TzuJanLi

Greetings.. Hi Lucky: Thanks for noticing.. i was thinking the same thing.. probably for different reasons, though.. Be well..

Greetings.. Based on your post, i suspect we may have different understandings of 'meditation'.. It is 'my' experience that 'meditation' is 'stillness of the mind', suspending the thought process and the internal mental dialogue.. the internal dialogue and thinking processes interfere with the perception of experiences happening simultaneously.. the 'mind chatter' distorts our perception of pure experience, it is the voices of our mentors, of our prior experiences, trying to tell us about the current experience.. so, rather than perceiving/experiencing the current experience authentically, genuinely, and with Clarity.. we experience the prejudices of our mentors and our own preferences.. It is my experience that meditation is the process of 'stilling the mind', such that we can perceive/experience Life with Clarity.. Now, to answer your question.. whether standing or sitting, if you are 'meditating', as i understand meditation, there is no difference.. By my understanding, whatever the 'purpose' is by standing or sitting, there must first be a 'Clarity', then.. the practitioner can 'move' into the 'intended purpose' of standing or sitting.. i sense a distinction between the Clarity of a 'still mind', and the active mind 'doing' something.. and i appreciate the balance between the two perspectives as very beneficial.. I hope that helps.. Be Well..

Greetings.. LOL, that's a great analogy.. but, it's not applicable to meditation.. and i don't know about vipassana, is about pooping? Be well..

Greetings.. Tao Te Ching? a pity you haven't understood it.. regurgitating is not the same as understanding.. I'm not getting lost.. you're being defensive and trying to escape the ugliness of your own deeds and words. Just a hunch.. Cool.. keep telling yourself that.. it's consistent with your inflated self-image.. you believe that because i haven't arrived at the same conclusions as you, and that's poor criteria.. I do not intend to 'guide novices'.. i do intend to present a balanced perspective when posters like you assert extreme perspectives as if you had authority.. or spew your poorly interpreted perspectives of the process.. my intention is sincere discussions, from which a novice might choose to experience for themselves, and.. "understand why they say what they do. Then think over the two views. Then try to figure out the better and more sensical one.".. a fair approach, eh?.. i don't tell the novice what to believe or how to interpret the classics, good interactive discussion on this forum should inspire self-discovery of these issues.. 'i'm almost sure you'll agree.. LOL, nope.. i go at it with fiercely common gutter-language, IF you're sincere.. but, you offer no evidence of sincerity.. lots of sarcasm, condescension, and antagonism, which are tolerable from a sincere perspective, but.. i sense no sincerity.. so, save your 'glitter' for your humility.. Be well.. PS: i do SO believe in the benefits of the 'Golden Rule', that i assume everyone else does, too.. so, i give back as good as i get, certain that the other wishes to be treated the same.. i can be very accomodating..

Greetings.. There, i think that better describes the image you present on the Forum.. it's your words, projected out and reflected back.. How much more arrogant and pompous is it to cite "True virtue does not know virtue", and contine your blundering attempt at polishing your ego... So, my (oh yes, very humble) fellow poster, you should examine your own words before advising others from such an arrogant position, or.. do you apply "True virtue does not know virtue" selectively? That's how you weazle out of your blundering attempts at wisdom? THAT'S destiny?, GREAT!! NOW it makes perfect sense, it's SO obvious.... Be well..

Greetings.. No, a debate includes an exchange of ideas, beliefs, knowledge, and evidence.. the purpose of which is arrive at a consensus conclusion.. as a competitive skill, which Lucky may believe he is demonstrating, it still includes the exchange of "ideas, beliefs, knowledge, and evidence", but there is no value in a consensus conclusion, nor in the correctness of the "ideas, beliefs, knowledge, and evidence", as a 'competitive skill' the object is 'superiority and domination'.. so, i don't think we have a 'debate', it seems more like a showcase for Lucky's arrogant insincerity.. I realize this may be a difficult concept for you to grasp, but.. you might find it helps reduce the conflict you generate, assuming you have any interest in reducing it.. "Words", yours or mine, may just as easily represent 'speculation'.. in fact, i am confident that 'words' never represent 'truth'.. but we do have at least one thing in common: You see, i am also concerned about the words, the message, and what's 'left on this forum'.. I agree, without reservation.. thought and no thought co-exist as a balanced perspective.. the intended 'message' regards the balance, as there is little evidence supporting wide-spread appreciation for the benefits of 'stillness'.. IF one chooses to believe in 'destiny', they will convince themselves their existence is destined.. others will believe they are part of a co-creative process called "Creation or Evolution", and they will convince themselves of their relationship with that process.. others will believe that are 'illusions' or 'dreams within dreams'. and they will convince themselves... wait, they don't believe they even exist but.. don't tell them they do, it really annoys their non-existentness.. The Universe reflects back to the experiencer exactly what they actually believe.. to the degree it is actually believed.. so, while the 'words' say existence is an 'illusion', the 'truth' of the the speaker's beliefs is revealed by their deeds.. they get out of the way of speeding cars, acknowledging the reality of the 'illusion'.. another example of deeds demonstrating the 'truth' of someone's beliefs contrary to the claims of their words: "I am writing like this on purpose.".. indicating freewill and choice, a contradiction to: "one simply lives out his destined journey.".. so, now might be a good time to: Be well..

Greetings.. LOL, the 'way you write' doesn't annoy me.. your intention to annoy, doesn't annoy me either.. it's unfortunate that sincerity is such a rare commodity, especially on a forum that intends to explore Taoist perspectives.. i find my compassion reaching-out to novice seekers looking at this forum and hoping to experience some Taoist perspectives.. and, it's mostly games, like you "writing this on purpose".. i'm simply trying to offer a balanced perspective.. No, i do not understand your meaning.. 'Stillness',as used by me, is the absence of 'mental dialogue' and contrived imagery.. that 'dialogue'/imagery is the voices of our mentors and the recounting of our own past experiences, adding preference and prejudice to our current experience.. it is uninspired 'thought', lacking authenticity and originality.. 'thought' is the distance that separates us from our direct experience of 'Now', hence the expression, "lost in thought".. But, it is apparent that you prefer annoying people with insincere games over sincere communication, so i'll save my efforts for a more balanced communication.. Be well..

Greetings.. It seems you don't have much experience with 'stillness' or Clarity.. it seems your idea of stillness has something to do with 'weed' or drugs, which would account for the lack of understanding.. Stillness is not a cage, it is the absence thereof.. true, stillness is not Clarity, but.. without stillness there is no Clarity.. How's that workin' out for you? You posts suggest not so well, but that's just an observation.. i'm sure you'll explain error of the observation.. Be well..

Greetings.. Precisely, Life is self-evident.. if you have to ask what it is, the more important question is "Why don't you understand".. to the 'still mind' it is perfectly clear.. to the active mind, it can't separate actuallity from the 'stories' it tells itself, or the 'stories' programmed my its mentors, so.. everything's a question, and every answer is another distracting 'story'.. 'Still the mind', and experience Life unfolding.. story or no story, Life continues.. consider the magnitude and scope of 'stories' about 'Life', the conflicting interpretations, the drama of attachment and defense of the 'belief du jour'.. these 'stories' are conceptual imaginings, ALL of them, mine included/even this one, but.. is the 'Source' of the story the Clarity of a 'stilled mind', or is the 'Source' of the current 'story' just other stories.. 'Story-telling' is essential, Clarity or deception are optional.. i choose Clarity.. Be Well..

Greetings.. It permits you to define yourself as you choose, it even allows you to pretend you don't exist.. it allows you to craft intellectual deceptions and pedal them to unsuspecting seekers.. Life allows you to use itself with unconditional sincerity and Gusto, or you can use it as a negotiation for inflated self-imagery.. Life is impartial, like the sun it warms all creatures equally..the consequences, whether desirable or not, are the result of 'You'.. This is the description of how 'my' active mind interpretes experiences unfolded with the 'stilled mind'.. the only advantage to this is the active mind interprets from the Clarity of a 'stilled mind'.. the interpretations made from the 'Now' experiences of an active mind cannot be reconciled.. But, the short answer is 'You' are Life.. Be well..

Greetings.. Quite right.. it's happens upon death of the physical vehicle.. the final 'stage'.. Be well..

Yet, here i am.. I am Life, and living it with unconditional sincerity and spontaneous gusto.. You? you are Life, too.. pretending to be a sage, uttering preposterous unverifiable concepts/mind games.. it's like the marketing scheme of 'prestige pricing', where if you price it high enough, people will buy it simply because anything that costly must be good.. in the spiritual game, people speak with the air of authority and utter the most preposterous impossibilities, and.. yep, you guessed it.. people figure well, either there's some truth to it, or.. that's the most audaciously proud idiot on the planet.. they tend to believing there's some truth to it, simply because they can't imagine anyone that willfully utters such nonsense.. and, dang it, another one takes the 'bait'.. because, if you can get 'em to but that, the rest of the 'scheme' is a piece of cake.. The evidence is clear, we exist and it's not a dream.. still the mind, and see that this is so.. that's all, just still the mind.. notice that nothing changes. Or, listen to the 'stories', and pretend you don't exist, but.. you can't do that with a 'still mind', you have to keep telling yourself the same fairytale over and over.. but, it's your choice.. Clarity or fantasy? Be well..

Greetings.. To all the 'yous' that "don't exist".. please get your non-existent asses out of the forum, you're annoying those of us that do exist.. especially, by somehow manifesting text on our screens that only existent beings can do.. Be well..

Greetings.. As i understand the 'process', we are cohesive units of energy, self-aware and conscious.. the energy vibrates at frequencies that manifest form, shape and mass ('body'), providing the source of perspective and reference, as an individualized aspect of the Whole.. so, this individualized aspect, 'Human Being', is inherently aware of its interconnected relationship with the Whole.. sometimes referring to the Whole as 'Spirit'/Spirituality.. as a means of identifying its individualized place in the interactive experinece of Life, the Individuality forms a unique identity based on its perspective of its physical existence.. so, as it experiences its inherent awareness of its Spirituality, it tends to assign the traits of 'Identity' to its energetic existence, to the 'cohesive unit of self-aware energy'.. so, the physical identity is sometimes labeled 'Ego', and the energetic or Spiritual 'identity' is sometimes labeled "Soul".. it is the physical aspect of existence trying to 'own' a portion of the Whole.. which, is simply borrowed for a time.. Be well..

Greetings.. WOW!!.. i'm not even gonna try.. that much 'thinking' would simply hurt.. Hi Nac: If you could just suspend your thought processes for just a couple of minutes, i'm willing to wager that the stuff you describe in that quote will just keep on happening.. and, if you choose, think about the process completely differently, like maybe 'Kwan Yin' is the Cosmic Puppet-Master, and.. i'll wager the stuff just keeps happening.. My point is, regardless of the story you tell yourself about what's happening, it's still happening.. even without the stories.. Be well..

Greetings.. I'm sure it's a very entertaining process, but.. it just seems like another contrived heirarchy, ultimately pointless.. and, i really mean no disrespect.. it just seems like so many other 'stories' we tell ourselves.. sounds like one of those goofy 'personality quizes' out of Cosmopolitan, or PlayBoy, or Qi Magazine.. no, wait, not Qi Magazine.. Be well..

Greetings.. It's quite likely that their belief that there is no self, is not a realization.. more likely, it is the result of yielding to the skilled marketing techniques and Authoritative dogma of others.. simply because it takes a 'self' to have the 'alleged' realization of 'no self'.. regardless, humiliation intended is not always humiliation received.. Be well..

Greetings.. Taiji, QiGong, Bull-Riding, cooking, etc... might, or might not help.. Taiji, has been helpful for 'me'.. each of the items i've mentioned has helped 'me'.. yep, i tried Bull-Riding, and it REALLY helped me understand just how much it pisses-off the Bull.. regardless, in each case, it was the intention that made the difference.. study the nuances and relationships of Clarity and Intention, i really wish you well.. Be well..

Greetings.. I can't 'tell you how to do it', i can describe my understanding of the process that would allow something like this to occur, though.. and, please exercise healthy skepticism regarding demonstrations like the video.. ALL of everything is simply energy vibrating at different frequencies, some frequencies manifest form, shape, and mass, but.. it's all just energy behaving in a Universe of 'ways'.. within the energy manifested as 'you', you can 'intend' your hand to move, and it moves.. understanding that it's ALL interconnected manifestations of energy, it's a small 'leap of faith' to 'intend' beyond the perceived limitations of our physical image.. Leading Qi to change the frequency of the brick's 'brickness', is an internal understanding.. making the hand 'harder', is an 'external understanding.. i prefer the internal understanding, but i practice both.. Be well..

Greetings.. Karma is simply a particular culture's interpretation of another culture's concept of 'consequences'.. different interpretations of the same process.. Karma, fate, cause, existence, etc... 'stories' the mind tells itself to understand its incomplete perspective of its own existence.. 'Still the Mind', suspend the thought processes, the judging, labeling, remembering and predicting.. it this stillness, there is Clarity of your perspective, of the experiences unfolding in the processes of Life.. What do you 'observe in Stillness', without the preconceptions? Be well..

Greetings.. Hi Athanor: I am so sorry.. i rambled and didn't answer your question.. 'his head', if you understand this.. but, not untill there is no other option for 'him'.. do not reveal your intention untill the 'door is open'.. the Qi will simply 'be there' (it's already there, you simply animate it with your 'intention').. Be well..

Greetings.. Hi Athanor: That's a tricky question, it depends on your understanding and skill.. as an example: beginners at push-hands will isolate so many elements of their training into a 'series' of connected 'intentions': feet, legs, waist, spine, shoulders, arms, hands, etc.. beautifully observed like a 'wave' flowing from the ground through the body and exploding into the target.. or, a more advanced player: is already at the 'target' before any 'intent' is expressed.. the advanced player simply listens, and is softly, quietly "at the door when it opens" ('door'/opportunity).. while the 'wave' is beautiful AND powerful, it is trying 'to get to the door before it closes'.. it is announcing its 'intention' in plenty of "time for the door to close".. the more advanced player has no 'intention' prior to the opportunity revealing itself.. and, the intention was manifested years prior, in the dedication and practice that develops such Clarity, such fine 'listening' skills, such patience to wait for the opportunity, and.. the ability to 'change' while being so patient.. How do i 'lead the Qi' to my hand?.. i 'intend' for my hand to 'do' something.. in practice, i intend it to express Qi.. in 'combat', i intend my hand feel the 'opportunity'.. discipline and training already know how to take advantage of the opportunity.. the 'flow' is appears so because you are already there, as thew 'door opens', you are already inside, maximum effect/minimum effort.. often, it is simply misunderstood as 'mystical'.. Be well..

Greetings.. Hi Athanor: Suppose you ared hiding but are very focused on a 'surprise attack'.. your awareness and your 'attention' are clearly on the victim, but.. your 'intention'/Qi/action is concealed.. when the victim is 'in range' your 'intention'/ Qi/action is revealed.. this is a simple example, but very appropriate.. Be well..

Greetings.. Intention... Be well..

Greetings.. More appropriately: Yi (mind) leads Qi.. Qi doesn't 'follow', it is 'lead'.. if i don't lead it to influence, it won't.. Be well..