Earl Grey

The power to piss people off, especially when showing to them that they're wrong. ....and the power to piss them off without even trying, too.

Why does the image of boys going through puberty persist here? Guess people making these comparisons never grow out of it because some parts of them never grow the way they should like everyone else. ...NO INNUENDO INTENDED IN THAT LAST SENTENCE.

You're welcome check out our forum at AG as well if you aren't happy here so far, OD refugee.

I'm a Gonzo Daoist and Dharma Punk.

Oh, you won't believe the things I've experienced doing it...especially when I'd do it in dreams and everyone in the dream would react to it. Fall off a building, do it before hitting the ground, and end up floating inches above, safely, while the building I'm on rotates and floats in the air and people come to talk to me. Do it in a plane about to crash and everyone is saved, and then I float up and fly away from the plane. I've also had people approach me at the airport or while getting a foot massage ask me if I'm doing that mantra even if I'm doing it silently in my mind as they tell me my eyes "kind of glow".

Look up the long Gayatri mantra and attempt that for a full mala of 108 repetitions, or ten malas in one sitting. When you have done that, I will have more to comment. And no, it is not the short more commonly taught Om Bhu Bhuvaswaha Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dimhahi Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat--this is the short mantra that only goes from root to solar plexus. The long one is 23-syllables and goes all the way to the crown and beyond. OM BHUR, OM BHUVAHA, OM SWAHA, OM MAHA, OM JANAHA, OM TAPAHA, OM SATYAM OM TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM, BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI DHIYO YONAHA PRACHODAYAT.

Especially because it's not a universal prescription. Herbal recommendations are modified for each individual, and the prescription looks at you and your overall health; it's not like grabbing off-the-counter Tylenol. This is a recipe for qi deviations, damaging your spleen, and a guaranteed lawsuit. But, only two words describe this: caveat emptor--"Let the buyer beware."

"The soul is beyond self-righteous destiny". - Deepak Chopra

Does it not occur to you that getting prescriptions for herbs from unqualified strangers on the Internet may be even more dangerous than people giving you medical advice instead of talking with a qualified medical professional? Even if nobody is nearby you or you don't have the money, you really shouldn't be doing this.

Dear all A reminder that we are also on AG where most updates are posted due to more visibility there. The Dao Bums does not let non-members view this thread, but you don't need to be a member to view us on AG and see recent posts or extractions from this thread's history as highlights of Sifu Terry's wisdom, such as this one here: https://forum.alchemical.garden/threads/89/post-1760

My post above explains that you did not say anything about it on this thread as Ralis and Silent Thunder referenced while the latter misquoted you. To the surprise of nobody, my explanation was overlooked and unacknowledged.

No comment disappeared. It was mine, quoted above, mistakenly attributed to thelerner. I may be wary of the mod team, but I believe in truth, fairness, and justice, but mainly truth above all. Nobody hid or deleted anything. Peace out.

There are already sock puppet accounts of banned members from OD. Some I've reported (and been ignored), others I don't mention because someone else already recognizes who they are and says it before me, and one in particular who doesn't know that I know but it only ends up working out for me because of their harassment towards me that gets ignored because they are very good at passive-aggression. I didn't intend to come back here for a while as per my last post even with a couple PMs I've received, but I just had to point out that there are already banned members hanging out here in sock puppet accounts. Back to AG for me for a while (give or take a few weeks). Anyone trying to PM me can just find me on AG instead because I want no part of welcoming back some seriously dangerous individuals, let alone a current moderation team whose reasoning I often disagree with since they took over--especially for welcoming back OD folks knowing what they've done.

Why? Is there something wrong with wanting to not see the forum dominated by an exhausting exchange that really shouldn't be repeating itself as often as it does over the years? I also don't see the correlation with me being a previously banned member--so much for not holding on to old history. A guy can only ask for a better place for discourse that doesn't push me and others out due to the Mo Pai debate spamming all the content here, even with the ignore option. I'm not going to even pretend to be surprised if I'm next on the chopping block now for questioning this or even expressing a sentiment that a number of people are feeling (as told to me privately). The emperor may be naked and the fool may call attention to it, but of course, the fool remains a fool because the emperor is still the emperor with the power to call for his head. I think I'm going to log off for a while and see myself out before you give me the boot. I need a cigarette and it's only Monday morning where I am (also, I don't even smoke).

I am exhausted logging in and seeing either walls of Chinese text or conversations on Mo Pai. It is as though this forum has had all the life sucked out of it. Sadly, the quality of discussion is still higher than reddit, where people are insisting that you can smoke marijuana and then meditate.

One guy in another system, Kyoukushin, attempted to fight and all the bouncing and dancing they posit as footwork only led to them being demolished because it was fighting, not ballroom or hip hop at the club. Friendly spar begins, the guy lays down the rules of where it’s okay to hit and if kicks are allowed…and then goes into a frenzy and ignores the rules while also hitting hard enough to leave major bruises. Finally, my teacher said to stop playing by his rules because he’s not even following them and just to go empty instead. He ends up with a jab to the teeth, palm to the throat, and knuckle to his solar plexus because he left himself open and didn’t understand why we would hit his biceps until they went dead on him… and we didn’t even know how we hit him, we just emptied and let the fight instincts kick in. Finally, returning for one more bout, timer goes off, he tries to bounce around again for ten seconds to intimidate as he had in earlier rounds. Not a second had passed before he was thrown to the wall because fighting or friendly spar, dancing isn’t going to control or harm the opponent. And yes: we did document a lot of this on video. But it was better to have personal testimony so he could explain how people half his size hit harder than they appear to hit on video. 😁

Our late GM was asked to prove his power and strength to a lot of people. One memorable story was when the #2 karateka in the country angrily demanded to meet him, as his star pupil left the dojo to pursue Xin Yi. GM David welcomed the guy, and the guy showed his kata and power, then waited for GM David to reciprocate. Instead, he had his teenage son go and demonstrate as he left to go do some paperwork in the office. The karateka was furious and wondered how the GM was worth his salt if he couldn't even demonstrate how good he was, and assumed that he was probably weak and brainwashing his former pupil. Alas, karate had lost a rising star and a scammer from Hong Kong got him. It turned out that an indoor secret student was the #1 karateka, and was very close with GM David. GM David had already subdued the #1 and was keeping it a secret to protect the honor and face of the shotokan world, so there was no point doing it to the #2. The #2 to this day proudly boasts how he sent the cowardly GM David running, while the #1 and all other students who know him struggle to bite their tongues and conceal laughter.

No, it means that the cable guy/pizza guy/pool boy all don’t actually get tipped well…😜

How we end up in Mo Pai discussions again and again with almost the exact same talking points rehashed every time without boring anyone baffles me, especially as the more colorful comments are now unambiguously going to be moderated immediately. I'll share one opinion an ex-gf made about the whole video as acceptable evidence argument when it came up:

Not to mention that with the right guidance, you'll be able to advance further and deeper instead of randomly assembling often incompatible advice and practices....often overcomplicating already simple things.

Sounds a lot like what our GM did to problem students before he would graduate them early if they started to act like they knew more than he did.

Damo teaches primarily for his system of neigong. As you appear to be doing it for health, this is a better way to go. If you were doing this for martial purposes first and health afterwards… your photos and descriptions of intent show everything is wrong. Remember to not mix and match systems when developing your foundation with Damo.

I think I’m one of the biggest bums here since I’ve been moving around for over a decade now and teaching neijiaquan and qigong has become more and more my primary means of supporting myself. I ain’t Terence McKenna though—a real Dao bum.

Stress is the killer and ager.