Lao Sun Tao

I don't know how many of you here know about Tensegrity, a system allegedly created by Native Americans and preserved by Carlos Castaneda, but I was wondering if is has a connection to some form of QiGong. Has anyone seen some of its moves and care to comment about it? I would really like to hear the view of a long term QiGong practitioner on this system. Some say it's nonsense, others disagree. What do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkxSyv5R1sg

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A farce in what way?

There are many different videos from a variety of different angles in his profile

So I have started doing 8 pieces of brocade every morning. My question is, can I add spring forest too after a while, and if yes, when?

I was in fact looking to buy The Magus of Strovolos but now that you've mentioned the similar structure, I don't know. First, about Castaneda, I don't actually care if his books stemmed from fiction or from experience as long as they had something to offer, and they had in their totality offered quite a lot. Just the warrior's way of living method, which is more down to earth than its name suggests, was worth every second and every penny for those books. In my humble opinion it is something every father should teach his child when his child hits puberty. But, anyway, other from promoting chi to the west I don't really see the point of The Magus of Java. Just consider, the person who's going to buy a book like this doesn't need to be convinced that there is more to human nature than we dare to admit. Me, being such a person, I buy this type of book to either be inspired, get a feel on what's possible, or, in the best case scenario, find something which I can weave into my way of life, either that being cultural, spiritual, or just a simple way of looking at things. The book offers nothing of the above to me. China's Super Psychics--to mention another book--offered a lot more, even though I read it with more than a grain of salt. To conclude, it's not that I agree or disagree with your post. It's just that you got hung up from my loose comparison. Forget about that. Question: do you think the contents of the book justify all the fuzz going on about mo-pai?

Well, I don't know about the history of kung fu and all, but I've read about 70% of The Magus of Java and I don't think I will keep on reading. The book feels too swallow and insubstantial to me, like a mellowed-down version of a Castaneda book, which I find disheartening because I had high hopes for this one after all the fuzz and the youtube videos and all. But, unfortunately, the book is less than 10% concrete information (or at least, a good direction for further study). The narrator seems off a lot of times (he believes his sifu talks to God and to spirits, but he doesn't believe he can move a pack of cigarettes from distance? Come on!) And every chapter is just another story of an old acquaintance of incredible power, doing extraordinary feats that no one has ever heard of or spoken about before (not even in old legends). I mean if 2 dudes level 50+ of Chi power had been fighting for three days and three nights, destroying flora and fauna and everything else around them, then, well, I expect at least a tiny, little, tinny piece of story about them, even after so many years, even if they were at a remote place. I don't think this was something that couldn't have traveled throughout China and survived as a folk tale. But maybe it has and I'm wrong, who knows. Anyway, I'm not discrediting mo-pai or nei gung in general, but in my humble opinion the book isn't a great source if you're into those things. And I'm not buying into all that white-place-good-spirits-black-place-bad-spirits thing, either. Nor am I buying into the concept of hell/heaven the aforementioned structure represents. This and some other grimace-reading moments make me question the validity and credibility of the things narrated as a source of learning. For me, the book was an attempt to promote the knowledge of chi by using the established and marketable recipe of Castaneda narration (the cute relationship of superhuman teacher and naive student). Fair enough on that front, but as I said earlier, there is nothing more into the story, and yes the author can prove he has met John Chang through photographs and whatnot but this doesn't actually mean anything, does it?

So I was reading The Magus of Java and stumbled upon the below sentences: "Are you telling me that ch'i has amperage but does not have voltage?" "l think so. For example, I can withstand household electrical current indefinitely without pain, but I cannot light up a lightbulb. I have tried, many times." And then I remembered this guy here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAEHBhZ0ak When I first saw it I thought it was chi, but now I don't know what to think. What do you think?

In Garipolli's documentary, which was about two decades back, I believe there was a hint of such devise. You can look it up on Youtube if you want.

Welcome Kar3n

Is it true that in order to open the 3rd eye you have to stop lying?

In my humble opinion, more as an experienced reader and learner than anything else, whenever something has levels, being that a system, a practice, or whatever, it loses its spirituality, which, for me, is one of the worst things when it comes to spiritual learnings--no, scratch that. It's the worst thing, for a spiritual learning becomes just learning, and those levels turn it into some kind of pyramid. And then showing off commences. And then all those threads start to emerge, slowly but steadily, and then we have brooding fanatics and all kinds of nonsense, which, quite possibly, can turn into dogma. Don't get me wrong; sometimes showing off is necessary to raise an eyebrow and attract attention, but other than that, it's puerile and pointless. I'm glad I've found this thread and can finally have some peace regarding the pursuit of mo pai. I don't have any reason to believe Earl Grey, but I do. And I trust my intuition, and my common sense as well. I will just read one or two books on it, just for encyclopedic purposes, and move on. I suggest--unless something huge comes up--to whoever feels the need to keep chasing a system just because it is forbidden (a nice marketing word) to do the same. Peace.

There have been studies which indicate that 25% physical activity and 75% visualization, in this case lucid dreaming, is the most beneficial method one can use. And if you're skeptical about this statement, a simple Google search is all you need. Lucid dreaming, and especially WILDs (Wake Induced Lucid Dreams) is one of the best things our mind has to offer. And keep in mind: Sleep is a dream we share with ourselves and reality a dream we share with everybody!

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