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Given a man has too much Yin overall. I don't mean in a particular organ, I mean in his whole expression and personaity. Is there a way to balance that? Can one balance a Yin personalitiy by drawing in Yang from outside? How? Does it really work? Has anyone experiences doing so successfully? Thank you!

Strange things happening to me... From time to time I like practicing observing my breath as meditation (as given in "Spiritual Reality"), since I enjoy the clear and concentrated state of mind afterwards. I focus on a point in my nose and "observe" the feelings of my breath there. Some call this Vipassana meditation, but since I concentrate quite intense, it's rather a kind of Samatha meditation. After a while my breath almost ceases for a minute or so and then I have to take a deep breath again. Meitation Time: 30-40 mins. I am also doing Zhan Zhuang and PC muscle exercises. So far, so good.... What I observe is, in the night following the breath meditation I have often intense and bad dreams and now I had a really awful depressed feeling in the morning! May this relate to the meditation? Am I doing something wrong? Or is this probably some kind of "clearing" the subconcious? I did this kind of meditation last summer for one month once a day for 50 mins. with no other meditations during that period and I had no bad side effects. Maybe it is the combination with other meditation types that makes trouble? Thanks for your help!

I read several articles about vipassana and that one gets "insight" from it. But nowhere I found an explanation what kind of insight. Can anyone explain, please? Thank you!

For over a month now I suffer from smelling cigarette smoke, but there is no smoke! First I experienced this smell during Zhan Zhuang training outside and I thouught that my neighbours were smoking and the smell disappeared after a while. But this impression came back freqenuently with higher intensity and this smell became even more intrusive (paired with a tinnitus now) after doing exercises to strenghen my pc muscle and leading energy my spine upwards. There are many possible reasons for this, bus does anybody know if this could have been triggered by too much Chi energy stucking in my brain? And if so, how can I get rid of it? Thanks a lot!

I would like to know the Buddhist view on Taoist practices like the Microcosmic Orbit, the Six Healing Sounds and/or the Inner Smile and other Taoist Neigong Practices in general. Do Buddhists use them, too or do they rather abstain from such kind of training? If so, why? Thank you!!

In Prof. Yu Yong Nian's book "Zhan Zhuang" he considered opening the Microcosmic as a 'trap with no way out' (p.139) - on another page (couldn't find the quote again...) he talks about the 'circulation method' as kind of 'the devil's trap'. In a video (also promoting ZZ) another master said, that it is bad to open the Microcosmic deliberately, cause it makes one "obsessed". Why do ZZ experts consider this as evil? I opened the MCO almost two years ago and I have the impression, that my ZZ practice benefits from that. I can clearly feel the energy as a warm, sometimes even as a hot flow.

Talking in another post about energetic parasites and given this theory is correct - has anybody ideas/experience how to get rid of them? Here my ideas: 1. Since tney are feedig off negative energy, just raise your "vibration" through meditation (e.g. Loving-Kindness Meditation), which makes your energy unattractive for them. 2. No giving off any energy through tempering ones moods and behaviours (Vipassana may help). What do you think?

These Entities can mess up your whole life....

"The second point if said in general is new age again." I had Carlos' Castanedas description of the 'Flyers' in mind... Why do you think this is 'New Age'?

I worked with these http://www.universal-tao.com/article/smile.html , but since MC's system is very huge and time demanding I quit UHT practies and changed to others. But yes, thank you for reminding me.

According to my understanding, the Ming Men point is the kidney point and it is said, that external forces like energetic parasites, Demons, Archons etc. connect into your body energy system through this point. The energetic cost is, that your life force will be sucked out and you get prone to depression, mental illnesses, body illnesses and so on. Through Magick, but also through fear, traumata and any other extreme neagtive feelngs, you may get connected to such an energetic parasite.

I am aware of Bardon's IIH and think this is a rock solid school of developng YOUR abilities. Other schools play around with the Kabbala to give beginners easy success, but I'm warning about using any kabbalistic magic, since this works because of EXTERNAL forces - Demons, according to my understanding. So, better develop your own powers!

For several weeks I did observing my thoughts and letting them go, as meditation. I think this is a kind of Vipassana meditation, right? I observed myself becoming calmer in a pleasant way, less aggressive and less worrying. But I also feel the need to enhance my concentration abilities,since I get "sucked" into my thoughts too easily.

Is it advisable to to both meditations parallel e.g. Breath Mediaton/Anapanasati in the moorning and in the eveningVipassana? For my practice this would be perfect! Or do these meditations interfer in an unwanted way?

I haven't practized Qigong so far and I'm looking for a (powerful, of course) Medical Qigong system. Thinking about which system I'd like to start with the question arose, wether there are any systems that not only teach mindful movements, but also include visualizations, feeling of the Chi, moving the Chi and so on. Which system(s) would you like to recommend? Thank you!

I have seen the nice video "Spiritual Reality", in which it is taught how to concentrate on the breath to reach the no-thought-state. Two questions I have: 1. I tried it and was I shocked,that the breath really (as told in the vid) almost stops (which always pulls me out of that state). Can that be harmful? 2. When I'm getting closer to the no-thought-state, I feel pressure on my head and my perineum cramps. That also disturbs my meditation. Am I doing something wrong? Thank you!

I wonder how to perform this instruction, which can be found quite often in the Universal Tao Helaing system. The upper mind is said to be the observer mind. Ok so far. So, does this mean visualizing/rehearse being in your Tan Tien? If so, my problem is where to feel the Tan Tien, I mean if my eyes are in the Tan Tien now, shouldn't I feel the Tan Tien where my head actually is? Confusing. I am thankful for help!

I am practicing Chi Kung for over one year intensly and I observed, that I lost a huge aount of my ability to concentrate. (Measured by watching a second hand on a watch. Less than 14 sec., actually vs. 40 sec.one year ago). I also feel much more unconcentrated in my job! Okay, I am 49 yrs now; maybe it has to do with aging. But,whatever the reason for this loss is: I need and I want to enhance my ability to concentrate! But how? The meditation (I don't know the name) in which one observes his/her own breath would fit well in my program. Question: Does this kind of medtation enhance concentration? Or do you (I ask experienced meditators) recommend something else? I read the book "Concentration" of Mouni Sadhu which deals with watching a second hand as a means for enhancing concentration, but.... really.... is there no other way? This is very dry stuff! Thank you in advance!

Cool! Why?

I practise the SHS daily and I have to yawn deeply, sometimes extreme after every "sound". Can anybody tell me why is it so? I also yawn while doing TanTien Chi Kung - after every time I feel the warm Chi energy, and the more intense I feel the energy, the deeper I have to yawn. Is yawning perhaps a way of releasing excess energy? Or is it a sign of healng? I am thankful for your explanation!

Sounds marvellous! Your recommendation,...practically?

@Soaring Crane: Yes, indeed, I do. Since I started CK and other esoteric practices, I observe that I've become more Yin (receptive,feminine, less typical masculine) in several areas of life and I wonder if that can be counteracted by accumulating / cultivating Yang energies.Working out e.g. becamemore difficult for me. @Bearded Dragon: I am convinced that what we are doing and discussing here (working with Chi) IS Magick! :-) I hope Chi Kung can help or at least giving a push toward the desired direction.

@soaring crane: My breathing habits are just "normal" - meaning not developed in a specific manner. I also do the MCO, Inner Smile and Tan Tien Chi Kung almost twice daily. @Astral Monk: I learned the SHS from Mantak Chias's books. I like them a lot. For example, one day when I was beginning, being in a depressive mood and performing the kidney sound, I experienced that my dark feelings vanished almost immediately. But also every time I perform the SHS, I feel lighter, happier and more motivated afterwards.

Thank you for your answer! I am practising for over one year now on a daily basis. Regarding the SHS, the more intense my visualizaton of exhaling a black fog,the deeper the yawning. The need for yawning developed during the first few weeks and holds on until now with unchanged intensity. In cases where the visualization during exhalation fails,there is no, or almost no yawning afterwards. In cases of strong visualization of blackness leaving my mouth, the yawning aferwards is very strong. In case of the heart sound I can even tase the energy leaving my mouth .... Regarding the Tan Tien CK practise I got the impression that it is excess energy hat I am yawning out... In this case it would be good to stop as soon the yawning begins. But in the case that it is a sign for healing processes, I better continue. So, that's why I ask.

I learned it from Mantak Chias book.