windwalker

Would that include the deposit too? My hometown San Francisco has a lot of crazy rules regarding renters vs landlords, similar to what some have mentioned here. Before relocating to Taiwan, we had to sell our trailer house that we owned in a trailer park in Sunnyvale ca. that was being bought out to turn into Condominiums. The relocation package was good, not enough to allow one to really remain in the area. Some are still fighting a losing battle. Taiwan has some of the same problems with property speculators. Their soultion to help mitigate this , the property has to be owned for a number of years before it could be a resold.

Ya might try looking up "Gender dysphoria (GD), or gender identity disorder (GID), is the distress a person experiences as a result of the sex and gender they were assigned at birth. In this case, the assigned sex and gender do not match the person's gender identity, and the person is transgender."https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria No one assigns anybody sex or gender. It would have been more correct to say when they find their biology does not match how they feel about themselves. Why this is so has yet to be determined. It is interesting in that when applied to group or racial characteristics suddenly it's very apparent what one is and what one is more often then not, delineated by the groups themselves. Even though through various means this can be changed, its most often not accepted by the groups themselves. Rachel Dolezal, comes to mind is she black born in a white body, or is she white borne in a white body trying to be to be black. Societal norms can be handled in many different ways. One way of handling a problem as shown in Taiwan. For woman only For women or men / eliminates choice and confusion / sexless / no 3rd sex /

Only one Trump. Anything, and anybody that can be used against him can and will be used against him Nature of the Beast

Interesting thread, while I have some familiarity with bagua practitioners its not something I've practiced, worked with directly. Looking at the image posted what would be your interpretation of it as it relates to foot work or stepping. looking for some gen thoughts to confirm my own... thanks david

How many times has anyone asked this or had it asked to them... On a hot summer night " I bet you say that to all the boys," yessssssssssss

I don't quite understand the logic of asking about something that one has not yet achieved. The question it self an indicator of level. Seems like reaching a true level the perspective from that level would be quite different negating the question itself

old tunes speaking of old times,,,, old men... Time just slips away

Shouldn't that be "your" view and maybe some others...who share it. Its not mine. You didn't mention as others whether you've had any real experience beyond being voyeurs having to watch video clips and reading articles, talking about conscious choices. Maybe feeling they'll have the time to make one should the need arise. . I bet these people still dont understand feeling they made a conscious choice but didn't seem to understand that not all people make the same choices. It left them unaware kinda funny,,,,excuse me, did you just throw that rock or did it slip out of your hand...yep that must be it,,it slipped right?

Funny wasn't thinking of an old movie when I picked my name. "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth. ~ Laozi" I call myself " no name" reflecting that which is me, but is not me. That which is not me finite, a vessel for that which is infinite

Oftentimes in meeting people here I introduce myself with my Chinese name. They in turn introduce themselves useing there English name followed by their Chinese name. My Chinese name means " no name" most of the time brings a smile as they consider it.

Can't you see,,,,gonna take a jet plane, dont care where it goes

Well I never been to heaven,,, but I've been to San Francisco They tell me I was born there what does it matter

This clip explains a little of whats going on although its in Chinese He talks and shows some of the physiological changes to the dantain, and some dietary recommendations.

depends on the art...For those practicing a martial art this would be a part of what they might achieve but not the not the point of the practice as with practices like "qi" gong... Problems arise when some feeling what they are practicing is "martial" are actually practicing something that has been turned into a qi gong practice when called to use as a martial art. this has been noted by past masters.

Not in the way as you've explained. What Dr Yang, is talking about is improving ones intent of action with out action...This is different then intent of action with action and develops different processes that can be used in different ways....All CMA are internal..The distinction between Internal or external Is basically how the qi Is manifested and used. what are called external reinforces the body/mind To operate In a normal enhanced way . The qi is used to enhance normal body functions and activities. What is called internal develops an excess of energy "qi" that can be used directly if its not trapped within the body by doing external work that promotes this like "push ups" translation by one of my students. One can not do what he demos by doing push ups or practicing whats called external work. Which often becomes the subject of much confusion on the net by those who dont do this type of work expecting it be the same as what they practice or do... Its not. Time stamp: 0..1:0: Need to know what "TaiChi" means in order to learn it well. TaiChi means: "no pole" (Field/Circle/Empty) which generates "poles" (YingYang/In & out/Body). The core of TaiChi Quan is to interchange the act of Field affecting body and body reacting to field. the question one might ask is what is the field he talks about..Im sure some of the native speakers can fill in the details of what the field is... .. Ying & Yang are two faces of one thing, cannot be separated. 1:0 ..1:25: When we contact, we consist of the "no pole" (combine our fields?), if he is Yang, then I will be the Ying; vice versa. I can hit him by breaking his own Ying & Yang. 1:26..1:36 I can hit him by my internal as outside is hard, expand my internal out. 1:37..1:53 I can hit him by my outside, go to my inside then hit him by my outside. When he came in, I am Ying, then become Yang. I am Yang, then become Ying. It is all about the ying/yang change. 1:54..2:20 When he touch me, I can use my circle to hit him; use my center to hit him; my center expanded to hit him. 2:21..2:55 I can also hit him by changing curve to straight, by my knee, by my hip by expansion, by my Dantian, by my waist due to loosing my shoulder and back to my waist, 2:56..3:30 I can hit him by my shoulder, shoulder sinks to my YongQuan (on my foot). I can hit him by one finger softly. When I touch him, I grab his foot root and hit his foot. The change of Ying/Yang is layer by layer with angle. 3:31..4:11 I do my form to have my field first, then follow the field, change my shape to bring in my field, I move within my field. 4:12..4:39 My single foot is not only support my weight, also can farjin. This is due to expansion/compressing; i.e. ying/yang.

"you can not judge me" "Its judgment that defeats us"

my last comment on this,,, the questioning by some is very ignorant.

Its called kong jin,,,,not empty force...the english translation leaves a lot of the meaning out. I would suggest first study some TCM theory this would help one in understanding what it acts on and how its affected not here to either validate or in validate , the post was in answer that some experiences may be far out side of ones own. spent some time looking into this traveling to china for some 10yrs or so.... an old documentary,,,The doctors approach to understanding was honest and insightful...Again not really the subject of this thread

The i or self, ego shapes reality that we experience and veiw things through. Learn how to change oneself the first part is coming to understand what the self is.

Good to be a skeptic. I am as most of my fellow classmates are. Even my classmates there native Chinese had a hard time with this. They react to it but don't understand why the understanding takes a while. Or some things as my teacher would say he has no way to explain it. Often times things got a little heated, people feeling the same thing trying to explain it through their own lens of experience. Each not really correct because they did not know how to lose the lense they were looking through. And had not yet developed a new understanding by which to view it through.

It's ok to be expected. If you feel that's what's going on then that's what's going on. If we were ever to meet in person you would understand directly. Not to sidetrack the thread this is something I studied it's a reality for me for others it may not be, how could it be it's outside their experience. For those there it became a reality once they met the teacher.

This is not imagination, nor from the mind of one person... spent some 10yrs with my teacher in understanding this in his 90s at the time of the clip.. https://journeytoemptiness.com/2015/03/22/volley-jin/