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A LOT of sweat here from doing Monk holding pearl and Wind above the clouds, in my city the temperature goes up to 40° in these days hope it's ok to drink some water between the two exercises...

Thanks! I like the feeling of being embraced by earth when with hands at tan tien... Isn't MSW2 breathing sequence 50 40 30 10?

Please can someone help with this doubt?

Hello! I've started today new two weeks routine: - Monk holding pearl 50 40 30 20 10 25min - Wind above the clouds 50 40 30 25min - MSW 1 90 50 40 30 10 7 reps (25min) - MSW 2 50 40 30 10 7 reps (25min) I have a question about MSW 2: when finishing one repetition, we take some resting breathes before starting a new repetition. Are the hands in the earth med position, mudra in front of dantien, or are them resting on the knees? I'm loving this practice! Thanks a lot Sifu Terry and all the practitioners in this forum

You reminded me of re-turn on my home phone! Maybe earplugs can help in these events.. I've never used it anyway

I'm not trying to sugar-coat anything, I'm here to learn... Thank for reply me I've asked this questions because a lot of posts seems too personal to me, like insulting each others, and not about defending the Truth.. I don't understand the purpose of such behavior I'm not talking about being lackadaisical. spaced out or seemingly deranged, infact I'm talking about being TOTALLY PRESENT vs LOST IN FALSE SELF Please forgive my doubious use of english words if I've sounded like pointing the finger

Searching the two characters here http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/dictionary.html 神 功 I think it can be translated as "spiritual/heavenly achievment" In this case it should be used by people on a spiritual quest Don't know about Sunn Dar...

Isn't realizing the empty nature of awareness a goal in every spiritual path? Isn't the give and take of the last posts, going in the opposite direction? Defending what seems to be ourself and attacking what seems a separate self..

Forgive me for asking something OT now: Does anyone know of free software, preferably for mac osx, to save this entire FPCK thread?

Well, sometimes when the mind relaxes a lot I lose the count of the reps.. in this case is better to restart with the control sequence I guess

thanks for the reply! Some times I find my body using too much muscle contraction for standing still, this like a magnet redirect my attention to that muscle group.. is not easy to clear the mind without first having relaxed it, at least a little...

Hello everyone! Has I've said before for this and next week I'll practice Monk Holding Pearl and MSW1. I've structured my practice like this: - Standing warm ups (takes about 5min, here starts the tingling in hands) - MHP 20min (here I scan the body from head to toes and viceversa to relax the body the best as I can, is this impeding the free flow energy?) - MSW1 7reps (takes about 25min, here the body relax a lot also some waves like thrill of pleasure in the heart region, delight) All of this is repeated for 2 times during the day (also the entire DVD1 and DVD2 when in extra time days) Don't remember if I've read this before on the topic, if I want to do more than 7 reps in MSW do I have to end the first 7 with the 3 breaths and then restart from the breathing sequence?

Yes, I don't aspect an overnight effect.. was just expressing my impressions, not complaining Thanks for the suggestion, as I've said before I'm following this http://www.taichimania.com/trainingschedule.html, so for the next two week I'll practice only these two meds..

Thanks everyone for the help! I've started today the first of two weeks of Monk Holding Pearl and MSW1. My heart seems to like very much the seated one! However to me is more difficult to calm the mind with moving meditations..

In the videos when Sifu Terry sits in half-lotus the right foot is placed in the crease between thigh and lower leg. Is this precise position important for meditations? In the past I used to put my right foot near my left hip, over my thigh, so my right knee can rest over my left foot...

Sifu Terry Dunn, welcome back!

In the last few day during my practice I get quite strong pressure in my forehead, mainly concentred between the eyebrows, in the area above the left eye and in left temple.. anyone with this occurrence? also last night during a meditation session I've got a purple luminous light in my mind eye, anyway I'was swinging between aware and unconcious states so I've noticed it after some time. When I've noted it, it is vanished quite rapidly

Ok I'll keep the total practice time to 1h30min also when practicing two meds

Well, now I'm doing 15min per med, 1h30min in total. After this two week following that training schedule I have to start a new cycle practicing monk holiding pearl and MSW1, but leave the meds I'm actually doing. So my question is: can I do 45min+45min=1h30min of the two meds, or because they are new is better to start with 15min each one?

Bubbles and Fu_doggy Thank you very much for your help!! Will try different distances for the hands and also to not compleatly lock the knees. First time I was holding the peach I was not locking the knees and I get a subtle wiggle of the upper body that syncronize itself with the breath, this seems to stop by locking the knees... Also about practice schedule here http://www.taichimania.com/trainingschedule.html As Fu_doggy said next change will be practicing Monks holding pearl and first MSW alone. My practice time is now about 1h30min. So I guess is better doing 45min for one and 45min for the other.. am I wrong? should I start again qith 15min/15min?

Please Antares forgive my interruption.. For the next 2 weeks my practice will be: - Monk Gaze at the Moon 60 40 20 15min - Bending the Bow 70 50 40 30 10 15min - Monk holding peach 90 50 40 20 10 15 min - First Med on dvd2 5 60 80 40 30 15min (actually 20min to complete the 30 reps) - Second Med on dvd2 50 30 10 15min (near 20min to complete 5 reps) - Third Med on dvd2 50 10 50 15 min Sometimes I split this in two sessions.. I've got some vibration in baihui when doing the second sitted meditation. For now muscle fatigue/tension continues, anyway I've found it very usefull to practice equanimity! I've some questions for the experts In monk gaze at the moon my sight naturally becomes blurred, is this normal? When practicing monk holding peach, knees should be locked, does this mean pressing knees in back direction (to me this tend to stiffen the hips)? also, what the distance between hands to chest?

Thank you for the vid! very nice!! I was always drawing tigers everywhere when I was a child

I've this in one of my cds (is this sanskrit?): http://5mp3.org/music/Samantabhadra%20Bodhisattva sounds good!

I'm one who buy it Started read it yesterday

:D Does anyone else have reported an incresed number of lucid dreams? don't know if this is related to FP practice