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Ok, so I went looking for the answer and found it in the book ''A compreensive guide to Daoist Nei Gong'' by Damo Mitchell, which says Zhan Zhuang is a more yin practice. So instead of deleting the post I will just leave it here since it can help other people with the same question, and the discussion will be open if someone discords on that or if someone wants to add more info.

just stay away from mopai...

Nice, that's thr king of info I was looking for

@liminal_luke yea exactly, don't know if we are talking about the same thing, but I got this idea from the nofap community which guys just retain semen expecting girls to jump on them lol So, it is beneficial to have stillness and movement in a system of training, otherwise the practitioner would create imbalances, so I tought about Zhan Zhuang and Tai Chi, which I think would be a great combination, any thoughts on this??

Thanks a lot for this answer! So I guess a system which involves Zhan Zhuang and Tai Chi would be great, because I would be doind static meditation and moving meditation, any thoughts on this?

And what about Zhan Zhuang in all of this, can someone who is not retaining his seed practice it, or they will be overstressing their bodies because the Jing will be low?

Since we are all happy talking about jing, jing here, jing there, I have a very insteresting and maybe controversial question: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF JING IN WOMEN ATTRACTION? I'm asking this because frequently I used to stumble upon a discussion and someone would always say that ''oh I'm 30 days without ejaculating and girls look at me more and they want to date me and etc...'' , is this for real?

I have another question, I believe it was said above that Jing also gets consumed when you think of sex all the time and keep getting erections, but what if I get random erections throughout the day without thinking about sex, what does this means? This means that I'm consuming Jing anyways because it turned Yang or it's just a normal process to get random erections?

I believe it happens because it's linked to Jing depletion so it directly affects the kidneys which are related to the ears, just trying to make sense on all of this Yep, when the pandemy started(2020), my college started Google Meet classes and so I didn't have the need to wake up early, so I literally changed my routine to being awake until 5 A.M and sleeping until 1 P.M, it really messed with me, I went more than a year in this routine, just a few months ago I realized the damage and started looking for help, otherwise I probably would still be waking up at 1 P.M, daoist knowledge and @freeform who I asked some questions saved me lol Hmm interesting, I read somewhere that when the woman gets pregnant it actually gives her more longevity, but I don't remember where I read it and why it would do so, If I find it I bring it to discussion. Yes, I did cold showers for some time because I started watching all of those ''cold showers benefits'' videos on youtube and I joined the ''HYPE'', luckly daoist knowledge saved me... again About the breathing, that's very interesting, I heard a guy once saying that he practiced breath retention techniques while in the hospital with Covid and he got a lot better, because when you retain the breath it forces your lungs to open.

Yea I'm actually asking everyone, I just quoted your post because you mentioned Jing and habits haha, BTW thanks a lot for your answer it was very helpful About the cold stuff, thanks for the info, I read it somewhere(maybe it was here in the Bums) but I can't find that discussion again, but I had this impression ppl were saying to avoid cold.

Hmmm interesting, this still a concept hard to grasp for me, but I'm getting it, I just need time for it to make more sense, I really tought that using Jing to turn into Qi would consume that Jing. In example: I was told that Zhan Zhuang is a great way to generate Qi, but I tought that If I did ZZ I would lose Jing to turn a part of it into Qi. There comes my next question and I can relate it to your comment, so now I'm trying to understand something more about Jing formation: 1 - I would like to know if people with bad habits produce a low quality jing or they produce less Jing than a person with healthy habits, the difference is in quantity, quality or in both? 2- And I'm curious about what you guys think about COLD SHOWERS, does it consumes Jing and should be avoided?

That was very helpful man, thanks a lot!!! But I want to continue this conversation with another 2 questions and in the end I have a very specific question hehehe, and everyone is welcomed to join this topic, let's share knowledge Now I will make 2 questions to speed up this post: 1- This Jing accumulated can be transformed to Qi, right? And If I transform Jing to Qi, this means I will have less Jing because I have transformed part of it to Qi through a practice that does this process of convertion, correct? 2- Jing is accumulated by a correct diet, celibacy, not overworking or overtraining, proper sleep and avoiding drugs and alcohol, but are there specific techniques to speed up this process, techniques to generate jing? I know these may be dumb questions but I need to understand the basics. Thanks in advance!

thank you!

Hey! I'm looking for daoist classes online, to learn daoism, use of talismans and etc... If I need to pay it's ok but if know a place for free it would be better, It's been hard for me since pandemic crisis. Thx in advance

I was doing my meditation last week(which I do uses a bit of focus) and somehow after that practice I started having pressure in the head and headaches and I got very nervous, but within 3 days without practicing they were gone. Hope you the best. Stay safe.

Some years ago my uncle went to India and bought a Shiva Nataraja Statue for me, but recently I'm discovering that I shouldn't keep this statue at home If I don't practice hinduism, can someone please tell me what should I do? Thanks in advance!

@dwai I've been reading some posts that say we shouldn't keep this statue at home if we don't worship him(Shiva), but maybe it's ok then

Hey, good night! Have you had any experience with gilles marin inner smile practice in his book ''Five Elements, Six Conditions''? Thanks in advance

Hello, good afternoon! Some time ago I started a topic here about this practice, but I haven't started practicing yet. Now I'm commited to do it because I have some traumas and phobias and I want to get rid of them to live a more healthy life. ============================================================================================== 1- What is the correct order to do the sounds? Mantak Chia start with lungs but I've read some topics here where people would start with LIVER and then KIDNEYS-LUNG-SPLEEN-HEARTH-TRIPLE BURNER(a complete different order from Mantak's teachings). 2- Should I practice seated and focused on the sounds or should I do movements along with the sounds? Mantak teaches some movements to do while you do the sounds, but I've read that you can do the sounds only sitting still without moving, only breathing and focusing on the sounds. 3- Should I do the sounds audible or inaudible? I've read that audible sounds are better for physical issues and inaudible sounds are better for psychological issues(my goal). I also read that you shouldn't do the sounds audible. ============================================================================================== Thanks in advance!! P.S. English is not my first language, so maybe I made some mistakes in writing, but I hope it's understandable

Hey guys, good night! Is there another forum on the internet just like the dao bums to discuss this type of knowledge?

Daoist and buddhist practices. I forgot to mention the type of knowledge haha, thanks for noticing

Hey guys, I'm new here and I'm still learning. I have a lot of fears, anxiety and social phobia, and it was told to me to practice the INNER SMILE and THE SIX HEALING SOUNDS to solve these problems. Then I went to look for a book to buy about this practice and I found Gilles Marin book "Five Elements, Six Conditions"(which is a great book btw) and I just finished reading it. In the book he doesn't describe the six healing sounds practice, just the inner smile. So, I was thinking in practicing the six healing sounds from Mantak Chia and the Inner Smile from Gilles Marin book. -If there is something wrong please advice me- I have 2 questions: 1- Should I practice the six healing sounds before the inner smile or after? Because I read somewhere that the six healing sounds takes away the organ energy so you need to tonify the organ after, so I tought the right order is: The Six Healing Sounds before and The Inner Smile after, but I want your confirmation on this, please. 2- Since there are 5 organs, should I practice them every day(7 days of the week) or should I practice them separated, in example: Lungs Monday, Liver Tuesday, etc.. ??? I hope it's understandable, english is not my first language, sorry for the mistakes. Thanks in advance!!

Interesting. I started with lungs, then kidneys, etc.. You said that I need to purge, tonify and regulate, so I think I am missing the last one. Last night I did the lung practice and then went to bed and had a dream I can remember until now, it was very clear and seemed like I was really having that experience. I remember there was a part where I wanted to say something but I couldn't, my voice just vanished and this morning I woke up with a feeling of pressure in my throat, this is the part that marked me the most although I don't see the relation with lung practice and voice/throat(I'm trying to find a meaning to my dream lol) I'm sharing this because it was a looooong time ago when I had my last vivid dream experience like that, and coincidently it happened just after my first healing sound and inner smile day practice.

oh yess, now it's clear. thank you again my friend!

thanks for the answer man! I just have a question, so you saying I should practice the healing sound and then smile into that organ. So you saying I should do the full practice in one organ before moving to the next one? In example: Now I will do the LIVER healing sound and in sequence I will smile into that organ, then I go to the next organ. Right? At first I tought I should do all the six healing sounds and then do all the inner smile practice, you changed my perspective. Thanks @liminal_luke