Shadow_self

You do not deserve, nor are you entitled to personal information from my life (Despite the fact id probably have given you enough to understand if you'd been civil and went about it the right way) You could have PM'd me if you wanted it if you were truly interested. You had no problem to do so when you wanted me to do something for you. Instead you chose to make a cheeky, unnecessary, insulting, hurtful comment about a situation you were told about is extremely difficult Do not engage me, do not ask me another question We're done now You don't even deserve the basic level of respect I offer everyone after the comment you just made.

I actually admired his house as well on several occasions Seems like a peaceful place

The Dao de Jing is not a literal text...never was. Reading the characters means little except you know how to translate Chinese to English. Its still encoded Do you know how to decipher the practices embedded by those who put it together? No? If not, then unfortunately you don't know what it says. You know what they wanted to give to the masses, The reason I posted that quote, was freeform would know exactly what it means, in terms of alchemy. If you are grasping at external words and literal translations., Then sadly you'll be forever in the fog on this. If only you knew how close that region of the world is to me There are several people on here that do, those who are friends. Those who know quite serious, intimate details about my life.. Some of them are in this thread Im not about to share them on a publicly searchable message board, to a stranger. If you truly wanted to know the answers to these questions, you'd have sent me a PM. You don't actually want to know, so what would be the point? So its not that the answer to either question is not no... The answer, honestly, is you haven't demonstrated a manner or attitude to which I am comfortable sharing personal details with you. And that's pretty telling, because people PM me all the time. I am more than willing to share or be helpful where possible. I am saying this nicely now. Do not ask me personal details please...you are touching a VERY sore spot for a reason you don't know, so I'm being cognisant of that fact. Here's the closest thing you will get to an answer I should be in that area of the world right now. For reasons beyond my control I cannot be. Id give anything to be there right now, and that has nothing to do with teachers or practices at all Now drop it and do not ask me about my location again please Why would I start a thread to engage in a conversation I don't particularly want to? I think have had my buttons pushed far enough with that last response thank you If you want the answer to that question...ask someone else please

I can see that Unfortunately, Chidragon is a mine of misinformation. That's kind of the point here Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of matters related to things like tai chi, qigong, neigong, neidan, the DDJ and so forth have spent endless hours correcting his very false assertions His issue is he was never exposed to the real stuff, so decided to start doing his own mental math. This never ends well. I think his intentions were good...execution not so much I think unlearning might be useful in certain places. Especially relating to practical matters

Time for some nostalgia He did this with everything...everything was literal and he didnt realise the issues with this..especially related to texts The DDJ, if people only knew how much could be gleaned from it

You forgot the laser eyes

I cant blame him. Take a good look around you. A vast majority of people aren't seeking actual spirituality. 99% of people are looking for superpowers, qi emission or want to do something with sex or some other strange divergent goal The reality is, and I don't like saying this, Spiritual work is transformative, in a very destructive way. It is subtractive It will tear down who you think you are, your personality, your life, your relationships, your beliefs, what you think are your winning personality traits You'll be forced to eat bitter truth after bitter truth about yourself, and you will lose a lot in the process, including people you hold dear to your heart. Because they are used to the acquired you, not the true you In the last few weeks, I have had more and more people contacting me (as I started to flesh my posts out) asking about my teachers..especially the Buddhist one. My answer is always the same. I'm sorry, but I cannot tell you. That's not up to me. Its making me start to regret mentioning it, because now I have to disappoint people when they ask me questions. The people who wanted to find @freeform teacher, would find him if they are meant to. The same way freeform found him The same is true of any non public teacher...you'll find them if you are destined to. If you want to help your chances, find a good public teacher. Because you can be sure if you are meant to happen upon these people...there'll be plenty of tests before they'll agree to show you anything In regards to actual spirituality then, and not just general esoteric arts. There's a massive chasm from the latter that wont be able for the former. Attachment after attachment, magic this, evocation that, fa qi this, ritual that. It is a very easy way to start writing a shopping list for your next incarnation I dont mean that in a derogatory way, its just what I know to be the case based my interactions with teachers (plural) and practitioners

You believe a lot of things. Plenty to say, nothing to show. My observation is every post you make is just complete nonsense bashing teachers with skill or some advertisement for your made up system You post history here says everything anyone ever needs to know. Whether it be GSMaster or Xiangong or Neirong or whatever you want to call yourself. And you are all of those people, its easily observable, even if the mods choose to ignore it You are incapable of making a rational, logical argument or a coherent, well thought out point and quite honestly, your knowledge of even basics is woeful at best. You cant even give an answer out of a fear of being exposed The fact that your marketing ploy is to try and bash other teachers in an attempt to big yourself up...that says it all really. Its also indicative of just how ineffective your own practice has been If anyone ever needed a lesson in who to stay away from You are a shining example

You must understand...you are talking about someone who was quoting Chidragon as a source at one stage If you dont know who that is, you're honestly better off keeping it that way You can tell whether or not person has any knowledge of these matters based on their posts. As this thread has once again highlighted, they do not know what they are talking about. Moreover, you can see by the attitude, they dont want to either.

This is a most common thing nowadays isnt it? Its almost like peoples will is being eroded via the enviornment Personally, my advice to anyone acting over compulsively is to do uncomfortable standing practice and then sit quietly. Taiji wuji is a favourite of mine....that pull on the Yao It takes quite serious will to be able to stand through the discomfort, and also to sit and quieten the mind The latter also helps detach the sense faculties from earthly goings on

The problem lies in the confusion surrounding #1 embodied practice, but also #2 the fact that some of these traditions do have sexual work. But this is not something you can do by picking up a book or going to a seminar Karmamudra for example, requires proficiency in Tummo. Real tummo, not imaging there is a fire in your belly or the Wim Hof tragic practice The initiation rites of Shaivism...my goodness, the amount of work that goes into them is substantial. In Daoism it has to so with Jing. The idea that semen retention is spiritual is wrong. Semen has Yin and Yang aspects of Jing. In alchemy, we want to extract that Yang aspect, and use it. The Yin aspect is the fluid and can be replenished by diet Heres the kicker, the Yang aspect of Jing isnt just lost by orgasm...its actually lost by arousal, and it can be burned up by the arousal of any of the sense faculties This is why 99% dont even do the firing process properly, they don't understand the actual work that goes into it, especially with avoiding arousal. Honestly, I don't think it would be proper to do it and try to live in the world at the same time, id be telling anyone to take that 100 days away from everything (Im more of a purist in that regard though) But its much easier to make a quick buck by telling people sex=spirituality Sex is a weird one because it permeates several facets of desire. At its root however is a relationship to survival and death. A fair portion of the time when you see someone who has issues with sex and so forth, you might find that there is something amiss in terms of their relationship with those two things. Now if you think about what certain religions did, by altering the doctrine of reincarnation to a single trip, and changing peoples perspectives around survival and death, you'll notice just how influential it was and how it was so easy to manipulate peoples behaviour. The same holds true for sex. The obsession with it, at a deeper level, touches on the fear surrounding those two things. So then, this is one of the reasons why people are so obsessed with it, and also why it is so easy to sell. There are other aspects of course, but this is the one that people usually overlook.

I have, and they are, in a word, Scum There are practices involving sexual acts in Daoism, but as @freeform mentioned, they came up at a weird time in Daoism. My own perspective is outside of guidelines like matters on how often to ejaculate based on your age, they just aren't worth paying attention to There is also sexual practices in Tibetan Buddhism, like Karmamudra, and in Shaivism (particularly the Kaula sect) These are generally outside the scope of public discussion for the most part...the former being a rather advanced practice and the latter being highly secretive, and an initiation rite into the tradition Neither of them are concerned with having a good sex life This is not aimed at you @liminal_luke, just a general comment. One of the major issues is the term Tantra has become almost inseparable from sexuality in modern times. The truth of the matter is alchemical Daoism is tantric. The original use of the term was making reference to embodied methods. We use the body to transform ourselves via the practice. But the confusion comes because peoples favourite thing to do with their body is? This is how you know 99% of the stuff you find related to practices in Daoism, Vajrayana and the various Yoga traditions in public is a waste of time They spend all their time messing around with their mind, and not working with the body. Visualise this, imagine that, feel the energy of the universe pop out the top of your crown chakra. Picture your MCO opening and guide your chi with your mind I hate to be blunt..but it is just a hindrance to be totally honest Tantric methods are much more somatic than this. A good yardstick to judge something is, is it changing and transforming my body. That would signify whether or not the tantric principles are correctly embodied

I dont mean that you cannot post here...just that sex isnt really the point of a forum like this per se...theres off topic discussions where you might find stuff like that Take a look around If looking to pursue Daoist esoteric practices...a sex life is generally something that goes to the back of the line in terms of importance. Not that it is non-existent...but generally speaking, sexual desire is a hindrance. Actually the dissipation of sexual desire is a marker of progress For example...a person who has got to a certain stage, they will have zero craving for sex at all. The will not get aroused unless they choose to...in other words one has complete control over their base desires That does not mean that they wont have sex...It means they wont crave it. Personally, id consider that a far more healthy approach...but that is not in line with what the majority of people think

I think you need to try a different forum for this

Is this what you are seeking?

Dear me You absolutely should not want to learn any of this. It is neither required nor beneficial The amount of misinformation surrounding this type of work is overwhelming, and to be totally honest, you should be looking for better practices Mantak Chia broke enough people in his time...My suggestion is to steer very clear of anything to do with sexual practices, and seriously re-examine your motives for even considering this.

I actually dont even know why I wasted my time replying. I wont repeat the same mistake The picture sums it up nicely

A discussion for another thread My Buddhist teacher has spent a significant amount of time there, and is more than familiar. They are waiting for the situation to settle before returning. I have seen the mercury that they use in the form it is used. I have also seen it in its raw form This is what it looks like The line I'm familiar with do a lot of things with this, including putting it into their mouth while practicing. None of them are dead Also I have strong family ties to that side of the world, but I would rather not discuss my personal life here.

See below No Mercury is human mind. It is not the the crown chakra Cinnabar is not the root chakra. Cinnabar is Original Spirit. Mercury is derived from it. Please stop confusing people (and yourself) (Bloody chakras...every damned time)

I remember Rene you posted this over on another forum where I happened upon it . It was sad to read. It is nice to see you again however I hope you are doing better and enjoying Texas

I say nobody in reference to the general public No...it is not related to the root chakra It is related to something else

Em no, thats where you are mistaken. Deadly depends on how it is used. A gun can be perfectly safe or deadly depending on who uses it, their motivations and their knowledge of how to operate it These methods are alive in Burma.The people that undertake them are not dead. They are VERY much alive and kicking @freeform gave you the answer ( he seems to do that a lot for everyone). The external methods need to be used alongside the internal ones...with the right knowledge and competence

Go ahead...by all means explain it please

Gullibility for what exactly? Those modes and means of external alchemy proper are way above and beyond access to the general public...its not worth a discussion because nobody has the first clue about it. From the few folk I know that do...It exists in Burma still. Do you actually know why its called cinnabar in neidan? The colour has a... Hmm I better not type too much more...plagiarising eyes and hands might be close by

Pretty interesting approach...Ive heard stories about the pain, discomfort and whatnot during the initial days...as for the latter, plenty of pretty wild experiences. I would hazard any quantitative change would be dependant on what is done between said transmissions...and that this is where the YJJ/standing work/channel opening and other consistent practice would play a part in dictating the amount of sustained change? White moon on the mountain peak ?