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    26 minutes ago, Cobie said:


    I don’t! 
     

    :lol: It’s classical, so “means” whatever ‘the powers that be’ decide it means. :P


    I will ask my friend what the ‘state of the art’ is:
    https://dict-idioms-moe-edu-tw.translate.goog/idiomView.jsp?ID=1178&webMd=1&la=0&_x_tr_sl=zh-TW&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc. 

     


    Since I had explained what it is, you should know what it is by now without pursuing it any further.

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  2. Posted · Edited by Mango

    2 hours ago, Cobie said:

    @Mango I Googled ‘Semi-Taoist’ and got no results. It does not seem to be a term much used in English? 
     

     


    No, it is not. Sometimes, we cannot depend on English to explain everything.

    You have to try to look at the term by éĄ§ćæ€çŸ© if you know what I mean!

  3. Posted · Edited by Mango

    29 minutes ago, Cobie said:


    Thanks for the info, interesting. :)  What are the Chinese characters for ‘true Taoist’ and ‘Semi-Taoist’?

     

    True Taoist is 道äșșïŒŒé“ćŁ«ïŒŒçœŸäșș(high priest)

    Semi-Taoist is é“ćŸ’

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  4. Posted

    A true Taoist is an ascetic, not married. One lives in the Taoist shrine 24/7 to follow and practice the principles and canons of Tao.

    A Semi-Taoist is not an ascetic and may be married to have a family. One goes to the shrine eight hours a day to perform the daily chore and then returns home in the evening.
     

    Another kind of Semi-Taoist only follows the principles of Tao but is nonreligious. 
     

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  5. Posted

    2 hours ago, Cobie said:


    Exactly. I too became worried that being out of my body would leave me rather defenceless. 
     

     


    It was an ancient Taoist myth that a soul can be leaving the body at a high level of meditation. Someone needs to guard the body while the soul was away. It needs a body to return to. If the soul entered the wrong body, for example, a pig, then the person will be in the pig's body for life. Unless one can escape the body and return to the original body. It is only a myth as far as I know.

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  7. Posted · Edited by Mango

    On 9/16/2020 at 3:43 PM, EFreethought said:

    There are some Golden Shield instructors here in Austin, TX. I mentioned to my instructor that this thread got bumped up again. He gave me clearance to post, so if anyone has any questions I might be able to answer them.

     


    Is Golded Shield 金鍟眩 in Chinese?
     

    7 hours ago, moreira Filho said:

    I was trying to practice, but brazilian customs does not permited the entrance of the didatjow in the country!


     

    1 hour ago, EFreethought said:

     

    My instructor actually mentioned a couple of times there was someone in Brazil who tried to join but could not get the herbs. Small world.

    I don't know if any other systems require herbs.

     


    I am unaware it requires Didatjow(跌打酒) for any practice unless someone got hurt during the training. It acts as rubbing alcohol with the exception of herbs and a special Didapill(跌打䞞) added submerged in drinking alcohol. It can be homemade and it is ready to be used after a few months.
     

  9. Posted

    9 hours ago, Cobie said:

     


    :lol: ‘true’ and ‘semi’, never the twain shall meet. :P

     

     


    How much do you understand Chinese Taoism as a religion?

  13. Posted · Edited by Mango

    19 hours ago, Aar0n said:

    I wanted to control my sexual urges and stuff so I could quit pornography,

     

    Quitting pornography is a good start to minimizing sexual urges. Your urge was caused by thinking about it to provoke your desire. Stay away from "The Multi-Orgasmic Man" and "Taoist Secrets of Love". I had read that they had screwed up many teenagers. They cause lots of small illnesses, especially, insomnia, and shortness of breath. Shortness of breath will make you sick and even might kill you. It will ruin your personality and give you a miserable life.

    Practice Qigong is good for your health. However, you must choose the correct one. When someone tells you about Qigong it might not be it. If you don't know anything about Qigong, don't start on your own. You might not know what you are going into. At your age, you must learn to distinguish what is right or wrong. If you don't know, then, find out.

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  14. Posted · Edited by Mango

    27 minutes ago, Aether said:


    Haha ya not many pioneered the path of explaining metaphysics and spiritual practices via scientific method. They are out there though. Kriya is good stuff


    Yes, they are out there! One just needs to have an open mind to look for it. There is no need to have a mental block for everything. An open mind is an open gate of all mysteries.

    Many considered the practice works for them and don't care how it works. That is what bothers me the most. Me, by understanding all the aspects of the practice, then, I will appreciate the practice more and gain the most benefits.  

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    2 minutes ago, searcher7977 said:

     

    I don't know, I do not have further knowledge of this. I never got to that level of kriya yoga. Using biochemistry to describe a spiritual practice is still somewhat unique. 


    Spiritual practice is only one side story on the mental side. The practice that makes the body healthy is the other physical side of it. One just needs to step over to the physical side to enhance the wisdom cycle.

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  16. Posted

    On 10/8/2022 at 1:15 PM, Cobie said:

    @Mango What’s the connection between YinYang and WuWei?

     

     


    The two symbols yin and yang integrated are known as Taiji and cannot be separated. They work together by spinning to generate all things with no interruption. Thus nothing can interfere with its free action. Wu Wei is the philosophy of not interfering with nature and letting it take its course.

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  19. Posted · Edited by Mango

    On 5/19/2022 at 7:15 AM, Niyamāgraha said:

    just getting knocked out from too much breathing.

    Carry on folks, no samadhi as of yet.


    It seems like your breathing rhythm was out of sync due to too much air in your respiratory system that you weren't accustomed to.
    How long have you been doing the practice? How deep did your breath go? Was it to the chest or deep down to your belly?

  20. Posted

    6 hours ago, Master Logray said:

     

    Indeed, it is not safe to use another system's principles and terms to explain another system, especially when it is not well documented and in secrecy and another language.   But traditionally Taoist books did make use of many Buddhist terms.  It is alright to do research and comparison, but I feel uneasy to mix practice when actually doing the work.


    Indeed, the description of words might be different but our physical bodies behave the same biologically. There are lots of things that were understood by the given. It doesn't have to be documented to lock ourselves in a boundary.

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    13 minutes ago, Nintendao said:

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    An interesting little phrase. Kind of like saying, "it's right there!" or, "the answer is right in front of us when our backs are turned."


    仄歀 is kind of like saying "because of this" or "based on this"

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  23. Posted

    2 hours ago, Mandrake said:

     

    Depending on the type of and school of kumbhaka, hand and arm placements do matter.
    Qigong is irrelevant as this is the Hindu discussion subforum. Different principles, different techniques.

     

     

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    Yes, I agree that different school has different principles and techniques. However, when breathing techniques were mentioned, Qigong is relevant. Taoists and Buddhists do perform such practices. If you believe that it is irrelevant, then I surrender. 

  25. Posted

    I wouldn't be wasting my time worrying about where to place my hands during breathing. The position of the hands has nothing to do with my internal breathing. Expanding the belly only allows more volume for the lung to hold more air(oxygen) to its full capacity than before. I would pay more attention to breathing. I don't know what breath retention is all about. In Qigong, one should never hold one breath but just breathe slowly in and out with no hesitation. So, there will be one smooth flow and no interruption in the breathing process. BTW Holding your breath will cause suffocation. A good breathing method is trying to inhale very very slowly allowing the air to go into the lungs, little by little, to keep the breathing process active. This is the proper way to breathe, in Qigong, without holding your breath.

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