karma, an initiation that comes as a result of work you have done on yourself, always from your own efforts. On the first day E.J. Gold gave his thesis - we often carry around things that we consider to be positive - a belt filled with shrunken heads / trophies. You're encouraged to hold these trophies up. Gold explains the "hands on" technique for workshop participants to act out. In acting out the process that you have trophies - important things in your life - things you may generally regard as you, it sets you up for the exercise. The second day of the workshop opens with the fact - Transformation is 100% attitudinal - that makes transformation accessible. E.J. also describes the path of liberation and gives the secret that keeps you identified and attached to your old programs. With the foundation in place of the necessity for this work on self, Gold gives the exercise for the meditation. On the third day, individuals share their experiences, insights and the benefits they received from the workshop. Gold's closing argument - in the end these things mean nothing; they're dead weight. He explains how you pull the energy back to yourself, the same abundant energy you had as a child. E.J. told the group, "It's your job to go back over your past. I've just given you landmarks. Map out your life; make a timeline. Keep the mantra in mind - The past isn't who I am, it's where I've been. As things pop up, ask, 'How much energy am I using to maintain that?' . . . Toss out things you don't need."
Synopsis
The talk explores themes of personal transformation, emotional baggage, and the regaining of energy through detachment. Using a structured meditation workshop, the speaker guides participants in letting go of past relationships and personal attachments to free up psychic energy for deeper spiritual and personal development. A key concept is the separation of confidence from self-esteem to function effectively despite persistent self-doubt. The talk emphasizes personal accountability, the power of attitude in transformation, and the necessity of releasing past burdens to move forward.
Summary
The talk begins with logistical discussions about the workshop’s schedule before transitioning into a broader discussion of spiritual practice and personal transformation. The speaker introduces a process of recognizing and releasing attachments, with a primary focus on past relationships and emotional entanglements. A core exercise involves assigning past romantic and sexual partners to physical rocks, labeling them accordingly, and then ritually scrubbing the names off to symbolize detachment.
The speaker highlights the importance of attitude, asserting that 100% of transformation is attitudinal, requiring a deliberate shift rather than external validation. Another major theme is the separation of confidence from self-esteem, allowing individuals to maintain self-assurance while experiencing self-doubt. The workshop integrates principles of Vajra meditation, ultimately aimed at cleansing participants' emotional history to reclaim lost energy.
A key metaphor is the past viewed as landscape rather than identity - an environment one has traversed rather than something intrinsic. This reframing is reinforced through mantra: "My past is not who I am. It’s how I got here." The talk also emphasizes energy conservation, paralleling psychic energy management with financial or environmental efficiency.
Throughout, humor, personal anecdotes, and historical references illustrate concepts vividly. Participants reflect on their experiences, discussing realizations about emotional weight, habitual attachments, and newfound clarity. The talk concludes with an invitation to participate in further workshops, where the next step will involve more advanced spiritual exercises.
Keywords & Key Phrases
- Phantom Power
- Attitudinal transformation
- Confidence vs. self-esteem
- Past as landscape
- Vajra meditation
- Emotional circuitry
- Energy economy
- Trophy consciousness
- Sexual karma
- Processional event
- Psychic detachment
- Reclaiming energy
- Spiritual bifurcation
- Paratrooper metaphor
- Memory distortion
- Anchovy method
- Higher suffering
- Landmark relationships
- Self-doubt as humility
- Breaking karmic ties
Graphic Prompt
"A surreal meditation scene with ancient Vajra symbols glowing in a dimly lit temple. Large, weathered stones engraved with fading names are dissolving into ethereal light. A monk in deep contemplation gazes at a distant horizon where time appears to unravel, revealing a cosmic landscape. The composition evokes a dreamlike fusion of Tibetan spiritual iconography with futuristic energy waves, symbolizing detachment and transcendence."