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  1. What is so disappointing?
  2. A new research paper comes out. Pretty soon after we have chatgpt with millions of users. And you are saying science is in decline. What is the logic behind that? I see denial of things happening. Science is actually moving forward while you are saying it is decline.
  3. You have not understood the Transformer architecture from Google? https://research.google/blog/transformer-a-novel-neural-network-architecture-for-language-understanding/ No, not only hardware. That above paper should puncture a hole in your argument, thus you cannot say science is in decline.
  4. Your thinking is wrong, just because I cannot name a person doesn't mean science is in decline. You do know LLMs? The breakthrough came from Google. So how can you say science is in decline when machine learning and LLMs have had big breakthroughs?
  5. I know a guy working for the local space institute that I would find a good candidate. No, science is not failing, sorry to disappoint you.
  6. That is not my experience, having taken a masters degree. The scientists are pretty humble and have passion for the sciences. One even had a mathematical breakthrough in his dreams.
  7. The Golden Elixir is your true nature, abiding in it with no self involved. There is no sense of wanting something else, no past, no future. There is just THIS.

  8. Alchemy, is it real ??

    SodaChanh replied to Stream's topic in Daoist Discussion

    Sounds like a proprietary definition, but all it takes is a relatively silent mind and some patience for answers.

  9. Alchemy, is it real ??

    SodaChanh replied to Stream's topic in Daoist Discussion

    If you want right relationship to others, have a look into the Akashic records to understand what is going on.

  10. Alchemy, is it real ??

    SodaChanh replied to Stream's topic in Daoist Discussion

    I am fortunate to have access to a dzogchen teacher that can do real pointing out. Also I have a transmission from Merlin (Presence) that does more or less the same - resting in non dual awareness. No wonder beings are confused when stuck in the conceptual mind running after things.

  11. Stele of Revealing

    SodaChanh replied to Apech's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion

    Sounds like a mix of Dzogchen and Daoist practice? 1. Tögal 2. Absorb jing from sun 3.? 4. Abiding in awareness
  12. SM is not about spontaneous movements although it may happen when you practice. As for SM without transmission it is like imagining eating an orange vs actually eating a real orange. I got my crown open prematurely on a SM seminar, something that continues to plague me although Flying Phoenix Qigong has helped with that over the last 14 years.

  13. instant karma,

    SodaChanh replied to old3bob's topic in General Discussion

    A pointer relevant to this and your other non violence thread

  14. A personal story which might or might not include MCO

    SodaChanh replied to Sanity Check's topic in General Discussion

    I think you are right. I always thought heaven will give energy to those who need it. See Gurus who for hours everyday give satsang or pointing out etc. So it is quite simple really. It is a non doing. The people who will try to open it up and meddle with energies will develop imbalances.
  15. Gift of the Tao is reverse engineered SM so to speak. I don't do SM anymore as it caused severe energy imbalances.

  16. Nei Gong systems

    SodaChanh replied to TomBrad's topic in Daoist Discussion

    I would do only one of these systems, Wang Liping system contains the Three Spaces practice which would dissolve boundaries of body into space. See Nathan Brine book vol 3. I doubt Damo Mitchell has reached that stage.
  17. SM is based on transmission, I don't think the book is enough. Since you think the systems are similar I can tell you are not doing SM but just ordinary LDT meditation.
  18. I could be wrong but dzogchen masters seem to have the MCO active and the only thing they are doing is abiding in the view. So I guess all this doing is not needed and we can finally relax after many years of doing this and that.

  19. "non-violent in thought and action"

    SodaChanh replied to old3bob's topic in The Rabbit Hole

    We still are tribal, animalistic to a degree, maybe in a 100,000 years it will be ironed out, who knows? We can work on ourselves and stop contributing to violence and teach the new generation better ways but yes, we still live in a violent world.

  20. Benebell Wen on the Microcosmic Orbit

    SodaChanh replied to forestofclarity's topic in General Discussion

    One exception is Flying Phoenix Qigong. I know it is marketed as a health system but my own research indicates that the qi does not inflate the 'you' and one of the emptiness meditations could possibly lead to realization of emptiness if one does it for extended periods.

  21. Benebell Wen on the Microcosmic Orbit

    SodaChanh replied to forestofclarity's topic in General Discussion

    True and my own finding that the Benebell Wen version can release the grasping of the body periphery can't just be done either without other work first. This version could lead to the Dao since the final result is the merging of you with the Dao which is the dissolving of feeling of 'you' in your consciousness - the universe is inside you she calls it.

  22. Benebell Wen on the Microcosmic Orbit

    SodaChanh replied to forestofclarity's topic in General Discussion

    Agree. Rob Coons mentions 3 different MCOs here https://immortalitystudy.gumroad.com/l/bzsdpm?layout=profile (not endorsing paid stuff but just for the sake of discussion).

  23. Dzogchen/Mahamudra Resources

    SodaChanh replied to forestofclarity's topic in Buddhist Discussion

    I can vouch / recommend this. The group is awesome and enables release of deep stuff into realization of awareness and abiding in it on a daily basis.

  24. Benebell Wen on the Microcosmic Orbit

    SodaChanh replied to forestofclarity's topic in General Discussion

    Good method for yin yang harmonization and releasing the grasping of the body periphery.
  25. From Rob Coons https://immortalitystudy.substack.com/p/no-you-dont-have-to-build-a-dantian Read more in the link