Cameron

I don't really post there but go on once every couple months to check out what's going on. At very least it's very interesting and my guess is pretty mind blowing stuff. Maybe someone who posts on Taobums was actually there and could comment?

That sounds more reasonable. Atleast he freed the rabbits shen first. Just don't get Smile started he is very compassionate towards all creatures.

He....killed...a...rabbit? Actually a coworker was telling me rabbits are very delicious. But after my advaita master called me Love Bunny am not sure how I feel about this!

Welcome dude

I have been having alot of cool stuff energetically just from doing the practice from the book alone the last 3 days. It feels deeply balancing to me. Alot of qi stuff seems to be happening. So I would reccomend the book even if you can't make the workshop. Cam

Looks like some Arizonans may be coming also. I haven't really tried to recrute anyone but anyone from arizona who wants to carpool let me know!

So who all is definetly going to be there? So far it's Smile, portcraig, Cameron...is anyone else going to be there? Yoda is threatening to come...have you made your mind up? I will be driving so if people want to hang out after the workshop saturday. Sunday I am doing the private sesshin with Max so will probably lay low. Is everyone who is going planning on going to the free lecture on friday night?

Hehe...it's Trunk. I would love to get him to go to the Level 1 workshop also but he is already in deep with another lineage and other stuff.

It's a little frightening to watch but he does have a good point about eating eggs though.

I agree..that mysterious guy who runs that site seems strangely cool to me also.....

Thanks Smile, the reminder that the approach should be the same as emptiness meditation. No expectations, no goal, just allowing the energy(and movements) to do it's thing.

Yoda I am still getting to 500!

Thanks Chris! Thanks for giving the details about what the significance of the legs bouncing is. Also..I practiced this morning and both my legs bounced. I practiced again this evening and no bouncing at all. Is it normal to have a day where you bounce alot and then a day of no bouncing? Is it preferable to bounce? The first time I tried it a couple days ago and then today my legs bounced but no upper body movement. Or should I just be patient and wait until the seminar to get the scoop?

It's all good. Everyone has there opinions and deep feelings about this stuff. What I would say..and then I won't post in this thread again until after the workshop. Is those of you who think it is bs might for a moment feel the possibilty that your knowledge can be as much a limitation as a help to you. I am not saying you are wrong. Just that maybe there does come a time when your accumulated knowledge should be let go of to leave room for something bigger than you had imagined before. I am not saying this is definetly the case here. I just don't know yet. But even the possibilty would cause me to hesitate before making comments that are so,so certain one way or another.

Of course it's ok

Thanks. Let's get more feedback as people practice in coming weeks/months. I practiced with right hand on top. Thanks for letting me know about the mistake in the book I didn't catch that.

Well..I am looking forward to it big time but just in case it doesn't live up to the hype Ime doing a 3 day workshop with Wudang Taoist Master Tseng about 6 weeks later. Will just have an open mind about it for now and report back my experience.

How can you totally discredit the man and call him a fraud without even meeting him? It's the same old if it doesn't measure up to my experience in life it must be BS approach. Maybe it is BS..maybe it is TRUE. Either way..I am giving it a chance.

Empty Flower forum isn't open to these things. But can you blame them? I haven't seen anything like what Lama Dorje is said to do either but I hold the possibility it is true. It's a big universe. How people can think they know all there is to know and nothing is possible outside of there own experience is amazing. But I think it is to be expected. So your mixing the David Shen stuff with Lama Dorje stuff Craig?

I was trying to be cute. Have you not seen my cool avatar!

Just for the record. I for one was not going to ask you for an explanation!

I think Chris has done an impeccable(is that how you spell that?)job presenting this info to us. Let's see...awakening, blissed out states, a practice that "does in 1 hr what others do in a 100 years", friendly, open about what's going on, I havent even gotten a wiff of a superiority complex or ego about his teacher. Even when saying amazing things about Max he still speaks with humilty and a sense of doing this out of love and compassion for others. I tried to resist a little but doesn't seem liek there is any way I can't check this out. If any green light saber masters who are going to be in the area anyway that week want to come to that would also be fun.

Hi Oolong, Thanks for the offer! Actually I think Lama Dorjes workshop is quite reasonable and should be able to pay for it ok. Add to that Trunks incredible hospitality and the possibilty of Yoda driving down from SF to do the workshop(If he feels the force tell him that is) should be ok.

I'll be honest. I had originally planeed on either going to see Lama Doeje or Master Chen. I had said I was definetly going to see Lama Dorje but for like half the day today at work I was thinking I should see Master Chen instead(He is a Wundang Taoist). But..in large part from Chris presence on the board and the amazing things he has said it's almost become like how can I not check Lama Dorje out? If not too many other Tao Bums go I'll try to give as honest an interpretation of Lama Dorje as I can if others want to check him out later os something. namaste

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