JohnC

Thank you for sharing! Very impressive.

There are lots of qigong practices that tonify shen, but I would recommend that you clarify what you want by tonifying and increasing shen, then pursue a lineage that has that benefit. Most lineages develop jing, qi, and shen to different degrees and in different amount with different capabilities. A friend described different lineages in the same way different majors or schools might be at a college. They all share similar qualities, while some focus on healing, others on awakening, others martial. And in each of those examples there are further delineations and subsets. Some example quality lineages: Spring forest qigong Stillness Movement Nei gong Flying Phoenix Qigong Zhineng Qigong (you may be interested in, it is about developing wisdom and healing the body)

Spring forest qigong does have sitting, standing and moving meditations. They also incorporate zhan zhuang, in what they call the five element healing movements. Zhan zhuang in general is compatible, and I would say a contribution to SFQG.

Impressed with Damo's offerings.

Nathan is on this site sometimes....

For full lotus, you have to get into it. I wouldn't attempt to 'hack it', by using wires or other people. From my understanding, it is more about opening up the lower energy point in your spine in the lumbar region, which starts to open up the whole body in flexibility. Master Chun Yi Lin speaks on this. In the l4, l5 region? You would have to ask Master Lin about it, and he is somewhat accessible on his website or for healings, etc. Generally the masters that I know of that proclaim it's benefits tend to also be focused on the small universe/MCO as the primary engine of cultivation. I speculate that may be why. Further speculate that they are attempting to be as efficient as possible in energy cultivation as they are doing internal refinement rather than external.... input? At least initially. The systems that I've seen that that are in that direction, tend to have you refine your body till your able to access the abundance of original/yuan qi all around us to bring in and start facilitating your cultivation. Basically do wei gong till you open up to a degree and have cultivated some dan, into MCO till you can pore breath. Later stages, I've heard of collecting seeds of qi from different power spots... but this starts to be beyond my current energetic pay grade. Best of luck, John

As a counterpoint, there are a a number of very high level masters, Wang li ping, Chun Yi lin, Yuanming Zhang,.... and a few others that speak very highly of full lotus and even the necessity of it in later degrees of cultivation. There are other masters that have similar opinions above.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330469/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1357272506001890 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11010-007-9684-2 https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/276560 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0898010110385939 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2006.12.851 There are many many more.

I've practiced many systems, and found FPQG to be a stellar, and powerful practice. My experience of it was very dramatic. As a test you could take one of the postures (say monk holds the pearl) and maintain that posture for an hour. If you don't feel anything, then maybe FPQG is not for you. Also, you could extend the time you do all the postures to extend your overall practice time. SFQG is as well a powerful and stellar practice. With an attitude like that you probably won't get much out of SFQG. And you wouldn't deserve to either. It is above my energetic pay grade to speak on, but some lineages(Chi/the Tao?) have tests to see whether a student is worthy and can progress further. If not, no access.

Thanks for sharing your story. Was this the Longmen pai tradition? It sounds similar to accomplishment I've heard of along that lineage (SFQG, Wang Li Ping, Etc).

Yu Ping Feng San looks like it is being prescribed to help out with the virus.

The simplest reason is that, living in itself is spiritual and a miracle. We lose sight of that by it becoming 'normal' and taking living for granted. Waving your arms around in certain sequences creates focuses and focal points for the energy that is already moving through and around us. There are also assisted systems that other beings assist the lineages with, like Quan yin, etc. These are benevolent beings that are supporting the growth and happiness of the universe. You can read things, but the best way to find out is to practice and instead of learning ideas, develop and know wisdom. Having ideas in your head is completely different that experiencing the wisdom with your body. Johnc

Condolences, and thanks for the info. The video about him was instrumental in my introduction into qigong, and for that I am grateful.

I think you mistranslated 麻煩 as 废话. Fuck Xi jinping indeed.

It actually isn't a problem to mix currents, AFTER you have reached a level of internal skill/accomplishment. My understanding is that you will know which currents are compatible and which aren't. One of my Masters said to me very seriously, 'Dedicate yourself to me, then once you reach a certain level feel free to train with whoever you want.' The reason he said not to mix and match was that the different intentions of practice can be counter productive with each other, waste time, and confuse your energy body and development. At best you waste time, at worse you develop in painful ways or cause health issues. Best of luck, John

To answer your question about how to tell if the LDT is full, and what to do, depends on the lineage. Most lineages I've worked with don't concern themselves with such questions as the practice takes care of moving things from one stage to the next. Ie, there is wisdom in the practice that guides my development. If you are attempting to practice Mo Pai, I would strongly urge caution, as there are no western teaching teachers. And I've heard of people practicing that getting more injuries, over all other systems I've heard about combined. It is important to be clear on the intent of why you are practicing and of the practices, because mixing and matching can cause conflicting information in your body. Ideally a local teacher, and if not a non-local teacher. I've traveled to meet all my teachers, and I practice in between. Once your initiated into a quality lineage you will have a connection to your teacher, and can receive training in dream, meditation, etc. Getting initiated can be as simple as being a very diligent student. Good luck. John

I would really recommend you find a master, and don't mix and match practices. Depending on what lineage you are in, there are different recommendations for every component of this. To guess, Lotus Nei gong may be in line with what you are looking for.

Others have shared my point much more eloquently.

I 100% support keeping Drew. You all are calling what he is doing energetic rape, when.... no one, Drew included, can be conclusive toward what he was actually doing. Including his conclusions of what was happening was even true. For all we know, some girl was like 'this dude looked at me funny'. Are some of his ideas questionable? Sure. But this bullying/harassing thing you guys are up to, isn't cool. He doesn't need to apologize, because you all want him to. Especially if it is due to your bullying, or threats of banning. It would be a worthless and insincere apology anyway. If he has broken a policy, warn then ban him. If he decides to self reflect, that is up to him. It is easy to judge the past with current morals and hunt for things to be pissed about. Is he breaking the rules now though? It doesn't look like it to me. Your all's harassment of him looks pretty shitty to me. John

Could you investigate and share your findings? I could see it affecting your ghost channels in the eyes. I imagine if the dogs ate more asparagus it might be more effective. What a novel solution with such an abundant resource. ---- Alright I'm joking, but that sounds funny to me as well.

Primarily practicing Stillness Movement, and I learn from Spring Forest Qigong. I feel very drawn to both, and both Masters are immensely experienced and skilled. I'd be happy to talk about it more if you are interested and want to send a pm.

Zhineng is the first qigong I practiced and an excellent lineage/practice. It is their wall squat, which are screaming hard while being anatomically excellent for alignment.

To offer a counter point, I know of lineages that are extremely accomplished that their main meditation/engine is the Microcosmic orbit. They are all universally within a lineage and guided by the masters, which I think is important. Others have given great advice, and to offer my own, I would encourage finding a master/lineage, and consistent practice over time verse a large amount of practice in a short period of time. Your energy system needs time to adjust and move through the season while doing so. Consistent practice over time, ideally at the same time of day will accomplish far far more than a large amount of practice in a short period of time. Good luck.

That is biologically not true. It is why chromosomes all have at least one X in them. Women get XX, men XY. In the womb we start as female, and the Y chromosome swaps men over to men. Ie, converts the building blocks of the ovaries into testies, etc. This is why we have nipples actually. The rest are just your beliefs.

They don't stay closed, it seems like it is really just a description of a certain stage of development and how some lineages function at that stage. Yes, we are all open to the universe. You can experience that openness to different degrees based on your how clear and open your channels are and your development. The lineages that I'm familiar with work with the bodies internal energy, until you have cleared enough blockages and are 'open' enough that you are capable of collecting external/primordial chi on your own. Say through pore breathing or the like.