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Slackerbee, I look forward to seeing your instructions.

If you're connected to nature, then building the dantien is quicker.

Enlightenment, healing self and others, becoming a better person, exploring this life.

Reading through it a little bit, it looks very accurate and great. Thanks enouch.

You don't need to join a religion to know that cheating on your wife with numerous women is risky.

Hearing the inner sound is a sign of progress. Like you said, it happens when you really relax. It's not the ajna chakra... It can be really calming to listen lightly to it. Don't listen to it as being located only within your head...if you're having trouble letting go of the head, and relaxing, then focus your attention on relaxed belly breathing. Be sure to gather your feelings at the dantien for a while afterwards, and exercise later...because meditating on the sound is an energy practice and needs to be balanced. By the way, if you can't help locating the sound in your head, listen to it at the back of your head.

It didn't start out being known as the devil mudra...in older cultures, among common people it was known to get rid of bad luck or ward off the "evil eye"...which is a positive thing. This link gives some info... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corna Specific meanings should kinda be reserved for those practicing in a specific tradition...and there may be slight variations between schools. For instance, in Baolin Wu's teachings (from his book), the index represents your mother and the pinky represents your friendships, among other things. Look at acupuncture meridians ending in the fingers, as well as elemental correspondence from western traditions, if really interested. More importantly, feel the difference in vibration between each finger, and contemplate on what those specific vibes may represent in the universe. That's closer to the truth than what others will tell you it means. Apana mudra is with the thumb touching the middle and ring fingers. It's called other names when the fingers are touching differently.

I think everyone has this happen.

Really nice.

I like what Marblehead said! Thanks goldisheavy, I will watch these later today!

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http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...shao/%26hl%3Den Go to that and check out video 2.

Yes, I'm curious to know what is considered to be "advanced"?

I had that happen once with my pet bunny, Cashew, while I was on vacation. Turned out my dad wasn't feeding him the orchard grass, which is needed in rabbits for digestion and stress reduction...he thought it was just bedding. Really interesting to have such experiences.

Trunk, "Energy" (sometimes as archetype) is not limited to the brain and body. It affects the whole environment; especially those who we connect with often. And even more especially those who we live with and who share the same genes. Not a big deal, unless you choose not to develop your character. I will only share when it seems right.

Elizabeth is a great writer, and pretty knowledgeable on the subject!

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This is from Trunk's website: http://www.precisiondocs.com/~altaoism/MsgOrbit.htm Beginners: don't try to move qi around the orbit with your mind.

Definitely. It's best to keep yourself grounded and "rational" during such a powerful process. Believing in ghosts having power over you, and that you're being "invaded" isn't helpful at all. It's also not true.

Hmmm...having gone through 3 different courses in physiology (psychological, human, and exercise) at the university level makes me question the sincerity of someone who believes "qi" can't be proven. Do these guys know anything about ATP synthesis in the electron transport chain of the mitochondria? They might want to look into that, as well as do research with a true qigong adept...someone like Chunyi Lin, for instance, who has a good track record with the Mayo Clinic in actually healing people of severe conditions. Qigong would be a benefit their martial practice, causing them to heal more quickly and develop increased internal sensitivity and situational awareness. Too bad for them.

There are two ways to look at it, both legit in my opinion... One is that the bullshido guys are doing a service to martial art beginners who want to find a reliable teacher. This is appreciated by many, who don't want to be fooled and who have a lot of respect for tradition. The other way to look at it, is that the bullshido guys are very closed minded and way too quick to judge. Most don't actually go train with the teacher in question, and aren't ready to see what that person has to teach. "This guy seems like a shitty teacher" sums up the attitude. Because of this, they will never know if the teacher had something valuable to share. Also, the idea that a person isn't going to be a good martial arts teacher just because they are into spiritual stuff is ridiculous.

I would be interested in that as well. Along with the infamous Taomeow Cookbook.

Steve, The most harmful thing is to hold a position that unbalances the muscles of the spine, and to "let go into movement"...especially if it becomes erratic and wild movement! If someone does that, then the tissues are being reprogrammed on a very deep level to be out of balance, and they're probably causing subtle tearing in areas that don't have good circulation only in one half of the body. Not good at all. These are just the physical manifestations of such a practice...the effects are always far reaching, since everything is connected. Other than that, in my experience I just didn't have beneficial effects from "spontaneous" movement, even in the Shuichuan system (which doesn't involve holding a specific position). It opened me up (as any relaxed movement will do...and feeling that you're being spontaneously moved is VERY relaxing), but the energy wasn't being usefully utilized. So I don't see the point in practicing it. Having been through some tough spots, I don't see the point in advocating it for anyone else. Truly not worth it in my experience. I view super subtle movements that are TOTALLY out of one's control, as fine. I think most people who practice anything get it, even if they only do something like sitting meditation. It indicates that there is a blockage being worked on. It's not like you have a choice in the matter to control it, so there's nothing you can do except favor external stillness. Smiling bigger helps alleviate this when it's happening. What most consider "spontaneous" is actually influenced strongly by the same type of mind which is involved in dreaming...the symbolic mind...so after a while the flopping around turns into what should be best called "dream movements". It seems likely to me that this is how all of the spiritual-energetic paths came about: from shamans being moved in this way (by their subconscious), and systematizing the useful movements (healing, protective, etc). But it's important to keep in mind that if you're doing this, you're manifesting your deep mind (with all of your issues and imperfections) directly into the flesh; your tissues being programmed by your deep mind. Not healthy! Instead of becoming like this, taking on sickness and dealing with the dark side of the mind, we should only use what's useful to our goals. This is just my personal opinion. Here's an an excerpt which I stumbled upon once, that I loved, from Basic Magick by Philip Cooper... Unless a person is enlightened, it's unlikely they will know about their own attainment. It's way too easy to kid yourself. As hard as it can be to judge your own attainment, it's even less likely for others to judge it, especially if they're strangers and haven't been paying attention to your every step...even even more especially if they aren't enlightened themselves. You can't tell. If Crowley was enlightened and chose to act deviously, then that is just his choice. I don't personally believe it's a good choice for anyone, ever. I agree with Stigwerd that virtue is the foundation teaching...it should be considered more important than any practice or attainment. If someone is highly attained, yet they are cruel to others, then what's the point? When you're enlightened, you still live in this world...why make it a bad world? It's best to not consider anyone else as being enlightened. It shouldn't matter to you. Your life is yours, and theirs is theirs...you won't be able to attain your own enlightenment by worshiping theirs. They are human just like you. And even if they're nearly perfectly good, you are still prone to being hurt by them, by putting your absolute trust in them. So focusing on teachers is pointless...it's a sure way to be let down...AKA to learn a good lesson the hard way. Teachers are only there to provide the practices, philosophy and guidance for your safety and efficiency.