Edward M

Hey Naziri, Thanks for that explanation.. i'm gonna look up the sources you suggest. Have the Gospel of Thomas already, it seems to me to be talking about uniting heart and mind as one in purity. Jetsun, thanks, that sounds very fourth way type stuff... reminds me on the monk at the local thai buddhist monastery says doing your work is doing vipassana. Peace Edward

Naziri, Excellent post. thanks for clarifying that! +1 Do you know what the practices of the Essenes were? Being a christian myself i'm trying to find out what Jesus really would have taught and what practices he advised. Thanks, Edward (Nick's patient )

Hi All, Paul Alexander is doing monthly classes in Yin Fu Bagua Quan in London Uk. Please register any interest or ask any questions to his email address: [email protected] Cheers Ed

Peace Ed

Thanks for responses guys, I agree, it is bullshit... for a start before you can change anything about the world you live in you have to be able to see it for what it is right here right now. And yep if you have misfortune accept it, otherwise you aint really here.. All the radical spiritual dudes who made changes did so from a state of surrender. Oh and also she says there is no point in stopping thoughts.. well who the heck teaches stopping thoughts?? no one we observe them and see them for what they are. Cheers, Ed

Thanks for the info!! have any of you tried supplementing with L-Theanine? Peace, Ed

Thank you for these posts, they are very interesting.. will look into this subject Peace Ed

Sorry edit again... keep writing stupid things!! Please delete??

Had a look around since you asked, and yep Michael Winn teaches it on a dvd: Only shows a small portion of it. But in the comments some info is pointed out about number 26, and in the video itself...at the end when the shen gong is shown. Peace

Hey Bums, I edited the posts out of respect for the person who sent me the qi! Well the number 26 refers to the number of universes and also emanations of a human being. I'm not sure what system it is from, but the info is on the shen gong website apparently. Also heard the same thing in an article to do with qabbalah. Anyway, peace out! Ed

Qigong and meditation are meant to supplement the great gift of life, life is not meant to supplement meditation/qigong Good decision mate! Ed

REciting the passwords is said to be a requirement to receive the 'gong'... i don't know how it works mate The counting could just be for good time keeping of the movements.. i've asked about it to an instructor.. so will find out. All the best

EDIT-- not saying that this form of qigong is bad in anyway the energy feels very nice! and i'm grateful to the transmitter of the energy to me, thank you will probably go and learn this system.. i'm sure i'm making a mountain out of a molehill with the numbers etc... PEace out Ed

EDIT Ed

Wow, was just sent for load of blood tests because doc found i got tachycardia, this was yesterday!! Have to look into this... many thanks for bringing this up Ed

Thanks guys for the advice! I guess i'm hoping it is not hereditary and is down to long term stress and toxic medicine going through my system so it can be reversed. Wouldn't be so much of a problem if i didn't look about 21 years old lol... Anyway,, we'll see Ed

Interesting you should bring this up now, i just ordered this yesterday for the same problem: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004R46KKO (got hold of the last one lol) What about if the parents of the person getting male pattern baldness don't have the same problem and the same for the grandparents? this is my situation, only one person in my family had the same problem and that was a few generations ago! Very interested in this! any help would be appreciated i'm only 32 years old! Cheers Ed

Simon Das, a lifelong practitioner of Indonesian and Malaysian Pentjak Silat systems, will teach his Silat Kysatria Dharma in an ongoing series of 5 hour intensive training sessions held each month. Simon's art and teaching evolved through many real life barehand and weapons fights, along with deep commitment to the spiritual, artistic and cultural aspects of the south east Asian arts. A rough guide to what you will learn on these sessions will be - Session 0ne - barehand and weapons fighting drills from fixed to free, covering all angles of attack, plus a couple of Jurus (short sets) and Lankhas (stepping). Theory and principles. Training the mind. Sessions Two - structure and internal force for explosive release of whole body striking power. Sessions Three - conditioning drills. Sessions Four onwards - for those who have completed the basic three sessions, now a step by step teaching of all aspects of the system. locations - Hertfordshire and Cambridge Contact Simon at: [email protected] or Alex at: [email protected] Anyone interested in Silat, martial arts, or energy work, this is deffinitely worth attending. Peace Ed

Oh yeah lol.. cheers Broken, didn't even occur to me.. Hope your sufi practice is coming along well! Peace Ed

Bump Gonna be a great series of seminars-- get your asses there Ed

Hi Bums, The Self realisation fellowship has opened a London centre for kriya yoga. Does anybody have any experience with them? are the practises safe and effective? Thanks in advance for any replies! Ed

T-I, Thanks, yes i see the problem with answering the question! Appreciate your effort Peace Ed

will finish it! Thanks again! Ed

J-Z, Thanks, well what you experienced is deffinitely something worth cherishing, more understanding of your own soul I got through about half of Auto-biography of a Yogi,, really must finish it! Will deff try the Hong Sau out! Which Yogananda centre did you attend? was it the one in South West London? am just browsing his website now. Cheers bro! Ed

J-Z, thanks for that, have read most of 'The spiritual science of kriya yoga' by Yogananda, is a good book, must reread it. What did you get out of your time with Kriya yoga? Are you able to say what happens after any intiiation in terms of restrictions on everyday life etc? LifeForce, haha no problem mate! yep synchronicity! I think the Hong Sau technique is in the book i mentioned above, will read about it, thanks! T-I, Thanks for adding that... would you say this system could be dangerous for someone who has had a diagnosed mental disorder, seeing as it works with the third eye? Cheers Ed