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I seriously doubt anyone on this discussion board/community supports war. It's always interesting to here the different arguments and pros and cons of it though.

Scott is a happily married man. Actually, he has more positve things to say about marriage and his family life than just about anyone I can remember on the internet. I think that's his wife on the intu flow banner?

I dare you.ahhhh

I think my most important work this year is to gradually, slowly, patiently learn to let everything be as it is. It is becoming painfully real to me that we-myself and others-seem to compulsively be stuck in this hampster wheel of manipulating our lives. Whether it is in regards to our work and business, daily realationships and interactions with people and life. It is like we have to constantly control and manipulate our experience rather than allow whatever is happening to happen. I think the Taoist and Zen teachings(As well as other interesting teachings I am just getting into like Adveda Vedanta, Guirdjieff, Eckhart Tolle) have alot to do with not manipulating our experience. To be with ourselves and our lives fully. To not rush, complicate, control and force things unnaturally. It is both a painful and pleasurable thing to do since when I can-ever so fleetingly and briefly-open to the unknown and let everything be as it is-that is both a very empowering and very scary act. Sometimes I feel like breaking down and crying and do so. Sometimes I am aware of a great joy inside. Sometimes rage and anger comes up. Ultimately, why can't we be with and allow rather than manipulate? We don't trust. We don't trust ourselves and others. It is a process of letting go and learning to trust ourselves and others even if they don't trust. It is hard but really the only way I think to become a human being again.

Never heard this before. What is the difference then, if any, between Jing chi and just Chi then? Jing are your balls, chi is your lower abdomen and shen is your heart. Why do you have to make everything so complicated? *Nods assuredly at his stupid and overly simplistic view of Taoism*

Here it is. Chuck seems to get better every fight. I would love to see him fight Fedor or Wand but it will never happen. http://68.178.186.235/212ipod/rcvscl.wmv

Every modern qigong master I can think of does seated meditation. Ken Cohen, Bruce Frantzis, Michael Winn(just some of the more mainstream guys) all have strong meditation practices they teach with qigong being the 'excercise' component. Cohen says emptiness meditation is the most important spiritual practice and standing is the most important qi practice. Bruce does his dissolving stuff from seated and standing postures I think. Winn has all those alchemy formulas from Chia/One Cloud/"Celestial lmmortals" etc etc. I don't personally like saying one practice is "better" or "worse" even if I tend to agree with you.

Then I basically said Pietro's views are valued but his " 1 posture not enough" philosophy may be true for him and not the entire human race. Comprende?

That is a horrible tragedy Yael sorry this happened to your friend. Amazing this idiot threw his life away and took anothers over such a ridiculous thing. In general I would agree with you being a pcisifict is stupid. If someone is trying to hurt you or some other innocent person that is grounds to defend yourself IMO. Morehei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, had an altruistic vision about self defence that you could elarn to become so centered and your intention pure that you could effortlessly use your training to defend without doing alot of damage on your attacker but in reality when the shit hits the fan and some maniac is trying to hurt you have to do what you have to do.

I here Adyashanti's books are very good but havent read them.

~ordered~

Pietro obviously you are a passionate student of Taoism to put so much into these posts my ONLY issue with you is your comment "embracing the tree by itself is not complete". If you had said " Embracing the tree by itself, did not open my blockages, I learned many more ways from Bruce which did open my blockages, this way was better FOR ME". My only thought at that point is great, Pietro seems to be on the right track. I like you and think you have a tremendous amount of knowledge to share but instead of saying " Bruces practice worked great for me, check him out", or " Bill Bodri's stuff really is working great for me, check it out if you want" You have to come with " Not only what I have learned from my particular teacher in my particular school is correct, in fact these other schools are incorrect and not the truth, and you are in effect wasting time with other schools". I don't think Master BP Chan shared your views on standing and neither do I but I am totally fine with that. I am glad you found a teacher that has helped you, however when you say 1 posture isn't enough(embrace the tree) and claim it is the truth FOR OTHERS that may be false. From my perspective, I have gone into more deep standing meditations when I only do 1 posture. All my channels wide open? Hell no! But I practice every day and don't think I need to do the special techniques so much as be patient, do some meditation and retention(another practice your teacher doesn't really emphasize, I don't personally agree with that stance but am not going to presume he is wrong, maybe it works for him..or you). Also, I don't think if Eric and I ever met in person we would dislike eachother. I always liked people I met from Long Island and my aunt lives there probably we would get along just fine. That was just a weird time and he was/is going through crazy times. I wish him, and you, good wishes.

Pietro BP Chan is dead and I never studied with him. He is Ken Cohen's teacher. I don't think my teacher is better than yours and actually I wouldn't say I have one primary teacher or school as you do right now. The idea that others are incomplete and yours is the truth is what I have a problem with. I never said my teacher is the best and Bruce is not. I have never met Bruce and would not presume or guess at what he knows and what his level of kung accomplishment or enlightenment for that matter. It is good you respect and follow your teacher and his system. Just when you say comments like ' Emrace the tree by itself is not standing meditation" (Yes, you did say this a few posts back) that shows a level of arrogance where you are projecting your teachers beleif about any practice onto some other teacher. Embrace the tree definetly is a major tool of training used by qigong teachers for many reasons and I would object to anyone saying it is not a complete or full system by itself indenependent of your ideas to create more postures out of Tai Ji. There is nothing worng with creating more postures and being creative but I would not say that is the truth and sticking to one posture is not the truth.

Here is some footage of Lozen at the gym. Lozen

Could Max be right after all? Tell me you don't atleast consider the possibilty after seeing this picture of so called humanoid Hillary Clinton. Max, give us the scoop..is she Siriun or what? And that would be Siriun as in from the constellation Sirius and not the country in the middle east called Syria. those "in the know" like Max can tell the difference. I llok forward to beings like Max helping us all make a pleasant and easy transition into the 4th dimension by the year 2012 so that power hungry reptoid siriuns as shown above no longer rule. Or maybe it's just a bad pic.

More interesting stuff. In any case, yes I basically agree Allan and will stick with my 1 posture for now. If it was good enough for BP Chan it is good enough for me. Not that I don't value Pietro's views but calling a system incomplete that a master like BP Chan taught others is a little of guru worship IMO(in this case beleiving your teacher and his 200 postures are the 'real deal' and others are incomplete).

Looks good. Here are what Mike Mahler reccomends. Have a protein shake with some healthy fat (1-2 tablespoons of olive or flaxseed oil) two hours before each workout Have a protein shake after each workout for recovery Get a sports massage 1-2 times per month to enhance recovery Take a cold/hot shower after each workout (30 seconds cold/ 60 seconds hot) If possible, take a 20 minute power nap after each workout Take advantage of Cryotherapy and get a cryocup. Stretch for 10-15 minutes after each workout Cam BTW, I myself pretty much do none of the above and did my first real workout several days ago and am still sore

Then wait until Monday dammit!! *realizes he is going to be doing homework along with intermittent taobums breaks on Friday night* Yoda the documentry of the guy who lived with bears is on Discovery channel tonight I heard. Check it out!

Ok, looks like Sean is out skydiving with Lezlie or something. Oh wait..he is probably at work. I will wait patiently until tomorrow. Yoda, I suggest you give your wifey your credit card and tell her to hide it until tomorrow.

Alright...I am going to Starbucks now..by the time I get back put a link up so you can get your 50 cents from Scott. Yoda! Try to control yourself we need to hook Sean up he just moved into a new loft and needs our support!!

You better move fast Sean by the time I get out of shower I am ordering it!! *Completely forgets to be patient*

If your interested in wang zhang zhai translated works Li Jiong has some at Yiquando.com

Yes, Thaddeus those are exactly the 4 Ken teaches. But instead of 'hold the camera' he will say imagine your arms are resting on top of a beach ball. Or imagine your holding a beach ball at your chest height, etc.

After a little thinking I think it is inappropriate for me to recount what some teachers told me privately or have people doubt there teachers or just presume to know myself to begin with. Practice and follow what you think is right and true and let others do the same is better IMO.

This Chinese restaurant in Atlanta made a seafood soup I would pay $100 if I could get in Phx. No good chinese food here. I drink Miso soup alot though.