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I was asking the enlightened people here... SHEESH! Thanks though guys. Between this thread and the Taoism for dummies thread, I'll be busy.

What's been helping me lately is right before I'm about to do something that triggers fear, to remember and say to myself: "I can recover from anything." Just remembering that has given me courage in the past few days. This is in regard to social fears.

Hey guys, I'm looking for the basics of Taoism. I just sorta jumped into Kunlun without knowing jack about Taoism or Qui Gong or anything. What are the beliefs, if any? The Afterlife? Death? What is the Tao. I think this is the same as "God" to me... not able to be conceptualized, defined, or put into words at all. It's all that is and simultaneously no-thing. Some guidance here would be cool. I'm most interested about the alchemy stuff. Reading Trunk's website, http://alchemicaltaoism.com/, is confusing at times. I have only skimmed through it, but it doesn't look like it's for greens. Water? Fire? Metal? Are these just describing different body energies? What are the body energies? Jing? Chi? Prana? I have no idea. Some reading material - books, websites, videos, or whatever would be greatly appreciated. What's a Dantein? Is it the same thing as a Chakra. Max Christensen (the Kunlun Guy ) calls the sacral chakra area the lower dantein. I thought the lowest was Muldahara, or the root chakra??? The sorcery stuff sounds cool too. Is that taoism? What about Kung Fu? Does that have anything to do with Taoism or body energy? My current spiritual goal is to sink more and more into peace in situations that would otherwise disturb or frighten me. Thanks a lot guys.

WTF DUDE... ARE YOU ATTACKING ME NOW!?!? FUCK... IT'S PRONOUNCED "Dee-loo-low" Dilulo PRICK. LET ME MAKE SOMETHING CLEAR: I am joking. We're cool Ape Man.

pandora.com is awesome. I listen to it more than normal radio. Led Zeppelin is rockin' now.

Yeah, I took it like... "Wow Mantra, you really know how to express what Kunlun can do very well!"

I set that thread aside. I'll read it now. EDIT: Just read through post 8. So Dan Tien = Energy Storage and Chakras are the channels where energy flows in/out and how you respond, to your environment. I'll come back to this. Time for a Kunlun session.

"If you think you're so enlightened, go spend a week with your parents."

I can't talk to my dad about it either. I can practice and he's okay with it, but talking about it? Forget it. He just doesn't understand. Don't you just love the constant unsolicited advice from parents. My mom and bro are worse to talk with about this stuff. My face just tightened up a little from the thought... If I were to talk with one of you guys for an hour, you would probably understand me better than my family or anyone I know in person. This is one of the sucky things about awakening... your social life is just never the same after you bite the apple. I find it very difficult to find people who understand me; however, I'm getting more comfortable with being a loner these days. It's nice not having the drama. Ok ok... I digress - the Starman thread did add some spice to the forum. I'm still a drama addict.

That guy is a character! Awesome last lecture.

Looks like you guys will keep me busy for quite a while with all this stuff... gracias. So what's the difference? I understand chakras as being "wheels of light". They take in and project out universal energy... each drawing in/projecting out energy of a different frequency corresponding with a different level of consciousness. I am guessing the energy is stored in some sort of energetic body or bodies we have. For example, the heart chakra would take in/project love - the frequency of compassion, acceptance, and caring. Solar plexus dealing with making your dent in the world, not being a doormat, standing up for what you believe in, self assertiveness. If a chakra is blocked, they don't get that energy and their whole life is adversely affected - maybe someone with a blocked root chakra is physically unhealthy. Picture Fat Bastard From Austin Powers. His root isn't healthy. I'm so glad I found this place. You guys are awesome!

My dad is generally pretty accepting towards my practices. He's cool to leave me alone for a couple days if I am releasing something and am not in a social mood. He thinks it's weird though. I showed him the Kunlun trailer and he was in disbelief. He says, "Whatever helps you son. It's obviously working, so go for it." Now, he's freaked out because he felt the house shaking and my screaming/laughing during my Kunlun sessions. Yeah, I know what you mean. I just unintentionally stirred the pot when my dad got home from work. Long story short, usually I'm not as honest about how I feel. I was honest to the point of pissing my dad off. I was clearly coming from ego, so I apologized, but in the end, I'm glad it happened because I became aware of another one of my egoic patterns. So, instead of repressing around my dad I'm more expressive. This can cause all sorts of shit to happen, but I know when to go for a walk or my room to let things cool down. Why? This has been the case with me. Before I even saw or heard my dad... as he was walking up the steps to my front door, I felt my body get angry and unsettled. I had no reason why. After asking my dad a couple questions, I realized I was feeling his energy. I recall Mantra68 saying how a lot of people are "oozing shit energy" all the time and that when you are more open, you feel other's crap more easily. Not yet.

Blessings rookie... sorry for your losses. I look at life like it's a combination of a playground and a classroom. It's like a playground in that we all choose to play with different energies - both positive and negative. I see life like a classroom since it teaches you about yourself - both the self and Self. This place is a huge opportunity to evolve our consciousness. If you do well in class and progress, you feel good as evidenced by the satisfaction of maturing spiritually and abiding more and more in your Self. If you do poorly in class, you suffer (ignorance of the Self, which gives rise to all pain) Direction for me would be to do whatever I feel like (the playground thing) as well as learning about the Self, which is the most noble act anyone can do IMO. My practice, Kunlun, tweaks my nervous system... I think. Healthier nervous system = stronger sense of the one. This is like taking the fast-track course for enlightenment in my experience so far. I look back a week and can't believe how fast I'm changing. Kunlun also increases my capacity to let go, which is all you really need to do to play.

Where's the popcorn emoticon when you need it? EDIT: Screw it: Okay... proceed.

Why do people procrastinate when procrastination is often the worst part?

Needed? Nah. Highly recommended? Absolutely.

I am on day 3 of the Kunlun 100 days; however, I have no idea what the dangers are, if any. I did quite a bit of searching on here. Some say it can be dangerous, some say there's nothing to worry about. Can anyone who has done it give some advice? I'm not really interested in how to make it easier, as I got plenty of tips from other threads on here, but I didn't really find anything conclusive on the possible health risks. I just turned 20 on October 10. Edit: I'm doing celibacy, not semen retention. I think it will be easier that way.

I've spent way to much time looking at this map with the satellite + hybrid modes. I went to places I grew up, past schools, old friends' houses, vacation spots... This brought back memories!

c) both

What benefits have you guys noticed from being celibate... both in your practices as in other areas of your life? And, any other crappy parts other than no pleasure from sexual fun?

Sounds like there are many ways to go about this. I'm just going to keep doing Kunlun and listen to my body. I'll ejac only if I'm getting pain/irritable etc... not just lust feelings though. I'm going to ask Max about this @ the San Francisco seminar.

...some of this stuff http://www.kunlunbliss.com/books.html

I just got clear on what I wanted to do by January 1: 1. I earned all A's and B's this semester @ Sierra College. 2. Kunlun Practice - Met Max and received his transmission and I have kept making regular journal entries. 3. I am serving @ work. 4. I met 100 new people. So what are you guys up to?