TzuJanLi

Greetings.. Will you understand when i happen upon you in an overturned vehicle, on fire.. will you understand when i ask, "how fast were you going", did you see the other person.. was your vehicle well maintained.. was your body and mind well maintained, now.. please describe exactly how this accident occured.. will you understand as i gather the available data while YOUR "Life is at stake"? That's how it was in Vietnam '69-'70, life was upside-down and burning, info came at you in supersonic lead projectiles and as kids with grenades.. info came as your buddy flicked the new zippo he just bought and the C4 it was loaded with blew his face off.. we didn't ask to be there, i was 19 and my saturday lab was canceled leaving me without enough hours to be classified as a student, so the US Gov't, not America, decided killing was good second career for me.. Now, to avoid the negative reinforcement of the moderators, the rest of your response to Marblehead's post will not be addressed except to suggest that you verify the accuracy of your caustic and inflamatory remarks.. your speculation is based largely on the witless conjurings of conspiracy theorist's paranoia.. Bob Waers Three Harmony Taiji Club

Agreed.. but, understanding the difference between the principles and the abuse of those principles is critical to reasoned discussion.. and, to be clear, generalizing about men and women of the military, especially those the died, is inappropriate.. i watched many good anti-war draftees get wounded or lose their lives in Southeast Asia (it wasn't confined to Vietnam).. know the facts and present them clearly, and we will have a good discussion.. Be well..

Denying you your freedom? nope, i'm stating my understanding of America, and my understanding of your misunderstanding.. I did not say or imply that you said i used the term fascist, what is clear is that you introduced the term to inflame the disagreement, as you say, "to bait", but.. you don't have to bait me, i'll speak of behalf of freedom, Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness without provocation or inspiration, it just seems so 'Taoist'.. Fascist undertones? You speculate for effect about that which you have no valid knowledge.. I do stand for America and the rights of freedom, and free speech.. and, i wish all the people that enjoy those rights would support the fundamental philosophy of America that guarantees those rights, and respect the lives lost paying the price.. So, if you're living in the United States, using a computer, feeling thrill of speaking openly anti-American rhetoric.. take a moment to grasp just how hypocritical that is.. Be well..

This is the problem.. the 'topic is too difficult', it might "derail this thread".. Cripe, if you see bullshit, call it what it is.. apathy is the biggest weapon of mass destruction on the planet.. identify the problem and fix it, that what Americans do.. Be well..

No sir, you deal with reality.. stop using defeatist rhetorical language that MISREPRESENTS the ideal that is America, as "Slaughter, Murder and Theft", that IS NOT America.. that is your way of getting attention.. and, please, feel free to call me a fanatic when it comes to this issue.. and, 'I' did not use the term "Fascist", that is another neo-conservative tactic of inflamatory misrepresentation, you're a piece of work, Seth.. yes, America is available to ALL, you just can't afford the price.. Integrity..

No sir, your play on words and your crappy opinion of lives lost so you can make yourself feel 'special' is no excuse for your misrepresentation of America.. your "hehheh"s are the hollow sound of self-inflated self-worship.. There is absolutely nothing wrong or rotten with America, only the corrupt asses that tarnish it's name and the self-righteous keyboard thugs that can't distinguish an idea from the corruption of it.. In conclusion, you and your misunderstandings are one of the cancers that eat away at America.. America is not a government, it is not a military, it is not a piece of dirt with boundaries and borders.. it is an Ideal that is valid for every human on the planet.. but only available for those with the courage to uphold that Ideal, and you are not that.

I take exception, as an American, to the grave charges you have irresponsibly posted.. America is NOT the government and is NOT the military.. America is brilliant dream conceived by men and women of great hope and vision.. America is an idea that has yet to reach its potential.. it is pandering tripe like you have posted that tarnishes the dream and the vision, that regardless of greed and skullduggery behind behind the motives, good, brave, and decent men and women died or were forever scarred.. not for the greed, they didn't know.. not for the corrupt intentions, they didn't know.. they setaside their lives and their potentials for that great dream, America.. If you want to challenge the government on its policies, be specific and know your facts.. but, do not drag America, the vision, hope and dream and the decent men and women made the ultimate sacrifices into your misplaced and misunderstood 'coolness'.. It is that dream of freedom and of free speech that you are enjoying right here and right now, that was bought with blood and honor based on the promise of America.. choose your battles very carefully, losing America is the war we can't afford to lose.. I am not fond of US policy, foreign or domestic.. i am less fond of political theater for the purposes of playing Americans like stupid piggy-banks at the expense of the future of America's greatest hope, its childern.. i detest war, and the absurdity that believes it to be a valid resolution for any cause.. and, i'm very good at it, only because the dream that is America will not perish on my watch.. and there are causes, both foreign and domestic, that would see that dream dismantled for an ideology of servitude to greed or god, and i serve no man or ideology or deity.. i do not 'serve' America, it is what i choose to be, an American.. not the representative of the United States of America's government, but an ambassador of the hopes dreams and visions of the founding men and women.. So, rethink your vile descriptions of America, and put the blame where it belongs.. on greed and corruption, on government beholdin' to corporate sugar-daddies, and on a nation of people too feeble-minded to speak the truth, and too weak of spirit to hold their elected officials accountable.. and, do not speak ill of the men and women of the military, speak ill of the governments that find it so casually acceptable to negotiate with guns.. Be well

I do not understand these numbers.. what does the % have killed mean, in combat or after returning? Unsubstantiated data like this leads to misinformation influencing people's beliefs and is irresponsible, i.e.: what is meant by 'traumatizes', should we fear war vets? Be well..

Greetings.. Better to walk away than fight Better to hurt than to maim Better to maim than to kill Better to kill than to be killed Better to be a warrior in the garden Than a gardener in the war.. There is no difference between spirit and flesh, they are both the energy that is You.. to train either is train both. Be well..

Greetings.. I have 'crossed-hands' with Dr. Yang, i appreciate his skill.. i been instructed directly by Dr. Yang on corrections to QiGong and Taiji structure and movement, and found this to be beneficial.. i have learned his Taiji Symbol Training methods, and his Taiji Ball training methods, and find these to yield great depth and benefit.. neither is one's positive or negative opinions any actual measure of the subject, they are just opinions.. Be well..

Greetings.. I asked a Taoist mentor about this issue, he said: Male/male is hard/hard is friction, heat.. female/female is soft/soft is no structure no substance.. male/female is balance.. all that is not evident in just what the eye sees, or the heart feels, the energies themselves are led by the mind's intentions and cannot be understood apart from the relationship.. then, he smacked me on the noggin and said, stop thinking, keep training.. Be well..

Greetings.. I have trained with Dr. Yang directly and he is a gifted teacher.. his QiGong is effective, efficient, and reasonably uncomplicated.. while i do not favor his Taiji form, his understanding of applications integrated with ChinNa, are brilliant.. and, lastly, i find Dr. Yang to a man of honor and integrity, as i have been engaged with him in business arrangements that were mutually beneficial.. he is a good ambassador of Taoist Principles. Be well..

Greetings.. The photos in the first post with the chair and the 'apparition', scale is wrong, position is not consistent with a sitting person/being.. i am a firm believer that there is nothing that prohibits this sort of energetic event, as much as i beleive this is not an authentic account of such.. i believe it is possible, and i have not experienced any credible evidence that it has been done at this stage of human evolution.. just give us more time, though.. Be well..

Greetings.. I believe cancers to be energetc malfunctions caused by unnatural and exponentially higher occurances of electromagnetic radiation, waves, frequencies and vibrations caused by communication formats; radio, TV, cell phones, microvaves, etc.. the the leaked energies from electric currents, the nearly constant immersion in these artificially manipulated energies interferes with the natural functions of biological systems.. the cure will need to come from the same sources.. Be well..

Greetings.. The current model relies on 'quantification for gratification', if you can teach them 'this' then you get 'that'.. so it becomes a bunch of commodities.. basically, status quo, building replacement parts for the socio-economic machine.. rather than teaching students 'what' to think, teach them 'how' to think.. but, that is threatening to the machine's well-being.. Be well..

Thank you, likewise.. for the more simple among us, you are refreshing link to concepts we can onlt 'feel', it is nice to be able to conceptualize these understandings.. as such, i can present a more comprehensive perspective to others, without speaking beyond the scope of my own understandings.. i will sit with your words, first.. then test their practicallity, prior to sharing, but.. the inherent wisdom of connectedness was presented in a nicely functional fashion.. and, i am not prone to taking credit for the wisdoms of others which pass through me, credit given where credit is due.. Thanks.. Be well..

Greetings.. I didn't understand what you meant, i had hoped that was clear.. my response was to Bill, in an effort to remind him of the various journeys we all make.. your scholarly understanding of Chinese culture, particularly Taoist intricacies, is impressive.. but, i, like Bill, am far more concerned with direct experience.. would you really be "screwed if you didn't know your number"? i don't know my number AND i'm not screwed.. and, please don't tell me i just don't 'know' i'm screwed.. i hear that alot, and frankly, there's no evidence to support it.. my focus is 'stillness of mind', and so when i read what was appreciated, it 'smoothed some ripples at the far end of my 'pond'.. for which i am grateful.. Have you ever wondered about the origins of Taoism, before it was codified into 'Cannons' and such? While the concept of Tao was already common, there were simple, plain, free spirited folks, whith a sincere and genuine curiosity about their relationship with Life, they were viewed as being similar with the principles of Tao, or Taoists.. there were no Cannons, no academia.. it seems that the academic 'Taoists' keep dividing and categorizing that which can't be divided or described.. so, when i get overwhelmed by such bravado i retreat to my 'quiet and still pond' grateful for the newly found stillness, and cautious of ill-winds creating more ripples.. Be well..

Greetings.. Revealing, Bill.. Great expectations breed great disappointments.. I Live, i read what i can understand, and i try to understand more.. i train, religiously, sincerely.. i do my WuJi always one session, at least 20 minutes, up to 40 minutes (sometimes 50-60).. often (70% of the time) two sessions of WuJi.. 1-3 hours of training, Taiji, swords, staff, and pushing/sparring.. i do Dragon Gate QiGong, Chan Si Gong, wooden ball QiGong, and Taiji Symbol Training (Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming's transmission).. i'm not yellow inside, i'm human.. the term 'Elitist' is neither good nor bad, it can be interpreted any way you choose.. i am a friend of yours, like it or not, it's not your choice it's mine.. i don't care if you're my friend or not.. Taomeow's explanation of Yuan Qi, had little meaning as to the number reference, only slightly more meaning as Yuan Qi, but.. it was a brilliant explanation of the interconnectedness and inter-relatedness of confined actions (imagine greater parameters), and finally it puts the individuated consciousness in a dynamic relationship with its connectedness so as to manages its existence.. By the way.. having completely read 6 translations with three more for cross-referencing, i find the I-Ching to be a brilliant study on human nature and predictability..

Hi Taomeow: i have bumbled through insipidly poor translations, compared multiple translations of the same texts (even worse), and have myself 'lived it' a bit.. my appreciation stands in spite of Bill's remarks.. Bill is a devout seeker, a well-studied practitioner, and it seems, a bit of an elitist.. but, we each have a path to make, and i can think of far worse paths to find.. Be well..

Greetings.. I think you spent some time in China, right Bill? what about those that can't do that.. i'm interested in the wisdom and the message.. not the petty issues about culture, and cute egg metaphors.. i see a civilization in the early stages of decline, hopeful that people with the wisdoms to help are not so self-consumed with their own inflated self images, that they might actually demonstrate the potential.. and it is not limited to a narrow 'yellow brick road'.. Be well..

Greetings.. I have an honest curiosity.. does anyone besides me wonder what it would be like to simply translate everything into english, and to study that with an open and sincere western perspective.. what i'm getting at is Taomeow's delightful and very insightful interpretation, as follows: Nicely done, and easy for the western mind's understanding.. sometimes, it seems like there is a 'secret society' mentality with those that study Eastern practices in depth.. understandings that can change the course of western civilization are contained within the Taoist and other Asian philosophies, but.. often they are guarded and cryptically presented.. anyway, thanks, Taomeow.. Be well..

Greetings.. Hi Mark: It is more an awareness, so little effort.. if it affects the jaw or the moment it has been objectified.. when it is what you 'are' it 'floats' the head, taking pressure off the spine.. it is that same feeling as when you are alerted by a noise in the dark, heightened awareness, softly intense clarity.. Be well..

Greetings.. Headed to Wayah Bald.. site of the last council of the 'Old Ones'.. later, over to Joyce Kilmer.. heaven!! Be well..

Greetings.. Yes.. firm-up the foundation/legs with dynamic tension (tensegrity).. suspend the crown, as if a rope were pulling it upward, then.. relax the 'girdle muscles', abs, glutes, low back.. the hips/pelvis will drop downward, naturally, and the spine will elongate, creating 'space' between the vertabrae.. you will like this.. Be well..

I like 'them apples' plenty.. Thanks! Be well..