Kaihe

I read about Du Xinlin (from a book by Baolin Wu), a taoist monk who attained rainbow body in 1988 in Beijing in front of many witnesses and officials. How does the taoist system get there from dantiens, qi accumulation and all the foundational stuff public sources talk about? I understand that the details are / might be secret but I wonder does anyone know?

I wonder if people have heard of this tecnique? I copy this text from facebook from a teacher called Amrita Simha. "This person practiced "shikantaza" four hours a day for seven years, as well as Daoist energy work for the last year and half, without - in his own words - being able to cut through the existential doubt that had plagued him throughout his life. After only one a few days of applying the Two-Part Formula he finally broke through: "Something has definitely shifted. Last night I went to the shops and when I got back home something had changed. It felt very subtle at first, something had fallen away and I felt clearer. At the time I thought it was just another release. This morning I woke feeling good, which is a very rare occurrence for me. When I searched for the I, I just felt the pleasant twitching and a wave of relaxation and well-being. This feeling has steadily gotten stronger and now I’m almost dizzy with relaxation." This is yet another testament to the effectiveness of the Two-Part Formula, and to the fact that anyone can awaken to the empty nature of the "I" when given down-to-earth practical instructions. If you are serious about spiritual practice, do not postpone your own awakening." https://www.facebook.com/groups/575355389684182/

You-people-are-out-of-your-mind.......... You start a smear campaign on someone you dont know, whose books you didnt read, whose teaching you never study, try or understand, and say lunatic things about prey & manipulation..... do you believe everything you read from internet???? thank you!!!! i see none of that here. i will never enter this place again.

I dont know what he write but if you are wokeist & can't take scolding that he gave to all old student again yes stay away.

No but he is my dharma brother.

If you believe shit some idiot has writen about Baba, who don't know him.... yes please avoid because he has said he don't want blind followers. no vajrayna lineage but has lama students......! i studied with many other teachers, Allione, Tenzin Palmo, lamas rinpoches, qi gong and gongfu sifus.... i know Baba since 2007.. never anything shady, always open, always give support and available.... no scandal, no abuse, nothing.. most important, practice give results........

i understand. The tecnique and Awake book are on the website for free. It explains everything. I don't link because people here are rude.

Sell? i don't see any price tag on the tecnique page, do you?? You guys are distracted.

I wrote in my introduction that I practiced qi gong and gongfu in China with very bad results. i was a spiritual seeker. This tecnique is helped me a lot.

Instructions on the website, Amrita Mandala https://www.amritamandala.com/2pf

Emotional & strong....

I started listening to podcasts over 10 years ago. I guess Batgap and Imperfect Buddha were the first ones. Recently I've listened Guru Viking which is mostly buddhist, https://www.youtube.com/@GuruViking and Lion-Faced Guru Podcast, https://youtu.be/rmV12A25oEg. Which podcasts do you listen? I prefer ones that are practice related and not too secretive.

Today listening to new Guru viking podcast....

Have had flu for a week.... Listening more to Amrita Baba....

May I enter?

Can someone recommend to me a video talk by highly attained taoist master, please? I listen to Damo Mitchell and some other videos but do not feel good.

Today back in taichi class after holidays....

Hi Dao Bums Introduction. I have practiced taoism , buddhism and yoga for 15 years. I studied in China, Wudang-mountain with traditional sifu for some time but recently focused on tantric yoga, called Amrita Mandala. I practice every day and also like to sing and listen to music. I studied shiatsu and acupuncture. I was ill for a number for years but now feeling quite healthy again. I have read Dao bums for many years. Thank you everybody ! Kaihe

Just fond this amazing playlist, videos where you see masters meditating....

The above book buddhas among us is one of the best I've ever read. Highly recommend it. I wish I had had that book decades ago....

Patrick Kelly photographed this Du Xingling in 1987 in Beijing. The photo can be seen in his book Infinite Tao and in the blog posted above.

Patrick Kelly met him in 1987 (took photo, see the blog post) and went back to the temple next year, " No trace could be found of him on our subsequent visits several years later – whether he had died or been ‘officially removed’, I am unsure." Am I to think that immortality is a fairytale....

It is from this article. I do not know the chinese term.... http://openheartopenheart.blogspot.com/2018/06/taoist-master-attains-rainbow-body.html

Been reading this book the past few days. Very very good. https://www.amritamandala.com/buddhas-among-us "This book tells you exactly and in detail what the path from an unawakened state (zero bhumi) to full enlightenment (perfection of 10th bhumi) is and how that journey is made. This is extremely precious information for the simple reason that people who can and are willing to discuss it from their own experience are very rare. However, here we have six accounts written by living contemporaries who have made this journey and are here to tell us about it. The sole purpose of publishing this book is to tell you what full enlightenment is and that anyone equipped with proper information and practices can attain it within a very reasonable frame of time. The people of this book are all Western women and men, who all did their practice in the midst of their ordinary daily lives with jobs, families, and other typical features of modern city living."

I have practiced tantric buddhism for many years where teachers give empowerments to their students. Are there tantric empowerments in taoism? What kind of practices are taught through empowerments in taoism? Thank you