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Walking in the woods, on animal trails, through mildly rolling forested hills, with a walking stick, no matter what the weather is. Doing it silently and leaving no trace behind. Stopping halfway through, to do Ba Duan Jin and Tai Chi. The whole circuit, 45-120 minutes a day depending upon your schedule. Done 5-7 days a week, this will completely change your life--- guarranteed! * *Set your phone to emergency calls only.

On 12/17/2019 at 6:13 AM, Starjumper said: "I don't smoke pot much any more either, but the miracle youth drug from China was/is the preferred plant medicine for the Taoist Shamans of old. In fact, the oldest known writing in the world is from a Chinese Shaman, from around 7000BC (or 7000 years ago), which was titled "Ode to the Green Bud." Starjumper and I have shared history in Seattle. I am much more interested, in your experiences and ideas on the subject of this thread.

That is some fine looking weed! What strain is it?

Christ's teachings were, hijacked and perverted, by a succession of opportunistic, power mad, bureacracies.

"your attitude and tactics of late - of which, I am not the only one here to notice and comment on ." You got that right!

In my opinion, the greatest leader of all time, was the great Stoic Marcus Aurelius. I f we had his equal as President of the USA now, we would become great again. Sadly, there is no one visible, anywhere in the world, who is close to his equal.

I am not qualified to go in depth on Buddhism. Stoicism and Taoism however: Daoism avoids giving clear instruction, Stoicism is firm in the rules it’s followers must follow to achieve their goals. They both have similar messages, and stem from the same roots, though influenced by two different cultures. They combine well. In managing stressful situations, both disciplines choose to detach from guilt, anger,or sadness. The general world is materialistically oriented and externally focused. If you don’t have fruits to show for you labor —the houses, the cars, the titles, the awards—you do not have enough value. Daoism and Stoicism sees past this fallacy: they know that all we can really focus on is our own action. They also know that true learning and development happen under the surface. No matter the oucome, we can always take away the lessons of experience from every endeavor. We have the Stoic concept of the Logos. Logos represents divine reason, in which all things in the world exist and change. It is where the world came into being from and the reason behind continual changing. This is an impersonal type of higher existence, unknowable, yet it is perfect in its reason and harmony. Complimentary to this Stoic concept, is the Dao. Dao is different than the Logos in the way that Dao does not necessarily represent divine reason, I would rather say that it is more of a divine instinct in the way things are ordered. Daoism teaches that ones' life should be lived in a state of flow, without forcing anything. Effortless living, where effortlessness gets all the necessary things accomplished without straining. It is the belief that when you allow yourself to be yourself, when you reach enough relaxation, your inner nature shows the WAY, your life becomes easier and more effortless, yet fulfilled and accomplished. Once we get in accord with our inner nature, our actions become the extension of ourselves, and thus must not be forced. Lao Tzu, like the Stoics, believed that fear came from ego. When we focus on our own individual gain or loss or the perception of others, or when we ascribe an identity or outcome to ourselves that we “should” be living up to, then fear naturally results. However, when we approach situations with relaxed, non-attached humility, we realize that fear is simply created in and by the mind. “There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is in your expecting evil before it arrives!” — Seneca (a great Stoic) Moderation in one’s action, emotions and words is a key principle of both Daoism and Stoicism. These two seemingly different philosophical views carry the same message. Both are potent and they complement each other extremely well. Don’t learn and practice for show, do so to be better. Be forgiving of others, but don’t demand forgiveness for yourself. Try to hold as few opinions as possible. Keep in touch with poverty, while not being impoverished. If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Very good stuff. Some of it iconic.

Which Scriptures? You've read them all, right?

Same here

For the last 35 years I have often perceived changes in the vibrations around me, quite often it has been visual. I have gotten to the point now, where I just use it as a monitor, alerting myself to changes around me or in me and sometimes both.

Welcome and I hope you find what you need here.

I am not disagreeing with you here. Golden Flower is awesome and I appreciate the link you have provided. I just want to add that @Mithras needs to lay a solid foundation in this pursuit, without skipping steps and keep a continous PUBLIC (as opposed to PM) question and answer dialogue here on TDB as @Mithras progresses.

The moderation of the subconscious during that release is an under-appreciated skill!

"And maybe a third option, just tell whatever is bothering you to go away, you are not interested, and they are not welcome. You are sovereign, and the "ruler" of your domain." This is an underestimated, powerful mindset that should be used by everyone more often.

Welcome goretex, There are some very good Spring Forest people here. Someone should be able to help you soon. My experience with Tai Chi and various qigongs is, that mild buzzing is a sign of progress and intense or harsh buzzing, you need to ground a little and talk to someone more advanced. Again, welcome and snoop around. Take care and be well

Welcome to you. May you find what you are looking for!

Your Kundalini can not be prised out in one session. No one has that much power. ( outside of some popular mythology). You would have to submit yourself, over a long period of time.

and I mentioned minor powers. I am in no way denigrating your experience, what I am doing is giving perspective. If you go backwards on the posts over the last few years concerning (he who shall not be named) I believe that you will understand much better on how (he who shall not be named) uses his power and how limited it is.

"India has been on the receiving end of a cultural and religious onslaught for a long time now. " What religious culture has not?

There is way too much being accredited to (he who must not be named, according to Trunk), He does not have extraordinary powers! He has some minor powers. He is very intelligent, he understands human psychology very well and he is a very manipulative sexual being. That is pretty much it, in a nutshell.

ah! the dance of pot and kettle

I don't know why this strikes me as a very familiar style. Having said that, I welcome you and wish you a good time.

No longer worry about the tongue and roof of your mouth. Not having that on your mind may be the next step to an even deeper relaxation. Try doing the Mco with your circle including a very old tree and see how that feels. Perhaps you should try making your diet more alkaline. Try and discard any and all of my suggestions, at a moments notice, if it does not feel right. There is always the Tai Chi barefoot in short grass and cold showers. If none of these seem to be working and you are feeling true anxiety over it, then ceasing all energetic activity for a week or two may be a good idea. I did the MCO for several years and it did miracles for me. I mean major changes in mind and body. Then all of a sudden it started draining me. I got out quick and that was that. I no longer do MCO ever but, in its' time and place it was very valuable. Your development is a moving target. If you are balanced enough, relaxed enough, you become very sensitive to how the target is moving and act accordingly. Take care and be well,

I have heard many examples of that. The founder, Mary Baker Eddy, supposedly raised from the dead. On the other hand, the woman who was raising me at the time, broke her middle finger and refused to set it. Her finger swolled up to about four times its' normal size and stayed that way for twenty years until she died. Every time she bumped it, she would break down and cry. There have been numerous CS parents charged because of children dying for the lack of treatment. I believe there are RARE people who are fertile soil and the power of their belief heals. But, I suspect those persons, would have absorbed those advanced concepts, in other disciplines also.