Junbao

Some of those pictures remind oh places here in Colorado. Looks really nice. I know it wont be any time soon, but I hope to go to China some day. You know a lot of really fun looking hiking areas too from what I have seen in your other pictures.

Hi Sifu Terry, I was hoping I could ask you a question about forming a practice schedule now that I have been trying the exercises for just over a week. Based on recommendations you have given to others in this thread, my idea is to pluck something from each of the first three DVDs and put that into one daily practice. For example the past few days I have been doing Monk Holds Pearl and Bending the Bows, along with the third, fourth, and sixth seated exercises. I have them memorized, both the movements and the breathing sequences. I would also like to add Wind Through Treetops as a third standing med. I think this would be a nice and well rounded program to work with for the next few months. What are your thoughts? Also, for practice time I am typically spending about 40 min. in the morning and then another 45 min. or so in the evening. Thus far I have been working with both the standing and the sitting during each session. Do you think I should keep them together, or split them one in the AM and one in the PM? Also if I were to do both standing and sitting during each session, would you recommend one before the other? I also do the Yang 37 form once or twice and day and was wondering if it works ok to do this before or after FPCK. Thank you! -Junbao

Thanks Astral_Anima for the topic. I think it's a good one and I think you have some really good points. I think that it is really up to the individual and their personal experience as to whether these types of things are working or not. The Benny Hinn stuff looks weird to me, yet at the same time I have been at a church service with a healer and went up to him as a skeptic. All I can say is that I really did go out when he laid hands. I made a point to stand my own, but something did happen. BUT, I have been in the class type situation where the teacher teaches something, and then describes what you should be feeling, and then asks the class if they feel it. I did not. But in the context of the class, where you have already spent money, and you have the hopes of achieving something, most people try their best to feel what it is the teacher is describing. I think this is the point that you are trying to make? A lot of times if desire is strong enough then it is no problem to conform to the group mentality and just go along with what your desires are driving you towards. Some master says he can project chi onto another as if he had actually punched them. And the person thinks wow, can you really do that? So they decide to go to a class. They spend $250 for a workshop. Everyone in the class is convinced it can be done and has invested time, money, and their spirit into making this happen. It's this kind of group mentality that can be dangerous if you get sucked into it. At the same time though, some of these things can be very real to some people while not at all to others. Some people do get healing or a sense of the spirit and it does improve their lives. What I have felt when there was a real laying on of hands from the spirit was a complete breakdown and release of the ego. People get to a state of tears because they suddenly see all that the ego has held on to, and how fruitless it has been, and how simple things really are. That was my experience anyway :-) I do agree that there are cons out there for sure, and also many people that are even convinced of their power that also convince others. But at the same time I hope this would not cause one to dismiss the fact that some people out there are for real.

Hi WTM! I do Tai Chi as well. I do Cheng Man Ching 37 form. I have gotten lax of late and decided to improve my efforts and to also add a standing practice. This is the same time that I discovered FPCG so it fits in perfectly for me. I have not studied the six directions of force in regards to standing but there are the three static standing sets on DVD 1 that I would assume are working in a similar way to any other standing, but with the added element of the breathing sequence. Also, the movement of Bending the Bows I really like because it incorporates poses and a mudra I am familiar with, and I believe it work very well along with the sitting Monk Serves Wine set. I am excited to have now added a solid sitting and standing practice to my daily Tai Chi :-) Sifu Terry, I did just now add a review for the 1st DVD there. I have to say that before finding this thread, I had no idea you had done Qigong videos. When I was learning Tai Chi your videos were everywhere. At the library, at the bookstore, online. But somehow there was no link to your Qigong stuff and so I never knew you had so much material out there. Anyway I am glad to have found it. Yeah, I have not gotten to the Sigfreid and Roy stage yet ;-p Two cats is enough for me for now!

Hi Sifu Hearfield, I did have a question regarding the three to come out. I am usually much better at the three beginning. I have a couple of cats, and one of them seems to be especially attracted to the third seated meditation on Sifu Terry's 2nd DVD. I know Sifu Terry recommends being in a space where you are not disturbed or bumped in any way. Well, when I do this meditation my cat will always come by wanting to rub up against my hands or head bump me. He likes to butt his head on my hands ;-p I try to ignore it but sometimes he just wont let up and I have to ask him to stop and move him away. He always leaves me alone after that, but I never remember to break before hand. I do reset with three and the breath sequence before I go back in. I have wondered should I seclude myself for now? I know it sounds silly, but this cat craves attention and for some reason this one meditation brings him around. Thanks!

I just started Flying Phoenix Chi Kung this week after I had found this thread. Awesome timing! The past couple of weeks I have been looking for a good standing and seated practice to work with. I haven't been on Taobums for a while, so I thought to come browsing here the other day and found this thread :-) I love the exercises and I am really impressed with how much info there is here in this thread. I am equally impressed with how Sifu Terry has come on here and answered questions and shared great information. So far I am really enjoying the first two DVDs. I do Monk Holding Pearl and Bending the Bows from the first video, and then sit and do the third sitting pose, flowed by Monk Serves Wine movements 1 and 3. So far I have noticed that I have been sleeping really well and relaxed, more so than usual, and have been noticing/remembering my dreams more. Also I notice (mostly during the third sitting pose) little waves or currents surging through. Very small, but noticeable. Kind of like what I felt doing Kunlun, although I never got deep or far into Kunlun practice, that little current surge is the same as far as feeling goes. One thing I am having trouble with is the breath sequences. Not normally, but last night I was either too tired or too relaxed, and doing Bending The Bows, every time I would get about halfway through the breathing stages, I would drift into like a daydream type state for a moment, come back, and I have lost my place. This happened last night and was funny because I tried getting through it like 4-5 times and finally decided to go to bed ;-p Thanks everyone for the contributions here. I spent a lot of time reading this and learned quite a bit. I hope I can add something here too once I gain more experience with this.

I thought it was entertaining but nothing about it really blew me away. It was a fun movie, but nothing about any of the ideas it presented really made me think "whoa". I was kind of bummed when he tells her things can only be constructed to look normal. I was hoping for cooler trippy-er cities and environments. I kinda joked it was their excuse to be lazier about creativity in that regard and special effects. I did really like the layers they built up and tracking them somewhat at the same time :-)

Li Jiong, Thanks for sharing the video. Is the Xuanji Circle a set of movements, or is it more free-form? I find myself doing those kind of arm and hand movements throughout the day at work. Sometimes I use it to feel like I am cleaning up my aura energy. It also reminds me some of crane spreads wings from TaiChi Chuan, or some TaiChi Qigong I learned before, but definitely more freedom in the movements with your Circle.

Other than some headlines, and youtube videos, everything is still normal in my life. I still have a job, still can buy food, still can cash my check at the bank. Sure, the economy is bad right now, it has been before. Being prepared is good, but no need to be alarmist until something is actually happening to you. (not you in particular mwight) People can speculate almost any circumstance or story. Connect enough dots to bring validity to a theory. Really only time will tell. I wonder about what will happen, how we will recover, because I believe we will. But I am not scared for my life.

Why must we relate the Nutella to such slanderous things? It is creamy, chocolaty, hazel-nutty.....and best of all...

Hey mwight, I have gotten the Wuji Standing, and Course One and Two. Been practicing for a little over a month now I think. I like the course. I've read quite a few books on Qigong, and while I don't consider myself a scholar of the subject, it is a real and very traditional system. The Wuji Standing ebook is very simple and straightforward. If you are familiar with some of the main points of Qigong and standing, you will notice that in the book. There also are a few other points I have not seen, and then the secret strength, which is done with the Wuji posture. There is also the Xuanji Matrix which is unique to the practice. I don't understand it nor do I think about, I am too new to the school and so I just practice. I know regardless of understanding this or not, it is good genuine Qigong. Right now he is offering a free look and the Wuji Standing if you fill out a request on his website. He has a thread he has going there and he approves the request. It's obvious to me that this is nothing New Age or made up for profit. Li Jiong has gone to University for Chinese Medicine, studied Yiquan with masters in China, done translations to English of important texts like Dao De Jing, and one from the creator of Yiquan. He has studied Qigong for a long time. Not just for a few years and then decided to make up some system to make money. I've broken down the course contents earlier in this thread if you wanted more info. Hope that helped some....

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Cool topic....I am just getting into Yiquan. The link you posted Pranaman, that is a book that Li Jiong worked on translating. I am learning from his course as I do not know of a teacher near me that teaches Yiquan. If anyone knows of someone in Colorado Springs area I would love to check them out. Thanks for the link broken. Any tips or links you all could offer to help me get going the right way would be awesome. I have done Tai Chi and Kung Fu for a while, and am just rediscovering the awesomeness of standing meditation, and the free form of Yiquan seems so great. Peace

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Chris, cool thanks for sharing. I'm glad Hundun was able to help. I remember when you first started posting and it's nice to see you heading in a good direction.

Hi Pranaman, Are you studying Yiquan now? Are there others here that practice too? I've studied Tai Chi, but just recently learned about Yiquan. I like the ideas behind it. I am going to start learning from Li Jiong's home study course. http://greattao.net/KungFu.htm I did some research and he has studied with some respected teachers, and has done a translation of a text written by the creator of the system. I can't answer your question now, but it would be cool to discus things as we learn more. If there are others here with Yiquan experience, it would be nice to hear your impressions/opinions about it too. Peace!

This is simply not true. There is Wuji Standing. There is course one which is a standing set with some connecting movements in between, balancing yin and yang. There is course two which is a bagua circle walking set that includes 9 forms, another circle walking practice, and a seated meditation. And that is only the first two courses of which he says there are 9 courses total. It is it's own school with it's own practices. Peace!

Hi Cameron, I have purchased all three courses, which I did surprisingly as I am usually trying to save my money. Then I rationalized it by reminding myself that I was spending $85 a month on Kung Fu class before, and this is something I can practice for years.... Having these tools, I am able to approach the standing much better. When I used to do standing, I would give it up because it just created to much heat and discomfort. Now I have tools to balance the energy, and after a few weeks I am up to 30 min of standing in one session. I feel happy and energetic and more and more grounded. It's also very nice that Li Jiong is available for questions, and he always answers very quickly. I have to say that this is real teaching. It's not something new or made up. I have studied from a lot of sources, and everything he teaches is in line with what I know about Tao Cultivation. Li Jiong has also gone to school for acupuncture and so that background is really helpful in understanding of cultivation, and also in helping with questions that students might have. I feel like it is simple and effective and easy to follow. Also, in many Qigong books I have read, tai chi included, standing is recommended as the most important exercise for building a foundation, more energy, and grounding. I'm still new to the practice, almost a month now, but I have no regrets about the courses, and enjoy practicing. "What is more simple than Wuji Standing?" It's nice to cut out the excess and stick with the root. It's true what he says though, this is not a harangue, meaning, if you are looking for a long discourse on cultivation, that's not what this is. It does explain some things, but it is more about teaching the exercises. There is the Tao Te Ching translation he has made into English though. I still need to get to reading that... Peace!

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I can't count my toes sillybulls don't fit my clothes Breaking Haiku Rules!!!

This part concerns me somewhat. For two reasons. One is that this seems like a way for big business to push out competition, and it appears that the USDA is letting it happen, while at the same time, using what I see as a very flimsy excuse not to let these people test even further. The USDA says, "But it's a standard that's not based on science" It seems the testing is purely based on science. I think they mean to say it's not based on averages, since it reads to me that they want to let the big guys test as little as possible in order to say that everything is ok. This is money out of their own (Creekstone's) pockets to make things even safer. That's not bad for safety is it USDA? I am trying to eat meat less myself lately, this is definitely going to help.

Hi Pranaman! If you want a challenge for the horse stance, take the example from your picture, move the feet in just a little closer, and sink down until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Use a staff or broom stick and place it over the thighs. Squat just enough so that the staff doesn't roll off. But don't cheat and pinch the staff between your stomach and legs. The posture of the guy in the picture, that can be held for a lot longer without as much strain. A deep low horse stance should have your legs begging for mercy in a matter of minutes... Wong Kiew Kit recommends working up to 5 min.

Or some sweet pink cake??? Ballet toes, Tutu clothes! Can we relive memories never had?

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Spirit Ape thanks for posting that. I had never seen it before and love all those great comparisons! Ok, I looked it up. It's called Doctrine of signatures. Here is a link if you want to read a little more... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine_of_signatures