Thank you all for this wonderful discussion. Raj you have been most gracious with your info, I have found it to be fascinating. I too have read in the first Aghora book of this mercury recipe. It peaked my interest as well. So I asked a dear friend and fellow medicine man about it , he's a medical qi-gung instructor , he told me that in Chinese medicine there is a form of wood mercury that is safe, as for where to get it I did not ask.
At that moment in time I did not wish to be immortal nor did my fellow medicine man friend for that matter. Allthough that may change so I filed it in my brain somewhere to tell all those interested at this moment.
As for a good ayurvedic pracitioner in LA- I heard of one I think may be around Fairfax in Hollywood. Since I forget and it's been years since I lived there let me refer you to my dear friend and person I consider to be a master teacher Prof. Sasi of the Vedic Healing Institute in LA. Surely he will know. BTW This man grew up with Mata Amritananda Mayi Devi- Amma and many other great satguru's for his father knew them all and introduced him to many as a child and through adulthood.
310 397 2405 or www.vedichealinginstitute.com His fiance Alexandra is also a wonderful Reiki instructor. These two are such jems, lighthearted , caring and fantastic teachers that have much to knowledge to share. Having been initiated by them both in such things as the Gaia-tri mantra and the Shiva mantra, vedic healing teachings/techniques as well as receiving my Reiki Mastership. Prof. Sasi also blessed the Iraivan Shiva temple in Kaui. A place all interested in Hinduism or Shiva should pilgrimage to, highly recommended. One can pick up the biggest rudraksha's to your hearts content in their forest.


Prof. Sasi He's the best palmist ever,(please don't ask to have him read you for free! lol) I myself had learned alot of palmistry in my youth and I knew my possible time of death was at age 40, I am now older , he was the only one who had the balls to see or to tell me , I of course surpassed it and now have what's called the eye of the dragon dot (found that out through a Grand Master ) which Prof. Sasi confirmed. All others except one old Russian priest I have called out as charlatans. Once I asked Sasi how many years it would take to learn palmistry from him and he laughed and said five years. For me having lived through my own death I am not currently interested in being immortal. Allthough I do have a friend I highly suspect is one , if I change my mind I will ask him. Unfortunately he is not on tribe nor does he have an email account. (so don't ask) He is hesitant about talking about his age, so we speak of the universe and other energetic topics. Maybe at some point he will get an email, i will ask him.

If one wishes to learn them mantras properly I highly recommend the Vedic Healing Institute in LA. Yes guidance wherever possible from a master/satguru/rishi etc is of course recommended. lol

As far as the Ayurvedic Institute in NM , I went once for the oil treatment (pachamkarma sp?) on the recommendation from a friend and great master oil maker Krishna Madappa of Taos NM and their oil consultant (see sacredoilsofkrishna.com) and unfortunately Dr. Vasant Lad was not there that day. So I waited for hours to see a dr and when I did he again kept me waiting. So when I did go in to see the dr. (forgot which) he was about to tell me what I needed I stopped him and asked him to let me tell him. Everything on his list I said and his mouth dropped open. So I walked out with the things I needed yet later noticed that much of their oils I had expired and their herbs were not very fresh. Unfortunately I could not return them because I was far away when I noticed. So ask them to check out how old things are before you order this was a few years ago so hopefully they have improved.
Perhaps I may move back to NM and go to Chinese Medicine school maybe in abq or santa fe If so I may study at the Ayurvedic institute too from time to time if I can. I have 2 recomendations to go there from both Prof. Sasi and Krishna Madappa who of course are both friends with Dr. Vasant Lad yet what they can practice here in the states is very limited so I feel sofar more inclined to go to Chinese medicine allthough Ayurveda will always also be a field of study as well for me, since all medicines interest me.
Jody please refrain from asking medicine people to work for free. We work our whole lives to study and help others heal themselves often giving away our medicines to those in need who are impoverished. These things cost money to replace at our own expense. We never ask it of others to do there mechanical, technical or secretarial work for free. Do you ask your car mechanic to fix your car for free? Would you want and trust a car mechanic who fixed your car for free? In order for healing to occur there should be some type of exchange between the one who wants healing and the practitioner. The one who needs help should reciprocate in some way, not always necessarily money can be done in service as well of some kind. Otherwise the work is not appreciated nor respected and then how can it be as effective if one does not feel it has value. How then will it have value to heal the one who needs it.

Om Shri Gayatri Namaha
Tushita