Cameron

Your real name is too powerful to speak and when you made me swear to never repeat it in public I took it seriously:) That post on Evil was in reponse to my question to Michael. I just finished watching an episode of my favorite TV show Deadwood where there was all this violence and it was the same night Michael did this live chat thing. Apparently it was the 1 and only time and I was one of the only people that bothered to show up and ask Winn questions:) So what did he say? I have to admit when I read or ehre Michael's stuff it is really cool and interesting in a sort of intelelctually stimulating way, but I don't rememebr alot of what he says .Maybe I just havent familiarized myself with his lingo or jargon and if that is the case it is my fault, but alot of hiss stiff seems voerly intellectual to me and not DIRECT POINTING.. You know..the stuff we were talking about at the Thai restaurant I am getting very Zen ..ok I have always been very Zen..and don't like fucking around with overly intelelctual answers to questions like " what is evil" or " Why do people do bad shit when they know they shouldn't" DIRECT POINTING!! WAKE UP!!!!

Man, I don't know what to beleive myself .I am surrounded by people that feels strongly both ways. And other ways..and weird ways that just makes your head hurt. I had this Oil guy from texas in my store a few weeks and man he gave me a fucking weird vibe. I started asking him about what he thought about Bush and our actions in Iraq and he said " You know it's good for business, but it really has nothing to do with Oil or democracy or any of that. It's all about Isreal." He then started talking about his son in NYC who put together the Dreamworks deal. He said he raised 4 billion in 4 days. I had someone ask me about this recently..I don't remember who it was..oh yeah it was a desiginer lady in Scottsdale..about really rich people. I told her I can't pass judgment on what the rilly filthy super rich people do. Why do I say that? Put 4 billion dollars in my bank account tomorrow and if I don't become a morally corrupt and greedy SOB..then at that point I will be in a position to judge the actions of the super filthy rich. Becasue until that point..I am just talking out of my ass.

How can I argue with someone who climbs sacred mountains in china and wears Kan and Li t-shirts? I'll just beleive what I see on the Tee-Vee

So I am trying bodri's detox regimen and taking all kinds of different herbs and stuff. Now to give you a quick backround of my situation, although I spent quite alot of time in my 20's on meditation and positive things I also spent quite alot of time doing less that life enhancing things. Namely..drugs. I also smoked about a pack of cigarettes a day for ten years. But I have quit for almost 2 years now. The main thing that is bugging me is all the cocaine that I did from a young age. I started doing lines or as my ultra hip, sexy, but ultimatly dumb NY buddies call "skiing" . Now, I was always told that Coke leaves your system after a day but I havent done any in 2 years and am getting the feeling that some of this shit is still inside of me. Is this possible? I keep getting the taste in my mouth like it's just coming out of my system.. Anyway, I don't know that I am asking the right group..my guess is you guys were not as abusive to your body at a young age as I was..in any case...is there anything else besides herbs, clean water, colon cleanse etc. people have found to really clean up the body from all this crap? Gassho

George W-The President of the United States of America..what's the general opinion? From pretty much all Taoist/Buddhist type people I have heard he is pretty much though of as the lowest of the low..The worst scum plaguing the planet..the smelliest foulest shit..ok you get the point.. Then I talk to people I know..like certain members of my family..that are rich and from the Middle East that think he is actually a really good leader. They think he is looking at the situation in the Middle East philosophically and thinking about bringing democracy to the region long term and stabailizing it. Then I talk to people in the Oil business who are super wealthy(I mean really filthy rich) thata re maing hige profits of the "War in Iraq" and totally disagree with the U.S being their .Some think the real reason we are their has nothing to do with Oil or any of that but is really about ISRAEL. Opinions? thoughts? ideas? feelings?

I was always very close with my mother. She is a very cute lady from Australai. Even though she doesnt' do any qigong or anything I always found being close to her produced a very strong qi field. Probably has something to do with the fact that I came out of her Best wishes Lilli, Cam

Best wishes to you and your family.

Lozen was mentioning the Dogbrothers and how her teacher beat them or something.. I was reading a BJJ forum that was talking about it .They said the stick fighting was impressive but the grappling doesn't match up. I don't have an opnion about it but it looks sort of interesting.. dogbrothers

K, The way I presently think about it is the tan tiens.centers are like the Tree of life. You plant the seed of health and vitality in the lower tan tien and through daily cultivation(Qigong) the seed grows and reaches the upper tan tiens and spreads qi through the entire body. The spirit(Shen) is peacful and happy when the body is filled with qi and this ultimately helps you realize the Tao(Enlightenment). Trees..you know..like your Avatar

This is about the whole mayan prophesy about something major going down in Dec 2012. More than few poeple really think this is the end times .I don't have any opnion on the matter and am not one of these people that is eagely hoping shit happens to destroy our moderin way of life. Sure we have our problems but I like my life and the world I live in and understand challenges are are a part of growth. Anyway..what's the Tao Bums feeling on this? Is this Mayan calender stuff that depicts Dec 2012 a bunch of nonsense that should be ignored or a legit cause for concern? And perhaps more importantly..if there is some truth to it..would you change how you live your life with this knowledge? How would your life be different? Or would it be business as usual? Or is this really related to the marijuana thread below and more a question to ask when one is high and not to be considered in a spiritual sense? I mean..it seems like there are some people that appear to be intelligent who beleive this stuff.

I have heard/read different explanations. Obviously, Michael Winn has pretty strong feelings about what the 5 shen are and he really works with those alot in his practice . Basically the Interior Gods model that sees humans as a collective of hun and po spirits that have different roles. One joke I remember Winn saying how these Shen work together. " Your driving on a highway and a truck starts coming into your lane. The heart shen says " I am one with the truck driver" the kidney shen says " Get the hell out of the way!" That makes sense since we can all relate to that. We seem to have these different aspects to our personalities that come into play. Is the part of me that craves sex the same part of me that craves love? Is the part of me that wants to get in shape the same as the part that wants to east Krispy Kreme's? These different aspects(or spirits) seems to be what constititues human beings. Then of course the real questiona rises..how do I get these different aspects into one? How do I unify all these different wills and feelings? And that is what Taoist Alchemy by Michael Winn's teachings is largely about. After you merge or unify these personal shen through Fusion and lesser kan and Li you move onto the greater soul of the Sun and Moon .The Sun relates the the heart and moon to the kidneys. the greater and Greatest kan and li's supposedly merge the shen with early heaven and star qi. You develop a pearl that acts crystalizes or congeals these shen into a single essence that can be moved down and merged with the earth or outside and into space(I think chia does that alot..from what I have heard) Presently, I am just taking Ken Cohen's advice. If I remember correctly his book basically jsut says "Do Qigong and you shen will be happy". End of discussion. But it is interesting if your getting into the Winn HT alchemy and is defiently a large part of his courses. cam

Since we are getting all "Family Ties" in here I decided to update my avatar with Master Yoda's long lost brother. He got kicked off the Jedi councel several hundred years before Episode 1 for what some Jedi referred to as " a habit that clouds the force." Apparantly briefly joined the Sith but wasnt motivated to take over the universe and rule using the dark side. He instead preffered to hang out outdoors and created an advanced form of hackey sack that attracted hippies from throughout the galaxy to hang out, smoke, and watch the mysterious green dude move things with his mind. Both the Sith lords and Jedi knights considered him an embarassment and actually worked together for the first and only time in history to rid the universe from what they apparently referred to as ' God damn Hippie Scum".

He said he is done fighting .but if I see him around town I'll let him know I think he needs fusion more than anything though..he looked like he was having an emotional/nervous breakdown last night on the stool. Cam

Welcome. I would invite my 3 little sisters on here but they would just be yappin' about Catholicism. Good looking family BTW

Just saw Tyson get beaten by a virtual nobody in the boxing world. Sad stuff . Mike said this was his last fight and he was only fighting to pay bills. He stopped enjoying it in 1990. Something about watching this guy who used to be so fast, so strong, and had such a strong heart/courage get beat up by a guy he would have killed in the first round when he was champion that seems very dharma to me.. I wish all the best to Mike and wish him luck in his future life. People were throwing things at him as he was walking to his dressing room. Damn that must have been hard.

You can accomplish whatever you want in life. It takes focus and hard work but it's all possible if you take the right steps and believe. I have a long way to go in achieving my many goals and my mind is sometimes clouded by doubts and negativity. Then I hear about someone like Kyle Maynard. This guy has no arms or legs(Well..a stump) and is entering and WINNING grappling matches/tounraments. A friend of mine sponsers him(Cassca Grossa) and told me about this amazing kid a couple months ago. Whenever I have a negative thought about achiving my goals I am going to think about this kid and realzie how full of crap I am. Check him out truthincombat.com

sweet! I always imagine that would be one of the nice parts of having a family..having little kids that are fun to be around. You seem like a fun dad..get them doing all this awesome stuff early!

On the Gama Fitness tapes Furey says bridging gymastics is BETTER than the Royal Court(squats, pushups, bridge) but it's just too advanced for most people. After I get my pushup and squat goals I'll start working on BG.

I love the clubbells. I don't think there better that body weight excercises for all around functional fitness but are fun and useful. I think his other stuff(body flow/freedom by degree) looks cool but havent getten into it yet. I could see the value to grappling/BJJ though. But I don't agree with what he says about the Back Bridge being dangerous..atleast I think I read he says that. The back bridge..atleast in my experience..is the best excercise in existence. basically what your doing already just with your head(nose touching the mat) supporting you instead of your arms. but that gymnatic style bridge you do is fun too and I have been playing with it. The next level of that bridge that Matt Furey teaches is flipping backwards and standing up..then being able to flip forward on your hands( or head if your insanely advanced) back into the bridge..he call this "Bridging Gymnastics".

One of the most interesting internet experiments I have found is the Zen Radio teachings and discussions at wzen.org It brings you right into a contemporary American Zen Monastery where modern day people are training and trying to get enlightened. Whether you practice Zen or not it's a lot of interesting discussions and if you do practice Zen it's probably an amazing e-teaching. Some of it is pretty deep discussions between monastics but alot of it is useful to beginners and people on similar paths..

I do 1 maybe 2 a week. I can't even drink other coffe anymore nothing gives me the buzz like starbucks coffee. Everyday would be way too much though . I had an iced venti coffe this morning and was choking out cowrokers in the afternoon. This evening I was voerly aggressive playing tennis.. my opponent:"Ok, 30 luv" cam:"What!? What?! It's 30 Up!! Ok..wait..your right 30 luv! Serve! Damn! Yes..stabucks coffee..the gentler version of crack

I have cut down on my Starbucks since drinking Noni juice..Unrelated..but hey..

This guy is hilarious

He is also really cool in person and does BJJ. This dude makes millions of dollars telling hot chicks to eat cockaroaches..Is that not someone to look up to?