lifeforce

Alchemy, of the spiritual nature, is the change from ordinary consciousness, to a higher form of consciousness resulting in illumination or enlightenment. This is not a once-only significant event in one's life as is commonly conveyed. It can, and does, happen many times per day. Adapting to whatever circumstances life throws at you and acting in a virtuous manner is the core of Daoist Internal Alchemy. That's why I place great importance on the I Ching as a philosophical book. It is a mirror to your mind and of all the possibilities of thought, meditation and introspection. Change is the only constant.

LYM is very close to Ch'an and obviously, Zen. That's because he was affiliated with the Clear Serene branch of the Complete Reality school. A school which incorporates Buddhist thought. There's also nothing wrong with cultivating the 'physical body'. It should be a major requirement of anyone following the Way. Just be aware not to lump it in with Daoist Alchemy. They're separate entities.

The Taoist I Ching contains everything you need to know. I can't recommend it enough. There are several Ch'an masters who speak of exactly the same thing only using different terminology. You just have to divorce yourself from the Daoist/Buddhist labelling.

Keep going. Repetition is the mother of all skills.

Neidan ?

If you've read anything by LYM and/or associated authors you'll find there aren't any 'physical practices'. The Tao is no longer understood. There is an endless number of side doors and twisted byways, constituting a few basic groups. There are those who are fixated on voidness and those who are attached to forms, and those who do psychoso­matic exercises. There are seventy-two schools of material alchemy, and three thousand six hundred aberrant practices. Since the blind lead the blind, they lose the right road; they block students and lead them into a pen. -Liu I Ming

Part of my practice involves arm swinging routines from the martial art Tongbeiquan. Since adding these routines recently I've noticed a huge increase in energy and well-being. Some of the exercises in the videos I've just watched on ping shuai gong are identical to what I practice. I'd say go for it. As with any other endeavour, practice daily for a good length of time (at least 6 months) and then see where you're at. Best wishes.

Try a moving or sitting qigong instead. Standing might not be suitable for you. Trial and error. We're all different and function certain ways.

That's fine. There's tons of videos which are shorter. The videos explain themselves, as does the title of the thread.

This is an absolutely fascinating topic. There are loads of videos online and many folks all over the world are doing research. There's definitely something amiss with what we've been officially told. https://youtu.be/U-B29BbDWnc

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Jesus the person never existed. Neither did any of the "characters" mentioned in the Bible. It's all myth, parable, allegory and metaphor. The crucifixion happens in your brain.

https://youtu.be/tuoyeNqRI8A

Immersion. If you can't go to China, bring China to you. For example: Watch TV shows in Mandarin without subtitles. Listen to Mandarin(music, audio books etc.) as many hours of the day as possible. Change the language on your browser/phone/tablet to Mandarin. Learn to read/write characters. There is a book entitled 'Remembering the Simplified Hanzi" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Remembering-Simplified-Hanzi-Meaning-Characters/dp/0824833236 that will help with this. There are lots of resources online, and a lot of them are free. This is a process I intend to do with Japanese. Good luck.

The only problem there is that I wouldn't be able to identify the offending food(s) as I previously had a varied diet.

Generally I'm in excellent health, but headaches/migraine have affected me since I was a teenager. Since eating carnivore I've never had a single headache.

Yes. I was skeptical myself at first, but after researching the topic extensively, and seeing the results people were having, I thought I would give it a try.

Certainly. I've had tremendous success with the carnivore diet. So much so, that I intend to continue, as much as possible, to eat this way.

Red meat is the answer.

What are these ^^ Chinese breathing ???? Do the Chinese breathe differently to other nationalities ???

No. It is zero carb, though. Animal products only. Meat (mainly beef), eggs, butter, cheese. No vegetables, fruit or nuts.

I had unbelievable results from a month on the carnivore diet. Lost 2 inches from my waist, felt absolutely incredible, more strength, headaches gone, stomach pains gone, joint pains gone. There is a big movement online of the health benefits of this way of eating and living. I'm not entirely sure of long-term effects, but as a reset diet, definitely.

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Not true. Enlightenment/Awakening/whatever can actually amplfy the things you mention.

The topics get stranger by the day.