thelerner

oh, i was bad before I drank the water.

Great author, love his short stories and his first novel..Ranger Girl. God's done alright by me. Personally I don't have cause to complain. But if I look at history, then then then I get my hackles up and cry out. & i don't even know what a hackle is.

good / bad empty / full The abstract = is the glass half full or half empty the reality is- if thirsty drink.

From the masters:

You mention the phenomena of time. Like air, its easy to be unaware of it. How should reframe our relationship with time? You talk about ganyiing. Which feels to me a little like luck. How do we increase ganying or synchronicities in our life. Here's a big one. What are ghosts? Do they matter; have any effect on the world? Should we fear becoming one?

Yeeros, making my mouth water.

When I meditate, often early on my nose runs, and my eyes tear up. I chalk it up to a deep relaxation response.

When I meditated with Michael Winn, he seemed to have a near constant gurgle going on. Its might be a good sign.

One suggestion- Book Film Media Club section might be a good place for it. The subforum moves slowly and there are other books and translations there. The bottom post is over 6 months old. Note: I'm not a fan of too many things pinned. They hog out space for new and continued threads.

There is always opening up 2 windows and quick highlight and drag.

As a modern materialist Westerner, the concept of ghosts and spirits is outside my conditioned framework. Is there a simple way of getting a glimpse into their reality or does it take years of study? How would such a belief help a person spiritually and in life? <this might be covered in a book> If a person couldn't study with you, are there other teachers or organizations you'd recommend?

I think its fine. With 2 caveats. One don't over do it, take it slow. Working up to 15, 20 or 30 minutes is great and should take some time. While you're building up, see if there are any Tai Chi, chi gung even yoga or martial art people who have experience and can give you pointers to how you stand. 2nd, Some people are very energy sensitive. They'll get more sensations, heat and movement faster and harder then an average beginner. The good news is they can go far and fast with an experienced teacher. The bad new is they are way more likely to suffer bad effects from working without regular instruction. Most people don't fall into this category and if you do and there's no teacher around you can imo still practice but keep it short, do lots of grounding (long walks, exercise, seated emptiness meditation). Don't push hard until you've got good instruction and feedback.

A warm welcome to the site. A woman in my writers group has an autistic child. Its been a hard fought battle, but she's gotten him into some first rate programs. Don't hesitate to post questions, but always remember to take the various answers with due caution. You will now be able to post freely in the forum but before getting started we ask that you take a look at the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and read the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all that you need be aware of when getting started. Yours Michael

great link source.

and this reminds me of Healing Tao's Ocean Breathing practice. Stand, arms down, hands a few inches from lower dan tien like they're gently cupping it. As one breathe in: from lower dan tien imagine water expanding from infintesimal point larger and larger til it becomes like an ocean. Your arms move out, floating as the water increases until they are nearly shoulder high. As breath reaches its fullest you slightly rise on your toes, feeling your body floating in a sea of chi. hold there for a moment. Then as the breath goes out, your arms slowly return down til they're a few inches from your center. The ocean of chi returns until it is an infinitesimal point. Repeat. Nice simple gi gung practice. Its the beginning of a Michael Winn Fundamental series I like. You can probably find better descriptions of this online somewhere.

Welcome EFS. There should be many things on the board to interest you. I'd direct you to the Healing subsection in the General forum. A good source for advice, but as always with the internet, check things out through professional sources. You will be able to post freely now but we ask that you read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all that you need be aware of when getting started. Good luck and best wishes, thelerner

Glad to have you onboard. Time to become a poster and discusser . Please tell us a little more about yourself. Any of your practices and interests. You will be able to post freely now but we ask that you read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all that you need be aware of when getting started. Good luck and best wishes, thelerner

Welcome to the Tao Bums. Its always nice to have experienced Tai Chi players onboard. You will be able to post freely now but we ask that you read the two posts pinned at the top of the Lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all that you need be aware of when getting started. Good luck and best wishes, thelerner

Hello and welcome to the forum. Sorry we took a while to give the okay. I fully understand not giving personal information, but would you care to talk a little bit about any practices or interests you have? Please take the time to read the two posts pinned at the top of the lobby and take a look at the forum terms and rules http://thetaobums.co...um-terms-rules/ This covers all that you need be aware of. Good luck and best wishes, Michael

I guess it depends on what brought the misfortune on. If it was caused by foolishness not so great. But if was due to taking a calculated risk, striving for something good, taking on a hard task and failing, that's not so bad. That's the stuff that makes you stronger. There's a third category. The shit happens through no fault of your own. Will it make you stronger or weaker, that all depends on how you allow it to effect you. Are you mentally and spiritually tough enough to take it and keep going?

For all the minor bickering, this has been a worthwhile discussion.

Nice.

I like what de_paradise wrote. Writing out and recording hypnotic scripts is good. There are examples on the internet. Sometimes its called wide awake hypnosis. This is a bit of a tangent, but training yourself to write without self editing is a way to look into the subconscious. It may not program it, like self hypnosis, but it reveals inner content. The process is simple, just write out 2 pages each morning (This is writer's Julia Cameron's technique). Write without stopping, just do mental dump. It takes a while to get rid of the editor who plans and corrects, but once you do, you can re-read your stuff and analyze how crazy the writer is. See there hang ups and problems.

True, but there's also synergy. Where 1 + 1 is 3. We're stronger and better with the other.

When you find a system that clicks with you and provides personal growth.. its a beautiful thing. Welcome aboard.