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Well Ive read about the tibetan rites but to me its not enough. I think these can be a small piece of maintaining optimal energy and posture aspects in the body but to me diet is more important. I think its possible to accomplish immortality through natural processes but with the right knowledge. And Im hoping to find others with similar interest and familiarity with the topic.

Do pine nuts have similar properties ?

Very interesting, those are known to be good herbals on their own , am just wondering are they all compatible together in a decoction, since that's a lot of different substances, will there be any deleterious interactions?

Is there a benefit of high mountain teas vs regular teas, just wondering what kind of difference it makes as I'm sure it does make a difference in the chemical composition to some degree.

Teachers are human beings too they need money, also information is valuable so it makes sense for them to charge. However just because you're paying for it doesn't make it good knowledge, and just because some knowledge is free it can still be very valuable to know.

I thought it was just called "Yellow emperor" because the chinese words for King=> Huang Di Huang is translated to yellow. But Huang Di is more accurately just meaning "Emperor" as opposed to yellow emperor. (chinese emperors are supposed to wear the color yellow like a yellow robe etc) And also it's likely that the book Huang Di Nei Jing has parts of different emperors knowledge and not solely from one emperor.

I know this was a while ago , but I thought this was interesting... Was well written although I have a few questions and disagreements. Hopefully we can discuss this more. There are many agreements but I want to bring up a few points of debate. First of all is it really fair to say that SHEN is downstream from QI? (it does seem evident that jing is most upstream that I agree) Second, you mention the yang aspect of jing as a moving force however there is also an issue here.... Yang Contracts (yang generates but is not expansive) (salt is very yang), Yin expands (but doesn't generate). This is one of the fundamentals of yin and yang. I think a more accurate characterization of jing is that yang is the contractile element that maintains the yin moisture. Jing is a case of perfect yang and yin tightly wound together. yang QI , that's the moving force. Third also Id be interested in hearing about how alchemy and the different stages you mentioned at the end play together And what you call "rowing backwards" is very interesting topic too whether relating to qigong or other alchemy related things, hopefully we can bounce ideas off each other relating to this

Supplementation is what you make of it. If used correctly in conjunction with a healthful diet/mindset it is can be something for which there is no supplement for.... as of present times Also supplements can fall into different categories such as fixing a deficiency, or something that boosts adaptive energy. So to say something dismissive of all supplements is a bit harsh

I think what you mentioned about breathing and herbs will have the effect of slowing the aging process as does many things. It's might not stop aging but it will have some effect. The passage about the Shendan and jinye (mercury and gold water) if understood literally then toxic, if not literally then very elusive. Also becoming an alchemist can mean relating to herbs too. In which case I would agree

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