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 …. whose health is suffering right now, according to Nomali's ISC post here –http://multiplex.integralinstitute.org/Public/cs/forums/16007/ShowThread.aspx#16007

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Amen!

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I love, love, love this guy. I don’t care if anyone else thinks he’s wrong, flawed, whatever. ..Kenji, you dazzling, unfathomably huge, great, wide and all-inclusive American Buddha, I want you to have the best freakin’ high time while you’re still on earth! Do you hear? You must be healed and whole and bouncing along full steam ahead.

Wilder prayers for Wilber, my Man!

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While recognizing that Ken is just as human as any of the rest of us (as his health problems unfortunately illustrate) I have endless gratitude for how his vision has inspired and informed my life.  His work and what flows from it have changed my life for the better, and I am amazed that he shares as much with us as he does.  Words are not adequate to express how much love, respect, even awe I feel for him.  I send prayers and metta to you, Ken Wilber.

Maryw, thanks for starting this thread.

arthur

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Sending boundless love and  healing thoughts to you Ken, dear teacher.

Love,
Monica

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In the spirit of “laughter is the best medicine” I re-post (from one of the IN forums) the following:

I think it's time to revisit the practice - first developed on the original forum - of Okendo, a focused tantric meditation in which sexual energies/orgasms are used to facilitate healing and sustaining Ken Wilber.  Okendo has been a core aspect of my ILP for some time now and I encourage others to come on board as well.  Please see Jana/Plasmafly's Pray for Ken thread for an explication of this practice, particularly this post in which the term/practice of Okendo proper was born. 

Well, why don't I just duplicate that particular post here?  This is me responding to Jana:

Kenantra, KWorgonathon, Kensex, Kenorgy,
I think I like Kenorgy best.

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Ken is in the ICU. Keep those prayers coming, folks. I wish we were all together. I'm trying not to cry at work.

Liz

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thanks for letting us know.



i'm lighting these digital candles and sending my prayers.
hang on Ken…

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All my Love and Prayers, to you, KW.  Get well soon!

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Hugs, Hearts, & Loving prayers to you Ken, my inspiration!

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much love to you, Ken.

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Liz, do you know where more information and updates can be found?

I'd like to let our local meetup group know and give them a link to turn to…

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I got my info at the Integral Naked site, from Nomali.

http://multiplex.integralinstitute.org/Public/cs/forums/thread/2663.aspx

Liz

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Dearest Bodhisattva Ken, may the blessings of more than all the atoms in a quintillion universes in each of the ten directions be yours… much love and much strength.  Blaine

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Hi everybody

I just heard from Nomali that Ken has been unconscious for many hours now, and the doctors don't know what's wrong, which isn't reassuring.  My heart is feeling very heavy right now.  Please send all the love and energy you can to Ken.

love to all
arthur

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Dearest friends,

I have just received this email. Ken is in a very serious condition but in very good hands. I do not know if it is ok to post this here but i see the love and care that is pouring in from everywhere and i think that it is ok to copy his email here. First of all, to everybody on the Zaadz thread and Multiplex thread - thank you all SO VERY MUCH. Your love and healing energy is I AM SURE making a difference. I have complete faith that Ken is going to be well again.

Prayers and Blessings,

Nomali

Email from Colin-

—–Original Message—–
From: Colin Bigelow
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:12 PM
To: IUhosts; Colleagues; Staff
Subject: RE: Ken

Hello Friends,

Ken is in stable condition at a local Denver hospital.  It's difficult to explain more about what happened today, but a whole team of wonderful doctors are working with Ken, and he's in very good hands.  Roger Walsh was even good enough to fly out today, and we're very grateful to have him here.

Once we gain a better understanding of the overall situation and run a few tests, we will be sure to let you all know.  It appears that the situation is extremely serious, but not catastrophically so.  Again, we will let you all know as soon as new information becomes available. 

Please hold Ken in your Heart, Mind, Soul, and Spirit….

Love,

Colin   

Colin Bigelow

Personal Assistant to Ken Wilber

Integral Institute

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I also want to say Thank you to so many of you who have been lighting candles HERE for Ken and those who are helping him.

Ken WILL get all these messages and candles from you all.

Deep bow,
Nomali

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Dearest Ken, you're in my prayers. 

I'm throwing my all of my Love into you.

Hang in there.

Thank you, Nomali, for the updates. Big hugs to everyone out there.

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I am sending love and and prayers to you, Ken….

om mani padme hung.

Nancy

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Hi Nomali

Thank you so much for the updates, and for linking to the candle thread.  I just lit several candles for Ken, and it feels good to take a “tangible” action, even as simple a thing as setting alight a virtual candle and sending love and prayers with it…I guess it's the ritual element.  I recommend lighting candles, it's a good thing.

arthur

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from “One Taste”:

“I am timeless
in essence I am all
the lines in my face
are cracks in the cosmic egg
supernovas swirl in my heart
galaxies pulse through my veins
stars light up the neurons of my night”

Much Peace, Love and Healing to All,
Chris

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I posted a Hafiz excerpt the other day here.  It has some of my favorite instructions for prayer.  What seems to me to be most important is to pray from a place of joy.  I know how hard that can be when we are all programmed to feel like crap when someone is in real trouble, but think of this quote and it might make sense: “You can't feel bad enough to make me feel good.”  In other words, the better you feel, the more empowered you are to make me feel good. So, I say, God Bless Ken, well-body or not.  We rise together in prayer and dance and laugh at the pain we pretend to feel.   When I pray for Ken, I will be smiling and thanking him for greeting me in the temple.  There he is.  His indestructible Self is smiling too.

Love and prayers,

Keith

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Thanks for this post, Keith. I've been thinking about some pretty grim stuff these past few days, not just about Ken but about my whole life and relationship to it.

I've felt so selfish to be sad about this–really, I've been worried about how I feel most of all. But I couldn't think of a way to turn it around and make it something helpful to Ken and everyone. I want to be putting out that positive energy.

So many of us treat our bodies as if they're somehow endlessly renewable resources, while hating them at the same time, as something other than ourselves, something taken completely for granted. Over-indulging, not giving it enough rest or exercise, not loving our bodies the way that we are intended to.

And there is Ken, doing everything in his power to keep his going. The King of the ILP, brought down low by his own body attacking itself. The irony is so palpable, it feels like a badly written book–hitting us over the head with the idea.

So here's my idea. I'm going to get a whole lot more serious about taking care of my body. Really loving it every day, as if I'm taking care of my own child or Ken Wilber. What wouldn't I do for them? I will do these things for my body, in honor of Ken and of everyone. I will take good care of myself so that I can further integral awareness and be with my loved ones as long as possible in the most healthy way, for this is the foundation upon which all the other holons in my life depend.

I can never, ever thank Ken enough with words, so I'm going to have to put a lot more of myself into it than that. Bless you, Ken, for showing us through your example.

Liz

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Beautiful advice, Keith!

Although I do believe it's healthy and honest to express – to the Spirit – feelings of pain and anxiety in prayer, I think it is good to mix the groaning with gratitude and light.

Today is a bright, incredibly clear, sunny day in southern California. In my heart, I am sending that sun and that warmth to Ken – and to you all …

Love,
Mary

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Dear Friends,

I have talked to Colin today and the good news is that Ken's condition has not worsened. I am choosing to embrace that fully as good news while holding gently and firmly the fact that the condition has also not improved.

let us be together at this time.

I thank you all for your prayer, kindness, dignity and integrity.

Maybe I will have more updates in the evening…

Love to you all,

Nomali

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Nomali,

Thanks for the updates, here's lending energy to Ken's healing.

In the Spirit of the Season,

Paul H.

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I am hoping and praying for Ken's recovery.  He is obviously an incredible human being, and has given so much and worked so hard.  His work and his being have totally transformed my life.  I hope we are given the gift of his continued work for many years to come, but mostly I hope that Ken gets to live a happy life that isn't continually sabotaged by his health issues.

Ever since I had my literally life-altering dream about Ken, his work, and his impending death (in the dream, mind-you), I have realized that it is up to me, you, and us to take what we have learned and *do something* with it.  It's not enough to study his work.  It's not enough to have Ken as a hero.  It's not enough to discuss his theories in like-minded communities.  I hope we all take this opportunity to think about what Ken's impermanence means to us, and how we can contribute to this Integral movement.

That being said, I'm extremely fucking sad right now and am holding Ken in my thoughts.  May he recover and be well soon. 

With a heavy and hopeful heart,
Aeryck

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Just checking for news before I go to bed. Thanks Nomali for sharing what information you have.
Hopefully tomorrow will bring better news.
Goodnight all
Liz

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Hello dear friends,

I have talked to Colin and Dr. Roger Walsh. Ken has had some more tests done today. He is still in serious but stable condition and very loving hands.

We continue to send you our love and prayers.

Much Love
Nomali @ ISC

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Hi All,
Please read www.kenwilber.com blog page tomorrow morning for an update from Colin.
Thanks
Nomali @ ISC

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This has been posted by Colin on KW.com.

:-)

Nomz

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Dang - I still can't read that blog because I don't have the very latest version of flash media.  Once I get to work I'll be able to read it, but I don't work Saturday or Sunday.  Would someone mind quoting here whatever appears on the blog?  And/or link to the actual blog entry - my browser can accept a link, but I can't get past the “you need to upgrade flash” if I go to the main page.

arthur

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Here you go:

Ken's Health
December 08, 2006 03:00

Dear Friends,

Early Wednesday morning Ken was admitted to a local hospital for repeated seizures and an abnormal cardiac pattern.  Ken is currently in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit.   

Ken does not have a history of seizures, and there was zero warning that something was about to go wrong.  In fact, Ken had a fantastic day Tuesday, writing all morning and then meeting with several folks at the loft.

Doctors believe that they understand why these seizures occurred, and the good news is that it's nothing intrinsically wrong with Ken's physical well-being.  In other words, we have strong reason to believe we can avoid these in the future.

Ken has been sedated since admission to the hospital in order to help prevent additional seizures, and doctors are planning on slowly backing off the sedative in the next day or so.

This is clearly an extremely serious situation, but it does not appear life-threatening, and according to the lead doctor at the hospital, she has no reason to believe that any of these conditions are irreversible. 

If you would like to express support for Ken, please pray, do tonglen, or simply hold him in heart and mind with loving-kindness.  Ken has always said that these practices work wonders, for both giver and receiver, and all of your love and care will be deeply appreciated by him.

Please do not send flowers; if even a dozen kind souls send flowers, the doctors will have no space to work.  And naturally, please do not try and visit Ken in the hospital.  Ken is in Intensive Care, and only family or extremely close ties are allowed in, nor is the hospital allowed to disclose that Ken is a patient there.

For the time being, I will be posting short updates on Ken's condition daily.  As might be expected, we are looking at days and weeks in terms of recovery, but even just 48 hours after all of this started, recovery does indeed appear to be the path we've already begun.

Please, friends, walk with Ken on this path.  Lift him with your heart, touch him with your mind, bless him with your soul, liberate him with your spirit.  He will feel you, and you will feel him, and this miracle of we shall embrace us all, radiantly erupting as the bliss-agony of One Heart pulsing in so many bodies.  Ken is nearer to you than your own skin; feel him with reckless abandon.  Nourish this precious body of our beloved friend with all the love available to you.  Let that love open you to infinity….

Prajnaparamita,

Colin

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Thank you, Liz.  This is good news.  :)  I continue to pray and do metta for Ken.

arthur

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That was very nice and thoughful of you Liz to post on the I-I boards for those with tech issues … you guys are still alays on top of things ( :-) )

This is still very difficult to read though … . not fun …

Prayers …

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No kidding, Tim. This has been a horrible week for me and so many people.

Always with the growth opportunities! Feh!

Liz

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Don't you think one of the lessons here -at least as far as I am seeing it-is the connection of the collective shared interiors, and how either difficulties (or in happier times inspirations) just systemically branch out and touch and affect all involved? Sorry if I am putting that too theoretically, but

there is no question that we were all -or so many of us-affected in some sort of real, deep and substantial way by the whole forum/spam debacle (and maybe even just a whole collective and gradual “forum death”) and there is no question that this was related to major difficulties occuring “inside” (and literally inside) of I-I. Things come through the space like waves that deeply affect the entire collective. I hesitate to use the ripples analogy becasue it is so cliche but that is exactly what it is. Deep waves and ripples that we might not even be conscious of. And yet where it starts nobody knows. It is only certain that something is moving and we are all affected by it.

And then now this and we are all affected even much more deeply and-finally-consciously.

It's just all the many ways we touch and the sometimes tragic miracle called “we.”

I guess what I am trying to say is that there has been quite an UN-conscious collective struggle occuring, or at least a “what's going on?” thing happening happening in interiors and being expressed in many ways. I have felt it for MONTHS! and as I think you have been implying, in ways that are seeminlgy unrelated

And in retrospect, the timing is very much in relation to what we now know as the advent of internal struggles within our collective epicenter here, I-I.

And now?

Is this a collective opportunity/wake-up-call to turn it all around?

I think we can … . and beginning with just little, little bits of love, care and concern … . once again rippling back out from all … . Hence, like your little gesture to make sure everyone could read the latest blog.

Cool.

Prayers …

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Tim wrote: Don't you think one of the lessons here -at least as far as I am seeing it-is the connection of the collective shared interiors, and how either difficulties (or in happier times inspirations) just systemically branch out and touch and affect all involved?

So true, Tim! And thank you for your post, for putting it all into words …

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Dear Timelody,

Your insight above is very accurate. There was SO much going on - and will continue to in many ways - and so little that we could actually publicly announce. It still breaks my heart at what happened in the forums, at II, between all of us and wanting to help and being helpless and trying to hold it all together and drop it all too. So much truth in what is being said across the blog world and also, so much distortion - by those inside II and outside, still here or departed. No time in the short history of II has so much gone on and very little anyone could intelligently do about it all.

Right now, it is Ken's health that matters. All of your love and support is INCREDIBLE. Please let us not lose faith and hope. I very nearly did - i mean with, II. But I am still here.

STILL HERE, PRAYING and WANTING YOU ALL!

Much Love
Nomali

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Indeed, Nomali, if not for you, I probably would have quit I-I entirely by now.

Tim–There are other ideas in my head not quite formulated, but I'll bring it up on another thread when I do formulate them.

Liz

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With Vajra Body, Voice and Mind conjoined

I pray to and exhort the Supreme Protectress

Arya Tara, mother of all Buddhas,

To hold our dear Ken in her compassionate embrace

Hold him safe for the benefit of all sentient beings

Om tare tuttare ture svaha

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Dearest teacher….

Iam through you so I
and for that I bow in gratitiude.
your light has let a thousand I-I's see
both their light and shadow

And now…
you lay in limbo
and I wonder who I feel more pain for…
you, I, we

Not yet dear teacher.
Not yet…

Their is work to be done.

Big Heart Aches…

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This lovely message has just been posted in the ISC Editor's Weekly Blog: 

 

Prayers for a teacher…

New this week on ISC……

Brother David Steindl-Rast at Integral Contemplative Christianity Seminar

Fierce Grace from Elizabeth Lesser@ ISC

Still to come this week - Interview with Swami Sally Kempton

Beloved Friends,

Your prayers, loving care and concern pouring in from all corners of the world for Ken Wilber are beyond us, divine and precious.  We just cannot thank you enough. Your being right here with Ken at this time when his health has been hit the hardest is a pillar of strength to Ken, those who are closely caring for him, and all of us at Integral Institute. The chain of prayers that continues to build here in the Multiplex, and II-Zaadz is the good, true and beautiful shining through you at its best. Our dear friend Colin also will bring you updates here.

We would also love to take a moment here to thanks Brother David's Light a Candle feature on his website http://www.gratefulness.org/ which has allowed for so many to pray and contemplate in one place. Arthur, one of our dear members said ”Thank you so much for linking to the candle thread.  I just lit several candles for Ken, and it feels good to take a “tangible” action, even as simple a thing as setting alight a virtual candle and sending love and prayers with it…I guess it's the ritual element.  I recommend lighting candles, it's a good thing.” Thank you all so much for holding this beautiful vigil. It has now become a daily practice for several of us. What brilliant use of technology! (If you would like to light candles, please see here)

Dearest Ken, Colin, Becca, Ken's family/close friends, Dr. Roger Walsh, all others doctors, nurses who have been taking care of Ken and all sentient beings in need of the wealth of good health, we pray, we pray, we pray…

On another note, keep your eyes and e