Mudfoot
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While Shaolin kept that, many other Chan/Zen traditions focused on the Mind, in Japan there was interaction with the Bushi, but that wasn’t the same as the traditional chinese internal methods. There is a debate on that. Pick a side😁. My tradition says yes, but that doesn't say it is true.
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How do I learn what certain Qigong movements are actually doing?
Mudfoot replied to escott's topic in Systems and Teachers of
Suspected that. -
How do I learn what certain Qigong movements are actually doing?
Mudfoot replied to escott's topic in Systems and Teachers of
The entire Luohan gong in my tradition is done with the feet together, touching on different spots in each of the 16 stances. All done for a reason, and totally different from the stances in the rest of the tradition or most standing for that matter. Did they say which connection you are supposed to enhance the function in? -
How do I learn what certain Qigong movements are actually doing?
Mudfoot replied to escott's topic in Systems and Teachers of
Any method, too controlled or too spontaneous, can outgrow its usefulness. Obscuring the goal with the method is something many teachers warn you of. One of the reasons you need a good teacher, to avoid this obstacle. -
How do I learn what certain Qigong movements are actually doing?
Mudfoot replied to escott's topic in Systems and Teachers of
If you like it, well that's good enough. If you are in to the geeky little details ( how to do the twists and turns, and how to manipulate internal sensations with that) , you might find the older systems more rewarding. -
Spiritual bypassing. Maybe you mistake building a foundation with getting stuck in a method.
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Youwei before wuwei. A huge amount of youwei before wuwei. (Wang Mu Foundations of internal alchemy, quoting Awakening to reality)
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Think Commodore 64 to his modern computer, and you will find the correct TDB level.
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I might have to go back to him then.
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Taserface is already used, this and taserbody might be too close and cause confusion.
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Xi and Le are the two aspects of joy. Xi also translates as elation, which disperses qi and harms the Lung. Le on the other hand, relates more to harmony. (the seven emotions, Larre & de la Vall`ee)
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Does that imply that he downplays the importance of creating "dan"? It's been almost seven years since I read the Cleary translations of his works, and I was new to the area, so I honestly doesn't remember.
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What term did he use to describe what he practiced?
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I'll make a list 😁 Semen Retention Celibacy Mudfootrules Bugzapping
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He used to irritate the crap out of me, before I understood my practice better. I believe he points to the fact that if you get stuck on the level of moving energy back and forth, you miss the point which is realizing the Dao.
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It might be worth a try. "It depends..."
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That is a joke, (It also include him....... 😁)
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Transmission: Useful? What? Where? How to?
Mudfoot replied to sustainablefarm86's topic in General Discussion
The sceptic, in his true form, will only say that if your claim is in the realm of natural science (including medicine). What happens in the realm of your spiritual practice is irrelevant to the sceptic, because any aware person can experience just about anything. Noone is sceptical to that. At least not the sceptic.- 48 replies
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And if it was worth it...
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@voidisyinyang I found the first half of Freezing the spirit, part III, better than the part you used above. Maybe because I feel it describe a process in my own art. But between that, and that @Taoist Texts bullied me into quoting a daoist text, you two have almost destroyed my TDB image. Soon @freeform will write something that will stop me from making silly comments about bugzapping, after which I will have to change name and avatar and act like a serious representative of my school. 🐛🦋
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What have you done 🙊? You have opened Pandoras box 📦, and let out the potential of record-long posts.
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In the Copper Wall Project, they measured electrostatic phenomena in healers but not in experienced meditators.
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That would be half lotus for me, full lotus stopped to be an option after I quit practicing taijiquan. Snake creeps down was really useful in this regard.
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So they show skill in qigong/neigong/insert term here/ but are not related to skill or accomplishment in Nei Dan? And teachers like Ian Duncan (Long Men Pai) strongly advices to stay away from teachers that use zapping as promotion. Unfortunately, this only shows that different teachers have very separate opinions on the subject. Maybe we should go back to how to invert Water and Fire? Headstand was it? The only way to get the kidneys above the heart?
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Typically! Never mind, nothing is like holding a book, making notes.
