WisteriaWinds
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I would agree with the second part that reasoning is a major spiritual discipline neglected by most. The New Agey types tend to see "all as One" except the cerebral cortex.
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Protein's good. As for smaller muscles like biceps, forget the 1980s. You don't need an exercise for each body part. Our body parts are designed to work together as a unit. Go find a 200 pound rock and deadlift it. You'll gain new insight on how the muscles work as an integrated chain. Or, put 85% of what you can squat for 5 reps on the bar and knock out at least 20 reps. Even your face muscles will get stronger. You'll learn about jing and how willpower comes from your kidneys, too. You'll learn so much about your body and mind....
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Just my experiences and observations: I bench, dead, squat, and sometimes lift stones. When I do those things my energy flows a lot stronger, I get more grounded, I get healthier on all levels, more emotionally centered, smarter, and I find I can apply my spiritual growth better to mundane matters. None of this is new. Before weights were manufactured people used stones and twisted tree branches. All the cultures did this. Jesus and Joseph were carpenters/masons as was Noah. Hard work ("kung fu" in Chinese) has a long history of bring cross-culturally associated with energy flow and wisdom in general. The naysayers tend to be weak.
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So many options here. Here's only a couple. 1. Why does Kyle need to be there? Think on that... 2. Narrow camera angle allows him to watch (which he does) across the field and as the wind approaches he can begin moving his arms, timing it to demonstrate "powers'. There are even more options.
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Tolerance, Apathy and the Fall of Civilizations
WisteriaWinds replied to Golden Dragon Shining's topic in The Rabbit Hole
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I'm just going to put it out there. Some of you accuse people of not sounding peaceful simply because you don't like the way they deliver concepts. To a calm person sitting back reading these posts, it seems like the accusers aren't peaceful. I see this a lot on Daily Bums. Honestly, a person who feels he or she can confidently post their opinions as they are, is the one who seems at peace. Just my observation.
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Zhan Zhuang - Leg/Low back meridians - advice
WisteriaWinds replied to SecretGrotto's topic in General Discussion
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Is it the duty of a Taoist to protect Nature?
WisteriaWinds replied to Golden Dragon Shining's topic in Daoist Discussion
None of those things separates us from nature. Its just humans making stuff that works for them at the expense of others. All other species do it too, we just don't notice it when it's on a smaller scale. When it's on a larger scale we do notice it. Elephants have been a serious problem for African forests and beavers will dam up the circulation of entire ecosystems completely displacing the species around them. Having a cerebral cortex and opposable thumbs just lets us do it bigger, but it's still nature. Theres no inherent morality in nature. -
Why are we afraid to die if it's inevitable?
WisteriaWinds replied to Tatsumaru's topic in General Discussion
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Why are we afraid to die if it's inevitable?
WisteriaWinds replied to Tatsumaru's topic in General Discussion
Yeah, things don't exist in the sense they aren't permanent. If you misunderstand that you get hit with a stick or kicked. Do roshis still do that? -
Follow the flow of the land downhill and everything you need will appear naturally. Now, knowing what you need is the training part...
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Congrats! I've noticed all truly awakened people do Vipassana. They either do it formally or informally all day long. Its good you are learning this. My advice is don't get caught up in all the Ascended Spiritual Masters who attend these things. They are experts at appearances only. Approach things like a mechanic. Focus on what makes the process work, the bare essentials. Otherwise you'll be convinced by these people that you need to attach 90 other BS lifestyle thingamajigs to make it work. Just learn Vipassana and why it works.
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Trusting God, abiding in the present and doing whatever works, Zhan Zhuang held in deep horse stance, seated meditation with total concentration on LDT, no grains diet, tracking and survival for days/weeks in various wilderness. That's about it formally, but those produce lots of other spontaneous spin-off stuff.
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Here's a notion to play with... What if EVERYTHING is impermanent? What if rather than grasping onto awakening, we recognize all things come and go? Instead we can abide calmly and faithfully in the reality that the conditions which produced our awakening will naturally arise again.
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Why are we afraid to die if it's inevitable?
WisteriaWinds replied to Tatsumaru's topic in General Discussion
I believe the quest for immortality is set in our hearts. But our bodies lie to us about what that means. The result is a huge cosmetics industry and lots of rich funeral directors. -
I do a 24 hour absolute fast once a week. No intake but air. I do lots of ZZ during that time and pray when I would've been eating. Its probably one of the most powerful practices I do.
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The Bible blatantly states he opened up trade routes with far-reaching nations. Do you honestly think only goods were traded?
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Studying Solomon carefully suggests it's been done. Do a word study on "wisdom" as Solomon used it in his writings. Also look at what the scriptures say about how other nations viewed him. Consider the Arabic legends surrounding him. Read his philosophical outlook in Ecclesiastes. Read the song of Solomon. What is this union of female and male he's discussing? Study the measurements of the Temple CAREFULLY. What do they represent? Why is he considered the personification of wisdom...
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For me fear of death ended when I experienced a fundamental pure awareness which can't be destroyed and was never created. Its a true conscious "AM". For years every time I captured it, it would startle me back out. I'm still afraid of severe injury though.
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I've done work with IANDS, even helping to found a chapter. The people I've spoken with have amazing stories.
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Yep, plenty of explanations beside reincarnation. The human spine is basically an antenna is an obvious one.
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Another thing to keep in mind: intent. If your Repulse the Monkey can't Repulse the jackass monkey-minded fool attacking you, a traditional sifu is going to walk over and tell you your technique sucks, even if the movement was so perfect it induced Total Chi Flow Instant Enlightenment and visions of Guan Yin are dancing in your Third Eye. Why? Because you can't do what the founder intended for the technique to do...so it sucks. You are, in all practicality, practicing a totally different art.
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A lot of old arts were founded by warriors. As someone who was a warrior and didn't pay money to an instructor to pretend to be one, here are my thoughts. When you cultivate true competency at speed, surprise, and violent action, it changes the energy you give off and no one screws with you. Its real killer ability. The person who doesn't cultivate that has to subconsciously deal with the underlying anxiety of not being able to protect their body (spiritual house) or their loved ones. It changes how you live and navigate life but few admit it to themselves. The person who lacks the capacity to kill is more likely to end up having to do it. A person who projects true warrior energy tends to send the bad guys off to look for softer targets. The end state is that warriors get to live peacefully. The potential energy for violence balances with the kinetic energy of a peaceful experience. The Tao happens. That's just my take and others may vary vary. However, keep in mind many people's philosophical outlook is nurtured living a privilege Western lifestyle....
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Welcome. Good luck with your teeth. Tooth pain is the worst.
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You survive death but not as a thing your current egoic self would identify with. And I don't think you come back here because neither You nor Here are particularly important things/concepts. Theres no cosmic need for a return to geographical earth anymore than someone moving to Georgia would need to return to Ohio.