Fa Xin

This was really awesome to watch, thanks !!!

^^ awesome post Roger!!!

I could use him around October to clean up my yard. However I enjoy practicing my "rake meditation"

Hi Zhongyongdaoist! Thank you for explaining that. I did not enter in enough details about my practice and the GD tradition, I apologize! I was using the LBRP as an example of a "more involved" protection ritual/exercise. My main point was in fact, that one should invoke as much or more often than banishing/protection. For arguments sake, you can replace the LBRP with any other preference of protection / banishing ritual. My point was that doing only protections would be incomplete, unless your doing it for a specific reason. My mistake for not clarifying further. I hesitated to include that information to begin with, as I didn't want to steer the thread off course. Cheers! FX

I suppose that's what alot of us are aiming for ... to have strong energy. The tried and true method goes like this: Visualize a white, blue or golden bubble surrounding you. Repeat several times a day everyday. Thoughts and intentions become reality. Yeah... There's more complicated ones. I used to perform the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram for years. It kept my energy field sanitized and sterile. It neutralized energy, balanced out the elements. But it's not necessary IMO. Something like a Tibetan Mantra, practiced correctly, will protect you from bad, draw in good, and strengthen your personal sphere. ** However when I stopped doing banishing and protections, many good things started coming my way. I realized I was ... quite literally ... living in a bubble I had created!!!! There's a time for protection, and a time for embracing. Without interacting with the world, how are we to grow and receive things we need?

I say it over and over in my head. Since it is silent I don't incorporate the breath. I practice Chan Buddhism. Peace! FX

I've done the Mani mantra for many years. Even though it's not taught in my tradition, it's one of those lovely gifts to all of mankind. I do it silently, only a few hundred times a day lately, but I've gone through weeks where I've done it nonstop. In the times where I get very disciplined with it, ALOT of personal things change. How I treat people, my outlook and thoughts.... also I even noticed my dreams change. They were more pleasant, I had no nightmares, etc. The best way I've found , that works for me, is to think that with each time I say it, millions of people and everything everywhere is being alleviated of their suffering. Sometimes its hard to conceptualize "love" or "compassion", by trying to subjectively conjure it up in your mind or your heart. But by thinking of others, that your helping them and freeing their pain, is the ultimate feeling of a "successful mani" in my book. Your mileage may vary. I loved the links given in this thread! Om mani padme hum!

Good point! The other gnostic gospels all say that Jesus' true teachings was to show that the way to salvation was to connect God with the man - a personal connection with God within each one of us. It's easy to twist it and worship Jesus, rather than following his example. I believe Jesus' message was pure, but got distorted over the years and used as a method of control by men in power.

Cool post! I happen to agree with the idea that we are all manifestations of God, as well. I could never get into the whole "We are sinners, unworthy" type of attitude. Everyone is divine, and once you realize it many negative aspects start to fall away IMHE. I think that's part of the whole Age of Aquarius / Horus, is empowerment and confidence in knowing in fact, we ARE special, and not separate from God. In my experience, the most important part of this viewpoint is not getting carried away that YOU are special and part of God ... it's that OTHER people are.

I should clarify one thing, as it's been gnawing at my mind for a bit. My experience was the 3 internal styles, was very much from a scientific / martial point of view. My shifu taught that "qi feelings were just feelings, don't focus on them, they don't matter." My experience with IMA made me grow in alot of positive ways. First is martial applications - I became a very good fighter. It gave me tremendous control over my body, my mind/focus, balance and structure. I am very light and agile from it. But studying for years in an art and not experiencing much in terms of "energy/qi" made me seek out qigong. Sure, I felt heat/tingling sensations during my IMA practice, but I never focused on it or felt qi from someone else. The system I learned was extremely practical, and qi was for healing, not for fighting. There were other things to focus our time and effort on. I feel like Qigong (in this case Pangu) fulfilled a need I had to work directly with this energy. Also, since my practice of Pangu and my Qi transmission, my IMA practices have taken on a whole new level of "ooo thats a cool feeling". I started feeling things I never have before, such as which way the energy goes in certain moves. My hands are constantly tingling now. I feel warmth in my abdomen alot. Yesterday I saw the new "Ghostbusters" movie. There was a part in it that startled me and made me jump. I noticed a rush of qi from my chest span out into my limbs. It was quite cool. I also notice different sensations when I am nervous, excited, or any of the other mundane emotional responses. I believe this new outlook (or should I say INLOOK!!) is not from Pangu specifically, but rather a going "inside" during the practices. I also believe it is from the initial qi transmission I received, which seemed to open me up to many new feelings. From what I understand, it sends you alot of yuan qi which opens up various stagnate areas. This combined with an awareness from the practice is a nice combination. Lastly, I wanted to add that upon going to learn Pangu and receive said transmission, I was kind of skeptical. I didn't know if it would work on me. Suffice it to say, I left a believer. "This energy stuff IS real..." Perhaps it's unfortunate in some ways that I practiced Tai chi for many years without getting into the "qi" aspect of it, but I feel like I have grown in a natural way, and I covered my bases quite thoroughly before diving into the subtle aspect we call the energy arts.

I agree with this. The qi transmission is a big part of the system. It opened up alot of things for me, and I've been feeling many things since, things I hadn't felt before, even with training in IMA's. It seemed to jump my progress considerably. FX

Thanks for the link! I've learned and have been practicing the Pangu system for about 3 months now, everyday, multiple times a day if my schedule allows it. I've been an internal martial artist for about 15 years, studied the major 3 (XYQ,TJQ,BGZ). I was looking for a potent qigong system to add to my "toolbox". After researching on TDB, I came across Pangu & saw there were teachers close by. The main reason I wanted to check out Pangu was the "Qi Transmission" they give. I was curious about this, and it seemed like it could give me a boost. Despite the years of martial arts I've done, my full time work + college, along with a past full of abusing my body left me with low energy. After learning the set and receiving the qi healing/transmission, I felt alot more alive. I had energy, slept better, felt things I handn't felt since I was a teenager. I decided to try the practice once per day for a month to see how I felt. I can say I've gained alot from it. The main thing is quality of life has improved. Things like anger (I've had anger problems for year) are alot easier to control and don't come up as often, if at all. My social anxiety has dwindled away, and I am more outgoing. I also don't get run down like I used to from my busy schedule. All of this happened without me really noticing it. That is to say, I was not expecting anything, or looking for results. It just kind of happened...thats the only way I can explain it. From the positive feedback I've gained from the moving form, I learned the non moving form as well. It seems to have it's own benefits to it, but the moving form is still the best qigong set I have learned ... as far as time, money invested and simplicity of movement. -- Anyway, that's my experience with it. My previous experience with Qigong has included Tai Chi QiGong, Bagua Qigong (various sets), and a comprehensive Zhan Zhuang practice I've learned from one of my sifu's. Pangu has been my favorite and most powerful by far. Anyways, since I've searched this forum upside down on feedback regarding this system, I thought I would throw my own hat in the ring and share to anyone who may be interested. Peace Fa Xin

Hello everyone! Long time lurker first time poster. Studying Yang Taijiquan for about 15 years. I've also studied Xingyiquan and Baguazhang. My main practice these days is Pangu Shengong. I'm also a practicing Chan Buddhist. Nice to meet yall. -FX

Thanks for the welcome my friends

I enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you for posting it.