Limahong

Hi Bindi, Yes - very good. May I highlight the concept of the Taiji Pole as found there - These three centers are called the Three Dantians. The Three Dantians are strategically positioned along the Taiji Pole in order to facilitate maximum energy transference. - LimA

Hi Dada-da; Monstrous. - LimA

Hi Phoenix3, Yes. That something else - get to know yourself better. - LimA

Hi Steve, Don't be cheeky. Hi Reverence, The third eye - - LimA

Hi Steve, Muy bueno! - Anand

Hi Phoenix3, My perceptions of the chakras are still evolving - lifelong learning without a teacher. Guess as long as I remain open minded - my capacity to learn will not diminish. At the moment my understanding of the chakras is holistically associated with this picture: *Left - nadis *Centre - spine *Right - coloured/sequential energy centres At the earlier stages of my inward path, I had all the above mental models in my mind - inclusion is better exclusion. But as I above along - I become more discerning with the manifestations in my body. These pictures started to make sense to me: As I started to join the dots coherently/experientially - I can follow quite well other fellow seekers' perspectives/perceptions. For instance I can accept where Starjumper is coming from - with respect to this: I can identify with the above 'electrified' tree. Why? I had experienced once - golden light flushing/gushing (a) into my body through my feet (b) travelled throughout my body and (c) out of my head, - LimA

Hi Reverence, The third eye is normally associated with the sixth chakra. The sixth chakra does not stand alone - it is part of total of seven (broadly and normally). So the third eye does not stand alone? Is the third eye affected by the first to the fifth chakras which are below the sixth? - LimA

Hi steve, Vulnerability => self-honesty. Awareness and marker along the way => experiential/mindful milestone (turning point) in life? Hi cosmic4z, You have come across as human(e)ly - vulnerable, unsure, authentic and unpretentious. Be mindful of self-honesty. - LimA

Hi Phoenix3, Please advise - which is more to do with the spine ~ chakras or dantian? - LimA

Hi Phoenix3, Your thread reads - "Is there any actual physiological changes in the abdomen when the lower dantian gets filled with qi?" I did a quick scan of all the posts in this thread from the perspective of the chakras and I found this chakral picture from Starjumper: His focus was not on the seven chakras per se. But I am borrowing his picture to link lower three chakras with the lower dantian thus: I had used the above heart chakra picture before in another thread. From it I am inclined to associate the lower dantian with the 'lower energetic forces'. Any comments from anyone from a chakral perspective - re what your thread has begged? - LimA

Hi Reverence, Dragon-in-residence: A great weekend. - LimA

Hi Mudfoot, When it is 'theory' versus 'practice', I prefer to opt for the latter as it affords me first-hand experiential knowledge on a road less traveled. - LimA

Hi Reverence, Check him out: He is a farming Black Dragon. - LimA

Hi Steve, - Anand

Hi Alchemical Walrus, Yes. But wordless Taoism speaks volumes. I am going speechless - time to sleep. - LimA

Hi Dada-da, Good night - dry/wet dreams. - LimA

Hi Reverence, Welcome. You are now protected in the inbetween by dragons... - LimA

Hi Dada-da, TGIF - a great weekend. - LimA

Hi Dada-da, For example - wu wei as attached. - LimA

No words.

Hi Dada-da, You are lucky - ignorance is bliss. My racist Taoist friend is color blind. - LimA

Hi Dada-da, My racist Taoist friend says there are 16 corners in his squared Taoism. Count yourself... - LimA

Hi Dada-da, A racist Taoist practises Taoism within a circle and four perfect squares? - LimA