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Everything posted by kakapo
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	元 (Yuán): That is a great idea. 亨 (Hēng): Everything will go well. 利 (Lì): Doing this will bring good results. 贞 (Zhēn): Everything will finish strong, and end well. In the I Ching. It's the universe telling you that all conditions are aligned for a complete and total success, as long as you stay on track
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				Has anyone actually improved their eyesight (myopia) through Qigong or TCM?
kakapo replied to Kati's topic in General Discussion
They make these things called pinhole glasses which can help improve your vision for computer and reading, as well as distance vision, but are not safe to drive with. - 
	
	
				Views on Science/Scientists/Scientism (Split from Is the MCO Real?)
kakapo replied to Taomeow's topic in General Discussion
Ultimately you can get results you can objectively document and record, or you can't. There are lots of systems which produce subjective results. There are few which provide objective results. - 
	Most spiritual seekers want to roleplay, and be entertained. They do not want to accomplish anything meaningful.
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	Recently I had a student seek me out. They told me they studied this many years with this teacher, and this many years with that teacher, and they self studied this course, and that book, and this video series, and that. They were trying to convince me how well educated they were on the topic. They were very dismayed when I explained that all of that puts them at a disadvantage compared to someone with no experience in the matter at all. They were puzzled how that could be. Surely someone who has put in so much time and effort would be more advanced than someone who has put in zero time and effort after all. I did my best to explain to them that studying 100 systems that are false, and trying to combine them into something new, doesn't result in a new and improved amalgam of a system, and having to beat all that nonsense out of the student is very difficult to do if not impossible. Getting someone to empty their cup, especially when they are so proud of the contents of their cup is almost impossible. The person became very upset, and defensive, and demanded I teach them. Never a good sign.
 
