Sebastian
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Thanks Exorcist... how would you define the mobilize Qi stage ? The way I view it as this stage is I keep my mind quiet, then the Qi sinks, then the Qi and body are one. Then when I’m absorbed in the body, the thoughts have much less pull on me. To mobilize Qi I do nothing basically. Or I stop doing. When I do, I find the Qi rises to my head. Thanks for your helpful posts
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Hmmm maybe OK for paragraph 1. But paragraph 2.... meh. I mean logically, wouldn’t this also happen to Zhineng practionners the first time around ? People who work on the body first already have a head start in terms of channels being open, so I don’t see how they would suddenly blow up or die when connecting to the universe. It sounds a bit like marketing to me. Our system is the best, people blow up when they come from other system to our system. None of it seems grounded in any theory. Pardon me, just being sincere here from my experience with both closed and open systems. Open system just means you connect to a bigger energy source, there is no need to make a big deal out of it. And a closed system can be an open system too. I mean, if you do natural spiraling motions or motions that happen in nature, then you will attract that energy from the environment. Without having to consciously walk to the top of a mountain and say: “hey, universe, you and I are one”. A lot of traditional Taoist sets are based on mirroring the movements of the planets, the stars and transcend the whole open/closed system.
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Sorry, I just saw you wanted a TCM based answer. Well I think just clearing the 5 channels will have a trickle like side-effect to the emotional level. But often the channels and the emotions don't work quite hand in hand. I mean, it may take a while longer after your liver channel is technically open for anger to go away. Because emotions or blockages live on many levels. Maybe the 6 healing sounds then ? The deep exhales I find are conducive to releasing deep stuff. And the sounds you make open the channels too. Otherwise live a balanced life. If there is no joy in your life, find a way to bring that in. Get a girlfriend/partner. And do the same for the 5 other emotions. Just avoid extremes basically, like never any joy, or always angry or never getting over someone's passing. That's closer to what you're asking for in OP I think.
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First, remember that emotions are normal. If they are suppressed, then don't suppress them in the first place. The way to freedom from emotions is to be willing to endure a little bit of pain. When the disturbance comes, you grab the emotion in front of you, and you do it quickly, as soon as it comes. You know that if you touch the tongue of a flame quickly it won't burn you much. Well managing emotions is like that. As soon as the disturbance comes, you hold it in your hand and feel the sting of its flame while it's still small. And it's OK if the emotion hurts, just remember that the pain you are feeling is the price of freedom. Repressing means placing the burning emotion in your back pocket. Soon it's going start a fire, and your entire pants will be on fire. But when you grab (or "own") the emotion and accept it as it is, then it will slowly self combust. It can only do that on its own.... Because what you resist persists. And what you avoid will magnify. Emotions are organic, they reflect the passing weather, they are natural. It's the fact people hold on to them, or reject them and that makes them un-natural. One of my Masters would say, when you fart, do you reflect on the fart or analyse it ? Your butt farts basically, and your mind produces thoughts, your ears receive sounds. It's all part of the environment. Don't get caught up in any one of them so much. From Master Ni Hua Ching, The moon waxes and wanes. Tides ebb and flow. Emotion moves up and down. Only achieved ones enjoy The smooth flow of nature.
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Alright fine, I'm not one to exclude people, and I don't want to hurt your feelings, so I baked a special cake just for you.
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Well, then.... I won't share with you the delicious yummy raccoon cookies I just baked. Guess I'll just be enjoying those with my other buddies from this thread.... like Nintendao, Liminal Luke and Silent Thunder. Don't be too jealous though, we'll think about you while we're eating them.
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You're right, it's similar Symph. It's like Tao is the river of life, and it is the substance that Jesus is made of. Jesus is like the ice sculpture, but it's still made of water, or Tao. What makes Jesus special is he is a perfect expression of Tao, a perfect sculpture, because he knew how to live with The Way. But there are other Masters like him, although I know the Christian church claims exclusivity. The way I view it, God is just a concept in people's minds. It is the highest divinity they can conceive of. But Tao is the unformed substance that animates people's conception of God. It the spiritual energy of this universe. But it is never worshiped because it is formless, colorless, odorless, silent, patient, subtle and non-confrontational. It is just like water, and you can box it into any shape you want, any God, any Guru, any spiritual perspective, and it will always fill that box or space for you. But people don't care about Tao, people like "heroes"... They like to make their heroes the only Son of God. They like things to be for sure, and they like to make a deal with Divinity to be certain of their afterlife. But these things only reflect the human mind trying to chase its tail. So yes, I think you can study the life of Jesus to learn Tao. At least to get hints from it, and there is certainly spiritual value in the Bible. But you can also learn directly from DDJ which is a treasure left by another perfect creation of Tao. And you can also learn from any spiritual sage, who draws from the same well of inspiration as Jesus and Lao-Tsu. Don't view all your past Christian learning as a waste, if you learned it with the heart and saw past the veil of religion, then I think you got a head start on your Taoist studies
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Can I please have the phone number of this exotic looking raccoon ? Very handsome.
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Nungali..... Mr Bacon...... You keep posting in this thread. But I think it's time to face the music. You know this is a spiritual forum right ? How are you going to grow spiritually if you keep posting about weird stuff ? One of you is even posting about trout yogurt for god's sake.... So time to face your shadow man. Enough games. What scares you the most ? Let me materialize an image for you, don't freak out, but look at it, and see if you can come out the other end stronger than when you entered. Exactly.... what if you lost the bacon.... And become just Mr. Then what are you going to do ? Can you still live with yourself ? Something to think about.... I know I will.
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Is it possible to look through the walls? Experiment and results
Sebastian replied to zak's topic in Welcome
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This raccoon is asexual and apolitical. It is friendly and fits in well with any group of raccoons.
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OK,OK,OK..... Prize time, since some folks requested it. For this heart warming story about giving back a teddy-bear to his friend in the retreat, I hereby nominate member Liminal Luke with the most tenderness weirdness award. This comes with a glow in a dark raccoon, so you can always find your raccoon, just like your friend. And for her relentless posting in this thread, and wide variety of subjects covered, I hereby nominate member TaoMeow with the most eclectic in terms of weirdness award. This is a highly distinguished award, and comes with a scratch and sniff raccoon sticker. Scratch and smell However, this is so rare and powerful a gift, I need to run this by Sean first for approval. Hey Sean, This is 100% legit, non-GMO, no animal-testing, and lavender proof. Let me know if you concur and TaoMeow could smell her hard earned prize? Thanks,
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Ha.... see now you made Drew jealous. For this reason I award him this very small consolation prize. It's not much in comparison to the precious but it's something.
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For his highly unique Halloween costume of an IRS agent, I nominate member Symph for the most originality newcomer prize, and provide him with this unique Raccoon necklace. This symbolizes the unbroken bond between two raccoons. Cherish this well, this is the highest Dao Bums civilian honor.
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And I would like to amend the prize structure to provide Drew with the "best newcomer" award, for sharing his very personal story from first grade. I know the girl thought your name was "Weird" backwards.... you should have said, "no.... more like shrewd backwards". And then you give her a cool grin.... This prize comes with a raccoon high five,
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I would like to thank the brave souls, like Taomeow, that have multiple entries in this thread. And also present you with your honorific gifts: 1) One submission (you've earned a raccoon pin) 2) Two submissions (you've earned a full fledged raccoon badge that you can saw on) 3) Three submissions or more, you've won an honorific raccoon Halloween costume, to proudly display your weirdness everywhere you go.
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My money on Sean.... Legs have more power imo, but we'll see.
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Anything weird about you Drew.... just wondering ?
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Haha, cool word. Like it.
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E.Honda was definitely a Qigong Master.... No way he could fly and head-butt you like that without some serious Qi. Although he was Japanese, so probably said it "Ki" instead of Qi. And in his leisure time he would soak his fat belly in hot springs.... some kind of guy. Nice selection sir.
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In Street Fighter 2 I always pick Blanka and camp on one end of the screen, generating electricity. I have no use for any other moves. This shows the power of the DanTian too. After a while of crouching animal Zhan Zhuang I can zap any guy that comes at me.
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You will my friend....My Light to you. Just remember that the Sun shines on our lives, inside, and outside. Thanks for the quotes in your signature. As Leonard Cohen wrote, the light only needs a small crack to get through. Yours is already wide open. Even in the darkness you see yourself clearly. The Light is in you. Take care
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Circular breathing vs breathing with pauses (Bruce Frantzis related)
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I like in Dragon Ball where they have these hi-tech glasses that tell you the "Ki" power of various opponents. Imagine if we had this in Qigong. "Hey dude, I was scanning John Chang's level with my new Qi Polaroids, and my glasses blew up and melted on me. Not sure if this covered by insurance, but his level was at least 50,000"
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