Neirong

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  1. I never had real eyesight problems and have never worn glasses. I have spent absurd amount of time on reading from phone or working with pc. I would attribute this to my knowledge of qigong/meditation. Quite early I have learned to manipulate my energy, to sense my eye channels. I can even sense if I eat some food and it starts to clog and weaken my eyes. Usually such an effect comes from processed food and seed oils. On other hand, some spices, vegetables and berries, seem to strengthen eyes. One or two times I have felt my vision worsen after an extremely high load on them, I have been able to quickly recover it. The vision worsens due to strain in the eye muscle along with poor nutrition and tiredness. When a person starts wearing glasses they essentially give up, and their eyesight problem locks in and will start degenerating. Anyway, if you want to fix your eyesight there are 4 things you have to do. 1. Clean your diet, if your diet clogs eyes there is no chance. 2. Practice relaxation exercise called Palming and visualize black color. 3. Do eye exercises 3 times a day and stop wearing glasses. (the second can be a problem, if it is a developed story and you cannot function without glasses) 4. Work with eye channels using internal energy It is possible to recover eyesight from -2 or +2.
  2. Astral travel is a basic beginner practice; it doesn't really mean much. Certainly, not a secret. After you have done over several hundred full-body astral experiences and have trained the vessel in all movement skills and perfected control over your astral body, the real "stuff" begins. That is when it can get interesting, beneficial for spiritual growth, and also dangerous. Exploring other worlds, the cosmos itself, or battling supernatural entities. Teams of mages conduct all kind of fascinating research in astral body. I would say learning astral travel is easy and can be done anywhere, learning good movement skills will take 5-10 years of regular practice, and some buildup of astral energy. Finding someone who can guide and has experience further down the line can be difficult and is priceless.
  3. Zhan Zhuang is Not for Beginners

    I have done it, ZZ was one of the very first practices I was taught, and we had to stand for 55 minutes without movement as newbies. It was not a basic form you can find online or in screenshots in this thread, or whatever nonsense Damo is teaching, like just stand and keep your arms on a certain level, no, we had to maintain full concentration on multiple aspects without internal dialogue, do proper breathing and circulate energy, at the same time as standing and holding the form static. It is a beginner-friendly practice because anyone can do it with some willpower and quality instructions, but there are plenty of practices that nobody can do. I know a few hundred practices that would require one of the following even to attempt - permanent state of samadhi, revived past incarnation, developed elemental affinity, activated third eye, a complete mastery over your astral body, a visualization skill of a certain level, or a certain density of mental bodies, that take several decades to accumulate via secret methods that cannot be found in any kind of book in this world. Those above would certainly not be beginner practice. Legitimate Daoist teachings would have something similar in terms of progression, like practices that cannot be performed without a fully activated lower dantien. There is a difference between natural restrictions or prerequisites, and simply gatekeeping and peddling slop, trying to sell it as "ancient Taoist wisdom".
  4. Zhan Zhuang is Not for Beginners

    A silly bait for views Any good system has a progression of practices, where one practice would eventually flow into another. It is not a collection of do this and that, for unknown reasons. You may not be able to gain significant benefits and excel with advanced practices until you complete your milestones/attainments with beginner practices. Being a beginner, advanced, or more is always a relative term; if you start from something and then move to a more advanced form that you could not do before, that is called progression. That progression could vary a lot from system to system. In kindergarten, learning basic calculus would really be "advanced practice", while at the Ph.D level in sciences, if you do not know maths, you will be considered mentally impaired. The end of one cultivation system could be the very beginning of another one. Most people I have observed are unable to maintain their concentration uninterrupted for 30 minutes. That is the bare minimum duration for a practice. That is why they have to go and learn proper foundations and work their way through a range of practices step by step. You cannot skip the foundations or progression, or you will forever be stuck in a place of nowhere. P.s. If it is not clear, I do consider ZZ or standing post a beginner practice.
  5. Alchemy, is it real ??

    A lot of people, I would say certainly not a minority, are in cultivation and "esoteric practices" purely for their egos. That feeling of being or thinking yourself to be special, despite any internal flaws. You could be obese, sitting on a couch drinking beer all day, but because you are a member of a "prominent" internal arts school, and realized the "truth" of enlightenment, you are still the chosen one. No need to change yourself at all. Your Dao accepts all imperfection. Your bald, obese, tattooed all over, cigar-smoking, drug addict teacher, who is also a superpowerful secret martial arts master (that never once fought in his life) and hidden sage with wisdom pearls putting bs generator to shame, is once again proving it for you. With such a mentality, it will be impossible to make any progress - the cultivation path is tough and unforgiving; that is why it is common to see people practicing for 30-40 years with no real gain or siddhis. It's wild to me that people ask how to check the MCO status of a person, especially when they are supposed to be a lifetime practitioner of "internal arts". If everyone is special, then nobody is special. ------------------------------------- About alchemy If someone is unaware (ignorant) of astral travel and the spiritual world, they might assume that common descriptions of astral travel, such as teleportation, phasing through walls, or levitation, refer to physical reality. Similarly, alchemy is, in most cases, an internal process rather than an external one. It involves the transmutation of the self into a perfect being, not the creation and consumption of a physical elixir. Esoteric texts were typically written and shared in cryptic forms to ensure that only those with proper access to the tradition, guided by a qualified teacher, having necessary keys to decipher information could gain value from them. Others would misinterpret these texts and, for example, concoct a mercury-laden pill, irreversibly poisoning themselves. When it comes to physical pills, even if you find a legitimate source - caution is necessary due to the risk of heavy metals and other toxic substances exposure. Many herbal supplements, particularly those sourced from China, may contain dangerous levels of lead, arsenic, or other harmful heavy metals.
  6. Damo Mitchell - Need Advice

    The course is excellent, certainly exhaustingly detailed, overflowing with information and knowledge that fill hours-long lectures. It provides thorough and clear explanations of how everything works and is completely free. There is only one question: damien’s Nei Gong school has been running for over 25 years with uninterrupted teaching. This dazzling free course sits out there with 82,000 views. Everyone seems to be praising it. Tens of thousands of students have attended his seminars. The question is: Has anyone who followed this training developed MCO? A single person? It is a rhetorical question, as damien himself has never had an activated MCO. There are countless traditions, schools, teachings, religions, spiritual groups, and sects. If we distill the meaning of cultivation down to the most fundamental and basic aspects shared by every single cultivator on the planet, there are two traits or skills: Control of the mind Control of the body These are the most basic elements present in any school, teaching, or spiritual tradition. They are what we start teaching on day 1. They do not require one to become a master wielding powerful energies, ascending to other worlds, learn from a secret hermit sage, or possessing an extraordinary level of talent. These are simply the most basic starting qualities without which neither the cultivation nor a cultivator exists. You cannot excuse yourself by claiming to be a "Daoist master" while asserting your Dao is to eat junk food, drink whiskey, smoke cigars, endlessly spout nonsense, and rage on social media. This approach may have fooled a particular audience, but they do deserve what they get. P.s. Even if the most dedicated fan, did those exercises for 50 years every single day, I would think the most probable result is having a massive blockage and crippling health issues, rather than an activated MCO. The Chinese have a famous saying about a frog sitting in a well, not seeing the world. People living in isolated communities tend to believe they are the main characters and special beings, which they are not. If someone endorses a scamgong teacher, not only do they share that teacher’s karmic burden, but it also speaks volumes about their own cultivation.